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FC Den Bosch () is a
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club from
's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called '
De Vliert De Vliert () is a multi-use stadium in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Den Bosch. The original stadium was built in 1951, included an athletics track and had at its ...
', an 8,500 all-seater.
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started his professional career at this club. In 2005 they finished bottom of the Eredivisie and were relegated and currently compete in the
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
.


History

The club were founded on 18 August 1965 as the successor to BVV, who were formed in 1906 and Dutch champions in 1948. They were champions of the 1965–66 Tweede Divisie B., They merged with Wilhelmina (1890) on 10 May 1967 to form F.C. Den Bosch '67, before being crowned champions of
1970–71 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1970–71 season was contested by 16 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie at the end of this season, there was no relegation. New entrants Promoted from the 1969â ...
to secure promotion to the
Eredivise The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
for the first time in their history. Their first season in the Eredivisie, the 1971–72 season saw Den Bosch struggle with relegation all season, but they would eventually finish 16th, three points above the relegation zone, following a late-season upturn in form. Despite this the club lasted just two seasons in the Eredivise as they finished bottom of the 1972–73 Eredivisie and were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie. Den Bosch struggled following their return to the
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
, failing to finish in the top half until the 1977–78 season. However, come the turn of the decade, Den Bosch were consistently challenging for promotion, with the club competing in the promotion play-off for the 1980–81 season, only to lose out to
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. However, they would win the promotion play-offs for the 1982–83 season, marking their return to the Eredivisie. The club's first season back in the Eredivisie saw them finish 10th in the Eredivisie, before the next two seasons saw 6th-place finishes for the club, with the latter seeing Den Bosch finish just 3 points off the
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qualification places. This success did not last though as they were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie in the 1989–90 season, shortly after the club was renamed B.V.V. Den Bosch in 1988. The club saw promotions to the Eredivisie in the 1991–92, 1998–99, 2000–01 and the 2003–04 seasons (the latter three as champions), only to be relegated back to the Eerste Divisie each time. The club also changed its name back to FC Den Bosch in 1992. In the ten years following their relegation back to the Eerste Divisie, they competed in the promotion play-offs on six occasions bit failed to get promoted on any of them. In the summer of 2018, after years of financial problems and bad performances in
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
a Georgian businessman Kakhi Jordania, decided to invest in the club with intent to purchase. His ownership group was allowed to start making changes in the management, while they were awaiting the approval of
KNVB The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch Netherlands nati ...
. The club had a best season in years. The team finished as winter champions in Eerste Divisie, but could not continue their good form after the winter break. Den Bosch still managed to qualify for the promotion playoffs, where they lost to
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. After a year of due diligence, KNVB decided not to grant the new ownership group the right to purchase the club. In November 2019, Den Bosch supporters racially abused
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player
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in a match against the club, with Moreira having allegedly been called a 'negro and cotton-picker' prior to the match being halted after 30 minutes. Following the match, Moreira was labelled as a "pathetic little man" by Den Bosch's manager and the club originally stated that Moreira mistook 'crow sounds' for racist abuse, before later apologising for that statement. A few days after the match Den Bosch's manager apologised to Moreira. The "pathetic little man" label was about the way Moreira celebrated his goal and had nothing to do with racism. Moreira accepted these words. Following the incident and criticism from Netherlands internationals
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and
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, it was announced that players in the Dutch top two divisions would not play during the first minute of the following weekend's games in protest against racism in Dutch football as a result of the incident. In response to the incident, Den Bosch banned a number of supporters from attending games in January 2020. It was the first time a professional match in the Netherlands had to be halted as a result of racism. In September 2021, Pacific Media Group, Partners Path Capital, Chien Lee, Randy Frankel and Krishen Sud acquired 53% of FC Den Bosch.


