FC Den Bosch

FC Den Bosch

Full name	Football Club Den Bosch
Nickname(s)	The Blue White Dragons
Founded	August 18, 1965 (1965-08-18)
Ground	de Vliert, 's-Hertogenbosch
Ground Capacity	8,500
Chairman	Fred van der Hoorn
Manager	René van Eck
League	Eerste Divisie
2014–15	Eerste Divisie, 16th
Home colours Away colours

FC Den Bosch (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː dɛmˈbɔs]) is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.

It was founded August 18, 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. It is the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Its stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. Ruud van Nistelrooy started his professional career at this club. In 2005 they finished bottom of the Eredivisie and were relegated.

Honours

• Dutch Champion
  • Winner: 1948 (as BVV)
• Eerste Divisie
  • Winner: 1971, 1999, 2001, 2004
• Promoted to Eredivisie

1971, 1983, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2004

• KNVB Cup
  • Runner-up: 1991
• Tweede Divisie
  • Winner: 1966
• Promoted to Eerste Divisie

1963, 1966

Below is a table with FC Den Bosch's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2013–14	second round
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2012–13	quarter final
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2011–12	third round
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2010–11	third round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2009–10	third round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2007–08	round of 16
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2006–07	third round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	2005–06	first round
2004–05 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2004–05	quarter final
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2003–04	third round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2002–03	group stage
2001–02 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (losing prom./releg. play-offs)	2001–02	round of 16
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2000–01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1999–2000	second round
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1998–99	second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	4th	–	1997–98	round of 16
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1996–97	group stage
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1993–94	round of 16
1992–93 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing prom./releg. play-offs)	1992–93	semi-final
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning prom./releg. play-offs)	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1990–91	final
1989–90 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1989–90	round of 16
1988–89 Eredivisie	7th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eredivisie	7th	–	1987–88	round of 16
1986–87 Eredivisie	10th	–	1986–87	quarter final
1985–86 Eredivisie	6th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eredivisie	6th	–	1984–85	quarter final
1983–84 Eredivisie	10th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (winning promotion competition)	1982–83	first round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1981–82	round of 16
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion competition: no promotion	1980–81	second round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	4th	–	1979–80	second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1978–79	round of 16
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1977–78	first round
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1976–77	second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1973–74	quarter final
1972–73 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	16th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1969–70	second round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1968–69	first round
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	3rd	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie 1966–67 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	5th 17th	– merged into existing FC Den Bosch	1966–67	round of 16 did not participate
1965–66 Tweede Divisie (and as Wilhelmina)	1st (group B) 14th (group B)	Eerste Divisie (promotion) –	1965–66	round of 16 group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as BVV and Wilhelmina)	7th (group B) 12th (group B)	–	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as BVV) 1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	16th 13th (group B)	Tweede Divisie (relegation) –	1963–64	first round quarter final
1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as BVV and Wilhelmina)	2nd (group B) 15th (group B)	Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off) –	1962–63	first round
1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as BVV and Wilhelmina)	15th (group A) 17th (group B)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as BVV) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	11th (group A) 3rd (group A)	– Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off)	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie (as BVV) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	4th (group A) 6th (group A)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie (as BVV) 1958–59 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	8th (group A) 12th (group A)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eredivisie (as BVV) 1957–58 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	18th 2nd (group A)	Eerste Divisie (relegation) –	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie (as BVV) 1956–57 Tweede Divisie (as Wilhelmina)	15th 11th (group B)	–	1956–57	?

Racism

During the 2012–13 KNVB Cup quarterfinal match against AZ, American forward Jozy Altidore was the target of racist chants. The club's director, Peter Bijvelds, blamed "malicious supporters making a scandalous mess of the evening". He said Den Bosch, AZ and the referee considered abandoning the match, but decided against it.

"We can't deny that, certainly when we play top matches, we have a structural problem with a group of people who ruin things," Bijvelds told Dutch radio.

This racial incident, however, was a minor one, and gravely offended the vast majority of Den Bosch supporters. Following this incident, the club and fans went on a series of actions to rectify the image of the club and re-instate their strong stance against any forms of racism. Evident to this was a campaign launched by the club to equip a village in Africa with football kits and football equipment.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2015

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Kees Heemskerk 2 DF Daan Disveld 3 DF Tim Hofstede 4 DF Dalian Maatsen 5 DF Jordy van der Winden 6 DF Jonas Heymans 7 FW Orlando Smeekes 8 MF Niek Vossebelt 9 FW Denis Pozder 10 MF Anthony Lurling (captain) 11 FW Furhgill Zeldenrust 12 MF Joey Belterman 13 MF Akin Arslan

No. Position Player 14 FW Kadeem Pantophlet 15 DF Sven Verlaan 16 FW Malcolm Esajas 17 MF Maarten Boddaert 18 DF Jeremy Fernandes 19 FW Jordy Thomassen 20 MF Juanjo Serrano 21 FW Jort van der Sande 22 GK Daan Bollen 23 GK Bruno Appels 24 MF Bassou Boulghalgh 25 FW Arda Havar 26 MF Vykintas Slivka (on loan from Juventus)

Managers

• Ben Tap (1965–70)
• Jan Remmers (1970–74)
• Nol de Ruiter (1974–76)
• Ad Zonderland (1976–78)
• Rinus Gosens (1979–80)
• Ad Zonderland (1980)
• Hans Verèl (1981–84)
• Rinus Israel (1984–86)
• Theo de Jong (1986–89)

