Idrottsparken
IFK Norrköping IK Sleipner
- Football World Cup 1958
- European Football Championship 1992
- European Football Championship Women 2013
Nya Parking, formerly of Norrköping Idrottspark (peak Name: parking) is a pure football stadium in the Swedish city of Norrköping. The stadium is the home ground of the Swedish football clubs IFK Norrköping and IK Sleipner.
The stadium was inaugurated in 1903. In the early days, the stadium was part of a comprehensive sports resort, which decreed off the football field and tennis facilities (1906 inaugurated ), curling rinks (1918 inaugurated ) and athletics facilities.
For the Soccer World Cup 1958 in Sweden today's World Cup grandstand was built with 5,599 covered seats. In Norrköping Idrottspark Stadium two group matches (France - Paraguay and Paraguay Scotland) and a quarter -final match (France -Northern Ireland ) were held during the 1958 World Cup.
In 1987 the East Stand ( 2,228 covered seats ) was constructed by the still existing career disappeared and the stadium was a pure football stadium. Prior to the 1992 take place in Sweden European Football Championship, the stadium was renovated and rebuilt. The South Stand incurred ( 6,700 standing) and the north stand ( 2,387 seats and 2,500 standing places ( guest block )) and a spectator capacity of 19,414 seats has been reached. During the European Football Championship in 1992 found three group stage matches held in Norrköping Idrottspark.
On the 100th anniversary of the stadium in 2003 was the same a friendly match between Sweden and Greece ( 1:2 ) instead. The public record is 32 234 spectators at IFK Norrkoping - Malmo FF in 1956.
In the years 2008 and 2009, the Idrottspark was rebuilt again. The lawn has been replaced by artificial turf and reduce the capacity to 16,700 seats. At the same time, the stadium was renamed Nya Parking. 2010, the club purchased the stadium from the city of Norrköping for 308.5 million Swedish crowns.
In 2013 was the Norrköping Idrottspark one of seven venues of the European Football Championship Women 2013. Were discharged three group games and a semifinal in Norrköping.