ADO Den Haag
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football club from the city of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag (ˈɛf ˈseː dɛn ˈɦaːχ), with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club. Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been able to match AFC Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
or in European competition. There is nonetheless a big rivalry with Ajax and Feyenoord. The words Alles Door Oefening translates into Everything Through Practice in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
.
History
The club was founded in 1905, but from the outset, they found difficulty competing with other major Dutch teams. This was partly due to the popularity of cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in the city.
ADO Den Haag won the Dutch national football title
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1942 and 1943 and the KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
in 1968 and 1975 (under the name FC Den Haag). Their greatest European success was a quarter-final game against West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
for the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976. A 4–2 win in The Hague followed by a 3–1 defeat in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
meant elimination.
ADO supporters have strong links with Welsh club Swansea City. Flags of the respective clubs are often flown at the matches of the other club, and both clubs regularly hold pre-season friendly matches. Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
(Poland), Club Brugge (Belgium), and Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
(Italy) also share strong supporter links with ADO Den Haag.
After a long spell in the country's second tier of league football
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
, ADO Den Haag played four seasons in the Eredivisie then were relegated again in the 2006–07
Eredivisie 2006/2007
The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at...
season. However, after finishing 6th in the 2007–08 season, they went on to win the play-offs, meaning promotion back to the Eredivisie for 2008–09. The club's new home is the 15,000 seater Kyocera Stadion; formerly known as the Den Haag Stadion. They used to play the home games at the Zuiderpark Stadion
Zuiderpark Stadion
Zuiderparkstadion was an 11,000-seat stadium in The Hague, in the Netherlands. It was the home of football club ADO Den Haag.For many years after the club's inauguration in 1905, they played football in many different temporary venues, eventually settling in the 'Zuiderpark' in 1925. The stadium...
. Their home colors are yellow and green. They started the 2008–09 season with two wins, which put them on top of the Eredivisie for the first time in 32 years. In the season 2009–2010 the average attendance was 11,745 people.
The team had a great success in season 2010 - 2011. Beating rival AFC Ajax 2 times was one of the best results that year. ADO Den Haag ended 7th in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
and won the play-offs (beating Roda JC and FC Groningen) which offered the last Dutch Europa League ticket. They won the first matches against FK Tauras (3-2 , 2-0) but lost the first away leg for the third qualifying round against AC Omonia Nicosia, by 3-0, at Nicosia.
Honours
- Dutch national football titleEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
: 2
-
- 1942, 1943
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 2
- KNVB Cup
- 1968, 1975
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
runner up: 6
- KNVB Cup
- 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1987
- Eerste DivisieEerste DivisieThe Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
: 3
- Eerste Divisie
- 1957, 1986, 2003
- 1942, 1943
European record
UEFA Europa League| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... |
Q2 | Tauras FK Tauras Tauragė FK Tauras is a Lithuanian football team from the city of Tauragė. The team plays in the A Lyga, Lithuania's highest football division.- Name :During its history the club has changed its name several times:*1922 – Tauragės Sporto Sąjunga*19?? – Šauliai... |
2–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 |
| Q3 |  OmoniaAC Omonia Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953... |
1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69 The season 1968-69 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Slovan Bratislava in a final victory against FC Barcelona, the first time a side from the Eastern Bloc won the title... |
1 |  Grazer AKGrazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005... |
4–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| 2 |  1. FC Köln1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |
Domestic Results
Below is a table with ADO Den Haag's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
7th | Europa League 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... (winning EL play-offs) (Q2) |
2010–11 | fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
15th | – | 2009–10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 2008–09 | round of 16 |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
2007–08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
2006–07 | third round |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 2005–06 | third round |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 2004–05 | quarter final |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 2003–04 | second round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
2002–03 | round of 16 |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2001–02 | second round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2000–01 | second round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1999–2000 | third round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 1998–99 | second round |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1997–98 | second round |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1996–97 | group stage |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1995–96 | round of 16 |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1994–95 | round of 16 |
| 1993–94 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1993–94 | quarter final |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie | 8th | – | 1992–93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (losing prom./relegation play-off) |
1991–92 | third round |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1990–91 | round of 16 |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1989–90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1988–89 | semi-final |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1987–88 | round of 16 |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 14th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987-88 The season 1987-88 of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by KV Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. It was their first ever European campaign and their only European title, and although they won the Belgian league the next season financial problems meant... |
1986–87 | final |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1985–86 | semi-final |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1984–85 | second round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1983–84 | round of 16 |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1982–83 | round of 16 |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1981–82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1980–81 | second round |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1979–80 | quarter final |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1978–79 | round of 16 |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1977–78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1976–77 | semi-final |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1975–76 | round of 16 |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 10th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1975-76 The season 1975-76 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium in an entertaining final against West Ham United of England... |
1974–75 | winners |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 1973–74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1972–73 | quarter final |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 5th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1972-73 The season 1972-73 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by AC Milan after a 1-0 victory against Leeds United at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, in Greece.- First round :-First leg:-----Second leg:... |
1971–72 | final |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
3rd 15th |
UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1971-72 The UEFA Cup 1971–72 was the inaugural year of the competition. It was won by English side Tottenham Hotspur over their countrymen Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 on aggregate after a two-legged final.... – |
1970–71 | quarter final round of 16 |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 9th |
– | 1969–70 | quarter final first round |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 10th |
– | 1968–69 | round of 16 first round |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1967–68 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 1st |
Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69 The season 1968-69 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Slovan Bratislava in a final victory against FC Barcelona, the first time a side from the Eastern Bloc won the title... Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1967–68 | winners group stage |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 3rd |
– | 1966–67 | round of 16 first round |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 11th |
– | 1965–66 | final group stage |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 13th |
– | 1964–65 | second round quarter final |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 3rd |
– | 1963–64 | final round of 16 |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 11th |
– | 1962–63 | final third round |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
15th 7th (group B) |
– – (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) |
1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
11th 14th (group B) |
– | 1960–61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1959–60 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
12th 7th (group B) |
– | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
13th 18th |
– Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
6th 1st (group B) |
– Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
1st 10th |
Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) – |
1956–57 | ? |
Current squad
As of 8 August 2011For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
(on loan from Stade Rennes)
On loan
Managers
Franz Gutkas (1954–55) Rinus Loof (1955–62) Ernst Happel (1962–69) Vaclav JezekVáclav Ježek
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(1969–72) Vujadin Boškov
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(1974–76) Anton Malatinský
Anton Malatinský
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(1976–78) Piet de Visser
Piet de Visser
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(1978–80) Hans Kraay
Hans Kraay
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(1980–81) Cor van der Hart
Cor van der Hart
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(1981–83) Rob Baan
Rob Baan
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(1983–86) Pim van de Meent
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(1986–88) Co Adriaanse
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(1988–91) Nol de Ruiter
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(1992–94)
Lex Schoenmaker
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(1994–95) Theo Verlangen (1995–96) Mark Wotte
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(1996–98) André Hoekstra
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(1998–99) Rinus Israel
Rinus Israël
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(2001–04) Frans Adelaar (2004–06) Lex Schoenmaker
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(2006–07) Wiljan Vloet
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(2007–08) André Wetzel
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(2008–09) Raymond Atteveld (2009–10) Maurice Steijn (2010) John van den Brom
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(2010–11) Maurice Steijn (2011–)