Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
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Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel is a football stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is the home ground of Sparta Rotterdam. It has a capacity of 11,500.
The stadium is located in the neighbourhood of Spangen, where it was built in 1916 as Stadion Spangen. In 2000 it was thoroughly renovated and renamed ENECO-stadion, after its main sponsor. That name was soon replaced by the present Het Kasteel ("The Castle"), which had already been the popular nick name for the stadium ever since it was built.
The name "het kasteel/The castle" is distracted from the small building in the stadium, which looks similar to a castle. This building is the only authentical remain of the original design.
However, what some people don't know, is that this building, which is cuurently located on the long side of the pitch, was originally positionned Behind one of the goals. During the renovation the pitch was turned 90 degrees.
Many footbalfans in the netherlands believe this stadium is the most nostalgic stadium of Holland. Something to be proud of.
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