Östersund Arena, currently known as Jämtkraft Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Östersund, Sweden. Its current capacity is 8,466[2] and it was opened on 13 July 2007.[3]
Jämtkraft Arena | |
 Jämtkraft Arena | |
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| Address | Arenavägen 23, Östersund |
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| Location | Östersund, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 63°11′40″N 14°39′25″E / 63.19458°N 14.65692°E |
| Public transit | Local bus |
| Owner | Östersund Municipality |
| Capacity | 8,466[1] |
| Surface | Plastic turf |
| Opened | 13 July 2007 |
| Tenants | |
| Östersunds FK, Östersunds DFF | |
The official tenants are Östersunds FK and Östersunds DFF, but many other football clubs in the area regularly play there.
One of its most famous visitors was Arsenal Football Club. On February 15, 2018, they defeated Östersunds FK by 3-0 in the first-leg of the Europa League's Round of 32. It was the English club's first trip to Sweden since beating AIK Fotboll in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Jämtkraft Arena – Östersunds FK".
- ^ "Evenemangsarena: Jämtkraft Arena". www.ostersund.se. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Anna-Karin Pernevill (20 October 2015). "10 år i Östersund" (in Swedish). Länstidningen Östersund. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Ostersunds 0-3 Arsenal: How it happened".
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