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| Full name | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Kasteelheren (Lords of the Castle) |
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| Founded | April 1, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Het Kasteel (The Castle) Rotterdam (Capacity 11,026) |
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| Chairman |  Hans van Heelsbergen |
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| Manager | Foeke Booy |
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| League | Eredivisie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | Eredivisie, 13th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel is a football Stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Foeke Booy (born April 25, 1964) is a Dutch former Football player and a football manager who was born in the Frisian town of The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Until the 2002/2003 season Sparta Rotterdam had always played at the highest level, but they were relegated from the top-level Eredivisie in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. Sparta returned to the Eredivisie for the 2005-06 season. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The average attendance in 2005/06 was 9,950.
Sparta has won six national titles (1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 and 1959) and three national cups (1958, 1962 and 1966). Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior (est. SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district 1902) and Feyenoord (est. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. 1908), all playing in the Eredivisie. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
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History
Sparta was first founded in 1887. This club was disbanded shortly afterwards. On April 1, 1888, several ex-members of the old Sparta founded a cricket club called Sparta. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries In July 1888, a football branch of the club was established. In 1890 Sparta played its first real football match, and in 1892 Sparta disbanded the cricket branch. Sparta was promoted to the highest league of Dutch football on April 23, 1893. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1897, Sparta withdrew from the competition after continuous dubious arbitration of Sparta matches. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common However, the club continued to exist, and in 1899, the board of Sparta visited a match of Sunderland A.F.C. Impressed with the red-white jersey of the English club, the board decided that Sunderland's colours (red-white striped jersey, black shorts) would henceforth be the colours of Sparta. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in
In 1905, Sparta initiated and organised the first home match of the Dutch national team, against Belgium. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The match, won 4-0 by the Netherlands, was a rematch of a game two weeks prior, when the Netherlands beat Belgium 4-1 in Antwerp. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the
The first match at Sparta's new stadium, Het Kasteel (The Castle), in the Spangen area of west Rotterdam, was played on October 14, 1916. Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel is a football Stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The stadium was renovated in 1999 and is still Sparta's stadium. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Sparta in Europe
- Q = Qualifying Round
- 1R = First Round
- 2R = Second Round
- 3R = Third Round
- 1/4 = Quarter Final
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| 1959-60 | European Cup | 1R |  IFK Göteborg |
3-1, 1-3, 3-1 |
| 1/4 |  Rangers FC |
2-3, 1-0, 2-3 | ||
| 1962-63 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Q |  Lausanne Sports |
0-3, 4-2 |
| 1966-67 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Floriana FC |
1-1, 6-0 |
| 2R | Servette Genève |
0-2, 1-0 | ||
| 1970-71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R |  ÍA Akranes |
6-0, 9-0 |
| 2R |  Coleraine FC |
2-0, 2-1 | ||
| 3R |  Bayern München |
1-2, 1-3 | ||
| 1971-72 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Levski-Spartak |
1-1, 2-0 |
| 2R |  Red Star Belgrade |
1-1, 1-2 | ||
| 1983-84 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Coleraine FC |
4-0, 1-1 |
| 2R |  Carl Zeiss Jena |
3-2, 1-1 | ||
| 3R |  Spartak Moskva |
1-1, 0-2 | ||
| 1985-86 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Hamburger SV |
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| 2R | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Current squad
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Notable players
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Former managers
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