OmaSP stadium

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OmaSP stadium
The facade of the OmaSP stadium in June 2017
The facade of the OmaSP stadium in June 2017
Earlier names

Seinäjoki Stadium (2015-2016)

Data
place Alaseinäjoenkatu 15 60220 Seinäjoki , Finland
FinlandFinland
Coordinates 62 ° 46 '43.6 "  N , 22 ° 48' 53.1"  E Coordinates: 62 ° 46 '43.6 "  N , 22 ° 48' 53.1"  E
owner Seinäjoki Stadion Oy
start of building June 2015
opening June 18, 2016
First game June 18, 2016
Seinäjoen JK - HJK Helsinki 2: 3
surface Artificial turf with underfloor heating
costs 13 million euros
architect Jyrki Jääskeläinen
(Arkkitehtitoimisto Jääskeläinen Oy )
capacity 06,000 seats (football)
10,000 seats (concert)
Societies)
Events

The OmaSP Stadium is a football stadium in the Finnish city ​​of Seinäjoki , southern Ostrobothnia . It is the home ground of the Seinäjoen JK football club . In addition to the club's first team, the second team, SJK Akatemia , also plays in the football arena.

history

The first plans for a new stadium were made in 2011. In June 2015, work began on what was then the Seinäjoki Stadium . On June 18, 2016 it was opened with the league game Seinäjoen JK against the record champions HJK Helsinki (2: 3) in front of 5,817 spectators. Previously, the club played its home games at Seinäjoen keskuskenttä from 1952. The venue designed by the architect Jyrki Jääskeläinen (Arkkitehtitoimisto Jääskeläinen Oy ) offers 6,000 seats for football matches. A maximum of 10,000 seats are available for concerts. Heatable artificial turf was laid on the playing field . Inside the stadium there are u. a. a restaurant, a sports bar and a lounge , which can also be used as conference rooms . The SJK's fan shop is also located in the stadium. The construction was largely financed privately. The city gave more than two million  euros . The rest is provided by Seinäjoen JK, who wants to pay off the venue within 10 to 15 years. In February 2016, Sparkasse Oma Säästöpankki ( OmaSP for short) became the name sponsor of the facility. The contract has a term of ten years and the venue is called OmaSP Stadion . The first concert was on the July 16, 2016 American blues rock - band ZZ Top .

In 2017, the American football team of the Seinäjoki Crocodiles from the Vaahteraliiga played their home games in the OmaSP Stadium.

The stadium in Seinäjoki, next to the Hietalahti Stadium in Vaasa, was the venue for the 2018 U-19 European Football Championship . At the tournament it offered 5,672 places.

gallery

  • The interior of the OmaSP stadium in June 2017

  • The interior in June 2018

and display information about the image
Interior panorama from June 2018

Web links

Commons : OmaSP Stadion  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Finland »Veikkausliiga 2016» 15th matchday »SJK Seinäjoki - HJK Helsinki 2: 3. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved October 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Picture gallery of the old Seinäjoen Keskuskenttä. In: stadionwelt.de. Retrieved October 17, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Seinäjoki Stadium. In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018 .
  4. ↑ OmaSp Stadium. In: sjk.fi. Retrieved October 17, 2018 (Finnish).
  5. ↑ Crocodiles pelaa ottelunsa OmaSP Stadionilla ( Memento from February 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (Finnish)
  6. ↑ Venues. In: uefaprogrammes.com. UEFA , accessed October 17, 2018 .