Riisvangen Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Riisvangen
Fullname:Riisvangen Stadion
Nickname:"Vangen"[1]
Location:8200 Aarhus N,
Aarhus Municipality,
Denmark
Built:1936[2]
Opened:1939
Expanded:2018[3]
Surface:Grass
Capacity:5,000[4]
Record Attendance:3,200 (Aarhus Fremad vs Ikast fS, 2 November 1996)[5]
Dimensions:105x
Tenants:Aarhus Fremad (1969–)
IK Skovbakken (1939–1969)

Riisvangen Stadion (in Danish ˈʁisˌvɑŋˀn̩/, "Riis Meadow") is an association football stadium in Aarhus N. It is the home stadium of Danish 2nd Division club Aarhus Fremad.[6] Stadium capacity is 5,000, but the attendance record is 3,200 which occurred when the club competed in the Danish Superliga, in a matchup against Ikast fS on 2 November 1997.

Riisvangen Stadion was constructed in the 1936 on the initiative of Aarhus Municipality. During this period, the population of Aarhus had experienced a large population growth concentrated around northern Aarhus, known as Aarhus N, and the construction of a sports facility would facilitate needs to nurture sports in the area. The stadium was built in an area which, at that time, was devoid of buildings.

Initially, IK Skovbakken used the stadium as their home ground before the club moved to the later established sports complex Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter.[7]

In April 2018, a new wooden stand was initiated against Brønshøj Boldklub. On 4 October 2019, Fremad announced a sponsorship deal with Royal Unibrew, which meant that the stand was named "Faxe Kondi Tribunen", after the soft drink produced by the company.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalgaard . Rasmus . Lokalopgør i Smilets By: Når lillebror fra Aarhus Fremad "besøger" AGF . dr.dk . . 11 May 2020 . 30 September 2018.
  2. Book: Clausen . Jens . Sejr . Emanuel . Aarhus gennem Tiderne . 1941 . Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck . København . 1st.
  3. Web site: Føns Foldager . Emil . Fremads direktør om "Folket": Målsætningen var et kast op i den blå luft . stiften.dk . Århus Stiftstidende . 11 May 2020 . 21 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Riisvangen Stadion, tilskuertal, rekorder og udvikling i Superligaen . superstats.dk . SuperStats . 11 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Superligakamp Aarhus Fremad-Ikast fS, 02.11.1997 . superstats.dk . SuperStats . 11 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Riisvangen Stadion // . dbu.dk . . 11 May 2020.
  7. http://www.skovbakkenfodbold.dk/main/information/klubben-historie.aspx Klubbens historie
  8. Web site: Royal Unibrew ny samarbejdspartner . aarhus-fremad.dk . . 11 May 2020.