518:
614:
554:
542:
40:
602:
578:
467:
1285:
566:
530:
590:
760:
497:
The
Grolsch Veste was expanded during the summer of 2011. On 7 July, when working on the construction of the stand, the roof suddenly collapsed, killing two workers and injuring 14 people. The collapse was probably caused by too much weight on the unfinished roof. After an investigation of a month,
337:'s home ground on 22 March 1998. Plans had been afoot to expand and to renovate the old and now demolished Diekman Stadion. However, with a growing fan capacity and with arguments that the location of the Diekman stadium was not strategic enough, the idea was conceived to build a new arena for the
352:
and it took fourteen months to complete, with its foundation stone having been laid on 31 January 1997. Due to the tight budget available, the layout of the stadium was constructed in such a way that future expansions would be possible without the necessity to tear down entire stands.
517:
413:
In 2006, plans were unfolded to increase the stadium capacity to 24,000 seats. The expansion started in
January 2008 and was completed in September 2008, just in time for the start of the 2008–2009 season.
891:
1699:
1684:
317:. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 30,205 with a standard pitch heating system and has a promenade instead of fences around the stands. It hosted the final of the
884:
1694:
1664:
613:
1187:
1124:
900:
634:
91:
1659:
1288:
877:
1679:
502:
played the first few competition matches partly without a roof. The new stadium was officially opened on 29 October with a competition match against
1689:
716:
808:
1674:
1321:
620:
398:
252:
1142:
436:
39:
854:
420:
is aiming to start a new phase in the stadium expansion in the summer of 2011 which will result in a capacity of 32,000 seats.
1385:
1210:
553:
439:
to host games. This would mean that the stadium capacity needed to be expanded to the minimum required seating of 44,000.
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
454:
released computer generated images of the proposed 44,000+ stadium with an arched 3rd tier, to complete the main stand.
402:
84:
1245:
1162:
601:
1565:
764:
1365:
976:
541:
815:
318:
1622:
1617:
1114:
1074:
981:
1314:
1132:
941:
446:
announced on 11 September 2009 that it would officially be a candidate city and that it would fully support
1544:
1157:
1019:
1172:
1094:
450:'s ambition to expand the stadium capacity to the minimum required seating of 44,000. In December 2009,
1596:
1591:
1586:
1380:
720:
1049:
1029:
577:
314:
298:
1606:
1240:
1177:
1167:
1079:
1059:
996:
991:
946:
916:
847:
529:
432:
1669:
1395:
1307:
1270:
1255:
1215:
1084:
1044:
971:
565:
393:
On 5 September 2009, for the first time ever an international (friendly) match was played in the
1390:
639:
248:
1250:
1089:
1039:
921:
840:
589:
345:
regulations which imposed a necessity to construct a seating tribune behind each goal post.
341:
fans. The
Diekman ground also faced problems with its seating plans as a result of previous
141:
364:
match. The first goal in the new stadium was scored in the 14th minute by FC Twente player
1417:
1265:
1260:
1225:
1205:
1137:
1001:
931:
822:
688:
330:
1554:
1195:
1147:
1109:
1011:
956:
663:
365:
293:
269:
466:
1653:
1434:
1230:
1099:
869:
797:
503:
357:
349:
201:
1069:
1024:
926:
742:
356:
The first match played at the stadium was a 3–0 victory by the home team against
1235:
1200:
1152:
1054:
424:
374:
In May 2008, the Arke
Stadion was renamed to De Grolsch Veste with beer brewery
371:
On 1 October 2006, the stadium was updated with two big flatscreen video-walls.
310:
77:
1533:
936:
908:
361:
106:
93:
17:
1375:
1370:
1330:
1220:
1104:
951:
499:
447:
417:
394:
338:
334:
302:
243:
126:
759:
435:, the stadium was one of five stadiums in the Netherlands selected by the
1575:
1344:
966:
836:
443:
379:
348:
The cost of the construction is estimated to have been around 33 million
306:
73:
1299:
1064:
1034:
986:
859:
428:
387:
383:
375:
279:
826:
801:
154:
702:
451:
773:
342:
206:
1303:
873:
461:
386:, a former fortified town that was often besieged and where
523:
Enschede, the
Grolsch Veste - football stadium of FC Twente
506:(2-2). A year after the accident, a monument was unveiled.
