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ACLO Sports facilities

The ACLO sports centre is founded in 1945 and is the biggest student sports organization of Europe. Here, 21,000 students, mostly from the University of Groningen and the Hanze University Groningen can enjoy sport more than 15 hours a day, almost every day of the year. The ACLO is a place where you can participate in more than 100 types of sports in a fun setting. Here you will find an alphabetical list of sports that are available.

ACLO Sports card

If you study at the University of Groningen, you can buy an ACLO Sports Subscription for a discount price by logging into the ACLO app with your RUG account. If you did not receive your student account yet, you can bring your exchange acceptance letter and an ID card to the Sports Centre. 

  • General hours – classes you can just go to and participate in
  • Courses –  you have to register in advance in the app if you wish to follow one or more courses (they last for five or ten weeks depending on the sport you choose)
  • Sports associations – there are 49 associations affiliated with the ACLO. They offer a variety of different sports, all with student-priced membership fees and with student-run boards
  • Free hours – if you want to play tennis, squash, football or something else with your friends, make a reservation in the app or on the website
  • Student sports events - that you participate in individually or with your own team  

Address

Blauwborgje 16, 9747 AC, Groningen (Zernike Campus)Tel: +31 (0) 50 363 46 41

Last modified:02 May 2025 09.54 a.m.