J Ongenae uit 1973 op het sportpark Sloten

Established in 1956, the Sportpark Sloten is a large sports complex located in Sloten,

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. Surrounding the stadium is an

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cycling circuit, 2.5 km in length. Stadia: * The Velodrome Amsterdam, is one of only three covered

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s in the Netherlands, and played host to the annual

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(2001-2016) * The

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-hall ''Turnace''. Several sport clubs are tenants of the complex, such as: * FC Blauw-Wit (since 1965), ZRC/Herenmarkt (since 1967, resp. 1994), Beursbengels and Nieuw Sloten (since 2004 each), *

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-club Amsterdam Crusaders * The

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Sloten.

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Stadsdeel Nieuw-West: Sportpark Sloten
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