Sparta Rotterdam|
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| Full name |
Sparta Rotterdam |
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| Nickname(s) |
De Kasteelheren
(The Castle Lords)
De Rood-Witte Gladiatoren (The Red-White Gladiators) |
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| Founded |
April 1, 1888 (1888-04-01) |
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| Ground |
Het Kasteel (The Castle)
Rotterdam |
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| Ground Capacity |
11,926 |
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| Chairman |
 Rob Westerhof |
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| Manager |
Alex Pastoor |
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| League |
Jupiler League |
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| 2014–15 |
Eerste Divisie, 8th |
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| Website |
Club home page |
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Sparta Rotterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑrtaː ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) 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. Sparta plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch professional football. The club is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior (est. 1902) and Feyenoord (1908).
History
On 1 April 1888 several students from Rotterdam founded a cricket club called Sparta. 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 23 April 1893. In 1897, Sparta withdrew from the competition after continuous dubious arbitration of Sparta matches. However, the club continued to exist, and in 1899, the board of Sparta visited a match of Sunderland 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.
In 1905, Sparta initiated and organised the first home match of the Dutch national team, against Belgium. 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, Belgium.
The first match at Sparta's new stadium, Het Kasteel (The Castle), in the Spangen area of west Rotterdam, was played on 14 October 1916. The stadium was renovated in 1999 and is still Sparta's stadium.
Until the 2002–03 season Sparta Rotterdam had always played at the highest level, but they were relegated from the top-level Eredivisie in 2002. Sparta returned to the Eredivisie for the 2005–06 season. They were relegated again in 2010. On 20 August 2010 they equalled Ajax's and Heracles Almelo's Dutch league record win when they defeated Almere City 12–1[1] with Johan Voskamp scoring an Eerste Divisie record 8 goals on his debut.[2]
Sparta has won six national titles (1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 and 1959) and three national cups (1958, 1962 and 1966).
Youth program
The Sparta Jeugdopleiding (English, Sparta Youth Academy) is a four star certified youth academy, and amongst the strongest in the Nation having won the National academy of the year award on several occasions.[3] Several International footballers have progressed through the ranks of the academy, including Danny Blind, Danny Koevermans, David Mendes da Silva, Ed de Goey, Winston Bogarde, Memphis Depay, Henk Fräser, Jan van Beveren, Anwar El Ghazi, Jetro Willems, John de Wolf, Kevin Strootman and Nick Viergever amongst others.[4]
Honours
- 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1958–59
- 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66
Domestic results
Below is a table with Sparta Rotterdam's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.
Sparta in Europe
- Q = Qualifying Round
- 1R = First Round
- 2R = Second Round
- 3R = Third Round
- 1/4 = Quarter Final
| Season |
Competition |
Round |
Club |
Score |
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| 1959–60 |
European Cup |
1R |
 IFK Göteborg |
3–1, 1–3, 3–1 |
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1/4 |
 Rangers |
2–3, 1–0, 2–3 |
| 1962–63 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
Q |
 Lausanne-Sport |
0–3, 4–2 |
| 1966–67 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
1R |
 Floriana |
1–1, 6–0 |
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2R |
Servette |
0–2, 1–0 |
| 1970–71 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
1R |
 ÍA Akranes |
6–0, 9–0 |
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2R |
 Coleraine |
2–0, 2–1 |
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3R |
 Bayern Munich |
1–2, 1–3 |
| 1971–72 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
1R |
 Levski-Spartak |
1–1, 2–0 |
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2R |
 Red Star Belgrade |
1–1, 1–2 |
| 1983–84 |
UEFA Cup |
1R |
Coleraine |
4–0, 1–1 |
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2R |
 FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
3–2, 1–1 |
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3R |
 Spartak Moskva |
1–1, 0–2 |
| 1985–86 |
UEFA Cup |
1R |
Hamburger SV |
2–0, 0–2 (4–3 n.p.) |
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2R |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1–1, 1–5 |
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Current squad
- As of 1 September 2015
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former managers
See also
External links
References
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1920-21 Schoten
1921-22 Not Played
1922-23 Not Played
1923-24 Not Played
1924-25 ZFC
1925-26 LONGA
1926-27 VUC Den Haag
1927-28 RHC (2/2)
1928-29 Not Played
1929-30 Feyenoord (1/11)
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1930-31 Not Played
1931-32 DFC (2/2)
1932-33 Not Played
1933-34 Velocitas 1897
1934-35 Feyenoord (2/11)
1935-36 Roermond
1936-37 EVV
1937-38 VSV
1938-39 FC Wageningen (1/2)
1939-40 Not Played
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1940-41 Not Played
1941-42 Not Played
1942-43 Ajax (2/18)
1943-44 Willem II (1/2)
1944-45 Not Played
1945-46 Not Played
1946-47 Not Played
1947-48 FC Wageningen (2/2)
1948-49 Quick 1888
1949-50 PSV (1/9)
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1950-51 Not Played
1951-52 Not Played
1952-53 Not Played
1953-54 Not Played
1954-55 Not Played
1955-56 Not Played
1956-57 Fortuna '54 (1/2)
1957-58 Sparta (1/3)
1958-59 VVV
1959-60 Not Played
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