AEESTOLT Banen Kunstgress

The stadium in Melhus is ÆESTOLT Banen Kunstgress , the home of Melhus Idrettslag. There is a single tier of seating that looks out over the pitch.

The current stadium opened in April 2011, replacing a gravel pitch that had served the club for decades. The project was driven by a need for year-round training facilities. The club built it themselves, relying on local sponsors and the community effort known as dugnad. Floodlights were added later, in 2017, allowing the ground to host evening fixtures on the artificial turf.

The surface is the defining feature of the place. It is a modern pitch, one of the few in the region to use non-plastic infill, though the specific brand is not recorded. The club has struggled to keep the name of the venue stable over the years. It was once Gruva Stadion, then EiendomsMegler 1 Gruva Arena, and later Melhusbanken Gruva Stadion. The current name, ÆESTOLT Banen, reflects a sponsorship by a local company, though the exact history of the pitch's previous titles is not clearly documented.

The highest attendance remains a relic from a different era. In 1992, during a Norwegian Football Cup match against Bodø/Glimt, 2,500 spectators filled the ground.