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Club: FK Austria Wien | Opening: 1982 | Capacity: 17,500<\/p>\n
History and description<\/h3>\n
Austria Wien did not have a permanent home until the 1960s, moving instead between different grounds and using the large Praterstadion<\/a> for their important matches.<\/p>\n In 1967, however, the club changed policy and started looking for a proper home. They tested various grounds, and in 1973 ended up at a ground that had previously been used by a side of Czech immigrants.<\/p>\n Austria Wien played their first match at the ground, then still called Ceske Srdce, on 26 August 1973.<\/p>\n A few months later, Franz Horr, the president of the Vienna Football Association who had extensively lobbied for a new stadium, died and the club and city decided to name the stadium in his honour.<\/p>\n Plans were made for an extensive redevelopment, however these got consistently delayed, which forced Austria to move out again.<\/p>\n It took until 1982 for a first new stand to get built, and on 22 August 1982 Franz-Horr-Stadion officially opened with the Cup final between Austria and Wacker Innsbruck (3-1).<\/p>\n The newly built North Stand complemented an extensively renovated South Stand, and four years later, in 1986, a new covered terrace was opened on the western end of the stadium.<\/p>\n Franz-Horr-Stadion remained unchanged for the next decade until in 1998 a new Main Stand replaced the renovated South Stand.<\/p>\n The stadium underwent a last change in 2008 when a new two-tiered East Stand opened and renovations were performed on the West Stand.<\/p>\n In 2010, Austria reached a naming rights deal with insurance firm Generali, resulting in the new name Generali Arena.<\/p>\n In the summer of 2016, extensive works started to turn the Generali Arena into a modern stadium. The stadium closed for two years, while two new stands got built that would form a whole with the two-tiered East Stand. The Main Stand remained standing, resulting in a capacity of 17,500 seats. During the works, Austria played their home games at Ernst Happel Stadion<\/a>.<\/p>\n Works were completed in 2018 and the completed stadium reopened in July 2018.<\/p>\n
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(the Generali Arena before 2016)<\/p>\nHow to get to the Generali Arena<\/h3>\nThe Generali Arena is located in the south of Vienna at approximately 5.5 kilometres from Vienna\u2019s historic centre and 4 kilometres from the Belvedere palace.<\/p>\nIf arriving by public transport, take metro<\/a> (U-Bahn) U1 to Altes Landgut, which lies right next to the stadium. Metro U1 can be caught right in Vienna\u2019s historic centre at the Stephansplatz or Karlsplatz.\u00a0<\/p>\nFrom the area of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Castle take bus 15a. Take the bus from metro stop Meidling Hauptstra\u00dfe in the direction of Enkplatz. Get off at stop Altes Landgut.<\/p>\nIf arriving by car, take exit Vierteilerkreis from the A23 motorway. There is parking directly at the Vierteilerkreis square or a little further away at FH Campus Wien or EKZ Hanssonzentrum.<\/p>\nAddress: Fischhofgasse 12, A-1100 Wien<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/franzhorr\/franzhorr1.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(the Generali Arena before 2016)<\/p>\nHow to get to the Generali Arena<\/h3>\nThe Generali Arena is located in the south of Vienna at approximately 5.5 kilometres from Vienna\u2019s historic centre and 4 kilometres from the Belvedere palace.<\/p>\nIf arriving by public transport, take metro<\/a> (U-Bahn) U1 to Altes Landgut, which lies right next to the stadium. Metro U1 can be caught right in Vienna\u2019s historic centre at the Stephansplatz or Karlsplatz.\u00a0<\/p>\nFrom the area of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Castle take bus 15a. Take the bus from metro stop Meidling Hauptstra\u00dfe in the direction of Enkplatz. Get off at stop Altes Landgut.<\/p>\nIf arriving by car, take exit Vierteilerkreis from the A23 motorway. There is parking directly at the Vierteilerkreis square or a little further away at FH Campus Wien or EKZ Hanssonzentrum.<\/p>\nAddress: Fischhofgasse 12, A-1100 Wien<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/franzhorr\/franzhorr2.jpg\"\n){kind=link}
![\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n \n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n(the Generali Arena before 2016)<\/p>\nHow to get to the Generali Arena<\/h3>\nThe Generali Arena is located in the south of Vienna at approximately 5.5 kilometres from Vienna\u2019s historic centre and 4 kilometres from the Belvedere palace.<\/p>\nIf arriving by public transport, take metro<\/a> (U-Bahn) U1 to Altes Landgut, which lies right next to the stadium. Metro U1 can be caught right in Vienna\u2019s historic centre at the Stephansplatz or Karlsplatz.\u00a0<\/p>\nFrom the area of Sch\u00f6nbrunn Castle take bus 15a. Take the bus from metro stop Meidling Hauptstra\u00dfe in the direction of Enkplatz. Get off at stop Altes Landgut.<\/p>\nIf arriving by car, take exit Vierteilerkreis from the A23 motorway. There is parking directly at the Vierteilerkreis square or a little further away at FH Campus Wien or EKZ Hanssonzentrum.<\/p>\nAddress: Fischhofgasse 12, A-1100 Wien<\/p>\n](\"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/franzhorr\/franzhorr3.jpg\"\n){kind=link}