Parkstad Limburg Stadion
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| Location | Kerkrade, Netherlands |
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| Opened | 15 August 2000 |
| Owner | Roda JC |
| Operator | Roda JC |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | ??? |
| Architect | Jan Dautzenberg |
| Capacity | 19,979 |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m |
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| Roda JC (Eredivisie) 1973 - present | |
The Parkstad Limburg Stadion, also called PLS, is a football (soccer) stadium in Kerkrade, completed in 2000. With a present day capacity of 19.979 seats, the stadium was officially openend on August 15, 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza (2-2).
It is the home stadium of football club Roda JC, a subtop club from the Netherlands. In 2005 the Parkstad Limburg Stadion was the hosting stadium for the opening match and the semi-finals of the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005.
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[edit] Technical Details
[edit] Records
Unofficial records:
- The first played match was a friendly match between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza 2-2, 15 August 2000
- The first goal was scored by Marcos Vales, Real Zaragoza
- The first Roda JC goal was scored by Samir Ouindi
Official records:
- The first official played match was a Eredivisie match between Roda JC and FC Twente 2-2
- The first official goal was scored by Scott Booth
- The first official Roda JC goal was scored by Yannis Anastasiou
Attendances:
- Largest Crowd: 19.300 Roda JC - AC Milan 0-1 UEFA Cup, 21 February 2002
- Lowest Crowd: 2.500 Roda JC - Fylkir 3-0 UEFA Cup, 11 September 2001
[edit] Trivia
On 15 January 2005, the South stand was named the Theo Pickée Stand as an honour to the Roda JC chairman, who died in December 2003.
[edit] Notable matches
Roda JC - AC Milan 0-1
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