Ullevi
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| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 57°42′21″N 11°59′14″E / 57.70583°N 11.98722°ECoordinates: 57°42′21″N 11°59′14″E / 57.70583°N 11.98722°E |
| Owner | Higab |
| Operator | Got Event |
| Capacity | 43,000 75,000 for concerts |
| Field size | 105 × 66 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 May 1958 |
| Architect | Sten Samuelsson and Fritz Jaenecke |
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1958 FIFA World Cup 1995 World Championships in Athletics 2006 European Athletics Championships 1959, 1971, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 Finland-Sweden Athletics International UEFA Euro 1992 2004 UEFA Cup Final |
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Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (Swedish: [(ˈnyːa) ˈɵlːəviː], New Ullevi), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the World Allround Speed Skating Championships six times, the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Athletics Championships, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992 final, the UEFA Cup final in 2004, and annually hosted the opening ceremony of the Gothia Cup—the world's largest football tournament in terms of the number of participants. IFK Göteborg has also played two UEFA Cup finals at the stadium, in 1982 and 1987, but then as home game in a home and away final. The stadium hosted several events, like football, ice hockey, boxing, racing, athletics and concerts.
The stadium is one of the biggest in the Nordic countries, with a seating capacity of 43,000 and a total capacity of 75,000 for concerts.
The ground opened for the 1958 FIFA World Cup held across Sweden. It hosted four matches in Group D, including a play-off. It also held a quarter-final, a semi-final and the third-place match.
The stadium'srecord attendance, for football, is 52,194 and was set on 3 June 1959, when Örgryte IS played against IFK Göteborg.
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