De Graafschap

Full name

Vereniging Betaald Voetbal
De Graafschap

Nickname(s)

Superboeren (Super Farmers or Super Peasants)

Founded

February 1, 1954

Ground

De Vijverberg
Doetinchem

Capacity

12,600

Chairman

Dick Chargois

Manager

Jan Vreman

League

Eerste Divisie

2013–14

Eerste Divisie, 7th

Home colours

Away colours

De Graafschap (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɣraːfsxɑp]) is a professional football club from Doetinchem, The Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. The stadium was opened on 12 August 2000 and stands on the site of the club's old pitch. The name of the club means "The County" in Dutch although they are nicknamed the Superboeren ("Super Farmers" or "Super Peasants").

While not a large club by European club football standards, the club has remained a semi-permanent 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; but players such as the former PSV coach Guus Hiddink ensure that exciting football is played. It also has a large stadium and a large fan base when compared to many other Dutch teams, particularly those in the Eerste Divisie. They have a fierce rivalry with Vitesse Arnhem.

In 2005, their first season back in the top flight, De Graafschap lost out in the 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. At the end of the 2011-12 season, De Graafschap were again relegated from the Eredivisie. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.

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

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	Top Scorer	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 Kalezić	Jason Oost / Ben Sahar	5
2009-10	Eerste divisie	1	38	81	85	34	Darije Kalezić	Hugo Bargas	16
2010-11	Eredivisie	14	34	38	31	56	Darije Kalezić	Rydell Poepon	12
2011-12	Eredivisie	17	34	24	36	74	Andries Ulderink / Richard Roelofsen	Michael de Leeuw	10
2012-13	Eerste divisie	8	30	45	57	41	Pieter Huistra	Anco Jansen	21
2013-14	Eerste divisie	7	38	58	67	48	Pieter Huistra / Jimmy Calderwood / Jan Vreman	Piotr Parzyszek	16

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
2011–12 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2011-12	quarter final
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

As of 1 August 2014

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2014

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hidde Jurjus
2	DF	Caner Cavlan
3	DF	Robin Pröpper
4	DF	Ted van de Pavert (vice-captain)
5	DF	Milan Massop
6	MF	Edwin Linssen (captain)
7	MF	Vlatko Lazić
8	MF	Karim Tarfi
9	FW	Vincent Vermeij
10	MF	Dean Koolhof
11	FW	Jerry van Ewijk
12	DF	Lars van Roon
14	MF	Santy Hulst
15	MF	Soufian Echcharaf
16	GK	Jasper Heusinkveld
17	MF	Kars Vierwind
18	MF	Lion Kaak
19	DF	Nathaniël Will

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Jordan García-Calvete
21	MF	Jeroen Meurs
22	GK	Jordy van de Kracht
23	FW	Kristopher Vida
24	DF	Jan Lammers
25	DF	Tolgahan Çiçek
26	DF	Dennis van der Lely
27	FW	Shant Bedrosian
28	MF	Mart de Jong
29	MF	Tom Menting
30	DF	Mart Raterink
31	FW	Tom Klein Kranenberg
32	GK	Pim te Loeke
33	MF	Mischa Boelens
34	MF	Tigran Gazarjan
35	DF	Bart Straalman
36	FW	Osama Ben Kaddour
39	FW	Tim Janssen

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 Polak (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 (2009–11)
Andries Ulderink (2011–12)
Richard Roelofsen (2012, interim)
Pieter Huistra (2012–2013)
Jan Vreman (2013–2014, interim)
Jimmy Calderwood (2014)

External links

Official website (Dutch)
Fansite Superboeren (Dutch)

References

De Graafschap – current squad

1 Jurjus
2 Cavlan
3 Pröpper
4 Van de Pavert
5 Massop
6 Linssen (c)
7 Lazić
8 Tarfi
9 Vermeij
10 Koolhof
11 Van Ewijk
12 Van Roon
14 Hulst
15 Echcharaf
16 Heusinkveld
17 Vierwind
18 Kaak
19 Will
20 García-Calvete
21 Meurs
22 Van de Kracht
23 Vida
24 Lammers
25 Çiçek
26 Van der Lely
27 Bedrosian
28 De Jong
29 Menting
30 Raterink
31 Klein Kranenberg
32 Te Loeke
33 Boelens
34 Gazarjan
35 Straalman
36 Ben Kaddour
39 Janssen
Manager: Vreman

Eerste Divisie · 2014–15

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Division 2/Eerste Divisie seasons

Football in the Netherlands

Overview

International

Men	Netherlands U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 Variants (Beach Futsal)

Women	Netherlands women

Leagues

Men	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse Zesde Klasse Zevende Klasse

Women	BeNe League (with Belgium, from 2012) Eredivisie (until 2012) Topklasse Hoofdklasse

Cups

Men	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield KNVB Amateur Cup KNVB District Cup KNVB Reserve Cup

Women	KNVB Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with Belgium)

Others