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Football stadium in Groningen, Netherlands

Euroborg (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈøːroːbɔr(ə)x]) is the stadium in Groningen, Netherlands. It is the home ground of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,^[1] The stadium site houses a casino, movie theater, school, supermarket, and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the stadium opened in late , and a permanent one opened in The stadium's seats are completely clad in the club's colors of green and white, with 1, seats available for supporters of the away team.

The stadium[edit]

The stadium was built by a consortium of Ballast Nedam, Royal BAM Group and VolkerWessels and completed in ^[2]

The stadium is nicknamed "de Groene Hel" (the Green Hell) and "de Groene Kathedraal" (the Green Cathedral).

The stadium has had several name changes; at the opening in the stadium was called Euroborg, but in the name was changed to NoordLease stadion. Due to a fusion of companies, the name was changed to Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion in ^[3] Hitachi Capital Mobility changed their official name in and they removed their name from the stadium.

Access[edit]

Euroborg is easy to reach by public transport, as the train station Groningen Europapark, is located meters from the stadium, and is served every hour by several trains and buses. There are also a number of car parks in the surrounding area.

UEFA European Under Championship[edit]

Euroborg was also one of four venues for the UEFA European U Championship, which the Netherlands hosted. It was host to all group matches of Portugal and the final between the Netherlands and Serbia.

Netherlands women's national football team[edit]

On 24 October , the Netherlands played Norway at Euroborg in front of 20, spectators as part of the Women's World Cup qualification. On 23 October , the Netherlands qualified for UEFA Women's Euro after a victory over Estonia at Euroborg in front of 0 spectators, due to the COVID pandemic.

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