Heracles Almelo is a football club from
AlmeloAlmelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
,
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as
HeraclesHeracles ,born Alcaeus or Alcides , was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus...
, after the demigod son of
ZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. One of the club's most famous players was
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Steve MokoneStephen Madi Mokone OIG is a former South African footballer who was the first black player to play in a professional European league...
,
nicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
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The Black Meteor, the first black football player in the Netherlands ever.
In the 2004/05 season, Heracles won the title in the
Eerste DivisieThe Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
, so that during the 2005/06 season, Heracles played in the
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, 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).
Current squad
As of 1 August 2011
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
Stadium
Heracles Almelo currently play at the
Polman StadionPolman Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Almelo, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was built in 1999. It is the official stadium of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. Its pitch is made from artificial turf.The stadium...
in
AlmeloAlmelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek....
. The
Polman StadionPolman Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Almelo, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was built in 1999. It is the official stadium of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. Its pitch is made from artificial turf.The stadium...
was built in 1999 with a capacity 6,900, this was expanded in 2005 to hold 8,500. The pitch at the
Polman StadionPolman Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Almelo, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was built in 1999. It is the official stadium of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. Its pitch is made from artificial turf.The stadium...
is
artificial turfArtificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
.
Currently there are advanced plans for the building of a new stadium for the club with a capacity of 15,000. The new stadium is predicted to be finished by mid-2013.
Domestic Results
Below is a table with Heracles Almelo's domestic results since the introduction of the
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 |
| Domestic league |
League result |
Qualification to |
KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
|
8th |
- (losing EL play-offs) |
2010-11 |
fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
|
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 ICThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
play-offs) |
2005-06 |
DSQ |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003/2004 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs...
|
1st |
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
(promotion) |
2004-05 |
third round |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003/2004 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs...
|
4th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
2003-04 |
quarter final |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. ADO Den Haag won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2001-02* FC Den Bosch* Fortuna Sittard* Sparta Rotterdam-League standings:...
|
4th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
2002-03 |
second round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Zwolle won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2000-01* RBC RoosendaalTelstar merged with Stormvogels this season to form Stormvogels/Telstar...
|
8th |
- |
2001-02 |
second round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1999-2000* Cambuur Leeuwarden* FC Den Bosch* MVV-League standings:...
|
15th |
- |
2000-01 |
round of 16 |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie |
7th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1999-2000 |
third round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1997-98* FC Groningen* FC Volendam-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:...
|
17th |
- |
1998-99 |
second round |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:...
|
14th |
- |
1997-98 |
round of 16 |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:...
|
13th |
- |
1996-97 |
round of 16 |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1995–1996 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship. This was the first year teams earned three points for a win instead of two.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1994-95* Dordrecht '90* MVV...
|
8th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1995-96 |
second round |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1994/1995 season was contested by 18 teams. Fortuna Sittard won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1993–94 * Cambuur Leeuwarden* VVV-Venlo-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:...
|
6th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1994-95 |
quarter final |
| 1993–94 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1993/1994 season was contested by 18 teams. Dordrecht'90 won the championship. The play-off system was expanded this season: instead of two groups of three teams, four teams entered each group now...
|
4th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1993-94 |
third round |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1992/1993 season was contested by 18 teams, two less than in the previous season. This was due to the departure of VCV Zeeland and FC Wageningen. VVV-Venlo won the championship....
|
17th |
- |
1992-93 |
third round |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1991/1992 season was contested by 20 teams. TOP Oss from the amateurs replaced Dordrecht '90 who had merged with eredivisie-club SVV...
|
6th |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1991-92 |
second round |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1990/1991 season was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to VC Vlissingen entering from the amateurs...
|
6th |
- |
1990-91 |
second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 19 teams. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging won the championship.-New play-off system:...
|
3rd |
promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion |
1989-90 |
first round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1988/1989 season was contested by 19 teams. Vitesse won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1987-88* AZ* DS '79* FC Den Haag-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
12th |
- |
1988-89 |
first round |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987/1988 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1986-87* Excelsior* Go Ahead Eagles* SC Veendam-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
19th |
- |
1987-88 |
second round |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1986/1987 season was contested by 19 teams. FC Volendam won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1985-86* SC Heracles* MVV* NEC Nijmegen-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
15th |
- |
1986-87 |
second round |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie |
18th |
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
(relegation) |
1985-86 |
second round |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1984/1985 season was contested by 18 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RKC Waalwijk entering from the amateurs...
|
1st |
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
(promotion) |
1984-85 |
first round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1983/1984 season was contested by 17 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RBC Roosendaal, entering from the amateurs...
|
12th |
- |
1983-84 |
second round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1982/1983 season was contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season. This was due to the disbandment of FC Amsterdam at the end of last season and the disbandment of SC Amersfoort halfway this year...
|
16th |
- |
1982-83 |
first round |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1981/1982 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. Helmond Sport won the championship....
|
16th |
- |
1981-82 |
quarter final |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1980/1981 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
19th |
- |
1980-81 |
first round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 19 teams. FC Groningen won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1978-79* FC Volendam* FC VVVDordrecht changed their name to DS '79 this season...
