Monnikenhuize was a multi-use stadium in

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. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of SBV Vitesse. The stadium was able to hold 7,500 people. The stadium was opened in 1915. It was closed in 1950 when Nieuw Monnikenhuize opened. For the 1928 Summer Olympics in

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, it hosted the consolation first round match between

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and

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on 5 June 1928.

References

FIFA.com 1928 Summer Olympic CHI-MEX results.
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