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{{Short description|Sports venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands}}
{{About|the stadium of AFC Ajax|the stadium of FC Barcelona|Estadi Johan Cruyff}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = '''Johan Cruyff Arena'''
| fullname = Johan Cruijff ArenA
| nickname = ''"De Arena" (The Arena)''
| former_names = {{nowrap|Amsterdam ArenA (1996–2018)}}<br>{{nowrap|Stadion Amsterdam  (project name, 1993–1995)}}
|website = {{url| https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/en|johancruijffarena.nl/en}}
| logo_image = Johan Cruijff ArenA logo.png
| logo_size = 250
| image = Arena, Ajax stadion, Amsterdam.JPG
| image_size = 300px
| caption = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| location = ArenA Boulevard 1, 1101&nbsp;AX [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| coordinates = {{coord|52|18|51|N|4|56|31|E|display=inline,title|region:NL_source:nlwiki}}
| broke_ground = 
| built = 1993–1996
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1996|8|14}}
| renovated = 2015-2020
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Gemeente Amsterdam]]<br/>Stadion Amsterdam N.V.
| operator = 
| surface = PlayMaster Hybrid Grass by Tarkett Sports
| construction_cost = €140 million
| record_attendance = 55,076 [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] - [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]] 24 April 2024
| architect = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = 
| project_manager = 
| main_contractors = 
| tenants = '''Football'''<br />[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (1996–present)<br />[[Netherlands national football team]] selected matches (1996-present)<br />[[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax Women]] selected matches (2015-present)<br />'''American Football'''<br />[[Amsterdam Admirals]] (1997–2007)
| publictransit = [[Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station]], [[Strandvliet metro station]]
| seating_capacity = 55,865 (2024)<ref name="new_capacity" /> <br /> 51,200 (Original)<ref name="spreekbeurt" /><br />71,000 (Music concerts)
| dimensions = 105 x 68 m
| suites = 76<ref name="spreekbeurt" />
}}
{{Johan Cruyff series}}
The '''Johan Cruyff Arena''' ({{langx|nl|Johan Cruijff Arena}} {{IPA|nl|ˈjoːɦɑŋ ˈkrœyf aːˌreːnaː|}}; officially stylised as '''Johan Cruijff ArenA''') is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of [[Amsterdam]] and the home stadium of [[association football|football]] club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost equivalent to €140&nbsp;million,<ref name="factsfigures" /> it is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium was previously known as the '''Amsterdam Arena''' (stylised as ''Amsterdam ArenA'') until the 2018–19 football season, when it was officially renamed in honour of Dutch footballer [[Johan Cruyff]] who died in 2016.<ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-1" /><ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-2" /><ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-3" />

It was one of the stadiums used during [[UEFA Euro 2000]], and also hosted the [[1998 UEFA Champions League final]] and [[2013 UEFA Europa League final]]. The stadium also hosted three group stage matches and one match in the round of 16 of the [[UEFA Euro 2020]].

Both international and Dutch artists have given concerts in the stadium, including [[Tina Turner]], [[Coldplay]], [[U2]], [[Take That]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[André Hazes]], [[David Bowie]], [[AC/DC]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[One Direction]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Rihanna]], [[Taylor Swift]] and [[Armin van Buuren]]. The dance event [[Sensation (event)|Sensation]] was held in the stadium every year, up until the final edition in 2017.

The stadium has a [[retractable roof]] and a grass surface. Since 2022, the stadium has a [[seating capacity|capacity]] of 55,865<ref name="new_capacity" /> during football matches, increased from 54,990.<ref name="spreekbeurt">{{cite web|url=https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/Stadion-omgeving/Spreekbeurt.htm|title=Houd je spreekbeurt over de Johan Cruijff ArenA|website=Johan Cruijff ArenA|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822004516/https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/Stadion-omgeving/Spreekbeurt.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The stadium has a capacity of 68,000 during music concerts if a center-stage setup is used (the stage in the middle of the pitch); for end-stage music concerts, the capacity is 50,000; and for music concerts for which the stage is located in the east side of the stadium, the capacity is 35,000. It held UEFA five-star stadium status, which was superseded by a new system of classification.

