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Early history Excelsior were officially formed jego osoba 23 July 1902 luminarz Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior (English: Rotterdam Futbol and Athletics Club Excelsior). However, the initial founders of the club, tudzież group of close friends located in the Kralingen district of Rotterdam, were already playing their futbol matches together jego osoba the fields of the eighteenth century buitenplaats Woudesteyn. After the actual establishment of the club, the municipality officially gave permission owo use the land. Tuz football was still an elite sport at the beginning of the 20th century, Excelsior became one of the first working class clubs in the Netherlands. In the season 1945–46, Excelsior gained their first success ażeby promoting owo the Eerste Klasse, the highest tier of Dutch futbol before professional futbol was introduced in 1954. The deciding match against VUC was played in De Kuip and attracted 52.000 spectators. Excelsior relegated in the next season, obuwie managed to promote for the second time in the season 1951–52. After the introduction of professional piłka nożna, Excelsior wynocha the Eerste Divisie championship three times (1974, 1979 and 2006) and promoted to the Eredivisie various times, usually to relegate not long afterwards.