Aka Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Aka Arena
Location:Hønefoss, Norway
Coordinates:60.1591°N 10.2654°W
Opened:1949
Renovated:2009
Owner:Hønefoss Stadion AS
Operator:Hønefoss BK
Surface:Artificial grass
Former Names:Hønefoss Stadion
Tenants:Hønefoss BK (football)
Capacity:4,120 (seating - 3,500)[1]
Dimensions:105 × 68 m

Aka Arena, formerly known as Hønefoss Stadion, is a football stadium in Hønefoss, Norway, and is the home of former Norwegian top division, currently 3. divisjon club Hønefoss. The stadium has a capacity of approx. 4,120 spectators.

A record attendance of 3,747 was set during the last match of the 2009 First Division season against Sogndal, when Hønefoss got promoted to the top division.[2] A new record was set on 25 May 2010 when 4,245 saw Hønefoss beat SK Brann 2–0, whilst another new record was set on 19 May 2012 when 4,246 attended a match against Vålerenga.[3]

The venue has hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches three times, playing 0–0 against Yugoslavia on 8 June 1975, 5–1 against Turkey on 27 April 1993 and 2–1 against Greece on 3 September 1999.[4] In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Aka was ranked lowest amongst league stadiums, with a score of 1.93 on a scale from one to five.[5]

Hønefoss Idrettspark

The stadium is a part of Hønefoss Idrettspark, where track and field club Ringerike Friidrettsklubb has a 400 m rubber track in alignment with the IAAF standard. The facilities also includes Sjongshallen, an ice hockey field.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AKA Arena . honefossbk.no . . 9 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Hønefoss - Sogndal . . 8 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091030214624/http://www.ringblad.no/fotball/live/?kamp_id=338323. 30 October 2009 . live.
  3. http://www.honefossbk.no/facts/article/bamow6dheic11b209xiijwfdt/title/fakta-hbk Facts
  4. Web site: Norge Menn U21 . . no . 12 May 2012 . 26 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234353/http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/TabellTermin/?tournamentId=39901 . dead .
  5. News: Lerkendal nest beste fotballbane . . 28 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201233031/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.8836297 . no . 1 December 2012 . 30 November 2012 . dead .