FC Eindhoven

FC Eindhoven
Full name Football Club Eindhoven
Nickname(s) Blauw-witten (Blue-Whites)
Founded November 16, 1909; 102 years ago (1909-11-16)
Ground Jan Louwers Stadion,
Eindhoven
(Capacity: 4,600)
Chairman Ed Creemers
Manager Ernest Faber
League Eerste Divisie
2010–11 Eerste Divisie, 12th
Home colours
Away colours

FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.

FC Eindhoven play their home games at Jan Louwers Stadion, on the southern part of the city. The club's official colours are blue and white, hence their nickname Blauw-Witten (The Blue-Whites).

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History

The club was founded on November 16, 1909 as EVV Eindhoven. In 1954, Eindhoven were the last Dutch league champions before the introduction of the professional league. After turning professional in 1954, the club played in the Eredivisie until 1957, when Eindhoven were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. In 1969 they were even relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Two years later, the club secured promotion back to the Eerste Divisie, and in 1975, Eindhoven were promoted to the Eredivisie. In 1977, Eindhoven were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie, where it have remained ever since.

FC Eindhoven's biggest rivalry is with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, against whom they contest the Lichtstad Derby ('City of Light Derby'). Like football rivalries in some other cities, such as Glasgow, the rivalry between Eindhoven and PSV has its origins in religion. Having always been a Roman Catholic stronghold, FC Eindhoven used to be a bigger club than PSV in the period between 1930 and 1955. PSV on the other hand, were of a more Protestant background, being connected with the Philips company.

In 2004, FC Eindhoven contracted a co-operation deal with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, meaning the possibility of swapping youth players between the two clubs; that co-operation ended in 2005. In the 2009-2010 season FC Eindhoven qualified for playoffs to advance to the Eredivisie. Eindhoven advanced past the first round defeating AGOVV Apeldoorn 4-2 goal aggregate. Eindhoven was pitted against possible relegation from Eredivisie club Willem II and were narrowly defeated 3-2 aggregate. So they will remain in the Eerste Divisie.

Honours

Results


Current squad

As of 1 August 2011

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.

No. Position Player
GK Jelle Merckx
GK Ruud Swinkels
GK Brahim Zaari
DF Jelle De Bock
DF Frank van Kouwen
DF Sjors Paridaans
DF Ruud van der Rijt
DF Justin Tahapary
DF Wesley Vanbelle
DF Joep Zweegers
MF Rob van Boekel
MF Emre Deniz
MF Theo Lucius
MF Youness Mokhtar (on loan from PSV)
MF Rinke Pennings
No. Position Player
MF Ivo Rossen (captain)
MF Jens van Son
MF Vinnie Vermeer
MF Joep van Vroenhoven
MF Jasper Waalkens
FW Alpha Ibrahim Bah
FW Irchandly Bazoer
FW Leon Kantelberg
FW Sherry Kindo Kamara
FW Serhat Koç
FW Jelle van Kruijssen
FW Josemar Makiavala
FW Patrick N'Koyi
FW Ratko Vansimpsen

Former managers

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