FC Volendam

FC Volendam

Full name	Football Club Volendam
Nickname(s)	Het Andere Oranje (The Other Oranje)
Founded	June 1, 1977 (1977-06-01)
Ground	Kras Stadion Volendam (Capacity: 6,984)
Chairman	Henk Kras
Manager	Gert Kruys
League	Eerste Divisie
2010–11	Eerste Divisie, 6th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV (founded 1920). It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.

History

Football Club Volendam was founded as Victoria on June 1, 1920 by local fishermen. By 1923, the club had already been renamed to its most famous denomination. In 1977 RKSV Volendam split up in RKSV (non-pro) en FC Volendam (pro), this situation is still actual today.

Being from the piously catholic village of Volendam, the club quickly joined the Catholic Football Association of the Netherlands. In 1935 and 1938, Volendam won that competition and, in the Second World War, was forced by the nazis to join the KNVB. In 1955, the club joined the professional football league, soon establishing its reputation as the Heen-en-weer club (the back-and-forth club) due to the many times the club was promoted and relegated throughout its history.

Throughout the years, Volendam spawned many talented players, such as Wim Jonk, Edwin Zoetebier, Arnold and Gerrie Mühren. The club also has an accomplished scouting and youth system, which spreads across many different countries. In 2012 Sebastian Andersson led FC Volendam to great domestic success by signing new arrivals such as the "Macedonian Vol" Bluz Bluzovski.

Honours

• KNVB Cup
  • Runners-up: 1958, 1995

• Eerste Divisie
  • Winner: 1959, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1987, 2008

• Promoted to Eredivisie
  • Promotion: 1977, 1983, 2003

Domestic Results

Below is a table with Volendam's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
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	?[citation needed]
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	4th (group B)	-	1956-57	?[citation needed]

Current squad

As of 1 August 2011.

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Klaas Rozendaal GK Robbin Ruiter GK Sonny Stevens GK Theo Zwarthoed DF Gerry Koning DF Barry Opdam (captain) DF Lorenzo Piqué DF Iljaas Rodjan DF Rok Roj DF Frank Schilder DF Henny Schilder DF Leon Tol DF Maikel van der Werff MF Mohammed Ajnane MF Roy Bakkenes

No. Position Player MF Rick Kruys (on loan from Malmö FF) MF Olaf Lindenbergh MF Mark de Loor MF Robert Mühren MF Nick Tol FW Ahmed Ahahaoui FW Dominique van Dijk FW Michiel Kramer FW Murat Önal FW Michiel Kramer FW Adnane Tighadouini (on loan from Vitesse) FW Kees Tol FW Jack Tuyp FW Glenn van Zoolingen

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Paul de Lange (to Almere City) FW Thijs Sluijter (to Almere City)

Former managers

Leen van Woerkom (1955-58) Ger Stroker (1958-60) Bram Appel (1960-??) Piet Dubbelman (19??-64) Ron Dellow (1964-69) Hans Croon (19??-??) Joep Steur (19??-75) Arie Stehouwer (1975-76) Leo Steegman (1976-77) Jan Mak (1977-79)

Henk Ellens (1979-??) Joep Steur (19??-??) Dick Maurer (19??-??) Joep Steur (19??-81) Dick Maurer (1981-82) Fritz Korbach (1982-83) Cor van der Hart (1983-84) Joep Steur (1984) Simon Kistemaker (1984) Leo Beenhakker (1984-85)

Barry Hughes (1985-86) Jan Brouwer (1986-88) Leo Steegman (1988-92) André Stafleu (1992) Fritz Korbach (1992-94) 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) Job Dragtsma (2004-05) Ernie Brandts (2005-06) Stanley Menzo (2006-08) Frans Adelaar (2008-09) Edward Sturing (2009-10) Johan Steur (2010) Gert Kruys (2010-)

External links

• Official website (Dutch)