Hlíðarendi (stadium)
"Valsheimilið" (Valur's Home) | |
 Hlíðarendi stadium in Reykjavík | |
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| Former names | Vodafonevöllurinn (2007-2015) |
|---|---|
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°07′58″N 21°55′25″W / 64.13278°N 21.92361°W |
| Owner | Valur |
| Operator | Valur |
| Capacity | Football: 1,524 Basketball/Handball: 1,300 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | 7 September 2007 (Indoor) 25 May 2008 (Outdoor) |
| Tenants | |
Valsvöllur (lit. 'Valur Field' or more precisely 'Valur Stadium'), also known as Hlíðarendi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌɛntɪ]; named after the street with the same name, which means "slope's end") and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn (lit. 'Vodafone Field'[a] or 'Vodafone Stadium'), is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats.[1] The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats.[2]
The stadium broke ground in 2004[3] and the indoor stadium was formally opened on 7 September 2007[4] while the outdoor football stadium was formally opened on 25 May 2008.[5] It bore the name of Vodafone from 2007[2] until 2015.[6] In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Origo which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (Origo arena).[7]
In January 2024 Valur and N1 signed a 5 year sponsorship deal with the clubs football stadium and basketball/handball indoor stadium being named the N1 Völlurinn, and N1 höllin respectively. [8]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ völlurinn is the definite form of völlur, meaning "the field".
References
[edit]- ^ "Vodafonevöllurinn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Vodafonehöll og -völlur eru nær tilbúin á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Vodafonevöllurinn á Hlíðarenda kynntur í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (8 September 2007). "Stórliðin bíða Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Vodafonevöllurinn vígður". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Freyr Bjarnason (1 December 2015). "Leiðir Vals og Vodafone skilur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (26 April 2018). "Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (17 January 2024). "Heimavöllur Vals verður nú N1 Völlurinn". Dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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