FC Volendam
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| Full name | Football Club Volendam | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Palingboeren Wijdbroeken Het Andere Oranje Het Nieuwe Oranje (The OtherOranje) | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
| Ground | Kras Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 6,984 | ||
| Chairman | Jan Smit | ||
| Manager | Rick Kruys | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie,17th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Volendam(Dutch pronunciation:[ˌvoːlə(n)ˈdɑm]) is a professionalfootballclub based inVolendam,Netherlands. They play in theEerste Divisie,the second tier ofDutch footballfollowing relegation from the2023–24 Eredivisie.Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded as Victoria in 1920, changed its name to RKSV Volendam in 1923 and emerged as an exclusively professional club, FC Volendam, in 1977, following a split from its parent club. The team plays its home matches in the 6,984-capacityKras Stadion,where it has been based since 1975.
The club has a reputation as theheen-en-weer club( "the back-and-forth club" ) due to its numerouspromotions and relegationsbetween the first and second tiers ofDutch football.[1]They have achieved ten promotions to theEredivisie;a record.[2]Volendam also reached twoKNVB Cupfinals: in1957–58and1994–95.Both resulted in losses toRotterdam-based clubs:SpartaandFeyenoord,respectively.[3]
History
[edit]Beginnings (1920–1955)
[edit]Football Club Volendamwas founded asVictoriaon 1 June 1920 by local fishermen. By 1923, the club was renamed toRKSV Volendam,simply known asVolendamand its official orange colours were established after having been red and black the previous years. Being from the piously catholic village ofVolendam,[4]the club soon joined theRoomsch-Katholieke Federatie (RKF)( "Catholic Football Association" ) of the Netherlands. In 1935 and 1938, Volendam won that competition until, in 1940 as part of theSecond World War,the RKF was forced by theGerman occupationto merge into theRoyal Dutch Football Association(KNVB).[1]After the Second World War, Volendam played in theTweede Klassefor a long time, despite being close to promotion several times.Professionalismwas introduced in the Netherlands in 1954 and as a result, Volendam saw many players leave. For example,Alkmaar '54signed the brothers Klaas, Evert and Thoom Smit from the club.[5]
Professionalism (1955–1969)
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A year later, in 1955, Volendam also entered professional football by means of the issue of bonds. Volendam ended its first season in third place and thus qualified for the first season of the second-tierEerste Divisie;1956–57.In the 1958–58KNVB Cup,Volendam reached the final by beatingMVV1–3 in the semi-final.Sparta,however, proved too strong there, and Volendam finished runners-up.[6]Thefollowing season,Volendam became champions in the Eerste Divisie A and thus promoted to the top-tierEredivisiefor the first time in club history. However, the euphoria was short-lived, and after one season at the highest level, the club suffered relegation again. Soon, the club had established its reputation as theHeen-en-weer club( "the back-and-forth club" ) due to its numerouspromotions and relegationsbetween the first and second tiers ofDutch football.[1]Head coachBram Appelpiloted Volendam back to the Eredivisie within one season, honouring the club's new nickname. This time, however, the stay at the highest level was longer than one season.StrikerDick Tol,who would become the club's all-time top goalscorer, became the top goalscorer of the1961–62 Eredivisiewith 27 goals.[7]After three seasons in the Eredivisie, the club once again suffered relegation in the1963–64 season.The third promotion for Volendam took place in1967under the English managerRon Dellow.That season also marked Dick Tol's final season before retiring, as he became top goalscorer of the Eerste Divisie.
1970s and 1980s
[edit]History was written in FC Volendam history in December 1971. The PortugueseWalter Ferreirasigned a one-and-a-half-year contract with the club, making him their first foreign player. Despite this, Volendam suffered relegated to the Eerste Divisie in that season. The following season,1972–73,in which Ferreira became club top scorer with 11 goals, Volendam narrowly missed out on promotion to the highest level. In the deciding match againstDe Graafschap,a draw was enough, but the club lost 1–0. Volendam then played in the Eerste Divisie for the first time for more than three consecutive seasons. Only in1976–77promotion was again achieved after play-offs. The club then split into a professional club,FC Volendam,and an amateur clubRKAV Volendamin July 1977, marking the birth of the club known as Volendam today.[8]After seventh and seventeenth places, respectively, in1977–78and1978–79,the club relegated again. In 1982,Fritz Korbachwas appointed as head coach. He was Volendam's first German manager and had previously successfully ledFC WageningenandPEC Zwolleto the Eredivisie. This turned out to be a perfect move, as he also led Volendam to the highest level in the1982–83 season.As their former stay in the Eredivisie, they last two seasons before suffering another relegation. Under the guidance of new head coachJan Brouwer,Volendam again became champions of the Eerste Divisie in the1986–87 seasonand thus promoted back to the Eredivisie. In the autumn, an ambitious plan ensured Volendam salvation from financial ruin, which had threatened the club's existence for some years.[9]
Throughout the years, Volendam spawned many talented players, such asWim Jonk,Edwin Zoetebier,ArnoldandGerrie Mühren.The club also has an accomplished scouting and youth system, which spreads across many different countries.
