Gavlevallen is an

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stadium in

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, Sweden. The project was initiated by

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side

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and

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to build a new 6,500 capacity stadium in the Sätraåsen area of

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History

A new stadium in

had been discussed for four years prior to the announcement that

and

had agreed. The main reason for building a new stadium is the new stadium criteria by the

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which went into effect in 2014. The new stadium will replace

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, accessed 28 August 2013 It w ...

. The stadium was given its name on 30 November 2014 after a public vote initiated by Gävle Municipality had taken place. The first game at Gavlevallen was played on May 20, 2015 when

won against

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollf� ...

(3–1) in

References

External links

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