Hohe Warte Stadium

The Hohe Warte Stadium is a football stadium in the Döbling district of Vienna. It is the home ground of the oldest football club in Austria, First Vienna FC 1894. It is also used by the American football team Vienna Vikings. It is one of the oldest stadiums which are still in use in professional football.

History
The stadium was opened in 1921 with a match between First Vienna and S.C. Hakoah Wien. It was at that time the biggest in Europa. It was and still is the homeground of First Vienna F.C. 1894. The stadium was planned by Eduard Schönecker, who was not only a architect, but also a notable football defender playing for SK Rapid Wien and the national team. With 90,000 capacity it was the largest stadium in Europe at this time. In 1923, 80,000 visitors were looking at the match of the Austrian national football team versus Italy. The stadium was also used for open air opera performances and boxing events.

In the 1920s the stadium was used for open air operas and boxing. 1924 the composer Pietro Mascagni conducted the opera  Aida by Giuseppe Verdi.


Today the capacity is 5,500 because the city closed the natural hills around the stadium for visitors. The costs to maintain the stadium are €400,000. There are plans to build a wellness center to lower the costs for the club.Hochfliegende Pläne für die Hohe Warte - derStandard.at
International matches at Hohe Warte stadium

 Date VersusResult 3 May 1908Hungary4-0 8 June 1908England1-11Highest defeat in international match history. 1 June 1909England1-8 1 May 1910Hungary2-15 May 1912Hungary1-123 April 1922Germany0-211 June 1922Switzerland7-124 September 1922Hungary2-215 April 1923Italy0-0 6 May 1923Hungary1-0 15 August 1923Finland 2-1 First match versus Finland 22 June 1924Egypt 1-8First match versus Egypt. First encounter with a team outside Europe. 14 September 1924Hungary2-122 March 1925Switzerland2-05 May 1925Hungary3-127 September 1925 Spain0-114 March 1926Czechoslovakia 2-019 September 1926Hungary2-3 10 October 1926Switzerland7-1   7 November 1926Sweden3-1 20 March 1927Czechoslovakia 1-210 April 1927Hungary6-022 May 1927 Belgium 4-11 April 1928 Czechoslovakia 0-16 May 1928 Yugoslavia3-07 October 1928Hungary5-128 October 1928Switzerland2-0 7 April 1929Italy3-0 5 May 1929Hungary2-2 15 September 1929Czechoslovakia 2-114 May 1930England0-021 September 1930 Hungary2-216 November 1930 Sweden4-112 April 1931 Czechoslowakia2-13 May 1931Hungary0-0 16 May 1931 Scotland  5-0First match versus Scotland. 24 April 1932Hungary8-2 9 April 1933Czechoslowakia1-2 15 April 1934Hungary5-25 April 1936Hungary3-5

References

Category:Football stadiums in Austria
Category:1921 establishments in Europe
Category:1920s establishments in Austria
Category:Football stadiums in Vienna