FC Lienden

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FC Lienden
Full name FC Lienden
Nickname(s) Chelsea van de Betuwe
Founded August 1, 1930
Ground Sportpark de Abdijhof
Lienden, Netherlands
Ground 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 Netherlands GK Armand van den Top
2 Netherlands DF Jory ten Brinke
3 Netherlands DF Jordy Brands
4 Netherlands DF Dominique Vos
5 Netherlands DF Jaap Davids
6 Netherlands MF Sander ter Maat
7 Netherlands FW Christiaan Cicek
8 Ghana MF Solomon Caulley
9 Netherlands FW Jeroen van de Kerkhof (captain)
10 Netherlands MF John van Loenhout
11 Netherlands FW Eddy Putter
12 Netherlands FW Roël Fernand
13 Netherlands MF Willem Hupkes
No. Position Player
14 Netherlands DF Jeffrey Arends
15 Netherlands FW Erik de Kruijk
16 Netherlands FW Sven van Ingen
17 Netherlands DF Pieter Kuijpers
18 Netherlands FW Gerrit Jan Bartels
19 Netherlands MF Marc Harlaux
20 Netherlands MF Mohammed Ajiach
21 Netherlands GK Kevin Moeliker
22 Netherlands GK Berry Peters
23 Netherlands MF Niek Ripson
24 Netherlands FW Fouad El Morabet
25 Netherlands MF Julien van Diest
26 Netherlands MF Fathi Ben-Ahmed

Notable players

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