Sparta Rotterdam

Full Name: Sparta Rotterdam
City: Rotterdam
Country: Netherlands
League: Eredivisie
Founded: 1888
Stadium: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (12,500)
Colors: Black, Red, White
Previous: Sparta (1888-2003)
Nickname: Kasteelheren (Lords of the Castle)
Rivals: Excelsior Rotterdam, Feyenoord

Official Website: sparta-rotterdam.nl

Founded on April 1, 1888 as a cricket club. A football branch was launched a few months later. Sparta are the oldest professional club in Holland. The name is a reference to the city-state of Ancient Greece. Team uniform is modeled after the English club Sunderland. Kasteelheren nickname is a reference to the club's stadium. One side of the stadium has a castle-like façade. It is located in the Rotterdam-West district of Spangen, the heart of Sparta's support.

Trophy Room:
* Dutch Championship (1909, 11, 12, 13, 15)
* Eredivisie (1959)
* Dutch Cup (1958, 62, 66)

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