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Established in 1956, the Sportpark Sloten is a large sports complex located on the Riekerpolder at Sloterweg in
/ref> Stadia: * The Velodrome Amsterdam, is one of only three covered
Stadsdeel Nieuw-West: Sportpark Sloten
Sports venues in Amsterdam Football venues in the Netherlands Blauw-Wit Amsterdam 1956 establishments in the Netherlands Sports venues completed in 1956 American football venues in the Netherlands Baseball in the Netherlands Softball venues Baseball venues in Europe {{Netherlands-sports-venue-stub
Established in 1956, the Sportpark Sloten is a large sports complex located on the Riekerpolder at Sloterweg in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
- Sloten.
Surrounding the stadium is an asphalt
Asphalt, also known as bitumen (, ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term ...
cycling circuit, 2,5 km in length./ref> Stadia: * The Velodrome Amsterdam, is one of only three covered
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement ...
s in the Netherlands, and played host to the annual Zesdaagse van Amsterdam (2001-2016)
* The gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...
-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),
* American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
-club Amsterdam Crusaders
The Amsterdam Crusaders are an American Football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Together with the Rotterdam Trojans and Alphen Eagles, Amsterdam Crusaders are the oldest surviving Dutch American Football club.
Beginnings
The Crusaders start ...
* The Golf course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...
Sloten.
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External links
Stadsdeel Nieuw-West: Sportpark Sloten
Sports venues in Amsterdam Football venues in the Netherlands Blauw-Wit Amsterdam 1956 establishments in the Netherlands Sports venues completed in 1956 American football venues in the Netherlands Baseball in the Netherlands Softball venues Baseball venues in Europe {{Netherlands-sports-venue-stub