SC Heerenveen
Encyclopedia
Sportclub Heerenveen (ˈspɔrt.ˌklʏp ˌɦeː.rə(n).ˈveːn; Frisian
: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch
football club currently playing in the Eredivisie
, the top level of football in the Netherlands.
, Friesland
as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922. Whilst the Netherlands was occupied by Germany Heerenveen won three successive North of the Netherlands championships, and following the end of the Second World War they went on to win the same title six times in a row; the club's dominance partly ascribed to the presence in the team of Abe Lenstra
. During this period Lenstra led Heerenveen to a famous victory over AFC Ajax in one of the most noted games in Dutch domestic football history. Trailing 1–5 with 25 minutes remaining, the Frisian team inexplicably fought back for a 6–5 victory.
During the 1950s, Heerenveen regional dominance faded and after Dutch football turned professional Lenstra left to join Sportclub Enschede, before the club he departed was relegated to the Tweede Divisie
. By the end of the decade, Heerenveen were in the Eerste Divisie
, but they found themselves relegated again. In 1969-70, the Frisian club won the Tweede Divisie to return to the Eerste Divisie and for two seasons in the 1970s, the club was close to achieving promotion to the Eredivisie
. By 1974 the club were in financial trouble and to ensure survival was split into amateur
and professional
sections, the professional part being renamed sc Heerenveen.
In the 1980s, Heerenveen twice made the promotion playoffs, but were unsuccessful both times. They finally reached the Eredivisie in 1990, becoming the first Frisian club to reach the top level, at the expense of near-neighbours Cambuur Leeuwarden
. The achievement was overseen by Frisian coach Foppe de Haan
. Heerenveen's first season in the Netherlands' top division was not at all successful and they were relegated, before returning in 1993, though they reached the final of the KNVB Cup
whilst still an Eerste Divisie club. Having established themselves as a top-flight club Heerenveen moved to a new stadium, named after their most celebrated player, the Abe Lenstra Stadion
and reached the final of the KNVB Cup for a second time. The 1998 semi-final in the cup competition was lost to Ajax. Due to the fact Ajax and the other finalist (PSV) both qualified for the cupfinal a decision match was needed to fill in the vacant spot to the next UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
. Heerenveen had to play against the other losing semifinalist, Twente
. Heerenveen won that match in which Ruud van Nistelrooy
scored his last goal for Heerenveen. The match ended 3-1.
Heerenveen became regular competitors in the UEFA Cup
, and in 1999–2000 finished second in the Eredivise, their highest ever finish, and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League
.
The club was led from 1983 until September 2006 by president Riemer van der Velde
, the longest tenure of any president with a professional club in the Netherlands. As the results of recent transfers that include Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Afonso Alves
, Michael Bradley
, Miralem Sulejmani
, Petter Hansson
and Danijel Pranjic
(and earlier players like Jon Dahl Tomasson
, Marcus Allbäck
, Erik Edman
, Ruud van Nistelrooy
, Igor Korneev
and Daniel Jensen
), Heerenveen is one of the most financially secure Eredivisie clubs. A 2010 report by the Dutch football association showed that Heerenveen is the only Eredivisie club that has financially secure budget. Under the tenure of Trond Sollied
, Heerenveen won their first KNVB Cup
in the club's history, their first ever major prize. Trond Sollied was sacked on 31 August 2009 due to a weak opening of the season and a conflict with the board.
On 17 May 2009, they defeated Twente 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Dutch Cup for the first time after a 2-2 draw in the final, with Gerald Sibon
scoring the winning penalty.
which opened in 1994 and holds 26,800 Heerenveen supporters. In 2011 sc Heerenveen will start to expand the stadium to 32,000 seats.
. The flag of Friesland is based on the arms of the 15th century. The stripes and waterlily leaves represent the districts of Friesland. A unique tradition in the Dutch eredivisie is that the Frisian national anthem is played and sung before every domestic match. The UEFA
doesn't allow this tradition in European matches. Nevertheless the anthem is sung by the supporters anyway.
, from Leeuwarden and FC Groningen, from Groningen.
Cambuur Leeuwarden
is just like sc Heerenveen from the province of Friesland
. The distance between Heerenveen and Leeuwarden is only 30 kilometres; this is the first reason for the rivalry. Like everywhere, when two teams are geographically close to each other, each wants to do better than the other.
