Go Ahead Eagles
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| Full name | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
The pride of the IJssel Kowet | ||
| Founded | December 2, 1902 | ||
| Ground |
Adelaarshorst Deventer | ||
| Capacity | 10,400 | ||
| Chairman | Edwin Lugt | ||
| Manager | vacant | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie, 17th (relegated by play-offs) | ||
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The Go Ahead Eagles (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɡoː əˈɦɛt ˈiɡəls]) are a Dutch football club from Deventer, as of 2015 playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. The club won the national championship in 1917, 1922, 1930 and 1933.
They have produced a number of notable players, such as Raimond van der Gouw, René Eijkelkamp, Marc Overmars, Paul Bosvelt, Jan Kromkamp, Victor Sikora, Bert van Marwijk and Demy de Zeeuw, whilst providing Henk ten Cate and Leo Beenhakker with their first tastes of management.
History
The club was founded in 1902 as Be Quick, by the brothers 'Hollander'. The name was soon changed to Go Ahead at the request of the Dutch Football Association. The suffix Eagles was added in 1971, following a suggestion from the then coach, Barry Hughes.[1] The eagle is the charge in the coat of arms of the city of Deventer. After almost two decades in the second division, Go Ahead won promotion to the Eredivisie at the end of the 2012–13 season, winning the promotion play-offs.[2] The club will remain in the top division for the 2014–15 season having finished thirteenth in the 2013-14 Eredivisie.
The Go Ahead Eagles were famously the only side to defeat Ajax in any competition during the 1971–72 season, when they beat Ajax 3–2 at De Adelaarshorst in the Eredivisie. They have played in the Europacup II once, in the 1965–66 season. They lost in the first round to Celtic. Go Ahead Eagles will compete in Europe in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League due to the Netherlands' first place in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. National Fair Play winner FC Twente withdrew due to financial difficulties, making place for Go Ahead Eagles. However, they also suffered relegation after losing 2–0 on aggregate to De Graafschap in the May 2015 promotion/relegation play-offs.[3]
Honours
- Runners-up: 1964–65
- Winner: 1958–59
- Promoted to Eredivisie
Results
Below is a table with Go Ahead Eagles' domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
| 2014–15 Eredivisie | 17th | promotion/relegation play-offs: relegation | 2014–15 | Third round |
| 2013–14 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 2013–14 | Third round |
| 2012–13 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: promotion | 2012–13 | Round of 16 |
| 2011–12 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2011–12 | Round of 16 |
| 2010–11 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2010–11 | Fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2009–10 | Semi-final |
| 2008–09 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 2008–09 | Second round |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 10th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2007–08 | Third round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2006–07 | Round of 16 |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 2005–06 | Third round |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2004–05 | Round of 16 |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 2003–04 | Second round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2002–03 | Second round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2001–02 | Second round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2000–01 | Second round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 1999–2000 | Round of 16 |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1998–99 | Round of 16 |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1997–98 | Group stage |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1996–97 | Second round |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1995–96 | Second round |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 17th | – (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs) | 1994–95 | Second round |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1993–94 | Third round |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 1992–93 | Third round |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie | 11th | Eredivisie (winning prom./releg. play-offs) | 1991–92 | Second round |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1990–91 | Second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1989–90 | Second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 10th | promotion competition: no promotion | 1988–89 | First round |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 1987–88 | First round |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1986–87 | First round |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1985–86 | First round |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 1984–85 | Quarter-final |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 11th | – | 1983–84 | Second round |
| 1982–83 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1982–83 | Quarter-final |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1981–82 | Second round |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1980–81 | Semi-final |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1979–80 | Round of 16 |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 9th | – | 1978–79 | Second round |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 16th | – | 1977–78 | Round of 16 |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 11th | – | 1976–77 | Second round |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 1975–76 | Round of 16 |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1974–75 | Second round |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1973–74 | Second round |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1972–73 | Second round |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 9th | – | 1971–72 | Round of 16 |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1970–71 | Second round |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1969–70 | Round of 16 |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 4th | – | 1968–69 | Second round |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 3rd | – | 1967–68 | Semi-final |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1966–67 | Semi-final |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1965–66 | Semi-final |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie | 11th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1964–65 | Final |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1963–64 | Second round |
| 1962–63 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1962–63 | Third round |
| 1961–62 Eerste Divisie | 4th (group A) | – | 1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie | 15th (group B) | – | 1960–61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eerste Divisie | 10th (group B) | – | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Tweede Divisie | 1st (group B) | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Tweede Divisie | 3rd (group B) | – | 1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Tweede Divisie | 13th (group A) | – | 1956–57 | ? |
Rivalries
Go Ahead Eagles biggest rivals are PEC Zwolle.[4] Both clubs are located at the river IJssel, hence the name IJssel-derby. In the early years Go Ahead was the best club in the region but since the relegation to the Dutch First Division in 1987, Zwolle has won most derbies.
Current squad
- As of 1 September 2015
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
| Go Ahead Eagles managers from 1954 to present | ||
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See also
References
- ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles – About Us". Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Eredivisie review: Go Ahead Eagles end 17-year exile from the Eredivisie". Sky Sports. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Graafschap duwt Go Ahead Eagles naar Eerste Divisie – Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch)
- ↑ Tonie van Ringelestijn and Joël Groeneveld (May 1999). "Betaald voetbal in Zwolle van 1980 tot 1999. Van PEC naar FC Zwolle" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2007-03-17.
FC Zwolle – Go Ahead Eagles Rivalry.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
- Club profile at Weltfussballarchiv
- Online fanzine (Dutch)
- Bozen van het Oosten (Dutch)
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