Friends Arena
association football stadium in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friends Arena is a sports stadium in Solna in Sweden. It was opened in 2012, and mainly hosts soccer games.
 | |
 | |
| Former names | Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) |
|---|---|
| Location | Solna, Stockholm |
| Coordinates | 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E |
| Owner | Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, PEAB, Fabege[1] |
| Executive suites | 92 |
| Capacity | 50,000[2] (football) 65,000 (concerts)[3] 34,000 (speedway)[4] |
| Record attendance | 56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)[5] 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012)[6] |
| Construction | |
| Started | 7 December 2009[7] |
| Built | 2009–2012 |
| Opened | 27 October 2012[3] |
| Construction cost | 2.8 billion SEK (€ 300 million) |
| Architect | Berg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous[8] |
| Tenants | |
| Sweden national football team (2012–) AIK Fotboll (2013–) Speedway Grand Prix (2013–) | |
References
Other websites
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.