Ullevaal Stadium
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 Oslo , Norway
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 56 '56.4 " N , 10 ° 44' 4.2" E |
| owner | Norges Fotballforbund |
| operator | Ullevaal Stadion Idrett A / S |
| start of building | 1926 |
| opening | September 26, 1926 |
| First game | Lyn Oslo - Örgryte IS 5-1 |
| Renovations | 1938, 1967, 1985, 1991, 1998, 2012-2013 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 25,572 seats |
| playing area | 105 m × 68 m |
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The Ullevaal Stadium is a football stadium in the Norwegian capital, Oslo . It has been 100 % owned by the Norwegian Football Association Norges Fotballforbund (NFF) since 1991 . The men's national team plays almost all of its home games in the national stadium . In addition, it was the home of the Vålerenga Oslo football team from 1999 to 2017. From 1926 to 2009, FC Lyn Oslo was based in the stadium until the club was dissolved. The stadium has been the permanent venue for the men's cup finals since 1948 . From 1978 to 2005 women also played their cup final in the Ullevaal .
Today, after several renovations and conversions, the Ullevaal Stadium is a pure football stadium with 25,572 covered seats (24,082 seats, 1,470 VIP seats, 20 disabled seats ).
history
The Ullevaal Stadium was built in 1926 and on 26 September of the year by the Norwegian Crown Prince Olav V opened. It was built as a multifunctional stadium with an athletics facility. The Ullevaal Stadium had a capacity of 35,000 at that time. Lyn Oslo won the first game, reinforced by local players, against the Swedish team Örgryte IS 5-1. The first international match was on May 29, 1927, when Norway played against Denmark (0-1). In 1938 a new tier was inaugurated on the west side. In the same year there were plans to expand the stadium to 45,000 seats. But the Second World War prevented the project . During the war the stadium was used as a barracks .
38,085 spectators came to a match in the Nordic football championship between Norway and Denmark (0-2) on September 11, 1949. There is still a record number of spectators for a football game in the Ullevaal Stadium. In 1985 the athletics facility was removed with the new construction of the west stand. The ranks in the north and east were rebuilt in 1991. The current main grandstand in the south was built in 1998. In 2002 a football museum was set up in the stadium for the 100th anniversary of Norges Fotballforbund for 13 million NOK (approx. 1.76 million euros).
The expansion of the west stand was announced on October 8, 2012. The operating company Ullevaal Stadion Idrett A / S has commissioned the construction company Veidekke ASA to carry out the construction . For 180 million NOK (around 24.3 million euros) the stadium will get 3,000 additional seats, so that the total number will be 28,500 when completed. In addition there is u. a. a VIP area with 800 m 2 on the sixth floor and 160 office rooms on the fifth floor. Furthermore, the foundation will be reinforced with 800 tons of steel piles , which will be driven into the rocky subsoil. The grandstand will be given a new roof, which will then be on the same level as the three other tiers. The construction work should start in October 2012 and be completed by the end of 2013.
Transport links
The stadium is located in the heart of Oslo and can be reached by underground lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 ( Ullevål stadion stop ), as well as by bus lines 22, 23 and 25 and via the “Ring 3” exit “Ullevaal” ".
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The main stand in May 2006
The opposite stand in May 2006
Exterior view of the Ullevaal Stadium in July 2006
Cup final in November 2009: penalty shoot-out between Aalesunds FK and Molde FK (5: 4 p.
panorama
Web links
- ullevaal-stadion.no: Official homepage (Norwegian)
- stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2000
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: List of Norwegian stadiums - capacity
- ↑ ullevaal-stadion.no: dates of the stadium (Norwegian)
- ↑ ullevaal-stadion.no: facts and figures about the stadium (Norwegian)
- ↑ ullevaal-stadion.no: Important events in the stadium (Norwegian)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: National stadium is facing reconstruction Article from October 8, 2012
- ↑ reuters.com: Veidekke ASA is building the Ullevaal Stadium Article from October 8, 2012 (English)