FC Eindhoven explained

Clubname:	FC Eindhoven
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Fullname:	Football Club Eindhoven
Nickname:	Blauw-witten (Blue-Whites)
Ground:	Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven
Capacity:	4,600
Chairman:	Ronald Onink
Manager:	Maurice Verberne
Current:	2023–24 FC Eindhoven season
Website:	https://www.fc-eindhoven.nl/
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FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.

FC Eindhoven play their home games at Jan Louwers Stadion, on the southern part of the city. The club's official colours are blue and white, hence their nickname "Blauw-Witten" .

History

The club was founded on 16 November 1909 as EVV Eindhoven. A couple of gentlemwn had seen that clubs in Randstad were growing and felt there was a need for a new team in Eindhoven too. It was decided to form a new club called E.V.V. (short for Eindhovense Voetbal Vereniging). The club colours were blue and white, the blue stemming from the crest of the city Eindhoven at that time. E.V.V. started to play in the Brabantse Voetbalbond, a regional league, but after a couple of years joined the NVB, the National League. In 1921 E.V.V. fused with Gestel (local team) and changed its name to E.V.V. Eindhoven. At the end of the 30s, the club had its first success winning as the Dutch Cup, the KNVB Beker (1937). In 1939, E.V.V. Eindhoven were champions of the 1st Division Region South and played for the title of The Netherlands with teams like DWS, NEC, Ajax and Achilles 1894. They finished fourth.

In 1950, E.V.V. Eindhoven had their first Dutch international in Noud van Melis. Frans Tebak and Dick Snoek were to quickly follow in his footsteps. In 1954, Eindhoven were the last Dutch league champions before the introduction of the professional league. After turning professional in 1954, the club played in the Eredivisie until 1957, when Eindhoven were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. In 1969, they were even relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Two years later, the club secured promotion back to the Eerste Divisie, and in 1975, Eindhoven were promoted to the Eredivisie. In 1977, Eindhoven were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie, where it has remained ever since. In 1997, E.V.V. Eindhoven moved from a professional club back to an amateur club. A new professional club SBV Eindhoven (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Eindhoven) was founded, and in 2002 changed its name to FC Eindhoven.

In the 2009–2010 season, FC Eindhoven qualified for playoffs to advance to the Eredivisie. Eindhoven advanced past the first round defeating AGOVV Apeldoorn 4–2 on goal aggregate. Eindhoven was pitted against possible relegation from Eredivisie club Willem II and were defeated on a 3–2 aggregate. In 2011/2012, FC Eindhoven finished third, despite Ernest Faber leaving the club to join Dick Advocaat at PSV as his assistant in March 2012.^[1] The club lost 3–0 to Helmond Sport over two legs, 1–0 in the first and 2–0 in the second, in Round 2 of the promotion playoffs.

Erwin Koeman, the replacement of Ernest Faber, left in the summer of 2012 and was replaced by John Lammers. Under Lammers the 2012–13 season finished in a disappointing 16th spot, only above two sides whose points totals had been set at zero due to bankruptcy. The 2013–14 season was a big improvement with the club finishing sixth and qualifying for the promotion play-offs. There they encountered Sparta Rotterdam and lost to 3–1 on aggregate.

Rivalries

FC Eindhoven's former biggest rivalry is with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, against whom they contest the Lichtstad Derby ('City of Light Derby'). However, the clubs have not faced each other in league competition since the 1976–77 season. FC Eindhoven used to be a bigger club than PSV in the period between 1930 and 1955. PSV was a club for the workers of Phillips and seen as a club for the privileged while FC Eindhoven was seen as the people's club. In 2004, FC Eindhoven contracted a co-operation deal with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, meaning the possibility of swapping youth players between the two clubs.

Nowadays, Helmond Sport are seen as the biggest rivals. The clubs are about 15 km apart and have been playing in the same league for years.

Honours

Eredivisie
- Winner: 1954
KNVB Cup
- Winner: 1937
Promoted to Eredivisie
- Promotion: 1975
Promoted to Eerste Divisie
- Promotion: 1971

Results

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Below is a table with FC Eindhoven's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2022–23 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2022–23	second round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2021–22	first round
2020–21 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2020–21	first round
2019–20 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2019–20	round of 16
2018–19 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2018–19	first round
2017–18 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2017–18	second round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2016–17	second round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2015–16	second round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2013–14	third round
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2012–13	third round
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2011–12	round of 16
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2010–11	fourth round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	12th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2007–08	third round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2006–07	third round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2005–06	round of 16
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2004–05	second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2003–04	third round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2001–02	third round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	2000–01	third round
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1999–2000	round of 16
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1998–99	quarter-final
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1997–98	second round
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1996–97	second round
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1995–96	group stage
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1993–94	second round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1992–93	second round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	14th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1991–92	round of 16
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1990–91	second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1987–88	second round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1986–87	first round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1984–85	first round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1982–83	first round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1981–82	first round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1979–80	second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1978–79	second round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1977–78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1976–77	second round
1975–76 Eredivisie	15th	–	1975–76	semi-final
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	6th	Eredivisie (winning promotion competition)	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1973–74	first round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1972–73	first round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie	3rd	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie	4th	–	1969–70	first round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	15th	Tweede Divisie (losing relegation play-off)	1968–69	first round
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1966–67	first round
1965–66 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Eerste Divisie	4th	–	1963–64	round of 16
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1962–63	quarter-final
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	6th (group A)	–	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	13th (group B)	–	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	12th (group B)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	7th (group A)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1956–57	?

Former players

Club officials

Position	Staff
Chairman	Ronald Onink
Chief Executive Officer	Günther Peeters
Technical director	Marc Scheepers
Team Manager	Tom van der Leegte Paul Schreuder
Manager	Rob Penders
Assistant manager	Pascal Maas
First-team coach	Paul Beekmans
First-team goalkeeping coach	Hans Segers
Data Analyst	Mike van Dijk
Scout	Jacques de Wit
Club doctor	Frank Hagenaars
Physiotherapist	Thomas Hooyberghs Sander Hutjens Malon Visser
Materialhandler	Lydia van den Heuvel Werner Rossous

Notes and References

News: Clubs akkoord over directe overgang Faber naar PSV . Voetbal International . nl . 31 May 2012 . 14 March 2012 . Clubs agree about immediate move of Faber to PSV.
Web site: Hoe ik als clubloze keeper de transfermarkt afzoek. vice.com.