De Kuip

Leen van Zandvliet, Feyenoord's president in the 1930s, came up with the idea of building an entirely new stadium, unlike any other on the continent, with two free hanging tiers and no obstacles blocking the view. Contemporary examples were Highbury, where the West and East stands had been recently built as a double deck, and Yankee Stadium in New York. Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt, the famous designers of the Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam were asked to design a stadium out of glass, concrete and steel, cheap materials at that time. The stadium was co-financed by the billionaire Daniël George van Beuningen, who made his fortune in World War I, exporting coal from Germany to Britain through neutral Netherlands.

In World War II, the stadium was nearly torn down for scrap by German occupiers. After the war, the stadium's capacity was expanded in 1949; stadium lights were added in 1958. On 29 October 1991, De Kuip was named as being one of Rotterdam's monuments. In 1994 the stadium was extensively renovated to its present form: It became all-seater, and the roof was extended to cover all the seats. An extra building was constructed for commercial use by Feyenoord, it also houses a restaurant and a museum, The Home of History.{{cite web |url=http://www.stadionfeijenoord.nl/pagecongres.php?id=196&l=6&i=4 |title=Home of History |publisher=stadionfeijenoord.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207011831/http://www.stadionfeijenoord.nl/pagecongres.php?id=196&l=6&i=4 |archive-date=2007-02-07 }}{{Panorama

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From 2006, Feyenoord began working on plans for a new stadium, initially planned for completion in 2017 and with an estimated capacity of 85,000 seats. In 2014, Feyenoord decided to renovate the existing stadium, expanding its capacity to 70,000, as well as adding a retractable roof. Construction was planned to start in summer 2015 and finish in 2018, with an estimated €200 million cost. Plans included a new training facility costing an extra €16 million.http://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feyenoord-kiest-voor-vernieuwbouwde-kuip-ffc. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch)

In March 2016, Feyenoord announced that they instead preferred building a new stadium.http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/139913/Feyenoord-wil-nieuwe-Kuip-langs-de-Maas. Rijnmond.nl (in Dutch) In May 2017, the city of Rotterdam agreed with a plan to build a new stadium with a capacity of 63,000 seats. In December 2019, Feyenoord announced that if construction of the new stadium was given in the final go-ahead in 2020 the stadium would open in the summer of 2025.{{cite web |date=10 December 2019 |title=Bij groen licht opent het nieuwe stadion in 2025 |url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/bij-groen-licht-opent-het-nieuwe-stadion-in-2025-101219 |access-date=10 December 2019 |work=Feyenoord |language=nl}} On 21 April 2022, managing director Dennis te Kloesse announced that the club would not proceed with renovating the existing stadium or building a new one.{{cite web |date=21 April 2022 |title=Feyenoord gaat niet door met bouw nieuw stadion |url=https://nos.nl/l/2425984 |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Feyenoord |language=nl}}

Next to De Kuip and Feyenoord's training ground there is another, but smaller, sports arena, the Topsportcentrum Rotterdam. This arena hosts events in many sports and in various levels of competition. Some examples of sports that can be seen in the topsportcentrum are judo, volleyball and handball.{{cite web |url=http://www.topsportcentrum.nl/ |title=Topsportcentrum Rotterdam |publisher=topsportcentrum.nl }}

De Kuip is currently the home stadium of football club Feyenoord, traditionally one of the top teams in the Netherlands. It has also long been one of the home grounds of the Netherlands national football team, having hosted over 150 international matches, the first international match at the stadium was a match against Belgium on 2 May 1937. In 1963, De Kuip staged the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, with Tottenham Hotspur becoming the first British club to win a European trophy, defeating Atlético Madrid 5–1. The stadium has hosted a record ten European finals, the last being the 2002 UEFA Cup Final in which Feyenoord, coincidentally playing a home match, defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–2. As a result, Feyenoord holds the distinction of being the only club to win a one-legged European final in their own stadium. In 2000, the Feijenoord stadium hosted the final of Euro 2000, played in the Netherlands and Belgium, where France defeated Italy 2–1 in extra time.{{cite web |url=http://www.vasf.nl/historie.php|title=Feijenoord – historie |publisher=vasf.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516173256/http://www.vasf.nl/historie.php |archive-date=2007-05-16 }} The stadium also hosted the 2023 UEFA Nations League Final.

