Eredivisie 2007-08
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The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie
, the top division of association football in the Netherlands
. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.
Last updated: April 20, 2008
Source: Eredivisie official website
For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket
For one UEFA Cup ticket
The winner of match G, FC Twente
, qualifies for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda
, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda
, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Round 2 (best of 3)
Round 3 (best of 3)
The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2008–09.
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....
, the top division of association football in the Netherlands
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...
. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.
Promoted teams
The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season:- VVV-Venlo
League table
| Eredivisie 2007–08 Winners |
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| PSV 21st Title |
Match table
| AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division... |
GRA De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
GRO | HEE | HER Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
NEC | PSV | RJC | SPA Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
TWE FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
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| Ajax | 6-1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 4-1 | AJX | |
| AZ | 2-3 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | AZ | |
| Excelsior | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | EXC | |
| Feyenoord | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | FEY | |
| De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
1-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 1-2 | GRA De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
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| FC Groningen | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | GRO | |
| Heerenveen | 2-4 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 3-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 7-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 | HEE | |
| Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | HER Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
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| NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
2-3 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-5 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
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| NEC | 1-1 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | NEC | |
| PSV | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | PSV | |
| Roda JC | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | RJC | |
| Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
2-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | SPA Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
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| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | TWE FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
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| FC Utrecht | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 2-0 | UTR | |
| Vitesse | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-0 | VIT | |
| VVV-Venlo | 2-2 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-5 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | VVV | |
| Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
2-3 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4-0 | 1-2 | WIL Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
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| AJX | AZ | EXC Excelsior Rotterdam SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'... |
FEY Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division... |
GRA De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
GRO | HEE | HER Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
NEC | PSV | RJC | SPA Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
TWE FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
Top scorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
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 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
Ajax | |
 Blaise Nkufo |
FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
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 Luis SuárezLuis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team... |
Ajax | |
 Robin NelisseRobin Nelisse Robin Nelisse is a Netherlands Antillean football forward, the former Netherlands Antillean national team.-Biography:Nelisse started his professional career in the 1997-1998 season playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam... |
FC Utrecht | |
 Marcus BergMarcus Berg Marcus Berg is a Swedish football striker who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson.... |
FC Groningen | |
 Michael BradleyMichael Bradley (soccer) Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:... |
SC Heerenveen | |
 Kenneth PerezKenneth Perez Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen is a Danish former professional football player. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Danish national team from 2003 to 2006, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship.... |
Ajax/PSV | |
| Danny Koevermans Danny Koevermans Danny Koevermans is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-Early career:... |
PSV | |
 Miralem SulejmaniMiralem Sulejmani Miralem Sulejmani is a Serbian football player of Gorani origin who plays for Ajax.-Early career:... |
SC Heerenveen |
Last updated: April 20, 2008
Source: Eredivisie official website
For UEFA competitions
For one Champions League ticketFor one UEFA Cup playoff ticket
For one UEFA Cup ticket
The winner of match G, FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
, qualifies for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| Team | Tournament |
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| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
3rd Qualifing round UEFA Champions League 2008-09 |
| Ajax | UEFA Cup 2008-09 |
| SC Heerenveen | UEFA Cup 2008-09 |
| NEC | UEFA Cup 2008-09 |
| NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw... |
Relegation
Round 1| Team #1 | Aggregate | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 |
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| Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
1–4 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... |
2–5 | Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
2–2 | 0–3 |
Round 2 (best of 3)
| Team #1 | Pts | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
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| ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
6–3 | VVV-Venlo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| MVV | 3 - 6 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
6–3 | FC Den Bosch | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
0–6 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
2–3 | 1–3 | Not played |
Round 3 (best of 3)
| Team #1 | Series Win | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
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| ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
5–2 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
1-4 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
1–3 | 0–0 | Not played |
The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2008–09.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Kemy AgustienKemy AgustienGermain "Kemy" Agustien is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swansea City in the Premier League. He previously played for Willem II, AZ, Roda JC and RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands and for Birmingham City in England...
for AZ against VVV-Venlo (18 August 2007) - Widest winning margin: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles AlmeloHeracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
(7 October 2007) - Most goals in a match: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles AlmeloHeracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
(7 October 2007), De GraafschapDe GraafschapDe Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...
