De Kuip
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de Kuip | |
UEFA | |
Full name | Stadion Feijenoord |
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Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Capacity | 47,500[1](limited capacity) 51,117[2] 50,000 (concerts) |
Construction | |
Built | 1935–1937 |
Opened | 27 March 1937 |
Renovated | 1994 |
Architect | Leendert van der Vlugt Broekbakema (renovation) |
Tenants | |
Feyenoord (1937–present) Netherlands national football team (selected matches) | |
Website | |
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Stadion Feijenoord (pronounced
The stadium's original capacity was 64,000. In 1949, it was expanded to 69,000, and in 1994 it was converted to a 51,117-seat all-seater. In 1999, a significant amount of restoration and interior work took place at the stadium prior to its use as a venue in the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament, although capacity was largely unaffected.
History
Leen van Zandvliet, Feyenoord's president in the 1930s, came up with the idea of building an entirely new stadium, unlike any other on the continent, with two free hanging tiers and no obstacles blocking the view. Contemporary examples were
In World War II, the stadium was nearly torn down for scrap by German occupiers. After the war, the stadium's capacity was expanded in 1949; stadium lights were added in 1958. On 29 October 1991, De Kuip was named as being one of Rotterdam's monuments.[4] In 1994 the stadium was extensively renovated to its present form:[4] It became all-seater, and the roof was extended to cover all the seats. An extra building was constructed for commercial use by Feyenoord, it also houses a restaurant and a museum, The Home of History.[5]
Next to De Kuip and Feyenoord's training ground there is another, but smaller, sports arena, the
Commercial uses
Football history
De Kuip is currently the home stadium of football club
Date | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Round | Attendance |
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15 May 1963 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Atlético Madrid | 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |
49,000 |
23 May 1968 | Milan |
2–0 | Hamburger SV | 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |
53,000 |
31 May 1972 | Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan | 1972 European Cup Final |
61,354 |
8 May 1974 | Magdeburg | 2–0 | Milan |
1974 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |
6,461 |
26 May 1982 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | 1982 European Cup Final |
46,000 |
15 May 1985 | Everton | 3–1 | Rapid Wien | 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |
38,500 |
15 May 1991 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Barcelona | 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup Final |
43,500 |
14 May 1997 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final |
36,802 |
2 July 2000 | France | 2–1 (g.g.) |
Italy | UEFA Euro 2000 Final |
50,000 |
8 May 2002 | Feyenoord | 3–2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2002 UEFA Cup Final |
45,611 |
18 June 2023 | Spain | 0–0 (5–4 pen) | Croatia | 2023 UEFA Nations League Final | 41,110 |
Concerts
The stadium has hosted concerts since 1978. Among the first performers at De Kuip were Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton.[4] David Bowie held his dress rehearsals and subsequently opened his 1987 Glass Spider Tour at the stadium.[7]
New stadium
Since 2006, Feyenoord has been working on plans for a new stadium, initially planned for 2017 completion and an estimated capacity for 85,000 people. In 2014, Feyenoord decided to renovate the stadium, making it a 70,000 seater with a retractable roof. Building was planned to start in summer 2015, and finish in 2018 with total costs of an estimated €200 million. Part of the plan was a new training facility, costing an extra €16 million.[8]
In March 2016, Feyenoord announced that they instead preferred building a new stadium.[9] In May 2017, the city of Rotterdam agreed with a plan to build a new stadium with a capacity of 63,000 seats. In December 2019, Feyenoord announced that if construction of the new stadium was given in the final go-ahead in 2020 the stadium will open its doors in the summer of 2025.[10] On 21 of April 2022 managing director Dennis te Kloesse announced that the club (for now) will not proceed with either renovating nor building a new stadium.[11]
Euro 2000
Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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13 June 2000 | Spain | 0–1 |
Norway | Group C |
16 June 2000 | Denmark | 0–3 |
Netherlands | Group D |
20 June 2000 | Portugal | 3–0 |
Germany | Group A |
25 June 2000 | Netherlands | 6–1 |
Yugoslavia | Quarter-finals |
2 July 2000 | France | 2–1 (asdet) |
Italy | Final
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2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
One of the venues of the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.
Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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14 June 2023 | Netherlands | 2–4 (a.e.t. ) |
Croatia | Semi-finals | 39,359 |
18 June 2023 | Croatia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p ) |
Spain | Final | 41,110 |
Average attendance numbers per season, 1937–2007
Gallery
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De Kuip from above
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Inside the stadium
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Another view inside the stadium
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Feyenoord helicopter entering the stadium
See also
References
- ^ "Stadion Feijenoord" (in Dutch). dekuip.nl. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Stadion Feijenoord – Het mooiste voetbalstadion van Nederland".
- ^ "Some of the world's scariest places to play or watch football". BBC News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Feijenoord – historie". vasf.nl. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16.
- ^ "Home of History". stadionfeijenoord.nl. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07.
- ^ "Topsportcentrum Rotterdam". topsportcentrum.nl.
- ISBN 0-7119-1182-7
- ^ http://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feyenoord-kiest-voor-vernieuwbouwde-kuip-ffc. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch)
- ^ http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/139913/Feyenoord-wil-nieuwe-Kuip-langs-de-Maas. Rijnmond.nl (in Dutch)
- ^ "Bij groen licht opent het nieuwe stadion in 2025". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Feyenoord gaat niet door met bouw nieuw stadion". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
External links
- De Kuip Official Website
- De Kuip at Footballmatch.de
- Aerial photo (Google Maps)
- 3D format on Google Earth Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by | 1963
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Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1968
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European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1974
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Preceded by | European Cup Final venue 1982
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Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1985
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Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1991
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Preceded by | 1997
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Preceded by | 2000
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Preceded by | 2002
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Preceded by | UEFA Nations League Finals venue 2023 with De Grolsch Veste |
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