The Abe Lenstra Stadion is the home stadium of SC Heerenveen. It was the first modern stadium in the Netherlands. The stadium has a capacity of 26,100 seats. First plans for the construction of a new stadium were made in 1992. The old stadium could not meet the increasing popularity [...]
The AFAS Stadion has been the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar since 2006. The stadium has a capacity of 17,000 seats. The AFAS Stadion was built to provide AZ Alkmaar with a modern replacement for their old Alkmaarderhout stadium. The stadium opened on the 4th of August 2006 with a [...]
The Amsterdam ArenA has been the home of AFC Ajax since 1996. It is the largest stadium of the Netherlands with a capacity of 52,960 seats. In the early 90s Ajax’s former stadium De Meer proved to be too small with a capacity of just 19,000, and plans were made [...]
De Kuip, officially called Stadion Feijenoord, is one of the stadiums with the most hosted finals in European tournaments, and home to Feyenoord Rotterdam. It is the second largest stadium of the Netherlands with a capacity of 51,177 seats. In the early 1930s then Feyenoord president Van Zandvliet came up [...]
The FC Zwolle Stadion is home of Dutch club FC Zwolle. It has a capacity of 10,000 seats. Construction of the stadium started in 2007. For years Zwolle’s old stadium, the Oosterenk Stadion, had proved to be outdated, and to increase income the club decided to build a new stadium. [...]
The GelreDome is the home of Vitesse Arnhem. During football matches the stadium has a capacity of 25,000 seats. The GelreDome was built to serve as a multifunctional stadium, and was the first football stadium in the world to have a retractable pitch. It was also, after the Amsterdam ArenA, [...]
The Grolsch Veste is the home ground of Dutch side FC Twente. It currently has a capacity of 30,000 seats. Construction of the Grolsch Veste started in January 1997. Previously FC Twente had played its matches in the Diekman Stadion, however the comfort and security of the stadium that was [...]
The Kyocera Stadion, until 2010 called ADO Den Haag Stadion, is the home stadium of ADO Den Haag. It has a capacity of 15,000 seats. The Kyocera Stadion replaced ADO’s previous Zuiderpark Stadion, which could not meet modern demands in terms of facilities. Construction of the new stadium started late [...]
Lavans Stadion, more commonly known as Stadion De Braak, is the home of Helmond Sport. The stadium has a capacity of 4,100 seats. Stadion De Braak got built in 1967. It got heavily renovated between 1994 and 2000 when three new seating stands were built. The stadium only consists of [...]
The Philips Stadion has been home to PSV Eindhoven since the club’s foundation in 1913. The stadium has a capacity of 35,200 seats. The first ball was kicked at the ground on the 13th of August 1913 by the then 8 year old Frits Philips, son of Philips Electronics founder Anton [...]
The Polman Stadion is the home of Heracles Almelo. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 seats. The Polman Stadion, which replaced Heracles’ old stadium at the Bornsestraat, opened on the 10th of September 1999 with a league match against FC Zwolle (1-1). It was the first stadium in the [...]
Stadion de Koel, one of the smallest stadiums in the Dutch Eredivisie, is the home of VVV Venlo. It has a capacity of 8,000, of which 1,500 standing places. The stadium opened on the 19th of March 1972. First match played at the ground was between VVV and Cambuur (1-1). [...]
Stadion Euroborg is the home of FC Groningen. The two-tier stadium has a capacity of 22,500 seats. Stadion Euroborg replaced Groningen’s old Oosterpark Stadion. Construction of the new stadium started in 2004, but due to delays the stadium opened a half year later than originally planned. Total construction costs [...]
Stadion Woudestein is the home stadium of SVB Excelsior. Its capacity of 3,531 seats makes it the smallest stadium in the Dutch Eredivisie. Apart from a few interruptions during the first half of the 20th century, Excelsior has been playing its home matches at the site of Stadion Woudestein since [...]
Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium Nearing Completion
Houston has been one of the last MLS clubs to build a soccer-specific stadium, however it also seems to become one of the finest ones. Houston started construction of the stadium in February 2011, and has the stadium planned to be completed in May of this year. Houston Dynamo will [...]
Bristol Rovers Confident of New Stadium Prospects
Bristol Rovers have vowed to move on with their plans to build a new stadium at the University of the West of England site, regardless of whether Bristol Rugby club will join them there. The football and rugby club currently share the Memorial Stadium, and [...]
Lyon Receives Building Permit for Grand Stade
The local council of Lyon suburb Décines has finally signed the building permit for Lyon’s proposed 58,000-seater. The signature brings a long process, that started almost five years ago, to an end, and frees up the way for the start of construction works. The stadium, which will be a prominent [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Fulham Advances with Craven Cottage Development Plans
Fulham FC has revealed further information about their plans to develop Craven Cottage, including some new drawings of the proposed Riverside Stand. The club has a long-standing desire to increase capacity and modernise 105-year-old Craven Cottage and has in the past even [...]
Atlético Madrid Presents New Stadium Plans
Last Monday Atlético Madrid unveiled their plans to build a new stadium in the east of Madrid. The stadium will have a capacity of 67,500 seats, about 12,000 more than fit in the current Estadio Vicente Calderón. Atlético had been looking for a move from the Vicente Calderón for several years, as [...]
