Rangnick is fighting for a new nation stadium: Hope for large arena!

Rangnick is fighting for a new nation stadium: Hope for large arena!

Wien, Österreich - ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick is vehemently campaigning for the construction of a new nation stadium in Vienna. According to his statements, it is important to create a multifunctional arena that can be used not only for sporting events, but also for cultural events. "Without a large event arena, Vienna is not attractive," emphasizes Rangnick, who, despite the current austerity measures and the low state support, remains optimistic that the project can be promoted. Potential investors, such as "Live Nation" and "Do & Co", are mentioned as possible supporters, which gives hope for successful financing. Rangnick has already had talks with Vienna's sports city councilor Peter Hacker and Mayor Michael Ludwig to promote the project and criticize the neglected state of the Happel Stadium.

An important aspect in Rangnick's agenda is the promotion of sport in schools. He demands more movement units to inspire children and adolescents for sport. He also shows great hopes for the new ÖFB supervisory board chairman Josef Pröll, whom he describes as an experienced man and with whom he recently spoke in Eisenstadt, which gives him a positive feeling.

government program supports the project

In the context of political developments, the new government, which was formed on February 27, 2025, recorded the construction of the construction of a multifunctional nation stadium in its government program. This emerges from a press conference in which the parties ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos presented their common agenda. Under the Ministry of Living, Art, Culture, Media and Sport, which is led by the SPÖ, sport is treated as one of five departments.

The government program also confirms the support of popular sports and promoting young talent. The aim is that two out of three children are in a sports club, and there is a special focus on the promotion of girls. In order to achieve these goals, administrative considerations and digitization should be accommodated in order to optimize sports funding.

long -term planning for sports infrastructure

A central goal of the government program is the development of an Austrian sports facility development program based on chicial criteria with federal states and municipalities. Here, supply criteria are defined after sport prioritization and a possible reorganization of the financing key is evaluated. In addition, the approach is pursued to better utilize existing sports facilities and use it all year round, for example by taking schools into account.

Another point is the creation of a digital marketplace for school sports facilities and an improvement in barrier -free accessibility and observing sustainable construction as part of the new sports infrastructure projects. With these measures, the government pursues ambitious goals for the sporting future of Austria.

The current developments related to the planned nation stadium seem to be part of a larger plan in order not only to modernize the sports system in Austria, but also to make more attractive for future events of international format. The course is set, now it is important to initiate the necessary steps to implement it.

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