Donauparkstadion, commonly known as Hofmann Personal Stadion for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Lustenau, a quarter of the city of Linz, Austria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Blau-Weiß Linz. The stadium holds 5,000 people from 2023–24 after renovation.
History
Old Stadium, Mainstand, 2006
The original name was Tabak-Sportplatz, who was built in 1935 as homeground of SV Austria Tabak Linz. It was renamed Donauparkstadion on August 1, 1997 after the fusion of SV Austria Tabak and FC Linz to FC Blau-Weiß Linz. It has 2,000 seats, of which about 400 are seats.[1] Until FC Blau-Weiß Linz was promoted to the first league in 2011, the Donauparkstadion served as their home ground. Since then it has been used as a training facility for the first team and as a venue for the club's amateur team. Currently FC Blau-Weiß Linz plays in the Gugl Stadium.
FC Blau-Weiß Linz will return from the Linz stadium to the Donauparkstadion. Before the move, the stadium in the Donaupark is to be renovated and in future it will offer space for 4,000 to 6,000 spectators. The renovation will start in summer 2021. The state of Upper Austria will support the project financially. [2]
The stadium has been completed in 2023 and planned play from 2023–24 season.
From 2023–24 season, Donauparkstadion will be renaming to Hofmann Personal Stadion due to sponsorship renovation stadium ahead of Austrian Bundesliga.
On 15 July 2023, Blau-Weiß Linz officially first matches at Hofmann Personal Stadion against PSV in friendly match, first goal in new stadium was Ronivaldo but loses 1-2.
Public transport
Private
The stadium is on Straßerau, which can be reached via the Hafenstraße junction of the Mühlkreis Autobahn and Hafenstraße.
Bus
The bus stops closest to the stadium are Petzoldstraße and Schlachthof on line 27 of the Linz Linien.
