Tórsvøllur is a

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stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of th ...

, the capital of the

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. The

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holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's

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to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played. Previously, the Faroe Islands national team played its home matches in the town of Toftir at Svangaskarð stadium.

History

Torsvollur officially opened on 9 July 1999 with a friendly between the

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and Danish side Aalborg Boldspilklub. A new stand was constructed with a multifunctional office building and a small seating section behind one goal in 2009. In August 2011,

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s were introduced; these were first officially used for the football match between

and

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on 2 September 2011. Though the stadium originally had a natural grass playing surface, artificial turf was added in 2012. In 2014, another new stand was added at another end, replacing a temporary tubular structure. A total renovation of the stadium was completed in 2021. The renovation included a new west stand with a media room, dressing room and 1,730 capacity.

References

External links

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Tórsvøllur at Nordic Stadiums

Tórsvøllur at World Stadiums

The venue at StadiumDB.com
Football venues in the Faroe Islands

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