Achilles 1894 is a football club from
Assen
Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...
in
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
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. Achilles 1894 plays in the 2017–18 Sunday
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
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Achilles won the championship of North Netherlands in 1939 and qualified for the National championship play off competition where they finished 5th.
Achilles was the first club from
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
who played in the National championship play off competition.
FC Emmen
FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...
became the second club of Drenthe to do so in the season
2018–2019.
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in the Netherlands
Association football clubs established in 1894
1894 establishments in the Netherlands
Sport in Assen
Football clubs in Drenthe
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