Pori Stadium

Pori Stadium (Finnish: Porin stadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pori, Finland. It is currently used primarily for football and stadium is the home of FC Jazz and NiceFutis. It is also the former home ground of FC PoPa.

Pori Stadium
LocationPori, Finland
Coordinates61°28′36″N 021°46′28″E
OwnerCity of Pori
Capacity12,300 (4,094 seated)
Field size103 × 67 m
SurfaceGrass, heated
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated1981, 1990, 1999–2000
Tenants
FC Jazz, NiceFutis
View from the south curve.

Pori Stadium is located at Isomäki sports center some two kilometres south of the city.[1] Stadium is sometimes nicknamed as the Stadium of Eternal Wind due to windy conditions that are common on the stadium and its surroundings. By the main entrance is a javelin thrower statue by Finnish sculptor Kalervo Kallio which is inspired by Matti Järvinen's gold medal throw at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

History

Pori Stadium was built in 1963–1965. It is the third main stadium in Pori replacing the 1935 opened Herralahti Stadium. The football ground was built first and the opening match was played in May 1963. Stadium was completed two years later as the stands and other facilities were finished. During its history, Pori Stadium has been renovated three times. The latest uplift in 1999–2000 was made to implement new stands and lights.[2]

Finland national football team has played twice at Pori Stadium. May 1984 Finland beat Northern Ireland in the 1986 World Cup qualification and three years later Finnish Olympic team played against Austria.[3] Pori Stadium was the venue of 1993 Finnish Cup final. The Finnish Championships in Athletics, Kalevan kisat -games, have been competed at Pori Stadium in 1967, 1983 and 2005. Next games will be held in 2015.

Attendance record 12,050 was made at 1967 Kalevan kisat. The record in football matches is 11,193 on October 1993 as FC Jazz played its season's last game against MyPa with the national title on the line.[2]

Football internationals at Pori Stadium
U-21 international Finland vs Poland on September 2010.
DateLevelTeamsResultAttendance
12 May 1966U-23 friendlyFinland vs Israel0–21,831
10 September 1968U-18 friendlyFinland vs. Sweden1–10 600
27 June 1978U-21 friendlyFinland vs Sweden0–21,506
27 May 19841986 World Cup qualificationFinland vs Northern Ireland1–08,155
24 August 1985Women's friendlyFinland vs Belgium1–02,352
12 May 19871988 Olympic qualificationFinland vs Austria2–13,912
28 August 1990U-16 friendlyFinland vs Sweden2–23,300
12 May 19931994 UEFA U-21 qualificationFinland vs Austria2–03,682
9 October 20042006 UEFA U-21 qualificationFinland vs Armenia0–11,300
27 July 2009Women's friendlyFinland vs Sweden1–32,712
3 September 20102011 UEFA U-21 qualificationFinland vs Poland2–01,651
10 August 20112013 UEFA U-21 qualificationFinland vs Slovenia1–02,318

References
  1. City of Pori Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. Pori Football History 1960–1979 (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. Football Internationals at Satakunta Region Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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