Color Line Stadion

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Color Line Stadion
Location	Ålesund, Norway
Opened	16 April 2005
Owner	Aalesunds FK
Operator	Aalesunds FK
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction cost	NOK 160 million
Capacity	10,778 (Football)
Tenants
Aalesunds FK (2005–) FK Fortuna Ålesund (2009–)

Color Line Stadion is a football stadium built in Ålesund, Norway. It was inaugurated in April 2005 and cost NOK 160 million to build.

The stadium has drawn much attention for having artificial grass, being the first top-level stadium to have such in Norway. Since 2009, it has also hosted the home games of the Norwegian Women's Premier League side Fortuna Ålesund.

Facts

• Capacity: 10,778 (9,598 seated).
• Record attendance: 10,903 (vs Hamarkameratene, 2005).
• The first match Aafk played on Color Line Stadium was against Odd Grenland. Aalesund won the match.
• Outside the stadium is a statue of "the Football Player", modeled after John Arne Riise.

External links

• Official webpage

Coordinates: 62°28′11″N 6°11′13″E / 62.46966°N 6.18685°E / 62.46966; 6.18685