The second reason for the rivalry is that most people who support sc Heerenveen are Frisians and live throughout all of Friesland. But almost all fans of Cambuur live in, or very close to the city of Leeuwarden. A large number of these people don't see themselves as Frisians, but as "Leeuwarders". They also speak a different dialect, Stadsfries or Cityfrisian.
On the stands of Cambuur some fans will sing anti-Frisian songs, describing the Frisians as farmers. This is because Leeuwarden is the biggest city in Friesland and its capital. The other cities in Friesland are relatively small. Strictly spoken Heerenveen is not a city. The province of Friesland has eleven cities and Heerenveen is not among them. Heerenveen was never given city rights.
Cambuur Leeuwarden no longer plays on the highest level in the Netherlands. In the 1999/2000 season they relegated from the Eredivisie
. sc Heerenveen finished as runners up. So the teams haven't played each other for 10 years now.
At the moment, FC Groningen is the biggest rival of sc Heerenveen. The distance between Heerenveen and Groningen is 60 kilometres. Just like Leeuwarden this is a small distance. sc Heerenveen and FC Groningen are the 2 biggest clubs of the Northern part of the Netherlands; therefore a match between the teams is called "The derby of the North". The winner of the match will crown itself as "Kampioen van het Noorden" (Champions of the North) until the next meeting between the 2 clubs.
Often some days before the match, the fans of sc Heerenveen and FC Groningen compete with each other as well -- not with violence but with stunts. Fans of Heerenveen once stole the kick-off spot from the FC Groningen stadium, and raised the Frisian flag at the Martinitoren
, the highest tower in Groningen. The front yard of a Groningen-chairman once got filled with rubble from a construction site. This was because the construction of the recent stadium of FC Groningen Euroborg
had to be halted because of a major mistake in the design. FC Groningen fans countered with painting a statue of sc Heerenveen hero Abe Lenstra
in green and white, the colours of FC Groningen. They also painted a viaduct near Heerenveen green and white.
Frisian flag in Groningen
The painted statue
in 1956.
(1932) Otto Pinter (1932–33) Dirk Steenbergen (1934) Theo Eikenaar (1934–36) Sid Castle
(1936–38) Piet Smit (1938–39) Anton Dalhuysen (1939–45) Otto Bonsema (1945) Abe Lenstra
(1946–47) Piet van der Munnik (1947–51) Bob Kelly
(1951–55)
Volgert Ris (1955–58) Siem Plooijer (1958–61) Arie de Vroet
(1961–63) Evert Mur (1963–65) Laszlo Zalai (1965–66) Ron Groenewoud (1966–67) Evert Teunissen (1967–69) Bas Paauwe Jr. (1969–71) Meg de Jongh (1971–73) Laszlo Zalai (1973–78) Jan Teunissen (1978–80) Hylke Kerkstra (1980)
Henk van Brussel
(1980–85) Foppe de Haan
(1985–88) Ted Immers (1988–89) Ab Gritter (1989–90) Fritz Korbach
(1990–93) Foppe de Haan
(1993–04) Gertjan Verbeek
(2004-08) Trond Sollied
(2008–09) Jan de Jonge
(2009–10) Jan Everse
(2010) Ron Jans
(2010–)
West Frisian language
West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The 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...
football club currently playing in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The 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....
, the top level of football in the Netherlands.
History
Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July 1920 in the town of HeerenveenHeerenveen
Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922. Whilst the Netherlands was occupied by Germany Heerenveen won three successive North of the Netherlands championships, and following the end of the Second World War they went on to win the same title six times in a row; the club's dominance partly ascribed to the presence in the team of Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra was a Dutch football player and national football icon in the 1950s. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, SC Heerenveen....
. During this period Lenstra led Heerenveen to a famous victory over AFC Ajax in one of the most noted games in Dutch domestic football history. Trailing 1–5 with 25 minutes remaining, the Frisian team inexplicably fought back for a 6–5 victory.
During the 1950s, Heerenveen regional dominance faded and after Dutch football turned professional Lenstra left to join Sportclub Enschede, before the club he departed was relegated to the Tweede Divisie
Tweede Divisie
The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The...
