Prioritet Serneke Arena

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Prioritet Serneke Arena
Prioritet Serneke Arena exterior
The exterior of Prioritet Serneke Arena
Map
Former namesGöteborgs Nya Arena (2014–2015)
Änglagården (–2014)
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates57°44′18″N 12°02′06″E / 57.738318°N 12.035002°E / 57.738318; 12.035002
OwnerPrioritet Finans and Serneke
OperatorPrioritet Finans and Serneke
TypeMulti-sport complex
Capacity3,300 (football)
Acreage45,300 m²
Construction
Broke ground1 August 2012
Built2012–2015
Opened10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Construction costSEK 800 million
ArchitectOkiDoki! Arkitekter
General contractorSerneke
Tenants
IFK Göteborg Academy 2015–
IFK Göteborg (women) 2020-2021
Website
www.prioritetsernekearena.se

Prioritet Serneke Arena is a multi-sport complex in the district of Kviberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The arena, located in Kviberg Park in eastern Gothenburg, is the largest multi-sport complex in the Nordic countries.[1] It has a total area of 45,300 m² spread out on seven floors, and houses amongst other things a 1.2 km long indoor all-season skiing trail and a full-size football pitch with a spectator capacity of 3,300.[2][3] There are also two sports other halls (for handball, etc.), a restaurant, a hotel, conference areas, a fitness centre, and a sports injury clinic.[2][4] The complex is also used by the elementary school Änglagårdsskolan connected to IFK Göteborg, the sports gymnasium Aspero Idrottsgymnasium and the football academy of IFK Göteborg.[5]

The plans to build Prioritet Serneke Arena were conceived in the mid-2000s by the contracting company Serneke, the head of the IFK Göteborg Academy Roger Gustafsson and the "Änglagårdsskolan".[2][6][4] The first names of the project were "Änglagården" (an informal nickname of the Academy) and later on "Göteborgs Nya Arena".[6][7] The first plans were to build an indoor arena and school premises with a total area of 23,000 m². In 2010, discussions with other parties started and a skiing trail, fitness centre, hotel, restaurant, and conference areas were added to the plans.[3] The project broke ground on 1 August 2012 and after three years of construction, the facilities were opened to the public on 10 July 2015.[3] The current name was unveiled in connection to the opening.[3]

It is owned and operated by Serneke and the financial institution Prioritet Finans.[6][3] The complex was designed by architects Fredrik Hansson and Rickard Stark from OkiDoki! Arkitekter and the building cost was SEK 800 million.[1]

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  • Fransson, Dag (2015-07-10). "Nu öppnar nya multiarenan". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  • Lindqvist, Johan (2014-06-10). "Här byggs Göteborgs nya arena". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  • Löfgren, Ingalill (2014-03-20). "Så ska Kvibergs nya arena heta". Göteborgs-Posten. Göteborg. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
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