Guldfågeln Arena

Guldfågeln Arena

The front of the stadium
Location	Kalmar, Sweden
Coordinates
Owner	Kalmar FF Fastigheter AB
Capacity	12,500 of which 10,500 are seated. (league games) 12,000 all seated. (international games)
Surface	Grass, 105 x 68 meter
Construction
Broke ground	December 12, 2009
Opened	March 15, 2011
Construction cost	250 million SEK
Architect	Tengbom
Main contractors	NCC
Tenants
Kalmar FF (2011–present) Sweden national under-21 football team (2012–)

Guldfågeln Arena is a football stadium in Kalmar, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. The stadium is located in the area known as Hansa City, in the North West of Kalmar. The arena opened to the public on March 15, 2011.

Kalmar FF's first competitive match at the stadium was played on 11 April 2011 against Djurgårdens IF, attracting 11,852 spectators; which is also the current attendance record.

Guldfågeln Arena is also one of the arenas used for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, as Kalmar Arena, with three matches in the preliminaries as well as one quarter final.

History

The football stadium consists of 11,000 seats under roof, and has a natural grass playing field grown in place. Beside the football pitch in the stadium, the construction work also includes three pitches that will be used for practise sessions only (two with natural grass and one with artificial turf).

Guldfågeln Arena cost about 250 million Swedish krona and was financed jointly by Kalmar FF, Kalmar Municipality and the real estate company Sveafastigheter. Guldfågeln Arena replaced Fredriksskans as Kalmar FF's home ground.