. By the end of the decade, Heerenveen were in the Eerste Divisie
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...
, but they found themselves relegated again. In 1969-70, the Frisian club won the Tweede Divisie to return to the Eerste Divisie and for two seasons in the 1970s, the club was close to achieving promotion to the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The 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....
. By 1974 the club were in financial trouble and to ensure survival was split into amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
and professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
sections, the professional part being renamed sc Heerenveen.
In the 1980s, Heerenveen twice made the promotion playoffs, but were unsuccessful both times. They finally reached the Eredivisie in 1990, becoming the first Frisian club to reach the top level, at the expense of near-neighbours Cambuur Leeuwarden
Cambuur Leeuwarden
SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of...
. The achievement was overseen by Frisian coach Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan OON is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan is currently manager of the Tuvalu national football team.-Career:...
. Heerenveen's first season in the Netherlands' top division was not at all successful and they were relegated, before returning in 1993, though they reached the final of the KNVB Cup
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...
whilst still an Eerste Divisie club. Having established themselves as a top-flight club Heerenveen moved to a new stadium, named after their most celebrated player, the Abe Lenstra Stadion
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of Eredivisie club Heerenveen.The current capacity is 26,000.-The name Abe Lenstra Stadion:...
and reached the final of the KNVB Cup for a second time. The 1998 semi-final in the cup competition was lost to Ajax. Due to the fact Ajax and the other finalist (PSV) both qualified for the cupfinal a decision match was needed to fill in the vacant spot to the next UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. Heerenveen had to play against the other losing semifinalist, Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
. Heerenveen won that match in which Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
scored his last goal for Heerenveen. The match ended 3-1.
Heerenveen became regular competitors in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, and in 1999–2000 finished second in the Eredivise, their highest ever finish, and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
The club was led from 1983 until September 2006 by president Riemer van der Velde
Riemer van der Velde
Riemer van der Velde is the former chairman of Dutch football club SC Heerenveen. He was in charge of the club for 23 years before resigning on 1 October 2006....
, the longest tenure of any president with a professional club in the Netherlands. As the results of recent transfers that include Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Afonso Alves
Afonso Alves
Afonso Alves Martins Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Qatari club Al Rayyan Sports Club as a striker. He enjoyed the most successful period of his career during his time in Heerenveen in the Dutch league, where his goal-to-game ratio was higher than a goal a game...
, Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley (soccer)
Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:...
, Miralem Sulejmani
Miralem Sulejmani
Miralem Sulejmani is a Serbian football player of Gorani origin who plays for Ajax.-Early career:...
, Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson
Petter Hansson ; born December 14, 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Ligue 2 at AS Monaco.- Söderhamns FF and Halmstads BK :...
and Danijel Pranjic
Danijel Pranjic
Danijel Pranjić is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich.-Club career:Pranjić started his career at Papuk. He played for NAŠK, Papuk, Belišće, and Osijek before making his move to a bigger stage at Dinamo Zagreb in 2004...
(and earlier players like Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....
, Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Allbäck
Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability...
, Erik Edman
Erik Edman
Erik Edman, is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He is a left back, but has also established himself as a centre back.-Early career:...
, Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
, Igor Korneev
Igor Korneev
Igor Vladimirovich Korneev is a former association footballer who played midfielder. Since 2002 he also holds Dutch citizenship...
and Daniel Jensen
Daniel Jensen
Daniel Monberg Jensen is a Danish professional football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He has played more than 40 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented his country at...
), Heerenveen is one of the most financially secure Eredivisie clubs. A 2010 report by the Dutch football association showed that Heerenveen is the only Eredivisie club that has financially secure budget. Under the tenure of Trond Sollied
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....
, Heerenveen won their first KNVB Cup
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...
in the club's history, their first ever major prize. Trond Sollied was sacked on 31 August 2009 due to a weak opening of the season and a conflict with the board.
On 17 May 2009, they defeated Twente 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Dutch Cup for the first time after a 2-2 draw in the final, with Gerald Sibon
Gerald Sibon
Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season...
scoring the winning penalty.
Stadium
The team plays their home games at the Abe Lenstra StadionAbe Lenstra Stadion
Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of Eredivisie club Heerenveen.The current capacity is 26,000.-The name Abe Lenstra Stadion:...
which opened in 1994 and holds 26,800 Heerenveen supporters. In 2011 sc Heerenveen will start to expand the stadium to 32,000 seats.
