Sportpark De Toekomst

De Toekomst
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Full nameSportpark De Toekomst
LocationDuivendrecht (Ouder-Amstel), Netherlands
Coordinates52°18′48″N 4°55′44″E / 52.31333°N 4.92889°E / 52.31333; 4.92889
OwnerAFC Ajax N.V.
OperatorAFC Ajax
Capacity2,250 seats (main field)[3]
SurfaceGrassMaster by Tarkett Sports and Artificial Turf
Construction
Built1993–1996[1]
Opened14 August 1996
Expanded2013[2]
ArchitectRené 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.

  1. ^ De Toekomst, AjaxInside, geraadpleegd: 24 september 2013
  2. ^ Extra tribune onderdeel verbouwing De Toekomst, AjaxLife, 27 juni 2013
  3. ^ "De Toekomst | de Club".
  4. ^ Over het sportcomplex Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Ajax.nl, geraadpleegd: 24 september 2013
  5. ^ "De Toekomst krijgt 2250 Zitplaatsen". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 2013-07-08.