Parken Stadium
Coordinates: 55°42′08.89″N 12°34′19.93″E / 55.7024694°N 12.5722028°E
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| Location | P.H. Lings Allé 2 DK-2100 København Ø, Denmark |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 9 September 1992 |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Owner | Parken Sport & Entertainment |
| Operator | F.C. København & Stadion |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | 640,000,000 DKK (85,300,000 €) |
| Architect | Gert Andersson |
| Capacity | 38,065 (allseater)[1] |
| Record attendance | 42,099 (Denmark-Greece, 8 October 2005) |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m (114.8 x 74.3 yds) |
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| F.C. Copenhagen (Danish Superliga) (1992–present) Denmark national football team (1992-present) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final (1994) UEFA Cup Final (2000) Eurovision Song Contest (2001) |
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Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. København and the Denmark national football team. The capacity for concerts exceeds the capacity for matches – the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage setup and 55,000 with a center-stage setup.
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History [edit]
Parken was built on the site of former Denmark national stadium, Idrætsparken, from 1990 to 1992. The last national team match in Idrætsparken was a 0–2 Euro 1992 qualification loss to Yugoslavia on 14 November 1990, and on 9 September 1992 Parken was opened with a 1–2 defeat in a friendly game against Germany.
The stadium was rebuilt by investors Baltica Finans A/S in turn of the guarantee from the Danish Football Association, that all national matches would be played at Parken for 15 years. The re-construction, tore down and re-built three of the original four stands, cost 640 million Danish kroner.
In 1998, Baltica Finans sold the stadium to F.C. Copenhagen for 138 million DKK, and the club now owns both the stadium and the adjacent office buildings in the company of Parken Sport & Entertainment.
Parken was included in UEFA's list of 4-star stadiums in the Autumn of 1993, making Parken eligible for hosting the finals of the Europa League (then named UEFA Cup) as well as the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. Being a 4-star stadium, Parken can not apply for the biggest European club game, the UEFA Champions League final, as that demands 50,000 seats.
On 2 June 2007, Parken was the venue for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack.
Notable matches [edit]
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Competition | Attendance | Remarks |
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| 9 September 1992 |  Denmark |
1–2 |  Germany |
Friendly match | 40,500 | Opening match |
| 4 May 1994 |  Arsenal |
1–0 |  Parma |
1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 33,765 | |
| 17 May 2000 |  Galatasaray |
0–0 (p4-1) |
Arsenal |
2000 UEFA Cup Final | 38,919 | |
| 8 October 2005 | Denmark |
1–0 |  Greece |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 2 | 42,099 | Stadium attendance record |
| 6 April 2006 | F.C. Copenhagen |
1–0 |  Lillestrøm |
2006 Royal League Final | 13,617 | |
| 30 April 2006 | F.C. Copenhagen |
0–0 | Brøndby |
Danish Superliga 2005–06 | 41,201 | League and club attendance record |
| 2 June 2007 | Denmark |
0-3 |  Sweden |
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F | 42,083 | Referee attacked |
| 21 May 2011 | AG København |
30-21 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
2011 Danish Handball League Final | 36,651 | World record attendance at an indoor handball match |
| 20 April 2012 | AG København |
29-23 |  FC Barcelona |
2011–12 EHF Champions League Quarterfinal | 21,293 | The highest-ever attendance at a VELUX EHF Champions League match |
Concert venue [edit]
Parken is also used as a concert venue, and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. As a direct consequence of this, and to make Parken a more useful venue in general, a retractable roof was applied to the existing structure.
Once a year, the TV channel TV 2 Zulu organizes a big concert, Zulu Rocks.
Musicians like Take That, Pink, Madonna, Britney Spears, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, Tiesto, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Pet Shop Boys, Kashmir, Pharrell, Mew, Robbie Williams, George Michael, R.E.M., Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Muse, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson have performed at Parken.
The biggest concert ever held in Parken was a performance by Michael Jackson on 14 August 1997, during his HIStory tour, with 60,000 tickets sold.
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| Preceded by Wembley Stadium London |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Parc des Princes Paris |
| Preceded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow |
UEFA Cup Final Venue 2000 |
Succeeded by Westfalenstadion Dortmund |
| Preceded by Globe Arena Stockholm |
Eurovision Song Contest Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Saku Suurhall Tallinn |
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