Tingvalla IP

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Tingvalla IP
Tingvalla
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The Tingvalla IP 2008
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place SwedenSweden Karlstad , Varmland County , Sweden
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start of building 1919
opening 1919
capacity 7,000 (including 1,000 seats)
playing area 106 m × 64 m
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The Tingvalla Idrottsplats shortly Tingvalla IP is a stadium in Karlstad , Värmland County , Sweden . It is the home stadium of the IF Göta athletics club and is also used for general athletics events. In addition, the Carlstad United BK football team and the Carlstad Crusaders American football team play their home games here.

Technical specifications

The stadium was built in 1919 and opened that same year. The community-owned facility has a nominal capacity of 7,000 seats (including 1,000 seats). It is provided with a natural grass around which a running track leads. There is also a high-lane and long jump facility. In addition to a main grandstand equipped with seat shells, the spectators can also find space on tubular steel grandstands. The record attendance was set on August 24, 2000, when 10,421 spectators saw the game Carlstad United BK against Lazio Rome .

The facility has four changing rooms and a separate referee room.

The biggest events in the stadium to date have been the 1995 Women's World Cup and 1997 Women's European Football Championship .

The stadium is located in the northwest of Karlstad, directly on the Klarälven . Europastraße 18 passes north of the stadium .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Tingvalla idrottsplats. Karlstad Municipality, accessed November 14, 2018 (Swedish).

Coordinates: 59 ° 23 ′ 12.1 ″  N , 13 ° 29 ′ 36.6 ″  E