Stavanger Stadion

{{Short description|Football stadium in Stavanger, Norway}} {{More citations needed|date= November 2014}} {{Infobox stadium | name = Stavanger Stadion | nickname = | image = | location = [[Stavanger]], [[Norway]] | coordinates = {{coord|58.96517|5.71138|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | opened = 13 August 1917 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | nicknames = | tenants = [[Viking FK]] 1917 - 2004 | capacity = 5,000 | record_attendance = {{formatnum: 18892}} ([[Viking FK|Viking]]–[[Odds BK|Odd]], 4 October 1959) | dimensions = }}

'''Stavanger Stadion''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Stavanger]], [[Norway]]. It was used mostly for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and hosted the home matches of [[Viking FK]]. The stadium opened on 13 August 1917, and was able to hold 17,555 people at the end of its life as Viking's home ground in 2004. The west stand was the largest single-tier spectator stand in the country. The other stands were small roofless terraces without seating.

==History== [[File:Viking vs United 30. juli 1991.JPG|thumb|Stavanger Stadion in 1991, seen from the west stand]] Stavanger Stadion was closed in 2004 when [[Viking Stadion]] opened, but was reopened a few years later as a [[track and field]] stadium after a major reconstruction of the spectator stands. Some of the seats from the old main stand were donated to [[Sandnes Idrettspark]].

Unlike Viking Stadion, which was built outside the city centre, Stavanger Stadion is located within walking distance from downtown Stavanger.

The attendance record of 18,892 spectators dates from 4 October 1959, when Viking met [[Odds BK|Odd]] in the semi-final of the [[1959 Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]. The venue has hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1923, 1956 and 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amnm.htm |title=Main Championships Men |publisher=[[Norwegian Athletics Association]] |language=no |access-date=25 November 2011 |archive-date=15 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215133151/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/amnm.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Between 1966 and 1990 Stavanger Stadion hosted nine [[Norway national football team|Norway]] international matches, including a 2-1 win against [[England national football team|England]] in 1971 and four 1-1 draws with [[Finland national football team|Finland]] in 1966, 1975, 1979 and 1982 respectively. The remaining four matches included a 3-0 win against [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]] in 1969, a 4-1 win against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in 1972, a 1-1 draw against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] in 1983, and a 2-1 defeat to [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in 1990. The Sweden game was the last international Norway played at the stadium and was also the only one of the nine matches they played there that ended with a defeat. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/terminliste/?fiksId=39899 |title=Norge Menn Senior A - Terminliste |publisher=[[Football Association of Norway]] |language=no |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

The venue also hosted the [[Norway national under-21 football team]] on seven occasions, playing 0–0 against the [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]] 5 June 1974, 6–0 against [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy]] on 5 June 1991, 1–1 against [[England national under-21 football team|England]] on 1 June 1993, 3–1 against [[Poland national under-21 football team|Poland]] on 21 September 1993, 3–4 against the [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic]] on 15 August 1995, 2–2 against England on 10 October 1995 and 1–2 against Poland on 24 March 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/TabellTermin/?tournamentId=39901 |title=Norge Menn U21 |publisher=[[Football Association of Norway]] |language=no |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=26 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234353/http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/TabellTermin/?tournamentId=39901 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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[[Category:Athletics venues in Norway]] [[Category:Football venues in Norway]] [[Category:Eliteserien venues]] [[Category:Norwegian Cup Final venues]] [[Category:Sports venues in Stavanger]] [[Category:1917 establishments in Norway]] [[Category:Event venues established in 1917]] [[Category:Viking FK]]