- Myresjöhus Arena
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Panorama of the construction site, October 2011
Myresjöhus Arena is an upcoming arena being built by Östers IF in western Växjö to serve as home ground for their men's and women's association football teams. The arena is a part of a large redevelopment of the area former known as Värendsvallen into Arenastaden,[1] which also includes a new ice hockey arena, floorball arena and a dedicated indoor athletics arena.
On March 29, 2011 it was announced that the house builder Myresjöhus had purchased the naming rights to the arena for an undisclosed amount.[2] The arena will be a dedicated football stadium with a capacity of 12,000 (10,000 seated), with the entire audience under roof. The arena will conform to UEFA class 3 for international games as well as Svenska Fotbollförbundets upcoming demands for arenas in Allsvenskan.[3] The official groundbreaking took place on March 31, 2011 and was led by Lars-Åke Lagrell, chairman of Svenska Fotbollförbundet.[4]
The arena will host three first round games and one quarter final at UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
Numbers
Figures in short:[5]
- Seated audience: 10 000
- Standing audience: 2 000
- Gates: 4
- Boxes: 16
- Restaurants: 2
- Pubs: 2
- Toilets: 144
- 20 places for wheelchairs with adjacent seating for personal assistants
- Playing area 105x68, field area 120x80
External links
References
- ^ Arenastaden i Växjö
- ^ Myresjöhus blir namnsponsor till Östers nya fotbollsarena
- ^ Myresjöhus Arena blir namnet på nya arenan i Växjö
- ^ Första spadtaget för Östers nya arena
- ^ Fotbollsarena
Coordinates: 56°52′48″N 14°46′35″E / 56.879952°N 14.776461°E
Categories:- Football venues in Sweden
- Stadiums under construction
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