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AFC Ajax

30x Champion (record):
1918, 1919, 1931, 1932, 1934,
1937, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1960,
1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972,
1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982,
1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2011

18x Cup Winner (record):
1917, 1943, 1961, 1967, 1970,
1971, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1986,
1987, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002,
2006, 2007, 2010

7x Supercup:
1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005,
2006, 2007

4x UEFA Champions League:
1971, 1972, 1973, 1995

1x UEFA Europa League:
1992

1x UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
1987

2x UEFA SuperCup:
1973, 1995

2x FIFA Club World Cup:
1972, 1995


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Amsterdam_ArenA.JPG

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the height is like 70 metres but i cant find the height from pitch to the top seat

THE DUTCH FA WANT TO HOST THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
Here is a selection of Dutch Football Stadia that could stage matches for the World Cup. The stadia are well certain to be subject to further expansion to 50-60 thousand plus.

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Amsterdam, cap. 52,000. Hosted the 1998 Champions League Final between R Madrid and Juventus

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Rotterdam, cap. 51,500. Hosted the 2000 European Championship Final between France and Italy

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Eindhoven, cap. 40,000. WILL host the 2006 UEFA Cup Final between Middlesbrough and Seville on the 10th of May

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Arnhem, cap. 33,000. brand-new

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Heerenveen, cap. 30,000. brand-new

Not a chance for 2014, 2018 is your best chance and even then you will be up against England.

i know there will be fierce competition from england. but the insulars (the english) have infratructural disadvantages compared to holland.
plus the english weather which is worse than holland's during the summer.

and English hooligans as well!!

Your capacities for Philips Stadion, Gelredome and Abe Lenstra are well off

Apparently there is a stadium in Glasgow called Ibrox.

Even if we were to host the WC (by expanding certain stadiums to 50-60k), what the hell are we going to do with these venues when its over?

Even if we were to host the WC (by expanding certain stadiums to 50-60k), what the hell are we going to do with these venues when its over?

haha, don't worry, as you know football is BOOMING in Holland.
it'l be alright :)

World Cup in the Netherlands?

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check this topic http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8237138&postcount=46

Arnhem and Heevereen are too small to host WC games. Well, Heevereen looks that it could be expanded to maybe 40 000. And I thought that Arnhem us only 27 000, and this one cannot be expanded.

Arnhem can be expanded to 30.000 they did in 2000 so they can do it again.
Today Henk Kessler, the president of the dutch FA said they would like to do a joint bid with Belgium. With the Netherlands providing six stadiums and Belgium four.
I think it could be possible, Amsterdam, Rotterdam (they can build a new stadium for Feyenoord as planned), Arnhem, Eindhoven and Heerenveen could do the job for the Netherlands.
But it's going to be a tough bid though against Russia and England.

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Its a shame that the most beautifull club in this world has a commercial theatre as a stadium. I will celebrate the day that they bring this ugly UFO down. Its even worse than the 'slauchboot' in Munich.
sound is terrible, no expansion possibilities, a very deep and wide gap between the stands and the pitch that never seems to grow. But what do you think when you put a 2 story parking lot underneeth the pitch and put it 8 meters in the air... :nuts:

Ow, the capacity right now is 52.342. source: the AFC Ajax season guide. But they are only using 51.000 or so because the rest has bad sightings.

i thought they are thinking about an expansion?

i thought they are thinking about an expansion?

Correct, they are thinking about expanding the stadium. Earlier studies called for 60.000 or so seats, but the latest study which was done aimed at 70.000 seats. The conclusion was that it is feasable, but very expensive, especially due to the roof work. That needs to be lifted, then the expansion could be build, then the roof needs to be enlarged on the outer edges to connect to the top of the than realised third tier and finally it must be lowered again on the enlarged construction. Not easy and it will not take away some of the down-sides of this stadium. Many Ajax fans are not happy with the stadium.

The 70.000 has of course to do with the CL Final minimum required capacity of 70.000 seats. Also a possible Netherlands WC-2018 together with Belgium calls for at least two venues which can hold 70.000 seats or more. In Rotterdam the planned new stadium "De Kuip" aimes for at least 75.000 seats! That sparked an idea in Amsterdam to build a national stadium with an ever bigger capacity. But that is just a discussion of which I do not hear much at the moment.

