- Address: Van Zandvlietplein 1, Rotterdam
- Country: Netherlands
- Capacity: 51,000
- Opened: 23 July 1937
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Feyenoord (football)
Extra stadium info – Stadion Feijenoord
The stadium opened in 1937 with a capacity of 64,000. It has several nicknames, like De Kuip (The Tub) and De Voetbaltempel (The Football Temple). The venue hosted 2000 UEFA European Football Championship matches. The national football teams of Denmark, the French Republic, Germany, the Italian Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, the Portuguese Republic, Spain and Yugoslavia played at Stadion Feijenoord during the European football championship. The stadium hosted the final of the tournament, which was won by the French Republic after defeating the Italian Republic 2-1. A crowd of 48,000 attended the final.
Feyenoord and the UEFA Cup
In 2002, Stadion Feijenoord hosted the UEFA Cup final. The continental tournament was won by Feyenoord after defeating Borussia Dortmund, the second German football club with a world championship title, 3-2. 48,000 people attended the game. Pierre van Hooijdonk scored twice for Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup final. Jon Dahl Tomasson scored the other goal for Feyenoord in the final. Feyenoord drew an average home attendance of 39,000 during that domestic football league season. In 2002, they reached the UEFA Cup final after beating the Italian club named FC Internazionale Milano. Borussia Dortmund reached the final after defeating AC Milan, the arch-rivals of Internazionale.
Dutch cup finals
Stadion Feijenoord hosted its first-ever Dutch cup final in 1950. PSV won the game. In 1965, Stadion Feijenoord hosted its first Dutch cup final involving Feyenoord. The club from Rotterdam won the match against the Go Ahead Eagles 1-0. Frans Bouwmeester scored the only goals in the game. The stadium named Stadion Feijenoord hosted its 50th Dutch cup final in 2022. PSV won their 10th Dutch cup title that year after beating Ajax 2-1 in front of 42,000 spectators. Ryan Jiro Gravenberch scored the first goal of the game. Érick Gabriel Gutiérrez Galaviz and Cody Mathès Gakpo both scored for PSV in the final.
Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV
Feyenoord became the third Dutch sports club with a value of at least $100 million, after Ajax and PSV. Feyenoord was founded in 1908 under a different name. They were crowned Dutch football champions in 1924 for the first time in their history. Feyenoord moved to De Kuip in 1937. In 1971, the club from Rotterdam became the second club with 10 Dutch top-flight football league titles. Ajax became the first one in 1960 and PSV became the third one in 1988.
European champions
Feyenoord were crowned European football champions in 1970 for the first time in their history after beating the Scottish side Celtic in the Italian city of Milan. Augustinus Wilhelmus Haak, Bengt Ove Kindvall, Coenraadt Moulijn, Eddy Laurens Pieters Graafland, Franz Hasil, Henk Wery, Marinus David Israël, Matheus Wilhelmus Theodorus Laseroms, Pieter Dirk Romeijn, Theo van Duivenbode, Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen and Willem van Hanegem played for Feyenoord in that match. One year later, Ajax from Amsterdam became the second football club from the Netherlands with a European championship title. In 1988, PSV from Eindhoven became the third European football champions from the Netherlands.
World championship finals
In 1970, Feyenoord became the first Dutch football club in a decisive world championship game. They faced the Estudiantes de La Plata from the Argentine Republic in that two-legged game. The first leg took place in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires in front of a crowd of 50,000. The second leg took place at Stadion Feijenoord in front of 63,000 fans. In 1972, Ajax became the second Dutch club in a decisive world championship match. They faced the Argentine side Independiente in the two-legged match. PSV became the third football club from the Netherlands in a decisive world championship game. In 1988, they played against Club Nacional de Football from Uruguay in their first-ever decisive world championship match.
Feyenoord versus Ajax
Matches between Ajax and Feyenoord are known as De Klassieker. In 1960, Feyenoord faced arch-rivals Ajax at Stadion Feijenoord. 44,000 fans showed up for the match, which ended in a 9-5 victory for Feyenoord. It became the Dutch top-flight football league match in which the most goals were scored. The record could not be broken in the following decades. Henk Schouten scored four goals against Ajax in the record-breaking game. He scored 123 goals in 192 league games for Feyenoord. In 1969, 65,000 fans showed up at Stadion Feijenoord for De Klassieker. It became the best-attended match between Ajax and Feyenoord.
