MCH Arena

This article is about the football stadium. For the sports arena, see Jyske Bank Boxen.

MCH Arena
Full name	MCH Arena
Former names	Messecenter Herning Stadion (2003–2004) SAS Arena (2004–2009)
Location	Herning, Denmark
Coordinates	56°07′01″N 8°57′06″E / 56.116868°N 8.951669°E / 56.116868; 8.951669
Built	2003–2004
Opened	March 27, 2004
Owner	MCH Messecenter Herning
Surface	Grass
Capacity	11,800[1]
Field dimensions	104 x 65 m
Tenants
FC Midtjylland (2004–)

Scandinavian Airlines had the rights to the official name of the stadium from 5 August 2004 until 1 July 2009, where it was called SAS Arena.

MCH Arena is a Danish football stadium. It is situated in Herning and is the home of FC Midtjylland. In the opening match, FCM won 6–0 against Akademisk Boldklub. Until 2009, the stadium was known as SAS Arena.

Messecenter Herning owns the stadium. It cost 85 million DKK to build the stadium.

The stadium is approved for UEFA Europa League and national games.

The stadium is locally known as Zidan Arena as Mohamed Zidan, FC Midtjylland's former striker, scored nine goals in the first three matches played there.

External links

• Stadium picture

Notes

• ^ Official webpage

Coordinates: 56°07′01″N 8°57′06″E / 56.116868°N 8.951669°E / 56.116868; 8.951669