Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

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Stadion Woudestein
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
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Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Full nameVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
Former namesStadion Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringen
2000–2004
Stadion Woudestein
2004-2017
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Capacity 4,500 [1]
Surface artificial turf
Construction
Opened23 July 1902
Renovated1939
1958
1973
1997–2000
2016
ArchitectVan Wijnen
Tenants
Excelsior

The Stadion Woudestein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌstaːdijɔɱˈʋʌudəstɛin] ; known as the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion for sponsorship reasons), [2] is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is currently used mainly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Excelsior men's the women's teams. The stadium is able to hold 4,500 people and was built in 1902. [3] It remains one of the smallest stadiums in the Netherlands that is used by a professional football club. [4] The stadium has a stand named after Robin van Persie, who played for the Excelsior youth academy from 1997 to 1999. [5]

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References

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  2. Niemantsverdriet, Tim (1 May 2017). "Woudestein heet voortaan Van Donge & De Roo Stadion". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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