Heracles Almelo

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. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in 28 years. The club has remained in the top division ever since. In 2012, reached the KNVB Cup final for the first time in club history, losing to PSV in the final. The club's main rival is FC Twente.

Heracles Almelo
Full nameHeracles Almelo
Nickname(s)Heraclieden
Founded1903 (1903)
GroundErve Asito, Almelo
Capacity12,080
ChairmanHans Bredewoud[1]
ManagerFrank Wormuth
LeagueEredivisie
2020–21Eredivisie, 9th of 18
WebsiteClub website

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.

Heracles finished sixth in the Eredivisie during the 2015–16 season, qualifying for the end of season European play-offs. The club first defeated FC Groningen and then FC Utrecht and thus qualified for the first time in club history for European football, starting in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[2]

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 2015–16 season, it currently holds 13,500 spectators.

Honours

National

Domestic results

Below is a table with Heracles Almelo's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

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 26 March 2022[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 (captain)
3 DF  ITA Giacomo Quagliata
4 DF  GER Sven Sonnenberg
5 DF  GER Marco Rente
6 MF  GER Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
7 FW  TUR Bilal Başaçıkoğlu
8 MF  BEL Elias Sierra
9 FW  TUR Sinan Bakış
11 FW  DEN Nikolai Laursen
12 DF  NED Ruben Roosken
13 DF  NED Mats Knoester (vice-captain)
14 MF  USA Luca de la Torre
15 MF  BEL Lucas Schoofs
16 FW  NED Kaj Sierhuis (on loan from Reims)
17 MF  HUN Adrián Szőke
18 MF  BEL Ismail Azzaoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  NED Navajo Bakboord
20 MF  DEN Kasper Lunding
21 DF  NED Justin Hoogma
22 DF  CRO Mateo Leš
23 DF  BEL Noah Fadiga
24 DF  GER Elias Oubella
25 DF  GHA Robin Polley
26 GK  NED Koen Bucker
27 MF  TUR Melih İbrahimoğlu
28 GK  NED Robin Jalving
29 FW  SWE Emil Hansson
30 MF  MAR Anas Ouahim
31 MF  NED Rohat Agca
32 MF  NED Sem Scheperman
33 FW  SWE Samuel Armenteros
34 DF  NED Chiel Olde Keizer

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  NED Michael Brouwer (on loan to FC Emmen until 30 June 2022)
GK  NED Alessandro Damen (on loan to ADO Den Haag until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  CUW Jeremy Cijntje (on loan to FC Den Bosch until 30 June 2022)
FW  NED Delano Burgzorg (on loan to Mainz 05 until 30 June 2022)

Former managers

References

  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.
  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. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  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. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. "Delpher Kranten – De waarheid 04-11-1982". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  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.
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