TUIL Arena is an association football venue located in
Tromsø
Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
, Opened in 1983, it is the home ground of
Tromsdalen UIL
Tromsdalen UIL is a Norwegian sports club founded in 1938, from Tromsdalen in the municipality of Tromsø. It has sections for football, athletics, skiing and gymnastics.
The men's football team plays in 2. divisjon, the third level in Norwegi ...
, which plays in the
First Division 1st Division or First Division may refer to:
Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
. The pitch is owned by the club and has
artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass. It is much more durable than grass and easily maintained wi ...
. It will be superseded by TUIL Arena that is planned to open in 2010. The field has also been used by
Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag () is a Norwegian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Tromsø. They play their home games at the Romssa Arena which has a seating capacity of 6,801. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Despi ...
for
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
games. The attendance record is 3,200 people who attended a match between Tromsdalen and
Bodø/Glimt in 1992.
Located next to the stadium is an artificial long track speed skating oval also called Tromsdalen Kunstisbane.
External links
TUIL Arena - Nordic Stadiums
References
1983 establishments in Norway
Buildings and structures in Tromsø
Eliteserien venues
Football venues in Norway
Speed skating venues in Norway
Sport in Tromsø
Sports venues completed in 1983
Sports venues in Troms
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