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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: SVB Excelsior | Opening: 1902 | Capacity: 4,400\u00a0seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stadion Woudestein, since 2017 called Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, has been the home of Excelsior since their foundation in 1902, albeit with a few interruptions in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n

Woudestein became the permanent home of Excelsior in 1939, after it had undergone an extensive renovation. In the following 5 years though, the club was unable to use the ground as anti-aircraft guns were stationed there during World\u00a0War 2.<\/p>\n

The stadium underwent renovations in 1958 and 1973, though all this time remained of modest size with a maximum capacity of about 11,000 places.<\/p>\n

By the 1990s, it had become severely outdated though, and the club looked into\u00a0sharing a ground with Sparta Rotterdam. These plans fell through though, and instead they\u00a0decided to renovate Woudestein.<\/p>\n

Two new stands were built, including a new main stand with business seats, resulting in a capacity of 3,500 seats. Stadion Woudestein officially reopened on 31 July 2000 with a friendly match against Feyenoord.<\/p>\n

in 2010, one of the stands was named after Robin van Persie, who played in the club\u2019s youth academy. In the same year the club also switched to an artificial pitch.<\/p>\n

In 2016, following Excelsior’s promotion to the Eredivisie and their first two successful seasons in the top flight, the club decided to expand the stadium by filling two out of four corners and upgrade the hospitality facilities. This raised capacity to the current 4,400 seats.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Stadion Woudestein\u00a0got renamed\u00a0Van Donge & De Roo Stadion following a 10-year naming rights sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

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