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139-589: Ullevaal Stadion ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈʉ̀lːəvɔɫ] ) is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo , Norway . It is the home ground of the Norway national football team , and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final . From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn and from 1999 to 2017 was a home ground of Vålerenga IF . With a capacity of approximately 28,000, it

278-609: A bandy field , and commercial property including a conference center, hotel and shopping mall. The stadium is located adjacent to Ullevål Stadion Station of the Oslo Metro and the Ring 3 motorway. Plans call to replace the West Stand to increase capacity to 30,000 and perhaps add a retractable roof and artificial turf . The first suggestions for a stadium at Ullevaal were launched by members of Lyn in 1917, but not until 1924

417-530: A women's national team , and has teams at various youth levels for both men and women, most prominently the under-21 national team . Historically, the A-level team competed in the Olympics until and including the 1988 tournament, whereafter Olympic games count as under-21 national games. In addition to the A-level team and youth teams, Denmark also has a special league national team named Ligalandsholdet , with

556-400: A 3–1 win against the eventual World Cup champions Italy , but Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for UEFA Euro 1984 saw Denmark defeat England at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen converted a penalty kick for a 1–0 win. Denmark qualified for their first international tournament since 1964, and the team was dubbed "Danish Dynamite" in a competition for

695-461: A 3–2 loss to Brazil . Without the Laudrup brothers, Denmark qualified for Euro 2000, only to lose all three matches in the group stage. Morten Olsen was named the new manager for Denmark in 2000 and the team was quickly dubbed the "Olsen Gang", a reference to the series of Danish movies based around the main character Egon Olsen and his genius (criminal) plans. The nickname was also used for

834-399: A 4–3–3 or a 4–2–3–1. Olsen even possessed an outspoken opposition to the 4–4–2 system, as he threatened to leave his position as head coach in the event he was asked to deploy Denmark in that formation. To support the development of players for the new tactical 4–3–3 system, all national youth teams also changed their formation. Another change Olsen brought to the national team was to stress

973-483: A 6,300-square-meter (68,000 sq ft) expansion of the shopping center by. The shopping center area thus became 53,000 square meters (570,000 sq ft). The investments cost NOK 550 million and were scheduled for completion in 2009. The project also included the bandy field Bergbanen and a new club building for Ullevål IL. Ownership of the bandy venue was transferred to the municipality. On 23 October 2005, Vålerenga set its attendance record of 24,894 in

1112-434: A better economic proposal from Ullevaal, the team stayed at Bislett to have more influence on the design of the new stadium that would replace the existing structure. Oslo's other Premier League team, Skeid Fotball , stated that they had also considered playing at Ullevaal, but wanted to keep the more "intimate feeling" at Voldsløkka Stadion . However, Vålerenga were forced to move some of their 1999 matches to Ullevaal because

1251-646: A comeback for the national team in April 1992 – the Danish team created one of the biggest surprises in the event's history, as they went on to win the European Championship trophy under head coach Nielsen's defensive playing style. Advancing from the group stage ahead of England and France , Denmark defeated the Netherlands – the defending Euro 1988 champions – on penalties in the semi-final. Then, in

1390-417: A concert venue, Ullevaal Stadion has played host to A-HA in 2002 and 2010. Several other international artists has also performed there, including Rammstein , Kygo , Green Day , Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen . A-HA has also filmed two music videos at the venue. The music videos for the songs Did Anyone Approach You? and the 2003 live version of the classic The Sun Always Shines On TV . The stadium

1529-511: A court case regarding the dividend structure. The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports , including the federations for many smaller sports, chose to move to Ullevaal and establish their offices in conjunction with the stadium, in Dråpen located at the south side. The Norwegian Football Museum was established and received 250 square metres (2,700 sq ft) in the southern stand building. During construction in 1998, Lyn and

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1668-561: A few nations. Denmark had no club team invited in the 1900 Olympics and the 1904 Olympics , but then received a special invitation for the unofficial 1906 Olympics , to compete against one Greek club team ( Athens ) and two club teams from the Ottoman Empire ( Smyrna and Thessaloniki ). The team to represent Denmark was compiled of players from the Copenhagen Football Association (KBU), and they won

1807-578: A five minutes walk. In 2005, NFF launched plans for a redevelopment of Ullevaal, including artificial turf , a retractable roof and redevelopment of the West Stand to increase total capacity to 30,500 spectators. The combination of the three would allow Ullevaal to become a multi-purpose venue and allow more matches to be played, grant the teams more practice time on their home pitch, make room for sponsor events, allow more concerts and potentially allow non-football sports, such as sprint skiing, to be held. To make it easier to attract good international teams,

1946-521: A goalless draw with Tunisia. In the second game, Denmark lost 2–1 to France after a brace from Kylian Mbappé . With a win essential, Denmark were unable to defeat Australia and were therefore eliminated; finishing bottom of their group. The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers were also a tough affair for Denmark, seeded first in the draw but struggling in most of their matches, including a humiliating 3–2 defeat in Kazakhstan after leading 2–0. Nevertheless,

2085-601: A home victory against the Faroe Islands , and followed up with an away draw against Northern Ireland and a 2–0 home loss against Yugoslavia . Danes Michael Laudrup and Brian Laudrup opted to quit the national team in November 1990. When Nielsen subsequently decided to dismiss quality players such as Jan Mølby and Jan Heintze from the squad due to disciplinary problems, several newspapers began demanding that Nielsen step down as head coach. Despite this, Denmark won

2224-494: A league match against Rosenborg BK . On 23 March 2007, NFF bought Lyn's remaining 13.07% share of Ullevaal, securing the federation full control of the national stadium. Lyn was paid NOK 32.5 million for the transaction. Following Lyn's relegation from the Norwegian Premier League after the 2009 season , the club decided to move its home games from Ullevaal to Bislett. This was to avoid the high costs that

2363-420: A new pitch was installed. The first renovation was an all-new West Stand, which would be single-tier and have capacity for 8,800 spectators, of which 3,800 could be seated under a roof. Costs were estimated at NOK 56 million. The costs were covered by Sogn Næringsbygg, who built the stands and then received free ground to build 12,000 square meters (130,000 sq ft) of commercial real estate. Because of

