Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.

Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flight of Dutch professional football, which they have won six times, having earned promotion from the Eerste Divisie in 2018–19. The club is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior (est. 1902) and Feyenoord (est. 1908).

History

Origins

upright=1.35|thumb|Sparta Rotterdam vs [[Blackpool F.C., August 1957]]

On the Easter Sunday of 1 April 1888, eight students from Rotterdam founded a cricket club called Rotterdamsche Cricket & Football Club Sparta. It was established in the garden of the house of the first treasurer, Hartevelt Hoos Oostvestple, a building located on the 11 in Rotterdam. The club was founded by eight students between the ages of 13 and 16. Five of them were students of the then HBS at the Van Alkemadeplein, and the remaining three were students of the Gymnasium Erasmianum on the Coolvest, the name of the Coolsingel before it changed in 1888. From April 1889, the training and matches began to take place on a site designated by the alderman to the west of De Heuvel in Rotterdam. On the following day, 6 February, Felixstowe FC played another match, this time against a Dutch squad with the best players of the Netherlands, which fielded only two players from Sparta, Weinthal and Freek Kampschreur. Sparta then founded the Rotterdam Football Association in 1894.

Sparta also showed itself to be an innovator in other areas during this period. Over the years, Sparta introduced in the Netherlands, among other things: the header, a goal with a crossbar and nets, and brightly colored shirts. That red and white outfit was copied in 1899 during a visit by the Sparta board to Sunderland in England. Sparta returned to the Eredivisie for the 2005–06 season. They were relegated again in 2010. On 20 August 2010, they equalled Ajax's and Heracles Almelo's Dutch league record win when they defeated Almere City 12–1 with Johan Voskamp scoring an Eerste Divisie record 8 goals on his debut.

After six years in the Eerste Divisie, Sparta again won promotion to the Eredivisie in April 2016 after a 3–1 win over Jong Ajax won them an unassailable lead over second placed VVV-Venlo. However, they were relegated for the third time in their history in May 2018 after they were beaten 1–3 on aggregate by FC Emmen in the promotion/relegation play-offs. The result proved to be a historical one since Emmen won their first ever promotion to the Eredivisie.

Sparta has won six national titles (1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915 and 1959) and three national cups (1958, 1962 and 1966).

Meuse/Scheldt Cup

The best footballers of Rotterdam and Antwerp contested a yearly match between 1909 and 1959 for the Meuse- and Scheldt Cup (Maas- en Schelde Beker). It was agreed to play the game at stadium Het Kasteel in Rotterdam and at the Bosuilstadion in Antwerp. The cup was provided in 1909 by Kees van Hasselt from Rotterdam and P. Havenith from Antwerp.

Youth program

The Sparta Jeugdopleiding (English: Sparta Youth Academy) is a four-star certified youth academy and amongst the strongest in the nation, having won the national academy of the year award on several occasions. Several International footballers have progressed through the ranks of the academy, including Danny Blind, Danny Koevermans, David Mendes da Silva, Ed de Goey, Winston Bogarde, Memphis Depay, Henk Fräser, Jan van Beveren, Georginio Wijnaldum, Anwar El Ghazi, Jetro Willems, John de Wolf, Kevin Strootman, Rick van Drongelen and Nick Viergever, Marten de Roon amongst others.

Honours

National

Netherlands Football League Championship / Eredivisie: 6
1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1958–59
Eerste Divisie: 1
2015–16
KNVB Cup: 3
1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66

Others

Rotterdam Easter Tournament
Runners-up (2): 1934, 1948

Domestic results

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thumb|280px|Historical chart of league performance

Below is a table with Sparta Rotterdam's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"

! colspan=5 | Domestic Results since 1956

! width="20%"|Domestic league

! width="20%"|League result

! width="20%"|Qualification to

! width="20%"|KNVB Cup season

! width="20%"|Cup result

|2024–25 Eredivisie

|12th

|2024–25

|second round

|2023–24 Eredivisie

|8th

|European competition play-offs: no European competition

|2023–24

|second round

|2022–23 Eredivisie

|6th

|European competition play-offs: no European competition

|2022–23

|second round

|2021–22 Eredivisie

|14th

|2021–22

|second round

|2020–21 Eredivisie

|8th

|European competition play-offs: no European competition

|2020–21

|first round

|2019–20 Eredivisie

|11th

|2019–20

|second round

|2018–19 Eerste Divisie

|bgcolor="silver"|second

|Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)

|2018–19

|first round

|2017–18 Eredivisie

|17th

|Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)

