Sundby Idrætspark

Sundby Idrætspark is a sports complex, that consists of a combined association football and athletics stadium, located in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. It has been the home ground of the association football clubs BK Fremad Amager and B 1908 since its auguration in September 1922, and have previously hosted BK Standard (1923–1946) and the professional superstructure FC Amager (2008–2009). As of May 2019, the total capacity of approximately 7,200 spectators, with 2,500 seatings at the main grand stand stretching along one side of the pitch, makes the exhibition field among the 25th largest football stadiums in Denmark. The track of the exhibition venue has consisted of artificial turf since August 2018, where it replaced natural grass.[3] In 2018, floodlights of 1,000 lux were installed at the exhibition field, so it was possible to show televised matches from the Danish Superliga.[4]

Sundby Idrætspark
Full nameSundby Idrætspark
LocationEnglandsvej 61
2300 København S
Coordinates55°39′00″N 12°36′08″E
OwnerKultur- og Fritidsforvaltningen,
Copenhagen Municipality
Capacity7,200 (2,500 seats)
SurfaceNatural grass (1922–2018)
Artificial (2018–present)
Construction
Built1922–1923[1]
Opened10 September 1922 (1922-09-10)
RenovatedJune–August 2018[2][3]
Construction costDKK 120,000 (1922)[1]
Tenants
BK Fremad Amager (1922–present)
B 1908 (1922–present)
BK Standard (1923–1946)
FC Amager (2008–2009)

The stadium hosted the preliminary rounds of the 2015 World Archery Championships.[5]

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 10 September 1922 with an association football match between the two then best ranking Amager-based teams, BK Fremad Amager and B 1908 in front of a sizeable crowd — a silver trophy donated by wholesaler O. P. Jansen for the occasion was won by B 1908.[6][7] At the inauguration in September 1922, the sport's facility, with the entrance located at Englandsvej, consisted of 5 football fields, with one of these fields being specifically fenced and designated for tournament matches.[6][7] The first match was played at one of the smaller fields rather than the main field, because it was not ready for use.[7] An actual exhibition field was inaugurated with an association football match on 26 April 1925 between a representative team for island of Amager and B 1903.[1] The sports complex now consisted of an exhibition field and four football fields.[1]

Facilities

The grand stand houses dressing rooms and press facilities. On the opposite side of the main stand there is a wooden terrace nicknamed as the Sunny Side. There are also a couple of smaller terraces at one end of the ground.

References
  1. "Om os - Historie - Spillesteder - S - Sundby Idrætspark". www.dbukoebenhavn.dk (in Danish). DBU Copenhagen. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. Bløndal, Leon (27 May 2018). "Skal du have et stykke af den legendariske Sundby Idrætspark, så er det snart..." www.fremad-amager.dk (in Danish). Boldklubben Fremad Amager. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "Sundby Idrætspark - MRTX Ultra kunstgræs på Sundby Idrætspark". www.unisport.com (in Danish). Unisport Scandinavia ApS. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  4. "Referencer - Stadion lysanlæg - Lyngby Stadion / Slagelse Stadion / Hvidovre Stadion / Sundby Stadion". www.dansksportsbelysning.dk (in Danish). Dansk Sportsbelysning. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019. Du kan her se de stadion lysanlæg vi har udført i Danmark. Det er alle 1000 lux anlæg som er godkendt til superligaen og tv. 1000 LUX anlæg. Sundby Stadion. Udført 2018. 4 stk. 40 meter kippet master fra Danintra, samt 2 stk. midter master på 20 og 24 meter. Anlægget er lavet med 250 LUX LED, med 30 stk. projektører fra Philips BVP525 med LO, samt 128 stk. Areana Vision fra Philips, som lyser op fra gallerierne.
  5. Hansen, Jakob Wärme (July 2015). "En uge på vejen til VM" (PDF). Bueskydning - Medlemsblad - VM 2015 særnummer (in Danish). Bueskydning Danmark (Danish Archery Association) (Nr. 9 (digital), 75. årgang): 18–19. ISSN 0901-4055. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. "Amagers Stadion - Det indvies i Morgen ved en Fodboldkamp" (in Danish) (Nr. 249, 51. Aargang). Social-Demokraten. 9 September 1922. p. 6.
  7. "Fra Amager : Amager Stadion" (in Danish) (Nr. 37, 13. Aargang). Amagerbladet. 16 September 1922. p. 4.
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