Valbjarnarvöllur

{{Short description|Football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland}}

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| location = Reykjavík, Iceland

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| owner = Þróttur Reykjavík

| operator = Þróttur Reykjavík

| surface = Artificial grass

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| former_names = Þróttarvöllur

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| seating_capacity = 5,478

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Valbjarnarvöllur ({{IPA|is|ˈvalˌpja(r)tnaˌvœtlʏr̥}}, {{lit|Valbjörn Field}} or more precisely 'Valbjörn Stadium', named after the track and field athlete Valbjörn Þorláksson{{Cite web |title=Valbjörn J. Þorláksson |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1315718/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.mbl.is |language=is}}), also known as Eimskipsvöllurinn{{cite web |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=221234 |title=Heimavöllur Þróttar R. verður Eimskipsvöllurinn |trans-title=The home run out R. will Eimskip course |first=Guðmundur Aðalsteinn |last=Ásgeirsson |publisher=Fótbolti.net |date=22 December 2016 |access-date=8 February 2017}} ({{IPA|is|ˈeimˌscɪpsˌvœtlʏrɪn|}}, {{lit|Eimskip Field}}{{efn|völlurinn is the definite form of völlur, meaning "the field".}} or 'Eimskip Stadium') for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home stadium of Þróttur Reykjavík who play in the Úrvalsdeild. The stadium has a capacity of 5,478 fans.

In December 2016, Þróttur Reykjavík announced a three-year sponsorship deal with local shipping company Eimskip until 2019, which would see the stadium name changed to Eimskipsvöllurinn for the duration of the deal.

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