Amsterdam ArenA

The Amsterdam Arena is a football stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Initially, it was planned as the centrepiece of a proposed bid by Amsterdam for the Olympic Games. However, once the prospect of an Olympic bid ended, the plan became one for a general sports arena in the amsterdam area. Today, the stadium is home to Ajax, traditionally one of the strongest club sides in the Netherlands, and indeed in all of Europe. The stadium also hosts the Amsterdam Admirals, an American football team that plays in NFL Europe.

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Football - Stadium - Amsterdam - Netherlands - Olympic Games - Ajax - Europe - Amsterdam Admirals - American football - NFL Europe

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The stadium, opened in 1996, is one of the first in the world to combine a retractable roof and a grass surface. Its all-seated capacity is 51,859. The estimated cost to build the stadium is around 212 million Dutch guilders, or ?96 million. The first match to be played since its inauguration is between the home team Ajax Amsterdam and AC Milan.

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1996 - Dutch - Guilder - ? - Ajax Amsterdam - AC Milan

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