1638:
378:
as sponsor. The brewery is located in the club's hometown
478:
717:"IAA Architecten : FC Twente Village, Enschede"
1605:
1574:
1553:
1532:
1443:
1427:
1404:
1358:
1186:
1123:
1010:
907:
237:
229:
221:
213:
197:
189:
181:
173:
165:
160:
150:
140:
132:
122:
83:
66:
58:
50:
382:. The name "Veste" (fortress) is a reference to
313:, at the Business & Science Park, near the
1315:
885:
8:
1700:20th-century architecture in the Netherlands
635:List of football stadiums in the Netherlands
498:the roof was taken away and work continued.
32:
1520:
1322:
1308:
1300:
892:
878:
870:
786:
31:
1685:UEFA Women's Championship final stadiums
680:
651:
513:
1695:1998 establishments in the Netherlands
689:"Women's EURO 2017 schedule announced"
662:
292:
268:
7:
1665:Buildings and structures in Enschede
743:"Dutch roof collapse kills workers"
621:Enschede Kennispark railway station
274:
1660:Football venues in the Netherlands
901:Football venues in the Netherlands
809:UEFA European Women's Championship
329:De Grolsch Veste replaced the old
253:Netherlands national football team
25:
1284:
1283:
967:Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
758:
612:
600:
588:
576:
564:
552:
540:
528:
516:
465:
38:
1690:Sports venues completed in 1998
1:
1680:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 venues
255:men/women (selected matches)
233:Matrix Installatie Adviseurs
1675:Sports venues in Overijssel
1716:
691:. UEFA. 23 September 2015.
209:50 million (1st expansion)
1635:
1523:
1519:
1339:
1279:
863:
845:
833:
819:
806:
794:
789:
294:[ˈɑrkəˌstaːdijɔn]
242:
46:
37:
1075:Parkstad Limburg Stadion
982:Koning Willem II Stadion
745:. BBC News. 8 July 2011.
423:As part of the combined
270:[dəˈɣrɔlsˌfɛstə]
62:Arke Stadion (1998–2008)
942:Fortuna Sittard Stadion
284:), previously known as
1211:Gemeentelijk Sportpark
319:UEFA Women's Euro 2017
27:Dutch football stadium
1148:Henk Nienhuis Stadion
767:at Wikimedia Commons
607:Previous Arke stadium
360:on 10 May 1998 in an
297:), is the stadium of
1332:Football Club Twente
1050:Frans Heesen Stadion
1030:ADO Den Haag Stadium
1025:AFAS Trainingcomplex
315:University of Twente
290:Dutch pronunciation:
266:Dutch pronunciation:
107:52.23667°N 6.83750°E
1608:Johan Cruyff Shield
1241:Nieuw Monnikenhuize
1080:Rat Verlegh Stadion
1060:Jan Louwers Stadion
997:Mandemakers Stadion
917:Abe Lenstra Stadion
848:UEFA Nations League
623:next to the stadium
433:2018 FIFA World Cup
305:. It is located in
251:(selected matches)
222:Structural engineer
103: /
34:
1271:Zuiderpark Stadion
1256:Oosterpark Stadion
1216:Het Houten Stadion
1085:Stadion Krommedijk
1045:Stadion Woudestein
972:Johan Cruyff Arena
864:Succeeded by
477:. You can help by
390:was first brewed.
