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{{Short description|Football stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Parken Stadium<br /><small>Parken - Connected by 3</small>
| image = [[File:Denmark copenhagen parken stadium.jpg|250px]]
| caption = '''[[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| former_names = Telia Parken (2014–2020)
| location = Per Henrik Lings Allé 2, DK-2100 [[Østerbro]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| coordinates = {{coord|55|42|08.89|N|12|34|19.93|E|type:landmark_region:DK_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 1990
| opened = 9 September 1992
| renovated = 2009
| owner = {{nowrap|[[Parken Sport & Entertainment]]}}
| operator = F.C. København & Stadion
| surface = Hybrid
| construction_cost = [[Danish krone|DKK]] 640 million<br />([[Euro|€]]85.3 million)
| architect = Gert Andersson
| tenants = [[Denmark national football team]] (1992–present)<br />[[F.C. Copenhagen]] (1992–present)
| publictransit = {{rint|copenhagen|m3|size=20}} at [[Trianglen Station|Trianglen]]
| seating_capacity = 38,190 (all-seater)<ref>{{cite web |title=First Division Clubs in Europe 2022/23 |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0279-161fb68b3ca5-f10bf774dc62-1000/top-division_clubs_in_europe_2022-23.pdf |publisher=UEFA |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>
| record_attendance = {{formatnum: 60000}} ([[Michael Jackson]], [[HIStory World Tour]], 14 August 1997)
| dimensions = 105 x 68 m (114.8 x 74.3 yds)
}}
'''Parken''', currently known as '''Parken - Connected by 3''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=10 November 2021 |title=PARKEN AND 3 ENTER INTO STADIUM SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT |url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/parken-and-3-enter-stadium-sponsorship-agreement |access-date=5 September 2023 |publisher=FC Copenhagen}}</ref> and as Telia Parken (2014–2020),<ref>[https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/telia-parken-skifter-navn], fck.dk</ref> is a [[Soccer-specific stadium|football stadium]] in the [[Indre Østerbro]] (''Inner Østerbro'') district of [[Copenhagen]], Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a [[retractable roof]], currently has a capacity of 38,190 for football games, and is the home of [[F.C. Copenhagen]] and the [[Denmark national football team]]. The capacity for concerts exceeds the capacity for matches – the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage setup and 55,000 with a centre-stage setup.

Parken was announced as one of 12 host venues of the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] and it hosted three group stage matches, as well as a round of 16 match.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140920004425/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/newsid=2151146.html%23wembley+stage+uefa+euro+2020+final Wembley to stage UEFA EURO 2020 final], UEFA.com</ref>

[[Geranium (restaurant)|Geranium]], a three Michelin star restaurant, is located on the eighth floor of the stadium.<ref>[https://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2017/11-20/Geranium.html Geranium (The World's 50 Best Restaurants)]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Parken 2011 1.JPG|left|thumb|Parken field in August 2011]]

Parken was built on the site of former Denmark national stadium, [[Idrætsparken]], from 1990 to 1992. The last national team match in Idrætsparken was a 0–2 [[UEFA Euro 1992|Euro 1992]] qualification loss to [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] on 14 November 1990, and on 9 September 1992, Parken was opened with a 1–2 defeat in a friendly game against [[Germany national football team|Germany]].

The stadium was rebuilt by investors [[Baltica Finans A/S]] in turn of the guarantee from the [[Danish Football Association]], that all national matches would be played at Parken for 15 years. The re-construction, tore down and re-built three of the original four stands, cost 640 million [[Danish krone]]r.

In 1998, Baltica Finans sold the stadium to F.C. Copenhagen for 138 million DKK, and the club now owns both the stadium and the adjacent office buildings in the company of [[Parken Sport & Entertainment]].

Parken was included in [[UEFA]]'s list of 4-star stadiums in the autumn of 1993, making Parken eligible for hosting the finals of the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (then named UEFA Cup) as well as the now defunct [[Cup Winners' Cup]]. Being a 4-star stadium, Parken can not apply for the biggest European club game, the [[UEFA Champions League]] final, as that demands 50,000 seats.

On 2 June 2007, Parken was the venue for the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack]].

On 1 May 2014 a new stadium covering [[Wi-Fi]] solution, powered by [[TeliaSonera|Telia]] was published. The deal provides free high speed Wi-Fi for all spectators at any event at the stadium.<ref>[http://www.fck.dk/nyhed/2014/05/01/telia--parken-i-historisk-sponsoraftale Telia & Parken i historisk sponsoraftale], ''F.C. Copenhagen''</ref> The agreement includes a 7 year long naming sponsorship, and on 17 July 2014, the stadium name was changed to Telia Parken.<ref>[http://www.fck.dk/nyhed/2014/07/17/parken-faar-nyt-navn Parken får nyt navn], ''F.C. Copenhagen''</ref>

On 26 August 2020, it was announced that the stadiums name would be reverted to the original name, Parken, five days later on 31 August.

