Hlíðarendi (stadium)

Hlíðarendi
"Valsheimilið"
	Hlíðarendi stadium in Reykjavík
Former names	Vodafonevöllurinn (2007-2015)
Location	Reykjavík, Iceland
Coordinates	64°07′58″N 21°55′25″W / 64.13278°N 21.92361°WCoordinates: 64°07′58″N 21°55′25″W / 64.13278°N 21.92361°W
Owner	Valur
Operator	Valur
Capacity	Football: 1,524; Basketball/Handball: 1,300
Construction
Broke ground	2004
Opened	7 September 2007 (Indoor); 25 May 2008 (Outdoor)
Tenants
	Valur men's football; Valur women's football; Valur men's basketball; Valur women's basketball; Valur men's handball; Valur women's handball;

Hlíðarendi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌɛntɪ]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats.^[1] The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats.^[2]

The stadium broke ground in 2004^[3] and the indoor stadium was formerly opened on 7 September 2007^[4] while the outdoor football stadium was formerly opened on 25 May 2008.^[5] It bore the name of Vodafone from 2007^[2] until 2015.^[6] In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Origo which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (Origo arena).^[7]

External links[]

Stadium photos and video - Nordic Stadiums

References[]

^ "Vodafonevöllurinn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Vodafonehöll og -völlur eru nær tilbúin á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ "Vodafonevöllurinn á Hlíðarenda kynntur í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ Kristján Jónsson (8 September 2007). "Stórliðin bíða Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ "Vodafonevöllurinn vígður". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ Freyr Bjarnason (1 December 2015). "Leiðir Vals og Vodafone skilur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (26 April 2018). "Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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[1] "Vodafonevöllurinn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[mbl-2007-2] "Vodafonehöll og -völlur eru nær tilbúin á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[3] "Vodafonevöllurinn á Hlíðarenda kynntur í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[4] Kristján Jónsson (8 September 2007). "Stórliðin bíða Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[5] "Vodafonevöllurinn vígður". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[6] Freyr Bjarnason (1 December 2015). "Leiðir Vals og Vodafone skilur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[7] Anton Ingi Leifsson (26 April 2018). "Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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