==History==
{{Multiple image|direction=vertical|align=left|image1=Amsterdam Arena Roof Open.jpg|image2=Amsterdam Arena Roof Closed.jpg|width=200|caption2=The Johan Cruyff Arena with the [[retractable roof]] opened and closed}}

Amsterdam was one of six cities that bid to host the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]. In 1986, a new Olympic stadium was designed, with a football field and an athletics track. It was to be built in the area of Strandvliet in [[Amsterdam Zuidoost]]. After Amsterdam lost the bid to [[Barcelona]] in October 1986, the plans for the new stadium were abandoned. In 1987, the Stichting Amsterdam Sportstad (English: "Amsterdam Sports City Foundation") was established, which made new plans for a sports stadium with an all-seated capacity of 55,000. In 1990, a new design was made based on both previous designs, with a football field, an athletics track, and completely covered by a roof. By this time, [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] needed a new stadium, as their previous home ground, [[De Meer Stadion|De Meer]], was far too small for most of Ajax's games. Since the late 1960s, Ajax had moved its most important games to [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympisch Stadion]].<ref name="themakingof">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/filestore/?dl=258 The making of Amsterdam ArenA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130052349/http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/filestore/?dl=258 |date=30 January 2009 }} Amsterdam ArenA. Retrieved 8 June 2008</ref> Indeed, from the 1930s onward, Ajax had played most of their European fixtures and midweek night games at Olympisch Stadion.

Once more, the design was altered – the athletics track was removed, the capacity was reduced to 50,000 seats, and the fixed roof was replaced by a [[retractable roof]]. In 1992, the [[Government of Amsterdam]] authorised the plans for the stadium with a ''Transferium'' where people could transfer from their car to various forms of public transportation. In 1993, the Government of Amsterdam changed the development plan of the location and gave a permit to build the stadium.<ref name="themakingof"/>

The first pile of the [[deep foundation]] of the stadium was placed on 26 November 1993. The construction work, undertaken by [[Ballast Nedam]] and [[Royal BAM Group]],<ref name="themakingof"/> took almost three years. The highest point of the building was reached on 24 February 1995, after the roof construction was raised. The fly-over from the public road to the parking facilities was opened on 13 March 1996. The stadium received 180,000 visitors during the construction work, until the stadium was closed from 1 July 1996 until the opening ceremony.<ref name="themakingof"/> The stadium was officially opened on 14 August 1996 by [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]].<ref name=Wist>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/over_amsterdam_arena/wist_je_dat/ Wist je dat...]. Amsterdam ArenA. Retrieved 8 June 2008</ref>

At the grand opening, the queen made a curtain fall inside the stadium. This revealed the world's largest painting ''De Zee'' (English: ''The Sea'') of {{convert|80|×|126|m|sp=us}}. Two-dimensional ships were placed on the sea representing the clubs in the [[Eredivisie]]. [[Trijntje Oosterhuis]] sang the [[hymn]] "De Zee", composed for the opening ceremony by [[John Ewbank (composer)|John Ewbank]]. An eight-day [[Olympic torch relay|torch relay]] with 375 runners over 1400&nbsp;km through the Netherlands reached the stadium. The first runner was [[Johan Cruyff]] starting in the old stadium De Meer, and the last runner was [[Frank Rijkaard]] arriving in the new stadium. After the grass was revealed and the roof opened, an inaugural football friendly was played between Ajax and [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], which Ajax lost 0–3.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} [[Tina Turner]] opened the stadium with three concerts with 160,000 people, from her world breaking [[Wildest Dreams Tour]].

The construction of the stadium cost an equivalent of €140&nbsp;million<ref name="factsfigures">{{cite web |url=http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/docs/pdf_facts_figures.pdf |title=Facts & figures |access-date=9 June 2008 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407084136/http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/docs/pdf_facts_figures.pdf |archive-date=7 April 2009}}</ref> (at the time, the currency of the Netherlands was the [[Dutch guilder]]).

