Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam are a Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. It was previously named Feijenoord Rotterdam, after the Feijenoord district of south Rotterdam, but the club internationalised its name in the 1973. The club was founded on July 19, 1908.

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Dutch - Football - Club - Rotterdam - Feijenoord district - 1973 - July 19 - 1908

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The supporters of Feyenoord are said to be one of the most loyal supporter groups, and are nicknamed Het Legioen, Dutch for The Legion. Their archrival is Ajax from Amsterdam and in the past there have been many clashes between the supporters of both clubs, of which the Beverwijk clash in 1997 was the most infamous, leading to the death of Ajax-supporter Carlo Picornie. The games between the two archrivals are referred to as De Klassieker, Dutch for The Classic.

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Dutch - Ajax

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The club's Feijenoord Stadion is nicknamed De Kuip, Dutch for The Tub, and is one of the major European stadiums. It has 50,000 seats and has hosted a record of 10 finals of UEFA club competitions, including the 2002 UEFA Cup Final which was won by Feyenoord. It is located in the Feijenoord district in the south of Rotterdam.

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Feijenoord Stadion - UEFA - 2002 - UEFA Cup

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There are two other professional football teams from Rotterdam, namely Sparta and Excelsior. Together with Ajax and PSV, Feyenoord belongs to the top clubs of the Netherlands.

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Sparta - Excelsior - Ajax - PSV - Netherlands

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