2502-426: A new stadium at Valle Hovin , where the club currently have their administration and training facilities. Plans existed for stadiums for 22,000 spectators, which would be expandable to 32,000. Part of the rationale for their own stadium is that Vålerenga traditionally is the east side team, while Ullevaal is located in the heart of the west side. As an alternative, Vålerenga considered moving back to Bislett, at least as

2641-514: A pivoting point for other clubs to do the same. NFF has launched plans for a new national football stadium. Inspired by the new Friends Arena to be built in Stockholm, a new venue would have a capacity for 52,000 spectators and was part of the joint Norwegian–Swedish bid for UEFA Euro 2016 . To finance a new stadium, NFF would have to sell Ullevaal. NFF stated that expanding Ullevaal beyond 31,000 spectators would be excessively expensive and that

2780-667: A play-off against the Republic of Ireland . Denmark secured qualification with a 5–1 win at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin , which included a hat-trick by Christian Eriksen , who added to his tally of eight goals in qualification. Denmark were allocated into Pot 3 in advance of the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup . They were drawn into Group C , alongside Australia , Peru , and France . Their campaign in Russia began in

2919-492: A play-off berth as they were the worst UEFA group runners-up after removing results against the last-place teams. In Euro 2016 qualifying they finished third in their group, behind Albania and eventual winners Portugal, but lost to Sweden in the play-offs. When measuring the performance of the national team by winning share and earned points, Olsen's reign of the Denmark national team from July 2000 until January 2012 had at

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3058-499: A poor start to qualification, Denmark was trailing both Turkey and Ukraine . After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup , Morten Olsen considered leaving the job, having received several offers from club teams, but decided to stay and extended his contract until after the 2010 World Cup . Denmark failed to qualify for Euro 2008 , but qualified for the 2010 World Cup by winning their qualifying group, earning two wins against Sweden and four points against Portugal. Olsen's contract

3197-501: A portion of the game from a different angle (such as the bullpen area and centerfield terrace at Seattle's T-Mobile Park ), or are admission-free (such as an area at San Francisco's Oracle Park , where the game is visible from a public waterfront walk, through a series of fenced archways which form a part of the outfield wall). Notable exceptions to this are the NFL Washington Commanders' FedExField, which contains

3336-550: A refinancing expensive, it gave the investors a right of pre-emption for the shares, the right for the investors to terminate the load on short notice, and the right for the investors to take over the shares should the club not be able to manage the debt. In February 1996, Lyn and NFF stated that they had agreed that Lyn would sell their shares in Ullevaal to NFF for about NOK 5 to 6 million, plus support for Lyn's new training facility at Kringsjå . The parties stated that with

3475-403: A reinforced Lyn and Örgryte IS of Sweden, where Lyn won 5–1. In the opening game, tickets cost NOK 3 for seats, NOK 2 for standing places and NOK 1 on the end stands. The stadium became both the home ground for Lyn and hosted track and field events. The first international match was held on 29 May 1927 and featured Norway losing 0–1 against Denmark . The match against Sweden from

3614-489: A relatively small section far from the playing field, and are often referred to as the "cheap seats" (in baseball stadiums, generally, the bleachers are often located along the outfield . One example of this is in San Diego , where the only ground-level bleachers are located beyond the right field corner, and others are on the top of a historic building in the left field corner). Because standing-room terraces are so uncommon,

3753-422: A strong tie to a single club, but the state was willing to give grants to the stadium if it was controlled by the federation. In 1967, a new South Stand was opened, and the following year NFF moved into offices at the stadium. In the early 1980s, the owner company presented plans for an upgraded stadium, which would have capacity for 40,000 spectators, of which 25,000 would be seated and 15,000 would stand. In 1984,

3892-473: A temporary solution, though this did not occur. Vålerenga eventually ended up completing their plan and moved out mid-season to Intility Arena in September during the 2017 Eliteserien season, rendering the Norway men's national football team and the men's and women's cup finals the only permanent tenants of Ullevaal. In the 2024 Norwegian First Division , Ullevaal hosted its Vålerenga-Lyn men's derby as

4031-483: A terrace-style standing room only section in the higher areas above each end zone, and the Dallas Cowboys, who sell standing-room tickets for 4 large endzone terraces and smaller terraces located in the corners of AT&T Stadium . Plans for the future Buffalo Bills stadium include a 5,000-person standing room terrace to compensate for the fact that the stadium, once complete, will be the smallest capacity in

4170-792: A total number of 254 A-level home matches, of which 232 were played in Idrætsparken. Among all the played home matches in Idrætsparken, Denmark achieved 125 victories (54%), 41 draws (18%) and 66 defeats (28%). The stadium reached a record of 51,600 spectators for the 1–2 game against Sweden in June 1957. In regards of the first era from 1908 to 1990, only 22 home matches were played at other stadiums than Idrætsparken, of which 11 took place at Aarhus Idrætspark (then known as Atletion) in Aarhus , followed by Aalborg Stadion in Aalborg with six games, and

4309-421: A vast improvement in the performances of the team. According to Rob Smyth and Lars Eriksen, authors of a book on the "Danish Dynamite" team that would soon emerge: That process [the transition to professionalism] was accelerated by the fact that so many of the national team were playing abroad, and values learned there were slowly seeping in. ... Denmark got a headstart on football globalisation, benefiting from

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4448-455: A win against Germany to advance in the tournament. Despite Michael Krohn-Dehli 's equaliser, Denmark lost 2–1 to Germany, and with Portugal defeating the Netherlands 2–1, Denmark was eliminated from the tournament after finishing third in Group B. Denmark failed to qualify for the next two tournaments under Olsen. They finished second in their 2014 World Cup qualifying group but failed to achieve

4587-482: Is 105 by 68 meters (115 yd × 74 yd), and the area within the stands is 122 by 82 meters (133 yd × 90 yd), of which grass covers 112 by 78 meters (122 yd × 85 yd). The grass is a combination of Lolium perenne , Poa pratensis and Poa annua , with 3% artificial grass sown inn. The pitch features a sprinkler system and under-soil heating with an effect of 750 kW located 25 to 30 centimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) under

4726-440: Is 202 by 162 meters (663 by 531 ft) long and the height of the roof is 23 meters (75 ft). The sound system provides 66,000 watts, and the flood lighting has 160 lamps that give 1,400 lux. Ullevaal Business Class offers 29 boxes and 1,418 VIP seats directly accessible from the boxes. In addition, in part in conjunction with the hotel, UBC has a number of conference rooms, of which the largest can hold 800 people. The pitch

