Excelsior Rotterdam
| Full name | Excelsior Rotterdam | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Kralingers Roodzwarten (red-blacks) The Wonder Oud papier-club (Paper recycling club) | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1902 | ||
| Ground | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 | ||
| Chairman | Bob de Lange | ||
| Head coach | Ruben den Uil | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie, 2nd of 20 (promoted) | ||
| Website | excelsiorrotterdam | ||
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Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024–25 season. The club was founded on 23 July 1902 and was formerly known as "Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior" (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior). Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein – for sponsorship reasons known as the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion – which has a capacity of about 4,500, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands.