Editing Excelsior Rotterdam (section)

==Stadium==
[[Image:Rotterdam stadion woudestein.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Excelsior's home venue [[Stadion Woudestein]]]]
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Excelsior's home venue is [[Stadion Woudestein]], which has a capacity of 4,500 seats, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands. The official name of the stadium is Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

The club had two short spells at different locations. For the season 1907–1908 Excelsior played on the [[Afrikaanderplein]]. After returning to Woudestein, Excelsior moved to the Toepad terrain for seasons 1922–1939. When the Dutch government decided to build marine barracks on the Toepad area right before the start of the [[Second World War]], Excelsior moved back to the familiar Woudestein.<ref name="history"/>

In the early nineties Excelsior went through a difficult period. The club barely survived a financial crisis, but a newly appointed board under the chairmanship of [[Martin de Jager]] had one important goal; a new Excelsior stadium. Various plans were made, one of them being a joint stadium for Excelsior and [[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]], but eventually none of the plans were implemented. Due to financial pressure, Excelsior decided to take the plunge and started renovating Woudestein themselves. The club built two new stands themselves and with the help of the [[municipality]] the main stand got renovated as well, including business seats and office space. On 31 July 2000, the new stadium was opened with a friendly match against [[Feyenoord]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Excelsior Stadion |url=http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=66|website=Excelsior Rotterdam |language=nl |trans-title=Excelsior Stadium |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916200848/http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/index.php?objectID=66 |url-status=live }}</ref>

When Excelsior promoted to the [[Eredivisie]] after the season [[2009–10 Eerste Divisie|2009–10]], the club decided to replace the grass surface with [[artificial turf]]. Main reason for the change was the lack of financial resources to install [[under-soil heating]], which is mandatory for clubs participating on the highest level of Dutch football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Excelsior op kunstgras in eredivisie |url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/2262767/excelsior-kunstgras-in-eredivisie.html|website=Excelsior Rotterdam|language=nl |trans-title=Excelsior on artificial turf in Eredivisie |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728194923/http://www.nu.nl/sport/2262767/excelsior-kunstgras-in-eredivisie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>