Editing Deventer (section)

=== Sports ===
[[File:Stadion de Adelaarshorst.jpg|thumb|[[De Adelaarshorst]] Stadium]]
Deventer is the home of professional Football club [[Go Ahead Eagles]], who are housed in stadium [[De Adelaarshorst]]. De Adelaarshorst is situated in a 1930s neighbourhood and one of the oldest stadiums still in use today.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} The club was founded in 1902 as Be Quick, although the name was soon changed to Go Ahead at the request of the [[Royal Dutch Football Association|Dutch Football Association]]. The suffix Eagles was added in 1971, following a suggestion from the then coach, [[Barry Hughes]]. Go Ahead Eagles has been the club of [[Marc Overmars]], [[Paul Bosvelt]], and [[Bert van Marwijk]], whilst providing [[Henk ten Cate]] and [[Leo Beenhakker]] with their first experience of management.

The 1992 founded skating rink De Scheg, which is semi-indoor since 2011, is in the top 10 of fastest skating tracks of the Netherlands.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} It has been the training accommodation of skaters including Olympic champion [[Mark Tuitert]] and the retired former world champion sprint [[Erben Wennemars]].

Deventer also houses a number of watersports clubs, due to its situation on the banks of the river IJssel.