Papendal

Papendal Sports Centre

Just west of Arnhem, set amidst the beautiful forests of the Veluwe National Park, the Papendal Sports Centre of the Dutch Olympic Sports Federation has been hosting football teams from around the world since the 1970s. The youth and senior teams of Dutch professional club Vitesse Arnhem use this as a training base throughout the season.

Training base of the Vitesse Arnhem First Team
Top quality on site football pitches

Largest elite sports training centre in the Netherlands
Outstanding multi-sports facilities

The Football Package

The Papendal National Sports Centre has a total of eight football fields, five of which are used as a base by the first team and Academy of Vitesse Arnhem. You will be able to hold your own training sessions here, use meeting rooms for tactical analysis and enjoy professional coaching sessions on request, and subject to availability. Papendal is the largest elite sports complex in Holland and boasts outstanding sports training facilities for a multitude of sports. By enjoying the outstanding facilities here, you will be joining top teams who have stayed here in recent years including Barcelona, Benfica, Rangers and Spurs.