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| Full name | Stadion Feijenoord |
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| Location | Rotterdam,Netherlands |
| Capacity | 47,500[1](limited capacity) 51,117[2] 50,000 (concerts) |
| Field size | 105m x 68m |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1935–1937 |
| Opened | 27 March 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-27) |
| Renovated | 1994 |
| Architect | Leendert van der Vlugt Broekbakema (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Feyenoord (1937–present) Netherlands national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
Official website | |
Stadion Feijenoord (pronounced[ˌstaːdijɔɱˈfɛiənoːrt]), more commonly known by its nicknameDe Kuip (pronounced[dəˈkœyp], the Tub),[3] is astadium inRotterdam,Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from theFeijenoord district in Rotterdam, and fromthe club with the same name (although the club's name was internationalised to Feyenoord in 1973).
The stadium's original capacity was 64,000. In 1949, it was expanded to 69,000, and in 1994 it was converted to a 51,117-seatall-seater. In 1999, a significant amount of restoration and interior work took place at the stadium before its use as a venue in theUEFA Euro 2000 tournament, although capacity was largely unaffected.
Leen van Zandvliet, Feyenoord's president in the 1930s, came up with the idea of building an entirely new stadium, unlike any other on the continent, with two free hanging tiers and no obstacles blocking the view. Contemporary examples wereHighbury, where the West and East stands had been recently built as a double deck, andYankee Stadium inNew York.Johannes Brinkman andLeendert van der Vlugt, the famous designers of theVan Nelle factory in Rotterdam were asked to design a stadium out of glass, concrete and steel, cheap materials at that time. The stadium was co-financed by the billionaireDaniël George van Beuningen, who made his fortune inWorld War I, exportingcoal from Germany to Britain through neutral Netherlands.
InWorld War II, the stadium was nearly torn down for scrap by German occupiers. After the war, the stadium's capacity was expanded in 1949; stadium lights were added in 1958. On 29 October 1991, De Kuip was named as being one of Rotterdam's monuments.[4] In 1994 the stadium was extensively renovated to its present form:[4] It became all-seater, and the roof was extended to cover all the seats. An extra building was constructed for commercial use by Feyenoord, it also houses a restaurant and a museum, The Home of History.[5]
From 2006, Feyenoord began working on plans for a new stadium, initially planned for completion in 2017 and with an estimated capacity of 85,000 seats. In 2014, Feyenoord decided to renovate the existing stadium, expanding its capacity to 70,000, as well as adding a retractable roof. Construction was planned to start in summer 2015 and finish in 2018, with an estimated €200 million cost. Plans included a new training facility costing an extra €16 million.[6]
In March 2016, Feyenoord announced that they instead preferred building a new stadium.[7] In May 2017, the city of Rotterdam agreed with a plan to build a new stadium with a capacity of 63,000 seats. In December 2019, Feyenoord announced that if construction of the new stadium was given in the final go-ahead in 2020 the stadium would open in the summer of 2025.[8] On 21 April 2022, managing director Dennis te Kloesse announced that the club would not proceed with renovating the existing stadium or building a new one.[9]
Next to De Kuip and Feyenoord's training ground there is another, but smaller, sports arena, theTopsportcentrum Rotterdam. This arena hosts events in many sports and in various levels of competition. Some examples of sports that can be seen in the topsportcentrum arejudo,volleyball andhandball.[10]
De Kuip is currently the home stadium of football clubFeyenoord, traditionally one of the top teams in the Netherlands. It has also long been one of the home grounds of theNetherlands national football team, having hosted over 150 international matches, the first international match at the stadium was a match againstBelgium on 2 May 1937. In 1963, De Kuip staged thefinal of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup, withTottenham Hotspur becoming the first British club to win a European trophy, defeatingAtlético Madrid 5–1. The stadium has hosted a record ten European finals, the last being the2002 UEFA Cup Final in which Feyenoord, coincidentally playing a home match, defeatedBorussia Dortmund 3–2. As a result, Feyenoord holds the distinction of being the only club to win a one-legged European final in their own stadium. In 2000, the Feijenoord stadium hosted thefinal ofEuro 2000, played in the Netherlands and Belgium, whereFrance defeatedItaly 2–1 in extra time.[4] The stadium also hosted the2023 UEFA Nations League Final.
| Date | Winners | Result | Runners-up | Round | Attendance |
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| 15 May 1963 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 |  Atlético Madrid | 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 49,000 |
| 23 May 1968 |  Milan | 2–0 |  Hamburger SV | 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 53,000 |
| 31 May 1972 |  Ajax | 2–0 | Inter Milan | 1972 European Cup Final | 61,354 |
| 8 May 1974 |  Magdeburg | 2–0 | Milan | 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 6,461 |
| 26 May 1982 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | 1982 European Cup Final | 46,000 |
| 15 May 1985 | Everton | 3–1 |  Rapid Wien | 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 38,500 |
| 15 May 1991 | Manchester United | 2–1 |  Barcelona | 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | 43,500 |
| 14 May 1997 | Barcelona | 1–0 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final | 36,802 |
| 2 July 2000 | France | 2–1 (g.g.) | Italy | UEFA Euro 2000 Final | 50,000 |
| 8 May 2002 | Feyenoord | 3–2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2002 UEFA Cup Final | 45,611 |
| 18 June 2023 | Spain | 0–0 (5–4 pen) |  Croatia | 2023 UEFA Nations League Final | 41,110 |
The stadium has hosted concerts since 1978. The first show was headlined byBob Dylan, with special guestEric Clapton, on 23 June 1978.[11]David Bowie held his dress rehearsals and subsequently opened his 1987Glass Spider Tour at the stadium.[12] In 1995,René Froger became the first Dutch artist to headline at De Kuip, and he sold out two shows.[13] In 2008,Kane became the first Dutch band to headline the stadium.[14] In 2019,Marco Borsato held five concerts at De Kuip to increase his total to 14, breakingThe Rolling Stones' past venue record of 10.[15][16]
In April 2024, the municipality ofRotterdam announced that concerts would no longer take place at De Kuip beginning in 2026 to eliminatenoise pollution in the area with the construction of new houses nearby. De Kuip will receive 12 million euros from Rotterdam as compensation.[17][18] Three concerts from the Dutch bandDi-rect from 12 to 14 June 2025 are scheduled to be the final shows in the stadium.[19]
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 13 June 2000 | Spain | 0–1 |  Norway | Group C |
| 16 June 2000 |  Denmark | 0–3 | Netherlands | Group D |
| 20 June 2000 |  Portugal | 3–0 | Germany | Group A |
| 25 June 2000 | Netherlands | 6–1 |  FR Yugoslavia | Quarter-finals |
| 2 July 2000 | France | 2–1 (asdet) | Italy | Final |
One of the venues of the2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.
| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 14 June 2023 | Netherlands | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Croatia | Semi-finals | 39,359 |
| 18 June 2023 | Croatia | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–5p) | Spain | Final | 41,110 |
| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1963 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1968 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Final venue 1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Final venue 1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | UEFA European Championship Final venue 2000 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | UEFA Cup Final venue 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | UEFA Nations League Finals venue 2023 withDe Grolsch Veste | Succeeded by |
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