De Graafschap

De Graafschap

Full name	Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap
Nickname(s)	Superboeren (Super Farmers)
Founded	February 1, 1954; 58 years ago (1954-02-01)
Ground	De Vijverberg Doetinchem (Capacity: 12,600)
Chairman	Clémence Ross
Manager	Andries Ulderink
League	Eredivisie
2010–11	Eredivisie, 14th
Home colours Away colours

De Graafschap (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɣraːf.ˌsχɑp]) is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000. The name of the club means The County in Dutch although they are nicknamed the 'Superboeren' ('Super Farmers').

While not a large club by European club football standards, this club has remained a semi-regular fixture in the Dutch Eredivisie (top league); although to date, it has never won any silverware of importance. De Graafschap is a club with a lot of tradition, however, with players such as the former PSV coach Guus Hiddink ensuring exciting football being played. It also has a large stadium and a large fanbase when compared to many other Dutch teams, particularly those in the Eerste Divisie. They have a fierce rivalry with Vitesse Arnhem.

In 2005, its first season back in the top flight, De Graafschap lost out in the Dutch play-offs and were relegated from the Eredivisie. In 2003, it was defeated again in the playoffs, this time as a promotion candidate.

They were crowned champions of the Eerste Divisie for the 2009-10 season and currently play in the Eredivisie.

Their colors are blue and white hooped shirts with white shorts and blue socks.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Results 3 Current squad 3.1 Out on loan 4 Reserves squad 5 Former managers 6 Notable players 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

Honours

• Eerste Divisie
  • Winner: 1991, 2007, 2010

• Tweede Divisie
  • Winner: 1969

• Promoted to Eredivisie
  • Promotion: 1973, 1981, 1995, 2004, 2010

• Promoted to Eerste Divisie
  • Promotion: 1966

Results

Season	League	Rank	Games	Points	GF	GA	Manager	Topscorer	Goals
1999-00	Eredivisie	14	34	33	41	60	Rob McDonald	Eric Viscaal	10
2000-01	Eredivisie	15	34	31	44	66	Jurrie Koolhof	Marino Promes	8
2001-02	Eredivisie	14	34	37	43	55	Jurrie Koolhof	Martijn Meerdink	10
2002-03	Eredivisie	18	34	23	35	84	Peter Bosz	Hans van de Haar	11
2003-04	Eerste divisie	6	36	64	63	43	Frans Adelaar	Jhon van Beukering / Hilmi Mihci	9
2004-05	Eredivisie	17	34	23	32	78	Gert Kruys / Andries Ulderink	Jhon van Beukering	9
2005-06	Eerste divisie	5	38	62	63	51	Jan de Jonge	Donny de Groot	13
2006-07	Eerste divisie	1	38	83	88	41	Jan de Jonge	Berry Powel	29
2007-08	Eredivisie	16	34	30	33	64	Jan de Jonge	Donny de Groot	8
2008-09	Eredivisie	17	34	30	24	58	Henk van Stee / Darije Kalezic	Jason Oost / Ben Sahar	5
2009-10	Eerste divisie	1	38	81	85	34	Darije Kalezic	Hugo Bargas	16
2010-11	Eredivisie	14	34	38	31	56	Darije Kalezic	Rydell Poepon	12

Below is a table with De Graafschap's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie	14th	-	2010-11	third round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2009-10	second round
2008–09 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2008-09	quarter final
2007–08 Eredivisie	16th	- (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2007-08	third round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2006-07	round of 16
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2005-06	DSQ
2004–05 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2004-05	second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	6th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	2003-04	second round
2002–03 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2002-03	round of 16
2001–02 Eredivisie	14th	-	2001-02	third round
2000–01 Eredivisie	15th	-	2000-01	second round
1999–2000 Eredivisie	14th	-	1999-2000	second round
1998–99 Eredivisie	13th	-	1998-99	second round
1997–98 Eredivisie	11th	-	1997-98	second round
1996–97 Eredivisie	8th	-	1996-97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	14th	-	1995-96	round of 16
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1994-95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1993-94	round of 16
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1992-93	third round
1991–92 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1991-92	second round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1990-91	round of 16
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	7th	-	1989-90	first round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	9th	-	1988-89	first round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1987-88	second round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	10th	-	1986-87	round of 16
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	9th	-	1985-86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1984-85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1983-84	round of 16
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	14th	-	1982-83	round of 16
1981–82 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1981-82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	7th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1980-81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1979-80	second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1978-79	round of 16
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	14th	-	1977-78	first round
1976–77 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1976-77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	12th	-	1975-76	quarter final
1974–75 Eredivisie	13th	-	1974-75	second round
1973–74 Eredivisie	14th	-	1973-74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	4th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1972-73	first round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	11th	-	1971-72	DNC
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	16th	-	1970-71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	9th	-	1969-70	round of 16
1968–69 Tweede Divisie	1st	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1968-69	first round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	6th	-	1967-68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	18th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1966-67	DNC
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	2nd (group A)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1965-66	round of 16
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	11th (group A)	-	1964-65	first round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	5th (group B)	-	1963-64	first round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	15th (group A)	-	1962-63	third round
1961–62 Tweede Divisie	10th	-	1961-62	?
1960–61 Tweede Divisie	11th	-	1960-61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	17th (group B)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	14th (group A)	-	1958-59	?
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	4th (group A)	-	1957-58	?
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	10th (group A)	-	1956-57	?

