Vv Hoogeveen

VV Hoogeveen

Full name

Voetbalvereniging Hoogeveen

Founded

1930-04-29

Ground

Sportpark Bentinckspark, Hoogeveen

Capacity

6,000

Chairman

Roel Zuidema (interim)

League

Hoofdklasse

Home colours

The vv Hoogeveen is a football club from the town of Hoogeveen (about 45.000 inhabitants) and plays in the fourth highest league of the Netherlands, the 2012-2013 in de Hoofdklasse van de KNVB. It was founded on April 29, 1930 and has about 650 members. It plays its home matches on the Bentickspark ground in the town of Hoogeveen. It host football for seniors, junior teams, futsal and women.^[1]

History

After the founding of the ‘Hoofdklasse’ in 1973 vv Hoogeveen soon joined. In 1975 the club promoted to the highest amateur league. The biggest success of the club came in 1978, when the team became champion of the ‘Hoofdklasse B’ and next to that also became ‘Dutch amateur champion’ of the Sunday ‘Hoofdklasse’. In the following years vv Hoogeveen managed to play many years more in the ‘Hoofdklasse’, where especially the late 1980s where rather successful. Un until now vv Hoogeveen has played eighteen years of ‘Hoofdklasse’.

Overview

1931: Promotion to 1e Klasse Noordelijke VB
1935: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVB
1939: Relegation to 4e Klasse KNVB
1943: Relegation to de Drentse Voetbalbond
1949: Promotion to 4e Klasse KNVB
1951: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVB
1954: Relegation to 4e Klasse KNVB
1960: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVB
1966: Promotion to 2e Klasse KNVB
1973: Promotion to 1e Klasse KNVB
1974: Promotion to Hoofdklasse
1978: Champions Hoofdklasse B
1978: Dutch Champions Sunday Amateurs
1982: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
1984: Promotion Hoofdklasse
1991: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
1994: Relegation 2e Klasse KNVB
1996: Promotion 1e Klasse KNVB
1997: Promotion Hoofdklasse
1998: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB

Celebration of the 2008 win of the Northern Amateur Cup

1999: Relegation 2e Klasse KNVB
2000: Promotion 1e Klasse KNVB
2001: Promotion Hoofdklasse
2005: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
2010: Promotion Hoofdklasse

Honours

1978: Champions Hoofdklasse B (Sunday)
1978: Dutch Champions Sunday Amateurs
1980: Noordelijke Districtsbeker (Northern amateur Cup)
2008: Noordelijke Districtsbeker (Northern amateur Cup)

Accommodation

Stadium

vv Hoogeveen plays in a small stadium close to the town centre. The stadium has a capacity of about 6.000 spectators, of which 500 can sit and another 500 can stand underneath roofs. The accommodation furthermore encompasses two other fields and two youth pitches where other teams can play their matches.

Attendance

A home match in 2007

Seizoen 2002–2003: 528 (hoofdklasse)
Seizoen 2003–2004: 554 (hoofdklasse)
Seizoen 2004–2005: 458 (hoofdklasse)
Seizoen 2005–2006: 475 (1e klasse)
Seizoen 2006–2007: 400 (1e klasse)
Seizoen 2007–2008: 535 (1e klasse)
Seizoen 2008–2009: 480 (1e klasse)
Seizoen 2009–2010: 455 (1e klasse)
Seizoen 2010–2011: 473 (Hoofdklasse)
Seizoen 2011–2012: 380 (Hoofdklasse)
Seizoen 2012–2013: 355 (Hoofdklasse)

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Support

Businessclub

The Businessclub Hoogeveen was founded in 1993 to give more support to the football club, both at a recreational and competetve level. Also, it provides the opportunity for local and regional business to meet and liaise. It has over 130 members and is one of the biggest and most active businessclubs in the North of the Netherlands.^[3]

Fans

The fans have united themselves in the 'Supportersvereniging vv Hoogeveen', which was founded in 1949. It is both the oldest and with over 400 members the biggest in the province of Drenthe. Apart from their support to the vv Hoogeveen, it hosts a number of activities for its fans and helps in the organisation of events.

The club

As of the season 2013/2014, the vv Hoogeveen has the following teams:

Senior Men: 8
Junior: 21

References

↑ Also see official website, www.vvhoogeveen.nl
↑ All figures based on figures as printed in the match reports of the 'Hoogeveensche Courant', also see www.hoogeveenschecourant.nl publ
↑ See official website, www.businessclubhoogeveen.nl

External links

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Hoofdklasse · 2015–16

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Sunday Hoofdklasse B	Baronie Blauw Geel '38 DESO DOSKO Dongen EHC/Heuts Gemert VV Gestel Groene Ster Halsteren OSS '20 TOP UDI '19 Vlissingen

Sunday Hoofdklasse C	Achilles 1894 Alcides Alverna Be Quick 1887 De Bataven Dieze West HVV Hollandia Juliana '31 MSC Quick '20 VV Rigtersbleek RKHVV Rohda Raalte SP Silvolde

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Football in the Netherlands

Overview

International

Men	Netherlands U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 Variants (Beach Futsal)

Women	Netherlands women

Leagues

Men	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (from 2016) Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse Zesde Klasse (defunct) Zevende Klasse (defunct)

Women	Eredivisie BeNe League (with Belgium, 2012–2015) Topklasse Hoofdklasse

Cups

Men	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield KNVB Amateur Cup KNVB District Cup KNVB Reserve Cup

Women	KNVB Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with Belgium)

Others

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