A derby away from the football field: The Bundesliga club WSG Tirol was offered the premises in the large Tivoli as a long-term tenant by the stadium owner – but fourth division club Wacker Innsbruck does not want to leave.
Since the opening of the new Tivoli stadium in September 2000, Innsbruck’s traditional club has “lived” under different names in the large cabin there. A fine apartment. With a sauna and relaxation pool. The tenant was late in paying. Wacker GmbH, which has its first bankruptcy hearing on Wednesday, is in debt with 220,000 euros. The club is also in the rental doldrums with almost 200,000. Therefore, the owner Olympiaworld was looking for a new user, and Bundesliga club WSG Tirol offered the premises. There was interest there. Sports director Stefan Köck and managing director Julian Heiss were invited to a tour, but to the surprise of Wattens, Wacker was still staying. With the comment: “Naaa, I’m not out of it!” Against Mils in the stadium? The WSG duo withdrew. “I don’t argue with Wacker about the cabin,” said Köck dryly. The joint appointment with Grünschwarz, initiated by Olympiaworld boss Mathias Schipflinger, is viewed with reserve in Wattens. Also the planned division of the Tivoli cabin wing. Wacker President Hannes Rauch can certainly imagine reducing the “apartment” (“As a Tyrolean league club we don’t need that much space”), but sees the Tivoli cabin as the “heart of the club”. Does that mean: Wacker stays the rent? Well, the traditional club that has fallen is even thinking about playing its home premiere against Mils (5 August, 7:30 p.m.) in the large Tivoli Stadium. Wacker seems to have struck gold once again.
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