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Sportpark De Westmaat is a sporting complex located in
Spakenburg Spakenburg is a Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is formally called Bunschoten-Spakenburg since its fusion with Bunschoten. The village lies south of the IJsselmeer in the municipality Bunschoten, Utrecht. It is one of the few pla ...
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. It is home to football clubs
IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten – Spakenburg, in the Dutch province Utrecht, on th ...
and SV Spakenburg. The complex has eight fields. There are two grandstands around the main field. There are also indoor facilities for bad weather.


The "Red" side

The "red" side of the complex is home to ametuer club
IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten – Spakenburg, in the Dutch province Utrecht, on th ...
. In the
2016–17 Derde Divisie The 2016–17 Derde Divisie season is the first edition of the new Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly ...
, the club averaged about 2,000 fans per game as they secured promotion to the
Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
. In addition the "red" side has 3 other fields.


Main stadium

The main stadium has a capacity of 9,000; making it one of the largest in the Tweede Divisie. There is also an LED board where sponsors of IJsselmeervogels can advertise by means of a message on LED boarding. This was unique in amateur football at the time of installation. The LED boarding was used for the first time during a game on January 7, 2011.


The "Blue" side

The 'Blue' side of the complex is the site of SV Spakenburg . In the
2016–17 Tweede Divisie The 2016–17 Tweede Divisie season was the first edition of the Dutch third tier since its initial dissolution from the 1970-71 season and the fifteenth overall using "Tweede Divisie" name. Fourteen teams were completed from the Topklasse Saturd ...
, they averaged 1,900 fans per match as they were relegated to the Derde Divisie. There are also 3 other fields on the "blue" side.


Main stadium

The main stadium has a capacity of 8,500; making it one of the largest in the
Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
.


Jong FC Utrecht

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...
side Jong FC Utrecht played select matches at Sportpark De Westmaat between 2016 and 2018.


References

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