Vijf Meihal

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Vijf Meihal
De Schuur (The Barn)
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Panorama of the Vijf Meihal
Vijf Meihal
Full nameVijf Meihal
Location Leiden, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°08′57.1″N4°28′35.0″E / 52.149194°N 4.476389°E / 52.149194; 4.476389
OwnerMunicipality
OperatorMunicipality of Leiden
Capacity 2,000 (basketball)
Construction
Broke ground14 February 1968
Built1968
Opened24 September 1968
Expanded2010
Construction cost1.5 million Dutch guilder
Tenants
ZZ Leiden (2006–2023)
Dutch national basketball team (2013–2016)

The Vijf Meihal (English: 5 May Hall) is a now-closed sports complex located in the Dutch city of Leiden. [1] It was used as a sports arena since 1968, as the former home base of professional basketball club ZZ Leiden, who used it up until 2024 when they moved to the Sportcomplex 1574.

History

Construction began on 14 February 1968 and was opened on 24 September 1968. The municipality of Leiden built the hall as a temporary venue, as it expected to build another larger sports center soon. The design was inspired by other Swedish sports halls and was considered cheap, as costs were 1.5 million Dutch guilder. [2]

The hall was used for B.S. Leiden's basketball team and was often crowded by 2,500–3,000 supporters, which overflowed the hall's capacity. [2] In 1986, the basketball club dissolved its activities, due to the lack of a major sponsor as well as the limited seating capacity of the Vijf Meihal. [2]

For approximately 20 years, the hall was barely used, until the basketball club was re-founded as ZZ Leiden in 2006. [2]

Until 2010, the Vijf Meihal had a capacity of 700 people. This was expanded to 2,000 people in 2010. The expansion cost somewhere around 500,000 euros and did allow Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden to play in European competitions. [3]

The Dutch national basketball team played a EuroBasket qualification match in the Vijf Meihal on 16 August 2013. The Netherlands played against Portugal and won the match, 71–53. [4] Later the Vijf Meihal became the main arena of the national team.

The complex was mockingly nicknamed De Schuur (English: The Barn) by ZZ Leiden fans. [2]

The municiaplity of Leiden constructed a new sports hall, the Sportcomplex 1574, which Leiden started using from the 2023–24 season. On 30 September 2024, the hall was closed. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vijf Meihal". sportbedrijfleiden.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014. Deze eerste sporthal van Leiden werd in 1968 in gebruik genomen.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "De Vijf Meihal wordt uitgezwaaid door de Nederlandse basketbalgemeenschap". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. ↑ "500,000 euros for expansion Vijf Meihal" (in Dutch). Sleutelstad. April 20, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Easy win for Netherlands against Portugal in Leiden" (in Dutch). Sport 1. August 16, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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