Kalverdijkje Explained

Kalverdijkje
Address:Kalverdijkje 77A
Location:Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Coordinates:53.212°N 5.8261°W
Type:Indoor hall
Swimming pool
Expanded:2014
Owner:Municipality-owned
Operator:BV Sport
Capacity:1,700
Tenants:Aris Leeuwarden (2004–present)

The Kalverdijkje is an indoor sports complex in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The complex has a swimming pool, and hosts basketball, volleyball and korfball matches. It is the home arena of professional basketball club Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.

The Kalverdijkje has two halls, the Egelantierhal and the Schieringenhal; the latter is used most. Aris Leeuwarden plays its home games in this hall, which has a capacity of 1,700 people.[1] Before its expansion in 2014, it had a capacity of 1,000 people.[2]

On 29 September 2017, the Donar basketball team from played one Basketball Champions League qualifying game in the Kalverdijkje against CB Estudiantes.

Sporting events

DatesEventSport
5–15 January1989 FIFA Futsal World ChampionshipFutsal
15–23 May2013 DBL FinalsBasketball

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sportcomplex Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden . BVSport.nl . nl . 17 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129052658/http://www.bvsport.nl/nl/Sportaccommodaties/Sporthallen/sportcentrumkalverdijkje . April 23, 2020 . November 29, 2012.