EXTRA Arena
building in Ranheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Extra Arena (previous called Ranheim Stadion) is the home ground of the Norwegian football club Ranheim Fotball. It is located in the Ranheim area of Trondheim Municipality. A stand with about 1,000 seats under cover and a provisional stand with about 750 seats was built in 2010 to comply with the Norwegian Football Federation's seating capacity requirements for the top two divisions. The stadium's capacity was further enlarged in 2016 to comply with the 3,000 seats capacity requirements of the top division, Eliteserien.
The municipal library Ranheim bibliotek and the gym 3T-Ranheim are integrated into the main stand's building.
History
The construction of grass pitch at the stadium was completed in 1939 at a cost of 8000 kr. The stadium had to be rebuilt after World War II. 5,000 spectators visited the reconstructed stadium at the first official post-war game against Vålerengen in 1946.
Extra Arena is a part of a larger sports facility complex named Ranheim Idrettspark. Planning of a redevelopment of Ranheim Idrettspark was made in 2005, but due to Ranheim Fotball's promotion to the second tier (1. divisjon) in 2009 season, Trondheim Municipality wanted to speed up the process and finance an upgrade of Ranheim Idrettspark, e.g.
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