Hjørring Stadium ( Danish: Hjørring Stadion) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

located in

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,908 (acco ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

, that is part of Femhøje Sport Center, and hence also known as Femhøje Stadion – Hjørring. It is currently used mostly for

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

matches and is the home stadium of

Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where the ...

and

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

. The stadium, which is owned and operated by

Hjørring Municipality Hjørring Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , making it ...

, has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people of which 3,100 are seats. The attendance record of 7,919 spectators was set on 3 June 1973 in a match in the western group of

Danish 3rd Division The 3rd Division () is the fourth tier of the Danish football league system since the 2021–22 season. It is the semi-professional association football league for men. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Football A ...

between Hjørring IF and local rivals

Frederikshavn fI Frederikshavn forenede Idrætsklubber (also known as FfI or Frederikshavn fI) is a Danish sports club based in Frederikshavn. The club has branches in football, handball, swimming, gymnastics and wrestling. The football team spent a total five s ...

. It has been known as Nord Energi Arena for sponsorship reasons since July 2017 and had previously been referred to as Bredbånd Nord Arena (2015–2017).

New Stadium

In September 2011 it was decided that Hjørring should have a new stadium, linked to the Park Vendia which would be completed in 2013. The plan, however, changed when Hjørring came into trouble in terms of the economy to the construction of the new stadium.

Renovation

On May 29, 2013 Hjørring City Council decided to renovate the old stadium. The renovation includes a new and lasting main stand with two sports centers integrated in the back of it. The new main stand with sponsor lounge will accommodate 500 seats under roof. Opposite the main stand is a small terrace with a capacity of around 1500 people. In order to optimize the intimacy and match experience the fences and advertising boards in both ends were placed closer to the pitch than before. There is also a new lighting system of 1000 lux. The renovation was completed in the summer 2015.https://www.facebook.com/fchjoerring/posts/526147814127439 In the summer of 2018

earned a promotion to the Superliga. To be eligible to play in the highest tier, the stadium needs a total capacity of at least 10,000 people and at least 3,000 seats.

References

External links

Stadium page at vendsysselff.dk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hjorring Stadium Football venues in Denmark Multi-purpose stadiums in Denmark Buildings and structures in Hjørring 1930 establishments in Denmark Sports venues completed in 1930 Sports venues in the North Jutland Region