| Full name | Haagsche Football Club Alles Door Oefening Den Haag |
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| Short name | ADO Den Haag | |||
| Founded | February 1, 1905 | |||
| Ground | Kyocera Stadion (Capacity: 15,000) |
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| Chairman | Mark van der Kallen | |||
| Manager | Maurice Steijn | |||
| League | Eredivisie | |||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie, 7th | |||
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Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑləs ˈdʊːr ˈufəˌnɪŋ dɛn ˈɦaːχ]), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːdo dɛn ˈɦaːχ]), is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː dɛn ˈɦaːχ]), with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club. Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been able to match AFC Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie or in European competition. There is nonetheless a big rivalry with Ajax and Feyenoord. The words Alles Door Oefening translates into Everything Through Practice in Dutch.
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The club was founded in 1905, but from the outset, they found difficulty competing with other major Dutch teams. This was partly due to the popularity of cricket in the city.
ADO Den Haag won the Dutch national football title in 1942 and 1943 and the KNVB Cup in 1968 and 1975 (under the name FC Den Haag). Their greatest European success was a quarter-final game against West Ham United for the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976. A 4–2 win in The Hague followed by a 3–1 defeat in London meant elimination.
ADO supporters have strong links with Welsh club Swansea City. Flags of the respective clubs are often flown at the matches of the other club, and both clubs regularly hold pre-season friendly matches. Legia Warszawa (Poland), Club Brugge (Belgium), and Juventus (Italy) also share strong supporter links with ADO Den Haag.
After a long spell in the country's second tier of league football, ADO Den Haag played four seasons in the Eredivisie then were relegated again in the 2006–07 season. However, after finishing 6th in the 2007–08 season, they went on to win the play-offs, meaning promotion back to the Eredivisie for 2008–09. The club's new home is the 15,000 seater Kyocera Stadion; formerly known as the Den Haag Stadion. They used to play the home games at the Zuiderpark Stadion. Their home colors are yellow and green. They started the 2008–09 season with two wins, which put them on top of the Eredivisie for the first time in 32 years. In the season 2009–2010 the average attendance was 11,745 people.
The team had a great success in season 2010 - 2011. Beating rival AFC Ajax 2 times was one of the best results that year. ADO Den Haag ended 7th in the Eredivisie and won the play-offs (beating Roda JC and FC Groningen) which offered the last Dutch Europa League ticket. They won the first matches against FK Tauras (3-2 , 2-0) but lost the first away leg for the third qualifying round against AC Omonia Nicosia, by 3-0, at Nicosia.
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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| 2011–12 | Q2 | Tauras | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 |
| Q3 | Omonia | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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| 1968–69 | 1 | Grazer AK | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
Below is a table with ADO Den Haag's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie | 7th | Europa League (winning EL play-offs) (Q2) | 2010–11 | fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 2009–10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 2008–09 | round of 16 |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) | 2007–08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2006–07 | third round |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 2005–06 | third round |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 2004–05 | quarter final |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 2003–04 | second round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 2002–03 | round of 16 |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2001–02 | second round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2000–01 | second round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1999–2000 | third round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 1998–99 | second round |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1997–98 | second round |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1996–97 | group stage |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1995–96 | round of 16 |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1994–95 | round of 16 |
| 1993–94 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1993–94 | quarter final |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie | 8th | – | 1992–93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie (losing prom./relegation play-off) | 1991–92 | third round |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1990–91 | round of 16 |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1989–90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1988–89 | semi-final |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1987–88 | round of 16 |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 14th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1986–87 | final |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1985–86 | semi-final |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1984–85 | second round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1983–84 | round of 16 |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1982–83 | round of 16 |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1981–82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1980–81 | second round |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1979–80 | quarter final |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1978–79 | round of 16 |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1977–78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1976–77 | semi-final |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1975–76 | round of 16 |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 10th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1974–75 | winners |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 1973–74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1972–73 | quarter final |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 5th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1971–72 | final |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
3rd 15th |
UEFA Cup – |
1970–71 | quarter final round of 16 |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 9th |
– | 1969–70 | quarter final first round |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 10th |
– | 1968–69 | round of 16 first round |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1967–68 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 1st |
Cup Winners' Cup Eredivisie (promotion) |
1967–68 | winners group stage |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 3rd |
– | 1966–67 | round of 16 first round |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 11th |
– | 1965–66 | final group stage |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 13th |
– | 1964–65 | second round quarter final |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 3rd |
– | 1963–64 | final round of 16 |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 11th |
– | 1962–63 | final third round |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
15th 7th (group B) |
– – (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) |
1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
11th 14th (group B) |
– | 1960–61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1959–60 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
12th 7th (group B) |
– | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
13th 18th |
– Eerste Divisie (relegation) |
1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
6th 1st (group B) |
– Eredivisie (promotion) |
1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
1st 10th |
Eredivisie (promotion) – |
1956–57 | ? |
As of 4 January, 2012.
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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