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FC Twente (ˈɛf ˈseː ˈtʋɛntə) is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

professional football club from the city of Enschede

Enschede

Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...

, playing in the Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys. They are the current holders of KNVB Cup and Johan Cruijff Schaal trophies, and were Eredivisie champions in the 2009–10 season

2009–10 Eredivisie

-Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

; the team have also finished as Eredivisie runners-up thrice, were runners-up in the UEFA Cup 1974–75, and have won the KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup

The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

three times. Twente's home ground since 1998 is De Grolsch Veste.

Foundation and early years

The club was formed in 1965 as a merger of two professional clubs, Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys. One of such predecessors, SC Enschede, had also won a single Eredivisie title in 1926.

The first successes of the club started just after the merger of 1965, under coach Kees Rijvers

Kees Rijvers

Kees Rijvers is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord....

. Twente finished third in 1969, fourth in 1970, fifth in 1971, third in 1972 and once again in 1973. The team's key figures were local heroes, such as Epi Drost, Eddy Achterberg

Eddy Achterberg

Eddy Achterberg is a retired Dutch football player and coach. As of February 2009, he is a scout with FC Schalke 04.-Career:...

, Kick van der Vall and Theo Pahlplatz. Their finest Eredivisie

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

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

ticket—that was all for FC Twente.

However, the Tukkers (as people from the Dutch region of Twente

Twente

Twente is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel...

are generally called) almost made the very most out of that UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

ticket. After beating Juventus

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

in the semi-finals, FC Twente lost to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...

in the finals (0–0, 1–5).

In 1977 FC Twente wins its first trophy; the KNVB cup after beating PEC Zwolle 3–0.

The 1980s and 1990s

After enjoying some success in the 1970s, things went downhill for Twente and the club was even relegated to the Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

(Dutch second division) in 1983. 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 then followed in the 1990s: German coach Hans Meyer

Hans Meyer (football)

Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...

led Twente to the third slot in the Eredivisie

Eredivisie

of 1997 and to the third round of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

the next season. On 24 May 2001, Twente clinched their second triumph in the KNVB Cup

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, whereas results in the league were poor and the hardcore Twente fans Ultras Vak-P went on a rampage at the club's brand-new stadium out of frustration.

From bankruptcy to national champions (2002–present)

The club's mother corporation (FC Twente '65) was declared bankrupt in the 2002–03 season, almost leading to the end of the club's existence. The club, now chaired by ambitious businessman Joop Munsterman, survived such problems and made it to another KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup

final in 2004, and then finishing in fourth place in 2006–07. In the season 2007–08, FC Twente placed fourth and won the play-offs for a ticket to the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

Qualifiers by defeating Ajax in the play-off finals.

In the season 2008–09, FC Twente hired former England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

manager Steve McClaren

Steve McClaren

Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player.McClaren was previously manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011, having left his post at Dutch side FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season...

as new boss: under his tenure, unseeded Twente entered the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League, being drawn against seeded Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

. The two legs were played at home on 13 August and away on 27 August 2008. Twente lost 6–0 on aggregate, resulting in their elimination from the Champions League and subsequent entry of the UEFA Cup first round. At domestic level, FC Twente placed second in the Eredivisie (11 points below the league's champion AZ Alkmaar) and got again a ticket to the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

qualifying rounds as Dutch runners-up, as well as KNVB Cup finalists (then defeated by SC Heerenveen).

The 2009–10 started with Twente being knocked out of the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

third qualifying round after a 1–1 aggregate draw against Sporting CP, which sent the Portuguese side through on away goals. The club was then admitted to the Europa League, where it enjoyed a relatively successful path which ended in a 4–2 aggregate defeat at the hands of Werder Bremen in the round of 32. At domestic level, Twente won its first Eredivisie title

2009–10 Eredivisie

-Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

at the end of a campaign in which they lost just twice, winning 16 of 17 at home. The championship was confirmed on the final day of the season when they beat NAC

NAC Breda

NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...

2–0 away, making Steve McClaren the first Englishman to guide a Dutch team to a national title since Bobby Robson

Bobby Robson

Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....

in 1992. The victory qualified Twente for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group Stage onwards, the club's first appearance in the competition. At the end of the season Steve McClaren resigned as the manager, moving to German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

side VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...

, and was replaced by Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

Michel Preud'homme

Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme'tönten mannen, , commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Al-Shabab Riyadh, a role he took after guiding outgoing Dutch Eredivisie champions FC Twente in the 2010–11 season...

. Twente continued their success by having a great run during the 2010–11 KNVB Cup

2010–11 KNVB Cup

The 2010–11 KNVB Cup was the 93rd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 18 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and end with the final on 8 May 2011...

