Prioritet Serneke Arena
Prioritet Serneke Arena is a multi-sport complex in the district of Kviberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The exterior of Prioritet Serneke Arena | |
Former names | Göteborgs Nya Arena (2014–2015) Änglagården (–2014) |
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Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Coordinates | 57.738318°N 12.035002°E |
Owner | Prioritet Finans and Serneke |
Operator | Prioritet Finans and Serneke |
Type | Multi-sport complex |
Capacity | 3,300 (football) |
Acreage | 45,300 m² |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1 August 2012 |
Built | 2012–2015 |
Opened | 10 July 2015 |
Construction cost | SEK 800 million |
Architect | OkiDoki! Arkitekter |
General contractor | Serneke |
Tenants | |
IFK Göteborg Academy 2015– | |
Website | |
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The arena, located in Kviberg Park in eastern Gothenburg, is the largest multi-sport complex in the Nordic countries.[1] It has a total area of 45,300 m² spread out on seven floors, and houses amongst other things a 1.2 km long indoor all-season skiing trail and a full-size football pitch with a spectator capacity of 3,300.[2][3] There are also another two sports halls (for handball etc.), a restaurant, a hotel, conference areas, a fitness centre and a sports injury clinic.[2][4] The complex is also used by the elementary school Änglagårdsskolan connected to IFK Göteborg, the sports gymnasium Aspero Idrottsgymnasium and the football academy of IFK Göteborg.[5]
The plans to build Prioritet Serneke Arena were conceived in the mid 2000s by the contracting company Serneke, the head of the IFK Göteborg Academy Roger Gustafsson and the "Änglagårdsskolan".[2][6][4] The first names of the project were "Änglagården" (an informal nickname of the Academy) and later on "Göteborgs Nya Arena".[6][7] The first plans were to build an indoor arena and school premises with a total area of 23,000 m². In 2010, discussions with other parties started and a skiing trail, fitness centre, hotel, restaurant and conference areas were added to the plans.[3] The project broke ground on 1 August 2012 and after three years of construction, the facilities were opened to the public on 10 July 2015.[3] The current name was unveiled in connection to the opening.[3]
It is owned and operated by Serneke and the financial institution Prioritet Finans.[6][3] The complex was designed by architects Fredrik Hansson and Rickard Stark from OkiDoki! Arkitekter and the building cost was SEK 800 million.[1]
Citations
References
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- Fransson, Dag (2015-07-10). "Nu öppnar nya multiarenan". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Lindqvist, Johan (2014-06-10). "Här byggs Göteborgs nya arena". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Löfgren, Ingalill (2014-03-20). "Så ska Kvibergs nya arena heta". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Piauger, Alexander (2015-09-04). "Här är Göteborgs nya inomhusarena". GT. Göteborg. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Prioritet Serneke Arena – Om Arenan". Prioritet Serneke Arena. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- "Serneke – Prioritet Serneke Arena". Serneke. Retrieved 2015-09-05.