Gerhard-Hanappi-stadium

The Gerhard Hanappi stadium is a football stadium in Vienna, Austria. It is the homeground of SK Rapid Wien and is named after Gerhard Hanappi, the architect of the stadium and former player of Rapid Wien.

History

The work started in 1971 but there was a delay in finishing it. The plan was not fully built because it should be cheaper. The new stadium was named "Weststadion" (western stadium) because it lays in the western part of Vienna. It was planned that the two major clubs should play in this new stadium, but Austria Wien was not amused that her rival has got a stadium in its own district, so they went back to their former homeground, the Franz Horr stadium. But till 1992 they often came back because the Horr stadium was not licensed for international matches. In April 1981 it got the name of its architect Gerhard Hanappi, who was player for Rapid Wien.

The first match which was played here was a leaguematch SK Rapid versus Austria Vienna. But the official opening was on September 14th, 1977 with a UEFA-Cup match Rapid versus FK Inter Bratislava (1:0). It was not love at first sight between the fans and the new stadium, but meanwhile they accept it. It is even called "Saint Hanappi" following the slogan of the fans "Rapid is our religion."

Special matches in the Gerhard-Hanappi-stadium

ÖFB-Cup finals

  • 1977: FK Austria Wien – Wiener Sport-Club 3:0 (2:0)
  • 1983: SK Rapid Wien – Wacker Innsbruck 3:0 (1:0)
  • 1984: SK Rapid Wien – FK Austria Wien 2:0 (2:0)
  • 1985: SK Rapid Wien – FK Austria Wien 3:3 (1:1) (0:0) n. V.- Pen. 6:5
  • 1986: SK Rapid Wien – FK Austria Wien 4:6 (3:3) (2:1) n.V.
  • 1987: SK Rapid Wien – FC Swarovski Tirol 2:0 (2:0)
  • 1998: SV Ried – SK Sturm Graz 3:1 (2:0)
  • 2007: FK Austria Wien – SV Mattersburg 2:1 (0:1)

Supercup (Austria)

  • 1986: SK Rapid Wien – FK Austria Wien 3:1 (2:0)
  • 1987: SK Rapid Wien – FC Swarovski Tirol 2:1 (1:1)

International matches

(Till 1992 FK Austria Vienna has to play international matches in the Gerhard-Hanappi-stadium.)

  • 1984: SK Rapid Wien – Celtic Glasgow 3:1 (0:0)
  • 1985: FK Austria Wien – FC Liverpool 1:1 (1:0)
  • 1985: SK Rapid Wien – Dynamo Dresden 5:0 (3:0)
  • 1985: FK Austria Wien – FC Bayern München 3:3 (1:1)
  • 1986: SK Rapid Wien – FC Brügge 4:3 (2:1)
  • 1989: SK Rapid Wien – FC Aberdeen 1:0 (1:0)
  • 1989: SK Rapid Wien – FC Brügge 4:3 (0:1)
  • 1989: SK Rapid Wien – FC Lüttich 1:0 (0:0)
  • 1990: SK Rapid Wien – Inter Mailand 2:1 (0:1)
  • 1992: FK Austria Wien – FC Brügge 3:1 (0:0)
  • 1997: SK Rapid Wien – 1. FC Brünn 6:1 (2:0)
  • 2000: FK Roter Stern Belgrad – Leicester City 3:1 (1:1)
  • 2001: SK Rapid Wien – FK Partizan Belgrad 5:1 (2:0)
  • 2005: SK Rapid Wien – Lokomotive Moskau 1:1 (0:1)
  • 2009: SK Rapid Wien - Aston Villa 1:0 (1:0)
  • 2010: SK Rapid Wien - Aston Villa 1:1 (0:1)
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