Euroborg
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Euroborg (ˈʏːrɔ.ˌbɔrx) is the stadium
of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino
and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station
at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007. A permanent one is slated to open in 2010. The stadium seats are completely in the club's colours: green and white. 1000 seats are available for the supporters of the away team.
and completed in 2006.
There are plans to expand the stadium to a capacity of 30- or 40,000.
Besides the nickname de Groene Hel (the Green Hell) it also is called de Groene Kathedraal (the Green Cathedral).
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station
Railway stations in the Netherlands
There are 392 railway stations in the Netherlands, including 5 railway stations which are only served during events, 1 which exists only to facilitate pilgrimage to a nearby site and 1 which exists only to facilitate the Railway Museum....
at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007. A permanent one is slated to open in 2010. The stadium seats are completely in the club's colours: green and white. 1000 seats are available for the supporters of the away team.
The stadium
The stadium was built by a consortium of Ballast Nedam, Royal BAM Group and VolkerWesselsVolkerWessels
VolkerWessels N.V. is a major European construction-services business with Dutch-based headquarters. It is privately owned by the Wessels Family , CVC Capital Partners and management .-History:...
and completed in 2006.
UEFA U21 Championships 2007
The Euroborg was also one of four venues for the UEFA U21 Championships 2007 which The Netherlands hosted. It was host to all group matches of Portugal and the final between The Netherlands and Serbia.There are plans to expand the stadium to a capacity of 30- or 40,000.
Besides the nickname de Groene Hel (the Green Hell) it also is called de Groene Kathedraal (the Green Cathedral).