SV Spakenburg
SV Spakenburg is a Dutch football club based in Spakenburg. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Tweede Klasse. It shares a football rivalry with IJsselmeervogels that is also from Spakenburg.
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| Full name | Sportvereniging Spakenburg | ||
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| Nickname(s) | De blauwen (the Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground | Sportpark de Westmaat Spakenburg | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Chairman | Klaas Hartog | ||
| Manager | Eric Meijers | ||
| League | Tweede Divisie | ||
| 2018–19 | Tweede Divisie, 9th | ||
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History
The club was founded on 15 August 1931 as Stormvogels and soon renamed Windvogels. In 1947 it merged with a local gymnastics team to become Sportverening Spakenburg. It joined the Eerste Klasse in the 1970–71 season under coach Joop van Basten, father of legendary Dutch striker Marco van Basten, and clinched their first league title in 1974. It became champions again in 1985, also winning the overall Dutch amateur league title, and in 1987, 2000 and 2008.
It joined the Topklasse for its inaugural season in 2010. In its first season, Spakenburg was one of only three clubs (the other ones being Rijnsburgse Boys and FC Oss) to declare themselves eligible for promotion to Eerste Divisie; despite that, Spakenburg failed to qualify to the competition finals as they ended the regular season in second place behind city rivals IJsselmeervogels.
Current squad
As of 11 April 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- (in Dutch) Official website