Strömvallen

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Strömvallen
Entrance to the Strömvallen
Entrance to the Strömvallen
Data
place SwedenSweden Gävle , Sweden
Coordinates 60 ° 40 '23 "  N , 17 ° 7' 39"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 40 '23 "  N , 17 ° 7' 39"  E
Renovations 2005
surface artificial grass
capacity 7,200 seats
playing area 100 × 65 m
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The Strömvallen is a pure football stadium in the Swedish city of Gavle . It was the home ground of the Gefle IF and Brynäs IF football teams, especially during their seasons at Allsvenskan , but was also used for other purposes such as bandy games . In 2015 Gefle IF moved to the newly built Gavlevallen for its games in Swedish professional football .

The Strömvallen stadium got its name on July 3, 1923.

Prehistory - Strömdalen's IP

Since 1892 there were plans in the city to create a new sports field that would meet the growing demands on one. In September 1900, city officials decided to provide Gefle IF with a site for the new sports field, but other sports clubs should also be allowed to use the upcoming space. Three years later (1903) the new sports field was ready and was now called Strömdalens IP (Strömdalens Idrottsplats). The field had a football field (100 × 64 meters), a temporary running track (grass mats around the field) and seats for 400 spectators.

In the next ten years, the sports field was expanded, so the square got a real running track, new wooden stands and changing rooms with showers (all in 1907). In 1909 the city of Gävle took over the sports field administration. On the occasion of the Swedish athletics championship, which took place at the Strömdalens IP in 1915, the track got a new running surface made of ashes and the championship was successfully held in front of 5,000 spectators. In the years 1920 to 1923 the sports facility was extensively rebuilt, so the soccer field and all arenas were renewed, as well as a new covered grandstand for 1,600 spectators was built (beginning of September 1922).

Strömvallen (1923 until today)

On July 3, 1923, the modernized sports field was inaugurated under the new name Strömvallen. At the beginning of the 1930s, the soccer field was expanded to international dimensions and additional standing stands were built on the north and west sides (completed in 1933). In the 1940s, many firefighters ran for Gefle IF and competed successfully. Among them were u. a. Henry Eriksson and Gunder Hägg . In addition, the first world record for the Strömvallen stadium was announced in 1949, when the Swedish 4 x 1,500 meter relay with runners Olle Åberg , Ingvar Bengtsson , Gösta Bergkvist and Henry Eriksson set this record with 15: 30.2 minutes.

In the winter months during this period (1920-1959) the stadium was used for ice skating and bandy . Among other things, the final of the Swedish championship in the bandy between IK Huge and Nässjö IF took place here in 1939 .

In the mid-1960s, the stands in Strömvallen were expanded. This was also necessary because in the 1970s and 1980s the football club Brynäs IF and later Gefle IF played in the first Swedish football league . After the new Gävlestadion was built in the city in 1984 , the running tracks were removed in Strömvallen, making the stadium a pure football stadium.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Sports Federation , Strömvallen was added to the list of 100 Swedish Sports Historic Places.

After Gefle IF was promoted to Allsvenskan in 2004, the capacity was further expanded to 7,200 spectators before the 2005 season. Due to stricter guidelines for stadiums by the Swedish Association, the club began planning a new stadium with the municipality of Gävle, which was completed in 2015 with the Gavlevallen in the immediate vicinity of the Gavlerinken Arena and the Gunder-Hägg Stadium .

Facts

  • The audience capacity is now 7,200 people.
  • The absolute audience record comes from the athletics wedding in the 1940s. On July 29, 1942, 9,333 spectators were counted. The record for a bandy game with 8,426 spectators dates from January 28, 1951, when Forsbacka played against Bollnäs . In football, the record dates back to 1983, when Gefle IF played against IFK Göteborg in front of 7,573 people.
  • The play area consists of artificial turf with turf heating and measures 100 × 65 meters.

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