Østerbro Stadium
Østerbro Stadium is a combined football and athletics stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the home of the football clubs Boldklubben af 1893 and BK Skjold and it is also the home stadium of the athletics clubs Københavns Idræts Forening and Sparta.[1] It has a capacity of approximately 3,800.[2] The stadium was used for the 2009 World Outgames.[3]
History
[edit]Østerbro Stadium was opened as an athletics stadium in 1912.[4] The entrance was topped with bronze statues depicting sporting activities.[5] The stadium is open as an ice skating venue in the winter.[6] Østerbro Stadium is located next to F.C. Copenhagen's Parken Stadium. At a distance of 0.13 miles (0.21 km), it is recognised as the second closest stadium pairings in the world behind Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes and Paris FC's Stade Jean-Bouin in France.[7] During the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Østerbro Stadium was used as the location for a number of collaborationist athletics meetings with German athletes.[8] An unofficial international association football match between the Denmark national football team and the Hungary national football team was also hosted there in 1941.[9]
In 1952, as part of the 1952 Summer Olympics torch relay, Østerbro Stadium hosted an Olympic festival of athletics. The event was opened by Prince Knud with the Olympic flag flown and the Olympic torch being lit at the stadium before the relay continued onto Helsinki in Finland. The festival also featured the Gold Coast and Nigerian athletes competing for the first time under floodlights.[10] In 1998, it was suggested that Brøndby IF would play their home matches at Østerbro Stadium while their Brøndby Stadium was being renovated and due to poor attendances at their home matches hosted at Parken Stadium. However, this suggestion was denied.[11] The stadium has also hosted fashion shows, using the running track as a runway.[12]
55°42′15″N 12°34′29″E / 55.704126°N 12.57485°E
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete Information". Sparta. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Osterbro Stadion". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Track and Field at Fantastic New Venue - World Outgames 2009". Copenhagen 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Brumleby: Groundbreaking Housing Oasis in Østerbro". Danish Architecture Center - DAC. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Mouritsen, Lone (2004). The Rough Guide to Copenhagen. Rough Guides. p. 104. ISBN 9781843530701.
- ^ World Guide. McGraw-Hill. 1978. p. 73. ISBN 9780070484184.
- ^ "Soccer's closest rivals? Paris FC moving in next door to PSG". ESPN.com. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ Krieger, Jorg (2023). Athletics in the Nordic Countries: History and Developments. Common Ground Research Networks. pp. 34, 49. ISBN 9781957792521.
- ^ Bonde, Hans (2013). The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport: The Danish Involvement. Routledge. p. 189. ISBN 9781317966029.
- ^ Cofie, M. Thurson (1952). Daily Graphic: Issue=521. Graphic Communications Group. p. 8. ISSN 0832-4271.
- ^ Evans, Simon (1998). European Football 1998-99. Rough Guides. p. 93. ISBN 9781858284729.
- ^ Bobb, Brooke (9 August 2018). "Saks Potts Copenhagen Spring 2019 Collection". Vogue. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Østerbro Stadion Nordic Stadiums