Arena Linköping
Monday, October 1, 2012
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One of several new stadiums playing host to finals matches, the Arena Linköping project began in 2011 for completion the following year.
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Capacity: 7,500
Opened: 2012
• One of several new stadiums playing host to UEFA Women's EURO 2013, the Arena Linköping project got under way in 2011 for completion the next year.
• Located in Kallerstad to the north of the city, the stadium is a new home to women's side Linköpings FC, replacing their old Folkungavallen.
• Linköpings FC were formed in 2003 from a link-up between women's football club Kenty DFF and ice hockey's Linköpings HC. Immediately one of the biggest teams in Sweden, they won the Swedish Cup in 2006 and 2008, a year before their first Damallsvenskan triumph.
• The stadium will hold three UEFA Women's EURO 2013 Group C games and a quarter-final.
• Linkoping in south central Sweden is home to more than 100,000 people and dates from the 13th century with a famous cathedral, whose steeple dominates the skyline.