Stadion Woudestein Tickets

Stadium facts

Stadion Woudestein key facts

Home team

Excelsior Rotterdam

Capacity

4,500

Opened

1902

Owner

Excelsior Rotterdam

Pitch size

105 × 68 m

Postcode

3062 NX

• Has had an artificial pitch since 2010.
• The stadium takes its name from the former Woudesteyn estate, now also home to Erasmus University and the Trompenburg arboretum.
• In 1907 the council let the land to a racing stable; when the racecourse failed, Excelsior returned for 50 guilders a year.
• During the Second World War the ground was occupied by anti-aircraft guns and could not be used.
• Supporters collected waste paper for years to pay for players and upkeep, earning Excelsior the nickname “oud-papierclub”.

History

About Stadion Woudestein

Excelsior were founded on 23 July 1902 by a group of friends from Kralingen who played on the Woudesteyn estate. The club played elsewhere from 1922 to 1939, at the Toepad sports ground, until a marine barracks was built there; Woudestein was then renovated, using a stand and dressing room moved from the Toepad, and reopened on 9 September 1939. In 1958 supporters helped build what Dutch Wikipedia describes as the first covered standing terrace in the Netherlands, and a 2,000-seat stand followed in 1973. Four new stands were built from 1997, the ground was called Stadion Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringen until 2004, and it carried the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion name from 2017 to 2025.

Seating layout

Stadion Woudestein seating plan & capacity

Two of the four corners were filled in during summer 2016. The entrances to the Robin van Persie, Rob Albers and Erasmus stands are on the Honingerdijk.

• Henk Zon-tribune

  The main stand, named after Henk Zon, Excelsior’s chairman from 1952 to 1977; it holds the business seats and the wheelchair platform.

• Robin van Persie-tribune

  Named on 14 October 2010 after the former Excelsior youth player; the Fanplein behind it opens 90 minutes before kick-off.

• Rob Albers-tribune

  Entered from the Honingerdijk.

• Erasmus-tribune

  Entered from the Honingerdijk.

• Excelsior Foundation-tribune

  Entered via the car park.

Getting there

How to get to Stadion Woudestein

Stadion Woudestein is at 3062 NX, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Metro / Tram

From Rotterdam Centraal take tram 1 or 11 towards De Esch to the Woudestein stop, or tram 7 towards Woudestein to Burgemeester Oudlaan.

Parking

Car parks P1, P2 and P3 are for parking-permit holders on matchdays; otherwise park in the surrounding streets, where most spaces are paid.

FAQ

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