Colours, crest, and anthem
The crest on the club emblem is the symbol of the flag of FrieslandFriesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. The flag of Friesland is based on the arms of the 15th century. The stripes and waterlily leaves represent the districts of Friesland. A unique tradition in the Dutch eredivisie is that the Frisian national anthem is played and sung before every domestic match. The UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
doesn't allow this tradition in European matches. Nevertheless the anthem is sung by the supporters anyway.
Rivalry
The rivals of sc Heerenveen are Cambuur LeeuwardenCambuur Leeuwarden
SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of...
, from Leeuwarden and FC Groningen, from Groningen.
Cambuur Leeuwarden
Cambuur Leeuwarden
SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of...
is just like sc Heerenveen from the province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. The distance between Heerenveen and Leeuwarden is only 30 kilometres; this is the first reason for the rivalry. Like everywhere, when two teams are geographically close to each other, each wants to do better than the other.
The second reason for the rivalry is that most people who support sc Heerenveen are Frisians and live throughout all of Friesland. But almost all fans of Cambuur live in, or very close to the city of Leeuwarden. A large number of these people don't see themselves as Frisians, but as "Leeuwarders". They also speak a different dialect, Stadsfries or Cityfrisian.
On the stands of Cambuur some fans will sing anti-Frisian songs, describing the Frisians as farmers. This is because Leeuwarden is the biggest city in Friesland and its capital. The other cities in Friesland are relatively small. Strictly spoken Heerenveen is not a city. The province of Friesland has eleven cities and Heerenveen is not among them. Heerenveen was never given city rights.
Cambuur Leeuwarden no longer plays on the highest level in the Netherlands. In the 1999/2000 season they relegated from the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The 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....
. sc Heerenveen finished as runners up. So the teams haven't played each other for 10 years now.
At the moment, FC Groningen is the biggest rival of sc Heerenveen. The distance between Heerenveen and Groningen is 60 kilometres. Just like Leeuwarden this is a small distance. sc Heerenveen and FC Groningen are the 2 biggest clubs of the Northern part of the Netherlands; therefore a match between the teams is called "The derby of the North". The winner of the match will crown itself as "Kampioen van het Noorden" (Champions of the North) until the next meeting between the 2 clubs.
Often some days before the match, the fans of sc Heerenveen and FC Groningen compete with each other as well -- not with violence but with stunts. Fans of Heerenveen once stole the kick-off spot from the FC Groningen stadium, and raised the Frisian flag at the Martinitoren
Martinitoren
The Martinitoren is the highest church tower in the city of Groningen, The Netherlands.The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt , is part of the Martinikerk . The tower contains a brick spiral staircase consisting of 260 steps, and the carillon within the tower contains...
, the highest tower in Groningen. The front yard of a Groningen-chairman once got filled with rubble from a construction site. This was because the construction of the recent stadium of FC Groningen Euroborg
Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007....
had to be halted because of a major mistake in the design. FC Groningen fans countered with painting a statue of sc Heerenveen hero Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra was a Dutch football player and national football icon in the 1950s. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, SC Heerenveen....
in green and white, the colours of FC Groningen. They also painted a viaduct near Heerenveen green and white.
Frisian flag in Groningen
The painted statue
Achievements
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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...
winners: 1
-
- 2008–09
- EredivisieEredivisieThe 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....
runner-up: 1
- Eredivisie
- 1999–2000
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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...
runner-up: 2
- KNVB Cup
- 1992–93KNVB Cup 1992–93The 75th edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 29, 1992. The final was played on May 20, 1993: Ajax beat sc Heerenveen 6–2 and won the cup for the twelfth time.-Teams:...
, 1996–97KNVB Cup 1996–97The 79th edition of the KNVB Cup started on June 1, 1996. The final was played on May 8, 1997: Roda JC beat sc Heerenveen 4–2 and won the cup for the first time...
- Tweede DivisieTweede DivisieThe Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The...