1647:
1646:
1631:
1630:
1297:
1296:
1246:Olympisch Stadion
1163:Maarschalkerweerd
1090:SolarUnie Stadion
868:
867:
820:Succeeded by
763:Media related to
640:Lists of stadiums
495:
494:
397:stadium when the
259:
258:
230:Services engineer
198:Construction cost
112:52.23667; 6.83750
16:(Redirected from
1707:
1641:
1609:
1578:
1557:
1536:
1521:
1412:De Grolsch Veste
1347:
1333:
1324:
1317:
1310:
1301:
1287:
1286:
1251:Oosterenkstadion
1040:De Oude Meerdijk
992:MAC³PARK Stadion
962:De Grolsch Veste
894:
887:
880:
871:
841:Juventus Stadium
834:Preceded by
795:Preceded by
787:
780:
777:
776:
774:Official website
765:De Grolsch Veste
762:
747:
746:
739:
733:
732:
730:
728:
719:. Archived from
713:
707:
706:
699:
693:
692:
685:
668:
666:
664:[ˈvɛstə]
656:
616:
604:
592:
580:
568:
556:
544:
532:
520:
490:
487:
469:
462:
431:bid to host the
296:
291:
283:
276:
272:
267:
262:De Grolsch Veste
118:
117:
115:
114:
113:
108:
104:
101:
100:
99:
96:
54:De Grolsch Veste
42:
35:
33:De Grolsch Veste
21:
1715:
1714:
1710:
1709:
1708:
1706:
1705:
1704:
1650:
1649:
1648:
1643:
1639:
1627:
1607:
1601:
1576:
1570:
1555:
1549:
1534:
1528:
1515:
1439:
1423:
1418:Diekman Stadion
1400:
1354:
1345:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1298:
1293:
1275:
1266:Wageningse Berg
1261:Sportpark Noord
1226:De Meer Stadion
1182:
1138:Haarlem Stadion
1119:
1006:
1002:Philips Stadion
932:Cambuur Stadion
903:
898:
857:
853:
850:
843:
839:
829:
825:
823:Wembley Stadium
814:
811:
804:
800:
784:
778:
772:
771:
756:
751:
750:
741:
740:
736:
726:
724:
723:on 10 July 2011
715:
714:
710:
701:
700:
696:
687:
686:
682:
677:
672:
671:
657:
653:
648:
631:
624:
617:
608:
605:
596:
593:
584:
581:
572:
569:
560:
557:
548:
545:
536:
533:
524:
521:
512:
491:
485:
482:
475:needs expansion
460:
452:IAA Architecten
411:
331:Diekman Stadion
327:
289:
277:
265:
249:FC Twente Women
247:
246:(1998–present)
217:IAA Architecten
205:
169:31 January 1997
111:
109:
105:
102:
97:
94:
92:
90:
89:
76:
71:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1713:
1711:
1703:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1652:
1651:
1645:
1644:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1626:
1625:
1620:
1614:
1612:
1603:
1602:
1600:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1583:
1581:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1568:
1562:
1560:
1556:Eerste Divisie
1551:
1550:
1548:
1547:
1541:
1539:
1530:
1529:
1524:
1517:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1421:
1414:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1362:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1349:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1319:
1312:
1304:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1196:Alkmaarderhout
1192:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1133:Berg & Bos
1129:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1110:Yanmar Stadion
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1016:
1014:
1012:Eerste Divisie
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
957:Goffertstadion
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
913:
911:
905:
904:
899:
897:
896:
889:
882:
874:
866:
865:
862:
844:
835:
831:
830:
821:
818:
805:
796:
792:
791:
782:
781:
755:
754:External links
752:
749:
748:
734:
708:
694:
679:
678:
676:
673:
670:
669:
661:in isolation:
650:
649:
647:
644:
643:
642:
637:
630:
627:
626:
625:
618:
611:
609:
606:
599:
597:
594:
587:
585:
582:
575:
573:
570:
563:
561:
559:Outside corner
558:
551:
549:
546:
539:
537:
534:
527:
525:
522:
515:
511:
508:
493:
492:
472:
470:
459:
456:
410:
407:
366:Chris De Witte
326:
323:
257:
256:
240:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
223:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
199:
195:
194:
193:September 2008
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
144:
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
87:
81:
80:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
52:
48:
47:
44:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1712:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1655:
1642:
1634:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1604:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1573:
1567:
1564:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1552:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1531:
