Heracles Almelo

Full name

Heracles Almelo

Nickname(s)

Heraclieden

Founded

1903

Ground

Polman Stadion, Almelo

Capacity

13,500

Chairman

Jan Smit

Manager

John Stegeman

League

Eredivisie

2016–17

Eredivisie, 10th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941.

In the 2004–05 season, Heracles won the title in the Eerste Divisie, so that during the 2005–06 season, Heracles played in the Eredivisie, where they finished 13th. The average attendance in 2004–05 was 5,700 people. In the recent top flight seasons, this has risen to just over 8,300 (close to the maximum capacity of 8,500).

In 2012 Heracles competed in its first Dutch cup final, which it lost to PSV in the Rotterdam Stadium De Kuip.

Stadium

Heracles Almelo currently play at the Polman Stadion in Almelo. The Polman Stadion was built in 1999 with a capacity 6,900, this was expanded in 2005 to hold 8,500. The pitch at the Polman Stadion is artificial turf. After renovation of the stadium at the beginning of season 2015–16 it holds 13.500 supporters.

History

The club was founded on 3 May 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on 1 July 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998.

In the 2015/16 season, Heracles finished sixth in the Eredevisie, so the club could participate in the playoffs for European football. The club first defeated FC Groningen and then FC Utrecht. Heracles thus qualified for the first time in club history for European football, in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.^[1]

Honours

National

Eredivisie (up to 1955–56 the Netherlands Football League Championship): 2
- 1926–27, 1940–41
Eerste Divisie: 2^[2]
- 1984–85, 2004–05
KNVB Cup: Runner-up
- 2011–12

Domestic results

Below is a table with Heracles Almelo's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	2015–2016	8th
2014–15 Eredivisie	14th	–	2014–15	round of 16
2013–14 Eredivisie	14th	–	2013–14	round of 16
2012–13 Eredivisie	12th	–	2012–13	quarter-final
2011–12 Eredivisie	12th	–	2011–12	Final
2010–11 Eredivisie	8th	– (losing EL play-offs)	2010–11	Fourth round
2009–10 Eredivisie	6th	– (losing EL play-offs)	2009–10	Round of 16
2008–09 Eredivisie	15th	–	2008–09	Second round
2007–08 Eredivisie	14th	–	2007–08	Semi-final
2006–07 Eredivisie	14th	–	2006–07	Second round
2005–06 Eredivisie	13th	– (losing IC play-offs)	2005–06	DSQ
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2004–05	Third round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2003–04	Quarter-final
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2002–03	Second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	2001–02	Second round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2000–01	Round of 16
1999–00 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1999–00	Third round
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1998–99	Second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1997–98	Round of 16
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1996–97	Round of 16
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1995–96	Second round
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1994–95	Quarter-final
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1993–94	Third round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1992–93	Third round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1991–92	Second round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1990–91	Second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1989–90	First round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1988–89	First round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	1987–88	Second round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1986–87	Second round
1985–86 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1985–86	Second round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1984–85	First round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1983–84	Second round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1982–83	First round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1981–82	Quarter-final
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	1980–81	First round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1979–80	First round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1978–79	Second round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1977–78	Second round
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	1976–77	First round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1975–76	Second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1974–75	Quarter-final
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1973–74	Second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1972–73	Round of 16
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1971–72	First round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1970–71	Second round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1969–70	First round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1968–69	Quarter-final
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1967–68	Group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1966–67	Quarter-final
1965–66 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1965–66	Round of 16
1964–65 Eredivisie	9th	–	1964–65	Second round
1963–64 Eredivisie	13th	–	1963–64	First round
1962–63 Eredivisie	14th	–	1962–63	Third round
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	3rd (group B)	–	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	4th (group B)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Tweede Divisie	1st (group B)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1957–58	?
1956–57 Tweede Divisie	3rd (group A)	–	1956–57	?

