Guldfågeln Arena

Guldfågeln Arena
The front of the stadium
Location	Kalmar, Sweden
Coordinates	56°41′27″N 16°18′55″E / 56.690704°N 16.315234°E / 56.690704; 16.315234
Broke ground	December 12, 2009
Opened	March 15, 2011
Owner	Kalmar FF Fastigheter AB
Surface	Grass, 105 x 68 meter
Construction cost	250 million SEK
Architect	Tengbom
Main contractors	NCC
Capacity	14,000, of which 10,000 are seated. (league games) 11,800 all seated. (international games)
Tenants
Kalmar FF (2011–present)

Guldfågeln Arena is a football stadium in Kalmar, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. The stadium is located in the area known as Bilen, in the North West of Kalmar. The arena opened to the public on March 15, 2011.^[1]

The football stadium consists of 11,000 seats under a roof, and equipped with so-called Grassmaster, (grass plus 2-7 per cent artificial turf). Beside the football pitch in the stadium, the construction work also includes three pitches that will be used for practise sessions only (two with natural grass and one with artificial turf).

Guldfågeln Arena cost about 250 million Swedish krona and was financed jointly by Kalmar FF, Kalmar Municipality and the real estate company Sveafastigheter. Guldfågeln Arena replaced Fredriksskans as Kalmar FF's home ground.

References

1. ^ Artikel i Barometern December 2009