Since Ajax has a 30 year rental deal with the Amsterdam ArenA (still 18 years to go if they don't do a buy-out) I do not see that happening soon. The expansion I do expect to be realised, especially when the final stadium plans in Rotterdam are finished and published. Amsterdam wants her stadium to be the biggest in the country, Rotterdam wants the best football stadium of the country. That is a big difference!

Cool. i hope it will be realized.
Because Amsterdam Arena Advisory is also involved in the new Galatasaray stadium.
So a possible expansion of the GS stadium could be also possible.

We have the same her in Turkey
GS announced his stadium (52,500 with retraceable roof9
6 months later FB announced that they want to increase to 56,509 (+6,000 seats) and add a retraceable roof :D

A picture I snapped last weekend:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3008/arenail8.jpg

It most certainly is an impressive structure, but I don't really like it: too cold and impersonal. And colors of the seats make the the interior look really tacky: I wonder what it would look like in red-white...

We have the same her in Turkey
GS announced his stadium (52,500 with retraceable roof9
6 months later FB announced that they want to increase to 56,509 (+6,000 seats) and add a retraceable roof :D

Well I like both the planned GS stadium and the Şükrü Saracoğlu stadium. The last one is also a very impressive venue. With an expansion and a retractable roof it will become even better. BTW both teams have probably the most noisy and fanatic supporters in European football. In a even more closed up stadium the sound and noise they will create, must be impressive for any opponent to play there against the home teams!

Actually FB has got big problems with the acoustic. This summer they want to do something against it.
As same Ajax fans already mention, the aqoustic in the ArenA isn't ver good.
This was a big fear of the GS fans.
But thanks to the board, Arena group and asp, it looks we won't have this problem (speciall "Acoustics" steel etc.)

this doesnt look at all to be 70 meters in height.


70 meters equals a 18 floors building!

The diagrams at skyscraperpage shows several stadiums with such enourmous heights, and I highly doubt the acuracy.

I think they measure stadiums from the bottom of the FOUNDATIONS below earth to the top of illumination masts and such.

^^ The height is measured from the ground to the top of the arches! That is just over 70 meters I believe. The pitch lies at 12 meters above the ground due to the parking garage underneath. That leaves an interior height of about 48 meters. I am estimating that the arches are close to 8-10 meters or so in diameter.

this stadium is a milestone for stadium development and one of the best football stadium in Europe.

^The field is one of the worst in the world :P

this stadium is a milestone for stadium development and one of the best football stadium in Europe.

A milestone of how to make a epic fail. This is rubish. In a football match you are miles away from the pitch, 'cause of a big ditch where you can easely turn a truck in. and for concerts its madeness. echo's all the way. every year I'm in the stadium 15 times or what and every time I think, why does a club like AFC Ajax and a city like Amsterdam deserve this stadium.

+ it looks horrible.

+ it looks horrible.

I forgot that.. actually..

Some years ago a Ajax fan said to me this
"Its a event venue and not a Stadium"

A milestone of how to make a epic fail. This is rubish. In a football match you are miles away from the pitch, 'cause of a big ditch where you can easely turn a truck in. and for concerts its madeness. echo's all the way. every year I'm in the stadium 15 times or what and every time I think, why does a club like AFC Ajax and a city like Amsterdam deserve this stadium.

I couldn't believe to hear that. I just saw this stadium from outside when I visited your city as a tourist. You know better than me of course. What I see on TV is a wonderful stadium.

Some years ago a Ajax fan said to me this
"Its a event venue and not a Stadium"

he or she's right. Many of the fans feel that way. including me.

^^ actually this arena is mentioned as a good example in Turkey. For example Galatasaray's new stadium is inspired by Amsterdam Arena (though stands are close to the pitch)

Kuvvaci this stadium has so many faults. Therefore the Amsterdam ArenA Advisory group was involved in the GS stadium. GS stadium is "the better Ajax stadium" or the "Ajax stadium without faults"
At least we hope so :D

^^ That could very well be the case! In Amsterdam they have the first soccer stadium which was constructed in this way. However, they could have learned more from stadiums in the US and Canada at the time.

