SC Heerenveen

sc Heerenveen

Full name	Sportclub Heerenveen
Founded	July 20, 1920
Ground	Abe Lenstra Stadion Heerenveen (Capacity: 26,100)
Chairman	None. Tasks are carried out by Yme Kuiper, Henk Hoekstra en Jan van Erve
Manager	Trond Sollied
League	Eredivisie
2007/2008	Eredivisie, 5th
Home colours Away colours

sc Heerenveen (Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie.

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and crest 3 Achievements 4 Current squad 4.1 Out on loan 4.2 Reserve Squad 5 Managers 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

History

SC Heerenveen was on founded on July 20 1920 in the town of Heerenveen, Friesland as Athleta.^[1] They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922.^[1] Whilst the Netherlands was occupied by Germany Heerenveen won three successive North of the Netherlands championships, and following the end of the Second World War they went on to win the same title six times in a row; the club's dominance partly ascribed to the presence in the team of Abe Lenstra.^[1] During this period Lenstra led Heerenveen to a famous victory over AFC Ajax in one of the most noted games in Dutch domestic football history.^[2] Trailing 1–5 with 25 minutes remaining, the Frisian team inexplicably fought back for a 6–5 victory.^[2]

During the 1950s Heerenveen regional dominance faded and after Dutch football turned professional Lenstra left to join Sportclub Enschede, before the club he departed was relegated to the Tweede Divisie.^[1] By the end of the decade Heerenveen were in the Eerste Divisie, but they found themselves relegated again.^[1] In 1969-70 the Frisian club won the Tweede Divisie to return to the Eerste Divisie and for two seasons in the 1970s were close to achieving promotion to the Eredivisie.^[1] By 1974 the club were in financial trouble and to ensure survival was split into amateur and professional sections, the professional part being renamed sc Heerenveen.^[1]

In the 1980s Heerenveen twice made the promotion playoffs, but were unsuccessful both times.^[1] They finally reached the Eredivisie in 1990, becoming the first Frisian club to reach the top level, at the expense of near-neighbours Cambuur Leeuwarden.^[2] The achievement was overseen by Frisian coach Foppe de Haan. Heerenveen's first season in the Netherlands' top division was not at all successful and they were relegated, before returning in 1993, though they reached the final of the KNVB Cup whilst still an Eerste Divisie club.^[2] Having established themselves as a top-flight club Heerenveen moved to a new stadium, named after their most celebrated player, the Abe Lenstra Stadion and reched the final of the KNVB Cup for a second time.^[2] Heerenveen became regular competitors in the UEFA Cup, and in 1999–2000 finished second in the Eredivise, their highest ever finish, and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.^[1]

The club was led from 1983 until September 2006 by president Riemer van der Velde, the longest tenure of any president with a professional club in the Netherlands.

Colours and crest

The crest on the club emblem is the symbol of the flag of Friesland.

Achievements

• Eredivisie runner-up: 1
  

1999-2000

• KNVB Cup runner-up: 2
  

1992-93, 1996-97

• Tweede Divisie: 1
  

1969-70

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Kenny Steppe 2 DF Milan Kopic 3 DF Kristian Bak Nielsen 4 DF Michel Breuer (captain) 5 DF Michael Dingsdag 6 MF Mika Väyrynen 8 FW Roy Beerens 9 MF Geert Arend Roorda 10 MF Danijel Pranjić 11 MF André Hanssen 12 FW Paulo Henrique 13 FW Tarik Elyounoussi 15 MF Michal Švec

No. Position Player 16 DF Calvin Jong-a-Pin 17 MF Christian Grindheim 18 FW Pedro Beda 19 DF Daryl Janmaat 20 DF Goran Popov 21 FW Bonaventure Kalou 22 DF Henrico Drost 23 DF Lazaro 25 GK Brian Vandenbussche 27 GK Agil Etemadi 31 MF Arnar Smárason 35 FW Gerald Sibon 44 FW Paweł Wojciechowski MF Viktor Elm

Out on loan

No. Position Player –– DF Jeroen Drost (on loan to Vitesse) –– DF Timmi Johansen (on loan to Odense BK) –– DF Cecilio Lopes (on loan to FC Volendam)

No. Position Player –– FW Niklas Tarvajärvi (on loan to Vitesse) –– MF Oguzhan Türk (on loan to Go Ahead Eagles)

Reserve Squad

No. Position Player 26 GK Harm Zeinstra 29 FW Donovan Deekman 30 MF Reza Ghoochannejhad 32 DF Robin Huisman de Jong 36 DF Sofian Akouili 37 MF Xander Houtkoop 38 DF Arjen Bergsma 39 FW Michel Poldervaart 40 DF Lesly Fellinga

No. Position Player 41 MF Johnny de Vries 42 FW Samuel Armenteros –– DF Pele van Anholt –– MF Bart de Groot –– MF Björn Jónsson –– MF Richard Stolte –– MF Rico Wolven –– MF Tobias Kainz

Managers

• Bob Kelly, 1954-55
• Volgert Ris, 1955-58
• Siem Plooijer, 1958-61
• Arie de Vroet, 1961-63
• Evert Mur, 1963-65
• Laszlo Zalai, 1965-66
• Ron Groenewoud, 1966-67
• Evert Teunissen, 1967-69
• Bas Paauwe jr., 1969-71
• Meg de Jongh, 1971-73
• Laszlo Zalai, 1973-78
• Jan Teunissen, 1978-80
• Hylke Kerkstra, 1980
• Henk van Brussel, 1980-85
• Foppe de Haan, 1985-88
• Ted Immers, 1988-89
• Ab Gritter, 1989-90
• Fritz Korbach, 1990-93
• Foppe de Haan, 1993-2004
• Gertjan Verbeek, 2004-2008 ^[3]
• Trond Sollied, 2008-present

See also

• Dutch football league teams

References

External links

• Official website of sc Heerenveen (Dutch) / (English)
• Official website of the supportsclub of sc Heerenveen (Dutch)
• Feanfans (Dutch) / (English)
• Fansite Nieuw Noord of sc Heerenveen (Dutch)
• Fansite of sc Heerenveen (Dutch)
• Fansite of sc Heerenveen (Dutch)
• Fansite of sc Heerenveen with news, pictures and a forum (Dutch)
• Fansite of sc Heerenveen (Dutch)
• sc Heerenveen Forum (Dutch) / (English)

Eredivisie 2008-09
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Division 1/Eredivisie Seasons
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Football competitions in the Netherlands
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UEFA Cup 2008–09
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