Netherlands
De Kuip (Stadion Feijenoord)
Home of Feyenoord in Rotterdam: nominal capacity 51,117, opened 1937, in the Feijenoord district.
Rotterdam51,117
Opened 1937Football grounds in Rotterdam
Rotterdam's De Kuip is one of the great old grounds of Europe, completed in 1937 and still among the most atmospheric in the Netherlands.
Getting around
Transport in Rotterdam
- RET trams — services run from Rotterdam Centraal to the stadium in about fifteen minutes.
- Rotterdam Metro — lines D and E serve Rotterdam Centraal; Maashaven is a twenty-minute walk.
- Matchday buses run from the centre in the hour before kick-off.
Planning
A football weekend in Rotterdam
One ground in this guide. Rotterdam pairs naturally with Amsterdam — the two cities are about forty minutes apart by train, which makes a genuine two-ground weekend possible.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Rotterdam that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Rotterdam
Rotterdam centre
The main pre-match hub, with the Markthal and the bar streets.
Feijenoord
The neighbourhood that gives the stadium its name.
Kop van Zuid
The redeveloped docklands, a short hop from the ground.