Intility arena

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Intility arena
Valle Hovin
Valle
The stadium area from above. In the foreground the glass high-rise building Helsfyr Atrium. The Vallhall Arena can be seen on the right edge of the picture. (March 2018)
The stadium area from above. In the foreground the glass high-rise building Helsfyr Atrium. The Vallhall Arena can be seen on the right edge of the picture (March 2018).
Earlier names

Vålerenga Stadium (planning and construction phase)

Data
place Innspurten 12 Valle-Hovin, 0605 Oslo , Norway
NorwayNorway
Coordinates 59 ° 55 '3.9 "  N , 10 ° 48' 24.4"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 55 '3.9 "  N , 10 ° 48' 24.4"  E
owner Vålerenga kultur- og idrettspark AS
operator Vålerenga kultur- og idrettspark AS
start of building July 29, 2015
opening September 9, 2017
First game September 9, 2017
Vålerenga Oslo - Kolbotn IL 2: 0
September 10, 2017
Vålerenga Oslo - Sarpsborg 08 FF 1: 2
surface artificial grass
costs NOK 720 million (approx. € 74.4 million )
architect Arkitektgruppen Lille Frøen AS
capacity 17,333 seats
Capacity (internat.) 15,389 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events

The Intility Arena , also Vålerenga cultural og Idrettspark ( German  Vålerenga Culture and Sports Park ), is a football stadium in the district Valle Hovin the Norwegian capital Oslo . The venue is the home and property of the Vålerenga Oslo football club (VIF for short). It offers 17,333 places in its four individual tiers, including 1,347 places for guest fans and 48 wheelchair-accessible places. 15,389 seats are available for international games. It is the third largest football stadium in the country after the Ullevaal Stadium and the Lerkendal Stadium .

history

Vålerenga Oslo, founded in 1913, has had a long history in the Bislett Stadium (1948–1969, 1972–1993, 1997–1999), Voldsløkka Stadium (1971) and Ullevaal Stadium (1953–1954, 1970, 1994– 1996, 2000–2017), but never had his own home ground.

In early September 2014, Oslo City Council approved the construction of the stadium in Valle-Hovin. The city previously sold the property to Vålerenga in 2008 for the symbolic price of one Norwegian kroner . The association in turn sold the land in 2015 for NOK 235 million (around EUR 24.3 million) to the Swedish construction and real estate group NCC . A new small town is to be built around the stadium. On June 10, 2015, the EFTA Surveillance Authority gave its approval for the new football arena. A little later, on July 29th, on the 102nd anniversary of the club's foundation, work on preparing the future stadium site began.

The stadium construction also includes the Valle Hovin videregående skole ( German  Valle-Hovin secondary school ) and a kindergarten . The association owns the facilities. The municipality signed a 25-year lease with Vålerenga Oslo. The income from the contract is an important component in financing the new stadium.

To the east of the stadium is the glass high-rise building Helsfyr Atrium with office and commercial space. Behind the north stand is the multi-purpose hall Vallhall Arena with 5,500 seats. Vålerenga uses the hall with artificial turf as a training ground and for friendly matches in winter. It is also used as a concert hall with a capacity of up to 12,500 visitors. Behind the West Stand is the open air - Rink Valle Hovin for speed skating , ice hockey or ice skating .

Vålerenga's new home opened on September 9, 2017. The women's team of the association met in a game of Toppserien to Kolbotn IL and won with 2: 0th The US-American Stephanie Verdoia scored the first goal . The next day, the men's team played in front of 17,011 spectators against Sarpsborg 08 FF and lost the Eliteserien game with 1: 2.

A sponsorship agreement concluded in October 2017 with the technology company Intility on the naming rights gave the stadium the name Intility Arena for ten years .

gallery

  • The stadium construction site in October 2016

  • The premises of the Valle Hovin videregående skole are located along the long side of the Intility Arena (April 2017)

  • The Intility Arena on September 10th 2017 during the game Vålerenga Oslo against Sarpsborg 08 FF

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ stadiumdb.com: stadium capacity (English)
  2. ↑ a b vif-fotball.no: Historien om Intility Arena (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ ensjo.org: See more details byggestart for Vålerenga Stadion på Valle Hovin men stadion to see more details on the pictures. Article of February 11, 2015 (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ aftenposten.no: 2008: Kjøpte tomt av commune for 1 kr. Nå: Solgte tomten for 235 million. Article of November 10, 2015 (Norwegian)
  5. ↑ dagsavisen.no: Grønt lys for nytt stadion til Vålerenga article from June 10, 2015 (Norwegian)
  6. ↑ aftenposten.no: Den nye skolen blir ikke oppkalt etter VIF article from June 4, 2016 (Norwegian)
  7. ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Vålerenga IF against Sarpsborg 08
  8. ↑ stadiumdb.com: New stadium: Vålerenga finally at home Article from September 11, 2017 (English)
  9. ↑ dagsavisen.no: Vålerengas nye stadion får navnet Intility Arena article from October 9, 2017 (Norwegian)