Cambuur-Stadion

• SC Cambuur - Leeuwarden

• Games of SC Cambuur - Leeuwarden

The Cambuur Stadium is a football stadium in the northern Dutch town of Leeuwarden, capital of the province of Friesland. It is part of the Sports Park Cambuur and has 10,500 covered seats.

History

The stadium was inaugurated in Leeuwarden on 12 September 1936. At that time the plant Gemeentelijk Sportpark Cambuur decreed off the pitch and parking is just a whistle. This changed in 1949, when three spectator stands were built and the capacity increased to 14,000 places. The venue was in 1961 floodlights; in the first game under the lights, it went against PSV Eindhoven.

The next structural change was held in 1980 at the stadium. It uncovered the Hintertorrang against a covered Admission Rank was replaced. The East Stand on the long side gave way to a covered grandstand seat. From the original stadium was only the grandstand. In 1995, the old main stand was replaced in the West against a covered building with seats and also the north side behind the goal got a covered grandstand seat. This brought the stadium in Leeuwarden has a capacity of 13,500 spectators.

From 2003 to 2006 it was replaced on the north and the west stand the red and white seats with yellow and blue plastic seats. For many years played the SC Cambuur - Leeuwarden on natural grass. After the space but got worse and worse; it was decided to install a drainage system under the field. This, however, did not manage remedy the problem, and so in 2005 an artificial turf pitch was laid. After three years, the artificial green was swapped back to natural grass; after players complained about the space. In addition to the stadium are four training courses and two clay courts. Recent modifications in the stadium, there were 2009.

Since 2009, the SC Cambuur - Leeuwarden Leeuwarden and the municipality plans to build a new stadium after the event complex WTC Expo, part of the World Trade Center Leeuwarden. Construction is expected to have an initial capacity of 15,000 spectators. It will be possible to expand the stadium to 20,000 seats, for example if SC Cambuur - Leeuwarden should ascend to the first Dutch league. Completion is scheduled for 2013 and it is in addition to the games of the association also give large events and concerts. The construction project will cost at least 35 million euros.