Torfnesvöllur

Torfnesvöllur

Location	Torfnes, Ísafjarðarbær Iceland
Owner	Ísafjarðarbær
Operator	Vestri
Capacity	1.596
Field size	105 × 70 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1963
Opened	18 July 1964
Tenants
Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar (1964–1988) Vestri (1986-present) Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður (2014-present)

Torfnesvöllur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰɔrvˌnɛsˌvœtlʏr̥], lit. 'Torfnes Field' or more precisely 'Torfnes Stadium'), known as Kerecisvöllurinn (lit. 'Kerecis Field'[a] or 'Kerecis Stadium') for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Ísafjörður, Iceland[1] and the home of Vestri and Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður.[2] It broke ground in 1963[3] and was opened on 18 July 1964.[4]

Sponsorship names

The stadium was known as Olísvöllurinn (lit. 'Olís Field' or 'Olís Stadium') from 2018 to 2024.[5] In February 2024, Icelandic biotech company Kerecis bought the naming rights for the stadium.[6]

Footnotes

1. völlurinn is the definite form of völlur, meaning "the field".

References

1. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (25 June 2012). "Stúka mun rísa á Ísafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 August 2018.
2. "Olísvöllurinn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
3. Hans W. Haraldsson (13 January 1968). "Hugleiðingar um Ísfirzk íþróttamál". Skutull (in Icelandic). p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
4. "Nýr íþróttavöllur opnaður á Ísafirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 July 1964. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
5. "Torfnesvöllur verði Olísvöllurinn". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
6. Sindri Sverrisson (22 February 2024). "Kerecis aðalstyrktaraðili Vestra: „Afar þakklát fyrir veglegan stuðning"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links

• Football Association of Iceland: Picture

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