Ratina Stadium
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| Full name | Tampere Stadium |
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| Location | Ratina, Tampere, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°29′33″N 023°45′51″E / 61.49250°N 23.76417°ECoordinates: 61°29′33″N 023°45′51″E / 61.49250°N 23.76417°E |
| Owner | City of Tampere |
| Operator | City of Tampere |
| Capacity | 16,800 (allseater) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Architect | Timo Penttilä |
| Tenants | |
| FC Ilves, Finnish national team | |
Tampere Stadium (Finnish: Tampereen stadion), also known as Ratina Stadium (Finnish: Ratinan stadion), designed by architect Timo Penttilä and completed in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 16,800 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts. The stadium is set to host the IAAF World Junior Championships in 2018.
The stadium primarily hosts football matches. It served as Tampere United's home stadium and it will be the home stadium for Finnish national team between 2016 and 2018 due to the renovation of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The stadium was also formerly used by Ilves, which holds the record attendances for football matches in both European and domestic competitions: 24,873 against Juventus on 19 September 1984 in the European Cup and 15,000 against Kokkolan Palloveikot on 9 October 1983 in the Finnish League.
Eppu Normaali performed at stadium on 14 August 2004 and on their 40-year anniversary performance on 6 August 2016.
Toto performed at stadium on 18 August 2007.
Iron Maiden performed at the stadium during their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour on 19 July 2008.
Bruce Springsteen performed at the stadium during his Working on a Dream Tour on 2 June 2009 in front of a sold out crowd of 31,402 people.
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