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Revision as of 13:21, 16 May 2008
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| Full name | F.C. Twente 1965 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Tukkers The Reds | ||
| Founded | July 1, 1965 | ||
| Ground | Grolsch Veste Enschede | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Joop Munsterman | ||
| Head coach |  Steve McClaren | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2007-08 | Eredivisie, 4th | ||
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FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede. They currently play in the Eredivisie.
The club was formed in 1965 as a merger of two professional clubs Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys. Although the current club has never won the Dutch championship, Sportclub Enschede did, in 1926.
The first successes of the club started just after the merger of 1965, under coach Kees Rijvers. Twente finished 3rd in 1969, 4th in 1970, 5th in 1971, 3rd in 1972 and once again 3rd in 1973. The team's key figures were local heroes, such as Epi Drost, Eddy Achterberg, Kick van der Vall and Theo Pahlplatz. Their finest Eredivisie season was 1973-1974, in which Twente battled for the Dutch championship with Feyenoord. A head-to-head confrontation in the very last game of the season, in Rotterdam, had to bring the decision. Feyenoord were slightly luckier: 3-2. A second slot and a UEFA Cup ticket -- that was all for FC Twente.
However, the Tukkers (as people from Twente are generally called) almost made the very most out of that UEFA Cup ticket. After beating Juventus in the semi-finals, FC Twente lost to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach in the finals.
Things went downhill for Twente after that, and the club was relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1982. Twente returned to the top flight a year later, but the club soon became known for their amazing number of 1-1 and 0-0 draws. Their new reputation 'boring Twente' overshadowed the fact that the club kept qualifying for European football on a fairly regular basis: five times since 1985.
Re-establishment followed in the 1990s. German coach Hans Meyer led Twente to the third slot in the Eredivisie of 1997 and to the third round of the UEFA Cup the next season. On May 24 2001, Twente clinched the KNVB Cup, beating PSV in the final after being 3-1 down in the penalty shoot-out
The season thereafter Twente crashed out of the cup against the teenagers of Ajax's second team, results in the league were poor and the hard core Twente fans Ultras Vak-P went on a rampage at the club's brand-new Arke Stadion out of frustration. The club's mother corporation (FC Twente '65 Corporation) was declared bankrupt in the 2002-03 season, almost leading to the end of the club's existence. The club survived and made it to another KNVB Cup final in 2004 and struck back with a fantastic Eredivisie season in 2006-07.
Stadium
The Arke Stadion is the official stadium of FC Twente. It is located in Enschede, the Netherlands at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente. It has a spectator capacity of 13,250 with a standard pitch heating system and has a promenade instead of fences for the tribunes.
The Arke Stadion replaces the old Diekman Stadion as Twente's home ground on 22 March 1998. Plans have been afoot to expand and to renovate the old and now demolished Diekman stadium, however, with a growing fan capacity and with arguments that the location of the Diekman stadium was not strategic enough, the idea was conceived to build a new arena for the Twente fans. The Diekman ground had also faced problems with its seating plans as a result of the FIFA regulations which imposes a necessity to construct a seating tribune behind each goal post. Fans of the club seldom use the official name but refer to the stadium as 'Epi Drost Stadium' after all-time club hero Epi Drost.
The cost of the construction was estimated to be around 33 million guilders and took fourteen months to complete, with its foundation stone having been laid on 31 January 1997. Due to the tight budget available, the layout of the stadium was constructed in such that future expansions may be made possible without the necessity to tear down entire tribunes.
The first match played at the stadium was a historic 3-0 victory by the home team against PSV on 10 May 1998 in an Eredivisie match.
The famous You'll Never Walk Alone recording by musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers is loudly sung along in the whole stadium before every kick-off.
In 2006 plans have been unfolded to increase the stadium capacity to 24,353 seats. This expansion is expected to be ready in September 2008. FC Twente is also considering to expand to 40,000 seats in the future.
Players
Current squad
As of April 28th, 2008. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Hall of Fame
- See also: FC Twente players
Topscorers by season
Head coaches
Rob Baan (1992-1994)[1]- Rini Coolen
- Issy ten Donkelaar
- Rob Groener
Béla Guttmann (1933-1934)- Hennie Hollink (1980-1981)
Spitz Kohn
Fritz Korbach- Hans Meyer
- Kees Rijvers
- Fred Rutten
- John van 't Schip
René Vandereycken- Theo Vonk
Honours
National
- Eredivisie
- Winners (1): 1926 (as Sportclub Enschede)
- Runners-up (1): 1974
- KNVB Cup
- Winners (2): 1977, 2001
- Runners-up (3): 1975, 1979, 2004
- Johan Cruijff Shield
- Runners-up (1): 2001
International
- UEFA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1975
- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Winners (1): 2006
Sponsors
See also
References
- ^ "FA goes Dutch with Baan". The World Game. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
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External links
- Official
- FCTwente.nl Official website of FC Twente Template:Nl icon
- Eredivisie.nl Official website Dutch Eredivisie Template:Nl icon
- General fan
- FC Twente Online Template:Nl icon
- FC Twente Online English Section Template:En icon
- Vak-P Template:Nl icon
- FCT Hengelo Template:Nl icon
- FCT Riessen Template:Nl icon
- Twentefans Template:Nl icon
- News