Friday, April 6, 2018

Johan Cruijff ArenA

Johan Cruijff ArenA


The Amsterdam ArenA will officially be renamed to the Johan Cruijff ArenA at the start of the new season 2018/2019.

The stadium is the home of the association football club AFC Ajax since 1996

The Amsterdam Arena (officially stylised as "Amsterdam ArenA") is a stadium in AmsterdamNetherlands. It is the largest stadium in the country, built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and officially opened on 14 August 1996. At the start of football season 2018-2019, the stadium will undergo a name change to "Johan Cruijff Arena" after legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff following his death in March 2016.

 It has a capacity of 54,033 people during football matches
On 5 April 2018, it was revealed that the stadium will officially change name at the start of football season 2018/2019 and that the official name will be "Johan Cruijff Arena".

The stadium hosts most of the Dutch national team's matches, though the Netherlands no longer has a dedicated national stadium for football.

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