Aalborg Stadium

Aalborg Stadium (Danish: Aalborg Stadion; currently known as Aalborg Portland Park for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Aalborg, Denmark. It is the home ground of AaB. It has a capacity of 14,135 of which 8,997 is seated. For international matches the capacity is 10,500.

Aalborg Portland Park
LocationHarald Jensens Vej 9
9000 Aalborg
Coordinates57°3′5.4″N 9°53′56.76″E
OwnerAalborg Municipality
Capacity13,600 [1] (8,997 seats) (Danish matches)
10,500 (International matches)[2]
Record attendance21,198 (AaB vs. KB, 1969)
Field size105 x 70 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1920
Renovated2002 & 1960
Expanded2002 & 1960
Construction costDKK 98,000,000
ArchitectFriis & Moltke
Tenants
AaB (1960–present)
Denmark national under-21 football team (2006–present)[3]

The stadium consists of 4 stands:

  • Two long-side stands:
    • The Complea stand (4,981 seats)
    • The A. Enggaard stand (2,720 seats)
  • Two end stands:
    • The Spar Nord stand (4,000 standing places)
    • The 3F stand (1,296 seats and 1000 standing places)

National games

Aalborg Portland Park has six times been used as home ground for the Danish national team, and is supposed to be the venue for the friendly match against Senegal on 27 May 2010. Further it has been venue of several youth and female national matches:[4]

Date Home team Res. Away team Competition Spectators
13 September 1953Denmark U-214–1Norway U-21Friendly match11,336
16 September 1956Denmark B3–0Finland BFriendly match15,250
13 September 1959Denmark B1–1Norway BFriendly match14,900
27 October 1962Denmark B3–1Sweden BFriendly match14,300
26 October 1966Denmark U-211–2DDR U-21Friendly match4,000
25 September 1968Denmark U-211–2Netherlands U-21Friendly match4,600
1 July 1969Denmark6–0BermudaFriendly match12,200
12 May 1971Denmark U-232–1Portugal U-231972 UEFA European Under-23 Football Championship qualifying6,500
1 August 1971Denmark3–2England amateurFriendly match9,500
9 October 1974Denmark2–1IcelandFriendly match6,200
26 October 1976Denmark U-181–0Northern Ireland U-181977 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying?
8 October 1977Denmark U-211–2Netherlands U-21Friendly match750
10 May 1979Denmark amateur1–1Finland amateurUnofficial match2,600
25 October 1983Denmark U-191–0Finland U-191984 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship qualifying?
11 September 1984Denmark U-210–1Austria U-21Friendly match1,900
10 September 1985Denmark U-213–0Sweden U-21Friendly match1,350
10 June 1987Denmark8–0Romania1988 Summer Olympics qualifying10,300
20 April 1988Denmark4–0Greece1988 Summer Olympics qualifying9,800
4 September 1988Denmark3–2Norway1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying1,200
12 April 1989Denmark2–0CanadaFriendly match10,400
13 November 1990Denmark U-213–0Yugoslavia U-211992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying2,100
17 April 1991Denmark U-217–0San Marino U-211992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying1,800
14 July 1991Denmark2–1ItalyUEFA Women's Euro 19913,100
24 September 1991Denmark U-210–2Norway U-21Friendly match?
16 October 1991Denmark4–1FranceUEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying300
11 March 1992Denmark U-215–0Poland U-211992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship?
9 April 1992Denmark U-210–1Italy U-211992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship?
9 September 2004Denmark U-181–1Slovakia U-18Friendly match500
26 September 2004Denmark6–0BelgiumUEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying2,137
6 June 2007Denmark U-210–1Finland U-212009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying6,918
7 September 2007Denmark U-214–0Lithuania U-212009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying4,843
20 November 2007Denmark U-211–0Slovenia U-212009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying2,854
26 March 2008Denmark U-210–1Sweden U-21Friendly match344
9 September 2008Denmark U-211–0Scotland U-212009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying3,659
11 October 2008Denmark U-210–1Serbia U-212009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying4,551
19 November 2008Denmark U-200–1France U-20Friendly match344
5 June 2009Denmark U-213–2Iceland U-21Friendly match615
13 October 2009Denmark U-213–1Georgia U-21Friendly match2,150

See also

References
  1. "AaB's hjemmebane - Aalborg Portland Park". aabsport.dk.
  2. Energi Nord Arena facts Archived 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine AaB A/S, 15 April 2008.
  3. (in Danish) Landsholdet til Aalborg Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ebblog.dk, October 19, 2006
  4. "Landsholdsdatabasen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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