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The Austrian Bundesliga kicks off the new season on Friday. Still with 10,000 fans on Rapid. The corona traffic light will soon prevent this.
The sharp increase in the number of cases makes it necessary to restrict people for events in Austria. On Thursday alone, 664 new infections were reported in 24 hours, 387 of them in Vienna. That is why Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (VP) pushed for a focus on events across Austria.
And that also applies to the Bundesliga. Going forward, the crown traffic light will be set to yellow at all events. Even where there should be a green wave. In plain English: only 5,000 fans are allowed in Austrian Bundesliga stadiums.
Rapid, Austria, Salzburg, LASK affected
It’s not just a problem for Rapid, who can play his first home game on Friday in front of 10,000 spectators. But also for Wiener Austria. However, as a precaution, the “Veilchen” announced that they would only sell 5,000 subscription cards.
The champion Red Bull Salzburg could also let 10,000 spectators into the Bullen Arena, he is particularly affected by the yellow card because the city of Salzburg is green. As in the opening match against Austria, LASK also wanted to play in front of more than 6,000 spectators at the Linzer Gugl.
The restriction also applies to Sturm Graz, which estimated 7,700 fans, or WSG Tirol, which could have allowed up to 7,600 fans to enter the arena at the Tivoli in Innsbruck. Wolfsberg, Hartberg, Altach, spusu St. Pölten, Admira or Ried were not allowed to sell more than 5,000 tickets for home games due to the stadium infrastructure.
