Multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm
Stockholmsarenan
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Full name
| Stockholmsarenan
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Location
| Johanneshov
,
Stockholm
,
Sweden
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Coordinates
| 59°17′27″N
18°05′07″E
/
59.29081°N 18.08534°E
/
59.29081; 18.08534
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Public transit
| Globen
Gullmarsplan
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Owner
| City of Stockholm
via
SGA Fastigheter
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Operator
| AEG Live
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Type
| multi-purpose Arena
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Capacity
| 45,000 (concerts)
30,000 (sports)
[3]
28,000 (when police is in charge of max capacity, football only)
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Record attendance
| 39,338
(
Madonna
,
14 November 2015
)
31,810
(
HIF
?
Hacken
, 4 November 2018)
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Surface
| Artificial turf
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Broke ground
| 10 September 2010
[1]
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Built
| 2010?2013
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Opened
| 20 July 2013
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Construction cost
| SEK
2.7 billion (estimated)
[2]
€290 million
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Architect
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Main contractors
| Peab
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Djurgardens IF
and
Hammarby IF
(2013?)
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https://tele2arena.se/en/
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Stockholmsarenan
, known as
Tele2 Arena
for sponsorship reasons, is a
retractable roof
multi-purpose Arena
[4]
in
Stockholm Globe City
,
Johanneshov
, just south of
Stockholm City Centre
, Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and
football
matches, hosting home matches of
Allsvenskan
teams
Djurgardens IF
and
Hammarby IF
. The arena has a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing,
[5]
[6]
and its facilities fulfill the requirements of
FIFA
and
UEFA
for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.
[7]
[
non-primary source needed
]
History
[
edit
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With a maximum capacity of up to 40,000 and a retractable roof, the arena is able to host concerts, equestrian, motorsport, ice sports, banquettes, exhibitions, company events and shareholder meetings, in addition to football.
[
citation needed
]
The cost was calculated to be 2.7 billion
SEK
including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost was balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who runs the arena. Financing was mostly covered by sale of land, mainly the lot where
Soderstadion
was situated and associated building rights for commercial premises. The owner is the City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter AB.
[
citation needed
]
The arena was planned to host the opening game of the
ice hockey World Championship 2013
, but the construction was delayed and the arena was not finished until July 2013, two months after the tournament.
[8]
Initially, it was intended that the stadium would stage the finals of the
Swedish Super League
, but after the delay, it was decided that the finals in 2013 and 2014 would be moved to
Malmo Arena
.
[9]
It is decided that Stockholmsarenan will be the national stadium of Swedish
speedway
and
American football
.
[10]
It is also possible to have artificially-frozen ice on the ground. The
bandy
team of
Hammarby IF
has practiced on the ice when this possibility was tried for the first time, but the team will so far still use
Zinkensdamms IP
as their home ground for bandy. "Bandyns dag" ("Bandy Day") was supposed to be arranged at the arena on 14 December 2013 with a match against IFK Vanersborg as the climax but had to be cancelled due to problems with preparing the ice.
[11]
Instead, the match against Sandvikens AIK on 10 January 2014 was played at Stockholmsarenan.
[12]
[13]
On 27 June 2013, just days before Hammarby's first football match at their new arena, an explosive device was found outside the stadium. Former players from rivals Djurgarden were to play a friendly that evening in front of approximately 3,000 spectators, but the game was cancelled due to the threat. The culture commissioner for the
City of Stockholm
has stated that the city council "has authority over who gets to play there, and that power will be used" if the situation does not get under control.
[14]
[15]
The first official event at the stadium was a football match between Hammarby and
Orgryte IS
on 20 July 2013. The match, which ended in a 0?0 draw, brought in 29,175 spectators, setting a new record for highest attendance at a Superettan match.
[16]
The following day, a crowd of 27,798 attended
Djurgardens IF's
inaugural match at Stockholmsarenan, a 1?2 defeat by
IFK Norrkoping
.
[17]
Events
[
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Two
football
teams from Stockholm,
Hammarby IF
and
Djurgardens IF
, have played their home games at Stockholmsarenan since July 2013. Another Stockholm club,
IF Brommapojkarna
, have occasionally played matches against the other Stockholm teams at Stockholmsarenan instead of at their usual home ground,
Grimsta IP
.
[18]
The official inauguration took place on 24 August 2013, featuring Swedish artists
Robyn
,
Lars Winnerback
and
Kent
, but the first concert at Stockholmsarenan had already taken place on 27 July 2013, with Swedish band
Gyllene Tider
performing.
On 28 February and 1 March 2014, Swedish superstar
Avicii
made two sold-out concerts with 35,000 and 40,000 spectators respectively.
The Rolling Stones
played at Stockholmsarenan on 1 July 2014 as part of the European leg of their 14 On Fire tour. It was the band's 26th-ever appearance in Sweden.
Paul McCartney
played at Stockholmsarenan on 9 July 2015 as part of the European leg of his
Out There Tour
.
Madonna
visited the stadium with her
Rebel Heart Tour
on 14 November 2015, attracting over 39,000 people. The singer would return to the stadium with her
Celebration Tour
on 28 October 2023.
In 2015, the
American football World Championship
was to be hosted in Stockholm, with Stockholmsarenan as the only venue.
On 24 January 2015, the Arena hosted
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
, a mixed martial arts match between Swedish fighter
Alexander Gustafsson
and American
Anthony Johnson
. In 2015 and 2016, the
Swedish Bandy Finals
have been held at the arena. In addition, Hammarby IF have played single matches here.
Adele
performed at the arena as a part of her
Adele Live 2016
Tour on 29 April 2016.