1-8 Ajax (August 19, 2007) - Fastest goal in a match: Roy MakaayRoy MakaayRudolphus "Roy" Antonius Makaay is a retired Dutch footballer. While playing for Bayern Munich he picked up the nickname Das Phantom , for his ability to score out of nowhere.-Career:...
for Feyenoord against Heracles AlmeloHeracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
(2 December 2007) - Best offensive team: Ajax with 94 goals in 34 matches.
- Worst offensive team: Excelsior with 32 goals in 34 matches.
- Best defensive team: PSV with 24 goals against in 34 matches.
- Worst defensive team: SpartaSparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
and VVV-Venlo with 76 goals against in 34 matches.
Cards
- First yellow card: Gianni ZuiverloonGianni ZuiverloonGianni Michel Eugene Zuiverloon is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Spanish La Liga outfit Mallorca as a right back.-Club career:...
for SC Heerenveen against Willem IIWillem II TilburgWillem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia...
(17 August 2007) - First red card: Patrick MtiligaPatrick MtiligaPatrick Jan Mtiliga is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for Danish club FC Nordsjælland in Danish Superliga. He is a defender, who is most frequently used as a left fullback. He has played five games for the Denmark national football team.- Club career :Patrick Mtiliga was born in...
for NAC BredaNAC BredaNAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
against FC Groningen (18 August 2007)
Overview
| Club | Location | Current manager | Previous managers during 2007-08 season |
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| Ajax | Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
Adrie Koster |
Henk ten Cate Henk ten Cate Henk ten Cate is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.In the 2005–06 season, he was the assistant of Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona that guided the team to a Champions League Trophy and La Liga title... |
| AZ | Alkmaar Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:... |
Louis van Gaal Louis van Gaal Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich... |
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| Excelsior | Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Ton Lokhoff Ton Lokhoff Antonius Johannes Jacobus Lokhoff is a Dutch former football midfielder, who was the head coach of Excelsior since the summer of 2006, when he succeeded Mario Been. He is nicknamed Mister NAC. Lokhoff's contract at Excelsior expired in the spring of 2009... |
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| Feyenoord | Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Bert van Marwijk Bert van Marwijk Bert van Marwijk OON is the coach of the Netherlands national football team. He also played for Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV, Fortuna Sittard, and other clubs, as well as for the Dutch national team. In 1982, he began his transition into coaching, retiring as a player in 1988 and becoming a full time... |
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| De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
Doetinchem Doetinchem Doetinchem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . The municipality has 56,700 inhabitants and has an area of 79.66 km²... |
Jan de Jonge Jan de Jonge Jan de Jonge is a retired football striker, who became a football manager after he ended his professional career... |
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| FC Groningen | Groningen | Ron Jans Ron Jans Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:... |
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| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name... |
Gertjan Verbeek Gertjan Verbeek Gertjan Verbeek is a former footballer and current manager of AZ.-Coaching career:After retiring from his playing career in 1994, Verbeek stayed with SC Heerenveen as an assistant-coach. He left for Heracles Almelo in 2001, and after a successful stint there was hired as the successor to Foppe de... |
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| Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
Almelo Almelo Almelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie and Bornerbroek.... |
Gert Heerkes Gert Heerkes Gert Heerkes is af Dutch football manager currently in charge of Eerste Divisie club SC Veendam since July 2011.He has also been in charge of professional teams Willem II and Heracles Almelo, and also served as assistant coach at SC Heerenveen during the 2009–10 season.- External links :*... |
Hendrie Krüzen Hendrie Krüzen Hendrik "Hendrie" Krüzen is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left midfielder.-Club career:Krüzen made his senior debuts at only 16, with hometown's Heracles Almelo... , Ruud BroodRuud Brood Ruud Brood is a Dutch former football player, who was the head coach of Heracles Almelo.He previously coached Helmond Sport and the second team of NAC Breda. As a player he served Feyenoord Rotterdam , RKC Waalwijk , FC Den Bosch , Willem II Tilburg and NAC Breda .-References:*... |
| NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
Breda Breda Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance... |
Ernie Brandts Ernie Brandts Ernstus "Ernie" Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts is a former Dutch football defender, who played for PSV Eindhoven, Roda JC Kerkrade, MVV Maastricht and De Graafschap.... |
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| NEC | Nijmegen | Mario Been Mario Been Mario Been is a former football professional and football manager from the Netherlands, who is currently the head coach of Genk since 30 August 2011.... |