: 1
- Tweede Divisie
- 1969–70
- 2008–09
Domestic Results
Below is a table with sc Heerenveen's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The 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 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 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
12th | - | 2010-11 | fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
11th | - | 2009-10 | round of 16 |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 5th | Europa League (Q4) | 2008-09 | winners |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup (losing CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... play-offs) |
2007-08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup (losing CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... play-offs) |
2006-07 | second round |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 7th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2006-07 The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time... (winning UC play-offs) |
2005-06 | quarter final |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2005-06 The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was... |
2004-05 | round of 16 |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2004-05 The 2004–05 UEFA Cup season was won by CSKA Moscow, coming from behind in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was the first win by a Russian side in any European competition, and was even more impressive considering that the final was held at the José Alvalade Stadium, the home of... |
2003-04 | round of 16 |
| 2002–03 Eredivisie | 7th | Intertoto Cup (R3) | 2002-03 | quarter final |
| 2001–02 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 2001-02 | quarter final |
| 2000–01 Eredivisie | 10th | Intertoto Cup (R2) | 2000-01 | semi-final |
| 1999–2000 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League | 1999-2000 | second round |
| 1998–99 Eredivisie | 7th | Intertoto Cup (R3) | 1998-99 | second round |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 6th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 The season 1998-99 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Lazio in the final against Mallorca for their first title in the competition.-Qualifying round:-First leg:--------------------------------------------... |
1997-98 | 3rd place |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 7th | Intertoto Cup | 1996-97 | final |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 7th | Intertoto Cup | 1995-96 | second round |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 9th | Intertoto Cup | 1994-95 | semi-final |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1993-94 | third round |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie Eredivisie The 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.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
1992-93 | final |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | - | 1991-92 | third round |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie 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) |
1990-91 | first round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie | 16th | Eredivisie Eredivisie The 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.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
1989-90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1988-89 | round of 16 |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie | 10th | - | 1987-88 | first round |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie | 12th | - | 1986-87 | first round |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 17th | - | 1985-86 | second round |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 6th | - | 1984-85 | second round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 13th | - | 1983-84 | first round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 8th | - | 1982-83 | second round |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1981-82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1980-81 | second round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 11th | - | 1979-80 | second round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie | 11th | - | 1978-79 | second round |
| 1977–78 Eerste Divisie | 11th | - | 1977-78 | first round |
| 1976–77 Eerste Divisie | 13th | - | 1976-77 | second round |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie | 13th | - | 1975-76 | first round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie | 7th | - | 1974-75 | first round |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | - | 1973-74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie | 10th | - | 1972-73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | - | 1971-72 | first round |
| 1970–71 Eerste Divisie | 9th | - | 1970-71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1969–70 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1969/1970 season was contested by 17 teams. sc Heerenveen won the championship and were promoted to the Eerste Divisie along with runners-up FC Wageningen.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eerste Divisie:* FC Eindhoven... |
1st | Eerste Divisie 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) |
1969-70 | first round |
| 1968–69 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1968–69 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1968/1969 season was contested by 18 teams. De Graafschap won the championship and would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie along with two other teams.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eerste Divisie:* FC VVV* Velox... |
9th | - | 1968-69 | round of 16 |
| 1967–68 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1967–68 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1967/1968 season was contested by 20 teams. FC Wageningen won the championship and would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie along with two other teams.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eerste Divisie:* De Graafschap... |
15th | - | 1967-68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1966–67 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1966/1967 season was contested by 23 teams. From this season onwards the league had been made into one. HFC Haarlem won the championship... |
19th | - | 1966-67 | DNC |
