One of the most exciting sports teams to follow in Vienna are the Fivers from Margareten - Vienna's…read more5th District (and that's how the team got its name.) The 5th District is crazy about their professional handball team and well they should be. The Fivers are one of the best handball teams in Central Europe. The teams from Vorarlberg have dominated Austrian professional handball of late with the sole exception of the team from Margareten. The fan base in the 5th District is extremely strong and vocal. The Fivers sponsor lots of kids and women's sports programs and their Fivers Magazine is delivered to every residence and pub in Margareten. No team looks forward to playing the Fivers on their home court - Sporthalle Margareten on the Hollgasse. Last night in the opening match of the Austrian Championship pandemonium was in the air. The Fivers have already won both Austrian Cups this year and are going for the Dream Three titles by now winning the league championship as well. Standing in their way is one of the teams from West Austria - perennial powerhouse Bregenz. In a thrilling match, the Fivers won in overtime 31-29. They need one more win to say for the third time this season "We are the Champions." Let's Go Fivers!! https://www.youtube.com/v/kj8nFoAfSWY Tip - If you're visiting Vienna, seeing the Fivers play in person is a great intro into the Vienna sports scene and a fun evening out. Hey it's Vienna - one night go to the opera, the next evening watch professional handball!

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Tonight was a crisp Friday evening in Vienna and there's no better way to enjoy it than heading up…read moreto Döbling to take in a First Vienna football match at the legendary Hohe Warte Stadium. Let's start with First Vienna or just Vienna as everyone calls it. This is the oldest football club in Austria and one of the oldest on the European continent. They have proudly worn their blue & yellow colors since their founding in 1894. They play in the First League of Austria which is one level down in competitiveness from the top league but it is equally enjoyable as the top league. Even though my main football team is Austria Wien .... because they play in different leagues, I can also root enthusiastically for First Vienna. When I was younger, I lived in Döbling and all around me everyone was a huge Vienna fan. Though the city of Vienna football fandom for the most part is divided between Austria Wien and Rapid fans, Döbling remains loyal to their First Vienna club. And even if the working class Vienna fans don't march in the tremendous numbers that they used to in the 1930's from the nearby Karl-Marx-Hof up to Hohe Warte Stadion, First Vienna still rules the 19th district. And now for Hohe Warte Stadium. It's awesome. When it was built in 1921 it was considered the best football stadium in Europe. The Austrian national team used to play there and once they had 80,000 people for a match against Italy. The stadium is built into a hill with stands on one side and three grass embankments on the other sides. From the hills you can see all over Vienna. And a tip - attached to the stadium is the Vienna Stüberl which is an awesome place to enjoy an Austrian beer and some hearty food before a match. And actually the Stüberl is open everyday - even when there aren't matches... so you can enjoy it throughout the year. Anyway, First Vienna won tonight 3-1. Their fans at Hohe Warte Stadion loved it and so did I.