AFAS Stadion
AFAS Stadion is a multi purpose in Alkmaar, Netherlands that opened in 2006. Its recorded capacity is 19,478.
Key facts
AFAS Stadion is a multi purpose in Alkmaar, Netherlands that opened in 2006. Its recorded capacity is 19,478. It is owned by AZ Alkmaar. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including DSB Stadion. Current tenants are AZ Alkmaar, AZ Alkmaar Vrouwen, AZ Alkmaar.
- Location
- Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 19,478
- Opened
- 2006
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- AZ Alkmaar
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
AFAS Stadion is at latitude 52.6125, longitude 4.741667, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 52.6125 |
| Longitude | 4.741667 |
| City | Alkmaar |
| Region | Alkmaar |
| Country | Netherlands |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikidata statement | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
AFAS Stadion has carried 2 recorded names. AZ Stadion (2009–2010, still used in UEFA games) (no sponsor) ran Present. DSB Stadion (no sponsor) ran 2006 to 2009. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Stadion (2009–2010, still used in UEFA games) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| DSB Stadion | None | 2006 to 2009 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | AZ Alkmaar | 2006 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | Present | Current | Source |
| AZ Alkmaar Vrouwen | Eredivisie | 2006 to present | Current | Source |
| AZ Alkmaar | Eredivisie | 2006 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
11 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3558 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | DSB Stadion | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | AZ Stadion (2009–2010, still used in UEFA games) | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43794 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41697 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41696 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41695 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 17023 | 19478 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1333631093 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | AFAS_Stadion | AFAS Stadion | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 995 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: