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Amsterdam Arena (officially stylised as Amsterdam ArenA) is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the country and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events. The stadium has a retractable roof combined with a grass surface. It has a capacity of 53,052 seats during football matches and 68,000 seats during concerts if a centre-stage setup is used (the stage in the middle of the pitch); for end-stage concerts, the capacity is 50,000, and for concerts where the stage is located in the east side of the stadium, the capacity is 35,000. It held UEFA five-star stadium status which was superseded by a new system of classification. On 15 May 2013, the Amsterdam Arena hosted the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final between S.L. Benfica and Chelsea F.C., in which the match was won by the English side.
The stadium is the home of the association football club AFC Ajax (since 1996) and was the home of the now-defunct American football club Amsterdam Admirals (1996–2007). It was one of the stadiums used during Euro 2000. Both international and Dutch artists gave concerts in the ArenA, including Celine Dion, Madonna, Michael Jackson, André Hazes, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones. Dance event Sensation is held in the stadium every year.
==Images==
Amsterdam ArenA 002.jpg|Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam ArenA in the night 001.jpg|Amsterdam ArenA in the night
Amsterdam ArenA 001.jpg|Amsterdam ArenA inside
Amsterdam ArenA from another section 001.jpg|Amsterdam ArenA from another section
==External links==
*Ajax Museum
*Amsterdam ArenA The Stadium Guide
Category:AFC Ajax
Category:Football venues in the Netherlands
Category:UEFA Euro 2000 stadiums in the Netherlands