Fortuna Sittard is a football club from Sittard, in the south of Limburg. The club was founded in 1968 after a merger between Fortuna ’54 and Sittardia. They play their home games in the Fortuna Sittard Stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 12,500 spectators.

Fortuna is a typical local club, with a loyal and fanatical following from the region. The club had a hard time for years, with financial problems and relegations, but managed to fight its way back to the Eredivisie at the end of the 2010s. Since then, Fortuna has been working on building a stable future in the highest division.

The club has a glorious past with players such as Fernando Ricksen and Mark van Bommel. Nowadays, Fortuna is mainly known for hard work, fighting and bringing in creative players from home and abroad.