Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They are currently playing in the Eredivisie which is the top league in the Netherlands. Sparta was formed in 1888 which is way back. They are the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta is playing in the top league for the past three years only. They have an expected trophy cabinet also.

Sparta Rotterdam has won the Eredivisie 6 times till now. The last time they won the league was way back in the 1958/59 season. They are yet to win a major trophy in the 21st century. Sprata has won the Eerste Divisie once in 2015/16. They were the runner-ups of the 2018/19 season also which gave them the promotion to the top league. Other than that league wins, Sparta has won the KNVB Cup thrice in their history. The recent one is in the 1965/66 season. Find out more about the oldest team in the Netherlands. Also, find out the live stream and the official tv broadcasters of the Eredivisie.

Upcoming fixtures

Eredivisie has only 18 teams. Each team will play 34 matches. The team that wins the league automatically qualifies for the Champions League. The team which comes in second place qualifies for the Champions League qualification stage. The third-place team qualifies for the Europa Conference League Qualification stage. The team who comes from 4th position to 7th position qualifies for Europa Conference League Playoff stage. At the bottom of the table, the team which ends up in the 18th position is relegated to the second division. Whereas the team above them has another chance to get back in Eredivisie as they go to the relegation playoff. Here are the fixtures for the new season. The time is standard UK time.

Please note that these fixtures can be changed due to league cup matches or any other circumstances. 

How to watch Sparta Rotterdam matches in the UK?

The Dutch Eredivisie football is live on Premier Sports for the 2021/22 season, showing up to 3 live matches each week. Ajax is the current Dutch champion and is regularly broadcast as well as other major clubs PSV, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

How to watch Eredivisie in New Zealand?

New Zealand doesn’t have any official streaming for the league. There are only a few games that would be telecasted. ZiggGO and Fox Sports would be the best option but they would only have the Dutch language in the game. To use these options, you need to use VPN.

How to watch Sparta Rotterdam matches in the USA?

ESPN’s online streaming platform ESPN+ holds the broadcasting right of Dutch Eredivisie live in the United States. The online streaming platform streams 3 matches per game week and a total of 102 fixtures throughout the entire season. Unfortunately, Canadian viewers won’t be able to watch any of these actions live as the service is not available in Canada.

ESPN+ is a subscription-only streaming service. It is pretty much cheaper though as the service costs 5.99 US Dollars per month. However, the annual subscription fee is cheaper as the customers will have to pay 49.99 US Dollars for 12 months of service

Another option is  NGSN. They have the USA’s rights and offer a streaming subscription for a couple of leagues, including the Eredivisie and the Portuguese and Russian leagues. You can also see other leagues on ESPN+ as it holds official rights of leagues other than Portuguese and Russian.

Eredivisie Reddit soccer teams

There is a platform where you can be up to date with the latest news of your favorite team, live scores, highlights, and much more. Reddit soccer streams is a free streaming website. Besides the live streaming, the website has the upcoming matches, live scores, highlights, and much more about other soccer teams and leagues globally.   This website is one of the most popular destinations to access your favorite team’s matches.

There is one requirement for seamless streaming of the matches you want to see. Good internet is a must for the live stream. The website is used for free streaming. The streaming would likely be in HD and the only issue you can face is the lagging of the video due to slow internet speed.

Eredivisie application

Nowadays, people are keener to know the live scores, transfer updates, and much more about their favorite team on their phones as sometimes they are too busy in their own life to see the match live. The league has its application which is known as Eredivisie from Eredivisie Livescore. It is available only on IOS. There is no official application for the league. There might be applications for specific teams but not for the league. It provides live scores, results, rankings, statics from the previous season, and much more. All the fans who watch this league should have this application. It also tells more about your favorite team as well.

Here are some of the alternatives to the application.

Fotmob – This application has the live scores, fixtures, league table, match statistics, player statistics, and much more for any team you want, They have the leagues according to country. They have more than 250 football leagues in their database. You can also select your favorite players, leagues as well as teams. For example, if you choose Ronaldo as your favorite, you will know whether he is in the lineup or as a substitute if he scores a goal if he grabs an assist. Also if he is given a card during the match you will get a notification on your device. It’s a user-friendly application for all football lovers. You will also get the latest news about your favorite teams.

Goal.com – Goal Live scored and Goal.com are the two applications for football. Both give you live scores, team news, and much more just like fotmob.Goal.com also provides team formation, top players, Head-to-head data of two teams, and much more to its users.

Last season form

Sparta Rotterdam had a poor start to the new season. They have only one point in three games that they have played. Sparta is yet to win a game this season. The recent loss was against Go Ahead Eagles which ended 2-0. In the opening match, they were thrashed by FC Utrecht.

In the previous season. Sparta ended the season in the top 10. They had 47 points after 34 games. Sparta finished in the 8th position. They had won 13 and lost 13 in the league. The goal difference was +1 at the end of 34 games. This season the start is poor. However, anything can happen and Sparta fans would be looking for a good finish at the end of the season.

Key players

Henk Fraser is the manager of the club since 2018. The key players for him would be Bart Vriends, Vito Van Crooij, Mario Engles, Laros Duarte, Mica into, and Dirk Abels. Bart has already scored a goal for Sparta in the new season. Henk would be looking for the first win after the international break.

Where I can watch the highlights of Sparta Rotterdam?

You can watch the highlights of Sparta Rotterdam on their official youtube channel. The highlights are also available on their website as well as on youtube.

Another option would be the official League application. They have the highlights of all the teams in the competition. 

Fox sports website is one of the websites where you can find scores, live streams, and much more. They also have the highlights of your favorite club.