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Euro 2008 Stadiums in Austria & Switzerland

• Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion
• Austria - Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim
• Austria - Stadion Tivoli NEU
• Austria - Worthersee Stadion
• Switzerland - St. Jakob-Park
• Switzerland - Letzigrund Stadion
• Switzerland - Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
• Switzerland - Stade de Geneve

Ernst Happel Stadion

The Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna was known as the Prater Stadium (Praterstadion) prior to 1992. It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad to the design of German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. The stadium was renamed in honour of Ernst Happel following his death in 1992. It will host the Euro 2008 final on 29 June.

The Ernst Happel Stadium is the largest football stadium in Austria. Although its current capacity is only 49,825, the stadium is rated one of UEFA's Five Star Stadiums (normally 50,000+ capacity), permitting it to host the UEFA Champions League final. The seating capacity is being expanded to 53,008 for the 2008 European Football Championship, with the final to be held in the stadium. The stadium will also host 3 group games, 2 quarter final matches and a semifinal.

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Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim

The EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim is a football stadium in Wals-Siezenheim, a municipality in the suburb of Salzburg, Austria. It was officially opened in March 2003 and is the home ground of Red Bull Salzburg.

Its current seating capacity is 30,000. The stadiums previous capacity was 18,200, but was just recently expanded to 30,000 so it will be able to accommodate the 2008 European Football Championship. The "EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim" is the only stadium in the Austrian Bundesliga which uses artificial turf. Polytan's FIFA 2-Star Recommended 40mm surface Ligaturf with a 25mm elastic layer was installed in 2005.

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Stadion Tivoli NEU

Tivoli-Neu is a multi-use stadium in Innsbruck, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Wacker Tirol. The stadium holds 17,400 and was built in 2000. It will be expanded to 30,000 people for the 2008 European Football Championship.

Tivoli Neu was named after the original Tivoli stadium, which could be found on a different place next to the Sill River. It was closed down in 2004, four years after Tivoli Neu was opened. Tivoli Neu is part of the The Olympiaworld Innsbruck complex. This includes the renovated Olympic ice hall Olympiahalle, a new ice hall Tiroler Wasserkraft Arena, a sports center called Landessportcenter Tirol plus the stadium itself.

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Worthersee Stadion

Hypo-Arena (until 30.06.2007) is a multi-use stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria. It is the home ground of SK Austria Kärnten.

The old stadium, known as the Wörtherseestadion, was built in 1960 and had a capacity of 10,900. It was demolished in 2005 and replaced by the new Hypo Arena, for the 2008 European Football Championship, which can hold 32,000 spectators. After the event, the stadium will be reduced to a capacity of 12,500. The official opening was on the 07.09.2007 and hosted a friendly between Austria and Japan in front of 26,500 spectators.