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Full name
  
BioNutria Park Randers

Operator
  
Randers FC

Capacity
  
10,300

Architect
  
C. F. Møller

Owner
  
Randers Municipality

Opened
  
1961

Phone
  
+45 86 41 51 22

AutoC Park Randers

Former names
  
Randers Stadion Essex Park Randers AutoC Park Randers

Location
  
Viborgvej 92A 8920 Randers NV

Record attendance
  
17,200 (Denmark B vs. Sweden B, 26.10.1958) After 2006: 11,824 (Randers FC vs. Brøndby IF, 16.05.2010)

Address
  
Viborgvej 92, 8920 Randers NV, Denmark

Similar
  
Blue Water Arena, Sydbank Park, EWII Park, Right to Dream Park, Viborg Stadion

BioNutria Park Randers (former Randers Stadion,Essex Park Randers and AutoC Park Randers) is a football stadium, located in Randers, Denmark and is the home ground of Randers FC.

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Rebuilding

Randers Stadion was totally rebuilt in 2005–06. The new stadium was designed by Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller, while Rambøll was the engineer and A. Enggaard contractor.

The pitch was also renovated in 2006 installing under-pitch heating, and automatic watering systems.

In October 2007 Randers FC installed a 37-square metre jumboscreen at the top of the North Stand.

Bionutria official capacity are 10,300 of which 9,000 are seats, but the maximum capacity is 13,500

The north stand was the only stand, not to be renovated in the 2006 rebuild, but in 2012 Randers FC announced that the North Stand would be renovated. The North Stand would be finished in the start of the season 2013-14. The North Stand was designed by Friis & Moltke, while Grontmij was the consultative engineers and Einar Kornerup contractor.

The stadium consists of 4 stands:

  • Two long-side stands:
  • The Sparekassen Kronjylland stand (2,697 seats)
  • The Energi Randers stand (2,407 seats)
  • Two end stands:
  • The Marcus stand (1,011 seats and 2,886 standing places)
  • The North stand (2,400 seats and 400 standing places)
  • Other activities

    In October 2006, the stadium hosted the WUSV 2006 Schutzhund World Championship.

    Aerosmith performed at the stadium during their 2007 World Tour on June 6, 2007, with 23,000 people in attendance.

    National games

    Bionutria Park Randers has never been used as home ground for the Danish national team, but it has been venue of several youth national matches:

    References

    AutoC Park Randers Wikipedia