Vv Hoogeveen
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The vv Hoogeveen is a football club from the town of Hoogeveen (about 45.000 inhabitants) and plays in the fourth highest league of the Netherlands, the 2010-2011 in de Hoofdklasse
van de KNVB
. It was founded on April 29, 1930 and has about 650 members. It plays its home matches on the Bentickspark ground in the town of Hoogeveen
. It host football for seniors, junior teams, futsal and women.
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
van de KNVB
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
. It was founded on April 29, 1930 and has about 650 members. It plays its home matches on the Bentickspark ground in the town of Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town...
. It host football for seniors, junior teams, futsal and women.
History
After the founding of the ‘Hoofdklasse’ in 1973 vv Hoogeveen soon joined. In 1975 the club promoted to the highest amateur league. The biggest success of the club came in 1978, when the team became champion of the ‘Hoofdklasse B’ and next to that also became ‘Dutch amateur champion’ of the Sunday ‘Hoofdklasse’. In the following years vv Hoogeveen managed to play many years more in the ‘Hoofdklasse’, where especially the late 1980s where rather successful. Un until now vv Hoogeveen has played eighteen years of ‘Hoofdklasse’.Overview
- 1931: Promotion to 1e Klasse Noordelijke VB
- 1935: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVBRoyal Dutch Football AssociationThe Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
- 1939: Relegation to 4e Klasse KNVB
- 1943: Relegation to de Drentse Voetbalbond
- 1949: Promotion to 4e Klasse KNVB
- 1951: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVB
- 1954: Relegation to 4e Klasse KNVB
- 1960: Promotion to 3e Klasse KNVB
- 1966: Promotion to 2e Klasse KNVB
- 1973: Promotion to 1e Klasse KNVB
- 1974: Promotion to HoofdklasseHoofdklasseThe Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
- 1978: Champions Hoofdklasse B
- 1978: Dutch Champions Sunday Amateurs
- 1982: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
- 1984: Promotion Hoofdklasse
- 1991: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
- 1994: Relegation 2e Klasse KNVB
- 1996: Promotion 1e Klasse KNVB
- 1997: Promotion Hoofdklasse
- 1998: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
- 1999: Relegation 2e Klasse KNVB
- 2000: Promotion 1e Klasse KNVB
- 2001: Promotion Hoofdklasse
- 2005: Relegation 1e Klasse KNVB
- 2010: Promotion Hoofdklasse
Honours
- 1978: Champions Hoofdklasse B (Sunday)
- 1978: Dutch Champions Sunday Amateurs
- 1980: Noordelijke Districtsbeker (Northern amateur Cup)
- 2008: Noordelijke Districtsbeker (Northern amateur Cup)
Stadium
vv Hoogeveen plays in a small stadium close to the town centre. The stadium has a capacity of about 8.000 spectators, of which 500 can sit and another 2.000 can stand underneath roofs. The accommodation furthermore encompasses four other fields where other teams can play their matches. vv Hoogeveen has a good tradition when it comes to spectators, of which especially the fanatic supporters of the ‘K-side’ are always present.Attendance
- Seizoen 2002-2003: 528 (hoofdklasse)
- Seizoen 2003-2004: 554 (hoofdklasse)
- Seizoen 2004-2005: 458 (hoofdklasse)
- Seizoen 2005-2006: 475 (1e klasse)
- Seizoen 2006-2007: 400 (1e klasse)
- Seizoen 2007-2008: 535 (1e klasse)
- Seizoen 2008-2009: 480 (1e klasse)
- Seizoen 2009-2010: 455 (1e klasse)
Pitches
The accommodation of the VV Hoogeveen is currently (2008–2012) being renovated. It will host 9,5 pitches which will be shared with neighbouring club HZVV. This will include a new stadium for the VV Hoogeveen.Businessclub
The Businessclub Hoogeveen was founded in 1993 to give more support to the football club, both at a recreational and competetve level. Also, it provides the opportunity for local and regional business to meet and liase. It has over 150 members and is one of the biggest and most active businessclubs in the North of the Netherlands.Fans
The fans have united themselves in the 'Supportersvereniging vv Hoogeveen', which was founded in 1949. It is both the oldest and with over 400 members the biggest in the province of Drenthe. Apart from their support to the vv Hoogeveen, it hosts a number of activities for its fans and helps in the organisation of events.The club
As of the season 2008/2009, the vv Hoogeveen has the following teams:- Senior Men: 7
- Senior Women: 1
- Junior: 15
- A1 (3e Division Nation-wide)
- B1 (Hoofdklasse)
- C1 (Hoofdklasse)
- FutsalFutsalFutsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
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