Stadsparksvallen, locally sometimes called ''Vallen'', is a classic sports facility located in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat o ...

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. Stadsparksvallen was inaugurated in 1902 and is located in the Jönköping City Park, atop a mountain located west of the city. It functions as home ground for

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club

Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköpings Södra IF, also known as J-Södra IF, or J-Södra, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded in 1922, returned to the Swedish second division Superettan in 2018 after relegation from the 2017 Allsvenskan. J ...

IK Tord IK Tord is a Swedish football club located in Rosenlund in Jönköping. The club was formed on 10 September 1919 and has specialised in football and baseball. Background Since their foundation IK Tord has participated mainly in the middle divis ...

has also played its home games here during som seasons. Until 1981 it was also used for

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events. Jönköpings Södra IF has played 10 seasons in the Swedish

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

in Stadsparksvallen. Sweden women's national football team has played thrice at the venue, first time in 1985 against

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. During the

Swedish Sports Confederation The Swedish Sports Confederation (, RF) is the umbrella organisation of the Sport in Sweden, Swedish sports movement founded in 1903. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22,000 clubs. Its present chair, since 2024, i ...

's 100th

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in 2003, Stadsparksvallen was designated as one of the 100 sports historic places in Sweden.

Facts

* Dimensions: 115 x 71

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(105 x 65 meters) * Capacity: 7,300, of which 3,739 are seated under roof * Record attendance: 18,582,

vs.

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

, final match during season 1949–50 in

References

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{{Allsvenskan venues Football venues in Sweden Jönköpings Södra IF Sports venues in Jönköping Sports venues completed in 1902 1902 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Jönköping County