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| Full name | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
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| Nickname(s) | De Kasteelheren (The Castle Lords) De Rood-Witte Gladiatoren (The Red-White Gladiators) | ||
| Founded | 1 April 1888 | ||
| Ground | Sparta Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 11,026 | ||
| Chairman | Leo Ruijs | ||
| Head Coach | Maurice Steijn | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie, 8th of 18 | ||
| Website | https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/ | ||
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Sparta Rotterdam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑrtaː ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) 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).