De Langeleegte
Encyclopedia
De Langeleegte is a multi-use stadium
in Veendam
, Netherlands
. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of BV Veendam
. The stadium is able to hold 6,500 people and was built in 1954, with major renovations taking place in 1998.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Veendam
Veendam
Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.- Population centres :...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of BV Veendam
BV Veendam
SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...
. The stadium is able to hold 6,500 people and was built in 1954, with major renovations taking place in 1998.