• Rinus Israel (1989–90)
• Hans van der Pluijm (1990–95)
• Chris Dekker (1995–96)
• Kees Zwamborn (1996–98)
• Martin Koopman (1998-00)
• Mark Wotte (2000)
• André Wetzel & Jan van Grinsven (2000)
• Jan Poortvliet (2000–01)
• Wiljan Vloet (2001–02)

• Gert Kruys (2002–04)
• Henk Wisman (2004–05)
• Jan van Grinsven, Fred van der Hoorn & Wim van der Horst (2005)
• Theo Bos (2005–09)
• Jan van Grinsven, Fred van der Hoorn & Wim van der Horst (2009)
• Marc Brys (2009–10)
• Alfons Groenendijk (2010–2012)
• Jan Poortvliet (2012–2013)
• Ruud Kaiser (2013–2015)

Statistics

SEASON	CLUBTOPSCORER	GOALS	DIVISION	ATTENDANCE	RANK	MANAGER
1965–66	Frans Olde Riekerink	17	Tweede Divisie	6.640	1	Ben Tap
1966–67	Frans Olde Riekerink	14	Eerste Divisie	6.895	5	Ben Tap
1967–68	Ben Tinus	17	Eerste Divisie	7.670	3	Ben Tap
1968–69	Eef Mulders	9	Eerste Divisie	5.350	9	Ben Tap
1969–70	Eef Mulders	10	Eerste Divisie	3.810	5	Ben Tap
1970–71	Leo Ouwens	11	Eerste Divisie	8.400	1	Jan Remmers
1971–72	Ilja Mitić	9	Eredivisie	11.870	16	Jan Remmers
1972–73	Dick Beek	5	Eredivisie	8.645	18	Jan Remmers
1973–74	Dick Beek	6	Eerste Divisie	2.895	17	Jan Remmers
1974–75	Jos Peltzer	10	Eerste Divisie	3.085	10	Nol de Ruiter
1975–76	Jos Peltzer	10	Eerste Divisie	2.210	10	Nol de Ruiter
1976–77	Jan Peters	18	Eerste Divisie	2.415	12	Ad Zonderland
1977–78	Jan Peters	19	Eerste Divisie	3.517	8	Ad Zonderland
1978–79	Bert Nijdam	9	Eerste Divisie	3.700	7	Rinus Gosens
1979–80	Arie Romijn	16	Eerste Divisie	4.700	4	Rinus Gosens / Ad Zonderland
1980–81	Arie Romijn	10	Eerste Divisie	2.355	6	Ad Zonderland / Hans Verèl
1981–82	Arie Romijn	16	Eerste Divisie	2.870	5	Hans Verèl
1982–83	Wim van der Horst	17	Eerste Divisie	2.788	3	Hans Verèl
1983–84	Wim van der Horst	14	Eredivisie	7.154	10	Hans Verèl
1984–85	Peter van der Waart	12	Eredivisie	5.406	6	Rinus Israël
1985–86	Hans Gillhaus	16	Eredivisie	6.367	6	Rinus Israël
1986–87	Hans Gillhaus	17	Eredivisie	5.309	10	Theo de Jong
1987–88	Hendrie Krüzen	12	Eredivisie	3.938	7	Theo de Jong
1988–89	Mart van Duren	15	Eredivisie	3.803	7	Theo de Jong
1989–90	Peter Barendse	7	Eredivisie	3.521	17	Rinus Israël
1990–91	Jack de Gier	23	Eerste Divisie	1.334	17	Rinus Israël / Hans van der Pluym
1991–92	Geert Brusselers	13	Eerste Divisie	2.007	2	Hans van der Pluym
1992–93	Dirk Jan Derksen	10	Eerste Divisie	3.231	19	Hans van der Pluym
1993–94	Stefan Jansen	14	Eerste Divisie	1.626	11	Hans van der Pluym
1994–95	Orpheo Keizerweerd	7	Eerste Divisie	1.198	18	Hans van der Pluym
1995–96	Anthony Lurling	19	Eerste Divisie	2.735	3	Chris Dekker
1996–97	Ruud van Nistelrooy	12	Eerste Divisie	2.034	7	Kees Zwamborn
1997–98	Thijs Waterink	14	Eerste Divisie	2.405	4	Kees Zwamborn
1998–99	Harry van der Laan	30	Eerste Divisie	3.245	1	Kees Zwamborn / Martin Koopman
1999-00	Henk Vos	11	Eredivisie	4.240	18	Martin Koopman / Mark Wotte
2000–01	Bart Van Den Eede	23	Eerste Divisie	3.330	1	Mark Wotte / Jan Poortvliet
2001–02	Bart Van Den Eede	14	Eredivisie	5.190	16	Wiljan Vloet
2002–03	Stefan Jansen	20	Eerste Divisie	3.919	5	Gert Kruys
2003–04	Stefan Jansen	25	Eerste Divisie	3.701	1	Gert Kruys
2004–05	Koen van de Laak	6	Eredivisie	5.790	18	Henk Wisman / Jan van Grinsven ao
2005–06	Berry Powel	19	Eerste Divisie	3.388	7	Theo Bos

See also

• Dutch football league teams

External links

• Official website