NEC Nijmegen are the tenants of the 12,470 capacity venue.
On 19 October 1983 NEC played a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match against FC Barcelona, still seen as the most important match ever played in the Goffert stadium.
It was rebuilt into a modern stadium with all seats covered and heated and updated catering facilities. The first home-match in the new stadium took place in September 1999. The grand re-opening was on 25 January 2000.
One of the many advantages the renovated stadium offers is the improved atmosphere because the spectators are now situated much closer to the playing ground. Because of this the players have a better interaction with the crowd.
The playing ground and the rest of the stadium are separated from each other by a promenade which is situated under the spectators’ seats. This promenade has a double function: It prevents supporters from entering the playing ground while at the same time containing food and beverage outlets as well as toilets.
A specially constructed space under the playing ground can store heat to warm up the playing ground, so that matches can still take place during winter.
In November 2007 the board of NEC and the city of Nijmegen presented new plans for De Goffert. The capacity is intended to be increased to 20,000 and the stadium will be placed largely underground inside a large hill.[1] This hill will also serve as a home for basketball (Matrixx Magixx), judo and other sports, creating a 'House of Topsports'. The strange, but innovative, design is needed because the city will not allow the stadium to grow in height because of the Goffert Park, which is a protected nature-site.
Part of the stadium collapsed[3] during a match against Vitesse on 17 October 2021. Nobody was seriously injured.
References
(in Dutch) VoetbalStats
^"Nieuwe Goffert wordt een 'Topsport- en Innovatiepark'". De Gelderlander. 12 January 2009. De bouw van een nieuw Goffertstadion moet vanaf nu in een stroomversnelling komen. Burgemeester en wethouders van Nijmegen buigen zich binnenkort over de zogenaamde intentieverklaring voor de bouw van een 'Topsport- en Innovatiepark'
^"EK 2008: Nijmegen eerste 'thuisbasis' Israël" [Nijmegen first 'home-base' Israel]. Voetbal International. 28 August 2006. Israël speelt woensdag 6 september in Nijmegen zijn eerste thuiswedstrijd in de EK-kwalificatie. Andorra komt dan op bezoek in De Goffert.
^"Tribune met Vitesse-supporters stort in bij NEC, rellen na afloop". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
goffertstadion, dutch, pronunciation, ˈɣɔfərtstaːdijɔn, formerly, known, mcdos, mɑɡˈdɔs, ˌxɔf, sponsorship, reasons, football, stadium, nijmegen, netherlands, located, goffertpark, home, football, club, stadium, opened, july, 1939, prince, bernhard, netherland. The Goffertstadion Dutch pronunciation ˈɣɔfertstaːdijɔn formerly known as McDOS Goffertstadion mɑɡˈdɔs ˌxɔf for sponsorship reasons is a football stadium in Nijmegen Netherlands located in the Goffertpark It is home to football club NEC The stadium was opened on 8 July 1939 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands Goffertstadionde GoffertFull nameGoffertstadionLocationNijmegen NetherlandsCapacity12 500ConstructionBuilt1937 1939Opened8 July 1939 83 years ago 1939 07 08 Renovated2000ArchitectD MonshouwerTenantsNEC Nijmegen 1945 present Since 1951 the opening of the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen the so called Vlaggenparade a parade with the national flags of all participants is held in the stadium NEC Nijmegen are the tenants of the 12 470 capacity venue On 19 October 1983 NEC played a UEFA Cup Winners Cup match against FC Barcelona still seen as the most important match ever played in the Goffert stadium It was rebuilt into a modern stadium with all seats covered and heated and updated catering facilities The first home match in the new stadium took place in September 1999 The grand re opening was on 25 January 2000 One of the many advantages the renovated stadium offers is the improved atmosphere because the spectators are now situated much closer to the playing ground Because of this the players have a better interaction with the crowd The playing ground and the rest of the stadium are separated from each other by a promenade which is situated under the spectators seats This promenade has a double function It prevents supporters from entering the playing ground while at the same time containing food and beverage outlets as well as toilets A specially constructed space under the playing ground can store heat to warm up the playing ground so that matches can still take place during winter In November 2007 the board of NEC and the city of Nijmegen presented new plans for De Goffert The capacity is intended to be increased to 20 000 and the stadium will be placed largely underground inside a large hill 1 This hill will also serve as a home for basketball Matrixx Magixx judo and other sports creating a House of Topsports The strange but innovative design is needed because the city will not allow the stadium to grow in height because of the Goffert Park which is a protected nature site The Nijmegen venue hosted three international matches of the Netherands national football team in the 1970s with the last being a qualifying match for Euro 1980 on 20 September 1978 against Iceland 3 0 The goals were scored by Ruud Krol Ernie Brandts and Rob Rensenbrink penalty On 6 September 2006 it hosted a home game of the Israel national football team against Andorra 2 Part of the stadium collapsed 3 during a match against Vitesse on 17 October 2021 Nobody was seriously injured References Edit in Dutch VoetbalStats Nieuwe Goffert wordt een Topsport en Innovatiepark De Gelderlander 12 January 2009 De bouw van een nieuw Goffertstadion moet vanaf nu in een stroomversnelling komen Burgemeester en wethouders van Nijmegen buigen zich binnenkort over de zogenaamde intentieverklaring voor de bouw van een Topsport en Innovatiepark EK 2008 Nijmegen eerste thuisbasis Israel Nijmegen first home base Israel Voetbal International 28 August 2006 Israel speelt woensdag 6 september in Nijmegen zijn eerste thuiswedstrijd in de EK kwalificatie Andorra komt dan op bezoek in De Goffert Tribune met Vitesse supporters stort in bij NEC rellen na afloop nos nl in Dutch Retrieved 2021 11 05 Coordinates 51 49 21 N 5 50 12 E 51 82250 N 5 83667 E 51 82250 5 83667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goffertstadion amp oldid 1143437075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
