Blue Water Arena
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| Blue Water Arena | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Esbjerg Fodboldstadion |
| Location | Gl. Vardevej 62 6700 Esbjerg |
| Built | 1955 |
| Opened | |
| Expanded | 1999, 2004 |
| Owner | Esbjerg Idrætspark |
| Tenants | Esbjerg fB |
| Capacity | 13,282 (5,282 seating) |
Blue Water Arena or Esbjerg Idrætspark is a football stadium and the home ground of Esbjerg fB. It has a capacity of 13,282 of which 5,282 is seated.
On account of the 2008 UEFA qualifier fan attack resulting in the forbidding of play of UEFA qualifier matches for Denmark within 250 km of Copenhagen, the Blue Water Arena was mentioned as the only possible venue within Denmark in which Denmark UEFA qualifier home games can be held as it is the biggest stadium in the country more than 250 km from Copenhagen. UEFA later changed the verdict, and on July 9 2007 the Danish Football Association announced that the games against Spain and Liechtenstein would be played in Århus and the games against Latvia and Iceland would be played in Copenhagen.
The stadium consists of two long-side stands:
- The Old Stand
- The New Stand:
- Lower area, The Claus Sørensen Section
- Upper area consist of two sections:
- The Vestfrost Section
- The Viking Section
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Official website
- (English) Esbjerg Idrætspark at WorldStadiums.com
- (English) Esbjerg Idrætspark at TheStadiumGuide.com
