Københavns Idrætspark, in daily use Idrætsparken, also known as Parken, was a

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, Denmark. It was initially used as the stadium of

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and

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (known simply as KB) was a Danish professional multi-sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded on 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Tennis has been played s ...

. It was replaced by the

Parken Stadium Parken, currently known as Parken - Connected by 3 for sponsorship reasons, and as Telia Parken (2014–2020), is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (''Inner Østerbro'') district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from ...

in 1992. The capacity of the stadium was 51,000 spectators. The main stadium, the first fully enclosed ground in Denmark, opened on the 25 May 1911, with a capacity of 12000, with a football match between a Copenhagen XI and The Wednesday of

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. By the end of the 1920s, the Idrætsparken boasted the main stadium, a separate

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(1912), indoor sports hall (1914), hockey pitch, and an indoor

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(1929). The main stand, which was retained in the new Parken Stadium, was inaugurated on 2 October 1955,

defeating Denmark 5-1. From 1911 to 1990, the Danish national team played 232 games at Idrætsparken, winning 125 games and losing 66.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Idretsparken Defunct football venues in Denmark Athletics (track and field) venues in Denmark Denmark national football team Multi-purpose stadiums in Denmark Sports venues in Copenhagen Sports venues completed in 1911 1911 establishments in Denmark 1990 disestablishments in Denmark Kjøbenhavns Boldklub