Kopparvallen
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 Åtvidaberg , Sweden
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 11 '41.2 " N , 15 ° 59' 45.4" E |
| opening | 1920 |
| First game | Åtvidabergs IF - IK Sleipner 3: 6 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 8,000 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The Kopparvallen is a football stadium in the eastern Swedish town of Åtvidaberg . The facility is the venue for the home games of the Åtvidabergs FF football club .
history
In October 1915, Åtvidabergs Förenade Industrier, based in Åtvidaberg, helped build the site in a former marshland with state aid amounting to 14,000 Swedish kronor . In 1920, the Åtvidabergs IF football team opened the now fenced-in place with a game against IK Sleipner , which ended in a 3-6 defeat for the home team.
In 1932 the sports field was given a grandstand level with the center line. After Åtvidabergs IF had split up into several clubs entrusted with special sports in 1935, the name "Kopparvallen" was proposed in the following year to commemorate copper mining in the village. At that time, the stadium was regularly covered with an ice rink for bandy games in winter . The striking wooden entrance gate with the two cashier's houses was built in 1937, and a second sports field was added five years later.
After a nearby school had served as a changing room until the 1950s, Facit AB donated a club room with changing rooms to the club in 1958. In the following years, the use intensified, so that a renovation was due. The stadium was rebuilt between 1965 and 1972, not least because of the success story of Facit AB-supported Åtvidabergs FF, which was promoted to Allsvenskan . For this purpose, new grandstands, a covered grandstand with seats as the main grandstand and opposite an uncovered standing room, and a new clubhouse were built. In the early 1970s, the team was one of the leading clubs in Sweden and won two championships and twice the national cup. Then she entered the stadium in the European Cup and welcomed teams like the Chelsea or Bayern Munich .
In 1972/73 Facit AB got into trouble and sold the stadium to Electrolux , who sold the facility to the city of Åtvidaberg a short time later. Without the sponsor, the Åtvidabergs FF team could not build on their successes and slipped into the lower class league area.
In the summer of 1992, the German national team moved into their quarters in Åtvidaberg at the European Championships and used the stadium as a training ground. In the same year the club house burned down and was replaced by a new building that was inaugurated two years later. In 1999, international football returned to the stadium when three group matches of the 1999 U-18 European Championship were played on the field.
After Åtvidabergs FF had established themselves in the second-rate Superettan after being promoted again in 2001 , the team managed to make it back to the cup final in 2005. Although the team lost there against national champions Djurgårdens IF , they were still qualified for the UEFA Cup . Since the UEFA did not approve the stadium, the team had to move to Värendsvallen to Växjö and Idrottsparken to Norrköping . After the club's promotion to the Allsvenskan became apparent in October 2009, discussions arose about the future of the stadium. During the subsequent winter break, some changes were made to the stadium. a. the seats, souvenir stands, toilets and the press box concerned. In addition, the stadium was given artificial turf during the summer break in July 2010 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ sr.se: “Ökade krav på Kopparvallen” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 21, 2009)
- ↑ atvidabergsff.se: "Förändringar på Kopparvallen" (accessed on October 15, 2010)
- ↑ folkbladet.se: "Konstgräs på Kopparvallen" (accessed on October 15, 2010)
