Parken Stadium

Parken 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.

On 1 May 2014 a new stadium covering Wi-Fi solution, powered by Telia was published. The deal provides free high speed Wi-Fi for all spectators at any event at the stadium.[5] The agreement includes a 7 year long naming sponsorship, and on 17 July 2014, the stadium name was changed to Telia Parken.[6]

On the 26th of August 2020 it was announced that the stadiums name would be reverted back the original name, Parken, 5 days later on the 31st of August.

Notable matches

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 (4–1 p)	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	Former 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
12 June 2021	Denmark	TBA	Finland	UEFA Euro 2020	TBA	The First-ever European Championship match in a major tournament

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 in 2000 and 2001.

Musicians like Coldplay, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Whitney Houston, Take That, Pink, Madonna, Britney Spears, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, Tiësto, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones, U2, Bon Jovi, 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, Elton John, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Guns N' Roses, Volbeat and Michael Jackson have performed at Parken. In 2017 Volbeat became the first Danish band to sell out the venue, and their Let's Boogie DVD is of this concert.

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, a second show was held on the 29th in which Michael got a surprise birthday party after the performance of "You Are Not Alone".

• Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parken.

• Official website
• Tourist info from copenhagen.com Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• Stadium Guide Article
• Parken Stadium