4865-572: Is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen . Denmark were winners of the unofficial 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics . However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for

5004-770: Is located next to the Ullevål stadion station of the Oslo Metro , and is served by lines 4 and 5 (the Sognsvann Line and the Ring Line ). The stadium is also within a ten-minute walk from Rikshospitalet station of the Oslo Tramway , located on the Ullevål Hageby Line and served by trams 17 and 18. In addition, the motorway Ring 3 runs nearby. Parking is available at Rikshospitalet , Domus Atletica and Sogn Upper Secondary School ; these are within

5143-433: Is opposition against artificial turf, but that long Norwegian winters cause pitches to be extremely bad during the early parts of the season. It has been argued that younger Norwegian players are used to artificial turf and that in the future they will need better pitches to play "finer" football. In 2010, seven of sixteen premiership stadiums used artificial turf; commentators have stated that if Ullevaal converted, it could be

5282-483: Is the Norwegian Football Museum, which offers tours of the stadium. Just east of the stadium is Bergbanen, a municipal bandy field used by Ullevål IL. The field is located on top of a parking house. NFF owns 40,000 square meters (430,000 sq ft) and Vital owns 53,000 square meters (570,000 sq ft) of commercial property at Ullevaal, including a shopping center and office space. As

5421-581: Is the largest football stadium in Norway. The national stadium is fully owned by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The stadium opened on 26 September 1926 as the home ground for Lyn and several other local teams. The first international match was played in 1927, and NFF started gradually purchasing part of the stadium company. The peak attendance dates from 1935, when 35,495 people saw Norway play Sweden . Since 1948, Ullevaal has hosted

5560-466: The 1986 World Cup , and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær, thrashed Uruguay 6–1. In the second round, Denmark once again faced Spain and once more lost, 5–1, including four goals by Emilio Butragueño . The first Spanish goal was caused by a miss-timed backpass by Jesper Olsen to Butragueño, an unfortunate action subsequently coined as "a real Jesper Olsen" (" en rigtig Jesper Olsen "). The phrase would live on for 13 years, and

5699-400: The 1995 Confederations Cup (then known as King Fahd Cup), beating Copa América champions Argentina 2–0 in the final. As defending champions at Euro 1996 , Denmark disappointed with a lackluster performance after an early elimination in the group stage. The team had achieved a respectable win against Turkey , a draw against Portugal and only a defeat to Croatia . Nielsen's replacement

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5838-441: The 1995 King Fahd Cup , defeating Argentina in the final. Their best World Cup result was achieved in 1998, where they narrowly lost 3–2 in a quarter-final against Brazil . Denmark also made the round of 16 in 1986, 2002 and 2018. Their most prominent result in recent history was at Euro 2020 , where the team lost in the semi-final against England after extra time. Apart from the men's senior A-level team, Denmark competes with

5977-868: The 2006 FIFA World Cup ). Many cricket stadiums in South Africa , New Zealand and Australia are not all seaters, many areas of the ground provide grass banks offering cheaper entry, this means that spectators can sit on the grass. Examples of this include Adelaide Oval , the WACA Ground in Perth and the Basin Reserve in Wellington . North American stadiums rarely have standing-room terraces; rather, many stadiums have bleacher seating, which are tiered seating areas using flat benches and are usually uncovered. In most large facilities, bleachers are in

6116-579: The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League or the 2020 European Championship . After a temporary agreement enabled the return of the regular players, the Danes won their first Nations League fixture 2–0. Hareide managed Denmark during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying and won four matches, drawing four more. This meant Denmark qualified for the tournament, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was postponed to 2021, and Hareide's contract expired on 30 June 2020. He

6255-480: The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A , they finished second in their group, only one point behind Croatia and winning twice against world champions France . Denmark also qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , topping Group F in the qualification campaign ahead of Scotland , with nine victories, eight of which without conceding a goal. At the 2022 World Cup, Denmark were drawn again with France, Tunisia and Australia in group D . They began their campaign with

6394-537: The FIFA World Cup until 1986 , although they won another Olympic silver in 1960 . Since the 1980s and the " Danish Dynamite " team, Denmark has remained competitive in international tournaments. Triumph in the 1992 European Championship in Sweden marked the team's most prominent victory, defeating defending champions the Netherlands in the semi-final and world champions Germany in the final. They also won

6533-530: The Forum Copenhagen later was built). As the facilities were considered too small, a new stadium in Copenhagen was built with the name Idrætsparken . Since its opening on 25 May 1911, it has hosted all the home matches of the football club KB and most of the home matches of the national team. During the first 82 years of the national team, from October 1908 until November 1990, Denmark played

6672-483: The Mordovia Arena , Saransk , against Peru. A Yussuf Poulsen goal in the second half secured three points for the Danes. However, they struggled against Australia in their second tie, as Christian Eriksen's early goal was cancelled out by a VAR -awarded penalty, converted by Mile Jedinak , in a game that ended 1–1. Denmark secured qualification in their final group game, playing out the only goalless draw in

6811-559: The Soviet Union , then lost the third-place match to Hungary . The strict rule of only allowing amateurism at the national team was finally abolished by the DBU in May 1971, as they had acknowledged this change was needed in order to build a highly competitive team. In February 1978, when the DBU also decided to allow professional football to be introduced in the Danish leagues, the way was at

6950-520: The Ultra fans require terraced areas for their choreography. For instance, Borussia Dortmund 's Westfalenstadion (commercially known as Signal Iduna Park) has an all-seated capacity of 65,829, but during Bundesliga games the attendance limit is set to 81,360. (If the general rule "two standing occupies the same space as one sitting" applies, then around 15,000 seats are replaced by 30,000 standing attenders at Bundesliga games.) Meadowbank Stadium ,

7089-421: The final , Denmark won 2–0 win against reigning World Cup champions Germany, ensuring Denmark its first international trophy. In August 1993, Michael Laudrup decided to settle his ongoing dispute with Richard Møller Nielsen about the team tactics and made a comeback to the national team. However, the following years Denmark saw mixed results, as they first failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup , but then won

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7228-403: The royal family , new change rooms and 5,000 square meters (54,000 sq ft) of restaurant and meeting area. The upgrade involved the removal of the running track, making Ullevaal a pure football stadium. Construction of the two stands started after the cup final in November 1989, and started with the demolishing of the north stand from 1926 and the east stand from 1938. After construction