The stadium combines a retractable roof with a grass surface. This caused some problems in the beginning: the turf's grass would not grow in the shade of the open roof and had to be replaced up to four times a year.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

===Exterior renovation===
[[File:Amsterdam Arena.jpg|thumb|The Arena from outside (1996).]]
In September 2015, plans were presented to renovate the stadium's facade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/article-tonen-op-pagina/amsterdam-arena-presenteert-nieuwbouwplannen.htm |title=Amsterdam ArenA presenteert nieuwbouwplannen |language=nl |date=30 September 2015 |access-date=28 June 2019 |publisher=Amsterdam Arena}}</ref> The renovation should provide better quality and service to visitors by widening the walkway rings around the stadium, creating more room for the visitors and for new facilities (the number of seats remains the same). As a result, the outside of the stadium transforms from a concave shape to a convex shape, drastically altering its appearance. The renovation has only been completed on the east side in 2020, when four matches of the [[UEFA Euro 2020]] championship were played in the Arena.

Construction works started in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/verbouwing-johan-cruijff-arena-is-van-start~a4503005/ |title=Verbouwing Johan Cruijff Arena is van start |language=nl |date=27 June 2017 |publisher=Het Parool}}</ref> The first phase is to renovate the east side of the stadium, where construction of the new facade was completed in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/article-tonen-op-pagina/ruwbouw-oostzijde-amsterdam-arena-klaar.htm |title=Ruwbouw oostzijde Amsterdam ArenA klaar |language=nl |date=5 April 2018 |access-date=28 June 2019 |publisher=Amsterdam Arena}}</ref>

===Name change===
[[File:Amsterdam Arena logo.svg|thumb|Former stadium logo until 2018]]
On 25 April 2017, it was announced that the Amsterdam Arena would be renamed to "Johan Cruijff Arena" in memory of Ajax legend [[Johan Cruyff]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2170167-amsterdam-arena-wordt-johan-cruijff-arena.html |title=Amsterdam Arena wordt Johan Cruijff Arena |trans-title=Amsterdam Arena becomes Johan Cruijff Arena |website=nos.nl |publisher=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]] |date=25 April 2017 |access-date=25 April 2017 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-actueel/intentieovereenkomst-amsterdam-arena-wordt-johan-cruijff-arena-.htm|title=Amsterdam ArenA wordt Johan Cruijff ArenA|publisher=Ajax Amsterdam|language=nl|date=25 April 2017}}</ref> Later that year, on 9 August, it was stated that the name change would take place on 25 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=310603 |title=Thuishaven Ajax heet vanaf eind oktober officieel Johan Cruijff ArenA |language=nl |date=9 August 2017 |publisher=Voetbalzone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/johan-cruijff-arena-op-25-oktober-eindelijk-een-feit |title=Johan Cruijff Arena op 25 oktober eindelijk een feit |language=nl |date=9 August 2017 |publisher=Voetbal International}}</ref> However, this was postponed as that date proved to be infeasible due to the many matters that needed to be settled, such as arranging compensation for possible loss of income, transferring part of the shares from the municipality of Amsterdam to Ajax and having a discussion with the Cruyff family.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/officiele-naamswijziging-johan-cruijff-arena-uitgesteld |title=Officiële naamswijziging Johan Cruijff Arena uitgesteld |language=nl |date=19 October 2017 |publisher=Voetbal International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/174388/officile-naamswijziging-johan-cruijff-arena-uitgesteld |title=Officiële naamswijziging Johan Cruijff Arena uitgesteld |language=nl |date=19 October 2017 |publisher=AT5}}</ref>

