Sundby Idrætspark
A view of the stadium's grand stand in June 2007 | |
Interactive map of Sundby Idrætspark | |
| Full name | Sundby Idrætspark, opvisningsbanen (Sundby Stadium) |
|---|---|
| Former names | Banerne ved Englandsvej Amager Sportspark (until 1925) Sundby Idrætspark (1925–present) |
| Location | Englandsvej 61 2300 København S |
| Coordinates | 55°39′00″N 12°36′08″E / 55.650044°N 12.602123°E |
| Owner | Kultur- og Fritidsforvaltningen, Copenhagen Municipality |
| Capacity | 7,200 (2,500 seats) |
| Surface | Natural grass (1922–2018) Artificial (2018–present) |
| Record attendance | Men: 8,391 (BK Fremad Amager vs Esbjerg fB, 5 November 1972) Women: 1,451 (Sundby BK vs F.C. Copenhagen, 21 September 2024) |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1923–1924 |
| Opened | 10 September 1922 |
| Renovated | 1974–1975 2014–2016 June–August 2018 |
| Construction cost | DKK 120,000 (1922) DKK 4,200,000 (1975) |
| Tenants | |
| BK Fremad Amager (1922–present) B 1908 (1922–present) BK Standard (1923–1946) FC Amager (2008–2009) Sundby BK (women) (2021–2023, 2024) Sundby BK (2024–present) B.93 (2022, 2024–2025) | |
Sundby Idrætspark is a sports complex, that consists of a combined association football and athletics stadium (referred to as Sundby Stadium), three sports halls (referred to as Sundby Idrætshal), tennis courts (clay and synthetic), and a swimming hall (referred to as Sundby Bad), located in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of May 2019, the stadium's total capacity of approximately 7,200 spectators, with 2,500 seatings at the main grand stand stretching along one side of the pitch, makes the exhibition field among the 25th largest football stadiums in Denmark. Since the establishment of the facilities in 1922, the site has undergone continuous development through incremental expansion, with new sports facilities added over time in response to evolving demands. As of April 2025, Sundby Idrætspark comprises an area of approximately 16 hectares.
It is the home ground of the association football clubs BK Fremad Amager, B 1908 and Sundby BK, hosting the first senior women's team of Sundby BK in the seasons 2021–22 and 2022–23, and have previously hosted BK Standard (1923–1946) and the professional superstructure FC Amager (2008–2009). Other tenants include the athletic club IF Gullfoss, the volleyball club Amager VK, the floorball club Hafnia FC, the tennis club Sundby Tennisklub|Sundby TK, the badminton club Sundby KFUM BC, the handball club Amager SK and the association football club BK Olympia 1921. Other clubs have rented the stadium to play notable matches there, including Christianshavn IK.
The first international rugby match in Denmark was played between on 19 November 1950 at the stadium of Sundby Idrætspark. The grass fields of the sports complex hosted the preliminary rounds of the 2015 World Archery Championships, where archers shot distances of 50 meters (compound) and 70 meters (recurve) to advance in the competition..