7367-687: The 1896 Olympic Games. On 18 April 1897, a game was played in Hamburg when a selection team from the Danish Football Association defeated a selection team from the Hamburg-Altona Football Association, 5–0 in the presence of 5,000 spectators. The first three editions of the Olympic football event in 1900–1906 had an unofficial status, as the event was not yet open for national football teams to compete, and only had limited participation of three or four club teams from

7506-476: The 2–0 win against reigning World Cup winners France in 2002, Denmark failed to advance any further. At the 2002 World Cup, Denmark was defeated by England in the round of 16, and at Euro 2004, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals against the Czech Republic . For the 2006 World Cup qualification , Denmark was paired with 2002 semi-finalists Turkey and eventual Euro 2004 champions Greece . Following

7645-463: The Cup Final was held at Ullevaal, and has been held there since. Other activities held during the first decades included boxing, and a revival meeting hosted by Billy Graham in front of 40,000 people in 1955. In 1960, NFF bought more shares from Lyn and became the majority shareholder with 50.7%, while Lyn retained 44.2%. The reason was the planned expansion could not receive public grants with such

7784-433: The DBU choosing not to contest the next 1956 Olympics . As football remained an amateur past-time, most of the best Danish footballers moved abroad to make a living, and due to DBU enforcing the rule to bar all professionals from the national team, it started to become difficult to assemble a highly competitive team. Denmark experienced their next revival at the 1960 Olympics with a third set of Olympic silver medals. This

7923-548: The Danish campaign during the qualification stages. Denmark, ranked number 24 in the FIFA World Rankings at the time of the draw , were drawn into Group E , alongside Poland , Montenegro , Romania , Armenia , and Kazakhstan . Despite suffering early defeats to Poland and Montenegro, the Danes rallied, and secured second place in the group, and a berth in the play-offs , with a 1–0 away to Montenegro. Denmark were rewarded for their second-place finish with

8062-408: The Danish team as an alternative to the more commonly used "Danish Dynamite", already in those days when Olsen played as a captain. Denmark's tactics shifted from the preferred 4–4–2 formation practised by Bo Johansson to an even more attacking style with an emphasis on the wingers available at the time, namely Jesper Grønkjær and Dennis Rommedahl . Accordingly, Olsen's preferred formation was either

8201-417: The Danish team managed to finish top of their group with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, and qualified for their 10th continental finals. At UEFA Euro 2024 , Denmark qualified as runners-up in their group but were eliminated by Germany in the round of 16. Following the tournament, Hjulmand resigned on 19 July 2024, and his assistant Morten Wieghorst was named as the new manager on a short-term contract until

8340-612: The NFL. The Boston Red Sox baseball team offers standing room tickets when a game is sold out. The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers both offer standing room only seating. There are no major standing room terraces; rather, people stand along the edges of the concourses directly at the back of the seating areas. Denmark national football team The Denmark national football team ( Danish : Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or herrelandsholdet ) represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It

8479-569: The Nordic Football Championship 1933/36 on 22 September 1935 was held in front of a crowd of 35,495, which still stands as the spectator record. The stadium was served by the Oslo Metro with the opening of the Sognsvann Line in 1934. In 1938, a new East Stand ( Klokkesvingen ) was opened. The Football Association bought Aker's share of the stadium during the 1930s, and in 1945 also part of Lyn's share. From 1948,

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8618-635: The Nordic countries. As such, the national team coach has on several occasions outlined the purpose of having unofficial matches played by Ligalandsholdet as an opportunity of testing new potential upcoming Danish players for the A-team. On 12 April 1896, Denmark XI defeated Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon, either 9–0 or 15–0, at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome in Athens in a demonstration game during

8757-540: The World Cup. In the play-off round of the qualification for UEFA Euro 2016 , Denmark lost to Sweden 4–3 on aggregate and failed to qualify for the finals. The most recent match between the countries was a 2–1 win for Denmark in June 2024. The team kit is produced by Danish company Hummel . It is all-red with white details to reflect the colours of the Danish national flag . Prior to the period of Adidas sponsorship,

8896-547: The ambition (or economy) to send the national team to play friendly matches and in the regional tournament, the Nordic Championship , from October 1920 until June 1948. When DBU opted to set their sights higher, they allowed the national team to start contesting the Olympics again, promptly resulting in a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympics . After, the team only reached the quarter-final at the 1952 Olympics , with

9035-457: The best Danish footballers from the Nordic leagues. The Ligalandsholdet was created in January 1983, and has played unofficial games for the national team during the winter break of the Nordic leagues every year since, save for 2005 and 2011. Sometimes the media also refer to Ligalandsholdet as Denmark's B-team, as the best Danish footballers selected for the A-team often play in leagues outside of

9174-485: The club had renting Ullevaal, which cost the club NOK 150,000 per game, compared to a similar fee per season at Bislett. Lyn played its last home game at Ullevaal on 3 November, when it lost 0–5 against Fredrikstad FK . In the 2009 season of the Premier League, Vålerenga had the fourth-highest average attendance at 10,788, while Lyn had the lowest at 4,187. Lyn's least-seen game attracted 2,092 people. After it

9313-633: The competition and their place given to Denmark, who finished as the second-placed team in its qualifying group and ironically the best runner-up across all groups. Contrary to popular belief, the team did not enter the tournament completely unprepared, after having rallied home from seaside vacations. The majority of players were already assembled to play a friendly match against the CIS when Denmark officially received Yugoslavia's spot. Relying heavily on goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and his defense, as well as creative spark Brian Laudrup – having decided to make

9452-559: The consequences of the Luton Town vs Millwall hooligan riot during their FA Cup sixth round match on 13 March 1985. The first English professional football club to convert to all-seats following the watershed of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster was Ipswich Town's Portman Road in 1992. The other ground often cited as all-seated in Britain before 1990 was Ibrox , home of Rangers . However, although Ibrox had no terracing after

9591-606: The decisive penalty to eliminate the Danes, putting an end to their best World Cup campaign since 2002. Following the World Cup, Denmark prepared for participation in the inaugural iteration of the UEFA Nations League , having been drawn in League B against Wales and the Republic of Ireland . The tournament offers an alternative route of qualification for the European Championship and World Cup, and increases