On 5 April 2018, it was announced that the stadium would officially change name at the start of the 2018–19 football season.<ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/article-tonen-op-pagina/-amsterdam-arena-wordt-officieel-johan-cruijff-arena-.htm |title=Amsterdam ArenA wordt officieel Johan Cruijff ArenA |language=nl |date=5 April 2018 |publisher=Amsterdam Arena}}</ref><ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-2">{{cite web |url=https://www.ajax.nl/streams/actueel/amsterdam-arena-wordt-officieel-johan-cruijff-arena-.htm |title=Amsterdam ArenA wordt officieel Johan Cruijff ArenA |language=nl |date=5 April 2018 |publisher=Ajax}}</ref> The stadium's new logo was revealed on 25 April 2018, the birthday of Johan Cruyff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/5239133/logo-johan-cruijff-arena-onthuld-frank-rijkaard.html |title=Logo Johan Cruijff Arena onthuld door Frank Rijkaard |language=nl |date=25 April 2018 |publisher=Nu.nl}}</ref> According to the spokeswoman of Cruyff's family, the original Dutch spelling of his name (''Cruijff'') was chosen for the stadium's official name "to stay close to the Dutch Johan".<ref name="johan-cruijff-arena-3">{{cite web |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/5208320/familie-cruijff-blij-naamsverandering-arena-eindelijk-feit.html |title=Familie Cruijff blij dat naamsverandering Arena eindelijk een feit is |language=nl |date=5 April 2018 |publisher=Nu.nl}}</ref>

==Building and facilities==
The stadium's original architect is the Dutchman Rob Schuurman. The original all-seated capacity was 54,990.<ref name="spreekbeurt" /> After the 2019–20 season, but before Euro 2020, capacity was expanded by 660.<ref name="new_capacity" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajaxlife.nl/2019/11/15/vier-wangen-johan-cruijff-arena-gaan-nog-voor-einde-seizoen-dicht/|title=Vier wangen Johan Cruijff Arena gaan nog voor einde seizoen 'dicht'|date=15 November 2019|website=Supportersvereniging Ajax|language=nl|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530204941/https://www.ajaxlife.nl/2019/11/15/vier-wangen-johan-cruijff-arena-gaan-nog-voor-einde-seizoen-dicht/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The final increased capacity after the 2017-2021 renovation project is 56,120,<ref name="new_capacity">{{in lang|en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/ajax-johan-cruyff-arena-capacity-euro-2020/|title=Ajax's Johan Cruyff Arena growing to 56,120 capacity|date=17 March 2022|website=sportspromedia|language=EN|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref> an increase of 1,130. The original capacity during music concerts – the stadium's maximum capacity – is 68,000 visitors.<ref name="factsfigures"/> The parking capacity of the ''Transferium'' is 500 cars (inside); there are an additional 12,000 parking spots outside.<ref name="factsfigures"/>

The Johan Cruyff Arena is one of two stadiums in the Netherlands that is rated as [[UEFA stadium categories|Category 4]] by [[UEFA]], the other being the [[Feijenoord Stadion]] in [[Rotterdam]].<ref>[https://www.worldstadiumdatabase.com/list-of-uefa-category-4-stadiums.htm List of UEFA Category 4 Stadiums] World Stadium Database. Retrieved 4 August 2018</ref>

The Ajax Museum is located in the stadium, which shows Ajax's more than 120 years of history.<ref>[http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id=49214 The Museum]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617184749/http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id%3D49214 |date=17 June 2008 }} AFC Ajax. Retrieved 9 June 2008</ref>

The nearest train and subway (metro) station is [[Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena]]. The metro lines 50 and 54 (Amsterdam Central Station and city center) stop here.

==Sporting events==

===Association football===
{{more citations needed|section|date=February 2022}}
[[File:Ajax 0 Chelsea 1 (23Oct19).jpg|thumb|The Arena in Ajax's Champions League game in 2019 against [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]]]]

The stadium is the home of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] for both [[Eredivisie]] and European matches. The inaugural match on 14 August 1996 was a friendly between the home team [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], which ended with a 3–0 win for Milan. The first goal was scored by [[Dejan Savićević]]. The first Ajax goal was scored by [[Kiki Musampa]] in the first competition match against [[NAC Breda]].

The stadium hosted the [[1998 UEFA Champions League final]], [[Real Madrid]] defeated [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] by 1–0 due to a goal by [[Predrag Mijatović]]. It was one of the venues in [[UEFA Euro 2000]]. The stadium also hosted the [[2013 UEFA Europa League final]], when [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] defeated [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] by 2–1.

It hosts often [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch national team]]'s international matches, though the Netherlands does not have one dedicated [[national stadium]] for football.

