Sauðárkróksvöllur

Sauðárkróksvöllur
Location Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Coordinates 65°44′42″N 19°38′45″W / 65.745122°N 19.645743°W / 65.745122; -19.645743Coordinates: 65°44′42″N 19°38′45″W / 65.745122°N 19.645743°W / 65.745122; -19.645743
Capacity 2,500
Surface Grass
Opened 2004

Sauðárkróksvöllur is a football stadium in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland.

Sauðárkróksvöllur has a standing spectator capacity of about 2,500, but no permanent seating.[1] The open-air stadium opened in 2004, and has a grass surface.[2] It was built with a combination of public and private funding for the Icelandic Games held in the summer of 2004.[3] The stadium was also used for the 2004 and 2009 youth games, the 2006 and 2007 Icelandic Athletic championships and various other large or small events. Sauðárkróksvöllur is used by the local sports club, UMF Tindastóll, which helps maintain the pitch with the aid of volunteers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sauðárkróksvöllur". World Football.org. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "SAUÐÁRKRÓKSVÖLLUR". Soccerway. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Íþróttasvæði Tindastóls: Sauðárkróksvöllur". UNGMENNAFÉLAG TINDASTÓLL. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Sauðárkróksvöllur vinsælasti frjálsíþróttavöllurinn". UNGMENNAFÉLAG TINDASTÓLL. Retrieved 2012-03-25.


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