9730-411: The demolishing of the four light masts and instead installing the lights along the roof. The cost of the whole project was estimated at NOK 300 million. The project also included 44,000 square metres (470,000 sq ft) of commercial real estate, to be located behind the south stands. Because public grants of about NOK 90 million could only be given to non-profit entities, the ownership of

9869-410: The dilapidated standards at Bislett. Prior to the 2000 season , Vålerenga signed a three-year contract with Ullevaal, making the national stadium their home. In 2000, Ullevaal Stadion AS bought the West Stand, including the commercial areas. In March 2001, NFF gave Lyn a loan for NOK 12.5 million, on the condition that if it was not paid back within two years, NFF would take over Lyn's ownership in

10008-672: The divisions. The stadium is owned by AS Ullevaal Stadion, a limited company wholly owned by the Norwegian Football Association. Operations of the stadium is performed by the subsidiary Ullevaal Stadion Idrett AS, while the NFF-owned Ullevaal Business Class AS (UBC) is responsible for operating the luxury boxes, the conference center and VIP-services. The commercial area in the North and East Stands, plus that located north and east of

10147-449: The end of 2024. Apart from the national team, Denmark is famous for its traveling fans, known as roligans . The movement emerged during the 1980s as the declared opposition to hooliganism . The goal of the roligan movement is calm, yet cheerful, support during the matches, as " rolig " means "calm" in the Danish language . The roligans have since developed an image of easy-going nature and rabid support, and are often considered amongst

10286-436: The enlightenment and experience that comes with playing abroad. At Euro 84 , their 20-man squad contained 14 overseas-based players; the other seven teams had only five between them. At Mexico 86 , their squad included players from the champions of Italy , West Germany , England , Holland and Belgium , but not Denmark . In the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification , Denmark finished with four wins and four losses, including

10425-652: The entire tournament, in the Luzhniki Stadium against France; a result which saw both teams progress. Denmark faced Croatia in the round of 16 , with the Croats topping Group D with three wins. Mathias Jørgensen scored within the first minute of the game to give Denmark the lead, but Mario Mandzukic equalised only three minutes later, leaving the teams equally perched at one goal apiece. The match remained at 1–1 after ninety minutes, necessitating thirty minutes of extra-time , which still failed to separate

10564-473: The event, and thereby an unofficial gold medal. Two years later, in the first official football tournament at the 1908 Olympics , Denmark won a silver medal. At the next Olympics, in 1912 , the team again won a silver medal, which was followed by a golden era from July 1912 until August 1920, with Denmark ranked most of the time as number one in the world by the Elo ranking . The first official national football match

10703-427: The expense of Italy . In Denmark's home match against Sweden in the qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 , the visitors were awarded a 3–0 win after a Danish fan invaded the pitch and attacked the referee. The reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw and Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament. In the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , Denmark won both matches against Sweden 1–0 and qualified for

10842-668: The finals of the Norwegian Football Cup , and in 1967 the Japp Stand was completed. A new renovation started with the completion of the single-tier West Stand in 1985, and continued with the two-tier North and East Stands in 1990 and the South Stand in 1998. Ullevaal hosted the finals of the UEFA Women's Euro in 1987 and 1997 . In conjunction with the stadium is the head office of many sports federations,

10981-420: The first team to qualify for the knockout phase of a European Championship despite two opening defeats. Facing Wales in the round of 16, Denmark won by a large margin (4–0) which earned them a quarter-final tie with the Czech Republic . Denmark won the tie 2–1 to progress to the next round. Their European Championship run ended with an extra time defeat to England in the semi-finals. Mikkel Damsgaard opened

11120-603: The game and famous all over the world. The first such notable casualties were Manchester United's Stretford End and Arsenal's North Bank, both of which were demolished in 1992 to be replaced by new all-seated stands. Two years later, Liverpool demolished their iconic Spion Kop and replaced it with an all-seater stand, while a similar redevelopment occurred with Aston Villa's Holte End. FIFA , UEFA , and CONCACAF also mandate that all matches in competitions that they control be held in all-seater stadiums. This means that in countries where standing terraces are commonplace, either

11259-412: The group, qualifying directly for the final tournament. Out of eight qualifying matches, Denmark won six, drew one and lost one, resulting Olsen's contract to be extended until after the 2014 World Cup . At Euro 2012, Denmark were drawn in the proclaimed " group of death ", Group B , alongside Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. After defeating the Netherlands 1–0, they lost 3–2 to Portugal, requiring

11398-461: The height, the new stand was met with protests from locals who felt the six-story structure would wreck the idyllic neighborhood. The stand was completed in 1985. On 14 June 1987, Ullevaal was the host of the final of the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football , where Norway beat Sweden 2–0 in front of 8,408 spectators. Plans for a new two-tier stand to the north and east were presented next. The plans had called for 24,500 sitting places in

11537-512: The home of Meadowbank Thistle from 1974 until 1995, was the first all-seated football ground in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen reconstructed Pittodrie in 1978, putting benches on the open south terrace as the final part of a longer-term plan to make the ground all-seated. Subsequent to this, the south side of the ground was covered over, and Pittodrie Stadium was proclaimed as the country's first all-seated, all-covered ground, although

11676-431: The importance of only using fit players who had been granted regular playing time at their club. However, at times he was forced to compromise from this principle, as the pool of players available in the relatively small nation did not always provide him viable substitute options. Denmark qualified both for the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 , but despite impressive results in the group stage in both tournaments, especially

11815-413: The kit provider was also Hummel from 1979 to 2004. All of Denmark's qualification, Nations League and friendly matches are broadcast by TV 2 on television. DR holds the rights on radio transmission. The first home match for the Denmark national team was a 2–1 friendly win over England on 25 May 1910, taking place with 12,000 spectators at the stadium "KBs baner" (located in the area "Granen", where

11954-539: The location poses limitations in transport infrastructure to handle so large crowds. In 2008, Ullevaal, including the 40,000 square meters (430,000 sq ft) of commercial area owned by NFF, was valued to about NOK 1 billion, of which the commercial area was valuated at NOK 750 million. In 2006, Ullevaal Stadion AS had NOK 522 million in debt. All-seater stadium Some European countries do not have all-seater stadiums. In Germany for example standing places are priced more reasonably than seats and

12093-493: The management of Ullevaal considered coordinating the laying of artificial turf with Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and Råsunda Fotbollstadion in Stockholm , the home of the Danish and Swedish national teams, respectively. Plans for artificial turf were rejected by both Lyn and Vålerenga, who both threatened to move elsewhere should the stadium install artificial turf. Commentators have stated that among older footballers there

