Gamla Ullevi
Gamla Ullevi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡâmːla ˈɵ̂lːɛˌviː], lit. 'Old Ullevi') is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. It is also the national stadium for the Sweden women's national football team. The new stadium was built on the ground of the now-demolished old stadium. The construction of the stadium was surrounded by controversy, regarding the cost of the project, the alleged low standard of the finished stadium, as well as its name.
Aerial view of the stadium in 2013 | |
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57.70623°N 11.98014°E |
| Owner | Gothenburg Municipality |
| Operator | Municipal company in cooperation with tenant clubs |
| Capacity | 18,416, of which 15,000 are seated and 3,416 are standing (2,400 on a combined sitting/standing terrace) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | SIS Stitched pitch |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 9 January 2007 |
| Built | Spring 2007 – 30 November 2008 |
| Opened | 5 April 2009 |
| Construction cost | SEK 335 million (estimated) |
| Architect | Lars Iwdal (Arkitektbyrån) |
| Project manager | Jan-Åke Johansson (Higabgruppen) |
| Main contractors | Higabgruppen |
| Tenants | |
| GAIS (2009–) IFK Göteborg (2009–) Örgryte IS (2009–2013, 2015–) BK Häcken (2014–2015) Sweden women's national football team (2009–) | |
The first competitive match at the stadium on 5 April 2009 was also an Allsvenskan derby between Örgryte IS and GAIS, attracting 17,531 spectators. GAIS won, 5–1. The current attendance record of 18,276 was, however, set about a week later when IFK Göteborg played their first game at Gamla Ullevi against Djurgårdens IF. The stadium hosted the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Chelsea and Barcelona.