Allianz Stadion

Key facts

Club: SK Rapid Wien | Opening: 2016 | Capacity: 28,600

History and description

Allianz Stadion is the recently opened new stadium of Rapid Wien. It replaces the old Gerhard Hanappi Stadion, which stood at the same site.

Plans for the new stadium were confirmed in early 2014, and demolition of the old stadium started later in the year. Allianz Stadion officially opened on 13 July 2016 with a friendly between Rapid Wien and Chelsea (2-0).

Allianz Stadion has an all-seater capacity of 24,000 seats, which gets increased to 28,600 when part of the seating is converted into standing places. The stadium furthermore has 2,500 business seats and 40 VIP lodges.

In June 2014, Rapid announced a sponsorship deal with insurance firm Allianz, resulting in the name Allianz Stadion for the new arena.

How to get to Allianz Stadion

Allianz Stadion is located in the west of Vienna, about 8 kilometres form the city centre.

Metro station Hütteldorf lies right next to Allianz Stadion. Hütteldorf can be reached by taking line U4 from the city centre (e.g. from stations Karlplatz and Schwedenplatz). Hütteldorf is the last station on the line, the ride takes about 20 minutes.

An alternative is tram 49, which can be boarded near the Museums Quartier. Take the tram in the direction of Hütteldorf, you will pass right in front of the ground. The journey takes about half an hour.

Finally, there are several overground rail (S-Bahn) connections to the stadium, which all go to station Hütteldorf. Line S50 connects with Westbahnhof rail station, line S15 with Südbahnhof rail station and station Praterstern near the Prater park, and line S45 with destinations north of the historic centre.

Address: Gerhard-Hanappi-Platz 1, 1140 Wien

Rapid Wien Tickets

Tickets for Rapid games can be bought online, or at the Fancorner at the Allianz Stadion.

If tickets remain available, which is usually the case, these can also be bought at the ticket windows of the stadium from three hours before the start of the match.

Ticket prices range from €20.00 for a seat behind the goal to €40.00 for a central seat at the main stand. Prices are increased with €3.00-€5.00 for a number of high-profile games including the Vienna derby, the Salzburg, and Sturm Graz games.

Email klubservice@skrapid.com for more information.