Current squad

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2009 and List of Dutch football transfers winter 2009-10.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Joost Terol 2 DF Muslu Nalbantoğlu (vice-captain) 3 DF Vito Wormgoor 4 DF Jan-Paul Saeijs 5 DF Purrel Fränkel 6 MF Jussi Kujala 7 DF Xhelil Abdulla 8 MF Michael de Leeuw 9 FW Rydell Poepon 10 MF Anco Jansen 11 FW Nenad Srećković 12 GK Yves De Winter

No. Position Player 13 MF Rogier Meijer (captain) 14 FW Soufian El Hassnaoui 15 DF Ties Evers 17 DF Jochem Jansen 18 MF Sjoerd Overgoor 26 GK Jordy van de Kracht 28 MF Lion Kaak 29 MF Yuri Rose 31 DF Ted van de Pavert 32 DF Sander Keller (on loan from Xamax Neuchâtel) 33 FW Ziguy Badibanga (on loan from Anderlecht) 34 MF Gregor Breinburg

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 20 FW Kaye Coppoolse (to SC Veendam)

Reserves squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 16 FW Sam Hendriks 19 FW Wouter Jansen 21 MF Remco Beumer 22 FW Piotr Parzyszek 23 DF Kevin Ooms 24 DF Robin Pröpper

No. Position Player 25 DF Milo Pieplenbosch 27 MF Caner Cavlan 30 FW Remy Raterink 35 DF Jermo Wilsterman 36 DF Jan Willem Stronks 41 GK Bas Pol

Former managers

Leendert IJssennagger (1954-55) Heinz Huber (1955) Jan Poulus (1955-59) Wim Engel (1959) Eric Jones (1960-62) Evert Teunissen (1962-67) Ad Zonderland (1967-71) Bert van Lingen (1971) Piet de Visser (1971-74) Evert Teunissen (1974-76)

Ben Polák (1976, interim) Hans Dorjee (1976-77) Henk Ellens (1977-78) Pim van de Meent (1978-80) Huib Ruijgrok (1980-83) Sandor Popovics (1983-85) Henk van Brussel (1985-87) Pim Verbeek (1987-89) Ben Zweers (1989) Simon Kistemaker (1989-93)

Jan Versleijen (1993-94) Frans Körver (1994-95) Hans van Doorneveld (1995) Fritz Korbach (1995-98) Frans Thijssen (1999) Rob McDonald (1999-00) Jurrie Koolhof (2000, interim) Gerard Marsman (2000-01) Jurrie Koolhof (2001-02) Peter Bosz (2002-03)

Frans Adelaar (2003-04) Gert Kruys (2004-05) Andries Ulderink (2005, interim) Jan de Jonge (2005-08) Henk van Stee (2008-09) Darije Kalezić (2009-2011) Andries Ulderink (2011-)

Notable players

Diego Biseswar Foeke Booy René Bot Ernie Brandts Dave Bus Luuk de Jong Purrel Frankel Gerdo Hazelhekke Guus Hiddink Peter Hofstede Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Jurrie Koolhof Olaf Lindenbergh

Martijn Meerdink Patrick Paauwe Stefan Postma Richard Roelofsen Dick Schoenaker Sonny Silooy Edward Sturing Hans van de Haar Jean-Paul van Gastel Peter van Vossen Elfried Veldman Eric Viscaal Fabian Wilnis

Hugo Bargas Jason Čulina Steve De Ridder Magno Mocelin Mamadou Zongo Will Johnson Lasse Schøne Hazem Emam Loïc Loval Ben Sahar Oussama Assaidi Jason Polak Raymond Victoria Tomasz Rząsa Ricardo Sousa Komï Tchangai Ruslan Valeyev

See also

• Dutch football league teams

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Fansite Superboeren (Dutch)

References

Eredivisie 2011–12 ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda NEC PSV RKC Waalwijk Roda JC Twente Utrecht Vitesse VVV

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