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| PSV | Eindhoven | Sef Vergoossen Sef Vergoossen Sef Vergoossen is a former Dutch football manager.-Biography:Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years till 1989, after which he managed MVV for nine years and Roda JC for three years... |
Jan Wouters, Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman... |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade Kerkrade Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath... |
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| Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... |
Foeke Booy Foeke Booy Foeke Booy is a Dutch former football player and current football manager, who was born in the Frisian town of Leeuwarden. On Tuesday 18 December 2007 Booy was named as the Sparta Rotterdam coach after having guided Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia for only eight league matches during the summer of 2007... |
Adri van Tiggelen Adri van Tiggelen Adrianus A. "Adri" van Tiggelen is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left defender.His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to manage the side in several categories and capacities, but he also played with... , Gert AandewielGert Aandewiel Gert Aandewiel is a former football player from the Netherlands, who was sacked by Sparta Rotterdam on 11 November 2007. He played professional football for FC Volendam , Sparta Rotterdam and FC Dordrecht... |
| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
Enschede Enschede Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region... |
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| FC Utrecht | Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... |
Willem van Hanegem Willem van Hanegem Willem "Wim" van Hanegem is a Dutch football player and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career spanning over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as two UEFA trophies, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the FIFA World Cup 1974... |
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| Vitesse | Arnhem Arnhem Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the... |
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| VVV-Venlo | Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,... |
André Wetzel André Wetzel André Wetzel is a Dutch former footballer and manager who is now working as a technical director of Al-Jazira Club in the UAE Football League.-Playing career:... |
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| Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
Tilburg Tilburg Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout.... |
Andries Jonker Andries Jonker Andries Jonker is a Dutch football manager currently coaching Bayern Munich II. He came to Bayern as assistant to Louis van Gaal, and took over as head coach on an interim basis from April 2011 until the end of the 2010–11 season... |
Dennis van Wijk Dennis van Wijk Dennis Johannes van Wijk is a Dutch football coach and former football player. He is the current coach of the R.A.E.C. Mons in the Belgian Pro League.... |
Stadiums 2007-08
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| Ajax | Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events... |
51,628 |
| Feyenoord | Feijenoord Stadion Feijenoord Stadion The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname De Kuip , is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the area "Feijenoord" in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name .Capacity at completion: 64,000. Maximum capacity: 69,000... |
51,137 |
| PSV | Philips Stadion Philips Stadion Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre.... |
35,119 |
| Vitesse | Gelredome Gelredome The GelreDome is a football stadium in the city of Arnhem, in the Netherlands. It serves as the home of the football club Vitesse. It was opened on 25 March 1998, featuring a retractable roof, as well as a convertible pitch, that can be retracted, when unused during concerts or other events held at... |
26,600 |
| Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion Abe Lenstra Stadion Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of Eredivisie club Heerenveen.The current capacity is 26,000.-The name Abe Lenstra Stadion:... |
26,000 |
| Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 24,426 |
| Groningen | Euroborg Euroborg Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007.... |
19,814 |
| Roda JC | Parkstad Limburg Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion The Parkstad Limburg Stadion is a football stadium in Kerkrade, completed in 2000. With a present day capacity of 19.979 seats, the stadium was officially openend on August 15, 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza .... |
19,979 |
| AZ | DSB Stadion | 17,023 |
| NAC | Rat Verlegh Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion The Rat Verlegh Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Breda, The Netherlands. The stadium is the home of the association football club NAC Breda . It was formerly known as FUJIFILM Stadium and Mycom Stadium , named after two former NAC sponsors... |
17,064 |
| Willem II | Willem II Stadion Willem II Stadion Koning Willem II Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Tilburg, Netherlands, and the home ground of Willem II Tilburg. It is currently used mostly for football matches... |
14,637 |
| Twente | Arke Stadion Arke Stadion De Grolsch Veste is the stadium of football club Twente. It is located in Enschede, Netherlands, at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente... |
13,740 |
