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Johan Cruyff Arena
De Arena

Amsterdam ArenA
Full name Johan Cruyff Arena
Owners Government of Amsterdam
Stadion Amsterdam N.V.
Location Amsterdam
Built 1993–1996
Opened 1996
Tenants Netherlands
AFC Ajax
Capacity 54,033
Field dimensions 105 × 68 m (115 × 75 yd)
Surface PlayMaster Hybrid Grass
Highest attendance 52,316
(Ajax 1–1 Feyenoord on 23 October 2011)

The Johan Cruyff Arena, formally known as Amsterdam ArenA, is the biggest stadium in The Netherlands. The stadium is opened in the year 1996 and has a capacity of 53.052. In 2018, the stadium was renamed to "Johan Cruijff Arena" after legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff following his death in March 2016. It's the home stadium of AFC Ajax.

It was one of the stadiums used during UEFA Euro 2000, and also held the 1998 UEFA Champions League Final and 2013 UEFA Europa League Final. The stadium also hosted three group stage matches and one match in the round of 16 of the UEFA Euro 2020.

Both international and Dutch artists have given concerts in the stadium, including Tina Turner, Coldplay, Take That, Celine Dion, Madonna, Michael Jackson, André Hazes, David Bowie, AC/DC, One Direction, The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé and Rihanna. The dance event Sensation was held in the stadium every year, up until the final edition in 2017.

The stadium has a retractable roof combined with a grass surface. It has a capacity of 55,500 people during football matches, and of 68,000 people during concerts if a centre-stage setup is used (the stage in the middle of the pitch); for end-stage concerts, the capacity is 50,000, and for concerts for which the stage is located in the east side of the stadium, the capacity is 35,000. It held UEFA five-star stadium status, which was superseded by a new system of classification.

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