. Twente reached the final on 8 May, 2011 at De Kuip. Twente recovered from 2–0 down to defeat Ajax

Ajax Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...

3–2 in extra time with a winner from Marc Janko

Marc Janko

Marc Janko is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.Janko has in various seasons been known as a goal-getter, scoring 77 goals in 121 Austrian Bundesliga matches...

, which claimed the club's third KNVB Cup

KNVB Cup

title. One week later, 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.
The start of the 2011/2012 season, under new coach Co Adriaanse who succeeded Michel Preud'homme, had another clash between the duo in the Amsterdam ArenA, with this time Twente winning 2–1 in their 2nd successive Dutch Super Cup 'Johan Cruijff Schaal' victory.

Satellite clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with FC Twente: Dayton Dutch Lions

Dayton Dutch Lions

Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having promoted themselves from the USL Premier Development League at the...

FK Qarabağ

Stadium

De Grolsch Veste, formerly named Arke Stadion, is the official stadium of FC Twente and is owned by the club. It is located at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente and between the city centers of Enschede and Hengelo

Hengelo

Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:...

. It has a spectator capacity of 24,000 with a standard pitch heating system and has a promenade instead of fences around the stands.
De Grolsch Veste replaced the old Diekman Stadion

Diekman Stadion

Diekman Stadion was a multi-use stadium in Enschede, Netherlands. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium was able to hold 13,500 people and opened in 1956. The stadium closed in 1998 when the Arke Stadion opened.-History:...

as Twente's home ground on 22 March 1998. Initially plans had been afoot to expand and 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 also faced problems with its seating plans as a result of the FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

regulations which imposes a requirement to construct a seating stand behind each goal.

The cost of the construction is 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 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

Eredivisie

match.

Initially the Grolsch Veste had a capacity of 13,500 spectators which was later reduced to 13,250. As of the start of the 2008/09 season the stadium has been expanded with a partial second ring increasing the capacity to the current 24,000 seats. FC Twente is planning to expand the stadium to 32,000 seats with building expected to start in September 2010.

The recording of "You'll Never Walk Alone

You'll Never Walk Alone (song)

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...

" by Gerry & the Pacemakers

Gerry & the Pacemakers

Gerry and the Pacemakers were a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with...

is sung along in the whole stadium before every kick-off.

On 7th July 2011 a section of the stadium roof collapsed whilst improvement work was taking place at the stadium, killing two people.

Current squad

As of July 11, 2011.

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2010–11 and List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.

