Editing Excelsior Rotterdam (section)

==Supporters and rivalries==
===Paper recycling club===
Excelsior is known as the Oud papier-club (paper recycling club), because former chairman Henk Zon often used to collect old paper in order to secure the financial position of the club.

===Mascot===
Since 2008 'Woutje Stein' is the official Excelsior mascot. He is named after the Woudestein-stadium.

===Rivalries===
Rotterdam is the city with the most professional teams in the Netherlands. Besides Excelsior there are [[Feyenoord]] and [[Sparta Rotterdam]].

====Rivalry against Sparta====
Excelsior is from the [[Kralingen]]-neighbourhood and Sparta Rotterdam is from the [[Spangen]]-neighbourhood. Both clubs are not always playing in the [[Eredivisie]], hence they play matches against each other in both the Eredivisie and the [[Eerste Divisie]]. The Feyenoord partnership Excelsior had in the past has resulted in more hatred from Sparta Rotterdam supporters.

One of the more spectacular matches between Excelsior and Sparta was the 2010 derby. Excelsior managed to gain promotion to the Eredivisie by winning against Sparta in the 94th minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Binnenland/1774/sparta---excelsior-bizar-slot-zorgde-voor-slapeloze-nachten |title=Wedstrijdverslag op ELF Voetbal |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608173541/https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Binnenland/1774/sparta---excelsior-bizar-slot-zorgde-voor-slapeloze-nachten |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Rivalry against Feyenoord====
Ever since the clubs used to work together Excelsior players and supporters have grown a more serious rivalry against Feyenoord. The majority of Excelsior supporters never wanted a cooperation with Feyenoord in the first place. On 22 May 2009, Excelsior supporters hosted a funeral as they felt like their club's identity had died due to the partnership with Feyenoord.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |title=Supportersvereniging roept op tot actie - Excelsior Rotterdam FC |website=www.erfc.nl |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525093821/http://www.erfc.nl/nieuws2241/supportersvereniging_roept_op_tot_actie.html |archive-date=25 May 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017 Excelsior won against Feyenoord (3–0), resulting in the latter not winning the Eredivisie title on that day. This resulted in riots.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nos.nl/video/2171935-rellen-in-rotterdam-na-nederlaag-feyenoord-bij-excelsior | title=Rellen in Rotterdam na nederlaag Feyenoord bij Excelsior | date=7 May 2017 | access-date=7 June 2022 | archive-date=5 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405071530/https://nos.nl/video/2171935-rellen-in-rotterdam-na-nederlaag-feyenoord-bij-excelsior | url-status=live }}</ref>