Tivoli-Neu
FC Wacker Innsbruck ( football) Swarco Tirol Raiders ( American football)
- 2008 European Football Championship
- Euro Bowl XXII, Euro Bowl XXIII, Euro Bowl XXV
- Austrian Bowl XXVI
- IFAF World Cup 2011
The sports and leisure park Tivoli Stadium Tyrol, mostly short Tivoli, is an Austrian football stadium in the district of Innsbruck Pradl and part of the Sports Centre, Tivoli. The stadium is home to the football club FC Wacker Innsbruck and the American football club Swarco Raiders Tirol and is also used for concerts. In Tivoli-Neu there is also a climbing gym.
History
The Tivoli -Neu was built in the period from March 1999 to September 2000 by the architect Albert Wimmer for around 30 million euros. It replaced from the old Tyrol milk Stadium as the largest Tyrolean football stadium. The stadium providing its national games 17,400 seated and standing capacity for international games and 16,008 seats. The opening match on 8 September 2000 was won by FC Tirol by a late goal by Markus Scharrer against SK Rapid Wien 1-0.
Following the bankruptcy of the FC Tirol in 2002, the stadium was left without potential users, a problem that with the help of the foundation of the gaming community between the regional league WSG Swarovski Wattens and the newly formed FC Wacker Tirol - was solved - now FC Wacker Innsbruck.
At the 2008 European Football Championship, were held in the three games in the Tivoli -Neu, the stadium was expanded by a temporary increase in the South, North and West Stand to a capacity of 30,000 seats. The East Stand could not be removed due to a road located right behind it. So far, found at Tivoli -Neu seven matches of the Austrian national team - against Liechtenstein, Belarus, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Lithuania and Ukraine - instead, who won all this. In addition, the Spanish national team graduated as part of their preparation for the World Cup 2010, two friendly matches against South Korea and Saudi Arabia at the Tivoli.
The Tivoli -Neu is also the home of three times Austrian Champion and European Cup winner in American football, the Swarco Raiders Tirol. The match for the Euro Bowl XXV June 17, 2011 followed 8,600 spectators, which at this time the record crowd for an American football game in Austria (but the game to the Austrian Bowl XVII in Vienna surpassed that mark a week later ) meant. The stadium was also the venue of three matches as part of the American Football World Cup 2011, was in Vienna and Graz Innsbruck next venue.
In August 2011, FC Wacker Innsbruck Tirol concluded by advertising a sponsorship agreement, which also includes the stadium naming rights. For the next ten years, the stadium will be called " Tivoli Stadion Tirol".
It should be noted that the stadium ( and the entire theme park) popularly known as the Tivoli is known for its namesake in Aachen is always called the Tivoli.
Gallery
Friendly Match Austria - Ivory Coast October 17, 2007