FC Lienden

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FC Lienden
Full nameFC Lienden
Nickname(s)Chelsea van de Betuwe
Founded1 August 1930; 93 years ago (1930-08-01)
GroundSportpark de Abdijhof
Lienden, Netherlands
Capacity2,400
ChairmanDick van Ommeren
ManagerHans van de Haar
LeagueTweede Divisie
2017–18Tweede Divisie, 14th

FC Lienden is a football club from Lienden, the Netherlands. The club, established on August 1, 1930, currently plays in the Tweede Divisie.

In recent years, the club saw a rise through the Dutch football pyramid, upunder the guidance of former professional player Hans Kraay, Jr., who served as head coach from 2004 to 2011. He returned to Lienden in 2016.

On 12 November 2008 the club became famous nationwide by defeating Eredivisie squad Vitesse Arnhem by 1–0 in the third round of the Dutch domestic cup. In the round of 16 they were defeated 2–0 by Roda JC after extra time.

In 2010 the club was promoted to the Topklasse, the newly established semi-professional Dutch third tier. The club plays in season 2016-2017 in the newly established Tweede Divisie.

Current squad

As of 8 October 2018

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 Jan Schimmel
2 DF Bolivia BOL Jermo Wilsterman
3 DF Netherlands NED Jordi Balk
4 DF Netherlands NED Haris Memic
5 DF Netherlands NED Mohamed El Ghzaoui
6 MF Netherlands NED Niels Willems
7 FW Netherlands NED Jawad Bellahsan
8 MF Netherlands NED Nathan Bijl
10 FW Netherlands NED Frank Wiafe Danquah
11 MF Netherlands NED Kenny Elders
12 GK Netherlands NED Thimo Ponsen
14 FW Netherlands NED Nick Hak
15 FW Aruba ARU Emile Linkers
16 DF Netherlands NED Clarence Hasselbaink
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Netherlands NED Serge de Vries
18 GK Netherlands NED Thom Jonkerman
19 FW Netherlands NED Jesse van Baal
20 MF Afghanistan AFG Milad Intezar
21 FW Netherlands NED Guytho Mijland
22 MF Netherlands NED Mo Bendadi
23 FW Netherlands NED Maurits de Baar
24 MF Netherlands NED Coen Brouwers
25 FW Netherlands NED Marlon Versteeg (on loan from De Graafschap)
26 DF Netherlands NED Justin de Vos
27 DF Netherlands NED Chiel Willems
28 MF Netherlands NED Yassine Zakir
29 DF Curaçao CUW Shuremy Felomina
FW Netherlands NED Michiel Hemmen

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