Since 2023, the Arena regularly hosts matches of the [[AFC Ajax (women)|Ajax Women]] squad. The [[de Klassieker|Klassieker]] home game against [[Feyenoord (women)|Feyenoord]] of that year was the first, with an attendance of 33,742 visitors. A year later the same game was played in the stadium as well. The home games of the group stage of the [[2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage|2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League]] and the [[2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] home game against [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea Women]] were played at the stadium. The game against Chelsea recorded an attendance of 35,991 spectators, a record for a women's football game in the Netherlands.

Additionally, the stadium hosts pre-season friendlies of Ajax 1 (men) and games of [[Jong Ajax|Ajax's reserve team]], as well tournaments, such as the [[Amsterdam Tournament]]

====Euro 2000====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Team 1 !! Result !! Team 2 !! Round
|-
| 11 June 2000 || {{fb|NED}} || 1–0 || {{fb|CZE}} || [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group D|Group D]]
|-
| 18 June 2000 || {{fb|SVN}} || 1–2 || {{fb|ESP}} || [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group C|Group C]]
|-
| 21 June 2000 || {{fb|FRA}} || 2–3 || {{fb|NED}} || [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group D|Group D]]
|-
| 24 June 2000 || {{fb|TUR}} || 0–2 || {{fb|POR}} || Quarter-finals
|-
| 29 June 2000 || {{fb|NED}} || 0–0 {{aet}}<br>{{pso|1–3}} || {{fb|ITA}} || Semi-finals
|}

====Euro 2020====
The stadium hosted three group stage matches and one round of 16 match at the [[UEFA Euro 2020]], which was postponed to 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]. Also there was a smaller attendance because of this.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! Team 1
! Result 
! Team 2
! Round
! Attendance
|-
| 13 June 2021 || rowspan=2|{{fb|NED}} || align=center|3–2 || {{fb|UKR}} || rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group C|Group C]] ||style="text-align:center;"|15,837<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024441_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613205711/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024441_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 17 June 2021 || align=center| 2–0 || {{fb|AUT}} ||style="text-align:center;"|15,243<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024443_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617211318/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/EURO/2020/2024443_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 21 June 2021 || {{fb|MKD}} || align=center| 0–3 || {{fb|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|15,227<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024445_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621200703/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024445_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 26 June 2021 || {{fb|WAL}} || align=center| 0–4 || {{fb|DEN}} || [[UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase#Wales vs Denmark|Round of 16]] ||style="text-align:center;"|14,645<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024478_fr.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626175940/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/euro/2020/2024478_fr.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 June 2021 |title=Full Time Summary – Wales v Denmark |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 June 2021 |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref>
|}

===American football===
The stadium was home of the [[American football]] team [[Amsterdam Admirals]] of the [[NFL Europe]], until the [[National Football League]] (NFL) ended its European competition in June 2007.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [https://archive.today/20090125112548/http://www.nrc.nl/anp/sport/article731143.ece Admirals houdt op te bestaan] [[NRC Handelsblad]], 29 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008</ref> The team played over 50 matches in the stadium from 1997 to 2007.<ref name=Wist/> [[World Bowl IX]] was played at the Arena in 2001, when the [[Berlin Thunder]] defeated the [[Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)|Barcelona Dragons]].

===Kickboxing===
As [[kickboxing]] is a popular combat sport in the Netherlands, the [[It's Showtime (kickboxing)|It's Showtime]] and [[K-1]] promotions have held a number of fight cards at the arena. Many of the sport's biggest stars such as [[Peter Aerts]], [[Semmy Schilt]], [[Badr Hari]] and [[Ernesto Hoost]] have fought there.<ref>[http://www.hd.net/fear-and-loathing-in-amsterdam/ "Fear and Loathing in Amsterdam" by Michael Schiavello] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728194544/http://www.hd.net/fear-and-loathing-in-amsterdam/ |date=28 July 2017 }}. Hd.net.</ref>

==Music events==
{{More citations needed|section|date=June 2021}}
[[File:Coldplay perform "Adventure of a Lifetime", Amsterdam Arena, June 2016 (5).jpg|thumb|British rock band [[Coldplay]] performing at the stadium, as part of their [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]], in June 2016.]]

