Waldstadion (Austria)

FC Pasching

Fistball World Cup 2011

The forest Stadium in Traun is the current home of the football club FC Traun and former home of the predecessor ASKOE Traun. It was opened in May 1990 and underwent all the climbs of the previous association with. Only after the promotion to the Bundesliga fixed bleachers were installed previously were transportable used. Since 2002, the stadium has a floodlight system that delivers 650 Lux.

The stadium can accommodate a total of 7,152 spectators. Of these, 5,061 seats.

The stadium has a photovoltaic system. The information provided by their peak power of 10 kW is enough to operate the floodlights. In addition, a solar thermal plant for the production of hot water is being used.

In the forest, the stadium played ASKOE Traun as FC Superfund, among others, already against Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, AS Livorno and Zenit St. Petersburg. In addition, there the U-21 match between Austria took place against the Netherlands.

The Away sector in the forest station is in contrast to other stadiums right next to the fan sector of the home fans. Unusually, the close and cage-like structure of the sector.

On August 26, 2006 due to a bad design, it came on the standing terrace almost to a follow -prone accident. Two bearing bolt the South Stand tore off during a game and the standing of the sector slumped 18 to 15 cm from. The damage was noted and there was no collapse of the grandstand.

Since the sale of the Bundesliga license of ASKOE Traun to Carinthia in the forest stadium plays the newly founded association FC Traun, who managed to climb to the regional center in 2008/ 09.

In the summer of 2011, Games of the fistball World Men's Championship, including the final at Forest stadium took place.