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Telenor Arena Widerøeveien 1 1360 Fornebu Norway

Telenor Arena is a multi-use indoor stadium at Fornebu in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, just outside Oslo. It's used for football matches and is the new home ground of the football club Stabæk , but also for conserts and other events.

In June 2008, the telecommunications company Telenor acquired the naming rights to the stadium in a deal lasting until 2018.

The structure is a single-tiered bowl attached to a seven-storey building on one side containing retail space, restaurants and bars for the premium-priced seats, executive boxes, and offices. The stadium has a fixed roof covering both the stands and the pitch. For football matches and other sporting events the total capacity is approximately 15,600, whereas for concerts it will be up to 23,000.

The first match played at the stadium was a pre-season friendly between Stabæk and IFK Göteborg on 24 January 2009, which ended in a goalless draw. This was followed by a sold-out AC/DC concert on 18 February, the first concert on the European leg of the their Black Ice World Tour. Trond Olsen of Rosenborg became the first player to score a goal at Telenor Arena as Rosenborg defeated Stabæk 1–0 in another pre-season friendly, on 27 February.

The stadium was officially opened on 8 March 2009 with a "Charity Shield"-style match between league champions Stabæk and cup champions Vålerenga, which ended in a 3–1 win for Stabæk. Daniel Nannskog scored the first ever Stabæk goal at Telenor Arena in the 19th minute of the game. The net proceeds of the match were donated to UNICEF.

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