Eriksson Arena
Eriksson Arena in December 2019
LocationÅby, Växjö Municipality, Sweden
Coordinates57°1′12″N 14°46′25″E / 57.02000°N 14.77361°E / 57.02000; 14.77361
Capacity2,000
Opened13 November 2019 (13 November 2019)
Tenants
Åby/Tjureda IF

Eriksson Arena is an indoor arena for bandy situated in the forest outside Åby in Växjö Municipality in Sweden. The arena is 9 400 m² (120×78 m), it has an inner ceiling height of 12 m and is isolated.[1] The stands are along the long sides and has a capacity of 1 900 standing and 100 sitting spectators. The arena serves as home ice for Åby/Tjureda IF and had a building cost of 43 MSEK, of which 38,7 MSEK was provided as a loan from Växjö Municipality.[2][3]

On 13 November 2019, the arena was inaugurated.[4]

The arena was prized as "Arena of the year" ("årets arena") in 2019 by magazine Sport & Affärer.[5]

The 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship was played in the arena and the 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship and the 2023 Men's Bandy World Championship were also played there, both at the same time.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "SE2492, Eriksson Arena, Bandyhall". llentab.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  2. ↑ Söderlund, Göran (2019-03-16). "Den lilla klubben gör det omöjliga igen" (in Swedish). IdrottensAffärer.se. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  3. ↑ Kingdahl, Thomas (2019-10-10). "Bygger ny hall - på rekordtid: "Mållös"" (in Swedish). Expressen/Föreningsliv. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  4. ↑ Owe Svensson (13 November 2019). "Invigning av Eriksson Arena" (in Swedish). Åby/Tjureda IF. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Svensson, Rebecka; Rindhagen, Julia (2019-12-06). "Åby/Tjuredas bandyhall får pris" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio/P4. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  6. ↑ "Herr-VM och Dam-VM arrangeras samtidigt – unikt världsmästerskap i Växjö/Åby 2023". Swedish Bandy Association. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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