Erve Asito, formerly the Polman Stadion, is a multi-use stadium in Almelo, Netherlands.
It is currently used mostly for football matches.
The stadium has a capacity of 12.080 spectators and was built in 1999.
It is the official stadium of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.
The stadium was opened on 10 September 1999 followed by the opening match against FC Zwolle.
Heracles player Job ten Thije scored the first goal in the Polman Stadium.
In 2005 the capacity of the stadium was expanded from 6,900 to 8,500 seats of which 400 are available for the supporters of the visiting team.
In 2015 the capacity was expanded to 12,080 seats.
On 1 July 2019, the name of the stadium was changed to Erve Asito as part of a 10-year sponsorship agreement.
Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903.
The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941.
Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004-05 season, gaining promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in 28 years.
The club remained in the top division for 17 seasons before suffering relegation at the end of the 2021-22 season.
In 2012, they reached the KNVB Cup final for the first time in the club's history, losing to PSV in the final.
The club was founded on 3 May 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus.
They changed their name on 1 July 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998.
Heracles finished sixth in the Eredivisie during the 2015-16 season, qualifying for the end of season European play-offs.
The club first defeated FC Groningen and then FC Utrecht and thus qualified for the first time in club history for European football, starting in the third qualifying round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League.
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