Sandnes Idrettspark is a multi-purpose sports parks located in
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
,
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
, Norway. It includes the
Sandnes Stadion, Giskebanen, two artificial football pitches, basketball courts, tennis courts, a gymnasium track and the
Ă˜ster Hus Arena.
History
Sandnes Stadion
An athletics venue and former football ground. At the start of the 2020 season, Sandnes Ulf moved to the newly built
Ă˜ster Hus Arena, which is located next to Sandnes Stadion.
Ă˜ster Hus Arena
A football stadium that opened in 2020.
Giskebanen
The Idrettspark was the venue for
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...
. It held the
Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1951 and 1967 and 1971, in addition to international test matches. Some listings state the speedway took place at the Sandnes Stadion but it is known that the 1971 final was held around the adjacent Giskebanen.
References
Football venues in Norway
Eliteserien venues
Athletics (track and field) venues in Norway
Sports venues in Sandnes
Sandnes Ulf
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