Vienna saves Austria Stadium: A victory for domestic sport!

Vienna saves Austria Stadium: A victory for domestic sport!

An important step for Austrian football: The city of Vienna took over the stadium of Austria Vienna at Horrplatz in favorites. This decision was made to prevent the stadium from falling into the hands of international investors, which would have caused concern in the football scene. Sports City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) emphasized that one does not want to be dependent on external interests. This measure is due to Austria's financial bottlenecks, which inevitably made a sale of the stadium.

A decisive advantage for the city was a right of first refusal registered in 2016, which enables it to act quickly. The stadium for Viennese sporting events is retained. The decision was prepared in several sessions of the "progress coalition", the MA 51 was given the order to design a transfer agreement for the Generali-Arena. According to the discussion, the purchase amount could be over 40 million euros, but the exact sum is currently still unclear. Hacker explained: "It is crucial that the stadium remains a Viennese stadium."

diverse use of the stadium

The city aims to use the stadium not only for football games, but also for other sports to ensure that neither the association nor the city lose its influence on its future. This course could open up new opportunities for the sporting use of the stadium. According to the reports of kosmo.at thus remains in the possession of the city and will continue to remain a center for Viennese sport, as well as the identity of the city and the association, as well as wien.orf.at reported.