Borås Arena

Borås Arena
Borås Arena on the opening day
Data
place	Ålgårdsvägen 32 506 30 Borås , Sweden
Coordinates	57 ° 44 '3.9 "  N , 12 ° 56' 5.1"  E Coordinates: 57 ° 44 '3.9 "  N , 12 ° 56' 5.1"  E
owner	IF Elfsborg
operator	Borås Arena AB
start of building	December 13, 2003
opening	April 17, 2005
First game	April 17, 2005 IF Elfsborg - Örgryte IS 1-0
surface	artificial grass
costs	112 million SEK (about 11.3 million € )
architect	Christer Larsson (Creacon HKAB)
capacity	16,200 seats
Capacity (internat.)	10,971 seats
playing area	105 × 68 m
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IF Elfsborg Norrby IF

The Borås Arena is a football stadium in the Swedish city ​​of Borås , Västra Götalands län . It offers 16,200 seats and is the home ground of the IF Elfsborg and Norrby IF football clubs .

history

Construction of the Borås Arena started on December 13, 2003. The facility was completed in 2005 and inaugurated on April 17 of that year. As part of the opening, the first official league match took place in the new arena between IF Elfsborg and Örgryte IS . Daniel Mobaeck scored the first goal in the stadium. The attendance record dates back to July 4, 2005, when 17,083 visitors saw the game IF Elfsborg against Kalmar FF . In order to have good playing conditions all year round, artificial turf was laid on the 105 × 68 m playing area. The construction costs amounted sisch to 112 million SEK (approximately 11.3 million € ).

Web links

Commons : Borås Arena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• elfsborg.se: Stadium on the IF Elfsborg website (Swedish)
• europlan-online.de: Borås Arena - Borås
• stadiumdb.com: Borås Arena (English)
• stadiumguide.com: Borås Arena (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ elfsborg.se: data on the stadium (Swedish)