Østerbro Stadium is a combined

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and

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in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the home of the football clubs

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and BK Skjold and it is also the home stadium of the athletics clubs

Københavns Idræts Forening Københavns Idræts Forening (abbreviated Københavns IF, KIF) is a Danish athletics club based in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. The club is based at the Østerbro Stadium and the indoor Club Danmark Hallen in Valby. The club was found ...

and

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. It has a capacity of approximately 3,800. The stadium was used for the

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History

Østerbro Stadium was opened as an athletics stadium in 1912. The entrance was topped with bronze statues depicting sporting activities. The stadium is open as an ice skating venue in the winter. Østerbro Stadium is located next to F.C. Copenhagen's

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. At a distance of , it is recognised as the second closest stadium pairings in the world behind

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and

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's Stade Jean-Bouin in France. During the

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, Østerbro Stadium was used as the location for a number of collaborationist athletics meetings with German athletes. An unofficial international association football match between the

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and the

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was also hosted there in 1941. In 1952, as part of the 1952 Summer Olympics torch relay, Østerbro Stadium hosted an Olympic festival of athletics. The event was opened by Prince Knud with the

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flown and the Olympic torch being lit at the stadium before the relay continued onto Helsinki in Finland. The festival also featured the Gold Coast and

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athletes competing for the first time under floodlights. In 1998, it was suggested that

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a Danish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Brøndbyvester. Brøndby IF denotes the professional football section of Brøndbyernes ...

would play their home matches at Østerbro Stadium while their

Brøndby Stadium Brøndby Stadium (, ) is a football stadium in Brøndbyvester, Denmark. It is the home ground of the Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. The venue is the second-largest stadium in Denmark. Built in 1965 and inaugurated on 31 July 1966 where it ha ...

was being renovated and due to poor attendances at their home matches hosted at Parken Stadium. However, this suggestion was denied. The stadium has also hosted fashion shows, using the running track as a runway.

References

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