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Tammelan Stadion
Football stadium in Tampere, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tammelan Stadion is a football stadium in Tampere, Finland. It is the home ground for the Veikkausliiga club Ilves, Ykkönen club Tampere United, and the Kakkonen side TPV. The Ilves women's team, which plays in the Kansallinen Ykkönen, also uses the stadium.
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Construction
As the 2010’s rolled in, the previous stadium in Tammela did not meet the requirements set by Veikkausliiga, so a replacement was necessary. The city of Tampere held an architecture competition in 2014 in which a proposal called Hattutemppu (‘hat trick’) by JKMM Architects was chosen as the basis for the development project. To help finance the project, the new building would comprise apartments as well as office and retail spaces, in addition to the stadium.[1]
The new stadium was originally set to seat approximately 6,500 spectators and meet the UEFA Category 3 criteria. However, in December 2020, the city council decided to increase allocated funding so that the stadium would have 8,000 seats and meet the criteria for Category 4, which makes it eligible for top-level international football matches.[2]
The building won the prestigious Finlandia Prize for Architecture in 2024. It was also named the Steel Structure of the Year 2023 by the Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, and the Concrete Structure of the Year 2024 by the Finnish Concrete Industry Association.
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Stadium
The stadium is a UEFA category 4 stadium with an artificial turf. Construction work on the stadium was completed in January 2024 and the first competitive games were held in the pre-season Finnish League Cup. The official premiere was held on 6 April, in the 2024 Veikkausliiga season opening game between Ilves and FC Lahti.[3]
The complex also includes a shopping center, parking and auxiliary facilities on an underground level. The shopping center was opened on the 9th of November 2023.[4]
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Transport
The stadium is easily accessible by public transport. The easiest way to arrive at the stadium is by tram, with the Sammon aukio stop, shared by both line 1 and line 3 of the Tampere tramway located approximately 80 metres from the stadium entrance. Some bus routes coming into the city from the east also have stop nearby, on Teiskontie.
The distance to the central railway station is about 600 metres, and about 1.6 km to the long-distance bus station.
There is also a taxi stand on Kalevan puistotie on the eastern side of the stadium.
International Matches
Since its opening, Tammelan Stadion has hosted the home matches of the Finland women's national football team and the Finland national under-21 football team.
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