There’s nothing around the stadium complex but countryside, a matter that was addressed in 2018, a Fan Zone was set up in the area in front of the club shop. 2. [14][8][9] 800 m of water pipes and 2,100 m of drainage was installed underneath the grass turf in addition to 27 km of heating pipes with spacing of 30 cm in between. FCM led nearest challengers FC Copenhagen from the fifth league round onwards, and never let up. In little over ten years, the arena has staged four Denmark internationals, fixtures for the European under-21 championships of 2011 and FCM’s regular campaigns in Europe. The station reflects the relative size of the municipality with two platforms, and infrequent services to Copenhagen which take around three and a half hours. The Ulveshoppen behind the main stand opens on match days. The two men wanted to unite the football clubs Ikast FS and Herning Fremad – clubs that for decades had been strong rivals, but had never played any significant role in Danish football. [9][5][11] On 5 August 2004, it was announced that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) had acquired the naming rights of the stadium in a sponsorship arrangement, and the stadium was officially known as SAS Arena until 30 June 2009 — the first sponsorship of its kind in Denmark. Costing 100 DKK per person, tours are generally available for groups larger than 8, however if you’re willing to cover the costs then you might be able to negotiate a private tour. [3] At international FIFA and UEFA matches, the capacity of the four covered single-tiered stands is reduced to 9,430, when the terraces at the north and south stands are converted to an all-seater mode. [3][6][10][7], During the construction period and the first couple of months after the official opening on 27 March 2004, it was called Stadion ved Messecenter Herning (or Messecenter Herning Stadion). No sooner had captain Kristian Bach Bak raised the Superliga trophy than a bombshell struck the club before its debut campaign in the Champions League: Riddersholm, involved in the club for 20 years, had walked out, amid rumours of a power struggle. Now referred to as just MCH Arena, the ground cost an estimated 85 million DKK and took less than one year to build between April 2003 – March 2004. Squeezing through a tricky Europa League group with Napoli, Club Bruges and Legia Warsaw, the Herning side earned a plum tie against Manchester United. The current capacity of the MCH Arena is officially listed as 11,809 which includes an estimated 7,409 seats, with the record attendance set on the 11th November 2007 when 11,763 fans in a Superliga match against Danish giants, FC Copenhagen. Depending on demand, visiting supporters are allocated the standing sector nearest the West Stand, accessed through Indgang (‘Gate’) 1. The main stand houses the press and VIP areas, and club shop, Ulveshoppen. You can book your place on the stadium tour by visiting this page. An integrated part of the arena is a main building housing the club's administration and offices for the official fan club, and includes player and referee facilities, a restaurant, a VIP lounge, press and sky boxes, and a club shop. © 2014 - 2020 Copyright Football Tripper. The decision to retain coach Jess Thorup was a smart one, for in 2017-18, FCM kept level with Brøndby in the league only to power ahead in the Championship Round. [19][14] The corners of the stadium, above the big gates, were closed of to provide a greater feeling of intimacy. [14] The club specifically asked that the south and north stands be standing-only with seats in red placed only at the main stand and the opposing eastern grand stand — with the option of installing seats at the terraces when needed, expandable to 10,500 seats. FC Midtjylland’s stadium first opened in 2004 when it was known as the Messecenter Herning Stadion, before becoming the SAS Arena for five years between 2004 – 2009 after Scandinavian Airlines opted to purchase the naming rights. [19][17][14] The entire grass turf, which had the dimensions of 111 x 72 meters (circa 8,000 m²) and featured a 104 x 65 meters football pitch, was laid by the company Dan Jord (based in Aarhus) i co-operation with Hedeselskabet A/S during the fall of 2003, and allowed to grow firmly in the winter period. Based in a burgeoning sport and leisure zone on the outskirts of Herning, at a stadium built shortly after the club was founded in 1999, ‘FCM’ have maintained a consistent presence in the upper reaches of the Superliga. [24] SAS already had the naming rights to the Danish Superliga due to its sponsorship of the league. On match days, special trains run from Herning main station to Herning Messecenter, which serves the trade-fair complex. [3] The stadium's current attendance record of 11,763 spectators dates back to a 2017–18 Danish Superliga match on 11 November 2007, when FC Midtjylland drew 2–2 against FC Copenhagen. Now referred to as just MCH Arena, the ground cost an estimated 85 millio… FC Midtjylland operate a club shop at MCH Arena in addition to their own online store, known as the Wunderelf Shop. ... FC Midtjylland Superliga Denmark. [15][16] At a press briefing at Messecenter Herning on 4 February 2003, it was announced