Sundsvalls Idrottspark | |
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Former names | Sundsvall Park Arena (during concerts 2002-2006) Norrporten Arena (2006–2016) Idrottsparken (2016-2018) [1] |
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Address | Universitetsallén 6, 852 34 Sundsvall |
Location | Sundsvall, Sweden |
Owner | Sundsvall Municipality |
Capacity | 8,000, of which 5,000 are seated under roof [1] |
Record attendance | (Football) 16,507 (GIF Sundsvall vs Högadals IS), 1961 Allsvenskan play-off [2] |
Field size | 105 m x 68 m |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Opened | 6 August 1903 |
Renovated | 2001–2002 |
Construction cost | 150 million SEK |
Tenants | |
GIF Sundsvall (1903–present) Sundsvalls DFF (1984–present) |
Idrottsparken (or Sundsvalls Idrottspark) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sundsvall, Sweden. It was opened on 6 August 1903. [3] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of GIF Sundsvall and Sundsvalls DFF. The stadium holds 8,000 people during football matches.
The stadium was expanded in 2002 and was also called Sundsvall Park Arena during concerts 2002 – 2006.
The venue was inaugurated on 6 August 1903, the same year that GIF Sundsvall was founded, and originally also had tracks for running, skittles, shooting and tennis. Idrottsparken underwent a major renovation in the early 2000s and was re-inaugurated by Carl XVI Gustaf on 9 June 2002. The football pitch had grass as its turf until 2004 when it switched to artificial turf, mainly because of the poor quality of the grass turf due to the cold climate. [1]