FC Twente

Dutch professional football club

football club
Football Club Twente ( dutch pronunciation : [ ɛfˈseː ˈtʋɛntə ] ) is a dutch professional football clubhouse from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the fusion of 1926 Dutch champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys. They were the holders of the 2011 KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield trophies, and were Eredivisie champions in the 2009–10 temper ; the team has besides finished as Eredivisie runner-up twice, was runner-up in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup, and has won the KNVB Cup three times. Twente ‘s dwelling ground since 1998 is De Grolsch Veste. Since 2019, the cabaret has played in the Eredivisie, the crown division of Dutch football.

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history [edit ]

foundation and early years [edit ]

The baseball club was formed in 1965 as a fusion of two professional clubs, Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys. One of such predecessors, SC Enschede, had besides won a individual Dutch championship in 1926. [ 1 ] The first successes of the club started barely after the fusion of 1965, under the innovative coach Kees Rijvers. Twente finished third in 1969, fourth in 1970, fifth in 1971, third in 1972 and again in 1973. The team ‘s key figures were local heroes, such as Epi Drost, Eddy Achterberg, Kick vanguard five hundred Vall and Theo Pahlplatz. Their finest Eredivisie season was 1973–74, in which Twente battled for the Dutch backing with Feyenoord. A neck and neck confrontation in the final crippled of the season, in Rotterdam, where Feyenoord prevailed 3–2, sealed Twente ‘s destine in second. however, this earned the side a position in the UEFA Cup. The Tukkers ( as people from the dutch region of Twente are generally called ) closely made the very most out of that UEFA Cup ticket—after beating Juventus in the semi-finals, Twente lost to german side Borussia Mönchengladbach in the finals ( 0–0, 1–5 ). In 1977, Twente won its first trophy, the KNVB Cup, after beating PEC Zwolle 3–0. [ 2 ]

The 1980s and 1990s [edit ]

After enjoying some success in the 1970s, prospects went downhill for Twente, with the cabaret ultimately suffering delegating to the Eerste Divisie, the Dutch second division, in 1983. however, Twente returned to the top flight a class late, but the baseball club soon became known for their “ impressive ” sum of 1–1 and 0–0 pull. This new reputation as “ boring Twente ” overshadowed the fact that the baseball club kept qualifying for european football on a reasonably regular basis, with five times since 1985. re-establishment then followed in the 1990s : german coach Hans Meyer led Twente to third-place in the Eredivisie of 1997 and into the third polish of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup the future season. On 24 May 2001, Twente clinched their moment exuberate in the KNVB Cup after beating PSV in the concluding after being 3–1 polish in the penalty shoot-out. The season after, Twente crashed out of the Cup at hand of Ajax ‘s second team. additionally, results in the league were inadequate, with hard-core Twente fans Ultras Vak-P finally going on a rampage at the club ‘s brand-new stadium out of frustration .

From bankruptcy to national champions ( 2002–2011 ) [edit ]

Steve McClaren, the first manager to win the title for FC Twente. The club ‘s mother pot ( FC Twente ’65 ) was declared bankrupt in the 2002–03 temper, about leading to the goal of the club ‘s being. The club, now chaired by ambitious businessman Joop Munsterman, survived such problems and made it to another KNVB Cup final in 2004, and then finished in fourthly locate in the league mesa in 2006–07. In the 2007–08 season, Twente placed fourthly and won the play-offs for a ticket to the Champions League qualifiers by defeating Ajax in the play-off finals. In the 2008–09 season, Twente hired former England director Steve McClaren as its new head coach. Under his tenure, unseeded Twente entered the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League, being drawn against seeded Arsenal. The two legs were played at dwelling on 13 August and off on 27 August 2008. Twente lost 6–0 on aggregate, resulting in their elimination from the Champions League and subsequent entrance of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first attack. At the domestic charge, Twente finished second in the Eredivisie, 11 points behind champions AZ, and again batten entrance to the Champions League qualifying rounds as dutch runner-up, a well as KNVB Cup finalists ( defeated by Heerenveen ). The 2009–10 temper started with Twente being knocked out of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League one-third qualifying round after a 1–1 aggregate draw against Sporting CP, which sent the portuguese side through on away goals. [ 3 ] The cabaret was then admitted to the Europa League, where it enjoyed a relatively successful path that ended in a 4–2 sum get the better of at the hands of Werder Bremen in the round of 32. At the domestic level, Twente won its first Eredivisie title at the end of a crusade in which they lost barely doubly, winning 16 of 17 at home. The championship was confirmed on the final day of the season when they beat north atlantic council 2–0 away, [ 4 ] making Steve McClaren the first Englishman to guide a dutch team to a national title since Bobby Robson in 1992. [ 5 ] The victory qualified Twente for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, the club ‘s first appearance in the rival. At the end of the season, McClaren resigned as the coach, moving to german side VfL Wolfsburg, and was replaced by the belgian Michel Preud’homme. Twente continued their success by having a adept streak during the 2010–11 KNVB Cup, reaching the final on 8 May 2011 at De Kuip. [ 6 ] Twente recovered from 2–0 down to defeat Ajax 3–2 in extra time with a winner from Marc Janko, [ 7 ] which claimed the cabaret ‘s third gear KNVB Cup title. [ 8 ] One workweek late, the two teams faced each other in Amsterdam in the final round of matches in the Eredivisie, with Twente leading by a point. however, Ajax gained revenge for the Cup defeat by winning 3–1 to claim their first title in seven years. [ 9 ] The starting signal of the 2011–12 season, under Preud’homme ‘s successor Co Adriaanse, featured another brush between the couple in the Amsterdam Arena, this prison term with Twente winning 2–1 in their second gear consecutive Johan Cruijff Shield supercup victory. [ 10 ]

