De Langeleegte

De Langeleegte
Stadium in 2007
De Langeleegte is located in Groningen (province)
De Langeleegte
De Langeleegte
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
LocationVeendam, Netherlands
Coordinates53°6′31″N 6°51′52″E / 53.10861°N 6.86444°E / 53.10861; 6.86444
Genre(s)Multi-purpose stadium
Capacity6,500
Construction
Built1954
Renovated1998
Tenants
SC Veendam (1954–2013)

De Langeleegte (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈlɑŋəleːxtə]) is a multi-use stadium in Veendam, Netherlands. It is currently not in use as it was the home stadium of SC Veendam which was dissolved in 2013.[1] The stadium is able to hold 6,500 people and was built in 1954, with major renovations taking place in 1998. In 2018 the name was changed to Henk Nienhuis Stadium.[2]

  1. ^ Molema, Willem (2018). De eeuwige geest van de Langeleegte [The eternal soul of De Langeleegte] (in Dutch). Nobelman. ISBN 9789491737336.
  2. ^ Folkers, Martijn (2018-01-30). "Eerbetoon aan voetbalicoon: Langeleegte wordt Henk Nienhuis Stadion". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-02.