Laugardalslaug pool, the indoor stadium of Laugardalshöllin, botanical gardens, a large park, and the offices of several national sports bodies. Create an itinerary including Laugardalsvollur Stadium. [3], The largest attendance for a football match ever seen by Laugardalsvöllur was 20,204 in 2004 in a friendly match between Iceland and Italy. Football Association of Iceland Official Website, Iceland v England – UEFA Nations League A Group 2, Scotland v Israel – UEFA Euro 2020 Path C Play-off Semi-final, Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland – UEFA Euro 2020 Path B Play-off Semi-final. The idea of building a sport venue in Laugardalur, along with some other entertainment facilities, dates back to 1871. Laugardalsvöllur Laugardalsvöllur is Iceland 's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. Check the official KSI website for the latest news. At that time, the population of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, was only about 2,000. For national matches, tickets are available on the Iceland FA website. The airport is approximately 50 kilometres southwest of Reykjavík, with several bus companies offering 40 minute transfers to the city for roughly 20 Euros. Laugardalsvöllur during a Euro 2008 qualifying game, Laugardalsvöllur during the friendly match Iceland-Slovakia, in 2009, The arena seen from the footpath along Reykjavegur, KSÍ (the Football Association of Iceland), "Íþróttaleikvangur Reykjavíkur í LaugardalSaga framkvæmdanna", "Ártöl í sögu knattspyrnunnar á Íslandi 1892 "Knattleikur er t.d. Football statistics of the stadium Laugardalsvöllur. With Iceland’s relatively small population there has yet to be the need for further expansion and thus the capacity of Laugardalsvöllur remains around 15,000. Capacity: 13 000. Typically the travelling supporters occupy seating sections J, K, and L which can be accessed through the northern entrance (Nordijr Inngangur). Le Laugardalsvöllur est le stade à domicile du club de Fram Reykjavík. Tenants: Iceland national football teams & Fram Reykjavík, Address:Laugardalur IS-104, Reykjavík, Iceland. There are currently two main stands, facing other across a pitch surrounded by a running track – two temporary stands can be erected if required. Es liegt im Stadtteil Laugardalur von Reykjavík und hat eine Kapazität von 15.000 Zuschauern. They are all big and extremely expensive[further explanation needed] on the local scale. Laugardalsvöllur is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. Il est situé à Reykjavik et possède une capacité de 9 800 places assises bien que celle-ci puisse facilement être augmentée en cas de besoin. The stadium is about a 20-minute walk west of town. The largest attendance for the venue about 25,000 during a concert in 2007. West Stand is the main stand and the larger one. Later the year 1992, floodlights were inaugurated for the match against Greece. [2], Big renovation and expansion of the old stand started in 2005. ", International goals scored by Eiður Guðjohnsen, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laugardalsvöllur&oldid=960835436, Athletics (track and field) venues in Iceland, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from October 2019, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from October 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 June 2020, at 04:50. Unable to display map at this time. The first match was played on Laugardalsvöllur in 1957 when the Iceland men's national football team played against Norway, two years before the official opening on 17 June 1959. Laugardalsvöllur sits within a wider sports complex which houses the national training facilities approximately  20-40 minutes walk depending on your starting location. In the past the capacity has been increased with the addition of two temporary stands behind the two vacant goal-ends which resulted in a capacity increase of 3,000. One option is an 17,500 capacity stadium with an open roof and heated pitch, costing 7-11 billion ISK. Construction of the field started in 1949 and lasted until 1952. Laugardalsvöllur is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. The stadium lies within the national sports complex in the eastern suburb of Laugardalur (‘Hot Spring Valley’), directly below the main road heading west from town. There have been plans by KSÍ to renovate and expand Laugardalsvöllur since 2014[6], one year after the Iceland men's national football team reached the play-offs for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in 2013. The second option is an 20,000 capacity stadium with an retractable roof over the stadium for the possibility of multi-purpose stadium, that would increase the utilization of seating capacity in the long term. Laugardalsvöllur pendant un match de qualification pour l'Euro 2008. There’s no permanent shop at the ground, only stalls with relevant souvenirs on match days, set up on the concourse outside the main stands. Laugardalsvöllur is Iceland's national football stadium and the home venue for the Iceland national football team. Little came out of this proposal the next 60 years or so.