| "Valsheimilið" (Valur's Home) | |
 Hlíðarendi stadium in Reykjavík | |
| Former names | Vodafonevöllurinn (2007-2015) |
|---|---|
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Coordinates | 64°07′58″N 21°55′25″W / 64.13278°N 21.92361°W / 64.13278; -21.92361 |
| Owner | Valur |
| Operator | Valur |
| Capacity | Football: 1,524 Basketball/Handball: 1,300 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | 7 September 2007 (Indoor) 25 May 2008 (Outdoor) |
| Tenants | |
Valsvöllur (lit. 'Valur Field' or more precisely 'Valur Stadium'), also known as Hlíðarendi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌɛntɪ]; named after the street with the same name, which means "slope's end") and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn (lit. 'Vodafone Field' or 'Vodafone Stadium'), is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats. The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats.
The stadium broke ground in 2004 and the indoor stadium was formally opened on 7 September 2007 while the outdoor football stadium was formally opened on 25 May 2008. It bore the name of Vodafone from 2007 until 2015. In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Origo which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (Origo arena).
In January 2024 Valur and N1 signed a 5 year sponsorship deal with the clubs football stadium and basketball/handball indoor stadium being named the N1 Völlurinn, and N1 höllin respectively.
Footnotes
- völlurinn is the definite form of völlur, meaning "the field".
References
- "Vodafonevöllurinn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Vodafonehöll og -völlur eru nær tilbúin á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Vodafonevöllurinn á Hlíðarenda kynntur í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Kristján Jónsson (8 September 2007). "Stórliðin bíða Valsara". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Vodafonevöllurinn vígður". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Freyr Bjarnason (1 December 2015). "Leiðir Vals og Vodafone skilur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (26 April 2018). "Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Hörður Snævar Jónsson (17 January 2024). "Heimavöllur Vals verður nú N1 Völlurinn". Dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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