De Grolsch Veste
De Grolsch Veste is a multi purpose in Enschede, Netherlands that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 30,205.
Key facts
De Grolsch Veste is a multi purpose in Enschede, Netherlands that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 30,205. It is owned by FC Twente and FC Twente. It is operated by FC Twente. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Arke Stadion. Current tenants are FC Twente, FC Twente Women Netherlands national football team men/women, FC Twente, FC Twente, Jong FC Twente.
- Location
- Enschede, Netherlands
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 30,205
- Opened
- 1998
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
De Grolsch Veste is at latitude 52.236667, longitude 6.8375, in Enschede, 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 | 52.236667 |
| Longitude | 6.8375 |
| City | Enschede |
| Region | Enschede |
| Country | Netherlands |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
De Grolsch Veste has carried 1 recorded name. Arke Stadion (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2008. The average tenure of a name here is 10 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arke Stadion | None | 1998 to 2008 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | FC Twente | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | FC Twente | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | FC Twente | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Twente | Eredivisie | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Twente Women Netherlands national football team men/women | Eredivisie | Present | Current | Source |
| FC Twente | Eredivisie | 1998 to present | Current | Source |
| FC Twente | Eredivisie | 1998 to present | Current | Source |
| Jong FC Twente | Eredivisie | 1998 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
17 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 | 2869 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 652 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35252 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35251 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3598 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Arke Stadion | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31949 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31948 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29896 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29895 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29894 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 29893 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372079774 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 30000 | 30205 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372079774 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | De_Grolsch_Veste | De Grolsch Veste | 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: