 A Söderstadiontifo in 2013 | |
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| Full name | Söderstadion |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 12,800 |
| Field size | 105 x 65 m |
| Construction | |
| Built | ?–1966 |
| Opened | 20 November 1966 |
| Closed | 23 June 2013 |
| Demolished | 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| Hammarby IF | |
Söderstadion (lit. 'the Southern Stadium') was afootball andbandy stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1966 and closed in 2013, being replaced by nearbyTele2 Arena.
Söderstadion had a capacity of 12,800 depending on usage. A record attendance of 22,000 was set on 31 October 1982, whenHammarby IF facedIFK Göteborg.[citation needed]
There had already existed stadiums at the site, the earliest opened in 1918 under the nameJohanneshovs Idrottsplats. After the stadium was closed, the site will now be used for new apartment buildings.
Bandy was played at Söderstadion wintertime until 1989 and theSwedish championship final was traditionally played there. TheBandy World Championship 1987 final was played at the arena[1] (2nd half of the video). The last bandy match at the stadium was theSwedish final of 1989.[2]
The home teamHammarby, the 2010 and 2013 Swedish champions, now plays atZinkensdamm.
The arena has also been used forice hockey.
Before the Stockholm municipal elections of 2006, the centre-right parties of Stockholm promised that a new stadium would be built if the municipal elections were won. On 28 June 2007 plans for anew stadium were officially announced.[3] The last football game at Söderstadion was played on 23 June 2013 whenHammarby IF played against Ängelholms FF in the 13th round ofSuperettan. The game ended 1–1 with Hammarby securing a late draw whenKennedy Bakircioglu scored the last goal at Söderstadion.
The stadium was located just next to theEricsson Globe. It was most easily reached from theStockholm metro stationsGullmarsplan orGloben.
The stadium is mentioned by its old name[clarification needed] in the movieMy Life as a Dog (1985), where the main character tells the audience of a motorcycleaccident that occurred during a motorcycle show performed there.
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| Preceded by | Bandy World Championship Final Venue 1987 | Succeeded by Olympic Stadium Moscow, Russia |
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