|
10th |
- |
1979-80 |
first round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1977-78* FC Amsterdam* Telstar-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
13th |
- |
1978-79 |
second round |
| 1977–78 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1977/1978 season was contested by 19 teams. PEC Zwolle won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1976-77* FC Eindhoven* De Graafschap-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
10th |
- |
1977-78 |
second round |
| 1976–77 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1976/1977 season was contested by 19 teams. Vitesse won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1975-76* Excelsior* MVV-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
19th |
- |
1976-77 |
first round |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1975/1976 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1974-75* HFC Haarlem* FC Wageningen-League standings:-Promotion competition:...
|
15th |
- |
1975-76 |
second round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous year. This was due to the absorption of Volewijckers by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam...
|
11th |
- |
1974-75 |
quarter final |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 20 teams. Excelsior won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1972-73* FC Den Bosch* ExcelsiorHVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season....
|
10th |
- |
1973-74 |
second round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1972/1973 season was contested by 20 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam with eredivisie-club Door Wilskracht Sterk to form FC Amsterdam. Roda JC won the championship....
|
15th |
- |
1972-73 |
round of 16 |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1971/1972 season was contested by 21 teams, five more than in the previous year. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie, six teams were promoted to the Eerste Divisie; the rest of the teams returned to amateur football. As a result of the disbandment, teams no...
|
14th |
- |
1971-72 |
first round |
| 1970–71 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1970/1971 season was contested by 16 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie at the end of this season, teams couldn't relegate any more.-New entrants:...
|
6th |
- |
1970-71 |
second round |
| 1969–70 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1969/1970 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Volendam won the championship.-New entrants:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1968–69:* Excelsior* Fortuna Vlaardingen* De Graafschap...
|
10th |
- |
1969-70 |
first round |
| 1968–69 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1968/1969 season was contested by 18 teams, one less the in the previous season. This was because no teams relegated from the Eredivisie 1967-68...
|
10th |
- |
1968-69 |
quarter final |
| 1967–68 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1967/1968 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous season. This was due to a merger between FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 to form AZ'67...
|
11th |
- |
1967-68 |
group stage |
| 1966–67 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1966/1967 season was contested by 20 teams. Since there were only fifteen teams in the previous season, several new teams entered the competition...
|
6th |
- |
1966-67 |
quarter final |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie |
16th |
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
(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 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1961/1962 season was contested by 36 teams. It was the last time the Eerste Divisie-teams were divided in two groups, next season there would only be one consisting of sixteen teams. This meant a lot of teams would relegate to the Tweede Divisie this year...
|
1st |
EredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
(promotion) |
1961-62 |
? |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1960/1961 season was contested by 36 teams, divided in two groups. FC Volendam and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam won the championship.-Group A:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1959–60:* EDO* Enschedese Boys...
|
3rd (group B) |
- |
1960-61 |
? |
| 1959–60 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1959/1960 season was contested by 33 teams, divided in one group of sixteen and one group of seventeen teams. GVAV and Alkmaar '54 won the championship.-Group A:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1958–59:* 't Gooi...
|
4th (group B) |
- |
not held |
not held |
| 1958–59 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1958/1959 season was contested by 31 teams, divided in one group of sixteen teams and one of fifteen. One team less participated this year, due to the merger of Door Wilskracht Sterk with eredivisie-club BVC Amsterdam...
|
7th (group B) |
- |
1958-59 |
? |
| 1957–58 Tweede Divisie |
1st (group B) |
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
(promotion) |
1957-58 |
? |
| 1956–57 Tweede Divisie |
3rd (group A) |
- |
1956-57 |
? |
Notable players
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Former managers
Duggie LochheadDuggie Lochhead was a Scottish professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Lochhead played for Walsall, after signing from St. Johnstone...
(1953-1956)
Hennie HollinkHendrikus Hollink is a former football player and manager from the Netherlands, who played for Roda JC, FC Twente and Heracles Almelo...
(1976-79)
Henk ten CateHenk ten Cate is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.In the 2005–06 season, he was the assistant of Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona that guided the team to a Champions League Trophy and La Liga title...
(1990-92)
Azing GrieverAzing Griever is a Dutch football coach and former goalkeeper.-Playing career:*1958-1964 : ZNC *1964-1969 :*1969-1974 :*1975-1981 : FC Groningen...
(1992-95) Jan van Staa (1995-1996) Gerard Marsman (1996-1998) Theo Vonk (1998-1999)
Fritz KorbachFritz Korbach was a German professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands, where he died in 2011....
(1999-01)
Gertjan VerbeekGertjan Verbeek is a former footballer and current manager of AZ.-Coaching career:After retiring from his playing career in 1994, Verbeek stayed with SC Heerenveen as an assistant-coach. He left for Heracles Almelo in 2001, and after a successful stint there was hired as the successor to Foppe de...
(2001-04), (2009-10)
Ruud BroodRuud Brood is a Dutch former football player, who was the head coach of Heracles Almelo.He previously coached Helmond Sport and the second team of NAC Breda. As a player he served Feyenoord Rotterdam , RKC Waalwijk , FC Den Bosch , Willem II Tilburg and NAC Breda .-References:*...
(2006-07)
Gert HeerkesGert Heerkes is af Dutch football manager currently in charge of Eerste Divisie club SC Veendam since July 2011.He has also been in charge of professional teams Willem II and Heracles Almelo, and also served as assistant coach at SC Heerenveen during the 2009–10 season.- External links :*...
(2008-09)
Peter BoszPeter Bosz is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands currently serving as head coach of Dutch Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo.-Career:...
(2004-06), (2010-)
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