Hammarby IP (short for "''Hammarby Idrottsplats''", "Hammarby Sports Ground") also known as "Kanalplan", is a

football stadium Football stadium may refer to: * A stadium used in gridiron football, association football or Australian rules football * A soccer-specific stadium Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada to refer to a sp ...

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. The current main tenant is the women's football team

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

. The stadium was officially opened by

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, at the time the crown prince of Sweden in 1915.

Renovation

Due to Hammarby winning promotion to

Damallsvenskan The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...

in 2014 season, it was unclear if Hammarby IF DFF still would play in Kanalplan. The stadium didn't meet the requirements for the top-tier league because of "bad condition of the field and the surrounding area". In October 2014, it was announced that Kanalplan is planned for renovation for the upcoming season.

References

External links

Hammarby IP site at Stockholm.se
{{Hammarby IF Football venues in Sweden Hammarby IF Hammarby Fotboll (women) Football venues in Stockholm 1915 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1915