12232-580: The national team played their games at Bislett Stadion —the home venue for Vålerenga—while Ullevaal was being rebuilt. Prior to the 1999 season , where Lyn would have to play in the First Division , Lyn applied to play all their matches at Bislett to cut rental costs at Ullevaal. However, this was rejected by the municipality, who owned Bislett, because there was not vacant capacity at Bislett. In late 1998, Vålerenga considered moving their matches to Ullevaal from 1999. Although they stated that they had

12371-462: The new and south stands, and 5,500 standing places in the west stand. However, in 1989, the plans were modified, as the FIFA made new rules, requiring that only seating places could be used for international qualification matches from 1992. It was thereby decided that Ullevaal would become an all-seater. The renovations included a new turf with under-soil heating , luxury boxes, VIP-seating, a section for

12510-558: The number of competitive games for international sides, replacing friendlies . Owing to a dispute with the players' union regarding the commercial rights of the players, the Danish Football Union named an entirely uncapped squad, consisting of a mixture of futsal players and players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), in lieu of

12649-435: The official Danish Euro 1984 song. Denmark's participation ended in the semi-final when the team lost on penalties to Spain , most remembered for Preben Elkjær 's penalty miss, his shorts torn apart. Following the strong performance at the finals, the name "Danish Dynamite" became a mainstay for the following decade of the Denmark national team under head coach Sepp Piontek. Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in

12788-596: The other clubs, making NFF the sole owner of the stadium. In October, the limited company Lyn Fotball AS was founded to take over the elite football teams in Lyn. At the same time, the club announced that it planned to purchase back their shares in Ullevaal Stadion, by letting the club take up a loan. In November, Lyn stated that they wanted to purchase the shares in Ullevaal from NFF, who stated that they were now worth NOK 10 million. NFF also raised questions if it

12927-465: The plans for expanding and making new investments in Ullevaal, Lyn's lack of financial backing would become a hindrance for financing the projects and that the sale would allow Lyn to concentrate on playing football. On 25 March, NFF and Lyn stated the sale was terminated by NFF, because it was considered too lucrative for Lyn by other clubs in Norway. In 1996, the stadium featured a cross-country skiing event with 5,500 spectators. On 12 July 1997, Ullevaal

13066-428: The proposals in 1992 saw non-Premiership and second tier clubs retain the option to have standing areas. From time to time there are calls for Premiership stadiums to be allowed to have standing areas, but these have always been rejected. The compulsory introduction of all-seated stadiums in the upper reaches of English football saw the demolition of several famous terraced standing areas which had been iconic throughout

13205-656: The redevelopment which was completed in 1981, there was still a significant standing area in the 'Enclosure', the front portion of the old Main Stand. St Johnstone opened the first purpose-built all-seater football stadium in the United Kingdom weeks after the Hillsborough disaster, with the opening of McDiarmid Park in August 1989. All-seater stadiums have been compulsory in the English Premiership since

13344-465: The regular side, to face Slovakia in a pre-Nations League friendly, and it was feared that the same squad would be used for the competitive fixture against Wales . The dispute arose due to the image rights of the players, with Hummel having the exclusive right to the manufacture and marketing of Danish kits. The DBU wanted to use individual players, without explicit permissions, in their advertising. Hareide would similarly not be involved, with

13483-607: The remaining five matches hosted by four other stadiums. Whenever another stadium than Idrætsparken was used for a home match, it was only for some of the less important friendly games or Olympic qualifiers, while only Idrætsparken was used to host the matches related to bigger tournaments, like the Nordic championship , the European Championship and World Cup. When a major rebuild of Idrætsparken began in December 1990,

13622-455: The rest of their five matches in the qualification group, including a 2–1 away win against Yugoslavia. This was not enough to qualify, as the team still had to settle for second place in the group, behind Yugoslavia. Due to international sanctions resulting from the Yugoslav wars , UEFA announced on 31 May 1992 – only 10 days before the competition – that Yugoslavia was to be excluded from

13761-437: The right to purchase up to 10% of the shares, whilst the rest was to be bought by Lyn. Any costs exceeding the capital was to be paid for through loans and donations. At the same time, Lyn acquired land to build a training field which they would own themselves and was estimated to cost NOK 20,000. Both plans were passed by the club annual meeting on 23 May 1924. A/S Ullevaal Stadion was founded on 27 January 1925. The company

13900-527: The same time paved for the national team to sign its first sponsorship with the well-known Danish brewery Carlsberg . The new sponsorship enabled the DBU to hire the German Sepp Piontek in July 1979 as the first full-time professional coach of the national team. The full transition of the national team from amateurism to professionalism had now been accomplished, and indeed, this would soon lead to

14039-401: The scoring with a sublime free-kick on the half-hour mark before England equalised and subsequently won in extra time. Despite the elimination, Denmark's performance was widely praised by the sporting press, in particular for its resilience in overcoming the difficult situation caused by Eriksen's heart condition in the first group match, and for its high-quality teamwork and attacking play. In

14178-423: The shares. In December 1995, three months before the purchase option became invalid, the club bought back the shares. In 2001, it became clear that Lyn had given false information about the deal, and that the club had signed an agreement with Lyn Fotball AS which was later criticized by club members as a "raid" by the investors to secure the main asset in Lyn. The loan had a high interest rate and had clauses that made

14317-435: The side instead falling under the temporary management of John Jensen , with Hasse Kuhn serving as the assistant manager. The Danish FA was under a four-year probationary period with UEFA for having forfeited a Women's World Cup qualification game against Sweden in 2017 due to a similar dispute with the women's team , and a further violation could have resulted in Denmark being prohibited from participation in either

14456-403: The site. The hotel had 144 rooms and would be operated by Thon Hotel ; other investments included a congress hall for 800 people and a reconstruction of the sports facility Bergbanen. Total area was 24,000 square meters (260,000 sq ft), including 1,500 square meters (16,000 sq ft) for the congress center, 5,000 square meters (54,000 sq ft) for the four-story hotel, and

14595-497: The southern corners of the ground remained open to the skies. In 1981, Coventry City converted Highfield Road to all-seating, the first club in England to do so, at the instigation of the then chairman, Jimmy Hill . This move, forced on the fans, proved unpopular, with attendances declining, and terracing was reinstated at one end by 1985. In 1986, Luton Town converted their Kenilworth Road stadium to all-seater status as one of

