Studenternas IP, Multi-purpose stadium in Uppsala, Sweden
Studenternas IP is a multi-purpose stadium in Uppsala that serves different sports depending on the season. The venue includes a summer football arena with artificial grass and a winter section with two bandy rinks that operate during colder months.
Studenternas IP opened on 21 March 1909. The old summer arena was demolished from 2017 and replaced by a new football stadium completed in 2020, with artificial turf laid in 2019. The winter arena has hosted the Swedish bandy final in 1911, 1918, 1921, 1964, 1966, every year from 1991 to 2012, and again from 2018 to 2022.
IK Sirius and IK Uppsala Fotboll play their home matches here, and several bandy clubs train on the two rinks, including Uppsala BoIS and Uppsala Näs IK. The nickname "Studan" is what locals call the ground. Until 2014 the Swedish ice racing final was held after the bandy final, drawing 6,000 to 8,000 spectators.
The site sits centrally by the west bank of the Fyrisån, next to Stadsträdgården, within walking distance of Uppsala central station. The summer arena with its artificial grass lies in the northern part, the winter arena with two full-size bandy rinks just south of it.
Studenternas has two separate arenas, not one converted space: the summer arena in the north and the winter arena with two full-size bandy rinks to its south. The winter arena's stands are expanded for bandy finals, and 25,560 spectators attended the 2010 final.
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