Stora Valla, Football stadium in Degerfors, Sweden.

Stora Valla is a football stadium in Degerfors, Sweden, home of Degerfors IF. Its main stand, designed by engineer Yngve Hellgren, holds 1,044 seats and also houses changing rooms, a press area and the Café Skitiga Bullen. The permitted capacity in the 2023 Allsvenskan season is 6,000, with standing terraces on steel frames along the east side and 750 places for away fans to the south.

Degerfors IF raised the need for a new ground after promotion to Division 2 in 1932, having left Bruksplan for Jannelunds IP. Engineer Yngve Hellgren drew the stand, and the ground was inaugurated on 24 July 1938 with athletics and a match against GAIS. It was named Degerfors Idrottsplats three days later and took the name Stora Valla in 1950.

Stora Valla is closely tied to Degerfors IF, a club that has long been central to life in this small Swedish town. On match days, people from the surrounding area gather around the pitch, turning the ground into a meeting point for the whole community.

The stadium is in the center of Degerfors and easy to reach on foot from most parts of town. It is worth checking Degerfors IF's match schedule in advance, as the venue is only active on event days.

Stora Valla has no running track around the pitch, which is uncommon for a Swedish stadium of this size. The stands sit so close to the grass that you can clearly hear the players calling to each other during a match.