Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football.
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59 Facts About Feyenoord Rotterdam
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Feyenoord Rotterdam is one of the most successful clubs in Dutch football, winning 15 Dutch football championships, 13 KNVB Cups, and 4 Johan Cruyff Shields.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam is known as a people's club with a huge national and international support.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam has a longstanding rivalry with their arch rival Ajax, a clash between two teams from the two biggest cities in the Netherlands, called De Klassieker.
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On 30 June 1954, the chairmen of the three biggest Feyenoord Rotterdam teams organised a meeting in Utrecht, which was attended by several chairmen of other clubs and a delegation of the KNVB to discuss the start of professional football in the Netherlands.
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In 1984, Feyenoord Rotterdam had another bright season, winning the double for the third time in their history.
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Cruyff's move to Rotterdam was criticised and increased Ajax's motivation to beat Feyenoord.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam proceeded to win a league and cup double by beating Fortuna Sittard in the cup final.
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In extra time, Feyenoord Rotterdam became the only team to defeat Ajax the same season they won the Eredivisie and the Champions League unbeaten.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam were eliminated in the semi-finals by a Carsten Jancker-inspired Rapid Wien.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam reached the second group stage and secured wins against Marseille and Lazio.
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Chelsea won both clashes and, as a result, Feyenoord Rotterdam had to win their last group match away to Marseille to reach the knockout stages.
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Supporters' unrest grew into anger when Feyenoord Rotterdam bought Angelos Charisteas, a back-up striker of arch-rivals Ajax, with a poor track record, as a replacement for Dirk Kuyt.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam were banned from European competition following hooliganism prior to and during a match against Nancy, despite an appeal by the club.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam's replacement was former Feyenoord player Martin van Geel, who at the time was working as technical director for fellow Eredivisie club Roda JC.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam ended the season by placing second in the Eredivisie, resulting in the third qualifying round for Champions League football.
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On 16 December 2011, it was revealed that Feyenoord Rotterdam had been placed in the more favorable second category, meaning Feyenoord Rotterdam were no longer in debt, according to the KNVB.
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On 13 April 2012, Feyenoord Rotterdam was officially out of what has been described as the "financial dangerzone" and was officially placed in the second category.
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Singh, a Norwegian midfielder and one of two non-Eredivisie players joining Feyenoord Rotterdam, was purchased from Valerenga, while Immers joined from ADO Den Haag.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters received the news generally mixed, with some congratulating and wishing the best of luck and others feeling betrayed by Vlaar for misleading them.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam was therefore demoted to the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
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Koeman said that Feyenoord Rotterdam was the better side over the two legs but had missed a scoring striker, referring to John Guidetti, who had rejoined Manchester City following the end of his loan.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam ended the season in third, behind champions Ajax and second-placed PSV.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam would recover, but its performances were unstable throughout the season.
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However, because the Eredivisie's other top teams played inconsistently, Feyenoord Rotterdam remained in the title race, although it eventually finished second, four points behind Ajax.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam beat Rijeka and defending champions Sevilla, results sufficient for Feyenoord Rotterdam's progress to the knockout round for the first time in ten years.
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That next summer Feyenoord Rotterdam managed to do some good business in the transfer market.
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Second half of the season, Feyenoord Rotterdam started strong, winning the first seven league games of 2017.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam beat PSV at home, due to an own goal from PSV-goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet, which was indicated by Goal-line technology.
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When Feyenoord Rotterdam lost to Ajax, and drew against PEC Zwolle, their lead was decreased to one point.
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One week before the end of the competition, Feyenoord could become champions away at Excelsior, just 4 kilometers from their home stadium, De Kuip, and in Rotterdam.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam was the second team in the history of the Dutch league to stay at the top of the table the entire season.
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Feyenoord are located in the Feijenoord district of southern Rotterdam and is named after the district in which the club was founded.
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On 27 November 1957, Feyenoord Rotterdam played versus Bolton Wanderers during an evening match.
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In September 2012, Feyenoord Rotterdam confirmed that they would try to build a new stadium by 2018.
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In 2016, Feyenoord Rotterdam announced their plans for a new stadium called Feyenoord Rotterdam City.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters are known to be creative and have a lot of various songs and chants in their equipment during matches.
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Supporters of Feyenoord Rotterdam are said to be one of the most loyal supporter groups in the world supporting the team during both good or bad times.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam is a popular club in the Netherlands with a large number of supporters.
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Almost 15,000 fans were cheering for their team in 1996 when Feyenoord Rotterdam played in Germany against Borussia Monchengladbach.
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Over 100 Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters attended a function in Sunderland on the evening before their fixture with Newcastle in April 2015 and a similar number of Sunderland fans made the journey to watch the Dutch side in their ultimately delayed fixture against Vitesse.
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Beyond the Netherlands, Feyenoord Rotterdam opened a fanshop in the centre of Tokyo, when Japanese player Shinji Ono was a key player at the club, and in South Korea when Song Chong-Gug played for Feyenoord Rotterdam.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam have one official fan supporters club, the Feyenoord Rotterdam Supportersvereniging.
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The first big activity was held on 10 December 2000 when Feyenoord Rotterdam faced Ajax and 40 fog machines were activated when the players entered the pitch.
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In Feyenoord Rotterdam's Youth Project visiting a match is the central point, but there is an educative and cultural character included.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam provide schools and amateur clubs with small teaching books and expect these to be filled in by the visiting youth when they enter the stadium on a match day.
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In 2005, riots before and after the match occurred in Feyenoord Rotterdam and were considered to belong to the worst in the history of Dutch football.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam is the city with the most professional teams in the Netherlands.
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The rivalry started in the 1910s and 20s, when Sparta was regarded as a club for the elite, while Feyenoord Rotterdam was regarded the club for the people, mostly workers.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam have a rivalry abroad against Tottenham Hotspur following several violent clashes between the club's supporters and Tottenham's "link" to Ajax.
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Since 2000 Feyenoord Rotterdam has had its own television programme, shown weekly on SBS6.
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In 1993 Feyenoord Rotterdam introduced their own newspaper, the Feyenoord Rotterdam Krant, the only Dutch club to do so.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam were one of the latest Dutch teams to open their own official website on 21 May 2001.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam offer the option to follow the club with news and statistics on cell phones or email.
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At the beginning of the season Feyenoord Rotterdam produce a new presentation magazine, while at the end of the season a Feyenoord Rotterdam yearbook is created.
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SC Feyenoord Rotterdam are Feyenoord Rotterdam's amateur and youth side, who have played at Varkenoord, directly behind De Kuip since 1949.
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On 15 January 2019, Feyenoord Rotterdam announced a partnership with Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht which would see players which are not yet ready for the first team loaned out to FC Dordrecht.
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