14734-419: The stadium company to charge high rent for the international matches and Cup Finals, thus quickly eliminating the stadium's debt. NFF felt it was unfair that they were in practice subsidizing Lyn by not having similar rent increases for the club, and that this should be reflected in the share value. In March 1994, Lyn sued NFF for the right to purchase the shares for NOK 4.4 million plus interest. In May, it

14873-466: The stadium more intimate. The new grass would be lowered 130 centimetres (51 in), allowing two more rows of chairs to be added. The South Stand (Japp) would be demolished and a new two-tier stand would be built, in the same style as the northern and eastern stands. This would give three sides two-tier height, although the western stand would remain single-tier. The South Stand received 30 luxury boxes and press quarters for 192 people. The project involved

15012-457: The stadium was split in two. The stands and other core areas of the stadium remained owned by the stadium company, while a separate company was created to own the commercial areas. NFF wanted the profits from the commercial company to go to the stadium company to pay for operating expenses, while Lyn wanted the profits to be paid as dividend to the owners so Lyn could pay interests on their debt. Construction started in January 1998, after Lyn had lost

15151-734: The stadium, is owned by Vital Forsikring . The stadium has a capacity of 25,572 spectators, of which 1,470 are VIP seats and 28 are for wheelchair users. There are four stands: to the north the Postbanken Stand, to the west the VG Stand, to the south the Hafslund Stand and to the west the Bendit Stand. The stadium has 16 entrances with 40 counters, five VIP entrances, one ticket office with twelve booths, 40 toilets, 20 kiosks and three emergency rooms. The stadium building

15290-488: The stadium. This made it possible for Lyn to pay their investment company back the debt for the loan, which had increased to this amount in five years, and to purchase the stadium and secure NFF the right of pre-emption. On 4 July 2002, Lyn and NFF announced that NFF would make a private placement of NOK 27 million in Ullevaal Stadion AS and at the same time terminate Lyn's debt. In exchange, Lyn's ownership

15429-549: The stadiums cannot be used at all, or the standing areas must be closed to spectators. Either temporary seats have to be installed (as is the case with Croke Park , home to the Republic of Ireland national team during the Lansdowne Road redevelopment), or the standing areas must be converted to seating (as is the case with several of the larger stadiums in Germany, many of which were used in an all-seater configuration for

15568-654: The stand, and a press conference room with place for 96 people. All the press facilities are in the South Stand. There are similar facilities in the North Stand, allowing a television team from the opposing nation to make a double production. They can film and send with advertisements from the other side of the stadium and thus increase advertisement income. Both NFF, the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and many sports federations have their head offices at Ullevaal. At Ullevaal

15707-467: The start of the 1994–95 season as a result of the Taylor Report , which gave recommendations to improve stadium safety after the Hillsborough disaster. The initial plan, drawn up in 1990, had recommended that standing areas should be banned from stadiums in the upper two tiers of the league from 1994 onwards, while stadiums in the lower two tiers had until 1999 to meet these requirements. A review of

15846-539: The subsequent two official Euro 1992 qualification matches were moved to Odense Stadium in Odense . On 9 September 1992, the rebuilt Idrætsparken, now called Parken and later renamed Telia Parken for sponsorship reasons, became the biggest venue in Denmark with a capacity of 42,358 spectators, and was opened with a friendly 1–2 defeat against Germany. This first match in Parken was viewed by 40,500 spectators, while

15985-418: The surface. The pitch has a plastic cover which can cover the full size and which, powered by a fan, hovers 4.5 meters (15 ft) above the ground. The stadium contains 39 square meters (420 sq ft) of press room, a television studio, 16 commentator boxes and 130 square meters (1,400 sq ft) of working space for journalists. There is a photography room, a separate section for photographers on

16124-504: The teams was an 8–0 Denmark win in May 1913. Denmark won their first five matches against Sweden before their first defeat in October 1916, 4–0. The first competitive match between the countries was a 1–0 loss for Denmark in the group stage of UEFA Euro 1992 . Both teams advanced from the group stage and Denmark went on to win the tournament. In UEFA Euro 2004 the teams drew 2–2 in the last group match, ensuring that both teams advanced at

16263-419: The teams, as Luka Modrić saw his late penalty saved by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel . As such, the tie was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out , with Schmeichel and his Croatian counterpart, Danijel Subašić , positioning themselves on the line to face five penalties each. Croatia advanced, as Subašić saved three shots from Eriksen, Lasse Schöne and Nicolai Jørgensen respectively. Ivan Rakitić scored

16402-645: The term "all-seater" is not generally used. A trend that has emerged, particularly in Europe, is to have convertible seats in parts of the stadium. This means that certain sections can easily be converted between seating and standing capacity, allowing for standing spectators in domestic games while also meeting the requirements for seating-only capacity during European fixtures, as well as other fixtures that require seating-only capacity. When standing-room areas do exist, they are generally not sold separately from seats, but rather are provided for spectators who wish to view

16541-487: The time been the second-most successful in the era of full-time professional coaches, which began in July 1979. As of January 2012, Olsen had a winning share of 52.8%, and with three points for a victory and one for a draw, an average of 1.84 points per match. In comparison, Richard Møller Nielsen still had the best record among the professional coaches of the national team, with a 54.8% winning share and an average of 1.89 points per game. New coach Åge Hareide presided over

16680-455: The tournament. The reputation of the Danish supporters was sullied by an attack from a fan which occurred in June 2007 in the Euro 2008 qualifying match against Sweden , when an enraged Danish supporter invaded the pitch and tried to attack the referee, following his decision to hand out a red card for Christian Poulsen and a penalty kick to Sweden in the last minute of the match. The attacking fan

16819-464: The two teams were in the same division for the first time since Lyn's 2009 relegation, despite both teams having moved out of Ullevaal for their regular matches and that the teams were now playing in tier 2. Vålerenga were playing in Eliteserien until being relegated after the 2023 season , whereas Lyn went bankrupt in late 2010 and were moved to tier 7 (6. divisjon) and worked their way up through

16958-541: The world's best national team fans, along with the Tartan Army of Scotland. They were collectively given the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships. The term "roligan" was invented by the editors of the Danish newspaper B.T. in 1985, and later included in the Danish dictionary. Just before the 1986 World Cup, the roligan movement was organized in order to support the national team at

