Valbjarnarvöllur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvalˌpja(r)tnaˌvœtlʏr̥], lit. 'Valbjörn Field' or more precisely 'Valbjörn Stadium', named after the track and field athlete Valbjörn Þorláksson[1]), also known as Eimskipsvöllurinn[2] ([ˈeimˌscɪpsˌvœtlʏrɪn], lit. 'Eimskip Field'[a] or 'Eimskip Stadium') for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home stadium of Þróttur Reykjavík who play in the Úrvalsdeild. The stadium has a capacity of 5,478 fans.
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| Former names | Þróttarvöllur |
|---|---|
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°8′36.92″N 21°52′33.64″W / 64.1435889°N 21.8760111°W |
| Owner | Þróttur Reykjavík |
| Operator | Þróttur Reykjavík |
| Capacity | 5,478 |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Tenants | |
| Þróttur Reykjavík | |
In December 2016, Þróttur Reykjavík announced a three-year sponsorship deal with local shipping company Eimskip until 2019, which would see the stadium name changed to Eimskipsvöllurinn for the duration of the deal.[2]
Footnotes
edit- ^ völlurinn is the definite form of völlur, meaning "the field".
References
edit- ^ "Valbjörn J. Þorláksson". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ^ a b Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (22 December 2016). "Heimavöllur Þróttar R. verður Eimskipsvöllurinn" [The home run out R. will Eimskip course]. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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