De Graafschap

De Graafschap
Full name	Vereniging Betaald Voetbal; De Graafschap
Nickname(s)	Superboeren (Super Farmers)
Founded	1 February 1954
Ground	De Vijverberg; Doetinchem
Capacity	12,600
Chairman	Martin Mos
Manager	Mike Snoei
League	Eerste Divisie
2019–20	Eerste Divisie, 2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

De Graafschap (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɣraːfsxɑp]) is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste divisie, the second professional tier of football in the Netherlands.

It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. The stadium was opened on 12 August 2000 and stands on the site of the club's old pitch. The club name is Dutch for "The County". They are nicknamed Superboeren ("Super Farmers").

While not a large club by European club football standards, the club has remained a semi-permanent fixture in the Eredivisie (top league); although to date it has never won any silverware of importance. It also has a large stadium and a large fan base when compared to many other Dutch teams, particularly those in the Eerste Divisie. They had a fierce rivalry with Vitesse Arnhem, but during the years due several circumstances Go Ahead Eagles began to be a rival as well.

The club's colors are blue and white hooped shirts with white shorts and blue socks. The club's major sponsors are Pincvision and ATAG.

De Graafschap's home base, De Vijverberg has been voted as the most atmospheric stadium in the Eredivisie for the 2018–19 campaign.

History

De Graafschap had their longest streak in the Dutch top tier from 1995 until 2003. In the 1995–96 season De Graafschap finished in 8th place, an all-time high. After this season results went down and in 2003 the club was relegated after finishing in last place (18th).

Since 2003, De Graafschap was relegated four times and gained promotion five times. They were crowned champions of the Eerste Divisie in 2007 and 2010, and won the promotion playoffs in 2004 and 2015.[1] De Graafschap never finished last in the Eredivisie since 2003 but lost relegation playoffs after finishing in 17th place in 2005, 2009 and 2012.[2] In the 2015-16 Eredivisie season De Graafschap were once again relegated through playoffs after finishing 17th but not before drawing 1–1 against AFC Ajax on the final day of the season, denying Ajax the championship. In 2018, the club gained promotion again by winning the promotion playoffs, beating Almere City FC in the playoffs finals.[3] They were relegated in 2019, and the next season ended in further heartbreak on April 24, 2020 as they were denied a possible promotion back to the top flight due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the Eredivisie to declare their season void with no promotion or relegation.[4]

Honours

Eerste Divisie
- Winner: 1991, 2007, 2010
Tweede Divisie
- Winner: 1969
Promoted to Eredivisie
- Promotion: 1973, 1981, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2018
Promoted to Eerste Divisie
- Promotion: 1966

Results

Below is a table with De Graafschap's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2017-18 Eerste Divisie	4th	Eredivisie (winning promo./releg. play-offs)	2017–18	first round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2016–17	first round
2015–16 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2015–16	second round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	6th	Eredivisie (winning promo./releg. play-offs)	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2013–14	round of 16
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2012–13	third round
2011–12 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2011–12	quarter final
2010–11 Eredivisie	14th	–	2010–11	third round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2008–09	quarter final
2007–08 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2007–08	third round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2006–07	round of 16
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2005–06	DSQ
2004–05 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2004–05	second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	6th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	2003–04	second round
2002–03 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2002–03	round of 16
2001–02 Eredivisie	14th	–	2001–02	third round
2000–01 Eredivisie	15th	–	2000–01	second round
1999–2000 Eredivisie	14th	–	1999–2000	second round
1998–99 Eredivisie	13th	–	1998–99	second round
1997–98 Eredivisie	11th	–	1997–98	second round
1996–97 Eredivisie	8th	–	1996–97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	14th	–	1995–96	round of 16
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1993–94	round of 16
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1992–93	third round
1991–92 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1991–92	second round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1990–91	round of 16
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1989–90	first round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1988–89	first round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1987–88	second round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1986–87	round of 16
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1984–85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1983–84	round of 16
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1982–83	round of 16
1981–82 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1981–82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	7th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1979–80	second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1978–79	round of 16
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1977–78	first round
1976–77 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1976–77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	12th	–	1975–76	quarter final
1974–75 Eredivisie	13th	–	1974–75	second round
1973–74 Eredivisie	14th	–	1973–74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	4th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1972–73	first round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1971–72	DNC
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1969–70	round of 16
1968–69 Tweede Divisie	1st	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1968–69	first round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	6th	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	18th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1966–67	DNC
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	2nd (group A)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1965–66	round of 16
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	11th (group A)	–	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	5th (group B)	–	1963–64	first round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	15th (group A)	–	1962–63	third round
1961–62 Tweede Divisie	10th	–	1961–62	?
1960–61 Tweede Divisie	11th	–	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	17th (group B)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	14th (group A)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	10th (group A)	–	1956–57	?