In the end they build a great structure, but with way too many faults to qualify as a great football stadium or as a great concert venue. All new to build stadiums can learn from what went wrong in the Amsterdam ArenA, and can therefore avoid the mistakes. Many have done so, coming up with more classic concepts. Like the Allianz Arena in München or the Emirates Stadium in London, or the Da Luz and the Dragau stadiums in Portugal!

I have always liked this stadium. I don't really see why everyone hates it so much. Yea there is a gap behind the end of the nets and the stands, but there are many arenas with such gaps. The stadium itself is nice looking rom both the exterior and interior as well IMO. The only thing that I don't like about Amsterdam Arena is the color of the seats. I wish they would change them a bit to represent more Ajax colors. Or at least make them all red. Something. The seat design is a really terrible stuck in the mid-90's look.

btw, what is Ajax's average attendance in the Dutch league?

One of the 2 biggest problems of the Amsterdam ArenA seems to have been solved for concerts. At the last Madonna concert in the ArenA the acoustics were good.

Last season Ajax had an average attendance of 49,000. This is average number of sold tickets for each game, not the total number inside the stadium.

^^ That could very well be the case! In Amsterdam they have the first soccer stadium which was constructed in this way. However, they could have learned more from stadiums in the US and Canada at the time.

In the end they build a great structure, but with way too many faults to qualify as a great football stadium or as a great concert venue. All new to build stadiums can learn from what went wrong in the Amsterdam ArenA, and can therefore avoid the mistakes. Many have done so, coming up with more classic concepts. Like the Allianz Arena in München or the Emirates Stadium in London, or the Da Luz and the Dragau stadiums in Portugal!

so, it is a milestone :yes:

In Holland this stadium always raises a heated discussion. Not in the last place because Ajax is the team everybody loves to hate. Every discussion on the Arena is spoiled by people being biased in one way or the other.

In my personal opinion, the Arena is a fantastic structure in which the main purpose was overlooked too much.

The car park underneath was supposed to lower the amount of cars coming into Amsterdam. On days without events Amsterdam hoped people would use it as a car park and go into the city center by metro or train. Nobody does. The car park is luxury thing for business seat holders. Nothing more, nothing less.

The stadium is so enclosed by the roof that the pitch is a disaster. In it's defense, these problems are arising all over Europe with stadiums becoming bigger and more enclosed everywhere.

The ditch around the field is a nineties relic. All stadiums in Holland that were built at the time had some form of ditch because of safety reasons. They even enlarged it a bit because it would easily allow vehicles into the stadium which is handy when building stages for pop concerts. The stadium board keeps insisting that they need it for that purpose, but it's complete nonsense off course. Numerous stadiums in the world are hosting concerts without a ditch. All you need is 1 open corner that leads onto the field. The Arena has 4 plus a ditch... For football it's a huge atmosphere killer.

The acoustics are mediocre. It's not nearly as bad as many people say it is (Apparently people find it very cool to say it sucks...), but it isn't ideal either.

The seat colors have been discussed since it opened. Supporters were promised that they would be replaced by red-white ones. It never happened.

It was the first of it's kind in Europe. Nowadays it's paying the price for that. If it weren't the Ajax stadium it wouldn't be as hated as it is now. All non Ajax fans make fun it. Partly because Ajax went downhill since they moved there most Ajax supporters don't like it to much either. They never got to feel at home...

At the moment the stadium is too much of an event center for football, and to much of a football stadium for events. Hopefully a new stadium will be constructed between 2020 and 2028 for the 2028 OG bid. Ajax could then move in there in 2029, and the Arena could be redeveloped purely as an events center. Together with the nearby "HMH" and the to be built "Getz center" and "Music Box" it would serve best that way. If Ajax were to leave the stadium, half their match days would be filled right away with other events. It could easily survive on its own.

so, it is a milestone :yes:

^^ Yes, it is! No doubt about it. And of course, the perfect stadium does not exist. There is always something which is not perfect!

