Aka Arena

{{Short description|Football stadium in Hønefoss, Norway}}

{{Infobox stadium

| stadium_name = Aka Arena

| nickname =

| image = AKA Arena.JPG

| location = Hønefoss, Norway

| coordinates = {{coord|60.159119|10.265368|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground =

| opened = 1949

| renovated = 2009

| expanded =

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Hønefoss Stadion AS

| operator = Hønefoss BK

| surface = Artificial grass

| construction_cost =

| architect =

| former_names = Hønefoss Stadion

| nicknames =

| tenants = Hønefoss BK (football)

| capacity = 4,120 (seating - 3,500){{cite web |url=https://www.honefossbk.no/om-stadion/aka-arena |title=AKA Arena |website=honefossbk.no |publisher=Hønefoss BK |access-date=9 October 2019}}

| dimensions = 105 × 68 m

}}

Aka Arena, formerly known as Hønefoss Stadion, is a football stadium in Hønefoss, Norway, and is the home of former Norwegian top division, currently 3. divisjon club Hønefoss. The stadium has a capacity of approx. 4,120 spectators.

A record attendance of 3,747 was set during the last match of the 2009 First Division season against Sogndal, when Hønefoss got promoted to the top division.{{cite web |url=http://www.ringblad.no/fotball/live/?kamp_id=338323 |title=Hønefoss - Sogndal |publisher=Ringerikes Blad |access-date=8 November 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091030214624/http://www.ringblad.no/fotball/live/?kamp_id=338323| archive-date= 30 October 2009 | url-status= live}} A new record was set on 25 May 2010 when 4,245 saw Hønefoss beat SK Brann 2–0, whilst another new record was set on 19 May 2012 when 4,246 attended a match against Vålerenga.[http://www.honefossbk.no/facts/article/bamow6dheic11b209xiijwfdt/title/fakta-hbk Facts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064323/http://www.honefossbk.no/facts/article/bamow6dheic11b209xiijwfdt/title/fakta-hbk |date=2016-03-04 }} Hønefoss BK

The venue has hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches three times, playing 0–0 against Yugoslavia on 8 June 1975, 5–1 against Turkey on 27 April 1993 and 2–1 against Greece on 3 September 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/TabellTermin/?tournamentId=39901 |title=Norge Menn U21 |publisher=Football Association of Norway |language=no |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=26 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234353/http://www.fotball.no/System-pages/TabellTermin/?tournamentId=39901 |url-status=dead }} In a 2012 survey carried out by the Norwegian Players' Association among away-team captains, Aka was ranked lowest amongst league stadiums, with a score of 1.93 on a scale from one to five.{{cite news|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.8836297 |title=Lerkendal nest beste fotballbane |publisher=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201233031/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.8836297 |language=no |archive-date=1 December 2012 |access-date=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}