Golden years (1987–1997)
[edit]In the1989–90 Eredivisie season,Volendam achieved its best result ever by sixth in the table with 39 points. Three seasons later, the feat was repeated and sixth place was achieved once again. In1995,FC Volendam reached the final of theKNVB Cupfor the second time. This time, the opponent wasFeyenoordat their home ground,De Kuipon 25 May. Volendam lost the match 2–1 after conceding goals byGaston TaumentandMichael Obiku.André Wasimanscored the sole goal for FC Volendam. Among the 7,000 travelling away fans from Volendam in De Kuip at that time were alsoKees KwakmanandJack Tuijp,who would later both make more than 100 appearances for FC Volendam themselves.[10]For the first time in many years, Volendam managed stay in the Eredivisie for a longer period. From 1987 to 1998. the club played continuously at the highest level.[9]
Ups and downs in the second tier (2009–present)
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In2009,FC Volendam suffered its latest relegation from the Eredivisie. In the2007–08 season,Volendam had won the Eerste Divisie championship under the leadership of former professional footballerStanley Menzo,who had secured the club's participation in the highest division in the following season. Menzo, however, did not extend his contract, which meant thatFrans Adelaartook over as new head coach for the2008–09 season.[11]On 10 May 2009, the last matchday of the season, Volendam suffered relegated to the Eerste Divisie once again, afterDe Graafschapdrew (2–2) and Roda JC's beat Feyenoord (2–3).[12]The following season was dramatic for Volendam: they finished in 16th place in the second tier. In the2010–11 season,Volendam was led by head coachGert Kruys,who had come over fromFC Dordrecht.Volendam finished in 6th place in his first season. In the following season, Volendam did not win aperiod titlefor the first time in a long time, which cost Kruys his job at the club.[13]Between 2012 and 2015 and again between 2018 and 2019, the club was led byHans de Koning,who had come over fromHelmond Sportthe first time.[14]In the2012–13 season,Volendam finished in 2nd place after losing its last game toGo Ahead Eagles.They were then defeated again by Go Ahead Eagles in the final of the playoffs for promotion.[15]In that season, Volendam also managed to win aperiod title.Due to missing out on promotion, Volendam, for the first time since the start of the Eerste Divisie (1956), competed for more than five consecutive seasons at division 2. In the2014–15 season,Volendam again lost in the final of the promotion play-offs by losing 0–1 to De Graafschap at home, after the first leg had finished 0–0 inDoetinchem.[16]
In the 2021–22 season, Volendam promoted to the Eredivisie again after 13 years of absence.[17]Two years later, in2024,Volendam were relegated to the second tier for the tenth time in their history.[18]
Honours
[edit]- Eerste Divisie
- KNVB Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1957–58,1994–95
Results
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Domestic results
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Below is a table with Volendam's domestic results since the introduction of theEredivisiein 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cupseason | Cup result |
| 2023–24 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 2023-24 | first round |
| 2022–23 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 2022-23 | second round |
| 2021–22 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie(promotion) | 2021-22 | first round |
| 2020–21 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2020-21 | round of 16 |
| 2019–20 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | Season abandoned due toCOVID-19 pandemic | 2019-20 | first round |
| 2018–19 Eerste Divisie | 16th | - | 2018-19 | first round |
| 2017–18 Eerste Divisie | 14th | - | 2017-18 | second round |
| 2016–17 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2016-17 | quarter-finals |
| 2015–16 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2015-16 | second round |
| 2014–15 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2014-15 | round of 16 |
| 2013–14 Eerste Divisie | 9th | - | 2013-14 | second round |
| 2012–13 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2012-13 | second round |
| 2011–12 Eerste Divisie | 12th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2011-12 | third round |
| 2010–11 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2010-11 | round of 16 |
| 2009–10 Eerste Divisie | 16th | - | 2009-10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 2008-09 | semi-final |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie(promotion) | 2007-08 | second round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2006-07 | second round |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2005-06 | round of 16 |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2004-05 | round of 16 |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie(losing promo./releg. play-offs) | 2003-04 | third round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Eredivisie(winning promotion/releg. play-offs) | 2002-03 | second round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2001-02 | group stage |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2000-01 | second round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 17th | - | 1999-2000 | second round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 8th | - | 1998-99 | second round |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 