Kolding Stadion
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| Kolding Stadion | |
| Full name | Kolding Stadion |
| Nickname | Ørneborgen (The Eagle Fortress) |
| Built | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Capacity | 12,000 (2,300 seated) |
| Home of | Kolding FC |
| Pitch size | 102 x 70 m |
Kolding Stadion, nicknamed Ørneborgen by the local team's fanclub after Kolding FC's impressive home record (with just one loss in the autumn-season of 2005). Kolding municipality own the stadium.
It consists of an old wooden stand (west), a 700-seater,[1] a larger more modern east stand, with room for a sitting crowd of 1517 (after the 2006 rebuild),[1] plus a round southern stand. There are four athletics running lanes (six for sprint distances up until 110 metres), and facilities for pole vaulting, shot putting, high jumping and long jumping.
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[edit] History
In 1898, Kolding Fodsports Klub (literally: Kolding Footsports' Club, later Kolding IF) left Staldgården, near Koldinghus because of a new arena being built there. In 1913 they took over the area Olympia in Kolding and the pitch there. The poor conditions of the playing field, though, made the city council of Kolding finance a new stadium there, which was opened in 1931.[2]
In 1972 the old building and main stand was demolished, to make room for a new one.[2]
[edit] 2006 rebuild
A slight rebuild was made in 2006, in order to make a new VIP-section on the east stand. The section has room for 140 dining guests, and a separate seating section with 40 seats. A direct entrance to the stadium from the cafeteria was also built, and the entrances (in the southwest corner and to the north) were renovated to Superliga-standards.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Kolding får tiltrængt stadionbygning". (2006). Kolding FC Avisen, p. 10.
- ^ a b (Danish) "Kolding Idræts Forening". Retrieved Apr. 11, 2006.
- ^ (Danish) Nielsen B. (2006-03-02). "Stadionombygning skal kaste millioner af sig". Retrieved on 2006-05-06.
[edit] External links and references
- (Danish) Kolding Stadion from stadions.dk
- (Danish) Photos, also from stadions.dk
- (Danish) Further photos of the stadium from Kolding FC's fanclub-homepage
- (Danish) Kolding Idræts Forening in the Kolding Leksikon at Kolding Municipality's homepage
