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in Aarhus N. It is the

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stadium of Danish 2nd Division club

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. Stadium capacity is 5,000, but the attendance record is 3,200 which occurred when the club competed in the

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, in a matchup against

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on 2 November 1997. Riisvangen Stadion was constructed in the 1936 on the initiative of Aarhus Municipality. During this period, the population of

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had experienced a large population growth concentrated around northern Aarhus, known as Aarhus N, and the construction of a sports facility would facilitate needs to nurture sports in the area. The stadium was built in an area which, at that time, was devoid of buildings. Initially,

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used the stadium as their home ground before the club moved to the newly established sports complex

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.Klubbens historie
Skovbakken Fodbold, hentet 22 November 2012 In April 2018, a new wooden stand was initiated against

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. On 4 October 2019, Fremad announced a sponsorship deal with Royal Unibrew, which meant that the stand was named "

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Tribunen", after the soft drink produced by the company.

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External links

About Riisvangen
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