1527:
1522:
1518:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1442:
1436:
1435:Twentse derby
1433:
1432:
1430:
1426:
1420:
1419:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1357:
1350:
1348:
1342:
1341:
1338:
1334:
1325:
1320:
1318:
1313:
1311:
1306:
1305:
1302:
1290:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1231:Monnikenhuize
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1185:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1125:Lower leagues
1122:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1100:De Vijverberg
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
922:Adelaarshorst
920:
918:
915:
914:
912:
910:
906:
902:
895:
890:
888:
883:
881:
876:
875:
872:
861:
856:
852:
851:Finals venue
849:
842:
838:
832:
828:
824:
817:
813:
810:
803:
799:
798:Friends Arena
793:
788:
785:
775:
770:
769:
768:
766:
761:
753:
744:
738:
735:
722:
718:
712:
709:
704:
698:
695:
690:
684:
681:
674:
665:
660:
655:
652:
645:
641:
638:
636:
633:
632:
628:
622:
615:
610:
603:
598:
591:
586:
579:
574:
567:
562:
555:
550:
543:
538:
531:
526:
519:
514:
509:
507:
505:
504:PSV Eindhoven
501:
489:
480:
476:
473:This section
471:
468:
464:
463:
458:Roof collapse
457:
455:
453:
449:
445:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
421:
419:
415:
408:
406:
404:
400:
396:
391:
389:
385:
381:
377:
372:
369:
367:
363:
359:
354:
351:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
295:
287:
281:
271:
263:
254:
250:
245:
241:
236:
232:
228:
225:VolkerWessels
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
203:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
159:
156:
153:
149:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
116:
88:
86:
82:
79:
75:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
30:
19:
18:Grolsch Veste
1525:
1416:
1411:
1396:All articles
1351:Founded 1965
1158:Het Loopveld
1070:Kras Stadion
961:
927:AFAS Stadion
846:
812:Final venue
807:
783:
757:
737:
725:. Retrieved
721:the original
711:
703:"thebid.org"
697:
683:
658:
654:
535:Outside view
496:
483:
479:adding to it
474:
442:The city of
441:
422:
416:
412:
392:
373:
370:
355:
347:
328:
286:Arke Stadion
285:
278: "The
261:
260:
166:Broke ground
161:Construction
70:Colosseum 65
59:Former names
29:
1640:FCTwente.nl
1526:Honours (7)
1236:NAC Stadion
1201:De Baandert
1173:De Westmaat
1153:RBC Stadion
1115:Zoudenbalch
1095:De Toekomst
1055:De Herdgang
1020:711 Stadion
977:Het Kasteel
947:Galgenwaard
595:Noaberpoort
486:August 2011
425:Netherlands
399:Netherlands
311:Netherlands
185:10 May 1998
110: /
85:Coordinates
78:Netherlands
1654:Categories
1637:Website:
1535:Eredivisie
937:Erve Asito
909:Eredivisie
779:(in Dutch)
675:References
547:Main stand
362:Eredivisie
204:33 million
95:52°14′12″N
1670:FC Twente
1343:Based in
1221:De Luiten
1178:Westvliet
1168:Schildman
1143:Kaalheide
1105:De Vliert
952:GelreDome
500:FC Twente
448:FC Twente
418:FC Twente
409:Expansion
395:FC Twente
339:FC Twente
335:FC Twente
303:FC Twente
282:Fortress"
244:FC Twente
214:Architect
177:1997–1998
98:6°50′15″E
51:Full name
1577:KNVB Cup
1371:Managers
1359:The Club
1346:Enschede
1289:Category
837:San Siro
629:See also
444:Enschede
380:Enschede
350:guilders
307:Enschede
299:football
190:Expanded
142:Capacity
133:Operator
74:Enschede
72:7521 PP
67:Location
1511:2024–25
1506:2023–24
1501:2022–23
1496:2021–22
1491:2020–21
1486:2019–20
1481:2018–19
1476:2017–18
1471:2016–17
1466:2015–16
1461:2013–14
1456:2012–13
1451:2009–10
1444:Seasons
1428:Culture
1381:Seasons
1376:History
1366:Players
1206:Diekman
1188:Defunct
1065:De Koel
1035:De Koel
987:De Kuip
860:De Kuip
510:Gallery
429:Belgium
388:Grolsch
384:Groenlo
376:Grolsch
325:History
280:Grolsch
275:transl.
238:Tenants
151:Surface
1405:Ground
1386:Europe
827:London
790:Events
727:9 July
571:P-side
182:Opened
146:30,205
136:Twente
127:Twente
1391:Women
858:with
802:Solna
659:Veste
646:Notes
405:3–0.
403:Japan
401:beat
301:club
174:Built
155:Grass
123:Owner
1623:2011
1618:2010
1597:2011
1592:2001
1587:1977
1566:2019
1545:2010
855:2023
816:2017
729:2011
619:The
583:Sign
437:KNVB
427:and
343:FIFA
1611:(2)
1580:(3)
1559:(1)
1538:(1)
481:.
358:PSV
333:as
1656::
368:.
321:.
309:,
273:;
1323:e
1316:t
1309:v
893:e
886:t
879:v
731:.
705:.
667:.
488:)
484:(
288:(
264:(
207:€
202:ƒ
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
