Zinkensdamms idrottsplats, usually Zinkensdamms IP or colloquially Zinken or Zinkens, is a sports ground in Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden.
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Owner | City of Stockholm |
| Capacity | Bandy: 6,500 |
| Opened | 18 May 1937 |
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| Hammarby IF (bandy) Reymersholms IK (association football) Stockholm Mean Machines (American football) | |
The ground was designed by architect Paul Hedqvist[1] and was inaugurated on 18 May 1937 with a football game between Reymersholms IK and Djurgårdens IF.[2]
Nowadays, it is mainly known for bandy, because Hammarby IF, playing in the highest bandy league in Sweden (Elitserien), use it as its home ground. The ice can be artificially frozen since 1986.[3] It is also used as the home ground for association football team Reymersholms IK and American football team Stockholm Mean Machines. Matches were played at the 1997 European Lacrosse Championships.
References
edit- ^ KulturNav: Paul Hedqvist retrieved 7 March 2014
- ^ Björn Persson (2012). "Idrottsanläggningar i Stockholm - en historisk exposé" (PDF). City of Stockholm. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ VSK Forum retrieved 7 March 2014