The Tivoli Stadion Tirol (formerly named ) is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

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club WSG Tirol and

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of the

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. The stadium capacity was 17,400 when it was built in 2000. For

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, the stadium was temporarily expanded to 30,000 people. The North Stand is fitted with rail seats for safe standing. It is part of the

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consortium that is responsible for maintaining venues that hosted both the

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and the

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History

Tivoli-Neu was named after the original Tivoli stadium, which was at a different place next to the

Sill River The Sill is a river in Tyrol, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the Inn, joining it from the right bank in Tyrol. It flows north through the Wipptal to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the Brenner Pass. At the - the name of the po ...

. It was closed down in 2004, four years after Tivoli-Neu was opened. On May 28, 2010,

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played an international friendly against

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, winning 3–2.

Euro 2008 matches

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History

Euro 2008 matches

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