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

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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, Denmark. It was initially used as the stadium of

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and

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded 26 April 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Tennis has been played since 1883. The club hosted, in 1921, on ...

. It was replaced by the

Parken Stadium Parken Stadium, also known simply as Parken and as Telia Parken (2014–2020), is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (''Inner Østerbro'') district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractable ...

in 1992. The capacity of the stadium was 48,000 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 Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

and

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

athletics track An all-weather running track is a rubberized, artificial running surface for track and field athletics. It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic ability unencumbered by adverse weather conditions. Historically, v ...

(1912),

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(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