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{{Short description|Association football stadium in Solna, Sweden between 1937–2012}}
{{Redirect|Råsunda|district|Råsunda (district)}}
{{Infobox venue
| name                = Råsunda Stadium
| nickname            = 
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| image               = Råsunda February 2013 01.jpg
| image_size          = 250px
| caption             = Råsunda Stadium in February 2013
| fullname            = Råsunda Fotbollsstadion
| former_names        = 
| location            = [[Solna Municipality]], [[Stockholm County|Stockholms län]], [[Sweden]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|59|21|46|N|17|59|47|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = ?&ndash;1937
| opened              = 17 May 1937
| renovated           = 1985
| expanded            = 1958
| demolished = 2013
| owner               = [[Swedish Football Association]]
| operator            = 
| surface             = 
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| cost                = 
| architect           = Birger Borgström<br />Sven Ivar Lind
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| capacity            = 36,608<ref>{{cite web |title=First division clubs in Europe 2011/12 |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/FirstDiv/uefaorg/Publications/01/67/03/93/1670393_DOWNLOAD.pdf |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=10 October 2023 |page=102}}</ref>
| suites              = 
| record_attendance   = 52,943
| dimensions          = 105 x 68 m
| acreage             = 
| volume              = 
| tenants             = [[Sweden men's national football team]] (1937–2013)<br />[[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] (1937–2013)<br />[[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] (1989–90, 2004)
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'''Råsunda Stadium''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrôːˌsɵnːda|lang|sv-Råsunda.ogg}}; also known as '''Råsunda Fotbollsstadion''', '''Råsundastadion''', '''Råsunda''' '''Football Stadium''' or just '''Råsunda''') was the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[national football stadium]]. It was located in [[Solna Municipality]] in [[Stockholm urban area|Stockholm]] and named after the district in Solna where it was located. The stadium was demolished in 2013 after being replaced by [[Strawberry Arena|Nationalarenan]].

==History==
It was opened in 1937, although there had already existed stadiums at the site; [[Råsunda IP|the earliest]] opened in 1910. The inaugural match took place on 18 April 1937 when [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] played against [[Malmö FF]], AIK won the match 4–0, with [[Axel Nilsson]] scoring the historical first goal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/G1jaA9|title=Historiska stormötet avslutar allsvenskan|date=December 8, 2011|website=www.aftonbladet.se}}</ref> Råsunda has a capacity of 35,000&ndash;36,608 depending on usage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?/fotboll/arena/omrasunda.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623183733/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Farena%2Fomrasunda.html|url-status=dead|title=www.aik.se|archivedate=June 23, 2007}}</ref> The 1910 stadium hosted some of the [[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|football]] and some of the [[Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics|shooting]] events at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1912/1912.pdf 1912 Summer Olympics official report.] pp. 221-3.</ref> The stadium was the home stadium for [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], and was used for many [[Local derby|derbies]] between Stockholm clubs. It also hosted the headquarters of the [[Swedish Football Association]] and staged 75% of the home matches of the [[Sweden men's national football team|national football team]] each year, with most other matches being played at [[Ullevi]] in [[Gothenburg]]. These two stadiums are ''UEFA 4-star rated football stadiums''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}

The record attendance was 52,943 and was set on 26 September 1965, when [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] played [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]. [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] won the match 2–1.

The last major concert held at the stadium was on 7 June 1986, when British rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] kicked off their final tour, [[Magic Tour (Queen)|The Magic Tour]], at Råsunda. That night, Queen played to about 37,500 fans.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Råsunda was the first of two stadiums to have hosted the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals for both men and women. It hosted the men's final in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 World Cup]] and the women's final in the [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995 Women's World Cup]]. The other stadium with this honor is the [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] in [[Pasadena, California]], [[United States|USA]] (men in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]], women in [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999 Women's World Cup]]).

== 1958 FIFA World Cup <span class="anchor" id="WC1958"></span>==
Råsunda Stadium hosted eight games of the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], including the [[1958 FIFA World Cup final|final match]].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:75%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central European Time|UTC+01]])
!Team No. 1
!Res.
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|8 June 1958||14:00|| '''{{fb|SWE}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 || {{fb|MEX|1934}} || rowspan="4" |[[1958 FIFA World Cup#Group 3|Group 3]]||style="text-align:center;"| 34,107
|-
|11 June 1958||19:00|| {{fb|MEX|1934}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 || {{fb|WAL|1953}} || style="text-align:center;" | 15,150
|-
|12 June 1958||19:00|| '''{{fb|SWE}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|HUN}} || style="text-align:center;" | 38,850
|-
|15 June 1958||14:00|| {{fb|SWE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 || {{fb|WAL|1953}} || style="text-align:center;" | 30,287
|-
|17 June 1958||19:00|| '''{{fb|WAL|1953}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|HUN}} ||[[1958 FIFA World Cup#Group 3 Play-off|Group 3 Play-off]]||style="text-align:center;"| 2,823
|-
|19 June 1958||19:00|| '''{{fb|SWE}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || {{fb|URS|1955}} ||[[1958 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 31,900
|-
|24 June 1958||19:00|| '''{{fb|BRA|1889}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 || {{fb|FRA|1794}} ||[[1958 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"| 27,100
|- style="background:gold;"
|29 June 1958||15:00|| '''{{fb|BRA|1889}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 || {{fb|SWE}} ||[[1958 FIFA World Cup#Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"| 49,737
|}

== 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup ==
Råsunda Stadium hosted the [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final|final match]] of the [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup]].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:75%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central European Time|UTC+01]])
!Team No. 1
!Res.
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|- style="background:gold;"
|18 June 1995||18:00|| {{fbw|GER}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 || '''{{fbw|NOR}}''' ||[[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"| 17,158
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[http://www.fastighetssverige.se/artikel/sa-har-blir-nya-rasunda-10654/ Så här blir nya Råsunda]

== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Råsunda Stadium}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050829143201/http://aik.se/fotboll/arena/omrasunda.html AIK presentation]
* [http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-shvecii/rasunda-stadium.html Råsunda Stadium]

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{{succession box |
  title=[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />Opening Venue|
  before=4 venues ([[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Charmilles Stadium]]<br />[[Hardturm]], [[Stade olympique de la Pontaise]])<br />used for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]],<br />matches on the first day were<br />all played at the same time|
  after=All 4 venues used for<br />the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]],<br />matches on the first day were<br />all played at the same time|
  years=[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[FIFA World Cup]]<br />Final Venue|
  before=[[Wankdorf Stadium]] <br /> [[Bern]]|
  after=[[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]] <br /> [[Santiago]]|
  years=[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]<br />Final Venue|
  before=[[Tianhe Stadium]] <br /> [[Guangzhou]]|
  after=[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]<br />[[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]|
  years=[[FIFA Women's World Cup 1995|1995]]
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[UEFA Cup Winners Cup]]<br />[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals|Final Venue]]|
  before=[[De Kuip]] <br /> [[Rotterdam]]|
  after=[[Villa Park]] <br /> [[Birmingham]]|
  years=[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|1998]]
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