On 10 November 2021, the stadium entered into a long-term partnership with the telecommunications company [[Three (telecommunications)|3]]. Parken will continue to be called Parken, while the stadium partnership is titled "Parken - Connected by 3".<ref name=":0" />

==Notable matches==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Date
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Competition
!Attendance
!Remarks
|-
|9 September 1992||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|GER}} ||[[Friendly match]]||style="text-align:center;"|40,500||Opening match
|-
|4 May 1994||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]||[[1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|33,765||
|-
|17 May 2000||{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–0<br /><small>(4–1 [[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])</small>||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]||[[2000 UEFA Cup Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|38,919||
|-
|8 October 2005||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|GRE}}||[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 2]]||style="text-align:center;"|42,099||Stadium attendance record
|-
|6 April 2006||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillestrøm S.K.|Lillestrøm]]||[[2006 Royal League Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|13,617||
|-
|30 April 2006||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[F.C. Copenhagen]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]||[[Danish Superliga 2005–06]]||style="text-align:center;"|41,201||League and club attendance record
|-
|2 June 2007||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack|0–3]]||{{fb|SWE}}||[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"|42,083||[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier fan attack|Referee attacked]]
|-
|21 May 2011||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[AG København]]||style="text-align:center;"|30–21||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Bjerringbro-Silkeborg]]||2011 [[Danish Handball League]] Final||style="text-align:center;"|36,651||Former world record attendance at an indoor handball match
|-
|20 April 2012||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[AG København]]||style="text-align:center;"|29–23||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Handbol|FC Barcelona]]||[[2011–12 EHF Champions League]] quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;"|21,293||The highest-ever attendance at a VELUX EHF Champions League match
|-
|12 June 2021||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|FIN}}||[[UEFA Euro 2020]]||style="text-align:center;"|15,000||Danish player [[Christian Eriksen]] suffered a [[Cardiac arrest]] during the 43rd minute, causing him to collapse. Eriksen was sent to the nearby [[Rigshospitalet]] where he recovered.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Finland win first game at major finals|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51197533|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref>
|}

=== Euro 2020 ===
Parken is one of the stadiums that hosted matches for the [[UEFA Euro 2020]]. Three Group B matches and a Round of 16 were played there.

{|class="wikitable" width=80%
|-
!Date ||Team #1 ||Result ||Team #2 ||Round||Attendance
|-
|12 June 2021||{{fb|DEN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 ||{{fb|FIN}}|| rowspan="3" |[[UEFA Euro 2020 Group B#Denmark vs Finland|Group B]]|| style="text-align:center;"|15,200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024449_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613034100/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024449_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland |publisher=UEFA |date=12 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|17 June 2021 ||{{fb|DEN}} ||align=center| 1–2 ||{{fb|BEL}} || style="text-align:center;" |23,395<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024459_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618082214/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024459_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Denmark v Belgium |publisher=UEFA |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 2021 ||{{fb|RUS}}||align=center| 1–4 ||{{fb|DEN}}|| style="text-align:center;" |23,644<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024469_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621223702/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024469_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Russia v Denmark |publisher=UEFA |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|28 June 2021 || {{fb|CRO}} ||align=center| 3–5 {{aet}} || {{fb|ESP}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase#Croatia vs Spain|Round of 16]] ||style="text-align:center;"|22,771<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024482_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628185233/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024482_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Croatia v Spain |publisher=UEFA |date=28 June 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Concert venue==
{{Main|List of concerts at Parken Stadium}}
Also used as a [[concert]] venue, Parken hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2001]]. In preparation for hosting Eurovision, and to make Parken a more useful venue in general, a [[retractable roof]] was applied to the existing structure in 2000 and 2001.

Musicians such as [[AC/DC]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[David Bowie]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Coldplay]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Jay-Z]], [[Elton John]], [[Kashmir (Danish band)|Kashmir]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Madonna]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Metallica]], [[Mew (band)|Mew]], [[George Michael]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[One Direction]], [[Pet Shop Boys]], [[Pharrell]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[R.E.M.]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Take That]], [[Tiësto]], [[Tina Turner]], [[U2]], [[Roger Waters]], and [[Robbie Williams]] have performed at Parken. In 2017, [[Volbeat]] became the first Danish band to sell out the venue; their ''Let's Boogie'' DVD is of this concert.

The biggest concert ever held in Parken was a performance by [[Michael Jackson]] on 14 August 1997, during his ''[[HIStory World Tour|HIStory]]'' tour, with 60,000 tickets sold; a second show was held on the 29th, in which Jackson was thrown a surprise birthday party after the performance of "[[You Are Not Alone]]".

==See also==
{{Portal|Association football|Denmark}}
*[[Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark]]
*[[List of football stadiums in Denmark]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Parken}}
* [http://www.teliaparken.dk Official website]
* [http://www.copenhagen.com/sports/m_stadium.asp?Menu=Sports Tourist info from copenhagen.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122002546/http://www.copenhagen.com/sports/m_stadium.asp?Menu=Sports |date=22 January 2013 }}
* [http://www.stadiumguide.com/parken.htm Stadium Guide Article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327224329/http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-danii/parken.html Parken Stadium]

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