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Field size
  
105 × 68 m

Broke ground
  
2011

Opened
  
3 September 2012

Construction cost
  
204 million SEK

Surface
  
Grass

Address
  
352 36 Växjö, Sweden

Owner
  
Östers IF

Myresjöhus Arena

Location
  
Bollgatan 9, 352 46 Växjö

Operator
  
Växjö Fotbollsfastigheter AB

Capacity
  
12,000, of which 10,000 are seated

Similar
  
Värendsvallen, Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Landskrona IP, Gavlevallen, Guldfågeln Arena

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Myresjöhus Arena is a football stadium in Växjö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Östers IF. The stadium is a part of a large redevelopment of the area formerly known as Värendsvallen into Arenastaden, which also includes a new ice hockey arena, floorball arena and a dedicated indoor athletics arena.

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History

On March 29, 2011 it was announced that the house builder Myresjöhus had purchased the naming rights to the stadium for an undisclosed amount. Myresjöhus Arena is a dedicated football stadium with a capacity of 12,000 (10,000 seated), with the entire audience under roof. The stadium conforms to UEFA category 3 for international games as well as Svenska Fotbollförbundets upcoming demands for stadiums in Allsvenskan. The official groundbreaking took place on March 31, 2011 and was led by Lars-Åke Lagrell, chairman of Svenska Fotbollförbundet. The first competitive football match at the stadium was played on 3 September 2012 between Småland rivals Östers IF and IFK Värnamo.

Structure and facilities

Facts and figures in short:

  • Seated audience: 10 000
  • Standing audience: 2 000
  • Gates: 4
  • Boxes: 16
  • Restaurants: 2
  • Pubs: 2
  • Toilets: 144
  • 20 places for wheelchairs with adjacent seating for personal assistants
  • Playing area 105x68, field area 120x80
  • UEFA Women's Euro 2013

    The stadium hosted three first round games and one quarter-final at UEFA Women's Euro 2013. During the finals it was known as the 'Växjö Arena' for sponsorship reasons.

    The following matches were played at the stadium during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013:

    Records

  • Record attendance: 12,173, Östers IF against IFK Värnamo, 3 September 2012.
  • Awards

  • Winner of Växjö Municipality building price 2013.
  • Stadium of the year (2012) nominee at StadiumDB.com.
  • References

    Myresjöhus Arena Wikipedia