Football fever in Graz: Record visitors in top games in the Bundesliga

<p> <strong> Football fever in Graz: Record visitors in top games in the Bundesliga </strong> </p>

Last weekend, some football games exceeded the expectations of the audience: During the top game in the Bundesliga, the duel between SK Sturm Graz and SK Rapid 16,364 fans moved to the Merkur Arena in Graz-Liebenau-a full house that stands for excitement and passionate sport. The Graz "Schwoazn" could also announce joy when they attracted 10,680 visitors to the stadium in the round of 16 of the cup against Blau-Weiß Linz on Wednesday evening.

but also the FK Austria Vienna knew how to convince and brought 14,600 spectators to the Generali Arena with a clever member campaign. There the favorites also won 2-1. In the Linz stadium, the LASK reported 10,200 spectators in the game against TSV Hartberg who saw an exciting 1: 1

The highlights of the weekend

This round was extremely successful with an average number of viewers of 9,660 in the Bundesliga and is only behind round 7 this season. The fans not only enjoyed the Bundesliga games, but also in the ÖFB Cup there were gripping encounters. So the Viennese Austria narrowly won 1-0 at SV Horn, where 3,425 spectators were present, and thus increased the average level in the round to 3,296.

Another highlight was the duel in the championship between Austria Klagenfurt and the Wolfsberger AC, which attracted 4,952 spectators to the arena, where the Klagenfurt won 2-1. In the ÖFB Cup, the same duel with an exchanged home right could attract 2,651 fans.

In addition, the top game of the 2nd league between FC Admira Wacker and SV Ried was a success, even if the booking with only 2,258 fans in the southern part of the city only set a sign of loyal followers. Analyzes show that the number of spectators fluctuates in the lower leagues, but also here some games came to a four -digit result, such as the duel between Austria Lustenau and Sku Amstetten with 1,419 spectators.

The women's Bundesliga did not fall behind the expectations, since the exciting 1: 1 between SKN St. Pölten Rush and FK Austria Vienna attracted a total of 550 fans. A remarkable spectator magnet game was also experienced in the Fraueninhaus when Rot-Weiß Rankweil and FC Pinzgau met what attracted 200 spectators.

other interesting games and trends

At the regional level, the SV Austria Salzburg hosted 1,500 spectators who watched the 0: 2 against FC Dornbirn. A strong audience also gathered in Oberwart, where 1,400 fans were present in the 1-0 at the last home game of the autumn round. SV Kematen also experienced joy with 1,760 fans while playing against Wacker Innsbruck, while in the Vorarlberg Eliteliga 700 spectators at the duel between FC Lustenau and FC Hard were present.

The enthusiasm for football runs through all leagues and regions, even if some neighborhood duels could not exceed the 500-viewer brand. This often happened in the Upper Austria league, where many encounters remained under the radar.

On the edge of the observations there was an interesting derby in the Vienna State Cup between SV Rojava and FC Kurd Vienna, where 200 fan enthusiasts found space. FC Kurd prevailed 2-0 and showed that the interest in football remains strong in the lower leagues and communities.

Overall, the current season always offers exciting games and attracts a variety of supporters who want to follow football in Austria. The progress of the women's national team after the 2-1 victory against Slovenia in front of 2,600 spectators are a positive end to the competitive games. www.90minuten.at