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Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club founded in Rotterdam in 1908 and is one of the traditional "Big Three" clubs of Dutch football, alongside Ajax and PSV. The club plays its home matches at De Kuip (Stadion Feijenoord), a stadium opened in 1937. Feyenoord won the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League) in 1970 under manager Ernst Happel and the UEFA Cup in 1974 and 2002. The club has won the Eredivisie multiple times and maintains a large working-class supporter base in Rotterdam and beyond.
Plans for a new stadium, De Verrekijker, have been discussed for years.
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When was Feyenoord founded?
The club traces its origin to July 19, 1908, when a group in Rotterdam formed a team called Wilhelmina. It later adopted the Feyenoord name and became one of Dutch football's traditional Big Three alongside Ajax and PSV.
Where does Feyenoord play its home matches?
Feyenoord plays at De Kuip, the famous Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam. The stadium has been the club's home since it opened in 1937.
What was Feyenoord's biggest European achievement?
Feyenoord won the European Cup in 1970 by beating Celtic. That victory made the Rotterdam club the first Dutch winner of Europe's top club competition.
Which clubs are Feyenoord's main domestic rivals?
Ajax and PSV are the other two clubs in the traditional Dutch Big Three. Feyenoord's fiercest local rivalry is also with Sparta Rotterdam, another club from the city.
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