I took this a year ago;

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And these are from Google;

http://www.fcdb-zone.nl/images/stadions/4.jpg

http://www.wwp-diemen.nl/lucht/images/arena1.jpg

I am surprised to hear negative posts about this stadium...but then, I only saw it as a tourist and don't understand soccer or it's presentation in such a place. Looks OK to me...
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The Amsterdam Arena is looking for expansion to host big events in the future like the Champions League-final and to host one of the matches in the 2018 World Championship bid. Arcadis is investigating how to increase the capacity (66.000/80.000) of the stadium. Plans for a third stadium-ring (see picture)
are still in development.
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6635/arena3eringfl8.jpg


An other plan is to make 2 separate roof part (dormers) on the north and south side. This wil increase the capacity to 66.000 (I personally don't like the plan)
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Wow..that planned third tier is realy steap. Like Bernabeu... :nuts:

^^ Bernabeu is steeper, but the Amsterdam ArenA comes close. The photoshopped picture is a bit misleading. The current different plans range from 66.000 to maximum 72.000 seats. Appearantly the 66.000 version with large extensions on the short ends of the stadium has been rejected, leaving a small expansion or a small third ring option. That last option is the most expensive one bringing the stadium to 72.000 seats. A full third ring (like in the photoshopped picture) would bring the capacity to 80.000++ seats. That is not going to happen. Still, 72.000 seats is very impressive imho.

That picture above looks amazing. Very intimidating for anyone on the away team playing there.

Whi dont they yust lover the pitch(if nececary) and extend the fisrt tier torwards the grass??? They would gain at least 3000-4000 doing this.

^^

They are thinking of using that space too, however the city of Amsterdam prefer a bigger stadium so that big European matches can be held there too.

Really gorgeous. It will be one of the best looking stadiums out there when it will be finished.

http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/544/PAROOL-TV/article/detail/266746/2009/11/06/Ons-aller-Ajax-De-Arena-wordt-meer-Ajaxstadion.dhtml

a dutch interview with arena director Henk Markerink.
Hes talking about expansion of the arena and making it a red-white stadium.
he wants to paint the concourses. he wants to place new red white seats. and he wants the ditches filled with stands. this will all happen in about 5-10 years. but the budget isnt very large.

a quick translation of what he is saying:

"The colors of the seats were desinged by the architect to make the stadium look filled when it wasnt completely filled. In five years the seats will be replaced because the seats their value is 0.

If they are replacing the seats. are they also changing the colors to a red whit black pattern? There have been some rumours about changing the seating patterns and colors, but we`ll wait till the value of the seats are 0 because replacing them is very expensiv. When we`ll replace the seats with red, white and black colors we were thinking of some nice shadow words like in the english stadia.

what is the arena doing to make it an ajax stadium? whe did hang some nice crests at the corners of the stadium. at the offices we placed the old crest and we placed posters with old players in the concourses. but there is more possible

the most common color is grey ,isnt it? its a lot of concrete. its quite boring because of the budget. the concourses could use a lick of paint. especially the aisles. but it has to fit in our budget. We also repaced the 10 year old lcd screens with new ones that costed 2 million euros. because of that replacements which had to happen there is no money voor the red white black decorations. "

The world cup organisation told us that a final stadium has to be a 80000 all seater. the municipality said that a new 80000 stadium wasnt an option. so if amsterdam wants an wc final it has to expand the arena. that will be a very hard and expensive operation. then it will need a third tier by lifting the roof when Ajax is still playing there. i want also the biggest stadium. it actually has always to be bigger than in rotterdam. but if you are realistic its nice for a wc but it has to be nice for always. there is also a second plan only expanding the short sides of the stadium making it a 60-65000 stadium.

is that neceserry? because for a wc final it has to be 80000 and with 60-65000 you only have a bigger stadium.
then you are qualified for half finales and that sort of matches. and that model fits better in ajax`s future and the arena`s future. if you see that ajax sold 42000 seasontickets every year since the opening. then there probably is a possibility to sell more tickets.

the third possibility is to fill the ditches with stands and also to fill the corners. that makes it a 54000 stadium. i think well do that as fast as possible. there are some study`s at this moment how we can make it permanent. But for the knvb and uefa its neceserry that no-one can enter the pitch. you can stop that in 3 ways. a smaller (2.5 meter) ditch. a fence or a row of stewards. in the arena is the ditch wider because some other things have to drive through the stadium.

ajax and the arena dont want a third tier on the stadium."


i think they only paint the stadium change the seats and expand the first tier by closing the ditches and filling it with stands.

What a lousy translation.

A drawing of a possible expansion. Right side = original situation Left side = with expension.. Nice, but not possible..... or is it?

