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Feyenoord Rotterdam is a popular Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. It was previously named Feijenoord Rotterdam, after the Feijenoord district of south Rotterdam, but the club internationalised its name in the 1970s. The club was founded on July 19, 1908.
The supporters of Feyenoord are said to be one of the most loyal supporter groups, and are nicknamed Het Legioen, Dutch for The Legion.
The club's Feijenoord Stadion is nicknamed De Kuip, Dutch for The Tub, and is one of the major European stadiums. It has 50,000 seats and has hosted a record of 10 UEFA Cup finals, including the 2002 Final which was won by Feyenoord. It is located in the Feijenoord district in the south of Rotterdam.
There are two other professional football teams from Rotterdam, namely Sparta and Excelsior. Together with Ajax and PSV, Feyenoord belongs to the top clubs of the Netherlands.
Honors
Dutch trophies
- League winner: 1924, 1928, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1993, 1999.
- Cup winner: 1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995.
- Supercup: 1991, 1999.
International trophies
Famous Feyenoord players
Current squad
- 1
 Gábor Babos
- 3
 Karim Saidi
- 4
 Andre Bahia
- 5
 Pascal Bosschaart
- 6
 Hossam Ghali
- 7 Dirk Kuijt
- 8
 Shinji Ono
- 9
 Danko Lazovic
- 10 Nicky Hofs
- 11
 Bart Goor
- 14
 Sebastian Pardo
- 15 Patrick Mtiglia
- 17 Patrick Paauwe
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- 18 Glenn Loovens
- 19
 Christian Gyan
- 20 Santiago Leonardo
- 21
 Salomon Kalou
- 23
 Zbigniew Malkowski
- 24 Edwin de Graaf
- 25
 Cory Gibbs
- 26
 Bruno Basto
- 27 Ramon van Haaren
- 28
 Romeo Castelen
- 30 Patrick Lodewijks
- 31 Gianni Zuiverloon
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