Gamla Ullevi

Gamla Ullevi
Aerial photo of the new Gamla Ullevi from October 2013
Data
place	Gothenburg , Sweden
Coordinates	57 ° 42 '21.4 "  N , 11 ° 58' 51.2"  E Coordinates: 57 ° 42 '21.4 "  N , 11 ° 58' 51.2"  E
opening	April 5, 2009
surface	Natural grass
costs	350 million SEK
architect	Lars Iwdal
capacity	18,416 seats
Societies)
IFK Gothenburg GAIS Gothenburg Örgryte IS
Events
Games of the Swedish national soccer team U-21 European Football Championship 2009 European Women's Football Championship 2013 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The Gamla Ullevi ( German  Old Ullevi ) is a football stadium in the Swedish city ​​of Gothenburg . It was designed by the architect Lars Iwdal on behalf of the Gothenburg associations IFK Göteborg , GAIS Göteborg and Örgryte IS . It has served the three clubs as the home stadium in Allsvenskan since the 2009 season and is also intended to be used as a national stadium by the Swedish women's national team.

The new building replaces the Gamla Ullevi stadium built in 1916 . This already served at times as a home for the major Gothenburg football clubs, but has also been used by the Gothenburg Marvels in recent years as part of the super series .

history

The old stadium from 1916 during a game between IFK Göteborg and VfL Wolfsburg (2005)

In the place of the new stadium, the old stadium stood until the beginning of 2007. This was designed by the architect Karl M. Bengtsson and opened on September 17, 1916 under the name Ullevi . It sometimes offered space for up to 40,000 spectators.

For the 1958 World Cup , a new stadium was opened just 200 meters east. Until the inauguration of this stadium, the old Ullevi was Gothenburg's largest football stadium. The new stadium took on the name Ullevi , so that the old stadium was renamed Gamla Ullevi and the new stadium was often unofficially referred to as Nya Ullevi for better definition.

After that, the old stadium was used as a training facility by the local football teams for a long time. After a renovation carried out in 1992, in which the capacity was reduced to a maximum of 18,000 spectators, some games of the Allsvenskan and the Superettan were again played in the stadium.

The demolition of the stadium began on January 9, 2007, and construction work on the new stadium began in its place. IFK Göteborg and GAIS played until the completion of the new arena in Ullevi, the second division Örgryte IS and Göteborg Marvels switched to the Valhalla IP .

New building

Construction of the stadium in May 2008

In April 2005, the first proposals for a new building were presented that should offer space for 17,000 trailers. It was initially calculated with a budget of 180 million Swedish kronor and expected to be completed by the 2007 season. After the planning was delayed further, the demolition of the old stadium began in January 2007. Therefore, the opening date has been postponed to the beginning of 2009. In the course of time, the construction costs rose, so that 335 million Swedish kronor has been assumed. Ultimately, the construction costs amounted to 350 million SEK (around 40 million euros).

The opening was celebrated on April 5, 2009. The venue offers 18,416 seats on its four covered tiers, 16,596 of which are seats. Other features include 27 VIP - boxes , two restaurants, 17 retail outlets and 2,500 square meters of commercial space.

In 2013, Gamla Ullevi was one of seven venues for the 2013 European Women's Football Championship . There were three preliminary round matches and a semi-final in Gothenburg.

The Rambergsvallen venue was demolished in March 2014 and is to be rebuilt by June 2015. In the meantime, BK Häcken is using Gamla Ullevi for its home games.

On May 29, 2019, the UEFA Executive Committee awarded the 2020/21 UEFA Women's Champions League final to Gothenburg at its meeting in Baku . The second largest city in the country will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the city's founding in 2021, the association took this as the occasion for the award. The game is played in Gamla Ullevi. Gothenburg prevailed against the Czech capital Prague as a competitor. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, the 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League final will take place in Gothenburg .

Web links

Commons : Gamla Ullevi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• gamlaullevi.se: Stadium website (Swedish)
• stadiumguide.com: data to the stadium (English)
• stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Gamla Ullevi - Korta fakta" - article on the website of the architects' office Higab ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009)  
2. ↑ "Nya fotbollsarenan spräcker kalkylerna" - article at Göteborg Posten ( memento of the original from January 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009)  
3. ↑ "Gamla Ullevi rivs - ny specialarena byggs" - article at Göteborgs Tidningen ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009) 
4. ↑ "Så här blir" Nya Gamla Ullevi "" - Article at Göteborgs Tidningen ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009) 
5. ↑ "Allianslag inviger arenan - 2009" - article at Göteborg Posten ( memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009)  
6. ↑ "Chockad över kostnaderna" - Article at Göteborgs Tidningen ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 3, 2009) 
7. ↑ construction costs (English)
8. ↑ Data on the stadium's website ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Swedish)  
9. ↑ Final of the Women's Champions League 2021 in Gothenburg. In: de.uefa.com. UEFA , May 29, 2019, accessed June 1, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Champions League Final 2021 Sweden. In: stadionwelt.de. May 30, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .