Gamla Ullevi

Gamla Ullevi
Aerial view of the stadium in 2013
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LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates57°42′22″N 11°58′49″E / 57.70623°N 11.98014°E / 57.70623; 11.98014
OwnerGothenburg Municipality
OperatorMunicipal company in cooperation with tenant clubs[1]
Capacity18,416, of which 15,000 are seated and 3,416 are standing (2,400 on a combined sitting/standing terrace)[2]
Field size105 x 68 m[3][4]
SurfaceSIS Stitched pitch
Construction
Broke ground9 January 2007
BuiltSpring 2007 – 30 November 2008
Opened5 April 2009
Construction costSEK 335 million (estimated)
ArchitectLars Iwdal (Arkitektbyrån)
Project managerJan-Åke Johansson (Higabgruppen)
Main contractorsHigabgruppen
Tenants
GAIS (2009–)
IFK Göteborg (2009–)
Örgryte IS (2009–2013, 2015–)
BK Häcken (2014–2015)
Sweden women's national football team (2009–)

Gamla Ullevi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡâmːla ˈɵ̂lːɛˌviː], lit.'Old Ullevi') is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. It is also the national stadium for the Sweden women's national football team. The new stadium was built on the ground of the now-demolished old stadium. The construction of the stadium was surrounded by controversy, regarding the cost of the project, the alleged low standard of the finished stadium, as well as its name.

The first competitive match at the stadium on 5 April 2009 was also an Allsvenskan derby between Örgryte IS and GAIS, attracting 17,531 spectators. GAIS won, 5–1.[5] The current attendance record of 18,276 was, however, set about a week later when IFK Göteborg played their first game at Gamla Ullevi against Djurgårdens IF. The stadium hosted the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Barcelona.

  1. ^ "Våra arenor & anläggningar - Övriga anläggningar". Got Event. n.d. Archived from the original on 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  2. ^ "Arenan | Gamla Ullevi". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  3. ^ http://www.webbkampanj.com/gpall/20090327BI/?page=1&mode=50&noConflict=1 GP - Fotbollsbilaga 2009-03-27, p.16. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ The original plan was to save the pitch of the old stadium—as it was one of the best pitches in Sweden—by digging it up in large pieces, storing them while the new stadium was built and them replant and use as the pitch on Nya Gamla Ullevi, but that was not done. Wagner, Michael (2005-12-02). "Gräsmattan räddas när Gamla Ullevi rivs". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  5. ^ Pierre Matteoni (5 April 2009). "Mardröm för Stenman och Örgryte" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

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