Malmö IP, Football stadium in Malmö, Sweden.
Malmö IP is a football stadium in Malmö with a capacity of 7,600. The pitch is artificial turf, laid before the 2008 season, and is surrounded by low white railings. A covered grandstand with red supports and grey tiered seating runs along one side, bearing a banner reading "NOTSING" and a sign reading "MED STÖD FRÅN".
The stadium opened on July 4, 1896 and served the city as its primary sports venue for many decades. Over time, it hosted a wide range of sports including cycling, gymnastics, and football before becoming focused on the latter.
The ground's name, Malmö Idrottsplats, is often shortened to Malmö IP or Gamla IP, "the old sports field". It has hosted national holiday celebrations since an 1897 gathering of over 10,000 people for King Oscar II's Silver Jubilee. Today FC Rosengård, formerly Malmö FF's women's section and later LdB Malmö, plays its home matches here.
Malmö IP lies on the northern edge of Pildammsparken, with Malmö Stadion and Stadion on the park's southern side. The ground is reached from the surrounding Innerstaden streets, and the artificial turf installed before the 2008 season means matches are played on synthetic grass.
The record crowd of 22,436 on 1 June 1956 watched Malmö FF play Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan, and the figure has not been beaten since. The ground's capacity is now 7,600, a third of that day's attendance.
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