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Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta emblem
Full nameSparta Rotterdam
Nickname(s)Kasteelheren
(Lords of the Castle)
De Rood-Witte Gladiatoren (The Red-White Gladiators)
FoundedApril 1, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-04-01)
GroundHet Kasteel (The Castle)
Rotterdam
Capacity10,599
ChairmanNetherlands Leo van den Berg
ManagerNetherlands Adrie Bogers
LeagueEerste Divisie
2012–13Eerste Divisie, 3rd
Websitehttp://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/

Sparta Rotterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑr.ta ˌrɔ.tər.ˈdɑm]) is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands being established on 1 April 1888. 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 (est. 1908), the latter playing in the Eredivisie.

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 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.

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 FC 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).

Honours

1908-09, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1914-15, 1958-59
1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66

Domestic Results

Eerste DivisieEredivisieEerste DivisieEredivisie

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
1959–60 European Cup 1R Sweden IFK Göteborg 3–1, 1–3, 3–1
1/4 Scotland Rangers FC 2–3, 1–0, 2–3
1962–63 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Switzerland Lausanne Sports 0–3, 4–2
1966–67 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Malta Floriana 1–1, 6–0
2R Switzerland Servette Genève 0–2, 1–0
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Iceland ÍA Akranes 6–0, 9–0
2R Northern Ireland Coleraine FC 2–0, 2–1
3R Germany Bayern Munich 1–2, 1–3
1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Bulgaria Levski-Spartak 1–1, 2–0
2R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–1, 1–2
1983–84 UEFA Cup 1R Northern Ireland Coleraine FC 4–0, 1–1
2R East Germany FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2, 1–1
3R Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 1–1, 0–2
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Hamburger SV 2–0, 0–2 (4–3 n.p.)
2R Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1, 1–5

Current squad

As of 1 July 2013

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Marco van Duin
— GK Netherlands NED Roy Kortsmit
— GK Germany GER Nico Pellatz
— DF Netherlands NED Crescendo van Berkel
— DF Netherlands NED Robert van Boxel
— DF Netherlands NED Toine van Huizen
— DF Netherlands NED Gijs Luirink (captain)
— DF Belgium BEL Pieter Nys
— DF Netherlands NED Donovan Slijngard
— MF Netherlands NED Iliass Bel Hassani
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Netherlands NED Jaime Bruinier
— MF Netherlands NED Huseyin Dogan
— MF Netherlands NED Jeremy de Nooijer
— MF Netherlands NED Steef Nieuwendaal
— MF Netherlands NED Jens van Son
— FW Netherlands NED Mario Bilate
— FW Netherlands NED Donovan Deekman
— FW Netherlands NED Paul Gladon
— FW Netherlands NED Roald van Hout
— FW Netherlands NED Mimoun Mahi

Former managers

See also

References

  1. ^ Sparta evenaart record Ajax en Heracles - De Telegraaf Template:Nl
  2. ^ Acht treffers bij debuut - De Telegraaf Template:Nl
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