Topsportcentrum Rotterdam is an

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located in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

next to the

Feijenoord Stadion Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

. The arena opened in 2000 and has a capacity of 2,500 seats. It holds many sports events in various sports and levels, such as international World and European Championships and Dutch National Championships. The complex exists as two sporting halls. The first is located on the first floor and is 48x28 metres, while the pitch is 40x20 metres. On the second floor another sports hall of 44x24 metres is located. The pitch in this hall is 40x20 metres also, but the underground is rebound ace hardcourt. As well as the sporting facilities, various hotel, restaurant and cafe facilities are available.

Teams

Currently there are three national sports teams that play their games inside the Topsportcentrum: the

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team Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande and the

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teams

Feyenoord Basketball Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De K ...

Events

This is a list of events held in the Topsportcentrum Rotterdam.

Basketball

: All Star Basketball Gala (2006) :Women's All Star Basketball Gala (2010,2011) :

Dutch Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

Finals (2006) : FEB Basketball Gala (2005) :

Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of i ...

Exhibition (2004) :Men's International Basketball test matches (2002, 2003) :Wheelchair basketball European Cup (2000, 2001) :Women's European Basketball Championship Qualifiers (2005, 2006) :Women's International Basketball test matches (2005)

Fighting

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Memorial (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) :Big Boss Boxing Gala (2004, 2005) :Dutch Boxing Championships (2000) :Fighting Gala (2001) :It's Showtime Trophy (2006) :Kickboxing Gala (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) :Kickboxing Muay Thai Gala (2001) :Mix Fight Gala (2004) :

Regilio Tuur Regilio Benito Tuur (born 12 August 1967) is a former Dutch boxer who was World Boxing Organization's super featherweight champion. Prior to turning professional and winning the world title, Tuur knocked out reigning world champion Kelcie Ban ...

homecoming (2001) :Sumo Challenge (2000)

Futsal

:European Futsal Championships (2001) :Footlockers Futsal Tournament (2000) :International test matches The Netherlands (2005)

Handball

:Mini CSIT Handball Tournament (2005) :Women's Holland Handball Tournament (former Lucardi Cup) (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,

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) :Women's European Handball Championship Qualifiers (2006) :Women's World Handball Championship Qualifiers (2001)

Indoor Hockey

:European Indoor Hockey Championships A-Division (2001) :European Indoor Hockey Championships B-Division (2002)

Judo

:Dutch Open Judo Championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) :Dutch Judo Championships (2004, 2005) :European -12 Judo Championships (2002) :European -17 Judo Championships (2004) :Rotterdam Judo Grand Prix (2000, 2001, 2002)

Jujutsu

:Jujutsu World Championships (2006)

Karate

:Dutch Open Karate Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) :Dutch Senior Karate Championships (2005) :Golden League (2006) :Rotterdam Karate Cup (2004, 2005, 2006) :World Gojukai Karate Championships
2005

Korfball

:Dutch B-Youth Korfball Championship (2000) :Rotterdam Korfball Challenge (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) :World Korfball Championships (2003)

Table tennis

:European Table tennis Top 12 (2002) :Table tennis Pro Tour (2001)

Volleyball

:Dutch Volleyball Cup Finals (2004) :Final Four (2006) :Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualifiers (2002, 2006) :Men's European Volleyball League (2006) :Men's youth Volleyball international test matches (2006) :Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande European Cup matches (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006) :Women's Volleyball international test matches (2006) :Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualifiers (2001)

Other

: 2006 Sky Radio Tennis Masters :Dutch Sportsman of the year announcement (2005) :European Aerobics and Fitness Championships (2004) :European Wushu Championship (2000) :Rotterdam Kendo Tournament (2000) :Kingdom of the Netherlands Games (2001) :

Rotterdam Sportsman of the year The Rotterdam Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual election, organised by the city's division for topsport named Rotterdam Topsport. The award goes to sportspeople who were born or have lived in Rotterdam. Rotterdam was the first ...

announcement (2001, 2003, 2004) :Rotterdam Tennismasters (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) :World 3-cushion Billiards Championships (2004) :Zomercarnaval Queen Election (2003) :Zuid-Holland Gymnastics Championships (2001, 2004, 2006) :Chess (Dutch Youth Chess Championships 2014)

References

External links

* {{Dutch Basketball League Indoor arenas in the Netherlands Basketball venues in the Netherlands Handball venues in the Netherlands Volleyball venues in the Netherlands Sports venues completed in 2000 2000 establishments in the Netherlands Sports venues in Rotterdam