# Linzer Stadion

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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria}}
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{{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](/source/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](/source/multi-purpose_stadium), in [Linz](/source/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](/source/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 &#124; 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/FC_Blau-Wei%C3%9F_Linz) and the top matches of [LASK Linz](/source/LASK_Linz).

In July 2020, LASK presented their plans to build a [new stadium](/source/Raiffeisen_Arena_(Linz)) 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](/source/Pink_Floyd) performed there on 23 June 1989 as part of their [A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour](/source/A_Momentary_Lapse_of_Reason_Tour).
*[Genesis](/source/Genesis_(band)) performed at the Stadium on 19 June 2007 during their reunion tour [Turn It On Again: The Tour](/source/Turn_It_On_Again%3A_The_Tour).
*[Pink](/source/Pink_(singer)) performed at the venue on 8 July 2010 during [The Funhouse Summer Carnival](/source/The_Funhouse_Summer_Carnival).
*[Bon Jovi](/source/Bon_Jovi) performed at the venue on 15 May 2006 during their [Have a Nice Day Tour](/source/Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour).
*[Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson) performed at the venue on 6 September 1988 during his [Bad World Tour](/source/Bad_World_Tour) in front of 40,000 people.

==References==
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{{Motorcycle speedway tracks in Austria}}
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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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