Ullevi

Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was opened in 1958, its original use was as a venue for the 1958 World Cup. Since then, it has hosted numerous sports events, notably football and athletics. It has an all-seated capacity of 43,200 and a total capacity of 60,000 for concerts.

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The record attendance for football is 52,194 and was set 3 June 1959, when IFK G?teborg played ?rgryte IS. The record for any event is 64,312 (including field-level seating) for a Bruce Springsteen concert 8 June 1985.

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Ullevi was used for several matches in EURO 92, including the final. It also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the UEFA Cup final in 2004. Less known, it was also the venue for the first game between NFL teams ever played on the European continent, as Minnesota Vikings faced Chicago Bears, in a pre-season game, 14 August 1988.

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Gamla Ullevi: Gamla Ullevi meaning Old Ullevi, named Ullevi until 1958 when Nya Ullevi was built, is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was opened in 1916 and has a capacity of 15,000–18,000 depending on usage....

Stadium: A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event....

Gothenburg: Gothenburg (Swedish: ') is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of V?stra G?taland. With 478,055 inhabitants in the city and 816,931 in the metropolitan area it is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the seat of residence for the county....