Gentofte Sportspark (formerly Gentofte Stadion) is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Gentofte
Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...
near
Copenhagen
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Denmark
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. The stadium holds 15,000 people. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
Hellerup IK
Hellerup IK or HIK is a Danish sport club from Hellerup. Their football team currently plays in the Danish 2nd Division.
HIK consists also of a handball and a tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a ...
. Other sports clubs based in the sports park include the ice hockey team
Gentofte Stars
The Gentofte Stars are an ice hockey team in the , the second-highest men’s ice hockey league in Denmark. They play in Gentofte, a northern suburb in the Copenhagen urban area, at the ('Gentofte Skating Hall'). The team previously played in ...
and the badminton club
Gentofte BK
Gentofte Badminton Klub (Gentofte Badminton Klub), also known as GBK is a badminton club in Gentofte, Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is based in Gentofte Sportsby. The club has won more than 100 titles. It experienced its most succ ...
. The stadium has also been used for concerts.
Location
Gentofte Sports Park occupies the triangular site between the
Helsingør Motorway to the west, the
S-train
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network's
Hillerød radial to the east and Brogårdsvej to the south. The central artery of the sports park is Ved Stadion.
History
![Gentofte Stadium inauguration](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Gentofte_Stadium_inauguration.png)
In 1920, Captain Holger Nielsen took over the post as supervisor of the gymnastics and swimming programmes at the municipality's schools. He became a driver force behind the construction of Gentofte Stadium. In 1921, Gentofte Municipality acquired Tjørnegården, a farm with a series of old clay pits located on its land. In 1936, an architectural competition for the design of a stadium at the site was launched. It was won by
Arne Jacobsen
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. His proposal comprised the largest stadium in the
Nordic countries
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but his winning proposal was strongly modified and only partially realized. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 September 1942. The inauguration ceremony was attended by 20,000 spectators.
A new tribune with room for 5,000 spectators was inaugurated in 1954. More football fields, an
archery stadium and an ice skating rink was built were added in 1965. The original splans for indoor swimming and sports venues were not realized but
Kildeskovshallen
Kildeskovhallen is a sports venue in Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte in northern Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The original venue was designed by Karen and Ebbe Clemmensen and built in two phases. The swimming venue was built in 1966-1969. It was ...
was built in 1969 and later expanded in 1970-1972. Facilities for skate boarding were built in 2010.
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Facilities
Stadium
The football stadium has room for 15,000 spectators. It is used by Hellerup IK
Hellerup IK or HIK is a Danish sport club from Hellerup. Their football team currently plays in the Danish 2nd Division.
HIK consists also of a handball and a tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a ...
and Jægersborg BK. The stadium is also used by the American football club Copenhagen Towers and for athletics.
The highest number of spectators registered at a football match is 13,500 spectators in 1985 at a match between Lyngby Boldklub
Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...
and B 1903
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. On 22 October 1991 approximately 12,000 watched B 1903 defeat Bayern München
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6-2 at Gentofte Stadium.
Gentoftehallen
Gentoftehallen (Ved stadion 14, 2820 Gentofte) comprises two venues, one for official matches and one for practice. It is used for volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, futsal, gymnasticsand school sports.
The two venues contains a total of six basketball courses, seven vlooeyball courses and two handball courses. The venue for official matches has room for 1,500 spectators.
Clubs that use the venue include the badminton club Gentofte BK
Gentofte Badminton Klub (Gentofte Badminton Klub), also known as GBK is a badminton club in Gentofte, Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is based in Gentofte Sportsby. The club has won more than 100 titles. It experienced its most succ ...
.
Ice skating rinks
Gentofte Sports Park has two indoor ice skating rinks and a separate curling venue. Hall 1 is used for official events but is also open to the public let out to schools. It is the home ground of the ice hockey team Gentofte Stars
The Gentofte Stars are an ice hockey team in the , the second-highest men’s ice hockey league in Denmark. They play in Gentofte, a northern suburb in the Copenhagen urban area, at the ('Gentofte Skating Hall'). The team previously played in ...
which plays in Metal Ligaen
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History
It is a ...
as well as the figure skating club GKF. Hall 2 is used for ice hockey and figure skating practice. The curling venue is located adjacent to Hall 2. It contains two curling courses.
Rollerskating Hall
Rulleskøjtehallen (Ved stadion 16, 2820 Gentofte) is used for roller hockey and roller skating. It has an area of c. 1317 square metres and is unheated. It is used by Gentofte Rulleskøjteklub (GRK). Roller skate rental is available.
Jägers Skatepark & Hall
Jägers Skatepark & Hall (Ved stadion 18, 2820 Gentofte) comprises facilities for indoor as well as outdoor skateboarding. The indoor venue has an area of 1,000 square metres.
Concerts
Gentofte Stadion has also been the venue of many concerts, including;
*Genesis
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- ''Invisible Touch Tour
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'' - June 5, 1987
*Pink Floyd
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- ''A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour
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'' - July 31, 1988
*Tina Turner
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- '' Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour'' - May 22, 1990
*Prince
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& The New Power Generation
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- ''Nude Tour
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'', with Mavis Staples
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- June 4, 1990
*ZZ Top
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- ''Recycler World Tour
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'', with Bryan Adams
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- June 12, 1991
*AC/DC
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, Metallica, Pantera
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, Mötley Crüe
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, Queensrÿche
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& The Black Crowes
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- ''Monsters of Rock
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'' - August 10, 1991
*Michael Jackson
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- ''Dangerous World Tour
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'' - July 20, 1992 (Sold-out and attended by 30,000 spectator
*Metallica
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- ''Nowhere Else to Roam
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Tour'', with The Cult
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& Suicidal Tendencies
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- May 28, 1993
*Guns N' Roses
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- ''Use Your Illusion Tour
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'' - June 8, 1993
* U2 - ''Zoo TV Tour
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'', with PJ Harvey
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& Stereo MC's
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- July 27, 1993
*The Pussycat Dolls
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- Doll Domination Tour
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- August 22, 2009
See also
* Kildeskovshallen
Kildeskovhallen is a sports venue in Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte in northern Copenhagen, Denmark.
History
The original venue was designed by Karen and Ebbe Clemmensen and built in two phases. The swimming venue was built in 1966-1969. It was ...
References
External links
Official homepage
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Football venues in Denmark
Multi-purpose stadiums in Denmark
Sport in Gentofte Municipality
Buildings and structures in Gentofte Municipality
Sports venues completed in 1942
1942 establishments in Denmark