De Kromkamp

The ground in the database known as 'De Kromkamp' is a muddle. The name belongs to Jan Kromkamp, the former FC Utrecht and Netherlands defender from Venray, not a pitch in that town. The club VV UNA, however, plays in Veldhoven, and their home is Sportpark Zeelst. That is the place with the artificial surface and the address Sportlaan 3, where the club's website points. The capacity listed for the misnamed venue is 3000, but that figure comes from a link that probably points to nothing at all. It is safer to leave it out.

What the photographs show is a different story. One picture captures a player in a yellow shirt with the Feyenoord crest. Another shows a match in progress, or perhaps a warm-up, where players in black and white kits applaud. The stands in the background are concrete, simple and functional. There is no roof over the main seating area in that shot, just a flat edge against the sky. A steward in a fluorescent vest can be seen, and the crowd is close to the action, typical of a local club rather than a professional arena. The game appears to have been played on a synthetic surface, which aligns with the facts about VV UNA's ground.

The confusion started because the database tried to link a non-existent club in Venray to a name. The reality is that VV UNA was founded in 1929 and has been based in Zeelst for decades. The stadium itself has no official name beyond the park it sits in. There are no former names to recount, and the year the site opened is not recorded anywhere. The only clear fact is the address and the fact that it is used by a club that has survived since the early tw