Real Madrid CF v Sevilla FC Lerkendal Stadion 9 August 2016 20:45 Welcome to the city of Trondheim for the 2016 UEFA Super Cup. This match has been given a new dimension as the curtain-raiser for the European club football season since the decision to celebrate the diversity of football on the continent and to take the best teams and players out across the national associations. In Prague, Cardiff and Tbilisi, we saw the local community come together to share their passion for our sport, and we expect the same here in Trondheim, a beautiful city with a close connection to European football. Irrespective of your role here in Norway, we hope that you will enjoy the festival atmosphere, an excellent match between Real Madrid CF and Sevilla FC and a memorable season ahead. Theodore Theodoridis, UEFA General Secretary ad interim It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the capital of Norwegian football, Lerkendal and Trøndelag. We have more than 50,000 football-players in our region, mainly due to Rosenborg BK’s strong performance over many decades. Sport has a strong position in our city and region, and we have an enthusiastic audience who love big sports events. I would like to welcome Real Madrid and Sevilla and their fans to Trondheim, and to wish everyone a fantastic stay. We all look forward to an exciting football match at Lerkendal Stadion. May the best team win! Rita Ottervik, Mayor of Trondheim WELCOME TO TRONDHEIM Trondheim is Norway’s third-largest city. It is a city of technology, culture, sports and food. The 35,000 students, many of whom attend the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), leave their mark on the city and contribute to a high level of innovation and a vibrant cultural life. Norway’s first Nobel Prize winners, May-Britt and Edvard Moser, who won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2014, came from the Kavli Institute/NTNU. Trondheim’s small city centre is perfect for cyclists. Excellent cycling paths lead to and around the city centre, while Trampe, the world’s first bike liſt, in Bakklandet, the idyllic old town, is popular with residents and tourists alike. Several local breweries and many excellent restaurants, specialising in local cuisine, can be found all over the city centre. Trondheim, formerly called Nidaros, was Norway’s capital from 1030 to 1217. The city has played a key role in Norway’s history, and Nidaros Cathedral has been a popular pilgrimage site for nearly 1,000 years. Share your Trondheim experiences on social media using #visittrondheim GENERAL INFORMATION The Visit Trondheim tourism board and the city of Trondheim are pleased to assist you and offer you our services during your stay in Trondheim. At our tourist office in the city centre (at Nordre Gate 11), you will find a wide variety of brochures and souvenirs. We will also provide services at the information desks at Trondheim airport and the fan meeting points in Trondheim on matchday. www.visittrondheim.no GETTING HERE Situated in the middle of Norway, Trondheim can easily be reached by air, train, bus or car. Trondheim airport, in Vaernes, has direct flights to virtually every airport in Norway, and more than 20 daily arrivals from the capital, Oslo. The airport express bus services take you to Trondheim in 35 minutes, with a departure aſter every flight lands. Every year the Hurtigruten takes hundreds of thousands of passengers on boat trips along the Norwegian coast, and the boats arrive daily at Trondheim harbour. WHERE TO STAY Trondheim offers many types of accommodation, ranging from luxury city centre hotels to hostels and campsites outside the city centre. Contact the the tourist office (+4773807660 / [email protected]) or visit www.visittrondheim.no for more information about accommodation in the Trondheim region, covering Trondheim, Stjordal, Frosta and Selbu. As president of the Football Association of Norway (NFF), it is an honour for me to welcome the two teams, UEFA and you all to my hometown, the beautiful city of Trondheim. The city of Trondheim, Rosenborg and the NFF have all worked hard to make this UEFA Super Cup a great event for all involved. We hope you enjoy your stay here. As well as hosting the UEFA Super Cup, we are celebrating Rosenborg’s first hundred years as a club. Rosenborg has a great history in both Norwegian and European football, having won more than 20 national championships and played ten seasons in the UEFA Champions League, even reaching the quarter-finals in 1996/97. In the spirit of fair play both on and off the pitch, we are all looking forward to an exciting and spectacular football match between two of the best clubs in Europe. Welcome once again, and have a joyful stay here in Trondheim! Terje Svendsen, NFF President