De Oude Meerdijk

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De Oude Meerdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˌʌudə meːrˈdɛik]) is a football stadium with a capacity of 8,600, located in Emmen, Netherlands. The stadium was originally situated on a street called Meerdijk, from which it derived its original name: Stadion Meerdijk. Today, that section of the street is known as Stadionplein. De Oude Meerdijk, previously known as Stadion Meerdijk (1977–2001), Univé Stadion (2001–2013), and JENS Vesting (2013–2017), is a multi-purpose stadium located at Business Park Meerdijk. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Emmen. The stadium is able to hold 8,600 people and was built in 1977. It was completely renovated in 2001. Between 2001 and 2013 the stadium carried the sponsored name Univé Stadion for twelve seasons. From 2014 to 2017 it was known as the JENS Vesting due to another sponsorship deal.

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