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Ajax Amsterdam and Its Stadiums
Have you seen the Ajax Amsterdam
playing their part in the football championships? Or,
are you familiar with Ajax Amsterdam? Well, Ajax, as
many people love to call it, is one of the famous
football clubs in the world. It is a club with a very
rich history. Accordingly, the Ajax Amsterdam started
as a club with a group of friends who got together in
their spare time. From this group of friends, the club
grew until it became world famous, known for its
beautiful and attractive football.
A century ago, Ajax Amsterdam played
soccer on a barren little The small Pitch. However,
since the club has always been closely connected with
the places where it played its matches, the team had
moved several times until it settled to a new bigger and
more impressive stadium, the Olympic Stadium.
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The Small Pitch (1893-1900)
– Before the official foundation of the Ajax
Amsterdam in 1900, the club had played soccer on a
small pitch at the end of Overtoom in the
municipality of Nieuwer Amstel, which had been
designated in 1881 as an extension for the
Vondelpark. For fifteen guilders, the club was
allowed to play on a field for a period of six
months. And, it was only during 1896 that the City
of Amsterdam pushed through its building plans.
The field was then incorporated into the city
borders, and so the players had to look for another
pitch. Fortunately, they found the Amsterdam North.
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Amsterdam North (1900-1907)
– In 1900 until 1907, there was a great shortage of
football fields in Amsterdam. This is the situation
that tempted Ajax Amsterdam to play alongside
farmer’s fields in the Builsloterham, Amsterdam
Noord. The place was quite a trip for the
spectators as it took them to travel with a chain
ferry and a quarter-hour walk to reach to field.
Dissatisfied with this far away location, the club
moved to a playing field only a five-minute walk
away from the ferry.
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The Wooden Stadium (1907-1934)
– In 1907, the
building plans for a new housing at the location in
Amsterdam Noord forced Ajax Amsterdam once again to
move and find a new playing field. There were
actually two football fields found at Middenweg,
which was again located in the middle of nowhere in
a typical Dutch polder. However, it was here
actually that for the first time in the club’s
history real stands were established around The
Small Pitch. This stadium underwent expansion until
it grew to a much bigger field. It is also here
where Ajax Amsterdam won four league championships
in succession and the number of their spectators
increased rapidly.
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De Meer (1934-1996)
– The Ajax team moved once again as they realized
that the value of a football stadium is not
determined by the building costs, but by the team
playing in it. The De Meer stadium was to became
Ajax home base for 62 years, and it was here where
the legendary players built up the worldwide
reputation the club now has. But again, the club
successes and outside pressure were reasons to
move. As the stadium could no longer accommodate
the large numbers of supporters, they looked for
another bigger place and that they found the Olympic
Stadium.
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Olympic Stadium (1930-1996) –
The Amsterdam Olympic Stadium has played an
important role in the history of AFC Ajax. The area
was used for matches for which more than 20,000
spectators were expected or which had to be played
in the evening. And, although this stadium had not
been intended for football games, Ajax Amsterdam had
played many important matches in the stadium.
Ajax Amsterdam has won the national
championship 27 times. The club also won 25 important
international prices, making the club one of the best in
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