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Ajax · Amsterdam · Netherlands

Ajax's home since 1996

Ajax's home, built over a road, with a roof that slides shut and some of Europe's steepest stands.

Capacity

55,865

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1996

30 years of football

1880192019602000

Upper-tier rake

36.9°

Ajax's home since 1996Ajax's home, built over a road, with a roof that slides shut and some of Europe's steepest stands.

Capacity

55,865

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

1996

30 years of football

1880192019602000

Upper-tier rake

36.9°

Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0

Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0

What makes it special

Pick one, or tap a label on the ground.

On matchday

Ajax's most fanatical supporters sit on the F-side, behind the south goal, as the club itself puts it. Standing places were built there from 2016–17, and the Ultras Amsterdam group leads the singing from a platform with a speaker system in section 127. The steep stands keep everyone close to the pitch.

Getting there

  • TrainAmsterdam ArenA3 min
  • MetroAmsterdam Bijlmer ArenA5 min
  • MetroStrandvliet6 min

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Inside Johan Cruijff ArenA

Inside, roof and grow lights on the pitch, 2019
Inside, roof and grow lights on the pitch, 2019Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Commons ↗
The south side from outside, 2018
The south side from outside, 2018Photo: Matthias Nonnenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
Hans Jouta's statue of Johan Cruijff at the stadium, 2020
Hans Jouta's statue of Johan Cruijff at the stadium, 2020Photo: Ceescamel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗

The ground

Hybrid grass
Sliding roof
Architect
Rob Schuurman
Cost
€140 million
Rebuilt
2015–2020
League
Eredivisie

Nearby grounds

  • BUKO Stadion26 km
  • Stadion Galgenwaard30 km
  • AFAS Stadion36 km
  • WerkTalent Stadion47 km
  • De Kuip55 km
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