EURO2008TM It will host 3 group matches, 32,000 covered seats will be available. After this exceptionalevent the Wörthersee Stadium will be reduced in size to the basicstadium structure, which will offer 12,500 visitor places by removinga grandstand terrace. The playing field will be equipped with artificialturf and the respective entrance possibilities; thus, making it anideal venue for a variety of large events.
A SPORTS PARK FULL OF POSSIBILITIES
The Wörthersee Stadium is surrounded with a spacious sports park with a multitude of utilization possibilities.
The stadium
On the playing field: concerts, events of all types
West building: VIP-lounges, seminar and media rooms,
infrastructure for catering (kitchens)
The ball sports competence center
is a pilot project from the Austrian federal government to promote the athletically gifted.
The following facilities/services will be available:
- Foyer/entrance hall plus a warm-up hall (for training purposes during tournaments); Visitor capacity for 800
- Conditioning and physical fitness rooms .Wellness rooms with steam baths, sauna, etc.
- Four gymnasiums (can be integrated into one multi-purpose hall)
- Infrastructure (changing rooms, sanitary facilities)
- Climbing wall
- Rowing/kayak pool system
- Seminar rooms
- Offices/administrative facilities
- Kitchen, dining hall
In the football academy
approximately 200 children and teenagers (U15, U17, U19) will be trained and supervised. The model for this academy is the Leistungzentrum Südstadt (Achievement Center South City) Vienna. The pupils will attend public schools in Klagenfurt. The following facilities/services
are available:
- Foyer/entrance hall
- Changing rooms, fitness and conditioning rooms
- Medical care
- Class rooms and day rooms
- Boarding school
- Offices/administrative facilities
Football training fields
4 fields measuring 60 by 90 meters, one equipped with artificial turf, are available.
The adjoining track and field facilities
located in the direct vicinity contain an additional playing field – 64 by 100 meters – eight running tracks and an audience grandstand. The infrastructure of the stadium will be utilized here.
Olympic Training Center
The sports park and the Wörthersee Stadium provide the perfect conditions to be one of the Austrian Olympics training centers. Young athletes will be intensively supervised and trained here on these grounds.
Parking
for approximately 2,000 automobiles (personal cars and buses) are available on the grounds and along the Südring (South Ring).
