Ryavallen is a

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, Sweden, mainly used for

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and

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History

It was inaugurated on 17 August 1941 with a soccer game where

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

defeated Team Sweden, 2–1. It was the home ground for IF Elfsborg until 2005, when the

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was inaugurated. During the

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, it hosted the matches between

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and

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, and between

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and Austria. The record attendance is 22,654 spectators, when IF Elfsborg played

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

in 1961. After Elfsborg had left the arena, the north stand was replaced by an indoor athletics hall. Ryavallen is currently used mostly for athletics. The Ryavallen was a venue for

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and hosted the 1972 and 1973

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finals and the 1972

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. As of today (June 2016), Ryavallen has a seating capacity of circa 12 000 spectators.

Image gallery

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{{Motorcycle speedway tracks Football venues in Sweden Multi-purpose stadiums in Sweden IF Elfsborg Sports venues in Borås Sports venues completed in 1941 1941 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Älvsborg County