Ullevi
Sign in to saveUllevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, New Ullevi), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then 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 tw
Key facts
- Venue.name
- Ullevi
- Venue.image
- Nya Ullevi 2013-07-06 001.jpg
- Venue.caption
- UEFA
- Venue.location
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Venue.owner
- Higab
- Venue.operator
- Got Event
- Venue.surface
- Grass
- Venue.architect
- Sten Samuelsson and Fritz Jaenecke
- Venue.seating_capacity
- 43,00075,000 for concerts
- Venue.dimensions
- 105 × 66 m
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- History
- Sport
- Music
- Innovation
- Speedway
- Speedway World Finals
- Individual World Championship
- World Pairs Championship
- World Team Cup
- Speedway Grand Prix
- Record attendances
- Most attended concerts
- Sports
- Location and transport
- References
- See also
- External links
Ullevi, sometimes known as Nya Ullevi (, New Ullevi), is a multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then 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 has hosted several events, including 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.