About the Ullevål Stadion The Ullevaal Stadium is home not only to Lyn Oslo and Vålerenga IF but is also the national stadium. It was inaugurated in 1926 by HRH Crown Prince Olav, arguably Lyn's most famous supporter, the future King Olav V was a lifelong honorary member of the club. Norwegian Football Association acquired a majority in the stadium in 1960 and Lyn's ownership has since dwindled to the 13.07% share the club owns today.
Originally the stadium had a running track and could hold more than 35,000 spectators. The running track was eventually removed and there have been several redevelopments over the years, the last of which was completed in 1999 when the main stand was rebuilt. The current all-seater capacity of 25,572 spectators is far greater than Lyn's average attendance (which has been steadily rising over the past few seasons, ending at 6459 for the 2005 season, 7059 for the 2006, and is predicted to keep rising), but the club has recently chosen to remain at Ullevaal until at least 2010.
The Football Museum is located in the Hafslund Stand. Opened in 2002, the centenary year of the NFF, it documents over 100 years of Norwegian football history. Guided tours of the stadium, including the royal box and the dressing rooms, are available.
It has not been graded as a European host stadium by UEFA as of yet, primarily down to size although facilities are certainly on a par with other 4 and 5 star ones in Europe.
The future of club football at Ullevaal is at any rate uncertain, as both Lyn and Vålerenga have voiced their intent to move to new stadiums when their leases run out in 2010. Vålerenga are planning a new stadium at Valle Hovin, where the club currently have their administration and training facilities. The new stadium would be located closer to the club's historical roots at Vålerenga and also the majority of their fan base in eastern Oslo. Lyn, meanwhile want to build a new, smaller stadium in the western part of the capital and have focused primarily on securing permission to redevelop Frogner stadion.
How to get to the Ullevål Stadion The stadium is located next to the Ullevål stadion station of the Oslo T-bane, and is served by lines 3, 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 highway Ring 3 runs nearby.
How to get a ticket for the Ullevål Stadion Tickets for club matches can be purchased online from the club's websites (http://www.lyn.no and http://www.vif-fotball.no). Tickets start from 160NOK (around £16) and rise to 200 (NOK). Average crowds of less than 10,000 mean there are plenty of tickets for sale on the day of the game from the Fotball Shop which is on the corner of the stadium as you exit the T-Bane. Tickets for other events are sold via the stadium website at http://www.ullevval-stadion.no and include national team games, concerts and the odd preacher man visit.
THE TELENOR ARENA
About the Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena is a multi-use indoor stadium located at Fornebu in the
municipality of Bærum, a few miles outside Oslo in Norway. It is the
home stadium of current Norwegian champions Stabæk IF.
In June 2008, the telecommunications company Telenor acquired the
naming rights to the stadium in a deal lasting until 2018. Prior to
this, the stadium was known informally as Fornebu Arena, and while
still in the concept stages as Blue Dream Arena. It is also referred to
by supporters as Hangar'n (the hangar in English), as the stadium
resembles a hangar and is located on the premises of the former main
airport of Oslo.
It is a single-tiered bowl attached to a seven-storey building on
one side containing retail space, restaurants and bars for the
premium-priced seats, executive boxes, and offices. As originally
planned, the stadium was to have a retractable roof, but due to the
high costs involved it was decided that there would instead be a fixed
roof covering both the stands and the pitch. For football matches and
other sporting events the total capacity is approximately 15,600,
whereas for concerts it will be up to 23,000.
The first match played at the stadium was a pre-season friendly
between Stabæk and IFK Göteborg on 24 January 2009, which ended in a
goalless draw. This was followed by a sold-out AC/DC concert on 18
February, the first concert on the European leg of the their Black Ice
World Tour. Trond Olsen of Rosenborg became the first player to score a
goal at Telenor Arena as Rosenborg defeated Stabæk 1–0 in another
pre-season friendly, on 27 February. The stadium was officially opened
on 8 March 2009 with a "Charity Shield"-style match between league
champions Stabæk and cup champions Vålerenga, which ended in a 3–1 win
for Stabæk.The arena will be the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest
in May 2010.
Who Plays There? Stabæk have been a regular fixture in the top division for most of
the past decade. However it has been in the past five seasons that
they have really made their mark on the domestic game. Promoted as
champions in 2005 they finished the following season in 5th place
thanks in part of the prolific Daniel Nannskog who was scoring goals
for fun. In 2007 they exceeded all expectations and finished runners
up in the league as well as reaching the Norwegian Cup semi-finals,
losing out to Brann and Lillestrom respectively.
The club came back stronger last season and won the league with a
few games to spare from another surprise package Fredrikstad, recording
a record 14-0 away win to Vestfossen in the process They also went one
stage further in the cup, reaching the final but eventually lost in the
final to Valerenga 4-1. But the championship in their last season in
the Nadderud stadion did mean that the club would have a shot at making
the Group Stages of the newly revamped Champions League.
How to get to the Telenor Arena The easiest public transport option is to catch one of the "Blue
Buses" that run from oustide the National Theatre in the city centre
every 10 minutes or so on line 31 or 31E if you like to do it in an
express way!. Tickets cost 40NKR and buses run on the 4 (04,14 etc).
Journey time is 21 minutes for the 31 and 14 minutes for the 31E. You
can get a train to Lyskar station from Oslo and then a local bus but it
is easier with the buis journey all the way. Buses wait on the far
side of the stadium after the game.
How to get a ticket for the Telenor Arena Attendances haven't exactly been high at the new stadium so it is
still possible to buy tickets on the gate. Ticket prices range from
170NOK to 325NOK depending on where you sit. the lower price will get
you a seat in the end with the home supporters. Tickets can be
purchased online, and printed out as pdf's from http://www.billettservice.no.
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