Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo
Full name	Heracles Almelo
Nickname(s)	Heraclieden
Founded	1903
Ground	Erve Asito, Almelo
Capacity	12,080
Chairman	Hans Bredewoud[1]
Manager	Frank Wormuth
League	Eredivisie
2019–20	Eredivisie, 8th
Website	Club website
	Home colours
	Home 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 13,500. Their main rival is FC Twente.

In 2012 Heracles competed in its first Dutch Cup final, which it lost to PSV Eindhoven.

Stadium

Heracles Almelo currently play at the Erve Asito in Almelo. The Erve Asito was built in 1999 with a capacity 6,900, this was expanded in 2005 to hold 8,500. The pitch at the Erve Asito 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 Eredivisie, 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.[2]

Honours

National

Eredivisie: 2
- 1926–27, 1940–41
Eerste Divisie: 2[3]
- 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	Domestic cup	Cup result
2019–20 Eredivisie	8th	–	2019–20	Round of 16
2018–19 Eredivisie	7th	– (losing EL play-offs)	2018–19	Second round
2017–18 Eredivisie	10th	–	2017–18	Round of 16
2016–17 Eredivisie	10th	–	2015–16	Third round
2015–16 Eredivisie	6th	Europa League (winning EL play-offs)	2015–16	Fourth round
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 (a)

Notes

3Q: Third qualifying round

Current squad

As of 6 August 2020[4]

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	GER	Janis Blaswich
2	DF	NED	Tim Breukers
3	DF	ITA	Giacomo Quagliata
4	DF	NED	Robin Pröpper (captain)
5	DF	GER	Marco Rente
6	MF	GER	Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
7	FW	CUW	Jeremy Cijntje
8	MF	NED	Teun Bijleveld
9	FW	TUR	Sinan Bakış
10	MF	NED	Rai Vloet
11	FW	NED	Silvester van der Water


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	NED	Mats Knoester
14	MF	USA	Luca de la Torre
15	MF	BEL	Lucas Schoofs
16	GK	NED	Michael Brouwer
17	MF	HUN	Adrián Szőke
19	DF	NED	Navajo Bakboord
23	DF	BEL	Noah Fadiga
26	GK	NED	Koen Bucker
30	MF	BDI	Mohamed Amissi
34	DF	NED	Jeff Hardeveld
37	FW	NED	Delano Burgzorg

Former managers

Horace Colclough (1920–32)
Robert Roxburgh (1932–35)[5][6]
Leslie Lievesley (1 March 1946 – 30 June 1947)
David Davison (July 1948 – February 1949)
Duggie Lochhead (1953–56)
Jan Bilj (1956–60)
Michael Keeping (Sept. 1960 – 30 January 1961)
Frits van der Elst / Freek Jaarsma (1961 interim)
Jaap van der Leck (March 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)[7]
Jan Morsing (1 July 1981 – 3 November 1982)[8]
Arie Stehouwer (1982–83)

Gerard Somer (1983–87)[9]
Jan Morsing (1988)[10][11]
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 – 30 June 2018)
Frank Wormuth (1 July 2018 – present)

References

Fardau Wagenaar (1 July 2017). "Hans Bredewoud is vanaf vandaag de nieuwe voorzitter van Heracles". AD. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Sport – Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl". Telegraaf. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Eerste Divisie Champions, RSSSF.com, Retrieved 7 June 2013
"Selectie 2017–2018". www.heracles.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
"Delpher Kranten – Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartĳ 16-10-1933". kb.nl.
"Delpher Kranten – De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelĳk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overĳssel 10-05-1950". kb.nl.
"Delpher Kranten – Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 13-10-1979". kb.nl.
"Delpher Kranten – De waarheid 04-11-1982". kb.nl.
"Delpher Kranten – De Telegraaf 04-12-1987". kb.nl.
"Delpher Kranten – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland 08-01-1988". kb.nl.
"SC HERACLES '74". 18 August 1988. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via KBDK.

External links

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

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[1] Fardau Wagenaar (1 July 2017). "Hans Bredewoud is vanaf vandaag de nieuwe voorzitter van Heracles". AD. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

[2] "Sport – Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl". Telegraaf. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[EersteCH-3] Eerste Divisie Champions, RSSSF.com, Retrieved 7 June 2013

[4] "Selectie 2017–2018". www.heracles.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[5] "Delpher Kranten – Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartĳ 16-10-1933". kb.nl.

[6] "Delpher Kranten – De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelĳk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overĳssel 10-05-1950". kb.nl.

[7] "Delpher Kranten – Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 13-10-1979". kb.nl.

[8] "Delpher Kranten – De waarheid 04-11-1982". kb.nl.

[9] "Delpher Kranten – De Telegraaf 04-12-1987". kb.nl.

[10] "Delpher Kranten – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland 08-01-1988". kb.nl.

[11] "SC HERACLES '74". 18 August 1988. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via KBDK.

Eredivisie
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