Parkstad Limburg Stadion
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| Location | Kerkrade, Netherlands |
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| Owner | Municipality Kerkrade |
| Operator | Roda JC |
| Capacity | 19,979 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 15 August 2000 |
| Architect | Jan Dautzenberg |
| Tenants | |
| Roda JC (Eredivisie) 2000 – present | |
The Parkstad Limburg Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɑrkstɑt ˈlɪmbɵrx ˌstaːdiˌjɔn]) is a football stadium in Kerkrade, completed in 2000. With a present-day capacity of 19,979 seats, the stadium was officially opened 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 Kerkrade 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.
Interior view
The Parkstad Limburg Stadion under floodlight
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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.
Roda JC – AC Milan 0–1
Coordinates: 50°51′25″N 6°00′21″E / 50.85694°N 6.00583°E
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