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Laugardalsvöllur during a EURO 2008 qualifiers game

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Laugardalsvöllur from the Reykjavogur in October 2007 before a EURO 2008 qualifiers game with Latvia

Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 20,000 individuals. The first stand was constructed in 1958, the opposite stand in 1997 and the old stand was renovated and extended in 2006. Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each. It is mainly used for football and it also has athletics facilities.

The largest attendance ever seen by the stadium was 20,204 in 2004 for a friendly match between Iceland and Italy. Iceland surprised the world by winning the game 2-0. [1]

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64°08′36.8″N 21°52′44.3″W / 64.143556°N 21.878972°W / 64.143556; -21.878972

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-'''Laugardalsvöllur''' is the national stadium of [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]]. It is located in [[Reykjavík]], and [[Seating capacity|seats]] 10,000 individuals. The first stand was constructed in [[1958]], the opposite stand in [[1997]] and the old stand was renovated and extended in [[2006]]. Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each. It is mainly used for [[football (soccer)|football]] and it also has athletics facilities.
+'''Laugardalsvöllur''' is the national stadium of [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]]. It is located in [[Reykjavík]], and [[Seating capacity|seats]] 20,000 individuals. The first stand was constructed in [[1958]], the opposite stand in [[1997]] and the old stand was renovated and extended in [[2006]]. Additional capacity can be added by bringing in two temporary stands seating 1,500 each. It is mainly used for [[football (soccer)|football]] and it also has athletics facilities.
 The largest attendance ever seen by the stadium was 20,204 in [[2004]] for a friendly match between [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]]. Iceland surprised the world by winning the game 2-0. [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=157667&cc=5901]