- Laugardalsvöllur
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Laugardalsvöllur
nickname =
location = Laugardal IS-104Reykjavík ,Iceland
broke_ground = 1958
opened = 1958
renovated = 1997
owner =
operator =
construction cost =
architect =
tenants = Iceland
Iceland women
seating_capacity = 15,000 (9,800 seated)Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in
Reykjavík , and seats 15,000 individuals. The first stand was constructed in1958 , the opposite stand in1997 and the old stand was renovated and extended in2006 . Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each. It is mainly used for football and it also has athletics facilities.The largest attendance ever seen by the stadium was 20,204 in
2004 for a friendly match between Iceland and Italy. Iceland surprised the world by winning the game 2-0. [cite web| url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=157667&cc=5901| title=Iceland 2-0 Italy| date=2004-08-18| accessdate=2008-07-03| publisher=ESPNsoccernet]Gallery
References
External links
* [http://www.ksi.is/mannvirki/laugardagsvollur/ Official website]
* [http://www.ksi.is/english/ Football Association of Iceland]
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