- DSB Stadion
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = DSB Stadion
fullname = DSB Stadion
location =Alkmaar ,Netherlands
owner =
opened = 2006
construction_cost =€ 38 million
tenants =AZ (Eredivisie ) 2006-
seating_capacity = 17,023DSB Stadion is a multi-use
stadium inAlkmaar ,Netherlands . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AZ. The stadium is able to hold 17,023 people and it officially opened on4 August 2006 with a friendly against Arsenal. AZ lost the match 3-0, withGilberto Silva scoring the stadium's first ever goal. The firstEredivisie game againstNAC Breda was won 8-1 by the home team with the German midfielderSimon Cziommer scoring a hat-trick.DSB Stadion replaces the club's former ground,
Alkmaarder Hout . The main stand is called Victorie Tribune, the stand with the fanatic supporters is called Van der Ben Tribune (Ben-Side), the stand behind the other goal is called Westzijde, and the stand opposite to the main stand is called Molenaar Tribune.The official name is DSB Stadion, but some supporters call it Victorie Stadion, a name that alludes to a victory over Spain during the
Eighty Years' War .Dirk Scheringa , the chairman of AZ has said the club intend to expand the stadium to 40,000 seats by August 2010. [cite web|url=http://www.az.nl/index.php?module=news&articleID=21316 |title="We want to win trophies" |publisher=AZ |date=2007-08-09 |accessdate=2007-09-11]Notes and references
External links
*nl icon en icon [http://www.az.nl/ Official AZ website]
*nl icon [http://www.azfanpage.nl/fotoalbum/index.php?cat=20/ Photos of building the stadium by AZ Fanpage I]
*nl icon [http://www.azfanpage.nl/fotoalbum/index.php?cat=12/ Photos of building the stadium by AZ Fanpage II]
*en icon [http://www.az.nl/index.php?module=news&articleID=21316 Dirk Scheringa announces plans to expand DSB Stadion]Panorama simple
fullwidth = 5736
fullheight = 1499
caption = Panoramic view of the DSB Stadion
height = 250
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