Out on loan

Reserve squad

Notable players

Topscorers

Season	Name	Goals
1965/66	Hans Roordink	11
1966/67	Jan Jeuring	10
1967/68	Dick van Dijk Dick van Dijk Dick van Dijk was a Dutch footballer who played for FC Twente and Ajax Amsterdam. He was a member of Ajax' European Cup victory in 1971. He earned 7 caps for the Netherlands national football team....	22
1968/69	Dick van Dijk Dick van Dijk Dick van Dijk was a Dutch footballer who played for FC Twente and Ajax Amsterdam. He was a member of Ajax' European Cup victory in 1971. He earned 7 caps for the Netherlands national football team....	30
1969/70	Antal Nagy Antal Nagy (footballer born 1944) Antal Nagy is a retired Hungarian footballer who played for Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.-External links:* *...	17
1970/71	Jan Jeuring	17
1971/72	René van de Kerkhof René van de Kerkhof Reinier "René" Lambertus van de Kerkhof is a former Dutch football player, who played for FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven....	10
1972/73	Jan Jeuring	13
1973/74	Johan Zuidema	14
1974/75	Johan Zuidema	10
1975/76	Jan Jeuring	20
1976/77	Arnold Mühren Arnold Mühren Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s...	13
1977/78	Ab Gritter	15
1978/79	Ab Gritter	14
1979/80	Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen is a former Norwegian footballer. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football....	11
1980/81	Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen is a former Norwegian footballer. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football....	15
1981/82	Manuel Sánchez Torres Manuel Sánchez Torres Manuel Sánchez Torres is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a forward.Almost all of his professional career was spent in the Netherlands, where he appeared for three different teams - namely FC Twente - and played in nearly 250 official games.-Football career:When Torres was seven years...	15
1982/83	Martin Koopman Martin Koopman Martin Koopman is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He later on became a football manager.-References:...	7
1983/84	Billy Ashcroft Billy Ashcroft Billy Ashcroft is a retired football player from England, who could play as a central defender or as a striker. He made his League debut for Middlesbrough on 3 September 1977 in a 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion, after having served Wrexham for seven years, playing 219 matches and scoring 72...	21
1984/85	Willy Carbo	15
1985/86	Martin Koopman Martin Koopman Martin Koopman is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He later on became a football manager.-References:...	8
1986/87	Ulrich Wilson Ulrich Wilson Ulrich Johan Wilson is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Born in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname, Wilson played in the Netherlands with Twente, Groningen, Volendam and Emmen....	8
1987/88	Piet Keur Piet Keur Pieter Keur is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who was a prolific goalscorer in the 1980s and early 1990s...	17
1988/89	Piet Keur Piet Keur Pieter Keur is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who was a prolific goalscorer in the 1980s and early 1990s...	16
1989/90	Claus Nielsen Claus Nielsen Claus Illemann Nielsen , known as Claus Nielsen, is a Danish former association football player in the striker position...	14
1990/91	Claus Nielsen Claus Nielsen Claus Illemann Nielsen , known as Claus Nielsen, is a Danish former association football player in the striker position...	16
1991/92	Youri Mulder Youri Mulder Youri Mulder is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker and also a manager.-Club career:...	18
1992/93	Prince Polley Prince Polley Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene , simply known as Prince Polley is a retired Ghanaian footballer.- International :...	11
1993/94 1993-94 in Dutch football The 1993/1994 season in Dutch football saw Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie, while Feyenoord Rotterdam won the Dutch National Cup.-PTT Telecom Cup:-Eredivisie:Champions League : AjaxCup Winners Cup: Feyenoord...	Edwin Vurens Edwin Vurens Edwin Vurens is a Dutch football manager who currently coaches Dutch amateur side SV ARC. Vurens is a former international player who played professionally as a striker for clubs in the Netherlands and Switzerland.-Playing career:...	10
1994/95 1994-95 in Dutch football The 1994/95 season in Dutch football saw Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie, while Feyenoord Rotterdam won the Dutch National Cup. For the first time in history of Dutch professional football a club stayed unbeaten in the highest league...	Michel Boerebach Michel Boerebach Michel Boerebach is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant-coach of Dutch club where he started his professional career, Go Ahead Eagles. Furthermore he played for Roda JC, PSV Eindhoven, Real Burgos and FC Twente. He retired in 1998.-References:...	12
1995/96 1995-96 in Dutch football The 1995–96 season in Dutch football saw holders Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie once again, while PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch National Cup...	Arnold Bruggink Arnold Bruggink Arnold Jan Bruggink is a former Dutch striker and occasional midfielder.He won the Dutch Talent of the Year award in 2000 while playing for PSV Eindhoven and won three league titles and two Supercups with the club, as well as appearing in the UEFA Champions League...	11
1996/97 1996-97 in Dutch football The 1996/1997 season in Dutch football was the 41st professional season in the Eredivisie, with PSV Eindhoven winning the title and Roda JC claiming the Dutch National Cup.-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:*Champions League : PSV Eindhoven...	John Bosman John Bosman Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax and Anderlecht , surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major...	20
1997/98 1997-98 in Dutch football The 1997/1998 season in Dutch football was the 42nd season in the Eredivisie, where Ajax Amsterdam won the double, claiming the title and the Dutch National Cup.-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:*Champions League : Ajax and PSV...	John Bosman John Bosman Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax and Anderlecht , surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major... Jan van Halst Antti Sumiala	6
1998/99 1998-99 in Dutch football The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993...	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...	21
1999/00 1999-00 in Dutch football The 1999/2000 season in Dutch football was the 44th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title, while Roda JC won the Dutch National Cup.-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:*Champions League : PSV Eindhoven and SC Heerenveen...	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...	19
2000/01 2000-01 in Dutch football The 2000/2001 season in Dutch football was the 45th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title, while FC Twente won the Dutch National Cup.-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:*Champions League : PSV Eindhoven...	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...	15
2001/02 2001-02 in Dutch football The 2001/2002 season in Dutch football was the 46th season in the Eredivisie, where Ajax Amsterdam claimed the double .-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:*Champions League : Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven...	Jack de Gier Jack de Gier Jack de Gier is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch....	6
2002/03 2002-03 in Dutch football The 2002/2003 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title while FC Utrecht won the Dutch National Cup by defeating Feyenoord Rotterdam in the final.-Johan Cruijff-schaal:-Eredivisie:...	Ellery Cairo Ellery Cairo Ellery Cairo is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for AGOVV Apeldoorn.He has also played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, FC Twente, SC Freiburg, Hertha BSC and Coventry City...	7
2003/04	Blaise Nkufo	14
2004/05	Blaise Nkufo	16
2005/06 Eredivisie 2005/2006 The 2005/06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006. PSV Eindhoven became champions on April 9, 2006. The season was overshadowed by the death of FC Utrecht player David di Tommaso.-Promoted teams:...	Blaise Nkufo	12
2006/07 Eredivisie 2006/2007 The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at...	Blaise Nkufo	22
2007/08	Blaise Nkufo	22
2008/09	Blaise Nkufo	16
2009/10	Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz González , commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing....	24
2010/11	Marc Janko Marc Janko Marc Janko is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.Janko has in various seasons been known as a goal-getter, scoring 77 goals in 121 Austrian Bundesliga matches...	15

