JYSK park is a football stadium in Silkeborg, Denmark. The stadium is home to Silkeborg IF and Young Boys FD and has capacity for 10,000 spectators. The construction of JYSK Park began in 2015 and was completed in the summer of 2017. It was opened on July 31, 2017 for a match between Silkeborg IF and AGF, where the home team won 2–1 in front of 9,411 fans.[1] Silkeborg IF’s Gustaf Nilsson became the first goal scorer in the stadium in a 2–1 win over AGF.
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| Location | Silkeborg, Denmark |
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| Coordinates | 56°11′03″N 9°34′32″E / 56.184302°N 9.575658°E |
| Owner | Silkeborg Municipality |
| Operator | Silkeborg IF |
| Capacity | 10,000 (6,000 seats) |
| Record attendance | 9,411 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
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| Broke ground | 2015 |
| Opened | 31 July 2017 |
| Construction cost | 130,000,000 DKK (17,470,300 €) |
| Architect | Årstiderne Arkitekter |
| Tenants | |
| Silkeborg IF (2017–present) Young Boys FD (2021–present) | |
The stadium is located in Søhøjlandet next to the JYSK arena. The construction of the stadium was a collaboration between Silkeborg IF ownership and Silkeborg Municipality, with an estimated cost of 130 Million kroner. The municipality funded 60 million of the construction with the club contributing the remaining 70 million.
The track at JYSK Park consists of artificial turf.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "SIF åbnede JYSK park med kæmpe fest og sejr! – Silkeborg IF". Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ Trods kritik: Silkeborg vil have kunstgræs (Tipsbladet
- ^ SIF studerer kunstgræs i Holland Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (silkeborgif.com)