Ullevi
Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning
New Ullevi, to distinguish it from
Gamla Ullevi, is a
stadium in
Gothenburg,
Sweden. The stadium is also the biggest in
Scandinavia. It was opened in 1958, its original use was as a venue for the
1958 World Cup. Since then, it has hosted numerous sports events, notably
football, athletics, and speed skating. It has an all-seated capacity of 43,200 and a total capacity of 60,000 for concerts.
The record attendance for football is 52,194 and was set on 3 June 1959, when IFK Gteborg played rgryte IS.
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Ullevi or
Ullevi Stadium, formerly named
Nya Ullevi, meaning
New Ullevi, to distinguish it from
Gamla Ullevi, is a
stadium in
Gothenburg,
Sweden. The stadium is also the biggest in
Scandinavia. It was opened in 1958, its original use was as a venue for the
1958 World Cup. Since then, it has hosted numerous sports events, notably
football, athletics, and speed skating. It has an all-seated capacity of 43,200 and a total capacity of 60,000 for concerts.
The record attendance for football is 52,194 and was set on 3 June 1959, when
IFK Göteborg played
Örgryte IS. The record for any event is 64,312 for a
Bruce Springsteen concert on 8 June 1985. The 1985 concert became legendary because Springsteen - with the help of a very enthusiastic audience - almost rocked the stadium to pieces, literally. As the city rests on a layer of clay, the rhythmic movement of tens of thousands of people was close to causing a structural collapse. Even though Bruce Springsteen has made several more visits since, it is unlikely he will manage to repeat his feat as the concrete pillars supporting the stadium have since been extended down to solid bedrock. The record for the stadium after being partially rebuilt was set by Swedish rock band
Gyllene Tider on 7 August 2004, with an attendance of 58,977.
Ullevi was used for several matches in
EURO 92, including the final. It also hosted the
1995 World Championships in Athletics, the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1983, and the
UEFA Cup final in 2004. It is also the host for the opening ceremony and final games in the Gothia Cup, the world's largest soccer tournament. Ullevi was also the venue for the
2006 European Championships in Athletics.
Less known, it was also the venue for the first game between
NFL teams ever played on the
European continent, as
Minnesota Vikings faced
Chicago Bears, in a pre-season game, 14 August 1988.
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