Söderstadion
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| The Söderstadion in February 2008 | |
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| place |
 Stockholm , Sweden
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 17 '45 " N , 18 ° 4' 54" E |
| opening | 1966 |
| Renovations | 2004 |
| demolition | April 2015 |
| capacity | 16,197 places |
| playing area | 105 × 65 m |
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The Söderstadion ( German Südstadion ) was a football stadium in the Johanneshov district of the Swedish capital Stockholm . It last offered 16,197 seats and was not far from the Ericsson Globe event hall with a maximum of 16,000 seats.
history
The stadium was built in 1966 and was the home ground of the Hammarby IF football team until 2013 . In 2004 the stadium was renovated and new standing room was created in the east stand. The largest number of spectators of 15,626 was reached in 2004 at the football game Hammarby IF against Malmö FF . Until 1989, the stadium was also used for bandy games in winter, for which an artificial ice surface was created.
After the Hammarby IF moved to the Tele2 Arena , the stadium was mainly used as a training facility. The demolition work began at the end of April 2015. A decision about the later use of the site has not yet been made.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ dn.se: Här rivs Söderstadion article from April 24, 2015 (Swedish)