Saturday, 2 May 2009

NETHERLANDS: VVH '16 (1963-1967) / Roda JC (1966) / Heerlen Sport (1967-1986) / RKVV Hopel (1971)

Stadion Kaldeborn / Sportpark Kaldeborn Oost, Heerlen (formerly VVH '19 & Heerlen Sport)

Netherlands, province: Limburg

May 2009 / no match visited

Note 1 - Although the Kaldeborn stadium was constructed (1961) with the objective of eventually luring away Roda JC from Kerkrade, this never materialized, as Roda stayed in Kerkrade's Kaalheide stadium. On one occasion (17 I 1966), a Roda home game (versus SVV) took place in Kaldeborn due to the pitch in Kerkrade being in a state deemed unfit for football. In the early stages of the 1971-72 season, RKVV Hopel from nearby Eygelshoven played their home matches at Stadion Kaldeborn for a short while, due to the club's own pitch at Anselderlaan being unplayable.

Note 2 - After 1986, the main stand was demolished and the stadium was taken over by outdoor hockey club HCC Heerlen (after a merger in 2012 renamed HC Nova)






 

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