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	3Q	Arouca	1–1	0–0	1–1

Notes

3Q: Third qualifying round

Current squad

As of 30 June 2017^[3]

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2016

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	Bram Castro
2	DF	Tim Breukers
3	DF	Dries Wuytens
4	DF	Robin Pröpper
5	DF	Bart van Hintum
6	DF	Dario Van den Buijs
7	FW	Brahim Darri
8	MF	Lerin Duarte
9	FW	Paul Gladon (on loan from Wolverhampton)
10	FW	Samuel Armenteros
12	DF	Wout Droste
14	MF	Joey Pelupessy
15	FW	Jaroslav Navrátil

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Brandley Kuwas
18	FW	Kristoffer Peterson
19	FW	Vincent Vermeij
20	MF	Peter van Ooijen
21	MF	Sebastian Jakubiak
24	FW	Gor Agbaljan
26	GK	Harm Zeinstra
27	MF	Niels Leemhuis
28	GK	Michael Brouwer
29	MF	Reuven Niemeijer
34	DF	Jeff Hardeveld
35	MF	Jamiro Monteiro

On loan

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

No.	Position	Player
11	FW	Tarik Kada (at FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2018)
22	FW	Daryl van Mieghem (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2018)
25	GK	Renze Fij (at FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2018)

Former managers

Horace Colclough (1920–32)
Robert Roxburgh (1932–35)^[4]^[5]
Leslie Lievesley (1 March 1946 – 30 June 1947)
Duggie Lochhead (1953–56)
Jan Bilj (1956–60)
Michael Keeping (1960–61)
Jaap van der Leck (1961–63)
Keith Spurgeon (1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964)
Jan de Bouter (1964–66)
Les Talbot (1 July 1966 – 30 June 1967)
Toon Valks (1967–69)
Evert Teunissen (1 July 1969 – 30 June 1970)
Rinus Gosens (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972)
Ron Dellow (1 July 1972 – 30 June 1975)
Jan Verhaert (1975–76)
Hennie Hollink (1 July 1976 – 30 June 1979)
Theo Laseroms (1979–81)^[6]
Jan Morsing (1 July 1981 – 3 November 1982)^[7]

Arie Stehouwer (1982–83)
Gerard Somer (1983–87)^[8]
Jan Morsing (1988)^[9]^[10]
Henk van Brussel (1989–90)
Henk ten Cate (21 November 1990 – 30 June 1992)
Azing Griever (1 February 1993 – 1 March 1995)
Jan van Staa (1 July 1995 – 30 June 1996)
Gerard Marsman (1 July 1996 – 30 June 1998)
Theo Vonk (8 March 1998 – 30 June 1999)
Fritz Korbach (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001)
Gertjan Verbeek (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2004)
Peter Bosz (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2006)
Ruud Brood (1 July 2006 – 24 December 2007)
Gert Heerkes (2 January 2008 – 30 June 2009)
Gertjan Verbeek (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
Peter Bosz (1 July 2010 – 30 June 2013)
Jan de Jonge (1 July 2013 – 31 August 2014)
John Stegeman (1 September 2014–present)

References

↑ http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/heraclesalmelo/25839776/__Heracles_gaat_Europa_in__.html#voetbal/227/fixtures/
↑ Eerste Divisie Champions, RSSSF.com, Retrieved 2013-06-07
↑ http://www.heracles.nl/voetbal/eersteelftal/selectie
↑ "Delpher Kranten – Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartĳ 16-10-1933". kb.nl. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 16 (help)
↑ "Delpher Kranten – De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelĳk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overĳssel 10-05-1950". kb.nl. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 16 (help)
↑ "Delpher Kranten – Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 13-10-1979". kb.nl.
↑ "Delpher Kranten – De waarheid 04-11-1982". kb.nl. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 16 (help)
↑ "Delpher Kranten – De Telegraaf 04-12-1987". kb.nl.
↑ "Delpher Kranten – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland 08-01-1988". kb.nl.
↑ http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A010566732%3Ampeg21%3Ap027%3Aa0372

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heracles Almelo.

