AFAS Stadion - AZ Alkmaar - The World Stadium Tour

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AFAS Stadion is a stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ Alkmaar.
The stadium is able to hold 19,478 people and bears the name of a Dutch software company.
Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulations, the stadium is named AZ Stadion in European matches.
It officially opened on 4 August 2006 with a friendly against Arsenal.
AFAS Stadion replaces the club's former ground, Alkmaarder Hout.
The official name is AFAS Stadion, but some supporters call it Victorie Stadion, a name that alludes to the turning point victory over Spanish troops besieging Alkmaar during the Eighty Years' War.
On 10 August 2019, the roof of the stadium partially collapsed.
During the 2020-2021 season, the stadium was renovated. A new roof has been put into place with a greater surface and the capacity was increased to hold around 19,500 fans.


Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district.
The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980–81 and 2008–09.
In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town.
The team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions, and one Johan Cruyff Shield.
AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek.

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