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6647/cruyffstadionjb8.jpg

If they will do the expansion will be amazing to watch :D

A drawing of a possible expansion. Right side = original situation Left side = with expension.. Nice, but not possible..... or is it?

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6647/cruyffstadionjb8.jpg

nah
you cant see the complete pitch from the second and third tier

^^ The pitch would also be way too small if the stadium would be remodelled like this. But this is not a realistic option, the parking garage and the road underneath the stadium need to be kept intact.

The third ring is not desired by the ArenA and Ajax, since they feel the stadium would be too big for them after the WC. Also the costs of the third tier would be enormous since the roof has to be raised and due to the parking garage underneath the pitch level is at + 12 meters above the ground. Those 12 meters have to be overcome when a third tier would be build, and combined with lifting the roof makes it very, very expansive. Also there is hardly any free space around some parts of the stadium left. This makes such a large expansion even more costly. The director of stadium just confirmed this yesterday in Dutch television. They will for sure fill up the trench (capacity rises to 55.000 seats, and they will likely expand on the shorter sides of the stadium to get 65.000 to 70.000 seats in. But that is where the expansion most likely stops.

For a possible WC-final in Dutch/Belgian bid, the new Feyenoord Stadium "De Nieuwe Kuip" is the most likely candidate. That is planned to have at least 85.000 seats with a sliding roof and sliding pitch. If Feyenoord and the city can realise the financing of the project, an iconic stadium half in the river Nieuwe Maas (which is actually part of the river Rhine) and very close to the 12-lane Van Brienenoordbrug. That will make quite a sight to see. :)

That version on the pic of HendrX is not possible, because there is a road underneath the ArenA. That has to be closed then, the parking garage as well.

^^ if they remove the road it is possible. only sightlines will cause trouble. Well, they should lower the pitch a bit and extend the first ring downwards. that should create some extra capacity.

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Credits: zjroen and Sjoerd Kramer from www.vblforum.nl

Dig out the parking... okay, but like said, you won´t be able to see the complete pitch from second and third ring. I hope it´s possible to find a solution for that, but I doubt it. The new lower ring can´t be very steep that´s for sure.

one of my faves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.thebid.org/images/amsterdam-arena.jpg

With 65.200 seats.

The Amsterdam Arena will expand the first tier by lowering the stands to the pitch (overlapping the transportation shafts/"gracht" which will still be open for transport), about the corners: 2 corners will be closed permanently and 2 corners will be closed with moving stands (similar to Euro 2000) this is still "on hold" because less wind could have a negative effect on the pitch. I don't expect any movement this summer (maybe some extra stands close to the pitch. It all depends on Fifa's verdict (do you accept Russian roubles ?) in december...

WC or no WC, it will be expanded to some 55k.

Why "just" 65,000?
BTW am i wrong or did they just expand the goal stands?

Why "just" 65,000?
BTW am i wrong or did they just expand the goal stands?

the 65k is very likely just the nett capacity so it's gross capacity should be somewhere around 70k.

great arena :applause:

one of my fav Arena :)

Why "just" 65,000?
BTW am i wrong or did they just expand the goal stands?

No Sercan, you are not wrong but correct. If the +/- 65.000 seats variant will be chosen for development, the stands behind the goals will be raised quite up to a quite impressive height. ;)

Yes. It looks like Da Luz (Laola / oval) style. Would be interesting to know if they add a 3rd tier or just expand the 2nd tier.

Unpolished photoshop Amsterdam Arena from the outside with the 65k expansion:

http://a.yfrog.com/img8/6079/amsterdamarena65k.jpg

I do not want to see the Amsterdam Arena expanded. it is going to be a big white elephant.

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Thanks for the new pics from the Arena!
I think it's still a great stadium.

need a lifting because new lille and Istanbul surpass it! but i respect amaterdam arena because it one of the first in europe!

Holland 1-0 Turkey

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TÜRK TELEKOM ARENA

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AFC Ajax

30x Champion (record):
1918, 1919, 1931, 1932, 1934,
1937, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1960,
1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972,
1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982,
1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2011


:applause::applause::applause:

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More pics:


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Modernization and extension Main Building of the Amsterdam Arena:

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http://www.dvp.nl/getfile.php?id=1321
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Amsterdam, 4 April 2011 - Amsterdam ArenA, the largest stadium in the Netherlands for football, live concerts, entertainment and business events, has today given the green light for the modernization and extension of the Main Building. The aims of this major operation are to improve the Main Building's accessibility and safety as well as the ease of finding one's way around it, to boost quality and extend the hospitality rooms and to make the stadium's equipment more sustainable. This modernization and extension constitutes the biggest and most ambitious project since the stadium's opening in 1996. The overall investment comes to around € 20 million. The project is scheduled to complete in the summer of 2012.

