ADO Den Haag Stadium

Bingoal Stadion
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Full nameBingoal Stadion[1]
Former namesADO Den Haag Stadion (2007–2010)
Kyocera Stadion (2010–2017)
Cars Jeans Stadion (2017–2022)
LocationHaags Kwartier 55,
2491 BM The Hague
Netherlands
Coordinates52°03′46″N 4°22′59″E / 52.0628°N 4.3831°E / 52.0628; 4.3831
OwnerADO Den Haag
Capacity15,000[3]
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Built2007
Opened28 July 2007
Construction cost€28 million[2]
ArchitectZwarts & Jansma Architects
Tenants
ADO Den Haag (2007–present)
ADO Den Haag Vrouwen
AZ Alkmaar (2019)
Website
ADO Den Haag

The Bingoal Stadion is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architects.[4] Completed in 2007, the stadium is used mostly for football and field hockey. It is the home stadium of ADO Den Haag and ADO Den Haag Vrouwen. It has a capacity of 15,000 people, and replaced ADO's former stadium Zuiderpark, which was considerably smaller. Due to UEFA's sponsorship regulations, the stadium is named ADO Den Haag Stadium for European matches.

Despite being in the third largest cities in the Netherlands, the club's attendances have been traditionally smaller than those of their rivals Ajax, Feyenoord, and PSV Eindhoven. The stadium was the venue for the 2014 Hockey World Cup.

For the last five months of 2019, it also served as the home of AZ Alkmaar, whose AFAS Stadion underwent renovations after a roof collapse.[5][6]

On 18 February 2022, the roof of the Bingoal Stadion was damaged by Storm Eunice.[7][8]

Opening and naming

The interior of the stadium.

The stadium opened on 28 July 2007. ADO held an event celebrating the opening.[9]

Security: Happy Crowd Control

Leaders touted the advanced security measures in the new stadium when it opened, including security cameras with facial recognition and microphones that could detect fireworks or banned chants. However, these security measures were outdated and unused by 2022.[10]

In June 2010, ADO Den Haag signed a naming rights agreement with Japanese firm Kyocera to change the name of the stadium to Kyocera Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkijoːˈseːraː ˌstaːdijɔn]).[11] From 2017 to 2022, a new advertising deal led the stadium to be called Cars Jeans Stadion.[12] Current sponsor Bingoal paid an undisclosed amount in 2022 to have the stadium renamed Bingoal Stadion.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ADO den Haag presenteert Bingoal als nieuwe stadionpartner".
  2. ^ "Cars Jeans Stadion". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Bingoal Stadion". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "ADO stadium, The Hague". Zwarts Jansma Architecten. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "AZ Alkmaar: Roof collapses at Eredivisie club's stadium amid high winds". BBC Sport. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ "AZ Alkmaar to conduct further roof work at AFAS Stadion". The Stadium Business. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ Halliday, Josh; Morris, Steven; Rodrigues, Jason; Greenfield, Patrick (18 February 2022). "Storm Eunice live: winds of up to 122mph recorded as millions urged to stay indoors amid Met Office red weather warning". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ @DANNYonPC (18 February 2022). "Oh damn, the stadium of @ADODenHaag is letting loose" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 February 2022 – via Twitter. (includes video)
  9. ^ "Geschiedenis". ADO Den Haag. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ Verbaan, Danny (30 July 2022). "ADO had 'strengst beveiligde stadion ter wereld', maar daar is helemaal niets van over". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ Stadion vanaf nu: Kyocera Stadion Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ alain (28 January 2022). "Cars Jeans stopt: stadion krijgt andere naam". Groen Geel Hart (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  13. ^ "ADO speelt de komende jaren in het Bingoal Stadion". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.