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Football stadium in Växjö, Sweden

Visma Arena

The interior of the Visma Arena.
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Location Bollgatan 9, 352 46 Växjö
Coordinates 56°52′47″N 14°46′35″E / 56.87972°N 14.77639°E / 56.87972; 14.77639
Owner Östers IF
Operator Växjö Fotbollsfastigheter AB
Capacity 12,000, of which 10,000 are seated
Field size 105 × 68 m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2011
Opened 1 September 2012
Construction cost 204 million SEK
Architect Arkitektbyrån AB
Tenants
Östers IF (2012–present)Växjö DFF

The Visma Arena or Växjö Arena is a football stadium in Växjö, Sweden and the home of Superettan club Östers IF. The stadium is a part of a large redevelopment of the area formerly known as Värendsvallen into Arenastaden,[1] which also includes a new ice hockey arena, floorball arena and a dedicated indoor athletics arena. Between 2012 and 2020, it was known as Myresjöhus Arena.

On 29 March 2011 it was announced that the house builder Myresjöhus had purchased the naming rights to the stadium for an undisclosed amount.[2] Myresjöhus Arena is a dedicated football stadium with a capacity of 12,000 (10,000 seated), with the entire audience under roof. The stadium conforms to UEFA category 3 for international games as well as Svenska Fotbollförbundets upcoming demands for stadiums in Allsvenskan.[3] The official groundbreaking took place on 31 March 2011 and was led by Lars-Åke Lagrell, chairman of Svenska Fotbollförbundet.[4] The first competitive football match at the stadium was played on 3 September 2012 between Småland rivals Östers IF and IFK Värnamo in Superettan, ending in a 1–1 draw.[5]

Structure and facilities

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Facts and figures in short:[6]

UEFA Women's Euro 2013

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The stadium hosted three first-round games and one quarter-final at UEFA Women's Euro 2013. During the finals it was known as the "Växjö Arena" for sponsorship reasons.

The following matches were played at the stadium during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013:

Date Time (CEST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Spectators
11 July 2013 20.30 Germany 00 Netherlands Group B 8,861
14 July 2013 20.30 Iceland 03 Germany Group B 4,620
17 July 2013 18.00 Netherlands 01 Iceland Group B 3,406
21 July 2013 18.00 Italy 01 Germany Quarter-finals 9,265

International football matches

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Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Competition
23 October 2012 Sweden 30 Switzerland Women's friendly
6 April 2013 Sweden 20 Iceland Women's friendly
6 June 2013 Sweden 32 Switzerland Under-21 friendly
8 May 2014 Sweden 30 Northern Ireland Women's world cup qualification

View of the western side at night, 30 August 2012

  1. ^ Arenastaden i Växjö Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Myresjöhus blir namnsponsor till Östers nya fotbollsarena Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Myresjöhus Arena blir namnet på nya arenan i Växjö
  4. ^ Första spadtaget för Östers nya arena Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Linus Hedrén (3 September 2012). "Öster fick bara kryss på den nya arenan". Sportbladet. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ Fotbollsarena Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Växjö kommuns byggnadspris
  8. ^ Stadium of the Year Nominee: Myresjöhus Arena