Modernization of Main Building
The Main Building's hospitality rooms are to be extended and the quality of all facilities will be given a boost. By means of clear and transparent logistics, the users of the ArenA's Main Building will be able to find their way to and from the rooms more easily. Additional lifts and escalators have been incorporated into the plan in a central new hub in the heart of the building and an internal connection between the Main Building and the Entrance Building will be introduced. Circulation areas will be widened considerably. The new main structure of the building will ensure finding one's way around is easier, better organized and safer.

Amsterdam ArenA. Where it's at.
Amsterdam ArenA is continually developing itself in order to keep the stadium state-of-the-art. After fifteen years it is time for a radical overhaul of the Main Building. Amsterdam ArenA is investing in the future so as to offer a ‘new' Main Building in a top location with a variety of rooms of different sizes for all kinds of purposes. Completion will be in 16 months. In the meantime, the work will not get in the way of events in Amsterdam ArenA.

"We are delighted and proud that we're going to be implementing this project, because it will mean we are once again able to provide our guests with an atmosphere that can hold its own with the Champions League of the European stadiums", says Henk Markerink, Director of Amsterdam ArenA.

Rik van den Boog, Managing Director of Ajax, responds positively: "For Ajax, the development of Amsterdam ArenA also signifies good news. Ajax's staff, management and squad, and certainly the supporters too, will benefit from a modern, safe and high-quality stadium. In addition to this, of course, it provides natural prospects for the future."

Sustainability
This modernization of the Main Building will see Amsterdam ArenA fulfilling half of the objectives for a climate-neutral stadium by 2015. Thus the measures relating to equipment are being combined with a new building management system which allows the energy flows for each room to be monitored and controlled centrally. Less heating or cooling is necessary due to state-of-the-art technology.

CO2 emissions are being halved by means of energy-saving measures. The remaining emissions are compensated by the latest generation of roof-mounted solar panels and our very own windmill. Amsterdam ArenA will even be an energy producer in off-peak periods. Packaging materials are being reduced, separated and recycled. On balance, Amsterdam ArenA will no longer emit a single gram of CO2 in 2015. The official start of the modernization process today will make a considerable contribution to the stadium's image as the sustainable showpiece of Amsterdam.

Partners in the modernization and extension of Amsterdam ArenA's Main Building are: Dura Vermeer, Bam Techniek, Soeters Van Eldonk, Diepenhorst de Vos and partners, KONE.

Btw: The Amsterdam Arena will host the final of the Europa League in 2013
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/executivecommittee/news/newsid=1644074.html#wembley+amsterdam+arena+prague+2013+finals

Btw: The Amsterdam Arena will host the final of the Europa League in 2013
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One of the weakness of this arena is the sound because the ascendant shape of the roof doesn't enable the sound to be reflected like a hell

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The first design of the Amsterdam Arena, call the stadium of the pilons.

:puke: awful preliminary design

Now it is a jewel you have compare to this...

One of the weakness of this arena is the sound because the ascendant shape of the roof doesn't enable the sound to be reflected like a hell

Please elaborate on the alleged acoustic flaws of the Amsterdam Arena. I've visited the Amsterdam Arena on numerous occasions and each time 'the roof came off' as our Anglo-Saxon friends so eloquently and idiomatically put it.

I think he is suggesting that it would be louder with a inward sloping roof as opposed to the upward curve of the built structure. This is probably true, although I doubt there is an issue with the crowd making enough noise to be intimidating and I find the the upper seating areas feel cut off from the crowd in set ups like the Old Trafford and similar designs.

I think he is suggesting that it would be louder with a inward sloping roof as opposed to the upward curve of the built structure. This is probably true, although I doubt there is an issue with the crowd making enough noise to be intimidating and I find the the upper seating areas feel cut off from the crowd in set ups like the Old Trafford and similar designs.