Dutch music group [[De Toppers]] have played annually at the venue since 2005. In total, they have sold out more than 50 concerts; no other act has performed at the stadium that many times. The arena was listed as a potential venue in Amsterdam's bid to host the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020|65th Eurovision Song Contest]]. However, the city later withdrew its bid due to venues, including the Johan Cruyff Arena, being fully booked.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/175848/eurovision-2020-the-potential-host-cities-and-venues/|title=Eurovision 2020: The potential host cities and venues|last=Jiandani|first=Sanjay|date=24 May 2019|website=ESCToday|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/176672/eurovision-2020-amsterdam-drops-out-of-the-host-city-race/|title=Eurovision 2020: Amsterdam drops out of the Host City race|last=Jiandani|first=Sanjay|date=4 July 2019|website=ESCToday|access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable collapsible"
|-
! colspan="8" | Entertainment events held at the Johan Cruyff Arena
|-
! Year
! Date
! Artists
! Tour
! Supporting Acts
! Attendance
! Box Office
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! rowspan="7" | 1996
|-
| 6 September
| rowspan="3" | [[Tina Turner]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Wildest Dreams Tour]]
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="3" |
|-
| 7 September
|-
| 8 September
|-
| 28 September
| rowspan="6" | [[Michael Jackson]]
| rowspan="6" | [[HIStory World Tour]]
| rowspan="6" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="6" | 250,000 / 250,000
| rowspan="6" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="6" | <ref name="mjbaltic1">[http://mjbaltic.com/Tours/Dates_History_Tour.htm HIStory World Tour – Tour Dates] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202155910/http://mjbaltic.com/Tours/Dates_History_Tour.htm |date=2 February 2010 }}. Mjbaltic.com.</ref>
|-
| 30 September
|-
| 2 October
|-
! rowspan="4" | 1997
|-
| 8 June
|-
| 10 June
|-
| 18 June
| [[Celine Dion]]
| [[Falling into You: Around the World]]
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
! rowspan="6" | 1998
|-
| 29 June
| rowspan="5" | [[The Rolling Stones]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Bridges to Babylon Tour]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Dave Matthews Band]]
| rowspan="5" | 261,277 / 261,277
| rowspan="5" | $11,094,308
| rowspan="5" |
|-
| 1 July
|-
| 2 July
|-
| 5 July
|-
| 6 July
|-
! rowspan="3" | 1999
|-
| 5 June
| [[Backstreet Boys]]
| [[Into the Millennium Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 14 June
| Celine Dion
| [[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| 64,652 / 64,652
| $3,048,136
|
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2001
|-
| 5 June
| rowspan="2" | [[Bon Jovi]]
| rowspan="2" | [[One Wild Night Tour]]
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 6 June
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2003
|-
| 3 June
| Bon Jovi
| [[Bounce (Bon Jovi album)|Bounce Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 17 July
| rowspan="2" | [[Robbie Williams]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Robbie Williams#Concerts|Weekends of Mass Distraction]]
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 18 July
|-
| 19 August
| rowspan="2" | The Rolling Stones
| rowspan="2" | [[Licks Tour]]
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 22 September
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2004
|-
| 11 June
| [[David Bowie]]
| [[A Reality Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2005
|-
| 13 July
| rowspan="3" | [[U2]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Vertigo Tour]]
| rowspan="3" | [[The Killers]] <br/> [[Snow Patrol]] <br/> [[Kaiser Chiefs]] <br/> [[The Music]] <br/> Athlete
| rowspan="3" | 165,516 / 165,516
| rowspan="3" | $13,022,200
| rowspan="3" | 
|-
| 15 July
|-
| 16 July
|-
! rowspan=8" | 2006
|-
| 21 June
| rowspan="4" | Robbie Williams
| rowspan="4" | [[Close Encounters Tour]]
| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="4" |
|-
| 22 June
|-
| 24 June
|-
| 25 June
|-
| 31 July
| The Rolling Stones
| [[A Bigger Bang Tour]]
| [[Toots and the Maytals]]
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 3 September
| rowspan="2" | [[Madonna]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Confessions Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Paul Oakenfold]]
