Rimnersvallen is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Uddevalla Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781. It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla ...

, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,605 people. The ground was opened on 5 May 1923 and was then rebuilt for the

1958 World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the sixth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Brazil be ...

for which the stadium hosted two games. One of the World Cup matches played at Rimnersvallen was between Brazil and Austria. That game ended 3–0 to Brazil and was watched by 17,778 spectators, which remains the all-time attendance record for the venue. Rimnersvallen is currently the home venue for IK Oddevold who play in Division 1 Södra.

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Rimnersvallen - Nordic Stadiums
{{Allsvenskan venues Football venues in Sweden 1958 FIFA World Cup stadiums Buildings and structures in Uddevalla Sport in Uddevalla Sports venues completed in 1923 1923 establishments in Sweden