{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox venue | name= Linzer Stadion | image= Gugl.jpg | image_size= 200px | caption = FC Linz in the spring of 1993 (top), FC Blau-Weiß Linz on 27 August 2002 (bottom) | location = Linz, Austria |opened= 28 June 1952 |closed= 2021 | seating_capacity = 21,005<ref name="livasport">{{cite web|url=http://www.livasport.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=44|publisher=livasport.at|title=LIVASPORT - Technical Rider|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> }} '''Linzer Stadion''' was a multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria. Originally built in 1952, the stadium was last modified in 2012 and now has a capacity of 21,005.<ref name="livasport">{{cite web|url=http://www.livasport.at/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=44|publisher=livasport.at|title=LIVASPORT - Technical Rider|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> The 2012 modifications included the installation of rail seats for safe standing.
==History== The stadium was opened on 28 July 1952,<ref name="oepb">{{cite web|url=http://www.oepb.at/fussball/gugl.html|publisher=oepb.at|title=Die Geschichte des Linzer Stadions auf der Gugl | Redaktion Österreichisches Pressebüro|accessdate=24 February 2017|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119111605/https://www.oepb.at/fussball/gugl.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> on the grounds of the former Froschberg-Brickworks. The stadium is also known as "Auf der Gugl", the name of the hill on which it is situated.
The stadium hosted motorcycle speedway until the early 1970s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oepb.at/allerlei/linzer-stadion-erinnerungen-an-die-gugl-1952-%E2%80%A0-2021.html |title=LINZER STADION – Erinnerungen an die Gugl | website=Redaktion Österreichisches Pressebüro |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref> and hosted significant speedway events including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.org/history/61.htm#1961 |title=1961 World Championship | website=Speedway.org |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
It was used for association football matches and hosted most matches of FC Blau-Weiß Linz and the top matches of LASK Linz.
In July 2020, LASK presented their plans to build a new stadium on the site of the old stadium, with groundbreaking planned for early 2021 and completion scheduled for February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stadionwelt.de/news/22372/lask-praesentiert-neues-stadion |title=LASK präsentiert neues Stadion |website=Stadionwelt |language=German |date=22 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2021/10/01/lask-engages-porr-to-develop-raiffeisen-arena/ |title=LASK ENGAGES PORR TO DEVELOP RAIFFEISEN ARENA |website=thestadiumbusiness.com |date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
==Concerts== *Pink Floyd performed there on 23 June 1989 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. *Genesis performed at the Stadium on 19 June 2007 during their reunion tour Turn It On Again: The Tour. *Pink performed at the venue on 8 July 2010 during The Funhouse Summer Carnival. *Bon Jovi performed at the venue on 15 May 2006 during their Have a Nice Day Tour. *Michael Jackson performed at the venue on 6 September 1988 during his Bad World Tour in front of 40,000 people.
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Category:Football venues in Austria Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Austria Category:LASK Category:FC Stahl Linz (2013) Category:Sports venues in Linz Category:FC Blau-Weiß Linz Category:Sports venues demolished in 2021 Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Austria
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