Silkeborg Stadion
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Silkeborg Stadion is a Danish football
stadium in the town of Silkeborg
, located in the middle of Jutland
. It is home to the Danish Superliga
club Silkeborg IF
.
The track was founded back in 1925, and in 1943 was also a stadium house built with primitive dressing rooms. By this time Silkeborg Stadion was both football stadium and athletic center with a running track around the lawn. The old stadium house built in Swiss style with balconies are still a part of Silkeborg Stadion although there were built new and modern facilities for league players. When players run on the track it happens from the doors of the stadium building. Since Silkeborg IF
achieved great sporting success in the 1990s it was also necessary to have a modern stadium and the stands today consists primarily of covered seating. Away supporters are still forced to watch the match standing. In the year 2000 the running track around the field was closed down and therefore can no longer be used for athletics. This is done instead of Silkeborg Athletics Stadium. Today there is room for 10,000 spectators and will fit approximately 5,500 seats. Stadium record was set back in 1995 when 12,288 spectators watched the match between Silkeborg IF
and Brøndby IF
. Course size is 105 x 68 meters and lighting is at 1,400 lux.
It has been discussed whether to build a new stadium in Silkeborg, as the current traffic conditions and parking options for cars are very bad.
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 in the town of Silkeborg
Silkeborg
Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
, located in the middle of Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
. It is home to the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
club Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...
.
The track was founded back in 1925, and in 1943 was also a stadium house built with primitive dressing rooms. By this time Silkeborg Stadion was both football stadium and athletic center with a running track around the lawn. The old stadium house built in Swiss style with balconies are still a part of Silkeborg Stadion although there were built new and modern facilities for league players. When players run on the track it happens from the doors of the stadium building. Since Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...
achieved great sporting success in the 1990s it was also necessary to have a modern stadium and the stands today consists primarily of covered seating. Away supporters are still forced to watch the match standing. In the year 2000 the running track around the field was closed down and therefore can no longer be used for athletics. This is done instead of Silkeborg Athletics Stadium. Today there is room for 10,000 spectators and will fit approximately 5,500 seats. Stadium record was set back in 1995 when 12,288 spectators watched the match between Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...
and Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
. Course size is 105 x 68 meters and lighting is at 1,400 lux.
It has been discussed whether to build a new stadium in Silkeborg, as the current traffic conditions and parking options for cars are very bad.