17097-406: Was Swede Bo "Bosse" Johansson , who gave the team a more offensive strategy, and the 1998 World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After defeating Saudi Arabia 1–0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2–1 to eventual champions France, Denmark defeated Nigeria 4–1 in the round of 16. They exited in the quarterfinals with

17236-607: Was a committee appointed to look into the matter. Lyn had also considered building their stadium at Holmenkollåsen , Hoff , Tåsen , Frogner , Berg and Marienlyst . The club made an agreement with the tram operator Akersbanerne to purchase land they had acquired as part of the construction of the Sognsvann Line . It was decided that a limited company was to be established, with a share capital of NOK 100,000. Aker Municipality agreed to purchase 30% and partially pay via access roads and utilities. All sports clubs in Aker were given

17375-415: Was actually Lyn or the newly created limited company who were actually going to buy the shares. NFF stated that they were opposed to anyone but the federation and clubs owning the national stadium and that they were opposed to private investors. The federation hoped to use the high incomes generated from the recent success of the national team, including from participation in the 1994 FIFA World Cup , to allow

17514-488: Was completed, Lyn played its first home game on Ullevaal for the season on 13 September 1990, after having played most of the season in the Second Division at Voldsløkka Stadion . The construction included 32,000 square metres (340,000 sq ft) of commercial properties built beneath the stands. Total investment costs for the new stands and commercial area was NOK 350 million, of which NOK 100 million

17653-629: Was decided that the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was to be held at Stabæk's home venue Telenor Arena , Stabæk was forced to rent Ullevaal to play three of its home games during April and May 2010. In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Ullevaal was found to be the league's best stadium, with a score of 4,47 on a scale from one to five. Vålerenga had long stated that they wanted to relocate and had conducted plans to build

17792-410: Was extended for two more years, until Euro 2012 . At the 2010 World Cup, Denmark was grouped with Japan , Cameroon and the Netherlands. Denmark lost the first match 2–0 to the Netherlands, but then scored a 2–1 victory against Cameroon. The game against Japan, however ended with a 3–1 defeat. In qualification for Euro 2012, Denmark was once again grouped with Portugal; Denmark secured first place in

17931-428: Was followed by another notable performance at the 1964 European Nations' Cup , where Denmark impressively finished in fourth place. However, this finish was considered by many as being more the result of a comparatively easy draw rather than a result of a well-playing team. In order for Denmark to qualify for the semi-final, they only had to defeat Malta , Albania and Luxembourg . In the semi-final, Denmark fell 3–0 to

18070-542: Was for the stands. Plans for a NOK 40-million underground squash court were discarded. In 1993, Lyn was in deep financial difficulties after having been promoted to the Elite League after the 1991 season. To create additional liquidity, the club sold its 44% share in Ullevaal to the Football Association for NOK 4.4 million in January 1993. At the same time, NFF bought the 5.1% stake owned by

18209-478: Was not eligible for the team's 2–0 win over Poland , Denmark was penalised, and subsequently failed to qualify. At Euro 1988, Denmark's participation ended in early defeat after Denmark lost all the group games to Spain 3–2, West Germany 2–0 and Italy 2–0. They then failed to qualify for the 1990 World Cup ; Sepp Piontek resigned as head coach of the national team in April 1990, where he was replaced by Richard Møller Nielsen. Denmark began Euro 1992 qualification with

18348-414: Was owned 73.5% by Lyn, 24% Aker Municipality and 5.1% by the clubs Ullevaal , Tåsen , Nydalen and Heming . The stadium was built with a running track, allowing the stadium to also be used for track and field , and had a capacity of about 35,000 spectators. The stadium cost NOK 416,000. The grand opening was held on 26 September 1926 by Crown Prince Olav . It was followed by a friendly match between

18487-544: Was played on 19 October 1908 during the Olympic Games in London . Denmark beat France's second team 9–0 in the tournament's quarterfinals. Although Denmark figured fairly prominently in the pre- FIFA World Cup era, international success would elude them for years from the first World Cup in 1930 and forward. Despite the country's ability to produce outstanding football talents, the Danish Football Union (DBU) only had

18626-432: Was reduced to 15%. In 1998, Vital Forsikring bought the real estate located between the east of the stadium, Ring 3 and the Sognsvann Line. The lot covered 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft), including the commercial properties under the stands. A new zoning plan was rejected by the municipality in 2000, but in 2005 the plans were passed. In 2008, Vital started constructing a hotel and more commercial spaces at

18765-531: Was repeated by the Danish TV commentators in 1999, when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi in Grønkjær's debut for the national team. Denmark qualified for Euro 1988 , and nearly made the 1988 Olympics . Richard Møller Nielsen guided Denmark to a secured spot for the final tournament – ahead of West Germany, but following the discovery that Dane Per Frimann

18904-465: Was replaced by Kasper Hjulmand . At UEFA Euro 2020 , Denmark were beaten 1–0 by Finland ; in a match marked by Christian Eriksen 's heart attack in the 42nd minute which led to the match being suspended for over two hours. In the following match, Denmark lost their second match to Belgium 2–1, despite initially taking the lead. They avoided elimination in the final round of matches with an impressive 4–1 victory against Russia . They therefore became

19043-565: Was stated that the matter would not be handled in the courts, but instead by the Football Association's Tribunal, with the possibility to appeal to the Norwegian Confederation of Sports' Tribunal. This was because FIFA's regulations forbade a club form suing their own federation. In January 1995, the tribunal decided that Lyn had the right to purchase the shares for NOK 4.4 million plus interest. By February, it became clear that Lyn did not have sufficient liquidity to purchase

19182-427: Was stopped by some of the Danish football players on the field before he reached the referee, but due to the episode, the match was immediately cancelled by the referee, with UEFA subsequently deciding to award a 3–0 default defeat to Denmark as punishment. Denmark's main rival is Sweden . The countries have played against each other 107 times, of which Denmark have won 40, drawn 20 and lost 47. The first match between

19321-451: Was the host of the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 , where Germany beat Italy 2–0 in front of 2,221 spectators. In 1997, NFF and Lyn agreed to renovate and expand the stadium. The plans called for new stands which would increase the capacity to 30,000 spectators. The size of the field would be reduced by 350 square meters (3,800 sq ft), from 107 by 70 meters (117 by 77 yd) to 105 by 68 meters (115 by 74 yd) to make

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