The stadium has hosted concerts since 1978. The first show was headlined by Bob Dylan, with special guest Eric Clapton, on 23 June 1978.{{Cite web |title=40 jaar muziek in De Kuip |url=https://www.nporadio5.nl/nieuws/wekkerwakker/baf415b7-a905-4eab-a225-6e4e3358c1be/40-jaar-muziek-in-de-kuip |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=NPO Radio 5 |language=nl}} David Bowie held his dress rehearsals and subsequently opened his 1987 Glass Spider Tour at the stadium.{{Citation | last = Currie| first = David| title = David Bowie: Glass Idol| publisher = Omnibus Press| place = London and Margate, England| edition = 1st| year = 1987| isbn = 0-7119-1182-7}} In 1995, René Froger became the first Dutch artist to headline at De Kuip, and he sold out two shows.{{Cite web |date=2011-01-06 |title=René Froger: van de kroeg naar de Kuip |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/overig/rene-froger-van-de-kroeg-naar-de-kuip~a521dbb2 |website=BN DeStem}} In 2008, Kane became the first Dutch band to headline the stadium.{{Cite web |title=Rediscover het jaar 2008 - KANE Official |url=https://kaneofficial.nl/rediscover/2008 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=kaneofficial.nl |language=nl}} In 2019, Marco Borsato held five concerts at De Kuip to increase his total to 14, breaking The Rolling Stones' past venue record of 10.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=Vanavond op televisie: Borsato in De Kuip {{!}} Conference Claudia de Breij |url=https://www.nu.nl/media/6020741/vanavond-op-televisie-borsato-in-de-kuip-conference-claudia-de-breij.html |website=NU.nl}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-06 |title=Marco Borsato kondigt twee extra optredens in De Kuip aan |url=https://www.nu.nl/uit/5576540/marco-borsato-kondigt-twee-extra-optredens-in-kuip.html |website=NU.nl}}

In April 2024, the municipality of Rotterdam announced that concerts would no longer take place at De Kuip beginning in 2026 to eliminate noise pollution in the area with the construction of new houses nearby. De Kuip will receive 12 million euros from Rotterdam as compensation.{{Cite web |last=Eersel |first=Dennis van |date=2024-04-17 |title=Nooit meer concerten in De Kuip, stadion krijgt miljoenen compensatie |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1815453/nooit-meer-concerten-in-de-kuip-stadion-krijgt-miljoenen-compensatie |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.rijnmond.nl |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last=Vriend |first=Herman |date=2024-06-20 |title=Mogelijk toch nog popconcerten in De Kuip vanaf 2026 |url=https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1849999/mogelijk-toch-nog-popconcerten-in-de-kuip-vanaf-2026 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.rijnmond.nl |language=nl}} Three concerts from the Dutch band Di-rect from 12 to 14 June 2025 are scheduled to be the final shows in the stadium.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-22 |title=DI-RECT verkoopt 100.000 kaarten binnen uur, 3e concert toegevoegd |url=https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5456795/di-rect-verkoopt-binnen-uur-100000-kaarten-3e-concert-kuip?utm_source=headliner.nl&utm_medium=link&utm_term=free&utm_content=textlink&utm_campaign=Headliner.nl |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=RTL Nieuws & Entertainment |language=nl}}

One of the venues of the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.

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File:De Kuip Rotterdam The Netherlands.jpg|De Kuip from above

File:DeKuipdak2006.jpg|Inside the stadium

File:De Kuip2006.jpg|Another view inside the stadium

File:Feyenoord Helicopter 05.jpg|Feyenoord helicopter entering the stadium

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