Sävstaås IP is a

sports ground A pitch or a sports ground is an outdoor playing area for various sports. The term ''pitch'' is most commonly used in British English, while the comparable term in Australian English, Australian, American English, American and Canadian English is ...

Bollnäs Bollnäs () is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It has about 14,000 inhabitants.https://bollnas.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunfakta History The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is fro ...

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, used for

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The playin ...

soccer 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 ...

and

track and field athletics Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

. The bandy rink, which was the home soil for

Bollnäs GIF Bollnäs GoIF/BF (Bollnäs GIF), "Giffarna", is a bandy club founded in 1895 from Bollnäs in Sweden who play in SBB Arena. The club won the World Cup in 2005. and 2019. History Bollnäs GIF was founded in 1895. Bollnäs GIF have played seven S ...

, was inaugurated for the 1973–1974 season and artificial ice was installed in 1984. Before 1973, Bollnäs GIF had played its bandy home games at Långnäs IP. The record attendance at Sävstaås IP occurred on 26 December 2000, when 8,151 people came to watch Bollnäs GIF playing against Edsbyns IF during a Saint Stephen's Day gme in the Northern Bandy Allsvenskan group. On one side is a major, roofed, stand housing the home team's supporters while on the other side is a stand without roof, usually housing the away team's supporters. The 2022–2023 season saw Bollnäs GIF's bandy team moving into SBB Arena.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Savstaas IP Bandy venues in Sweden Sport in Bollnäs 1973 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1973 Sports venues in Gävleborg County 20th-century establishments in Gävleborg County