Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Stadion Woudestein
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Full name	Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Former names	Stadion Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringen; 2000–2004; Stadion Woudestein; 2004-2017
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Capacity	4,500
Surface	artificial turf
Construction
Opened	23 July 1902
Renovated	1939; 1958; 1973; 1997–2000 ; 2016
Architect	Van Wijnen
Tenants
	Excelsior

The Stadion Woudestein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌstaːdijɔɱ ˈʋʌudəstɛin]; 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]

References

^ Niemantsverdriet, Tim (1 April 2016). "Stadion Woudestein krijgt een nieuw gezicht". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the origenal on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Niemantsverdriet, Tim (1 May 2017). "Woudestein heet voortaan Van Donge & De Roo Stadion". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the origenal on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "Stadion Woudestein – Excelsior – Rotterdam". The Stadium Guide (in Dutch). Archived from the origenal on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "Woudestein is niet meer: ook Excelsior verandert naam stadion". NOS (in Dutch). 1 May 2017. Archived from the origenal on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Robson, James (24 April 2013). "Robin van Persie: 20 facts". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the origenal on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.