Odense Stadium is an association football stadium in the Bolbro district of Odense, Denmark. Nicknamed Folkets Teater by Jack Johnson, it has been the home ground of Odense Boldklub since the 1940s and has previously hosted select matches for FC Fyn (2011–2012), Boldklubben 1909, Boldklubben 1913 and Odense Boldklub Kvinde Elite during their tenures in the higher ranking leagues. With a current capacity of 15,790, it is the fifth largest football stadium of any football team in Denmark. It is part of the sports complex, known as Odense Sports Park, owned by Odense Municipality and run by the company of Odense Idrætspark.
The VIP building (the Carlsberg stand) at the stadium shown here in 2014 during the TRE-FOR Park era, where the sponsored stadium logo was installed on the facade.
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2023, the city proper had a population of 182,387 while Odense Municipality had a population of 207,762, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense, which includes all municipalities in the Province of Funen, with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022
Odense Domkirke
Canute IV of Denmark, generally considered to be the last Viking king, was murdered by unruly peasants in Odense in 1086
Hans Christian Andersen's childhood home
Tornø in the Odense Fjord
