Kitro Stadium is a pesäpallo stadium located in Alajärvi, Finland. Since its opening in 1990, it has been the home field of the Alajärven Ankkurit, a Superpesis team.[1][2]
 Kitro Stadium in 2014. | |
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| Address | Hirsikankaantie 3 62900 Alajärvi Finland |
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| Location | Alajärvi, Finland |
| Coordinates | 62°59′57″N 23°48′21″E / 62.999269°N 23.805720°E |
| Owner | City of Alajärvi |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Record attendance | 6,822[1] July 16, 1995 (All-Stars Game) |
| Field size | Left field: 108 m (354 ft) Centre field: 136 m (446 ft) Right field: 121 m (397 ft) |
| Surface | Clay Grass (outer field) Bare ground (Inner left field) |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| Alajärven Ankkurit (1990–present) | |
The current pesäpallo stadium was built in the summer of 1990, but pesäpallo has been played at the same site for much longer. The field was resurfaced in the summer of 2012, when the Ankkurit were promoted to the main league after a break of several years. One of the special features of the field is the high pitches that disappear into the sun in cloudless weather.[1]
The name Kitro comes from the Kidron Valley in the Bible. Near the field is the River Kitron, from which the name is taken.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kitron pesäpallostadion". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Kitro is named after the Bible". Helsingin Sanomat. 17 July 1997. Retrieved 11 July 2024.