Pors Stadion

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Pors Stadion
Pors Stadion
LocationStadionveien 4
3917 Porsgrunn
Coordinates 59°09′08″N9°38′34″E / 59.152127°N 9.642842°E / 59.152127; 9.642842 Coordinates: 59°09′08″N9°38′34″E / 59.152127°N 9.642842°E / 59.152127; 9.642842
Capacity 7,000
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground1931
Opened1936
Tenants
Pors Grenland (football)

Pors Stadion is the home stadium of the second division football team Pors Grenland. Pors Stadion is located on the westside of Porsgrunnselva river in Porsgrunn, an area locally termed "Vessia". There is grass on three sides of the field, and on the other side there are stands covering about 1,000 spectators.

Record attendance was 8,000 people during a game against Skeid on September 5, 1954. The venue has hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches twice, playing 1–1 against Denmark on 4 June 1980 and 0–0 against South Korea on 4 November 1995. [1]


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References

  1. "Norge Menn U21" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.