1997-98 | second round |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1996-97 | round of 16 |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 16th | - (surviving promotion/relegation play-off) | 1995-96 | group stage |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1994-95 | final |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1993-94 | third round |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1992-93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1991-92 | third round |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1990-91 | second round |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1989-90 | quarter-final |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1988-89 | second round |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1987-88 | round of 16 |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1986-87 | second round |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 7th | - | 1985-86 | second round |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 1984-85 | round of 16 |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 15th | - | 1983-84 | first round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1982-83 | round of 16 |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie | 12th | - | 1981-82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | - | 1980-81 | second round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1979-80 | first round |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 1978-79 | semi-final |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1977-78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eerste Divisie | 5th | Eredivisie(winning promotion play-off) | 1976-77 | first round |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie | 14th | - | 1975-76 | first round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie | 8th | - | 1974-75 | quarter-final |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie | 8th | - | 1973-74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1972-73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 1971-72 | semi-final |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie | 10th | - | 1970-71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1969-70 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 15th | Eerste Divisie(losing relegation play-offs) | 1968-69 | round of 16[citation needed] |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 12th | - | 1967-68 | round of 16[citation needed] |
| 1966–67 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1966-67 | quarter-final[citation needed] |
| 1965–66 Eerste Divisie | 7th | - | 1965-66 | group stage[citation needed] |
| 1964–65 Eerste Divisie | 5th | - | 1964-65 | second round[citation needed] |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | 1963-64 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1962-63 | round of 16[citation needed] |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1961-62 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie | 1st (group A) | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1960-61 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie(relegation) | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eerste Divisie | 1st (group A) | Eredivisie(promotion) | 1958-59 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1957–58 Eerste Divisie | 6th (group A) | - | 1957-58 | final |
| 1956–57 Eerste Divisie | 4th (group B) | - | 1956-57 | ?[citation needed] |
Current squad
[edit]- As of 13 September 2024[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Regillio Simons
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| Assistant coach | Michael Dingsdag Alami Ahannach
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| Keeper's coach | Frank van der Geest
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| Performance coach | Jelmer Stiekema
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| Physiotherapist | Jerel Feller Abderrahim Dahmani Peter Jan Roskam Kenta Inuzuka |
| Team manager | Nick Venema
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| Video analyst | Nathasja Keur
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Former managers
[edit]- Leen van Woerkom (1955–58)
- Ger Stroker (1958–60)
- Bram Appel(1960–62)
- Piet Dubbelman (1962–64)
Ron Dellow(1964–69)- Hans Croon(1969–72)
- Joep Steur (1972–75)
- Arie Stehouwer (1975–76)
- Leo Steegman (1976–77)
- Jan Mak(1977–79)
- Henk Ellens (1979–80)
- Joep Steur (1980–81)
- Dick Maurer (1981–82)
Fritz Korbach(1982–83)- Cor van der Hart(1983–84)
- Joep Steur (1984) (a.i.)
- Simon Kistemaker (1984) (a.i.)
- Leo Beenhakker(1984–85)
Barry Hughes(1985–86)- Jan Brouwer(1986–88)
- Leo Steegman (1988–92)
- André Stafleu(1992–93)
- Fritz Korbach(1993–94)
- Wim Rijsbergen(1994–95)
- Bert Jacobs(1995–96)
- Jan Brouwer(1996) (a.i.)
- Hans van der Zee(1996–97)
- Dick de Boer(1997–99)
- Andries Jonker(1999–00)
- Henk Wisman(2000–04)
- Johan Steur (2004) (a.i.)
- Job Dragtsma(2004–05)
- Ernie Brandts(2005–06)
- Stanley Menzo(2006–08)
- Frans Adelaar(2008–09)
- Edward Sturing(2009–10)
- Johan Steur (2010) (a.i.)
- Gert Kruys(2010–12)
- Johan Steur (2012) (a.i.)
- Hans de Koning(2012–15)
- Robert Molenaar(2015–17)
- Misha Salden (2017–18)
- Hans de Koning (2018–19)
- Wim Jonk(2019–2023)
- Matthias Kohler(2023)
- Michael Dingsdag(2023) (a.i.)
- Regillio Simons(2023–2024)
- Rick Kruys(2023–present)
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External links
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- Official website(in Dutch)