Wagener Stadium in the Netherlands is considered to be the country's temple to field-hockey. The Royal Dutch Field Hockey Association (KNHB), which owns the stadium, schedules all of the national field-hockey teams’ important games here. Wagener Stadium has played host to European and World Championships, as well as other international tournaments.

The ties between the KNHB and Desso Sports Systems go back many years. For the renovation of Wagener Stadium, which is situated in the Amsterdam Woods, the KNHB called on Desso yet again. Having been very happy with their previous Sportilux pitch, they chose Desso Sportilux again, this time incorporating the latest developments in sub-base technology with the tried and tested Sportilux hockey surface.

But that is not the end of the story. Wagener’s old Sportilux pitch still had some life in it so it was re-installed nearby as the training pitch for the Amsterdam Hockey & Bandy Club (AH&BC) giving that facility a much-needed facelift and replacing AG&BC’s so-called Sydney pitch. Perfect teamwork between KNHB, AH&BC, and Desso Sports Systems, and 2 pitches for the price of one!