De Koel

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De Koel
Training session in De Koel (August 2009)
Training session in De Koel (August 2009)
Sponsor name (s)
  • Seacon Stadium - De Koel - (2005-2019)
  • Van der Valk Stadion - De Koel - (one game 2018)
  • Covebo Stadium - De Koel - (since 2019)
Data
place Kaldenkerkerweg 182 5915 AH Venlo , The Netherlands
NetherlandsNetherlands
Coordinates 51 ° 21 '6 "  N , 6 ° 10' 47.8"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '6 "  N , 6 ° 10' 47.8"  E
owner Municipality of Venlo (1972–2017)
VVV-Venlo (since 2017)
opening March 19, 1972
First game March 19, 1972
VVV-Venlo - SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1: 1
Renovations 2004, 2007
surface artificial grass
capacity 8,000 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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Events

De Koel ( Dutch Die Grube ; Koel is the local dialect for Kuil ; due to a name sponsorship officially Covebo Stadium - De Koel - ) is a football stadium in the Dutch border town of Venlo , which is around 35 kilometers from Mönchengladbach . It has been the home ground of the VVV-Venlo football club since 1972 and currently offers 8,000 seats, 1,500 of which are standing. 500 seats are available for the guest fans.

history

The stadium is located on the Kaldenkerkerberg in the southwest of Venlos. It was inaugurated on March 19, 1972 with a game between VVV-Venlo and SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden (1: 1). It replaced the De Kraal stadium , where VVV played its home games from 1903 until it moved to De Koel . The attendance record at the De Koel stadium was 24,500 for a game against Ajax Amsterdam in 1977.

In 2004 the entire sports facility was completely renovated. In 2005 it was officially renamed Seacon Stadion - De Koel - after the main and shirt sponsor Seacon Logistics BV . For the 2007/08 Eredivisie season , when VVV-Venlo played first-class again for the first time since 1994, the stadium was expanded. The side and back stands were partially covered. The seat shells were exchanged for seats in the club colors yellow and black. The venue was equipped with a floodlight system. There are parking spaces in front of the stadium. The east stand has been a standing rank since the 2009/10 season.

VVV-Venlo has been trying to build a new stadium for a number of years. The city council of Venlo approved the construction in April 2012. In December 2013, a newly adapted zoning plan for the De Kazeerne site finally ruined the construction project. According to the plan, football is not allowed in the open air. Since a venue with a closed roof is not an alternative for the VVV, De Koel should be gradually renovated.

In collaboration with its sponsors VVV Opened in November 2013 to 120 sqm large Walk of fan on which the fans can perpetuate the association. In a further marketing campaign, a ticket booth at the stadium was transformed into a UFO by IHB Travel .

From the mid-2000s, the club planned to build a new stadium. After more than ten years, these plans were shelved in November 2016 . To this end, the renovation of the previous venue is to be advanced in several phases. After the VVV returned to the Eredivisie for the 2017/18 season, a renovation of the outdated system is necessary, as the league is now placing higher demands on the stadiums. Since the club has little financial means, it had to pay an annual stadium rent of just one euro. For example, the renovation of De Koel is planned with the help of investors for 12.5 million euros by 2019 or 2020. The famous stadium stairs, which lead from the dressing rooms down to the pitch, will most likely be preserved.

In November 2017, the VVV-Venlo reached an agreement with the city of Venlo to purchase the stadium grounds for 545,000 euros. Previously, in the summer, the city and the association commissioned property valuations that resulted in almost identical values. After an agreement in principle had already been made , the city decided to sell it on November 15th of that year. The venue is to be modernized and the current space will increase from 8,000 to 10,000. The city will not support the association with public money. The plans of the VVV-Venlo do not provide for this either.

The purchase contract was signed at the beginning of December 2017, whereby VVV-Venlo formally became the owner of the stadium.

On April 1, 2018, the stadium was renamed Van der Valk Stadion - De Koel - for a game after the hotel chain Van der Valk . It then resumed its previous sponsor name Seacon Stadion - De Koel .

On January 14, 2019, VVV-Venlo announced that the stadium would be given a new name. The temporary employment agency Covebo, based in Nijkerk , will be the namesake of the VVV-Venlo venue until at least the end of the 2020/21 season. Covebo will also become the club's main sponsor. A long-term renovation of De Koel is also planned. The goal is u. a. the expansion to 12,000 seats and the roofing of the grandstands. However, the financing of the construction project would have to be clarified beforehand.

gallery

Panoramic picture of the interior (2012)

Web links

Commons : De Koel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Van der Valk Stadion - De Koel - In: transfermarkt.de
  2. europlan-online.de: Pictures from the old De Kraal stadium from 2015
  3. stadionwelt.de: Venlo: New multifunctional arena comes article from April 26, 2012
  4. rp-online.de: VVV loses and does not get a new stadium article from December 9, 2013
  5. rp-online.de: Walk of Fan opened - Pokalaus in Heerenveen Article from November 4, 2013
  6. rp-online.de: UFO in front of the VVV stadium article from October 15, 2013
  7. stadionwelt.de: VVV-Venlo: Conversion instead of new building Article dated November 2, 2016
  8. stadiumdb.com: Netherlands: Venlo promoted, stadium issue one more time article from June 19, 2017 (English)
  9. stadionwelt.de: Venlo and city agree on the purchase of the stadium area Article dated November 15, 2017
  10. venlo.nieuws.nl: VVV-Venlo formeel Eigenaar van Seacon Stadion - De Koel article from December 5, 2017 (Dutch)
  11. De Koel 'blijft Seacon Stadion - De Koel - , venlo.nieuws.nl, April 1, 2018, accessed on November 16, 2018.
  12. Covebo nieuwe stadionnaamgever. In: vvv-venlo.nl. VVV-Venlo , January 14, 2019, accessed on January 24, 2019 (Dutch).
  13. Long-term renovation: New stadium name in Venlo. In: stadionwelt.de. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .