Excelsior Rotterdam is a Dutch women's

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team from

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which competes in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands. Established in 2017 as a result of a three seasons partnership between professional club Excelsior Rotterdam and amateur club

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to create a women's team from the Rotterdam area. The team uses Barendrecht training facilities and host its matches at either Excelsior's

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or Barendrecht's Sportpark De Bongerd.

Seasons

a = season abandoned due to Covid

Current squad

Former players

Head coaches

* Sander Luiten (2017–2018) * Richard Mank (2018–)

Broadcasting

As of the 2020–21 season, league matches played on Sunday are broadcast on

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. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally broadcasts some Sunday games live and provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.

References

External links

Official site
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