After the First World War, Austria had no large stadiums but had a growing interest in football. The second Simmeringer Had, which replaced an older stadium built in 1900, was built in a natural amphitheater next to the Sankt Marxer Friedhof. The stadium housed the Austria national team and 1. Simmeringer SC. 1. Simmeringer SC opened the stadium on 30 May 1920 with a 1:0 win over Wiener Amateure SV. The first international match in the stadium was played 26 September 1920, a
friendly match between Austria and Germany was played in this stadium which ended 3:2 in favour of Austria in front of 30,000 spectators. Austria played seven international matches as host in this stadium during 1920-1926 and never lost, finishing with a record of five wins and two draws. At this time, the Had also hosted larger games such as the
Austrian Cup final games in 1920 and 1924. The stadium was also used for international matches and for important games of other clubs such as
SC Hakoah Vienna. The
Bulgaria national football team played their first-ever international in the stadium in 1924 against Austria, which finished 6:0 to the hosts.
SC Hakoah Vienna hosted Wiener Sport-Club at the Simmeringer Had on 6 June 1925 in front of 25,000 spectators, where they won the
1924–25 Austrian football championship title after their goalkeeper scored the winning goal. The Hohe Warte stadium was built after Simmeringer Sportplatz and took its title of largest stadium, but both were replaced in 1931 by the
Praterstadion. After the
Second World War, 1. Simmeringer SC could not afford to maintain the stadium. == References ==