Erve Asito, formerly the Polman Stadion, is a multi-use

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12.080 spectators and was built in 1999. It is the official stadium of

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Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

. Its pitch is made from

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.Polman Stadion
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The stadium was opened on 10 September 1999 followed by the opening match against

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. Heracles player Job ten Thije scored the first goal in the Polman Stadium. In 2005 the capacity of the stadium was expanded from 6,900 to 8,500 seats of which 400 are available for the supporters of the visiting team. In 2015 the capacity was expanded to 12,080 seats. On 1 July 2019, the name of the stadium was changed to Erve Asito as part of a 10-year sponsorship agreement.

References

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