Hásteinsvöllur () is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Vestmannaeyjar
Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.
The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ...
,
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. It is located in the town of Vestmannaeyjar on the island of
Heimaey
Heimaey (), is an Icelandic island. At , it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. Heimaey is off the south coast of Iceland. It is the only populated isla ...
. It is used mostly for
football
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matches, and is the home ground of
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (ÍBV) is an Icelandic multi-sports district association from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It was founded in 1903 as Fótboltafélag Vestmannaeyja by Björgúlfur Ólafsson, military doctor for ...
(ÍBV). The stadium's capacity is 2,834.
In January 2012, ÍBV announced plans to install 700 additional seats in time for the first game of the summer of 2012 against
Breiðablik. The estimated cost of the additional seating is 40 million ISK (315,000 USD).
In 2017, it was named as one of the Top 10 Most Beautiful Sporting Arenas by the BBC. In April 2021 the website 90min.com rated Hásteinsvöllur, 14th best looking stadium in the world.
References
External links
Hasteinsvöllur - Nordic Stadiums
Football venues in Iceland
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Sports venues completed in 1912
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