Parken Stadium
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| Location | Øster Allé 50 DK-2100 København Ø |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 9 September 1992 |
| Renovated | 2009 (ongoing)[1] |
| Owner | Parken Sport & Entertainment |
| Operator | Parken Sport & Entertainment |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | 640,000,000 DKK (85,300,000 €) |
| Architect | Gert Andersson |
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Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. It currently has a capacity of 34,098 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. Copenhagen and the Danish national football team.
Currently, the 51-year old D Stand (known as the Coca-Cola Stand for sponsorship reasons), at the northern end of the stadium, will be replaced by a modern structure. On 11 November 2006 chairman of Parken Sport & Entertainment, Flemming Østergaard, told about the good dialog with Copenhagen Municipality about the construction permit, and the possibility of building a multiarena at Parken[3]. On 27 June 2007 it was announced that the new arena and stand will be ready in 2009, together with a new wall function in the stadium, to split the stadium in two halves, while the roof is over. The wall will be filled with air, which makes it soundproof. This will be used for handball, tennis and other sports.[1]
The redevelopment of the northern end of the stadium will add new locker rooms, premium seating and a further 8,700 m2 of office space, but lower the overall capacity to around 38,000 seats. During the construction phase only about 34,098 spectators will be able to see the national team play their 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Construction will take place over a 19-month period, starting in December 2007.[4]
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[edit] History
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Parken is built on the site of former Denmark national stadium, Idrætsparken, from 1990 to 1992. The last national team match in Idrætsparken was a 0-2 Euro 1992 qualification loss to Yugoslavia on November 14, 1990, and on September 9, 1992 Parken was opened with a 1-2 defeat in a friendly game against Germany.
The stadium was rebuilt by investors Baltica Finans A/S in turn of the guarantee from the Danish Football Association, that all national matches would be played at Parken for 15 years. The re-construction, tore down and re-built three of the original four stands, cost 640 million Danish kroner.
In 1998, Baltica Finans sold the stadium to F.C. Copenhagen for 138 million DKK, and the club now owns both the stadium and the adjacent office buildings in the company of Parken Sport & Entertainment.
Parken was included in UEFA's list of 4-star stadiums in the fall of 1993, making Parken eligible for hosting the finals of the UEFA Cup as well as the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. Being a 4-star stadium, Parken can not apply for the biggest European club game, the UEFA Champions League final, as that demands 50,000 seats.
On June 2, 2007, Parken was the venue for the 2008 UEFA qualifier fan attack.
[edit] Notable matches
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Competition | Spectators |
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| 1994-05-04 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Parma | Cup Winners' Cup 1993-94 final | 33,765 |
| 2000-05-17 | Galatasaray | 0-0 (p4-1) |
Arsenal | UEFA Cup 1999-00 final | 38,919 |
| 2005-10-08 | Denmark | 1-0 | Greece | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. group 2 | 42,099 (stadium record) |
| 2006-04-06 | F.C. Copenhagen | 1-0 | Lillestrøm | Royal League 2005-06 final | 13,617 |
| 2006-04-30 | F.C. Copenhagen | 0-0 | Brøndby | Danish Superliga 2005-06 | 41,201 (league record) |
| 2007-06-02 | Denmark | (a) | Sweden | UEFA Euro Qual. group F | 42,083 |
[edit] Concert venue
Parken is also used as a concert venue, and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. As a direct consequence of this, and to make Parken a more useful venue in general, a retractable roof was applied to the existing structure.
Musicians like Tiesto, Depeche Mode,The Rolling Stones, Celine Dion, U2, George Michael, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson have performed at Parken. Eminem was scheduled to perform at Parken in 2005, but he cancelled his Europe-tour. Robbie Williams has performed there several times, in 2006 he was the first artist to perform two concerts in a row at Parken. The biggest concert ever held in Parken was a performance by Justin Timberlake June 23, 2007 with 35,000 tickets sold.
Once every year the TV network TV 2 Zulu organize a big concert, Zulu Rocks, and in 2006 The Black Eyed Peas, Pet Shop Boys, Kashmir, Pharrell and Mew performed.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Dahl Caruso, Jesper (2007-06-28). Københavnsk multiarena i 2009 (Danish). Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ SuperBest tribune står klar medio 2009 (Danish). F.C. Copenhagen (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
- ^ Østergaard, Flemming (2006-11-11). Arena- og tribunebyggeri i og ved PARKEN (Danish). F.C. Copenhagen.
- ^ SuperBest tribune står klar medio 2009 (Danish). F.C. Copenhagen (2007-10-29). Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Tourist info from copenhagen.com
- Listing on stadiumguide.com
- WorldStadiums.com entry
| Preceded by Wembley Stadium London |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Parc des Princes Paris |
| Preceded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow |
UEFA Cup Final Venue 2000 |
Succeeded by Westfalenstadion Dortmund |
| Preceded by Globe Arena Stockholm |
Eurovision Song Contest Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Saku Suurhall Tallinn |