|2017–18

|first round

|2016–17 Eredivisie

|15th

|2016–17

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|2015–16 Eerste Divisie

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

| Eredivisie

|2015–16

|third round

|2014–15 Eerste Divisie

|8th

| -

|2014–15

|third round

|2013–14 Eerste Divisie

|16th

|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion

|2013–14

|second round

|2012–13 Eerste Divisie

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |3rd

|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion

|2012–13

|third round

|2011–12 Eerste Divisie

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion

|2011–12

|round of 16

|2010–11 Eerste Divisie

|9th

| -

|2010–11

|third round

|2009–10 Eredivisie

|bgcolor="pink"|16th

|Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)

|2009–10

|quarter-final

|2008–09 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|2008–09

|round of 16

|2007–08 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|2007–08

|third round

|2006–07 Eredivisie

|13th

| - (after losing IC-play-offs)

|2006–07

|round of 16

|2005–06 Eredivisie

|14th

| -

|2005–06

|second round

|2004–05 Eerste Divisie

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)

|2004–05

|second round

|2003–04 Eerste Divisie

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |3rd

|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion

|2003–04

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|2002–03 Eerste Divisie

|8th

| -

|2002–03

|third round

|2001–02 Eredivisie

|bgcolor="pink"|17th

|Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)

|2001–02

|second round

|2000–01 Eredivisie

|17th

| - (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)

|2000–01

|third round

|1999–2000 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1999-2000

|second round

|1998–99 Eredivisie

|17th

| - (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)

|1998-99

|second round

|1997–98 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1997-98

|second round

|1996–97 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1996-97

|second round

|1995–96 Eredivisie

|6th

| -

|1995-96

|bgcolor="silver"|final

|1994–95 Eredivisie

|14th

| -

|1994-95

|round of 16

|1993–94 Eredivisie

|9th

| -

|1993-94

|third round

|1992–93 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1992-93

|round of 16

|1991–92 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1991-92

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1990–91 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1990-91

|round of 16

|1989–90 Eredivisie

|12th

| -

|1989-90

|first round

|1988–89 Eredivisie

|12th

| -

|1988-89

|round of 16

|1987–88 Eredivisie

|12th

| -

|1987-88

|first round

|1986–87 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1986-87

|round of 16

|1985–86 Eredivisie

|7th

| -

|1985-86

|first round

|1984–85 Eredivisie

|4th

|UEFA Cup

|1984-85

|quarter-final

|1983–84 Eredivisie

|5th

| -

|1983-84

|round of 16

|1982–83 Eredivisie

|4th

|UEFA Cup

|1982-83

|second round

|1981–82 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1981-82

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1980–81 Eredivisie

|7th

| -

|1980-81

|second round

|1979–80 Eredivisie

|13th

| -

|1979-80

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1978–79 Eredivisie

|6th

| -

|1978-79

|quarter-final

|1977–78 Eredivisie

|5th

| -

|1977-78

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1976–77 Eredivisie

|7th

| -

|1976-77

|second round

|1975–76 Eredivisie

|10th

| -

|1975-76

|second round

|1974–75 Eredivisie

|6th

| -

|1974-75

|quarter-final

|1973–74 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1973-74

|round of 16

|1972–73 Eredivisie

|4th

| -

|1972-73

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1971–72 Eredivisie

|4th

| -

|1971-72

|quarter-final

|1970–71 Eredivisie

|6th

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1970-71

|bgcolor="silver"|final

|1969–70 Eredivisie

|5th

|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|1969-70

|second round

|1968–69 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1968-69

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |semi-final

|1967–68 Eredivisie

|5th

| -

|1967-68

|quarter-final

|1966–67 Eredivisie

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |3rd

| -

|1966-67

|round of 16

|1965–66 Eredivisie

|7th

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1965-66

|bgcolor="gold"|winners

|1964–65 Eredivisie

|5th

| -

|1964-65

|first round

|1963–64 Eredivisie

|14th

| -

|1963-64

|round of 16

|1962–63 Eredivisie

| bgcolor="#cd7f32" |3rd

| -

|1962-63

|third round

|1961–62 Eredivisie

|9th

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1961-62

|bgcolor="gold"|winners

|1960–61 Eredivisie

|4th

| -

|1960-61

|1959–60 Eredivisie

|7th

| -

|not held

|1958–59 Eredivisie

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

|European Cup

|1958-59

|1957–58 Eredivisie

|9th

| -

|1957-58

|bgcolor="gold"|winners

|1956–57 Eredivisie

|8th

| -

|1956-57

Sparta in Europe

{| class="wikitable"

! Season

! Round

! Opponent

! Home

! Away

! Aggregate

|rowspan=2|1959–60 European Cup

|1st round

| IFK Göteborg

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;|4–0

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–4

|Quarter finals

| Rangers F.C.

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;|2–3

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|3–3

|1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup

|1st round

| FC Lausanne-Sport

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;|4–2

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–3

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|4–5

|rowspan=2|1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup

|1st round

| Floriana F.C.

