The Fortuna Sittard Stadion () is a 12,000-capacity multi-use
stadium
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on the Milaanstraat,
Sittard
Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.
The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37,500 inhabitants in 2016.
In its east, Sittard borders the German municipal ...
,
Netherlands
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. Currently used mostly for
football
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matches, it is the home stadium of
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...
. Built on the site of an
industrial estate
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in 1999, it replaced Fortuna Sittard's former stadium,
De Baandert. There is a multi-storey car park with 800 spaces under the stadium and two parking spaces in the immediate vicinity.
In 2013, they began to expand the stadion with an extra sports centrum next to it, a new hotel, a
Aldi-Nord discount supermarket
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Types (Unit ...
in the stadium and a whole new look.
See also
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List of football stadiums in the Netherlands
The following is a list of Association football, football stadiums in the Netherlands, ordered by capacity. Stadiums in bold are part of the 2024–25 Eredivisie, 2022–23 Eredivisie. The minimum required capacity is 4,000. The first table shows ...
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Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
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Football venues in the Netherlands
Sports venues in Limburg (Netherlands)
Buildings and structures in Sittard-Geleen
Fortuna Sittard