| NEC | Stadion de Goffert Stadion de Goffert The Goffertstadion or Stadion de Goffert , formerly known as McDOS Goffertstadion for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Nijmegen, Netherlands, located in the Goffertpark. It is home to football club NEC... |
12,470 |
| Sparta | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel is a football stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is the home ground of Sparta Rotterdam. It has a capacity of 11,026.-History and layout:... |
11,026 |
| De Graafschap | De Vijverberg De Vijverberg De Vijverberg is the football stadium of the football club De Graafschap from Doetinchem. It has a capacity of 12,600 seats.The name is derived from a hotel with the same name, which stood on the present location of the stadium. Because of all the ponds that had to be filled up, the name... |
12,600 |
| Heracles | Polman Stadion Polman Stadion Polman Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Almelo, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was built in 1999. It is the official stadium of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. Its pitch is made from artificial turf.The stadium... |
8,500 |
| VVV-Venlo | De Koel De Koel De Koel , also known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel after the main sponsor, is a multi-purpose stadium in Venlo, Netherlands. It is currently mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of VVV-Venlo. The stadium is able to hold 8,000 people and was built in 1972.... |
5,998 |
| Excelsior | Stadion Woudestein Stadion Woudestein Stadion Woudestein is a multi-use stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Excelsior Rotterdam. The stadium is able to hold 3,531 people and was built in 2000.... |
3,527 |
Kits 2007-2008
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| Ajax | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
ABN Amro ABN AMRO ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis... |
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| AZ | Quick Quick (sportswear) Quick is a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear. In 1905, Quick was founded in Hengelo, Gelderland, and started the production of athletic shoes for many sports. Quick provided the official running shoes for the Olympic Games of 1928 in Amsterdam. Although tennis, hockey, cycling, and indoor sports... |
DSB Bank DSB Bank DSB Bank was a Dutch bank and insurer. The company was founded in 1975 by Dirk Scheringa, a former police officer. It was originally called Buro Frisia, but in 1998 the DSB Groep was founded which included Buro Frisia... |
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| Excelsior | Masita | DSW DSW DSW may refer to:*DSW, the SAME code for a Dust Storm Warning*Deep South Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion that was a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment... |
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| Feyenoord | Kappa Kappa (company) Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:... |
Fortis Fortis (finance) Fortis N.V./S.A. was a company active in insurance, banking and investment management. In 2007 it was the 20th largest business in the world by revenue but after encountering severe problems in the financial crisis of 2008, most of the company was sold in parts, with only insurance activities... |
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| FC Groningen | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
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| SC Heerenveen | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Univé Univé Univé is a cooperative insurance company in the Nederlands. Univé presents itself as a nonprofit insurer, to express that making profit is not important and therefore has cheaper products.- Organization :... |
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| NAC Breda | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
Sunweb | |
| NEC | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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| PSV | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
Philips Philips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company.... |
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| Roda JC | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
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| Sparta Rotterdam | Kelme Kelme (company) Kelme is a Spanish firm that creates sport shoes. It was founded in 1977 by Diego and José Quiles and mainly produces footwear and apparel for football and running.... |
Graydon Graydon Graydon may refer to:* Graydon Creed, a Marvel Comics supervillainPeople with the given name Graydon:* Benjamin Graydon Allmark , Canadian politician* Graydon Carter , Canadian-born American journalist and author... |
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| FC Twente | Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
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| FC Utrecht | Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
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| Vitesse | Legea Legea Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs.... |
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| VVV Venlo | Erima Erima Erima is a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea.... |
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| Willem II | Masita | Interpolis Interpolis Interpolis is one of largest insurance companies in the Netherlands. The company has gained wide recognition with its advertising campaign "Interpolis.Crystal clear". Besides financial compensation, Interpolis also offers compensation in kind.... |
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