fiscal problems return [edit ]

During the 2014–15 Eredivisie season, Twente found themselves in fiscal trouble again, forcing the Royal Dutch Football Association ( KNVB ) to deduct the cabaret three points from the side in March 2015. [ 11 ] Club President Munsterman, who had announced to leave the clubhouse at the end of the season, then already quit the club on 1 April 2015 over allegations of fiscal mismanagement. [ 12 ] The team fired 18 employees [ 13 ] and stopped with their scout department after they received a second gear three-point punishment in April 2015. [ 14 ] They besides decided to withdraw Jong Twente from the Eerste Divisie for the 2015–16 temper and the women ‘s professional team was relocated in a disjoined foundation. [ 15 ] On 18 May 2016 the KNVB declared its purpose to relegate FC Twente to the Eerste Divisie. This was however still topic to appeal by FC Twente [ 16 ] and on 17 June 2016 the KNVB attract committee decided that Twente can remain in the Eredivisie. At the end of the 2017–18 Eredivisie season, Twente relegated to the Eerste Divisie by finishing at the bottom of the table at the end of the season, after having fired two managers that season. The 2018–19 Eerste Divisie season was the first outside of the top fledge for 34 years .

Affiliated clubs [edit ]

The follow clubs are affiliated with Twente :

stadium [edit ]

The gate at the stadium symbolizes the history. De Grolsch Veste, once named Arke Stadion, is the official stadium of FC Twente and is owned by the baseball club. It is located at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente and between the city centers of Enschede and Hengelo. It has a spectator capacity of 30,205 with a standard pitch heat system and has a promenade rather of fences around the stands .
De Grolsch Veste replaced the previous Diekman Stadion as Twente ‘s dwelling anchor on 22 March 1998. initially, plans had been afoot to expand and renovate the old and nowadays demolish Diekman stadium. however, with a growing winnow capacity and with arguments that the location of the Diekman stadium was not strategic enough, the idea was conceived to build a newly stadium for the Twente fans. The Diekman ground besides faced problems with its seat plans as a leave of the FIFA regulations, which impose a prerequisite to construct a seat stand behind each goal. The cost of the structure is estimated to be around 33 million guilders, and the stadium took 14 months to complete, with its initiation stone having been laid on 31 January 1997. Due to the tight budget available, the layout of the stadium was constructed so that future expansions are possible without the necessity to tear down entire existing stands. On 10 May 1998, the first match played at the stadium resulted in a 3–0 victory by the home team against PSV in an Eredivisie match.

stream police squad [edit ]

As of 2 September 2021[26]

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

Out on lend [edit ]

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

Honours [edit ]

National [edit ]

International [edit ]

domestic results [edit ]

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

Coaches [edit ]

noteworthy ( former ) players [edit ]

For a more comprehensive list, see class : FC Twente players The players below had senior international cap ( second ) for their respective countries. Players whose list is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Twente .

exceed scorers [edit ]

Women ‘s section [edit ]

The women ‘s section of Twente was founded in 2007 for the initiation of the Eredivisie as newly top-level league in the Netherlands. Twente played the opening match of the league. After three midfield positions in the first three years, Twente won the championship in 2010–11 and played the UEFA Women ‘s Champions League in 2011–12 .

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

Official websites

FCTwente.nl Official website of FC Twente ( in Dutch, English, and German )
FC Twente TV Official website FC Twente TV (No membership required)
UEFA.com The FC Twente Story

General fan sites

News sites