| rowspan="2" | 102,330 / 102,330
| rowspan="2" | $11,783,254
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 4 September
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2007
|-
| 16 June
| [[Justin Timberlake]]
| [[FutureSex/LoveShow]]
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 1 July
| [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
| [[Turn It On Again: The Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| 52,622 / 52,622
| $3,819,127
|
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2008
|-
| 2 June
| Celine Dion
| [[Taking Chances World Tour]]
| The Storys
| 46,969 / 52,772
| $4,565,126
|
|-
| 13 June
| Bon Jovi
| [[Lost Highway Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| 34,512 / 34,512
| $2,817,625
|
|-
| 18 June
| [[Bruce Springsteen]]
| [[Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen)|Magic Tour]]
| {{n/a}}
| 36,257 / 36,529
| $4,370,497
|
|-
| 2 September
| Madonna
| [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]
| [[Robyn]]
| 50,588 / 50,588
| $6,717,734
|
|-
| 11 October
| [[Kinderen voor Kinderen]]
| Kinderen voor Kinderen Mega Spektakel
| {{n/a}}
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2009
|-
| 23 June
| [[AC/DC]]
| [[Black Ice World Tour]]
| [[The Answer (band)|The Answer]] <br/> Drive Like Maria
| 50,541 / 50,541
| $4,361,233
|
|-
| 20 July
| rowspan="2" | U2
| rowspan="2" | [[U2 360° Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Snow Patrol]]
| rowspan="2" | 125,866 / 125,866
| rowspan="2" | $12,583,998
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 21 July
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2011
|-
| 18 July
| [[Take That]]
| [[Progress Live]]
| [[Pet Shop Boys]]
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2013
|-
| 4 June
| [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| [[The 2nd Law World Tour]]
| [[Biffy Clyro]] <br/> [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]]
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 13 July
| Robbie Williams
| [[Take the Crown Stadium Tour]]
| [[Olly Murs]]
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 8 September
| [[Roger Waters]]
| [[The Wall Live (2010-2013)|The Wall Live]]
| {{n/a}}
| 47,414 / 47,500
| $4,257,133
|
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2014
|-
| 24 June
| rowspan="2" | [[One Direction]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are]]
| rowspan="2" | [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
| rowspan="2" | 103,551 / 103,551
| rowspan="2" | $7,859,850
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 25 June
|-
! rowspan="5" | 2016
|-
| 17 June
| [[Rihanna]]
| [[Anti World Tour]]
| [[Big Sean]] <br/> [[Mustard (record producer)|DJ Mustard]]
| 50,513 / 50,932
| $3,525,469
|
|-
| 23 June
| rowspan="2" | [[Coldplay]]
| rowspan="2" | [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Lianne La Havas]] <br/> [[Alessia Cara]]
| rowspan="2" | 104,511 / 104,511
| rowspan="2" | $8,759,000
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 24 June
|-
| 16 July
| [[Beyoncé]]
| [[The Formation World Tour]]
| [[Chloe x Halle]] <br/> [[Ingrid Burley|Ingrid]]
| 49,436 / 49,436
| $4,712,051
| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores|date=August 9, 2016|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809185044/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=August 9, 2016|access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" | 2017
|-
| 13 May
| [[Armin van Buuren]]
| {{n/a}}
| Eller van Buuren <br/> [[Gavin DeGraw]] <br/> [[Kensington (band)|Kensington]] <br/> [[Mr. Probz]] <br/> Trevor Guthrie
| colspan="2" {{n/a}}
|
|-
| 29 July
| rowspan="2" | U2
| rowspan="2" | [[The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019|The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds]]
| rowspan="2" | 104,708 / 104,708
| rowspan="2" | $11,544,870
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 30 July
|-
| 30 September
| The Rolling Stones
| [[No Filter Tour]]
| [[De Staat]]
| 54,791 / 54,791
| $8,762,079
|
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2018
|-
| 19 June
| rowspan="2" | Beyoncé <br/> [[Jay-Z]]
| rowspan="2" | [[On the Run II Tour]]
| DeeJay Abstract
| rowspan="2" | 97,869 / 97,869
| rowspan="2" | $9,755,499
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|title=Current Boxscore &#124; Billboard|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709003249/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|archive-date=9 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 20 June
