Editing AFC Ajax (section)

==Stadiums==
{{main|Stadiums of AFC Ajax}}
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|image1 = Ouwe Houten Stadion (Ajax) in 1917-1918.jpg
|caption1 = [[Het Houten Stadion]], Ajax's first venue, c. 1917–18
|image2 = Stadion De Meer 1937, Jacobus van Eck, Afb A01634001166.jpg 
|caption2 = [[De Meer Stadion]] in 1937
|image3 = Exterieur OVERZICHT GEDEELTE VAN DE TRIBUNE - Amsterdam - 20301845 - RCE.jpg
|caption3 =[[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] in 1995 
|image4 = Amsterdam ArenA 1.jpg
|caption4 = [[Johan Cruyff Arena]], Ajax home ground since 1996
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Ajax's first stadium was built in 1911 out of wood and was called [[Het Houten Stadion]] (English: The Wooden Stadium). Ajax later also played in the [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] built for the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] hosted in [[Amsterdam]]. This stadium, designed by [[Jan Wils]], is known in Dutch as {{Lang|nl|het Olympisch Stadion}}. In 1934, Ajax moved to [[De Meer Stadion]] in east Amsterdam, close to the location of Het Houten Stadion. It was designed by architect and Ajax-member [[Jordanus Roodenburgh|Daan Roodenburgh]], who had also designed the club's first stadium. It could accommodate 29,500 spectators and Ajax continued to play there until 1996. For big European and national fixtures, the club would often play at the Olympic Stadium, which could accommodate about twice the number of spectators.

In 1996, Ajax moved to a new home ground in the southeast of the city known as the Amsterdam Arena, since 2018 known as the [[Johan Cruyff Arena]]. This stadium was built by the Amsterdam city authority at a cost of $134 million. The stadium is capable of holding 55,865 spectators. The Arena has a retractable roof and set a trend for other modern stadiums built in Europe in the following years. In the Netherlands, the Arena earned a reputation for a terrible grass pitch caused by the removable roof that, even when open, takes away too much sunlight and fresh air. During the 2008–09 season, ground staff introduced an artificial lighting system that finally reduced this problem considerably.

The much-loved De Meer Stadion was torn down and the land was sold to the city council. A residential neighbourhood now occupies the area. The only thing left of the old stadium are the letters "AJAX", which nowadays is in place on the façade of the entrance at the Johan Cruyff Arena and a replica of the letters are at [[Sportpark De Toekomst|De Toekomst]], near the Johan Cruyff Arena.