Myresjöhus Arena is an upcoming arena being built by Östers IF

Östers IF

Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 , is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund...

 in western Växjö

Växjö

Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...

 to serve as home ground for their men's and women's association football teams. The arena is a part of a large redevelopment of the area former known as Värendsvallen

Värendsvallen

Värendsvallen is a multi-purpose stadium in Växjö, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Östers IF. The stadium currently holds 15,062 people and was built in 1966. The highest attendance ever was 26,404 against IK Brage in 1967, in the qualifying...

 into Arenastaden, which also includes a new ice hockey arena, floorball arena and a dedicated indoor athletics arena.

On March 29, 2011 it was announced that the house builder Myresjöhus had purchased the naming rights to the arena for an undisclosed amount.
The arena will be a dedicated football stadium with a capacity of 12,000 (10,000 seated), with the entire audience under roof. The arena will conform to UEFA class 3 for international games as well as Svenska Fotbollförbundet

Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

s upcoming demands for arenas in Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

. The official groundbreaking took place on March 31, 2011 and was led by Lars-Åke Lagrell

Lars-Åke Lagrell

Lars-Åke Lagrell is a Swedish sports personality who is the President of the Swedish Football Association since 1991. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appointed him Governor of Kronoberg County...

, chairman of Svenska Fotbollförbundet.

The arena will host three first round games and one quarter final at UEFA Women's Euro 2013

UEFA Women's Euro 2013

The 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, or just Women's Euro 2013, will be held in Sweden from 10 July to 28 July, 2013.- Bids :Candidates of European national associations of staging UEFA Women's Euro 2013 were...

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Numbers

Figures in short:

• Seated audience: 10 000
• Standing audience: 2 000
• Gates: 4
• Boxes: 16
• Restaurants: 2
• Pubs: 2
• Toilets: 144
• 20 places for wheelchairs with adjacent seating for personal assistants
• Playing area 105x68, field area 120x80