Players

Current squad

As of 27 January 2021[5]

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	NED	Rody de Boer (on loan from AZ)
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
3	DF	NED	Jasper van Heertum
4	DF	NED	Ted van de Pavert (vice-captain)
5	DF	IDN	Jordy Tutuarima
6	MF	NED	Elmo Lieftink
7	FW	NED	Melvin Platje (Loan from Bali United)
8	MF	NED	Jesse Schuurman
9	FW	NED	Ralf Seuntjens (captain)
11	FW	NED	Daryl van Mieghem
16	GK	NED	Nick van den Dam
18	MF	NED	Johnatan Opoku


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	NED	Rick Dekker
21	DF	NED	Toine van Huizen
22	MF	NED	Danny Verbeek
24	DF	NED	Roland Baas
25	FW	NED	Joey Konings
27	FW	GRE	Giannis Mystakidis
30	DF	NED	Milan Hilderink
32	GK	NED	Guus Vaags
43	MF	NED	Jonathan Berrio
47	FW	NED	Mohamed Hamdaoui
—	MF	NED	Clint Leemans (on loan from PEC Zwolle)

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	Marlon Versteeg (at SV Spakenburg until 30 June 2020)

Notable former players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed represented their countries while playing for De Graafschap.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mike Snoei
Assistant coaches	Richard Roelofsen
	Jan Oosterhuis
	Dennis te Braak
Goalkeeping coach	Edwin Susebeek

Former managers

Leendert IJssennagger (1954–55)
Heinz Huber (1955)
Jan Poulus (1955–59)
Wim Engel (1959)
Eric Jones (1960–62)
Evert Teunissen (1962–67)
Ad Zonderland (1967–71)
Bert van Lingen (1971)
Piet de Visser (1971–74)
Evert Teunissen (1974–76)
Ben Polak (interim) (1976)
Hans Dorjee (1976–77)
Henk Ellens (1977–78)
Pim van de Meent (1978–80)
Huib Ruijgrok (1980–83)

Sandor Popovics (1983–85)
Henk van Brussel (1985–87)
Pim Verbeek (1987–89)
Ben Zweers (1989)
Simon Kistemaker (1989–93)
Jan Versleijen (1993–94)
Frans Körver (1994–95)
Hans van Doorneveld (1995)
Fritz Korbach (1995–98)
Frans Thijssen (1999)
Rob McDonald (1999–00)
Jurrie Koolhof (interim) (2000)
Gerard Marsman (2000–01)
Jurrie Koolhof (2001–02)
Peter Bosz (2002–03)

Frans Adelaar (2003–04)
Gert Kruys (2004–05)
Andries Ulderink (interim) (2005)
Jan de Jonge (2005–08)
Henk van Stee (2008–09)
Darije Kalezić (2009–11)
Andries Ulderink (2011–12)
Richard Roelofsen (interim) (2012)
Pieter Huistra (2012–13)
Jan Vreman (interim) (2013–14)
Jimmy Calderwood (2014)
Jan Vreman (2014–16)
Henk de Jong (2017–2019)
Mike Snoei (2019–now)

References

De Graafschap terug in eredivisie – Telegraaf (in Dutch)
De Graafschap gedegradeerd – NOS (in Dutch)
De Graafschap knokt zich voorbij Almere City en keert terug in Eredivisie – Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)
https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit
"Eerste Elftal - De Graafschap".

External links

Official website (in Dutch)
Fansite Superboeren (in Dutch)

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[1] De Graafschap terug in eredivisie – Telegraaf (in Dutch)

[2] De Graafschap gedegradeerd – NOS (in Dutch)

[3] De Graafschap knokt zich voorbij Almere City en keert terug in Eredivisie – Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)

[4] ttps://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit

[5] "Eerste Elftal - De Graafschap".

Eredivisie
2020–21 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Emmen Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Groningen Heerenveen Heracles PEC Zwolle PSV Twente RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht Vitesse VVV Willem II
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