Malmö New Stadium, Malmo

Club: Malmö FF
Capacity: 21,000
Matches: 3 Group A matches, final
16 June Sweden v Belarus
19 June Belarus v Serbia
23 June Serbia v Sweden
29 June Final
Population: 281,934
Website: www.malmo.se

Built at a cost of €62m in time for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the Malmö New Stadium is home to Malmö FF. It replaces the adjacent Malmö Stadion, the club's home since 1958 and witness to 13 Allsvenskan league titles and, in the late 1970s, one of the best teams Sweden has ever produced. Under English coach Bob Houghton the side broke new ground and reached the 1978/79 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, narrowly losing to Nottingham Forest FC.

Venue guide
Malmo was founded as a fortified quay in the 13th century by the Archbishop of Lund and was, for a long time, Denmark's second biggest city. Indeed, it was originally called Malmhaug, a Danish word meaning "gravel pile". That is not a name that necessarily conjures up positive images, and the local Swedish authorities (the area having been annexed by Sweden in the mid-17th Century) have unsurprisingly opted for a different moniker as they seek to attract tourists – the City of Parks.

Known for its extensive green spaces, Sweden's third-largest city is a model of sustainable urban development and was named the fourth greenest city in the world by Grist Magazine in 2007. Several neighbourhoods have been transformed using innovative, eco-friendly design exemplified by the 190m high Turning Torso, a spectacular twisting skyscraper in the city centre. At the opposite end of the architectural scale – but no less impressive – the Malmöhus Castle is a chief attraction, as is the Öresund Bridge, which connects Malmo to Copenhagen, Denmark, a journey of less than 30 minutes.

Host city Web site

• www.malmo.se

Further information

• 2009/11 Regulations