Go Ahead Eagles

Go Ahead Eagles (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɡoː əˈɦɛt ˈiɡəls]) are a Dutch football club from Deventer, 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.

Go Ahead Eagles

Full name	Go Ahead Eagles
Nickname(s)	The pride of the IJssel Kowet
Founded	2 December 1902 (1902-12-02)
Ground	Adelaarshorst Deventer
Capacity	10,000[1]
Chairman	Hans de Vroome
Head coach	Jack de Gier
League	Eerste Divisie
2018–19	Eerste Divisie, 5th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

They have produced a number of notable players including Raimond van der Gouw, René Eijkelkamp, Marc Overmars, Paul Bosvelt, Jan Kromkamp, Victor Sikora, Bert van Marwijk and Demy de Zeeuw while 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 Hollander brothers. 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 then head coach Barry Hughes.[2] The eagle is the charge in the coat of arms of the city of Deventer.

Go Ahead Eagles were famously the only side to defeat Ajax in any competition during the 1971–72 season when they won 3–2 at De Adelaarshorst in the Eredivisie. They have participated in the UEFA Cup once, in the 1965–66 season, losing in the first round to Celtic.

Recent seasons

After almost two decades in the second division, Go Ahead won promotion to the 2013–14 Eredivisie at the end of the 2012–13 season, winning the promotion play-offs.[3] The club remained in the top division for the 2014–15 season, finishing 13th.

Go Ahead Eagles would 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 Twente withdrew due to financial difficulties, making the 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.[4] In July 2015, they were beaten 2–5 on aggregate by Hungarian side Ferencváros[5] in the first Europa League qualifying round with the home leg played in Emmen due to the Adelaarshorst being renovated, and the away leg without spectators because the Hungarians were serving a ban by UEFA.

The club bounced back to the Eredivisie on the first attempt in May 2016 after beating De Graafschap 5–2 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-offs,[6] but were relegated again at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Honours

• Eredivisie

Winner: 1916–17, 1921–22, 1929–30, 1932–33

• KNVB Cup

Runners-up: 1964–65

• Tweede Divisie

Winner: 1958–59

• Promoted to Eredivisie

Promotion: 1962–63, 1991–92, 2012–13, 2016–17

Results

Below is a table with Go Ahead Eagles' domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Go Ahead Eagles domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2017-18 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2017–18	Second round
2016-17 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2016–17	Second round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: promotion	2015–16	Third round
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	–	1999–00	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

Main article: IJsselderby

Go Ahead Eagles' biggest rivals are PEC Zwolle.[7] Both clubs are located at the river IJssel, hence the name IJssel-derby. Further teams who share a rivalry with Go Ahead Eagles include FC Twente, Vitesse Arnhem and De Graafschap.

Current squad

As of 20 January 2020[8]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Hobie Verhulst
2	DF	NED	Wout Droste
3	DF	NED	Gino Bosz
4	DF	NED	Jeroen Veldmate (captain)
5	DF	CPV	Elso Brito
6	MF	NED	Elmo Lieftink
7	FW	CZE	Jaroslav Navrátil
8	FW	FRA	Antoine Rabillard
10	MF	NED	Alexander Bannink
11	FW	SWE	Adrian Edqvist (on loan from Kalmar)
14	DF	NED	Martijn Berden
15	DF	GER	Nicolas Abdat
16	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	BEL	Maecky Ngombo
19	MF	NED	Joran Swart
20	GK	NED	Jay Gorter
21	MF	NED	Samuel Wakana
22	MF	NED	Max Leeflang
23	FW	NED	Soufyan Ahannach
24	MF	USA	Mael Corboz
25	DF	NED	Boyd Lucassen
26	FW	NED	Maarten Pouwels
27	DF	BEL	Jenthe Mertens
31	DF	NED	Sam Beukema
33	DF	NED	Jarno van den Bos
34	DF	NED	Donny van Iperen
35	MF	NED	Zakaria Eddahchouri

Coaching history

Franz Köhler (1954–56) Gilbert Richmond (1957–62) František Fadrhonc (July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1970) Barry Hughes (July 1, 1970 – June 30, 1973) Jan Notermans (1973–75) Henk van Brussel (1975) Leo Beenhakker (1975–76) Henk van Brussel (interim) (1976) Wiel Coerver (July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1977) Henk van Brussel (interim) (1978) Joop Brand (July 1, 1978 – Feb 17, 1980) Spitz Kohn (July 1, 1980 – June 30, 1981) Bob Maaskant (1981–83) Henk Wullems (July 1, 1983 – June 30, 1986)

Nico van Zoghel (July 1, 1985 – June 30, 1988) Fritz Korbach (July 1, 1988 – June 30, 1990) Henk ten Cate (Feb 22, 1990 – June 30, 1990) Jan Versleijen (July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1993) Henk ten Cate (July 1, 1993 – Jan 27, 1995) Ab Fafié (Jan 27, 1995 – June 30, 1996) Leo van Veen (July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1997) Jan van Staa (July 1, 1997 – June 30, 2002) Theo de Jong (2001–02) Robert Maaskant (July 1, 2002 – Feb 2, 2003) Raymond Libregts (Jan 15, 2003 – June 30, 2005) Mike Snoei (July 1, 2005 – March 4, 2008) Gerard Somer (interim) (March 4, 2008 – March 7, 2008)

Andries Ulderink (March 7, 2008 – June 30, 2011) Joop Gall (July 1, 2011 – March 24, 2012) Michel Boerebach (int.) (March 24, 2012 – March 31, 2012) Jimmy Calderwood (March 30, 2012 – June 30, 2012) Erik ten Hag (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013) Foeke Booy (July 1, 2013 – March 22, 2015) Dennis Demmers (March 22, 2015 – Feb 1, 2016) Harry Decheiver (interim) (2016) Hans de Koning (Feb 20, 2016 – Mar 22, 2017) Robert Maaskant (Mar 25, 2017 – Jun 30, 2017) Leon Vlemmings (Jul 1, 2017 – Dec 3, 2017) Jan van Staa (Dec 5, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018) John Stegeman (Jul 1, 2018 – May 29, 2019) Jack de Gier (May, 2019 – Present)

See also

• Eerste Divisie
• List of football clubs in the Netherlands

References

1. "Stadion - Go Ahead Eagles". ga-eagles.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
2. "Go Ahead Eagles – About Us". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
3. "Eredivisie review: Go Ahead Eagles end 17-year exile from the Eredivisie". Sky Sports. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
4. Graafschap duwt Go Ahead Eagles naar Eerste Divisie – Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch)
5. Ferencváros maat te groot voor GA Eagles - GA Eagles (in Dutch)
6. Go Ahead Eagles naar eredivisie - De Telegraaf (in Dutch)
7. Tonie van Ringelestijn and Joël Groeneveld (May 1999). "Betaald voetbal in Zwolle van 1980 tot 1999. Van PEC naar FC Zwolle" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-17. FC Zwolle – Go Ahead Eagles Rivalry.
8. "Selectie". www.ga-eagles.nl. Go Ahead Eagles. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Club profile at Weltfussballarchiv
• Online fanzine (in Dutch)
• Bozen van het Oosten (in Dutch)