Gutavallen
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Gutavallen is an outdoor sports stadium
located in Visby
, Sweden
. It was built in 1929
and is used for football as well as athletics, but occasionally the arena is also used for concert
s. Gutavallen is the home arena of FC Gute
and Visby AIK
.
The stadium has two stands—one on each long side—with the main stand seating 550 spectators. The original main stand was burn
ed down in 1999, but was quickly rebuilt. Gutavallen has a total spectator capacity of 5,000—this is also the record which was set on April 1, 1995, when the then-named football club Visby IF Gute
took on the Allsvenskan
team IFK Göteborg
in a game at the 1994–95 Svenska Cupen
which the away team Göteborg won 4–0.
At the time that Gutavallen originally was built, it did not have an all-weather running track
, which was first added in 1975. However, the Swedish Centre Party
is requiring the running track to be replaced by 2012 because the track's floor has worn out.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in Visby
Visby
-See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was built in 1929
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and is used for football as well as athletics, but occasionally the arena is also used for concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s. Gutavallen is the home arena of FC Gute
FC Gute
FC Gute, previously named Visby IF Gute, is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. They currently play in the Division 2 Södra Svealand.-Background:...
and Visby AIK
Visby AIK
Visby AIK is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland.-Background:Visby AIK currently plays in Division 4 Gotland, sometimes called "Gotlandsfyran", which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gutavallen arena in Visby.The club is...
.
The stadium has two stands—one on each long side—with the main stand seating 550 spectators. The original main stand was burn
Burn
A burn is an injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction.Burn may also refer to:*Combustion*Burn , type of watercourses so named in Scotland and north-eastern England...
ed down in 1999, but was quickly rebuilt. Gutavallen has a total spectator capacity of 5,000—this is also the record which was set on April 1, 1995, when the then-named football club Visby IF Gute
FC Gute
FC Gute, previously named Visby IF Gute, is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. They currently play in the Division 2 Södra Svealand.-Background:...
took on the Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
team IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
in a game at the 1994–95 Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
which the away team Göteborg won 4–0.
At the time that Gutavallen originally was built, it did not have an all-weather running track
All-weather running track
An all weather running track is the common term to describe a rubberized artificial running surface for the sport of Track and field athletics. Throughout the history of the sport, there has always been a search for a consistent surface that gave competitors an equal advantage, to test their...
, which was first added in 1975. However, the Swedish Centre Party
Centre Party (Sweden)
The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
is requiring the running track to be replaced by 2012 because the track's floor has worn out.