FC Lienden

FC Lienden
Full name FC Lienden
Nickname(s) Chelsea van de Betuwe
Founded August 1, 1930
Ground Sportpark de Abdijhof
Lienden, Netherlands
(Capacity: 2,400)
Chairman Dick van Ommeren
Manager Jan Veldhuizen
League Topklasse
2009–10 Hoofdklasse Sunday C, 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

FC Lienden is a football club from Lienden, the Netherlands. The club, established on August 1, 1930, currently plays in the Topklasse.

In recent years, the club saw a rise through the Dutch football pyramid, upunder the guidance of former professional player Hans Kraay, Jr., who served as head coach from 2004 to 2011.

On 12 November 2008 the club became famous nationwide by defeating Eredivisie squad Vitesse by 1-0 in the third round of the Dutch domestic cup. In the round of 16 they were defeated 2-0 by Roda JC after extra time.

In 2010 the club was promoted to the Topklasse, the newly-established semi-professional Dutch third tier.

Current 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
1 GK Armand van den Top
2 DF Jory ten Brinke
3 DF Jordy Brands
4 DF Dominique Vos
5 DF Jaap Davids
6 MF Sander ter Maat
7 FW Christiaan Cicek
8 MF Solomon Caulley
9 FW Jeroen van de Kerkhof (captain)
10 MF John van Loenhout
11 FW Eddy Putter
12 FW Roël Fernand
13 MF Willem Hupkes
No. Position Player
14 DF Jeffrey Arends
15 FW Erik de Kruijk
16 FW Sven van Ingen
17 DF Pieter Kuijpers
18 FW Gerrit Jan Bartels
19 MF Marc Harlaux
20 MF Mohammed Ajiach
21 GK Kevin Moeliker
22 GK Berry Peters
23 MF Niek Ripson
24 FW Fouad El Morabet
25 MF Julien van Diest
26 MF Fathi Ben-Ahmed

Notable players

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