Silkeborg Stadium ( da, Silkeborg Stadion), latterly known as Mascot Park for sponsorship reasons, was a Danish football stadium in the town of

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

. It was home to the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each ye ...

club

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

until the opening of

JYSK Park JYSK park is a football stadium in Silkeborg, Denmark. The stadium is home to Silkeborg IF and has capacity for 10,000 spectators. The construction of JYSK Park began in 2015 and was completed in the summer of 2017. It was opened on July 31, 2017 ...

in 2017. The track was founded in 1925, and in 1943 was also a stadium house built with primitive dressing rooms. By this time, Silkeborg Stadium was used for both football and athletics, with a running track around the pitch. The old stadium house, built in Swiss style with balconies, remained a part of the stadium although new and modern facilities were added. Players run on the trackfrom the doors of the stadium building. When

achieved success in the 1990s, it was necessary to modernise the stadium and the stands latterly consisted primarily of covered seating. The away section did not have any seating whatsoever. In the year 2000 the running track around the field was removed, with athletics events relocated to Silkeborg Athletics Stadium. The stadium latterly held 10,000 spectators, with approximately 5,500 seats. The record attendance was set in 1995 when 12,288 people watched the match between Silkeborg IF and Brøndby IF. The pitch size was 105 x 68 meters and lighting was at 1,400 lux. In 2012, the stadium was renamed to Mascot Park until the end of 2013. In 2017, Silkeborg IF moved to a new stadium, JYSK Park. Silkeborg Stadium was demolished in August 2017.

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