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|6–0

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|7–1

|2nd round

| Servette FC

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–0

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2

|rowspan=3|1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|1st round

| Íþróttabandalag Akraness

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|6–0

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|9–0

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|15–0

|2nd round

| Coleraine F.C.

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–1

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–1

|Quarter final

| FC Bayern Munich

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–5

|rowspan=2|1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup

|1st round

| PFC Levski Sofia

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–1

|2nd round

| Red Star Belgrade

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–2

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–3

|rowspan=3|1983–84 UEFA Cup

|1st round

| Coleraine F.C.

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–0

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|5–1

|2nd round

| FC Carl Zeiss Jena

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|3–2

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|4–3

|3rd round

| FC Spartak Moscow

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–3

|rowspan=2|1985–86 UEFA Cup

|1st round

| Hamburger SV

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"|2–0

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|0–2

|bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;" | 2–2

|2nd round

| Borussia Mönchengladbach

|bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"|1–1

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|1–5

|bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"|2–6

Current squad

Out on loan

Jong Sparta Rotterdam

Jong Sparta Rotterdam is the second team of Sparta Rotterdam, consisting mainly of players who are not yet eligible for a spot in the first team's squad. The team has been competing in the third-tier Tweede Divisie since 2016. Previously, it played in the Beloften Eredivisie.

Former players

National team players

The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with Sparta Rotterdam:

;Aruba
David Abdul (2008–2011)
Gregor Breinburg (2018–2019)
;Australia
James Holland (2011–2012)
;Austria
Wilhelm Kreuz (1972–1974)
;Burkina Faso
Ousmane Sanou (2001–2003)
;Canada
Charles-Andreas Brym (2022–2024)
;Cape Verde
Lorenzo Fonseca (2019–2021)
Jeffry Fortes (2020–2021)
Cecílio Lopes (2007–2008)
Rui Monteiro (2000–2003)
Toni Varela (2011–2013)
;Comoros
Saïd Bakari (2023–present)
;Curaçao
Suently Alberto (2020–2022)
Kenneth Cicilia (2001–2004)
Bradley Martis (2018–2020)
Jeremy de Nooijer (2012–2015)
Rayvien Rosario (2023–2024)
;Denmark
Jørgen Kristensen (1968–1972)
Claus Larsen (1975–1976)
Ole Madsen (1965–1968)
;Finland
Janne Saksela (2017)
;Ghana
Anthony Obodai (2003–2005)
;Guinea
Mathias Pogba (2016–2017)

;Hungary
Krisztián Vermes (2008–2009)
;Iceland
Kristian Hlynsson (2025–present)

;Israel
Ariel Harush (2019–2020)
;Luxembourg
Laurent Jans (2021–2022)
Mica Pinto (2020–2023)
;Morocco
Nourdin Boukhari (2000–2002; 2007–2008; 2014)
Mourad Mghizrat (1996–1999)
;Netherlands
Luuk Balkestein (1974–1980)
Jan van Beveren (1965–1970)
Danny Blind (1979–1986)
Willem Boerdam (1908–1921)
Rein Boomsma (1895–1907)
Tinus Bosselaar (1953–1954; 1956–1966)
Pim Doesburg (1962–1967; 1970–1980)
Daaf Drok (1939–1944)
Tonny van Ede (1947–1964)
Hans Eijkenbroek (1963–1973)
Jo Eshuijs (1904–1909)
Ok Formenoij (1924–1933)
Huug de Groot (1908–1917)
Herman Jurgens (1903–1908)
Jan Klijnjan (1968–1973)
Bok de Korver (1902–1923)
Wim Landman (1949–1953)
Theo Laseroms (1963–1967)
Wim Meutstege (1973–1977)
Kees van Nieuwenhuizen (1908–1911)
Jan Oosthoek (1924)
Miel Pijs (1967–1969)
Cas Ruffelse (1907–1926)

Netherlands (continued)
Henk Steeman (1919–1922; 1923–1925)
Rinus Terlouw (1948–1958)
John Veldman (1991–1996)
Hans Venneker (1968–1975)
Piet de Vries (1956–1965)
Jaap Weber (1925–1929)
Piet van der Wolk (1908–1921)
Willy van Zwieteren (1921–1933)
;Nigeria
Dele Adeleye (2007–2010)
Sani Kaita (2005–2008)
Christopher Kanu (2002)
Maduka Okoye (2020–2022)
;Northern Ireland
Johnny Crossan (1959–1961)
Sammy Morgan (1978–1979)
;Republic of Ireland
Peter Fitzgerald (1959–1960)
;Slovenia
Aleksander Šeliga (2009–2011)
;South Africa
Lars Veldwijk (2018–2020)
;Suriname
Ishan Kort (2021–2023)
Djevencio van der Kust (2023–present)
;Syria
Mohammed Osman (2021–2022)
;Trinidad & Tobago
Darryl Roberts (2007–2008)
;United States
Gregg Berhalter (1996–1998)

Players in bold actively play for Sparta Rotterdam and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with Sparta.

