Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in

Borås Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them th ...

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, mainly used for

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and

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. It was inaugurated on 17 August 1941 with a soccer game where

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spen ...

defeated Team Sweden, 2–1. It was the home ground for IF Elfsborg until 2005, when the

Borås Arena The Borås Arena is a football stadium in Borås, Sweden. It is the home ground of IF Elfsborg and Norrby IF and was opened in 2005. Borås Arena has an artificial turf pitch, GreenFields MX by GreenFields, and has a capacity of 16,200. Both clubs ...

was Inaugurated. During the

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, it hosted the matches between

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and

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, and between

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and Austria. The record attendance is 22,654 spectators, when IF Elfsborg played

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

in 1961. After Elfsborg had left the arena, the north stand was replaced by an indoor athletics hall. Ryavallen is currently used mostly for athletics. As of today (June 2016), Ryavallen has a seating capacity of circa 12 000 spectators.

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{{Allsvenskan venues Football venues in Sweden 1958 FIFA World Cup stadiums Multi-purpose stadiums in Sweden IF Elfsborg Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County Sport in Borås Sports venues completed in 1941 1941 establishments in Sweden