Netherlands
Arke Stadion
The Arke Stadion is the stadium of FC Twente. It is located in Enschede at the Business & Science Park. It has a spectator capacity of 13 000 with a standard pitch heating system and has a promenade instead of fences around the stands.
The Arke Stadion replaced the old Diekman Stadion as FC Twente's home ground in March 1998. Plans had been afoot to expand and to renovate the old and now demolished Diekman Stadion, however, with a growing fanbase and with arguments that the location of the Diekman Stadion was not strategic enough, the idea was conceived to build a new arena for the club.
The first match played at the stadium was a historic 3-0 victory by the home team against football giants PSV Eindhoven.
