The Spiris Arena or Växjö Arena is a football stadium in Växjö, Sweden and the home of Superettan club Östers IF. The stadium is a part of a large redevelopment of the area formerly known as Värendsvallen into Arenastaden,Arenastaden i Växjö which also includes a new ice hockey arena, floorball arena and a dedicated indoor athletics arena. Between 2012 and 2020, it was known as Myresjöhus Arena.
History On 29 March 2011 it was announced that the house builder Myresjöhus had purchased the naming rights to the stadium for an undisclosed amount.Myresjöhus blir namnsponsor till Östers nya fotbollsarena Myresjöhus Arena is a dedicated football stadium with a capacity of 12,000 (10,000 seated), with the entire audience under roof. The stadium conforms to UEFA category 3 for international games as well as Svenska Fotbollförbundets upcoming demands for stadiums in Allsvenskan.Myresjöhus Arena blir namnet på nya arenan i Växjö The official groundbreaking took place on 31 March 2011 and was led by Lars-Åke Lagrell, chairman of Svenska Fotbollförbundet.Första spadtaget för Östers nya arena The first competitive football match at the stadium was played on 3 September 2012 between Småland rivals Östers IF and IFK Värnamo in Superettan, ending in a 1–1 draw.
Structure and facilities Facts and figures in short:Fotbollsarena Seated audience: 10 000 Standing audience: 2 000 Gates: 4 Boxes: 16 Restaurants: 2 Pubs: 2 Toilets: 144 20 places for wheelchairs with adjacent seating for personal assistants Playing area 105x68, field area 120x80
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 The stadium hosted three first-round games and one quarter-final at UEFA Women's Euro 2013. During the finals it was known as the "Växjö Arena" for sponsorship reasons.
The following matches were played at the stadium during the UEFA Women's Euro 2013: DateTime (CEST)Team #1ResultTeam #2RoundSpectators11 July 20138,86114 July 20134,62017 July 20133,40621 July 20139,265
Other uses International football matches Date Team #1 Result Team #2 Competition23 October 2012 3 – 0Women's friendly6 April 2013 2 – 0Women's friendly6 June 2013 3 – 2 Under-21 friendly8 May 2014 3 – 0 Women's world cup qualification
Records Record attendance: 12,173, Östers IF against IFK Värnamo, 3 September 2012.
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Awards Winner of Växjö Municipality building prize 2013.Växjö kommuns byggnadspris Stadium of the year (2012) nominee at StadiumDB.com.Stadium of the Year Nominee: Myresjöhus Arena
See also List of football stadiums in Sweden Lists of stadiums
External links
Myresjöhus Arena at the official website of Östers IF 360 degree view of the stadium at the official website of Östers IF
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