Coordinates: 55°42′08.89″N 12°34′19.93″E / 55.7024694°N 12.5722028°E / 55.7024694; 12.5722028

Parken
Location	P.H. Lings Allé 2 DK-2100 København Ø, Denmark
Broke ground	1990
Opened	9 September 1992
Renovated	2009
Owner	Parken Sport & Entertainment
Operator	F.C. København & Stadion
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	640,000,000 DKK (85,300,000 €)
Architect	Gert Andersson
Capacity	38,065 (allseater)[1]
Record attendance	42,099 (Denmark-Greece, 8 October 2005)
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m (114.8 x 74.3 yds)
Tenants
F.C. Copenhagen (Danish Superliga) (1992–present) Denmark national football team (1992-present) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final (1994) UEFA Cup Final (2000) Eurovision Song Contest (2001)

Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990–1992. It currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home ground of F.C. København and the Denmark national football team. The capacity for concerts exceeds the capacity for matches – the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage setup and 55,000 with a center-stage setup. The arena is being considered as the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

History [edit]

Parken Stadium field

Parken was built on the site of former Denmark national stadium, Idrætsparken, from 1990 to 1992. The last national team match in Idrætsparken was a 0–2 Euro 1992 qualification loss to Yugoslavia on 14 November 1990, and on 9 September 1992 Parken was opened with a 1–2 defeat in a friendly game against Germany.

The stadium was rebuilt by investors Baltica Finans A/S in turn of the guarantee from the Danish Football Association, that all national matches would be played at Parken for 15 years. The re-construction, tore down and re-built three of the original four stands, cost 640 million Danish kroner.

In 1998, Baltica Finans sold the stadium to F.C. Copenhagen for 138 million DKK, and the club now owns both the stadium and the adjacent office buildings in the company of Parken Sport & Entertainment.

Parken was included in UEFA's list of 4-star stadiums in the Autumn of 1993, making Parken eligible for hosting the finals of the Europa League (then named UEFA Cup) as well as the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup. Being a 4-star stadium, Parken can not apply for the biggest European club game, the UEFA Champions League final, as that demands 50,000 seats.

On 2 June 2007, Parken was the venue for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack.

Notable matches [edit]

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Competition	Attendance	Remarks
9 September 1992	Denmark	1–2	Germany	Friendly match	40,500	Opening match
4 May 1994	Arsenal	1–0	Parma	1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final	33,765
17 May 2000	Galatasaray	0–0 (p4-1)	Arsenal	2000 UEFA Cup Final	38,919
8 October 2005	Denmark	1–0	Greece	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 2	42,099	Stadium attendance record
6 April 2006	F.C. Copenhagen	1–0	Lillestrøm	2006 Royal League Final	13,617
30 April 2006	F.C. Copenhagen	0–0	Brøndby	Danish Superliga 2005–06	41,201	League and club attendance record
2 June 2007	Denmark	0-3	Sweden	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F	42,083	Referee attacked
21 May 2011	AG København	30-21	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	2011 Danish Handball League Final	36,651	World record attendance at an indoor handball match
20 April 2012	AG København	29-23	FC Barcelona	2011–12 EHF Champions League Quarterfinal	21,293	The highest-ever attendance at a VELUX EHF Champions League match

Concert venue [edit]

Parken is also used as a concert venue, and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. As a direct consequence of this, and to make Parken a more useful venue in general, a retractable roof was applied to the existing structure.

Once a year, the TV channel TV 2 Zulu organizes a big concert, Zulu Rocks.

Musicians like Take That, Pink, Madonna, Britney Spears, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, Tiesto, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Pet Shop Boys, Kashmir, Pharrell, Mew, Robbie Williams, George Michael, R.E.M., Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Muse, Tina Turner, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson have performed at Parken.

The biggest concert ever held in Parken was a performance by Michael Jackson on 14 August 1997, during his HIStory tour, with 60,000 tickets sold.

See also [edit]

• Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

Notes [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Tourist info from copenhagen.com
• Stadium Guide Article
• Parken Stadium

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