Banan, Landskrona

Banan (English: "the track" or "the lane") was the informal name of the first sports ground in Landskrona, Scania, and the third ever constructed in Sweden.

The use of totalizators became prohibited by Swedish law in 1896, coinciding with the first modern Olympics, which promoted amateurism in sports.

[1] It was located between the Artillerigatan street and the most outer moat of Landskrona Citadel, with its eastern corner (and short side) about 250 meter from that street's eastern end [3] However, cycling was not the only popular sport, and already by 1882 had GF Idrott established itself as one of the first sports clubs in Landskrona,[4] made up of twenty men, of which many came from an artillery regiment located in the town.

[5] GF Idrott began with gymnastics but soon other sports were included in their program, such as athletics, football and swimming,[5] and for their outdoor activities they used Banan.

Banan was located only a kilometre from the town's centre, but the new arena was built outside the city limits of its time.