Aanhouden Doet Overwinnen 1920, simply known as ADO '20, is a Dutch

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club from

Heemskerk Heemskerk () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located in the Kennemerland region. Local government As of March 2022, the municipal council of Heemskerk consists of 25 seats, which are divide ...

, North Holland. They are currently playing in the Dutch Derde Divisie. The club was founded on 15 May 1920 as ''Aanhouden Doet Overwinnen 1920''. The home games are played at Sportpark de Vlotter. In February 2007, ADO '20 entered into a partnership with

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in the field of youth development, knowledge exchange and scouting. This partnership has enabled ADO '20 to improve its youth academy. The most renowned youth prospect of the ADO '20 academy has been Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, who also played professionally for AZ. His move to German

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club

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in January 2016 meant, that ADO '20 received a development fee which was used for renovating the main stand on Sportpark de Vlotter, since named the "Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Stand". In February 2018, ADO '20 entered into a partnership with

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. The main rival of ADO '20 is ODIN '59, who also come from Heemskerk.

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{{Derde Divisie Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Heemskerk Association football clubs established in 1920 1920 establishments in the Netherlands