Dælenenga idrettspark
Dælenenga idrettspark is a sports facility located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway. It consists of an artificial turf football pitch, a club house and an indoor ice rink—Grünerhallen. The facilities are owned by the Municipality of Oslo and used and operated by Grüner IL, the local sports club.
Grünerhallen in March 2010 | |
| Full name | Dælenenga idrettspark |
|---|---|
| Location | Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°55′35″N 10°45′52″E |
| Owner | Municipality of Oslo |
| Surface | Artificial turf (football) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1915 |
| Opened | 1916 |
| Renovated | 1929, 1947, 1985, 1995, 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Grüner IL (football and ice hockey) Sportsklubben av 1909 (wrestling and boxing) Fighter Kickboxingklubb (kickboxing) | |
The venue opened in 1916 and was originally used for football, athletics and speed skating. The club house was completed in 1928 and has since been used for martial arts. From 1929, a velodrome course was installed, which remained in use until 1940. During the 1930s, the venue was the main Oslo stadium for the Workers' Sports Federation (AIF). A speedway course was installed in 1947 and remained in use until 1968. The venue featured eight ice hockey matches and two bandy matches during the 1952 Winter Olympics. Artificial ice was laid in 1985 and the skating hall opened in 1995, two years before the artificial turf was laid.