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Olympia (stadium)
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Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium), is a football
stadium
in Helsingborg
, Sweden
. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 (9,673 seated
and about 7,500 ground attendance stands). All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000). Plans for an all-seater stadium with the same capacity (17,200) were introduced in march 2011. The updated arena will be opened in 2014. This will be the fourth updating of the arena since 1985. Before 1985 the arena was in a dreadful state with
athletic running tracks, wooden stands, and a very poor lightning system.
The name of this arena has no actual connection to the Olympic Games
, but since the modern Olympic's started in 1896 and Olymipa was opened two years later, it seems a possible thought that the name was influenced by the at the time renewed Olympic Games.
The record for attendance is 26,154 and was set 14 May 1954, when Helsingborgs IF
played Malmö FF
.
In 1958 the stadium hosted two FIFA World Cup
matches, and seven matches in FIFA Women's World Cup 1995
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
stadium
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...
in Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, 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 opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 (9,673 seated
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
and about 7,500 ground attendance stands). All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000). Plans for an all-seater stadium with the same capacity (17,200) were introduced in march 2011. The updated arena will be opened in 2014. This will be the fourth updating of the arena since 1985. Before 1985 the arena was in a dreadful state with
athletic running tracks, wooden stands, and a very poor lightning system.
The name of this arena has no actual connection to the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, but since the modern Olympic's started in 1896 and Olymipa was opened two years later, it seems a possible thought that the name was influenced by the at the time renewed Olympic Games.
The record for attendance is 26,154 and was set 14 May 1954, when Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
played Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
.
In 1958 the stadium hosted two FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
matches, and seven matches in FIFA Women's World Cup 1995
FIFA Women's World Cup 1995
The FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 was held in Sweden and won by Norway.-Venues:-Teams:As in the previous edition of the FIFA Women's World cup, held in 1991, 12 teams participated in the final tournament...
.