History of Feyenoord

Full name:

Feyenoord

Nickname(s):

Founded:

July 19th, 1908

Home stadium:

Stadion Feijenoord

Chairman:

Dick van Well

Manager:

Gertjan Verbeek

League:

Eredivisie

Facts & History

1 Club Overview
2 Club History
- 2.1 Club Rivalries
3 Het Legioen
4 Stars of the Current Squad
5 Club Legends
6 Team Honours
7 Club Management
8 Uniforms
9 Stadium
10 Sponsors
11 Important Links
12 References

Club Overview

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Club History

Club Rivalries

AFC Ajax

Ajax from Amsterdam are Feyenoord's arch rivals.[135] The two clubs share a long history together and matches between the two clubs are called the Klassieker (The Classic). The rivalry is not only between the two teams, but also a confrontation between the two largest cities of the country, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, two cities with extreme differences in for instance attitude and culture. While Feyenoord are the team of hard working no-nonsense players with guts, anti-heroes that put their money where their mouth is and fight for every ball contact Ajax on the other hand are a team of self-assured players, creative artists which most of the time have more technical skills. People from Rotterdam dislike Amsterdam, while people from Amsterdam dislike Rotterdam. Where Amsterdam attracts many tourists from all over the world, for their canals, but also for their historical buildings which survived World War II, Rotterdam was bombed and hardly attracts tourists at all. Amsterdam is seen as an arrogant city; Sparta Rotterdam fan Jules Deelder (nicknamed 'the Night Governor of Rotterdam') once said "Holland's money is earned in Rotterdam, divided in The Hague and flushed down the toilet in Amsterdam." In times one of the two teams underperforms in the league, the meeting between the two teams is still considered to be the biggest game of the season.[136] Stadiums are always packed, the matches get a lot of media attention and high emotions among fans occur. Positive, but also negative emotions; In the past there have been many clashes between the supporters of both clubs, of which the Beverwijk clash in 1997 is the most infamous, with Ajax fan Carlo Picornie being killed and several others injured. In 2004 Feyenoord player Jorge Acuña was taken to hospital with head, neck and rib injuries after Feyenoord players were attacked by Ajax hooligans during a match between the reserve teams of both clubs. Another Feyenoord player, Robin van Persie had to be rescued by Ajax coach John van 't Schip and player Daniël de Ridder. Then in 2005 riots before and after the match happened in Rotterdam and were considered to belong to the worst in the history of Dutch football.

Source: Wikipedia

Het Legioen

The supporters of Feyenoord are said to be one of the most loyal supporter groups in the world supporting the team during both good or bad times. They are nicknamed Het Legioen, Dutch for The Legion and can be found everywhere in The Netherlands and far across the Dutch borders. Squad number 12 is never given to a player, but is reserved for Het Legioen instead