Stadionområdet, Malmö

Stadionområdet (The stadium district) is an area in Hyllie, Malmö, Sweden. The area is the home of two major stadiums, an ice hockey arena, an indoors arena, and several training facilities for association football, ice hockey and track and field sports.[1]

Venues

Venue Image Purpose Capacity Date built
Malmö Stadion Multi-purpose outdoors arena 27,500 1958
Swedbank Stadion Football stadium 24,000 2009
Malmö Isstadion Indoor sports arena with ice rink 5,800 1968
Baltiska hallen Indoor sports arena and concerts 4,000 1964
Athleticum Indoor sports arena with running tracks None 1992
Kombihallen Indoor football training facilities with artificial turf None 1980

Training facilities

The area features several training facilities for numerous sports. Most notably the area features five football fields that are located south of Swedbank Stadion. Two of these fields are fitted with artificial turf and located on the south side of Stadiongatan from the rest of the area. The fields are primarily used by Malmö FF, IFK Malmö, and various minor football clubs. Indoor football facilities are located in Kombihallen, which is located southeast of Swedbank Stadion. Kombihallen is used by Malmö FF during the colder periods of the year when outdoor training is complicated due to snowfall.

References

  1. ↑ "En koncentration av möjligheter". stadionomradet.se (in Swedish). Malmö Stad. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

Coordinates: 55°35′10″N 12°59′21″E / 55.58611°N 12.98917°E / 55.58611; 12.98917

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