Official website (in Dutch)
Fansite HAFC.nl (in Dutch)
Tactical formations at football-lineups.com (in English)

Heracles Almelo – current squad
1 Castro 2 Breukers 3 Van den Buijs 4 Pröpper 5 Van Hintum 6 Wuytens 7 Darri 8 Duarte 9 Gladon 10 Armenteros 11 Kada 12 Droste 14 Pelupessy 15 Navrátil 17 Kuwas 18 Peterson 19 Vermeij 20 Van Ooijen 21 Jakubiak 24 Agbaljan 26 Zeinstra 27 Leemhuis 28 Brouwer 29 Niemeijer 34 Hardeveld 35 Monteiro Manager: Stegeman

Eredivisie
2017–18 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord Groningen Heerenveen Heracles NAC PEC Zwolle PSV Roda JC Sparta Twente Utrecht Vitesse VVV Willem II
Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion AFAS Stadion Euroborg Galgenwaard GelreDome De Grolsch Veste IJsseldeltastadion Johan Cruijff Arena Het Kasteel De Koel Koning Willem II Stadion De Kuip Kyocera Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion Philips Stadion Polman Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion Woudestein
Former clubs	Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Amsterdam Cambuur FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven Elinkwijk SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles De Graafschap GVAV Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV N.E.C. NOAD RBC RKC SHS Sittardia SVV Telstar SC Veendam FC Volendam De Volewijckers FC Wageningen XerxesDZB
Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies Eredivisie Live
Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award
Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Beloften Eredivisie Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Netherlands Football League seasons	1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56
Eredivisie seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Netherlands Football league champions (1889–1956)

1888–89 VV Concordia
1889–90 HFC (1/3)
1890–91 HVV (1/10)
1891–92 RAP (1/5)
1892–93 HFC (2/3)
1893–94 RAP (2/5)
1894–95 HFC (3/3)
1895–96 HVV (2/10)
1896–97 RAP (3/5)
1897–98 RAP (4/5)
1898–99 RAP (5/5)
1899–00 HVV (3/10)

1900–01 HVV (4/10)
1901–02 HVV (5/10)
1902–03 HVV (6/10)
1903–04 Craeyenhout (1/3)
1904–05 HVV (7/10)
1905–06 Craeyenhout (2/3)
1906–07 HVV (8/10)
1907–08 Quick
1908–09 Sparta (1/6)
1909–10 HVV (9/10)

1910–11 Sparta (2/6)
1911–12 Sparta (3/6)
1912–13 Sparta (4/6)
1913–14 HVV (10/10)
1914–15 Sparta (5/6)
1915–16 Willem II (1/3)
1916–17 Go Ahead (1/4)
1917–18 Ajax (1/33)
1918–19 Ajax (2/33)
1919–20 Be Quick 1887

1920–21 NAC
1921–22 Go Ahead (2/4)
1922–23 RCH (1/2)
1923–24 Feyenoord (1/15)
1924–25 Craeyenhout (3/3)
1925–26 SC Enschede
1926–27 Heracles (1/2)
1927–28 Feyenoord (2/15)
1928–29 PSV (1/22)
1929–30 Go Ahead (3/4)

1930–31 Ajax (3/33)
1931–32 Ajax (4/33)
1932–33 Go Ahead (4/4)
1933–34 Ajax (5/33)
1934–35 PSV (2/22)
1935–36 Feyenoord (3/15)
1936–37 Ajax (6/33)
1937–38 Feyenoord (4/15)
1938–39 Ajax (7/33)
1939–40 Feyenoord (5/15)

1940–41 Heracles (2/2)
1941–42 ADO (1/2)
1942–43 ADO (2/2)
1943–44 De Volewijckers
1944–45 Not Played
1945–46 HFC Haarlem
1946–47 Ajax (8/33)
1947–48 BVV
1948–49 SVV
1949–50 Limburgia

1950–51 PSV (3/22)
1951–52 Willem II (2/3)
1952–53 RCH (2/2)
1953–54 EVV
1954–55 Willem II (3/3)
1955–56 Rapid JC

List of Dutch football champions

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