Netherlands
Johan Cruyff Arena
Home of Ajax in Amsterdam: nominal capacity 56,120, opened 1996, in the Zuidoost district.
Amsterdam56,120
Opened 1996Football grounds in Amsterdam
Amsterdam's Johan Cruyff Arena sits in the ArenA Boulevard development in the south-east, one of the best-connected stadium districts in Europe.
Getting around
Transport in Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Metro — lines 50 and 54 stop at Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA.
- National rail — the same station links directly to Amsterdam Centraal and Schiphol Airport.
- ArenA Boulevard is walkable end to end, with the ground at its centre.
Planning
A football weekend in Amsterdam
One ground in this guide, and one of the easiest in Europe to reach. Amsterdam works as a weekend around a single match, with the city centre twenty minutes away by train.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Amsterdam that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Amsterdam
ArenA Boulevard
The immediate area around the ground, with bars and food outlets.
City centre
Where most visitors stay, twenty minutes by train.
Zuidoost
The district around the arena, quiet outside matchdays.