Parkstad-Limburg-Stadion

Roda JC

• Games of Roda JC Kerkrade
• Junior World Championship 2005

The Parkstad Limburg Stadium is a football stadium in the Dutch municipality of Kerkrade. It was opened in 2000 and holds 19,979 spectators.

It was named after the Parkstad Limburg an association of municipalities in the province of Limburg.

In the Parkstad Limburg Stadium the first division side Roda JC plays its home games. It was opened on 15 August 2000 a friendly match against Roda JC's Real Zaragoza, which ended 2-2. The first league meeting took place against FC Twente, also a 2-2 draw.

At the Junior World Cup 2005 was the stadium in Kerkrade one of six venues. There have been played eight games there; including the opening match and a semifinal.

Because of failed Seating Capacity, in the old Tivoli prescribed in European competitions mandatory by UEFA, wanted to lease the adjacent Parkstad Limburg Stadium for home games in the UEFA Cup 2004/ 05 of the German professional club Alemannia Aachen. However, this was not approved.

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The Parkstad Limburg Stadium under floodlights