| 1965–66 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1965–66 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1965/1966 season was contested by 30 teams, divided in two groups. It would be the last season the Tweede Divisie would be divided in two. From next season onwards, all teams would participate in one league. This also meant that more teams then before were promoted... |
9th (group A) | - | 1965-66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1964–65 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1964/1965 season was contested by 31 teams, sixteen of which playing in group A, fifteen in group B. DFC won the championship after beating SC Cambuur in a play-off. Two teams would be promoted: the winners of the championship play-off and the winners of the... |
9th (group A) | - | 1964-65 | second round |
| 1963–64 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1963–64 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1963/1964 season was contested by 32 teams, divided in two groups. NEC won the championship after beating Alkmaar '54 in a play-off.... |
4th (group A) | - | 1963-64 | first round |
| 1962–63 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1962–63 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 34 teams. Due to a lot of teams entering from the higher Eerste Divisie after a sanitation there, there were 22 new entrants.... |
12th (group A) | - | 1962-63 | first round |
| 1961–62 Eerste Divisie | 11th (group B) | Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The... (relegation) |
1961-62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie | 7th (group B) | - | 1960-61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1959–60 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1959-60 season was contested by 25 teams, twelve of which playing in group A, thirteen in group B.Eight teams would play against relegation this season in a play-off. Two teams already had to play in it on the basis of last season's results: ONA and Velocitas. The... |
3rd (group B) | Eerste Divisie 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... (winning promo./releg. play-off) |
not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1958–59 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1958/1959 season was contested by 29 teams, fifteen of which playing in group A, fourteen in group B. Teams occupying the lowest two places from each group at the end of the season, would have to play in a relegation play-off... |
11th (group B) | - | 1958-59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1957–58 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1957/1958 season was contested by 29 teams, one less than in the previous season due to the voluntary return of TOP to amateur football. The teams were divided in two groups of fifteen en fourteen teams. Teams could not relegate to amateur football... |
10th (group B) | - | 1957-58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1956–57 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1956/1957 season was contested by 30 teams, divided in two groups. It was the first season of the new lowest tier of Dutch professional football, organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association . Teams could not relegate to amateur football... |
8th (group A) | - | 1956-57 | ? |
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.Out on loan
Managers
Sjoerd van Zuylen (1930–32) Sid CastleSid Castle
Sidney Ernest Rowland 'Sid' Castle was an English professional footballer who played for Basingstoke Town, Thornycroft Athletic, Guildford United, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea....
(1932) Otto Pinter (1932–33) Dirk Steenbergen (1934) Theo Eikenaar (1934–36) Sid Castle
Sid Castle
Sidney Ernest Rowland 'Sid' Castle was an English professional footballer who played for Basingstoke Town, Thornycroft Athletic, Guildford United, Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea....
(1936–38) Piet Smit (1938–39) Anton Dalhuysen (1939–45) Otto Bonsema (1945) Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra was a Dutch football player and national football icon in the 1950s. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, SC Heerenveen....
(1946–47) Piet van der Munnik (1947–51) Bob Kelly
Bob Kelly (footballer)
Robert "Bob" Kelly was an English professional football player. He broke the British football transfer record when he moved from Burnley to Sunderland for £6,550 in 1925. He spent two years at the Roker Park Club before joining Huddersfield Town...
(1951–55)
Volgert Ris (1955–58) Siem Plooijer (1958–61) Arie de Vroet
Arie de Vroet
Arie de Vroet was a Dutch footballer who was active as a left winger. De Vroet made his debut at Feijenoord and also played for Le Havre AC and FC Rouen.-External links:*...
(1961–63) Evert Mur (1963–65) Laszlo Zalai (1965–66) Ron Groenewoud (1966–67) Evert Teunissen (1967–69) Bas Paauwe Jr. (1969–71) Meg de Jongh (1971–73) Laszlo Zalai (1973–78) Jan Teunissen (1978–80) Hylke Kerkstra (1980)
Henk van Brussel
Henk van Brussel
Henk van Brussel was a footballer and football manager from the Netherlands, who worked for Go Ahead Eagles, Rohda Raalte , SC Heerenveen, De Graafschap, FC Groningen and SC Heracles....
(1980–85) Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan OON is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan is currently manager of the Tuvalu national football team.-Career:...
(1985–88) Ted Immers (1988–89) Ab Gritter (1989–90) Fritz Korbach
Fritz Korbach
Fritz Korbach was a German professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands, where he died in 2011....
(1990–93) Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan
Foppe de Haan OON is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan is currently manager of the Tuvalu national football team.-Career:...
(1993–04) Gertjan Verbeek
Gertjan Verbeek
Gertjan 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...
(2004-08) Trond Sollied
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....
(2008–09) Jan de Jonge
Jan de Jonge
Jan de Jonge is a retired football striker, who became a football manager after he ended his professional career...
(2009–10) Jan Everse
Jan Everse
Jan Everse is a retired Dutch footballer, who currently coaches the Dutch amateur team WHC.-Career:He played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the 1970s...
(2010) Ron Jans
Ron Jans
Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...
(2010–)