Rihanna
performed at the arena as a part of her
Anti World Tour
on 4 July 2016.
[19]
[
better source needed
]
Justin Bieber
performed at the arena as a part of his
Purpose World Tour
on 29 and 30 September 2016.
On 17 June 2017, for her
Celine Dion Live 2017
tour,
Celine Dion
performed in front of a crowd of a less than average 21,699, selling out almost instantly. Her production opted to divide the stadium in half for her show, citing "Better experience for the audience and for logistical reasons".
Axwell
,
Sebastian Ingrosso
and
Steve Angello
performed three reunion shows as the
Swedish House Mafia
at Stockholmsarenan from 2 to 4 May 2019, after they split up in March 2013 ending their
One Last Tour
at the
Ultra Music Festival
. Tickets for these shows sold out fast; more than 120,000 tickets were sold within 5 minutes.
It hosted several matches of the
2023 World Men's Handball Championship
, which Sweden was co-hosting alongside
Poland
.
Laleh
will be the first Swedish female artist to headline a concert at the arena, as part of her national summer tour dates in 2023.
[20]
List of concerts
[
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Date
|
Artist(s)
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Tour
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Attendance
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27 July 2013
|
Gyllene Tider
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2013 Summer Tour
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23,082
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24 August 2013
|
Kent
,
Lars Winnerback
,
Robyn
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Inauguration concerts
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39,714
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26 November 2013
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Volbeat
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Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies Live
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9,152
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28 February 2014
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Avicii
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True Tour
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69,725
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1 March 2014
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10 May 2014
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Justin Timberlake
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The 20/20 Experience World Tour
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26,602
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1 June 2014
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Aerosmith
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Global Warming Tour
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1 July 2014
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The Rolling Stones
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14 On Fire
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37,009
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9 July 2015
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Paul McCartney
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Out There
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23,579
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14 November 2015
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Madonna
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Rebel Heart Tour
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39,338
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29 April 2016
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Adele
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Adele Live 2016
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31,069
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4 July 2016
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Rihanna
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Anti World Tour
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34,956
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10 September 2016
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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The Getaway World Tour
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25,820
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29 September 2016
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Justin Bieber
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Purpose World Tour
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79,380
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30 September 2016
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15 December 2016
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Kent
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Avskedsturnen
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113,400
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16 December 2016
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17 December 2016
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6 May 2017
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Kiss
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The KISSWORLD 2017 Tour
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24 334
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17 June 2017
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Celine Dion
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Celine Dion Live 2017
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21,699
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1 June 2018
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Iron Maiden
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Legacy of the Beast World Tour
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37,221
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2 May 2019
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Swedish House Mafia
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Save The World Reunion Tour 2019
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114,629
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3 May 2019
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4 May 2019
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5 June 2019
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Bon Jovi
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This House Is Not for Sale Tour
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35, 419
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8 June 2019
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Eagles
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2019 World Tour
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3 August 2019
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Pink
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Beautiful Trauma Tour
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33,943
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29 June 2022
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Harry Styles
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Love On Tour
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36,282
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17 June 2023
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The Weeknd
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After Hours til Dawn Tour
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70,130
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18 June 2023
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7 July 2023
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Elton John
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Farewell Yellow Brick Road
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72,300
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8 July 2023
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19 August 2023
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Laleh
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Sommarturne 2023
[20]
|
20,137
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28 October 2023
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Madonna
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The Celebration Tour
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12 June 2024
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Nicki Minaj
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Pink Friday 2 World Tour
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2 September 2024
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Justin Timberlake
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The Forget Tomorrow World Tour
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Highest attendances
[
edit
]
| Parts of this article (those related to table) need to be
updated
.
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
(
April 2023
)
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Attendance
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Performance
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Event
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Date
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Ref.
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40,000
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Iron Maiden
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Concert
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1 June 2018
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[21]
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40,000
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Avicii
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1 March 2014
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[22]
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39,714
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Kent, Lars Winnerback, Robyn, Zhala
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26 August 2013
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[23]
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39,338
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Madonna
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14 November 2015
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[24]
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38,209
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Swedish House Mafia
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2 May 2019
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37,009
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Rolling Stones
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2 July 2014
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[25]
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35,000
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Avicii
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28 February 2014
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[26]
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31,756
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Hammarby IF vs Ostersunds FK
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2016 Allsvenskan
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4 April 2016
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[27]
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Interior and tifos
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Average attendances
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Season
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Djurgardens IF
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Hammarby IF
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Division
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Season Average
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Division
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Season Average
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2013
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Allsvenskan
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8
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15,858
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Superettan
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8
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14,145
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[28]
[29]
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2014
|
Allsvenskan
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15
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13,145
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Superettan
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15
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20,451
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[30]
[31]
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2015
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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15,482
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Allsvenskan
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15
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25,507
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[32]
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2016
|
Allsvenskan
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15
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13,393
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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22,885
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[33]
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2017
|
Allsvenskan
|
15
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16,241
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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22,137
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[34]
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2018
|
Allsvenskan
|
15
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12,307
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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23,680
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[35]
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2019
|
Allsvenskan
|
15
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15,958
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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24,232
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[36]
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2020
|
Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
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Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
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2021
|
Allsvenskan
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11*
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9,198
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Allsvenskan
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11*
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10,263
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[37]
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2022
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Allsvenskan
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15
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19,587
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Allsvenskan
|
15
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26,372
|
[38]
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2023
|
Allsvenskan
|
15
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19,331
|
Allsvenskan
|
15
|
22,543
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[39]
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- Four fixtures each played behind closed doors during 2021 season.
See also
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References
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External links
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List of covered stadiums in Europe
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