National team players by Confederation

Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Sparta players represented Internationally

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

|+ Total national team players by confederation

! scope="row" | Confederation

! scope="col" | Total

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | (Nation) Association

| AFC

| 2

| Australia (1), Syria (1)

| CAF

| 16

| Cape Verde (5), Nigeria (4), Morocco (2), Burkina Faso (1), Comoros (1), Ghana (1), Guinea (1), South Africa (1)

| CONCACAF

| 12

| Curaçao (5), Aruba (2), Suriname (2), Canada (1), Trinidad & Tobago (1), United States (1)

| CONMEBOL

| 0

| OFC

| 0

| UEFA

| 45

| Netherlands (31), Denmark (3), Luxembourg (2), Northern Ireland (2), Austria (1), Finland (1), Hungary (1), Iceland (1), Ireland (1), Israel (1), Slovenia (1)

Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of Sparta players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations. To this date no Sparta players have participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup, AFC Asian Cup, Copa América or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Sparta Rotterdam.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"

|- style="text-align: center"

!Cup

!Players

|align="left"| UEFA Euro 1976|| Wim Meutstege

|align="left"| 1978 FIFA World Cup|| Pim Doesburg

|align="left"| UEFA Euro 1980|| Pim Doesburg

|align="left"| UEFA Euro 1996|| John Veldman

|align="left"| 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|| Gregg Berhalter

|align="left"| 2002 Africa Cup of Nations|| Nourdin Boukhari

|align="left"| 2006 Africa Cup of Nations|| Sani Kaita

|align="left"| 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|| Darryl Roberts

|align="left"| 2010 FIFA World Cup|| Dele Adeleye Aleksander Šeliga

|align="left"| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations|| Toni Varela

|align="left"| 2019 Africa Cup of Nations|| Lars Veldwijk

|align="left"| 2021 Africa Cup of Nations|| Maduka Okoye

Club staff

{| class="wikitable"

! Position

! Name

| Head coach

| Maurice Steijn

| Assistant coach

| Nourdin Boukhari

| Goalkeeping coach

| Frank Kooiman

| Video analyst

| Wesly Lisboa

| Chief scout

| Jesper Gudde

| Scout

| Bart Latuheru

| Club doctor

| Simon Knops

| Physiotherapist

| Rogier Hoek Kohei Sagara

| Team Official

| Ronald Hanstede

| Kit Manager

| Ben Wessels

| Academy manager

| Jason Oost

| Technical director

| Gerard Nijkamp

Former coaches

Edgar Chadwick (1915)
Peter Donaghy (1929–30)
Doug Livingstone (1949)
Walter Crook (1950)
Denis Neville (1955–63)
Bill Thompson (1963–66)
Wiel Coerver (1966–69)
Georg Keßler (1970–71)
Elek Schwartz (1971–72)
Jimmy Adamson (1976)
Cor Brom (1976–78)
Mircea Petescu (1978–80)
Joop Brand (1980)
Barry Hughes (1980–83)
Bert Jacobs (1983–84)
Theo Vonk (1984–86)
Barry Hughes (1986–88)
Rob Baan (1988–90)
Rob Jacobs (1991–93)
Han Berger (1993–95)
Henk van Stee (1995)
Henk ten Cate (1995–97)
Hans van der Zee (1997–98)
Jan Everse (1998–99)
Dolf Roks (1999–01)
Willem van Hanegem (2001)
Frank Rijkaard (2001–02)
Fritz Korbach (2003)
Chris Dekker (2003)
Mike Snoei (2003–05)
Adri van Tiggelen (interim) (2005)
Wiljan Vloet (2005–07)
Gert Aandewiel (2007)
Adri van Tiggelen (interim) (2007)
Foeke Booy (2007–09)
Frans Adelaar (2009–10)
Aad de Mos (2010)
Jan Everse (2010–11)
Jos van Eck (2011)
Michel Vonk (2011–13)
Henk ten Cate (interim) (2013)
Gert Kruys (2014)
Alex Pastoor (2015–2017)
Dolf Roks (interim) (2017)
Dick Advocaat (2018)
Henk Fraser (2018–2022)
Maurice Steijn (2022–2023)
Jeroen Rijsdijk (2023–2024)
Maurice Steijn (2024–present)

Sparta Rotterdam

History

Origins

Meuse/Scheldt Cup

Youth program

Honours

National

Others

Domestic results

Sparta in Europe

Current squad

Out on loan

Jong Sparta Rotterdam

Former players

National team players

National team players by Confederation

Players in international tournaments

Club staff

Former coaches

See also

References

Notes