Emmen defeated CVV Germanicus with a score of 3-1. At the time, the stadium had a total capacity of 12,000 and featured a single seated stand with elevated standing terraces on the other sides. There was no professional football being played in Emmen yet. This would begin in 1985. During a promotion/relegation play-offs match against SC Heerenveen in 1990 a record attendance of 12,000 spectators filled the stadium.

In the early 1990s