Jacques Lemans Arena

The Jacques Lemans Arena is a football stadium in Sankt Veit an der Glan, in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia. The stadium holds 2,420 spectators and was built in 2005.

Jacques Lemans Arena
LocationSankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria
Coordinates46.751005°N 14.337539°E / 46.751005; 14.337539
Capacity2,420
SurfaceGrass
Opened2005
Tenants
FC St. Veit

The stadium is named for Jacques Lemans GmbH, an international watch and jewelry company with headquarters at Sankt Veit an der Glan.

The stadium was opened in 2005 and is the home stadium of FC St. Veit, which play in the Regionalliga Mitte. The first match was played on 28 June, 2005, a friendly match between FC St. Veit and FC Kärnten.

The stadium grandstand offers more than 600 covered seats and 1,800 standing places. In addition to the stadium with the main pitch, the facility also includes three training fields, including an artificial turf and a goalkeeper training field.

The arena has been used several times as a venue for international football matches (mostly friendly matches) for European football teams that were at training camps in Carinthia. It has also hosted some matches of Austrian national teams.

Notable matches

National

2006 UEFA U-19 Elite round matches

Friendly matches

International club matches


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