Marienlyst Stadion
| Marienlyst | |
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| Gamle Gress | |
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| Former names | Marienlyst Stadion |
| Location | Drammen, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°44′03.81″N 10°12′04.80″E / 59.7343917°N 10.201333°ECoordinates: 59°44′03.81″N 10°12′04.80″E / 59.7343917°N 10.201333°E |
| Broke ground | 1923 |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Owner | Drammen Municipality |
| Operator | Drammen Municipality |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Capacity | 7,544 |
| Record attendance | 16,687 (1969) |
| Field dimensions | 106 × 68 m |
| Tenants | |
| Strømsgodset IF (1967–present) SBK Drafn (1924–present) 1952 Winter Olympics 1987 European Competition for Women's Football |
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Marienlyst Stadion has been the home ground of Strømsgodset IF since 1967. It's located on Marienlyst in Drammen.
The pitch was opened in 1924, and was the home ground of Drafn, Skiold and Drammens Ballklubb. During the 1952 Winter Olympics in neighboring Oslo, the venue hosted two ice hockey matches. The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1962 and 2001.[1] The Norway national under-21 football team has played eighteen games Marienlyst, making it their most-used venue. The first U-21 match was played in 1981.[2]
The grass was removed in November 2007 to make way for artificial ice surface for winter sports, and artificial grass for summer sports. A new stadium was planned, but the project was abandoned due to financial difficulties. There are new plans to expand and rebuild the main stand.
The Gamle Gress (old Turf) is part of a sport complex, with the adjacent bandy field (artificial ice) and the athletics stadium next door as well as the sports hall for indoor athletics and handball.
[edit] References
- ^ "Main Championships Men" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63SxANU6u. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Norge Menn U21" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63UG3Ayfy. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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