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16 hours ago · The Eredivisie ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrədivizi]; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2023–24 season, it is ranked the 6th-best league in Europe by UEFA.
- SC Heerenveen
History. Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July 1920 in...
- Rap
AVV RAP, in the long form Amsterdamsche Voetbalvereeniging...
- SC Heerenveen
16 hours ago · René van Dieren Netherlands: Midfielder: 1998-2001: 5: 0 Rob van Dijk Netherlands: Goalkeeper: 1992-1996: 51: 0 Kees van Dijke Netherlands: Defender: 1922-1934: 256: 28 Kevin Diks Netherlands: Defender: 2017-2018: 23: 0 Javairô Dilrosun Netherlands: Forward: 2022-14: 4 Jean Carlos Dondé Brazil: Defender: 2003-2006: 9: 0 Royston Drenthe ...
16 hours ago · The Ballon d'Or ( French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ] ⓘ; lit. 'Golden Ball') is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football since 1956 to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season. Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or award was based ...
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- 1956; 67 years ago
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1900–1919: Merger and early years
The oldest remnant of NEC Nijmegen, Eendracht, was formed on 15 November 1900 by three men – August Lodenstijn, Antoon Kuypers and Wouter de Lent – representing the people from the benedenstad (lower town) who, due to their working class status, were not able to play for the major club in the city, Quick 1888. Due to a lack of funds, Eendracht initially played only friendly matches against teams from other parts of the city until 1903, when the local league in Nijmegen was formed. Eendracht w...
1920–1939: "Never first-class"
After a series of ground moves in the club's early years, at the beginning of the 1920s, NEC bought land and moved to a ground at Hazenkampseweg.Finally, the club had a permanent home and the club's fanbase began to grow. However, despite a new home and increased membership, on-field success did not follow. Although NEC won second-tier championships in 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1934, the club did not win promotion after losing consecutive play-off matches. The club was mockingly nicknamed "Nooit...
1940–1959: WWII and professional football
During the Second World War, little football was played, but after liberation, the club's pre-war success continued and again became the champion of the East in both 1946 and 1947. Professional football was introduced in the Netherlands in 1954, but came at the wrong time for NEC. The club was not in a good financial state and not as well established as other clubs. When the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) reorganised the league structure in time for the 1956–57 season, NEC found them...
In the early years of NEC's existence, the club played at various grounds around the city, most notably at Hazenkampseweg. The club's current home, Goffertstadion, was opened in 1939 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It had been constructed by thousands of the city's unemployed, during a time of compulsory employment. At the time of its comple...
Club colours
Upon the merger of NVV and Eendracht, the club played in black shirts with a green and red band across the chest. However the club's traditional shirt is known as the Balkenshirt, consisting of a red shirt with a green chestband with black trim. During the 2000s, other variations of the club's colours were worn, such as a quartered design in 2004–05 and various half-and-half designs. In 2016 NEC's board allowed a controversial fan vote on whether to restore the classic chest band, which passe...
Rivalries
Vitesse are NEC's archrivals. The two clubs share a long history together and they contest the Gelderse Derby (Derby of Gelderland), a confrontation between the two largest cities of the province of Gelderland, Arnhem and Nijmegen, two cities with major differences in attitude and culture. Since 1813, Arnhem has been the capital of Gelderlandand is historically based on finance and trade, perceived as an office city with modern buildings. Nijmegen, on the other hand, is predominantly a worker...
Mascot
Since 2007, the club's mascot has been Bikkel, a Roman legionary, with a sword and shield, a reference to the Roman history of the city of Nijmegen. The name Bikkel reportedly refers to the nickname given to former player and coach Ron de Groot, who spent his whole career at the club.
First team squad
1. As of 1 February 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Youth/reserves squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
The following players were called-up to represent their national teams in international football and received capsduring their tenure with N.E.C.: 1. Players in bold actively play for N.E.C. and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with N.E.C.
Attendance
1. Record attendance: 22,000 v Ajax, Eredivisie, 6 May 1990 2. Highest season average attendance: 12,379, 2009–10
Transfers
1. Biggest Transfer fee paid: €1.75 million to KV Mechelen for Björn Vleminckx, 2009 2. Biggest Transfer fee received: €4.7 million from Ajax for Jasper Cillessen, 2011
Team records
1. Biggest victory: 7–0 v FC Den Bosch, 3 November 1973 2. Biggest defeat: 1–9 v Ajax, 5 November 1967 3. Highest league finish: 5th, 2002–03 4. Most wins in a season: 15, 1971–72 5. Most goals scored in a season: 100, 2014–15 6. Fewest goals conceded in a season: 36, 1970–71
- 15 November 1900; 122 years ago
- Rogier Meijer
16 hours ago · The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2023 contest with the song "Tattoo", performed by Loreen. It is the seventh time Sweden has hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1975, 1985, 1992, 2000, 2013, and 2016. The venue for the contest is the 15,500-seat Malmö Arena ...
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- Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden
16 hours ago · v. t. e. A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. [1]
16 hours ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2019 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
