Alfheim Stadion
Fort Alfheim
Location	Idrettsbygget, Stadionveien 3, 9007 Tromsø
Opened	1987
Closed	Open
Demolished	N/A
Owner	Tromsø I.L.
Operator	Tromsø I.L.
Surface	Artificial Grass (since 2006)
Former names
none
Tenants
Tromsø I.L. (Tippeligaen) (1987-present)
Seats
8000 (Football)

Alfheim Stadium (Alfheim Stadion) is the home ground of the Norwegian Eliteserie football club Tromsø I.L.. County Troms District Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ... The Norwegian Premier League is the top football league division in Norway. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Norwegian Premier League is the top division for football (soccer) in Norway. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ...

The pitch

The artificial grass pitch at Alfheim Stadium is the biggest in Norway, being 110 metres long and 70 meters wide. It is also the northernmost Premier Division stadium in Norway, making its under-soil heating a must-have. The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...

Alfheim had natural grass until 2006. However, the condition of the pitch, especially during the winter months, received considerable criticism from sports pundits and visiting managers. Usually around October, when the Eliteserie is in its last rounds, winter sets in in Tromsø. This, along with the wear and tear from football matches and practicing sessions, caused the grass to disappear and reduced the pitch to a muddy field. To make up for this, Tromsø I.L. decided to install artificial turf at the stadium, and did so during the Elitserie-break during the World Cup in Germany. To fund the new turf, Tromsø I.L. received contributions from several businesses in Tromsø, including 7.5 million NOK from an anonymous giver. Close view from a water-based field hockey artificial turf Modern artificial grass Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a grass-like man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ... Krone is the name of the currency used in Norway. ...

The stands

Some controversy surrounded one of the stands during the 2004-season. Ringnes, a Norwegian brewery, complained about the clubs S.K. Brann and Tromsø I.L. being sponsored by the breweries Hansa Borg and Mack Brewery respectively. Advertising for alcohol is illegal in Norway. The result of this complaint for Tromsø I.L. was that the club had to remove all advertisements for Mack, including the seating arrangement on one of the stands that spelled out Mack. The seats were changed, making the stands spell out Tack in stead. Tack is a play on words, since it resembles the word Takk, Norwegian for "thank you", a gesture from Tromsø I.L. thanking Mack for the co-operation through a great deal of years. Ahead of the 2005-season, the former Mack-stands had been renamed to the Coop-stands, being sponsored by the Norwegian convenience store chain Coop. The stands on the opposite side of the pitch were rebuilt ahead of the 2005-season, meaning both stands now have roofs. While these stands are seated, the stands behind each goal are for standing supporters, something which is legal in Norwegian football, but illegal for continental competitions. The standing-only stands behind each goal are without a roof. Isberget, Tromsø I.L.'s supporter club stand behind the north-end goal, while the area designated for visiting supporters is behind the south-end goal. The table from the Norwegian Premier League 2004 (the highest football league in Norway). ... Ringnes is the largest brewer in Norway. ... The entrance of a brewery. ... SK Brann (most often called Brann, sometimes (incorrectly) Brann Bergen) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Bergen. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ... Hansa bryggeri (Hansa Brewery) is the local brewery of Bergen, Norway. ... Mack Brewery is a brewery in Tromsø, Norway. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... The Norwegian Premier League 2005 is the current season of the highest football league in Norway, the Norwegian Premier League. ... A convenience store is a small store or shop, generally accessible or local. ...

Fort Alfheim

Because of Tromsø I.L.'s good home record in many seasons in the Eliteserie (e.g. 10 wins in 13 matches in the 2004-season), Alfheim Stadium has been given the nickname Fort Alfheim, building on the image of Alfheim Stadium as being impregnable. Chelsea F.C., Galatasaray, and Red Star Belgrade have all experienced losing to Tromsø I.L. at Alfheim. This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as and . ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ... Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (in English: Galatasaray Sports Club) or Galatasaray SK is a Turkish sports club based in Ä°stanbul which is most famous for its football section. ... (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, English: Red Star Football Club) is a football club from Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. ...

External link

• 360° panoramic view of the stands from the pitch