Thank you for your effort and attempt. The roar of prawn sandwich brigades, echoed by slightly upwarded curved roofs.

I wouldn't have trusted the Lille boy to come up with anything coherent and substantial. That is why he has been ignoring this thread after having dropped his manure. Is it actually possible to have a normal, sophisticated, mature, un-nationalist conversation with him? I think not. Idiotic, narrow-minded, hypocritical, nationalist comments more like it.

I wouldn't have trusted the Lille boy to come up with anything coherent and substantial. That is why he has been ignoring this thread after having dropped his manure. Is it actually possible to have a normal, sophisticated, mature, un-nationalist conversation with him? I think not. Idiotic, narrow-minded, hypocritical, nationalist comments more like it.

Stop to exagerate everything about me :rant: i have critics about lille too when it is justified!! look at my signature naive man!!! :ohno:

Look at my signature naive man!!!


Coming from you, claiming a member to be naïve, conjures up visions of a peasant accusing me of a lack of knowledge of quantum physics or open-heart surgery.

I have enabled the option to hide various elements of messages, which may be of use to users on slow internet connections. Subsequently, I’m not in a position to take notice of your signature. And I couldn’t care less for that matter.

Please rather elaborate on the oblique deficiencies and acoustic flaws of the Amsterdam Arena or be silent.

start by yourself :rant:

First European McStadium of its kind. O to the San Siro's, Bernabeu's and Wembley's of old.

Amsterdam ArenA has been awarded hosting rights for the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final.

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Ok, I will put my two cents in the acustics debate at AA. I don´t about sport events but for large concerts the sound tends to bounce around. Design wise that is far from optimal.

you are 100% agree! velstins too has this problem

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Braskem's green plastic to be used in the production of seats for the Amsterdam ArenA stadium
11/11/2011 10:03

Agreement with the Brazilian petrochemical company envisages the supply of raw material for 2,000 seats made of 100% renewable plastic for the Dutch stadium

Braskem, the leading thermoplastic resin producer in the Americas and the world's largest producer of biopolymers, established a partnership with Amsterdam ArenA to supply Green Plastic to be used in the production of seats for the multifunctional Dutch stadium. In addition to the 52,000 existing seats, two thousand new seats manufactured with Braskem's plastic made from ethanol will be installed in the coming months. By the end of the next two years, all 54,000 seats will be made of plastic from 100% renewable raw material, using Brazilian technology. The announcement will be made on Friday, the day the Netherlands celebrate its national Sustainability Day.

The installation of the "sugar seats" - as these seats are being called - is part of the strategy to turn the Amsterdam ArenA into a landmark of the world's most sustainable capital. The stadium was inaugurated in 1996, and its remodel will not adversely affect the events, like today´s friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and Switzerland. The entire remodeling project follows sustainability guidelines. In 2015, the stadium will be ecologically neutral, producing no carbon footprint.

Braskem produces Green Plastic since September 2010, when the Company inaugurated the world's largest plant of ethylene made from ethanol in city of Triunfo (Rio Grande do Sul state), with annual production capacity of 200 ktons of polyethylene. Unlike fossil plastic, Green Plastic presents a positive environmental result: each ton of plastic produced avoids the emission of 2.5 tons in carbon dioxide (CO2).

"The use of Green Plastic at the Amsterdam ArenA is fully in line with Braskem's strategy of becoming the world's leading company in sustainable chemicals", said Marcelo Nunes, Braskem's Renewable Chemicals Director. "Braskem's partnership with Station Amsterdam complements other alliances already consolidated in recent months, uniting companies that seek sustainable solutions", added the executive.

The project of the green ethylene plant, which was developed with Braskem's proprietary technology, received investments of R$500 million. The product is supplied to important clients in Brazil and abroad, such as Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Toyota Tsusho, Natura, Tetra Pak, Danone and Chanel, among others.

Source (http://www.braskem.com.br/site.aspx/Detalhe-releases-eng-int/Braskem-s-green-plastic-to-be-used-in-the-production-of-seats-for-the-Amsterdan-ArenA-stadium)

Donating the current seats to other smaller football clubs (do they have non-league football in Holland?) could be a great way to reuse them. As for the new seats, I just hope that the eventual colour scheme is less vile than the current one.

Who plays in the Amsterdam arena?

Who plays in the Amsterdam arena?

AFC Ajax