that the plans for a more than 10,000-spectator large stadium as part of a major commercial and entertainment complex would become a greenfield project, located south of the existing buildings of exhibition centre, next to 15,000 parking spots and an upcoming highway intersection, and that the stadium and its facilities was entered in to a lease agreement with FC Midtjylland with an annual rent obligation based on a 25-year rental agreement, irrevocable from both parties until the end of 2027, and giving FC Midtjylland exclusive (and commercial) rights to all association football matches in the stadium. The ground has however hosted matches of the Under 21’s Euro 2011 tournament. [17][14][21] Depending on demand, the east standing section of the north stand would be reserved for visiting supporters of the guest teams, separating them from the rest of the spectators by a fence, while the home fans and fan club members would occupy the south standing-only stand and also allocated to half of the north stand. Silverware at last came under Riddersholm in 2015. FC Midtjylland. For the MCH multiarena, see, View of the stadium before a match in July 2015, Stadion ved Messecenter Herning (2003–2004), 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, "EM i ridning skabte ros, job og overskud", "FC Midtjyllands nye superstadion er klar til kickoff", "FC Midtjylland får hjemmebane i Herning", "Fordele for kunder og gæster for næsten 2 mia kroner", "PRM: FC Midtjylland: Nordea & Steff Houlberg køber tribuner", "Sport: SAS køber sig til stadion-navn i Herning", MCH Arena section at the official page of MCH Messecenter Herning, MCH Arena section at the official page of FC Midtjylland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MCH_Arena&oldid=962740387, Buildings and structures in the Central Denmark Region, Buildings and structures in Herning Municipality, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 June 2020, at 19:45. FC Midtjylland was founded by Johnny Rune, a carpenter and owner of a private business in the wood-supply industry, and Steen Hessel, an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer. Club: FC Midtjylland | Opening: 2004 | Capacity: 11,544 (4,126 standing) | Description: The MCH Arena got built in 2004 to provide Midtjylland with a new home. A motorway linking the complex to other towns around Jutland is already in place, skirting the south-west of Herning where the MCH Arena opened in 2004. It is marked on the above seating plan as “Udehold” which literally translates as “away team”. The MCH Arena is an association football stadium situated in the south of Herning, Denmark, that is part of MCH Messecenter Herning complex and owned by MCH Group A/S. There are currently provisions for the stadium to be expanded to around 15,000 should the demand for tickets suddenly grow, but for now the ground is a good size for FC Midtjylland. MCH Arena is located within Herning Exhibition Centre 3.7 km south of the city centre in an area which can only be described as “out of town” and “relatively rural”. In fact, 2015 was the first time the Danish title has gone to the region, whose former leading light, Ikast FS, merged with Herning Fremad in 1999. Karup Airport 12.5 km north east of Herning is technically the closest, but is only served by a handful of domestic and Scandinavian routes. An integrated part of the arena is a main building housing the club's administration and offices for the official fan club (named Black Wolves), and includes player and referee facilities, a restaurant, a VIP lounge, press and sky boxes, and a club shop (named Ulveshoppen). Incoming coach Jess Thorup, who had motivated both Esbjerg and Denmark’s under-21 side to beat expectations, was swiftly brought in – although unable to avert a Champions League defeat by APOEL Nicosia. Click the thumbnails above to enlarge an image of each stand and to read a more detailed description of each part of the stadium.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'footballtripper_com-box-4','ezslot_2',116,'0','0'])); Away fans are housed within the south-west corner of the stadium which is accessible from entrance/indgang 1. Stadium tours (Dkr100) lasting 1hr can be arranged by emailing Saa@fcm.dk. The closest place to stay is undoubtedly Hotel Herning which sits on the edge of the Exhibition Park between Messecenter Station and MCH Arena. Based on UEFA’s 5% rule the away allocation is likely to be a fraction under 600 tickets but this is just a guess and by no means official. Naturally rooms sell out fast here which means the more expensive options in the city centre such as Hotel Corona, Best Western and Scandic Regina begin to look more feasible. For European matches don’t expect the away allocation to be particularly generous as FC Midtylland are currently having a purple patch. Two consecutive second-place finishes in 2006-07 and 2007-08 featured goals from Frank Kristensen, who came on board as the club masseur before the 2014-15 campaign, and Danish international Dennis Sørensen – but it was the defensive cover of Kristian Bach Bak that attracted Heerenveen to swoop in for him after an impressive 2006-07.
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