Stadsparksvallen
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Stadsparksvallen is a classic sports facility located in Jönköping
Jönköping
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, Sweden
Sweden
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Stadsparksvallen was inaugurated in 1902 and is located on a beautiful spot in Jönköping's town park. Vallen functions as the football
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...

 club Jönköpings Södra IF
Jönköpings Södra IF
Jönköpings Södra IF is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded on December 9, 1922, plays in Superettan, the second highest league in Sweden...

's home arena (IK Tord
IK Tord
IK Tord is a Swedish football club located in Rosenlund in Jönköping. The club was formed on the 10th September 10, 1919 and has specialised in football and baseball.-Background:...

 also plays here), but as late as 1981 it was used for track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 events. Jönköpings Södra IF has played 10 seasons in the Swedish Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 in Stadsparksvallen. Sweden women's national football team has played thrice at the venue, first time in 1985 against Belgium
Belgium women's national football team
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During the Swedish Sports Confederation
Swedish Sports Confederation
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's 100th anniversary
Anniversary
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 in 2003, Stadsparksvallen was designated as one of the 100 sports historic places in Sweden.

Facts

  • Dimensions: 115 x 71 yards (105 x 65 meters)
  • Capacity: 5,200, of which 1,413 seated (936 roofed)
  • Record attendance: 18,582, Jönköpings Södra IF
    Jönköpings Södra IF
    Jönköpings Södra IF is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded on December 9, 1922, plays in Superettan, the second highest league in Sweden...

     vs. Malmö FF
    Malmö FF
    Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

    , final match during season 1949–50 in Allsvenskan
    Allsvenskan
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