THE STADIUM
U E FA
CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE
had a capacity of 34.000. In 1937 the
capacity was extended to 64.000.
In this stadium Ajax (playing most
of its league matches at their smaller
homeground De Meer) played it's
most important international matches
as it was the setting of many heroic
and unforgettable battles with the
best club-teams in Europe. In the
past years, capacatity was brought
down to 42.000 for safety reasons.
As the old stadium cannot keep
up with nowadays demands, a
brand-new stadium will be built in the
south-east of Amsterdam to replace
the good-old Olympic Stadium. This
new, futuristic stadium will have a
capacity of 50.000, all covered seats
and a roof that can be opened or clo
sed! Ajax will play at the new stadium
from August 1996.
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The venue of today's sixth match
in the UEFA Champions League, is
the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium.
The stadium at the Amstelveenseweg
in the southern part of Amsterdam is
a well-known site in international foot
ball and sports in general. In 1928,
the year the Olympic Stadium repla
ced the old Amsterdam stadium that
was located just half a mile down the
road, was built by architect Jan Wils,
