Friends Arena

association football stadium in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden

Friends Arena is a sports stadium in Solna in Sweden. It was opened in 2012, and mainly hosts soccer games.

Friends Arena
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Former namesSwedbank Arena (2009–2012)
LocationSolna, Stockholm
Coordinates59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E / 59.37250; 18.00000
OwnerSwedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, PEAB, Fabege[3]
Executive suites92
Capacity50,000[5] (football)
65,000 (concerts)[2]
34,000 (speedway)[6]
Record attendance56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)[7] 49,967 (SwedenEngland, 14 November 2012)[8]
Construction
Started7 December 2009[1]
Built2009–2012
Opened27 October 2012[2]
Construction cost2.8 billion SEK
( 300 million)
ArchitectBerg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous[4]
Tenants
Sweden national football team (2012–)
AIK Fotboll (2013–)
Speedway Grand Prix (2013–)

References change

  1. "Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "This is Friends Arena". friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. "Säljer del av Friends Arena" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
  4. "Frågor och svar" (in Swedish). friendsarena.se.
  5. Arena, Friends. "Vanliga frågor om Friends Arena - Friends Arena". www.friendsarena.se.
  6. "2013 Svandinavian SPG". speedwaygp.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  7. "Tack! Aldrig har det låtit så här bra" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.
  8. "SvFF Landslag - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.

Other websites change

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