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Wals Siezenheim Stadium Salzburg Austria

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EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim or Stadion Salzburg was one of four venues across Austria that hosted the UEFA Euro 2008 Football Championship. Wals Siezenheim is a multifunctional stadium with various restaurants and a variety of leisure facilities, but mostly serves as a football pitch. The stadium, formerly named Bullen-Arena, was built in 2003 and officially opened in the same year. The venue is the home stadium for FC Red Bull Salzburg, an Austrian football club. The first football match played on the pitch was a fixture between FC Red Bull Salzburg and FC Karnten.

Wals Siezenheim Stadium, currently has a seating capacity of up to 30 000. The sports ground was recently upgraded from its former 18,200 seating capacity to meet UEFA guidelines on football stadium construction, enabling it to serve as a UEFA Euro 2008 stadium. In 2005, an artificial turf was installed on the football pitch, making it unique in the Austrian Bundesliga. The improved venue was opened in 2006 and it is now possible we may see UEFA Cup matches held here in the future.

Stadion Salzburg Travel

Wals Siezenheim Address: Aigner Straße 12, 5020 Salzburg

The sports arena is a mere 3km from Salzburg Airport and is directly connected to the motorway. The football venue is approximately 10km from the city centre and is quite easily accessible by bus and rail networks.

From the public bus terminals, lines 1, 10 and 18 all go through towards Wals Siezenheim Stadium. There are also private bus services available.

Another viable option is taking a train from the railway station, Liefering, as the arena has a stop on the Salzburg-Munich railway line.

Stadium Wals Siezenheim Information

Pitch dimensions: 105 x 68

Stadium size: 15 hectares

Pitch surface: Polytan 40mm Ligaturf with 25mm elastic layer