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

Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
stadium
Country
Sweden
Located in
Borås
Owned by
Borås
Image
Curve and Ryahallen at Ryavallen January 2008.JPG
Significant event
1958 FIFA World Cup
Has use
athletics
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Commons category
Ryavallen
occupant
IF Elfsborg
maximum capacity
19400
inception
1941-08-17
native label
Ryavallen
date of official opening
1941-08-17
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ryavallen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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