Head coaches

Friedrich Donenfeld (1965–66) Kees Rijvers

Kees Rijvers

Kees Rijvers is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Rijvers made his debut at NAC Breda and also played for AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Français and Feijenoord....

(1966–72) Spitz Kohn

Antoine Kohn

Antoine "Spitz" Kohn is a retired Luxembourgian football player and football manager.-Club career:He played as a striker, and spent most of his career plying his trade abroad, in Germany, Switzerland, and finally Netherlands, where he later became a successful manager...

(1972–79) Hennie Hollink

Hennie Hollink

Hendrikus Hollink is a former football player and manager from the Netherlands, who played for Roda JC, FC Twente and Heracles Almelo...

(1980–81) Rob Groener (1981–82) Spitz Kohn

Antoine Kohn

(1982–83) Fritz Korbach

Fritz Korbach

Fritz Korbach was a German professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands, where he died in 2011....

(1983–86)
Theo Vonk (1986–92) Rob Baan

Rob Baan

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(1992–94) Issy ten Donkelaar (1994–95) Hans Meyer

Hans Meyer (football)

Hans Meyer Hans Meyer Hans Meyer (born 3 November 1942 in Briesen (today near Bílina, Czech Republic) is a German former football player and manager.- Coaching career :...

(1996–99) Fred Rutten (1999–01) John van 't Schip

John van 't Schip

Johannes Nicolaas "John" van 't Schip is a former Dutch international footballer. He is the manager for the A-League team Melbourne Heart.- Early life :Born in Fort St...

(2001–02) René Vandereycken (2002–04)
Rini Coolen

Rini Coolen

Rini Coolen is a former football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, De Graafschap and AZ Alkmaar.-Biography:...

(2004–06) Jan van Staa (2006, interim

Interim

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) Fred Rutten (2006–08) Steve McClaren

Steve McClaren

(2008–10) Michel Preud'homme

Michel Preud'homme

(2010–2011) Co Adriaanse

Co Adriaanse

Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:...

(2011–)

National

Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
- Winners (1): 2010
  2009–10 Eredivisie
  -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
- Runners-up (3): 1974, 2009, 2011
KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
- Winners (3): 1977, 2001, 2011
  2010–11 KNVB Cup
  The 2010–11 KNVB Cup was the 93rd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 18 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and end with the final on 8 May 2011...
- Runners-up (4): 1975, 1979, 2004, 2009
Johan Cruijff Shield
- Winners (2): 2010
  Johan Cruijff-schaal XV
  The 2010 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 31, 2010 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between the Eredivisie 2009–10 champions FC Twente and KNVB Cup 2009–10 winners Ajax. FC Twente won the match 1–0 by a goal from de Jong.-Match details:...
  
  , 2011
  Johan Cruijff-schaal XVI
  The 2011 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 30, 2011 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between 2010–11 KNVB Cup winners FC Twente and the 2010-11 Eredivisie winners Ajax. FC Twente won 2-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA in front of 45,000 fans....
- Runners-up (1): 2001

Domestic Results

Below is a table with FC Twente's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie

