History and description

The MAC3PARK Stadium, formerly known as IJsseldelta Stadium, was built in 2009 as a modern replacement for PEC Zwolle's old Oosterenk Stadium, which had been the home of the club since the 1970s and lacked modern facilities. The new stadium, which will be called the 'Stadium Zwolle', is set to be completed in time for the 2013-14 season.

Construction on the new stadium began in phases so that the city could keep hosting their home games at the stadium. As a result, there was no official first match, though a tribute match for Jaap Stam in the summer of 2009 was one of the first to be played in the fully completed stadium. The stadium officially opened on 29 August 2009 and has an initial capacity of 10,000 seats.

Following the expansion of PEC Zwolle's stadium, they added more rows of seating in front of one of the sides, as well as turned some of the seating areas into standing. In 2013, they extended part of the main stand down to the pitch level and turned the bottom half of the stand into a terrace, boosting capacity to 13,250. In 2016, they extended the stand at one of the ends down towards pitch level and turned it into a terrace, increasing capacity to 17,500.

Following the club's decision to change its name back to PEC Zwolle in 2012, a new name had to be sought for the stadium. After considering various options, it was decided that IJsseldelta Stadium would be named after the IJssel river that runs through the city. In 2016, the name changed to MAC3PARK Stadion following a naming rights deal.

The MAC3PARK Stadium houses several retail activities such as a casino, restaurant, and hotel. It has had an artificial pitch since its inauguration.

How to get to MAC3PARK Stadion

The MAC3PARK Stadion is located in the east of the city of Zwolle, about 2.5 kilometres from its city centre. The stadium is easy to reach by car coming from the A28 motorway. Take exit 20 Zwolle Noord and turn south onto the Ceintuurbaan. The stadium will soon turn up on your left.

If using public transport, take bus 3 from the railway station. This bus also passes through the city's historic centre. The journey takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Get off at stop Stadion.

Address: Stadionplein 1, 8025 CP Zwolle

Eat, drink, and sleep near MAC3PARK Stadion

MAC3PARK Stadium is located in a quiet residential area and furthermore borders an office park, other sports facilities, and an open-air swimming pool. The stadium houses two restaurants, and one can furthermore find a McDonald?s a short walk away near the motorway exit. Apart from that eating and drinking options near the stadium are limited. There are plenty of options in Zwolle's pleasant historic centre, which is not far away.

Besides the two restaurants, the MAC3PARK Stadium also houses a hotel, Hotel Lumen, which has good reviews and even has a few rooms with partial pitch view. Otherwise there are a few more hotels in or near Zwolle's city center in various price categories.

PEC Zwolle Tickets

Tickets for PEC Zwolle games can be bought online, or at the Fan Shop at MAC3PARK Stadium. For certain matches a club card or ID may be required to buy tickets. If tickets remain available, they may be bought at the stadium on the day of the match. PEC Zwolle sell out a good number of their Eredivisie matches, so booking in advance is strongly recommended.

The ticket prices for the match range from ?17.50 for a seat or standing place behind the goal to ?31.50 for a central seat at one of the long sides. No tickets are sold on public sale for the main stand, which is reserved exclusively for hospitality.

Prices for matches against Ajax, Feyenoord, and PSV are increased by ?5.00 or ?7.50.

Related Internet links

The website of PEC Zwolle and Vvvzwolle are both official sites about the city of Zwolle. 9292ov.nl is a public transport journey planner.