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Sports

  • The city's major football club is ADO Den Haag. They play in the Eredivisie (the top division in the Netherlands). They are two time winners of the KNVB Cup and won the League twice in the era before professional football. They play their matches at the 15,000 seat Kyocera Stadion. There is an amateur football club HVV Den Haag. HVV was the most successful Dutch football club prior to World War I.
  • Cricket is traditionally one of the most popular sports in The Hague, with a number of strong teams from the Dutch league located there.
  • The local rugby union team is Haagsche Rugby Club (a.k.a. HRC) and has been in the Guinness Book of Records for becoming Dutch (in adult and youth) champions so often.
  • The ice hockey team is HYS The Hague.
  • The handball team is HV Hellas Den Haag, active in the top division.
  • The local American Football team is Den Haag Raiders'99.
  • Darts is another sport played in The Hague; its popularity was increased by Raymond Van Barneveld winning several World Championships.
  • The half marathon race CPC Loop Den Haag is held annually in The Hague
  • In 1994, The Hague held the FEI World Equestrian Games.

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