Consto Arena (until 2012 known as Nedre Eiker Stadion, between 2012 and 2015 as Mjøndalen Stadion and between 2015 and 2018 as Isachsen Stadion) is a football stadium located at

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most k ...

Nedre Eiker Nedre Eiker was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mjøndal ...

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. It is the home ground of

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in the

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, providing a capacity for 4,350 spectators.

History

Nedre Eiker Stadion was opened in 1950. During the team's golden age from the late 1960s through the 1980s, the stadium hosted several

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and

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games. The record attendance dates from 1968, when 15,300 people attended the

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semi-final against Rosenborg. The venue was completely renovated in 2011-12 and received

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with

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. The stadium got a new main stand with an under-roof seated capacity of 1,500 spectators and was renamed to Mjøndalen Stadion after the renovation. After promotion to the

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season, Mjøndalen increased the capacity to 4,350 and sold the stadium name to the contractor, Isachsen Gruppen.

Naming rights

Ahead of the 2015 season, the stadium's naming rights was sold in a four-year deal to contractor company Isachsen Gruppen. On 1 January 2019, the stadium name was changed to Consto Arena after its naming rights were sold to entrepreneur group Consto AS. The rights was bought in a three-year deal with possibilities for a one-year extension.

References

External links

Official websiteConsto Arena - Nordic Stadiums
Mjøndalen IF Fotball Football venues in Norway Eliteserien venues Bandy venues in Norway Sports venues in Viken Nedre Eiker {{Norway-sports-venue-stub