Eredivisie

in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...	2nd	Champions League 2011–12 UEFA Champions League The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany... (Q2)	2010–11	winners
2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...	1st	Champions League	2009–10	semi-final
2008–09 Eredivisie	2nd	Champions League (Q2)	2008–09	final
2007–08 Eredivisie	4th	Champions League (winning CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... play-offs) (Q3)	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup (after losing CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... play-offs)	2006–07	round of 16
2005–06 Eredivisie	9th	Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup... (after losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs final)	2005–06	round of 16
2004–05 Eredivisie	6th	–	2004–05	round of 16
2003–04 Eredivisie	8th	–	2003–04	final
2002–03 Eredivisie	12th	–	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eredivisie	12th	–	2001–02	round of 16
2000–01 Eredivisie	11th	UEFA Cup	2000–01	winners
1999–2000 Eredivisie	6th	–	1999–2000	second round
1998–99 Eredivisie	8th	–	1998–99	round of 16
1997–98 Eredivisie	9th	Intertoto Cup	1997–98	4th place
1996–97 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1997-98 The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition....	1996–97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	10th	–	1995–96	quarter final
1994–95 Eredivisie	5th	–	1994–95	round of 16
1993–94 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1993–94	round of 16
1992–93 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1992–93	quarter final
1991–92 Eredivisie	6th	–	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eredivisie	6th	–	1990–91	second round
1989–90 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1990-91 The UEFA Cup 1990–91 was won by Internazionale on aggregate over Roma. This tournament also marked the return of English clubs after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985...	1989–90	round of 16
1988–89 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1989-90 The UEFA Cup 1989-90 was won by Juventus on aggregate over Fiorentina. This was the first final between two Italian sides in the UEFA competitions history and the third between two clubs of the same country....	1988–89	round of 16
1987–88 Eredivisie	3rd	- (after losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs)	1987–88	second round
1986–87 Eredivisie	7th	- (after losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs)	1986–87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	14th	–	1985–86	second round
1984–85 Eredivisie	8th	–	1984–85	round of 16
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion)	1983–84	quarter final
1982–83 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation)	1982–83	round of 16
1981–82 Eredivisie	12th	–	1981–82	round of 16
1980–81 Eredivisie	6th	–	1980–81	round of 16
1979–80 Eredivisie	6th	UEFA Cup	1979–80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	12th	Cup Winners' Cup	1978–79	final
1977–78 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1977–78	second round
1976–77 Eredivisie	9th	Cup Winners' Cup	1976–77	winners
1975–76 Eredivisie	4th	–	1975–76	round of 16
1974–75 Eredivisie	4th	–	1974–75	final
1973–74 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1973–74	round of 16
1972–73 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1972–73	quarter final
1971–72 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eredivisie	5th	–	1970–71	round of 16
1969–70 Eredivisie	4th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71 The thirteenth and final Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1970-71 season. The competition was won by Leeds United for the second time over two legs in the final against Juventus. It was the first time the competition final had been won on away goals. The competition was replaced the next...	1969–70	semi-final
1968–69 Eredivisie	3rd	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70 The twelfth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1969-'70 season. The competition was won by Arsenal FC over two legs in the final against Anderlecht...	1968–69	round of 16
1967–68 Eredivisie	8th	–	1967–68	semi-final
1966–67 Eredivisie	13th	–	1966–67	first round
1965–66 Eredivisie	11th	–	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)	7th 7th	–	1964–65	second round quarter final
1963–64 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)	3rd 13th	–	1963–64	second round first round
1962–63 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)	5th 4th	–	1962–63	quarter final second round
1961–62 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)	14th 5th (group B)	–	1961–62	? ?
1960–61 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)	12th 5th (group A)	–	1960–61	? ?
1959–60 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1959–60 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1959-60 season was contested by 25 teams, twelve of which playing in group A, thirteen in group B.Eight teams would play against relegation this season in a play-off. Two teams already had to play in it on the basis of last season's results: ONA and Velocitas. The... (as Enschedese Boys)	9th 2nd (group B)	– Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (promotion)	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1958–59 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1958–59 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1958/1959 season was contested by 29 teams, fifteen of which playing in group A, fourteen in group B. Teams occupying the lowest two places from each group at the end of the season, would have to play in a relegation play-off... (as Enschedese Boys)	7th 3rd (group B)	–	1958–59	? ?
1957–58 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1957–58 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1957–58 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1957/1958 season was contested by 29 teams, one less than in the previous season due to the voluntary return of TOP to amateur football. The teams were divided in two groups of fifteen en fourteen teams. Teams could not relegate to amateur football... (as Enschedese Boys)	2nd 2nd (group B)	–	1957–58	? ?
1956–57 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1956–57 Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1956–57 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1956/1957 season was contested by 30 teams, divided in two groups. It was the first season of the new lowest tier of Dutch professional football, organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association . Teams could not relegate to amateur football... (as Enschedese Boys)	3rd 15th (group A)	–	1956–57	? ?

Women's section

The women's section of Twente was founded in 2007 for the creation of the Eredivisie

Eredivisie (women)

Starting in 2007, the Eredivisie is the first professional football league for women in the Netherlands. Unlike its male equivalent, the Eredivisie for women is smaller currently featuring only eight teams....

as new 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 plays the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2011/12.

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