Netherlands Sports Events
Professional sports in the Netherlands includes a variety of disciplines with football at the forefront. The Eredivisie represents the pinnacle of men's football with clubs like Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord. Women's football has gained momentum with the Eredivisie Vrouwen. Each year the KNVB Cup competition engages clubs from various tiers.
Cycling is highly regarded, with events like the Amstel Gold Race forming part of the UCI World Tour. Speed skating, another popular sport, sees the KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships draw significant crowds and talent.
In field hockey, the Hoofdklasse serves as the top-tier league for both men and women. Tennis features the Rotterdam Open (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), an ATP 500 series event.
Basketball includes the Dutch Basketball League, while volleyball is headlined by the Eredivisie Volleyball. Additionally, the Netherlands also hosts major motorsport events, including Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort and the Dutch MotoGP at TT Assen.
Netherlands Ticket Prices
Adult ticket prices including fees for events in Netherlands start from as low as EUR €21 for basic tickets to EUR €8,459 for the most premium tickets; with the average starting ticket price at EUR €88. The price depends on a range of factors including the type of event, performers, venue, and ticket category.
Visiting Netherlands
Tulips, windmills, canals, clogs, and cheese; whilst these Netherlands clichés are certainly grounded in truth, they evoke images of a quaint nation that does not fully represent a country that is also at the cutting edge of modernity. Grand Amsterdam grabs the headlines, but hardworking port Rotterdam - a rock star when it comes to contemporary architecture, industrious Eindhoven, fetching Utrecht and, The Hague - a handsome city home to the International Court of Justice and seaside resort Scheveningen, can be just as enthralling. In these cities, you'll find skinny gabled buildings, busy cafes, bustling cycle lanes, and world-class art museums situated next to hip venues that host electronic dance music events, underlying the fascinating mix of old and new that symbolises the modern-day Netherlands.
The Dutch love sports, with the most popular sports being football (soccer), volleyball, field hockey, basketball, baseball, korfball, ice skating, and tennis.
