Tag: Netherlands


Venue plans: Feyenoord cup of woes overflow

Feyenoord Rotterdam Stadium update Sept 2020

Considerable work remains on Dutch Eredivisie football club Feyenoord’s long-running effort to deliver a new 63,000-seat stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This was announced by the club recently. However, Feyenoord has given its qualified backing to the stadium building bid. Nevertheless, their... » Read more


Cheeseheads’ stadium roof work almost done!

AZ Alkmaar stadium August 2020

Work is continuing in full swing on the new roof of AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The new roof has been necessitated following the old roof caving in last year in August due to very strong winds. The old canopy collapsed onto the stands. Today, almost the entire old roof is gone, with the... » Read more


‘Armband’ to keep COVID-19 at (arm’s) length

Eindhoven Philips Stadion

Philips Stadium in the Netherlands is all set to trial an ingenious technology which will facilitate the return of fans to venues amid the COVID-19 pandemic which is still causing devastation in several parts of the world. The Philips Stadium is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and it... » Read more


‘Technology cannot steal stadia thunder’

Coliseum GSVA Henk Markerink May 2020 interview

The COVID-19 pandemic has put people’s lives worldwide on the edge – the world is almost at the crossroads today. The global economy is bleeding white. The pandemic has upended all areas of life – and sports are no exception. The sporting calendar has gone totally topsy-turvy. Professional... » Read more


Stadia play role of Johnny-on-the-spot

Corona virus stadiums used as hospitals VI

We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the collapse of national economies and has left people’s cup of woes overflowing. So far, the coronavirus figures in the world stands at a staggering 3,665,418 and the mortality figures – 252,950. Not very long back, excited... » Read more


NEC Nijmegen plans to be back in the reckoning

Nijmegen NEC stadium plans

The Dutch football club NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands wants to be at the top of the heap. But, the key to it is redevelopment of their home arena – Stadion de Goffert. The club has an ambitious project to redecorate the stadium, even if that means that the capacity of the stadium would grow by... » Read more


AZ Alkmaar ready to pick up gauntlet on roof repair

AZ Alkmaar stadium Jan 2020

The Dutch professional football club AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands has disclosed that its arena AFAS Stadion will remain sans a full roof for the rest of the 2019-20 seasons. It also revealed expansion plans for its home ground. The team will play in the mostly roofless stadium for now. ‘The... » Read more


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