Cars Jeans Stadion -The Hague, The Netherlands
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N 52° 03.766 E 004° 22.914
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Home base of Dutch soccer club ADO Den Haag.
Waymark Code: WMY2R7
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/09/2018
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The Cars Jeans Stadion is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architects. Completed in 2007, the stadium is used mostly for football and field hockey. It is also the home stadium of ADO Den Haag. It has a capacity of 15,000 people, and replaced ADO's former stadium Zuiderpark which was considerably smaller. Despite being one of the three largest cities in the Netherlands, the clubs attendances have been traditionally smaller than their rivals Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. It was the venue for the 2014 Hockey World Cup.
Opening
The opening ceremony was on July 28, 2007, since June 2010 ADO Den Haag has a naming rights agreement with the multinational Kyocera to change the name of the stadium to Kyocera Stadion.
Security: Happy Crowd Control
When the club opened the stadium, Wim Deetman, the mayor of The Hague, said that this stadium is the most secure stadium in Europe. The stadium has security cameras installed that record several pictures of every audience member and the so-called Happy Crowd Control system will take pictures of spectators when entering the stadium.
Address of the stadium:
Haags Kwartier 55, 2491BM The Hague, TheNetherlands
About ADO:
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag, is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag, with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club. Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been able to match AFC Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie or in European competition. There is nonetheless a big rivalry with Ajax and Feyenoord. The words Alles Door Oefening translate into Everything Through Practice in Dutch.
It's the home of which team(s)?: ADO Den Haag
Which professional sports are played here?: Soccer (football) and field hockey
Capacity (number of seats): 15000
Opening Date: 07/28/2007
Guided Tours: yes
Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]
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2) Pictures:
- They should be taken by YOU.
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