Laugardalsvöllur

Laugardalsvöllur
Construction

Location	Laugardal IS-104 Reykjavík, Iceland
Capacity	15,000
Broke ground	1958
Opened	1958
Renovated	1997
Tenants
Iceland national football team Iceland women's national football team Iceland U21 Iceland U19 Knattspyrnufélagið Fram

Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 with a total capacity of 15,000.

Overview

The first stand was constructed in 1958, the opposite stand in 1997 and the old stand was renovated and extended in 2006. Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each. It is mainly used for football and it also has athletics facilities.

The largest attendance ever seen by the Laugardalsvöllur was 20,204 in 2004 for a friendly match between Iceland and Italy. Iceland surprised the world by winning the game 2-0.^[1]

Gallery

Laugardalsvöllur during a Euro 2008 qualifying game
Laugardalsvöllur during the friendly match Iceland-Slovakia, in 2009
The arena seen from the footpath along Rekjavegur

References

↑ "Iceland 2-0 Italy". ESPNsoccernet. 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

External links

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Coordinates: 64°08′36.8″N 21°52′44.3″W / 64.143556°N 21.878972°W / 64.143556; -21.878972

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