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In 1935, Feijenoord player Puck van Heel hit the first pole on their way into their new stadium.

The stadium was opened on 27 March 1937 and Beerschot was beaten by 5 goals to 2, Leen Vente scored the first goal in De Kuip.

Already in the very beginning the stadium was sold out on several occasions and other events held at de Kuip also gained lots of attendance.

During the second World War the stadium was one of the few locations which was not bombed, however the Nazis occupied the stadium.

After the war De Kuip became popular location once again.

In 1949 the attendance record was broken during the match to decide the Dutch championship between SVV Schiedam and SC Heerenveen ; 64, 368 fans visited the match.