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Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Borås, Sweden, mainly used for soccer and track and field athletics.

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Venue.name
Ryavallen
Venue.image
Ryavallen, main stand, january 2008.JPG
Venue.image_size
200px
Venue.caption
Ryavallen mainstand in January 2008.
Venue.location
Borås, Sweden
Venue.type
sports ground
Venue.renovated
2005, 2012
Venue.capacity
12 000
Venue.tenants
IF Elfsborg (1941–2004)Norrby IF

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Ryavallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Borås, Sweden, mainly used for soccer and track and field athletics.

==History== It was inaugurated on 17 August 1941 with a soccer game where IF Elfsborg defeated Team Sweden, 2–1. It was the home ground for IF Elfsborg until 2005, when the Borås Arena was inaugurated. During the 1958 FIFA World Cup, it hosted the matches between USSR and Austria, and between England and Austria.

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