Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly in The Netherlands known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of Dutch football from the 2024–25 season following relegation. The club was founded on 23 July 1902 and was formerly known as "Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior". Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein – for sponsorship reasons known as the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion – which has a capacity of about 4,500, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands.
Sparta Rotterdam is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Pieter Nys is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. During his career he played for Genk, Fortuna Sittard, OH Leuven and Sparta Rotterdam.
Aaron Meijers is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He formerly played for FC Volendam, ADO Den Haag, and Sparta Rotterdam.
Adil Auassar is a Dutch former professional footballer of Moroccan descent.
Jos van Eck is a Dutch former football manager and player. He is team manager of Jong Sparta, the under-21 team of Sparta Rotterdam.
Ryan Sanusi is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beerschot.
Mario Amare Bilate is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Smitshoek.
Robert Klaasen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He most notably played for Kortrijk, De Graafschap, Roda JC and VVV-Venlo.
Kenneth William Dougall is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Buriram United and the Australia national team. He has previously played for Brisbane City, Telstar, Sparta Rotterdam, Barnsley and Blackpool.
Arno Verschueren is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.
Roy Kortsmit is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club NAC Breda.
Thomas Verhaar is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Laros Michael D'Encarnação Duarte is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Dante Rigo is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Grenoble.
Ilias Alhaft is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Joël Mohammed Ramzan Piroe is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leeds United.
Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Deroy D'Encarnação Duarte is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Cape Verde national team.
