SC Veendam

Full name

SportClub Veendam

Nickname(s)

Veenkolonialen
Black Yellow Angels

Founded

4 September 1894

Dissolved

25 March 2013^[1]

Ground

De Langeleegte
Veendam

Capacity

6,500

Home colours

Away colours

SC Veendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛs seː veːnˈdɑm]) was a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, established in 1894 and dissolved in 2013. The club's official colours were black and yellow.

History

Old club logo, under the denomination of BV Veendam

The club was founded on 4 September 1894, which makes it one of the oldest professional Dutch football clubs. The club's first name was Look-Out, which was changed to Prinses Juliana Veendam (Princess Juliana Veendam) in 1909, which soon became simply Veendam. Veendam became professional in 1954, when the Dutch professional league was introduced. The professional branch of the club left the club in 1974, to form Sportclub Veendam. The amateur branch became Veendam 1894. Sportclub Veendam would later become Betaalde Voetbal Veendam, more commonly known as BV Veendam.

The club has spent the largest part of its professional existence (42 seasons) in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club has spent six seasons in the Second Division, and has played in the Eredivisie for three seasons: 1954–55 (13th), 1986–87 (17th) and 1988–89 (18th).

During the 2009–10 season, a number of financial issues emerged at Veendam, and on 28 April 2010 (only days after the end of the 2009–10 Eerste Divisie) the club was requested to be declared bankrupt due to excessive debts.^[2] On 12 May 2010, BV Veendam was ultimately declared bankrupt, an event that threatened to put an end to the club's 115-year history.^[3] However, the verdict was later overturned on appeal, after the club managed to collect enough money to pay off most of its debts before the deadline of 2 June.^[4]^[5] In 2011, the club changed its name from BV Veendam to SC Veendam.^[6] Veendam's main rival was FC Emmen from Emmen. Renewed funding problems made the club file for bankruptcy, which was declared on 25 March 2013.^[1]

Honours

Promoted to Eredivisie
- Promotion: 1986, 1988

Promoted to Eerste Divisie
- Promotion: 1959, 1968

Results

Season	League	Rank	Games	Points	GF	GA	Manager	Topscorer	Goals
1990–91	Eerste divisie	18	38	25	47	78	Thiemo Meertens	Lee Payne	10
1991–92	Eerste divisie	12	38	40	48	49	Theo Verlangen	Willem Brouwer	12
1992–93	Eerste divisie	16	34	22	32	60	Theo Verlangen	Willem Brouwer	9
1993–94	Eerste divisie	17	34	23	39	57	Henk Nienhuis	Willem Brouwer	11
1994–95	Eerste divisie	8	34	38	54	41	Jan Schulting	Joseph Oosting Bert Zuurman	11
1995–96	Eerste divisie	4	34	58	48	35	Jan Schulting	Lesmond Prinsen	6
1996–97	Eerste divisie	10	34	49	44	35	Jan Schulting	Hennie Meijer	14
1997–98	Eerste divisie	12	34	45	51	55	Henk Bodewes	Bert Zuurman	16
1998–99	Eerste divisie	13	34	39	47	54	Henk Bodewes	Marnix Kolder Bob Mulder	8
1999-00	Eerste divisie	12	34	41	50	61	Azing Griever	Marnix Kolder	8
2000–01	Eerste divisie	14	34	39	54	69	Martin Koopman	Ivan Tsvetkov	18
2001–02	Eerste divisie	11	34	45	60	62	Martin Koopman	Ivan Tsvetkov	22
2002–03	Eerste divisie	17	34	32	37	66	Jan Korte	Rick Slor	4
2003–04	Eerste divisie	14	36	34	44	71	Jan Korte	Ronald Hamming	21
2004–05	Eerste divisie	11	36	45	47	56	Jan Korte	Ronald Hamming	16
2005–06	Eerste divisie	14	38	51	54	60	Joop Gall	Ronald Hamming	14
2006–07	Eerste divisie	8	38	55	57	50	Joop Gall	Marnix Kolder	15
2007–08	Eerste divisie	15	38	44^[7]	57	67	Joop Gall	Mark Veldmate	11
2008–09	Eerste divisie	19	38	36^[8]	46	67	Joop Gall	Michiel Hemmen	7
2009–10	Eerste divisie	9	36	52	57	48	Joop Gall	Michael de Leeuw	25
2010–11	Eerste divisie	4	34	53	54	44	Gert Heerkes	Michael de Leeuw	13
2011–12	Eerste divisie	16	34	22	42	67	Gert Heerkes	Anco Jansen	10

Below is a table with Veendam's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2010–11	fourth round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2008–09	second round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2007–08	third round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2006–07	second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2005–06	second round
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2003–04	third round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2001–02	third round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2000–01	second round
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1999–2000	third round
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1998–99	second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1997–98	second round
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1996–97	second round
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1995–96	group stage
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1993–94	second round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1992–93	third round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1990–91	first round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1987–88	second round
1986–87 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1986–87	second round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	4th	Eredivisie (winning promotion competition)	1985–86	second round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1984–85	first round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1982–83	round of 16
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1981–82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1980–81	second round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1979–80	first round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1978–79	second round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1977–78	quarter final
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1976–77	first round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	1973–74	first round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1972–73	round of 16
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1969–70	first round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1968–69	first round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	3rd	Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off)	1967–68	quarter final
1966–67 Tweede Divisie	5th	promotion competition: no promotion	1966–67	did not participate
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	6th	–	1965–66	round of 16
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	15th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1964–65	round of 16
1963–64 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1963–64	quarter final
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1962–63	second round
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	5th (group A)	–	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	13th (group A)	–	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	15th (group A)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Tweede Divisie	2nd (group B)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1958–59	?
1957–58 Tweede Divisie	6th (group B)	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Tweede Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1956–57	?

Former players

Notes and references

↑ 1.0 1.1 Reddingsactie mislukt: SC Veendam is definitief failliet, Voetbal International, 2 April 2013
↑ "Last chance for Veendam football club". DutchNews.nl. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
↑ "Veendam na 115 jaar ten onder" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
↑ "Sluitende begroting Veendam" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
↑ "Rechter stelt Veendam in gelijk" (in Dutch). Jupiler League. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
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↑ BV Veendam and AGOVV Apeldoorn were deducted three points for financial irregularities
↑ Three points deducted during the season

Lee Payne

External links

Official website