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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: NAC Breda | Opening: 1940 | Closing: 1996 | Final capacity: 12,000 | Maximum capacity: 18,500<\/p>\n

Description<\/h3>\n

NAC-Stadion, often referred to as the “Stadion aan de Beatrixstraat”, was between 1940 and 1996 the home of NAC Breda. It had a reputation for its intimidating atmosphere and a home match was generally referred to as an \u201cavondje NAC\u201d (an evening NAC).<\/p>\n

NAC-Stadion officially opened on the 6th<\/sup> of October 1940 with a match between NAC and Eindhoven (0-0). The stadium was located in a well-off area just south of the centre of Breda. It was bordered on one side by the Burgermeester van Sonsbeeck park and on the other by residential housing.<\/p>\n

The increasing popularity of the club during the 1950s led to the construction of a first concrete stand with 1,300 seats. Further improvement were made in the 1960s. The terraces behind the goals got gradually expanded and a new covered terrace at one of the long ends opened in 1969.<\/p>\n

The last major development took place in 1977 when the characteristic double-decker main stand opened.<\/p>\n

In its height the stadium could hold about 18,500 fans, but in the 1980s and early 1990s safety measures reduced this to about 12,000 places.<\/p>\n

By the 1990s the stadium had severely aged and, after NAC gained promotion to the Eredivisie in 1993, could not accommodate the increasing crowds. NAC therefore started a study to look into the possibilities of extensively renovating the NAC-Stadion, but the club soon came to the conclusion that it would be cheaper to build a new stadium altogether.<\/p>\n

Construction of the Rat Verlegh Stadion<\/a>, then still called FUJIFILM-Stadion, started in 1995 and was completed about one year later.<\/p>\n

The last official match at the NAC-Stadion was played on the 28th<\/sup> of April 1996. The home side got defeated 0-3 by the visitors Feyenoord.<\/p>\n

As soon as the club moved into their new stadium, the NAC-Stadion got demolished and replaced by residential housing. There is nothing that reminds of the stadium anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t