Rat Verlegh Stadion
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| Former names | FUJIFILM Stadion and MyCom Stadion |
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| Location | Stadionstraat 23, Breda, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51°35′41.6″N 4°45′01.1″E / 51.594889°N 4.750306°ECoordinates: 51°35′41.6″N 4°45′01.1″E / 51.594889°N 4.750306°E |
| Owner | City of Breda |
| Operator | NAC Breda |
| Capacity | 19,000 |
| Surface | 98% Grass, 2% artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | Only with the number of goals |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1995–1996 |
| Opened | 1 July 1996 |
| Renovated | 2008 till 2010 |
| Construction cost | €13,200,000 (1996) |
| Architect | Bureau Bollen (1995) |
| General contractor | Ballast Nedam Bouw B.V. |
| Tenants | |
| NAC Breda (1996–present) | |
The Rat Verlegh Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌrɑt fərˈlɛx ˌstaːdijɔn]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Breda, Netherlands. The stadium is the home of the association football club NAC Breda (1996 to present). It was formerly known as FUJIFILM Stadium (1996–2003) and Mycom Stadium (2003–2006), named after two former NAC sponsors. In 2006 NAC Breda named the stadium after its most famous NAC Player, Antoon Verlegh.
The stadium was built from 1995 to 1996 at a cost of € 13.2 million, and was officially opened on August 11, 1996. It has been used for association football, concerts, and other events. It has a capacity of 19,000 fans, including 1,500 standing room-only, for sports matches. The stadium has been used for several Intertoto matches, UEFA Cup matches and international matches. Concerts have also been held at the Rat Verlegh stadion.
In November 1991 NAC Breda’s board officially announced that it researched the possibilities to either renovate the NAC Stadion located at the Beatrixstraat, or to build a new stadium within Breda’s city borders. Renovation of the original stadium was too costly and in 1993 NAC Breda announced plans to build a new stadium. In mutual agreement with the city of Breda, the grounds near the Lunetstraat in Breda were allocated as the new stadium zone.
On 18 August 1995 the construction of the new stadium began. NAC Breda announced that FUJIFILM had signed a contract for 10 years, in which the stadium’s name would be named after NAC’s former main sponsor. After a construction period of almost one year, the stadium was officially opened by Breda’s mayor Fred Rutten and KNVB chairman Jos Staatsen. After the official opening, NAC Breda played their first match in front of 17,000 fans in the FUJIFILM Stadium against vice World Champion Porto Alegrense Gremio from Brazil.
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