Full name | Sportpark De Toekomst |
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Location | Duivendrecht (Ouder-Amstel), Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52°18′48″N 4°55′44″E / 52.31333°N 4.92889°E |
Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. |
Operator | AFC Ajax |
Capacity | 2,250 seats (main field)[3] |
Surface | GrassMaster by Tarkett Sports and Artificial Turf |
Construction | |
Built | 1993–1996[1] |
Opened | 14 August 1996 |
Expanded | 2013[2] |
Architect | René van Zuuk |
Tenants | |
Ajax Vrouwen (Women's) Jong Ajax (Reserves) Ajax Zaterdag (Amateurs) Ajax Jeugd (youth teams) |
Sportcomplex De Toekomst (Dutch for Sporting complex The Future) is a sporting complex in Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands, owned by AFC Ajax N.V. The complex comprises nine football fields and is located close to the Johan Cruyff Arena and on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Its main field has seating capacity for 2,250 people.
The facility serves as the home grounds of Ajax Women, which competes in the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the reserves team Jong Ajax, which competes in the Eerste Divisie, as well as Ajax Amateurs, which competes in the Derde Divisie.[4]
De Toekomst also serves as the training grounds for the first team of Ajax as well as for the Ajax Youth Academy; A-juniors (A1, A2), B-juniors (B1, B2), C-juniors (C1, C2), D-pupils (D1, D2, D3), E-pupils (E1, E2, E3) and the F-pupils (F1, F2, F3).[5] It also serves as the home of the Future Cup, an International tournament for under-17 youth teams, which was named after the sport park.