| DJ Flava
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2019
|-
| 11 June
| [[Metallica]]
| [[WorldWired Tour]]
| [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]] <br> Bokassa
| 50,576 / 50,576
| $5,151,429
| 
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2022
|-
| 7 July
| The Rolling Stones
| [[Sixty (tour)|Sixty]]
| Ghost Hounds
| 51,592 / 51,592
| $9,241,437
|
|-
| 14 July
| rowspan="2" | [[Ed Sheeran]]
| rowspan="2" | [[+–=÷× Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Maisie Peters]] <br/> [[Cat Burns]]
| rowspan="2" | 134,119 / 134,119
| rowspan="2" | $8,611,476
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 15 July
|-
! rowspan="16" | 2023
|-
| 27 April
| rowspan="2" | [[Metallica]]
| rowspan="2" | [[M72 World Tour]]
| [[Architects (British band)|Architects]] <br/> [[Mammoth WVH]]
| rowspan="2" | 117,671 / 129,451
| rowspan="2" | $10,691,363
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 29 April
| [[Ice Nine Kills]] <br/> [[Floor Jansen]]
|-
| 25 May
| rowspan="2" | Bruce Springsteen <br/> [[E Street Band]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour|2023 Tour]]
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 27 May
|-
| 4 June
| rowspan="3" | [[Harry Styles]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Love On Tour]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Wet Leg]]
| rowspan="3" | 154,903 / 154,903
| rowspan="3" | $16,498,991
| rowspan="3" | 
|-
| 5 June
|-
| 6 June
|-
| 17 June
| rowspan="2" | Beyoncé
| rowspan="2" | [[Renaissance World Tour]]
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" | 97,657 / 97,657
| rowspan="2" | $12,817,577
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2023 |title=2023 Top 25 European Grosses |url=https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2023/10/2023.top.25.european.grosses_1038.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212033241/https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2023/10/2023.top.25.european.grosses_1038.pdf |archive-date=12 December 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Chart Scene: Beyoncé Debuts On LIVE75 With European Tour - Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2023/07/14/chart-scene-beyonce-debuts-on-live75-with-european-tour/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 18 June
|-
| 23 June
| rowspan="2" | [[The Weeknd]]
| rowspan="2" | [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Kaytranada]] <br/> [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]
| rowspan="2" | 103,181 / 103,181
| rowspan="2" | $10,066,993
| rowspan="2" | 
|-
| 24 June
|-
| 15 July
| rowspan="4" | Coldplay
| rowspan="4" | [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]]
| rowspan="4" | Griff <br/> Zoë Tauran
| rowspan="4" | 217,609 / 217,609
| rowspan="4" | $30,322,573
| rowspan="4" | 
|-
| 16 July
|-
| 18 July
|-
| 19 July
|-
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2024
| 9 June
| [[Burna Boy]]
| I Told Them Tour
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| 4 July
| rowspan="3" | [[Taylor Swift]]
| rowspan="3" | [[The Eras Tour]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Paramore]]
| rowspan="3" | 
| rowspan="3" | 
| rowspan="3" | 
|-
| 5 July
|-
| 6 July
|-
| 10 July
| rowspan="2" |[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Pink Summer Carnival]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Gayle (singer)|Gayle]]<br>KidCutUp<br>[[The Script]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2  |
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 11 July
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2025
|-
| 8 June
| [[Chris Brown]]
| [[Breezy Bowl XX]]
| [[Bryson Tiller]]
|
|
|
|-
| 22 June
| rowspan="2" |[[Robbie Williams]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Robbie Williams Live 2025]]
| rowspan="2" |[[The Lottery Winners]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2  |
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| 23 June
|-
| 11 July
| [[Stray Kids]]
| [[Dominate World Tour]]
|
|
|
|
|-
| 13 July
| [[Kendrick Lamar]]<br>[[SZA]]
| [[Grand National Tour]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Association football}}
*[[Halte Amsterdam ArenA]]
*[[Football in the Netherlands]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Johan Cruijff ArenA|Johan Cruyff Arena}}
*{{Official website}}
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