Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo
Full nameHeracles Almelo
Nickname(s)Heraclieden, HAFC
Founded3 May 1903; 120 years ago (1903-05-03)
GroundErve Asito
Capacity12,080
ChairmanJacob Roche
Head coachErwin van de Looi
LeagueEredivisie
2022–23Eerste Divisie, 1st of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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 remained in the top division for 17 seasons before suffering relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season. In 2012, they reached the KNVB Cup final for the first time in the club's history, losing to PSV in the final. The club's main rival is FC Twente.

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.[1]

A run of three consecutive losses saw Heracles end the 2021–22 season in sixteenth place, condemning them to the promotion/relegation play-offs. The club were relegated to the Eerste Divisie after losing 6-1 to Excelsior Rotterdam on aggregate in the semifinals.[2] Less than a year later, the Heraclieden sealed an immediate return to the top flight, with a 3-0 home win over Jong PSV securing them a top two finish in the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and only a week after PEC Zwolle had done so.[3][4] On 19 May 2023, Heracles won their third Eerste Divisie title after defeating Jong Ajax in the last round of play.[5][6]

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

Historical chart of league performance

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 Portugal Arouca 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
Notes
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024[8]

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 Netherlands NED Michael Brouwer
2 DF Netherlands NED Sylian Mokono
3 DF Germany GER Jannes Wieckhoff
4 DF Germany GER Sven Sonnenberg
5 MF Netherlands NED Jordy Bruijn
6 DF Serbia SRB Sava-Arangel Čestić
7 FW Belgium BEL Bryan Limbombe
8 FW Germany GER Mario Engels
11 FW Denmark DEN Nikolai Laursen
12 DF Netherlands NED Ruben Roosken
14 MF Belgium BEL Brian De Keersmaecker
15 DF Netherlands NED Jetro Willems
16 GK Netherlands NED Fabian de Keijzer
17 MF Netherlands NED Thomas Bruns
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Netherlands NED Marko Vejinović
19 DF Suriname SUR Navajo Bakboord
20 MF Australia AUS Ajdin Hrustic
21 DF Netherlands NED Justin Hoogma (captain)
22 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Oppegård (on loan from PSV Eindhoven)
23 FW Netherlands NED Jizz Hornkamp
28 GK Netherlands NED Robin Jalving
29 FW Sweden SWE Emil Hansson
30 FW Netherlands NED Diego van Oorschot
32 MF Netherlands NED Sem Scheperman
34 DF Netherlands NED Chiel Olde Keizer
35 DF Netherlands NED Stijn Bultman
36 GK Netherlands NED Timo Jansink
39 FW Germany GER Lasse Wehmeyer
44 FW Netherlands NED Mohamed Sankoh (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)

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
FW Italy ITA Antonio Satriano (at Trento until 30 June 2024)
MF Morocco MAR Anas Ouahim (at Sherif Tiraspol)

Former players

Africa
Burundi
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands
Sweden
Turkey
North America
Curaçao
United States

Coaching staff

As of 20 February 2024
Position Staff
Technical director Netherlands Nico-Jan Hoogma
Team Manager Netherlands Edwin van Lenthe
Manager Netherlands Tom Uitzetter
Head coach Netherlands Erwin van de Looi
Assistant coach Netherlands René Kolmschot
Netherlands Ivo Rossen
First-team coach Netherlands Hendrie Krüzen
First-Team Goalkeeper Coach Netherlands Brian van Loo
Video analyst Netherlands Leen den Boer
Chief scout Netherlands Alfred Nijhuis
Scout Netherlands Robin Hoogma
Physiotherapist Netherlands Emiel Bolscher
Netherlands Léon van Beelen
Netherlands Ashwien Baidnath
Kit Manager Netherlands Martin Dalhoeven

Former coaches

References

  1. ^ "Sport – Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl". Telegraaf. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Heracles Almelo degradeert na 17 jaar uit Eredivisie". Telegraaf. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Heracles Almelo promoted, and will return to the Eredivisie | NL Times". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Feest in Almelo: uitblinker Azzaoui schiet Heracles terug naar eredivisie". NOS. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Heracles Almelo and PEC Zwolle celebrate Eredivisie promotion | NL Times". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ Eerste Divisie Champions, RSSSF.com, Retrieved 7 June 2013
  8. ^ "Team". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. ^ "De Heracles trainer mr. Magner" (in Dutch). Overijsselsch dagblad. 9 October 1923. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Trainer-Verzorger E. Magner" (in Dutch). Sportkroniek. 31 December 1923. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Delpher Kranten – De Heerenveensche koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Midden-Zuid-Oost-Friesland en Noord-Overijssel 10-05-1950". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Delpher Kranten – Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 13-10-1979". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Delpher Kranten – De waarheid 04-11-1982". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Delpher Kranten – De Telegraaf 04-12-1987". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Delpher Kranten – Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland 08-01-1988". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  17. ^ "SC HERACLES '74". 18 August 1988. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via KBDK.

External links

  • Fansite – HAFC.nl (in Dutch)
  • Tactical formations at football-lineups.com (in English)
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