Vejlby Stadium
Vejlby Stadium in 2020
Full nameVejlby Stadium
LocationVejlby Centervej 53
DK-8240 Risskov
Coordinates56°11′33″N 10°12′37″E / 56.192390°N 10.210301°E / 56.192390; 10.210301
Capacity5,000 (300 seats)[1]
Record attendance11,763 (IK Skovbakken vs AGF, 7 September 1978)[2]
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Built1969[3]
Tenants
IK Skovbakken (1969–2016)
Vejlby IK (1969–2016)
VSK Aarhus (2016–present)

Vejlby Stadium (Danish: Vejlby Stadion) is an association football facility in Risskov, Denmark.[1] It is the home stadium of 3rd Division club VSK Aarhus which is a merger between the former tenants of the stadium, IK Skovbakken and Vejlby IK.[4] Constructed in 1969, it is part of the sports complex, known as Vejlby-Risskov Sports Centre (Danish: Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter), owned by Aarhus Municipality.

Record attendance at Vejlby Stadium occurred on 7 September 1978, when IK Skovbakken faced local rivals AGF in the Danish Superliga, then called 1st Division. 11,763 spectators saw the home team lose 24.[2][4]

Different views from the main stands at Vejlby Stadium in July 2020.

References

  1. 1 2 "Vejlby Risskov Idrætscenter". vskaarhus.dk. VSK Aarhus. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 OH (29 August 2017). "Målet alle husker". agf.dk. Aarhus Gymnastikforening. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. Funder, Anders (30 November 2019). "VSK drømmer om nyt Vejlby Stadion: »Vi vil gerne sætte os selv på landkortet«". jyllands-posten.dk. Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 Bagge, Henrik (26 October 2013). "Stadig liv på Vejlby Stadion". stiften.dk. Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 31 July 2020.


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