Idrottsparken (or Sundsvalls Idrottspark), currently known as NP3 Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a

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Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. History Th ...

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. It was opened on 6th of August 1903. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its h ...

and

Sundsvalls DFF Sundsvalls DFF (Sundsvalls damfotbollsförening) is a women's association football-club from Sundsvall, Sweden. The club was established in 1984 by GIF Sundsvall. The club played in the Damallsvenskan during the 1991 season. It was relegated to th ...

. The stadium holds 8,000 people during football matches. The stadium was expanded in 2002 and was also called Sundsvall Park Arena during concerts 2002 – 2006. Between 2006 and 2016, it was known as ''Norrporten Arena'' for sponsorship reasons.

History

The venue was inaugurated in 1903, the same year as

and had tracks for running, skittles, shooting and tennis. Idrottsparken undergone a major renovation in the early 2000s and was re-inaugared by

Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...

on ninth of June 2002. The football pitch had grass as turf until 2004 when it switched to artificial turf, mainly because of poor quality of the grass turf due to cold climate.

Overview

Gallery

File:Norrporten Arena 25.JPG, Arena viewed from the north. File:NorrportenArena2008.jpg, Idrottsparken in 2008. File:Norrporten Arena 30.JPG, North stand. File:Norrporten Arena 31.JPG, East stand. File:Norrporten Arena 34.JPG, Snowstorm in November 2010. File:Sundsvall100731.jpg, The arena and city of

, 2010.

References

The Stadium GuideWorld Stadiums

External links

NP3 Arena
at gifsundsvall.se {{Allsvenskan venues Football venues in Sweden Sport in Sundsvall Multi-purpose stadiums in Sweden GIF Sundsvall Buildings and structures in Sundsvall Municipality Sports venues completed in 1903 1903 establishments in Sweden

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