Club name

*FC Den Bosch/BVV (1965–1967) *FC Den Bosch '67 (1967–1988) *BVV Den Bosch (1988–1992) *FC Den Bosch (1992–present)


Players


Current squad


Honours

* Eredivisie/Dutch Champion **Winners: 1947–48 (as BVV) *
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
**Winners: 1970–71, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2003–04 **Promoted: 1982–83, 1991–92 *
Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
**Winners: 1965–66 **Promoted: 1962–63 *
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
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Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
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Below is a table with FC Den Bosch's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.


Club staff


Managerial history

*
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(1965–70) *
Jan Remmers Jan Remmers (September 30, 1922 - April 3, 2013) was a football coach and former footballer from the Netherlands. He coached N.E.C. Nijmegen, FC Den Bosch and RKC Waalwijk, among others. Professional career Remmers worked for N.E.C. Nijmegen for ...
(1970–74) *
Nol de Ruiter Nol de Ruiter (born 6 April 1940) is a Dutch football coach and former player. Career Playing career Born in Utrecht, De Ruiter played football for local sides DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk. The three clubs merged in 1970 to form the professi ...
(1974–76) *
Ad Zonderland Ad Zonderland (2 October 1940 – 15 August 2007) was a Dutch football manager and football administrator. He worked for several Dutch football clubs, most notably Feyenoord (as assistant and interim manager) and Ajax (as coordinator of their Ghan ...
(1976–78) *
Rinus Gosens Rinus Gosens (1 January 1920 – 22 May 2008) was a Dutch football player and manager. As a player, he won the Dutch championship with SVV in 1949. After his active career he became a football manager, who worked for Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortun ...
(1979–80) *
Ad Zonderland Ad Zonderland (2 October 1940 – 15 August 2007) was a Dutch football manager and football administrator. He worked for several Dutch football clubs, most notably Feyenoord (as assistant and interim manager) and Ajax (as coordinator of their Ghan ...
(1980) *
Hans Verèl Hans Verèl (21 April 1953 – 9 November 2019) was a football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam, SVV and FC Den Bosch. Playing career Verèl made his debut for Sparta on 20 May 1973 against Den B ...
(1981–84) *
Rinus Israel Rinus is a male given name, usually short for Marinus and popular in the Netherlands, and may refer to: * Rinus Bennaars (born 1931), retired Dutch footballer * Rinus Gerritsen (born 1946), Dutch bassist *Rinus Gosens (born 1920), retired footbal ...
(1984–86) *
Theo de Jong Theodorus Jacob de Jong (born 11 August 1947) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current coach of Nigerian Premier League club Ikorodu United F.C. During his career, he played for NEC Nijmegen and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He earned 15 ...
(1986–89) *
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(1989–90) * Hans van der Pluijm (1990–95) *
Chris Dekker Chris Dekker (born 6 December 1945 in Westzaan, North Holland) is a retired football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands. Playing career Club He played in AZ'67's first ever squad after the merger between his club FC Zaanstreek and Al ...
(1995–96) *
Kees Zwamborn Kees Zwamborn (born 28 March 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Zwamborn was born in Alblasserdam, South Holland. From 1978 to 1985, he played both in the Eredivisie and Eerste divisie as well as in the B ...
(1996–98) *
Martin Koopman Martin Koopman (born 5 June 1956 in Wezep) is a Dutch former football defender, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He could also play as a midfielder. After 2 years as a youth coach then 8 as an assistant coach ( ...
(1998–00) *
Mark Wotte Mark Christian Wotte (born 16 December 1960) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Wotte has managed teams in the Netherlands, Egypt, Qatar, England and Romania, and has also worked for the Scottish Football Association. Playing career ...
(2000) * André Wetzel & Jan van Grinsven (2000) *
Jan Poortvliet Jan Poortvliet (; born 21 September 1955) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back. He works as the coach of the Under-18 squad of FC Eindhoven He represented the Netherlands national team at the 1 ...
(2000–01) *
Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch association football, football Manager (association football), manager, executive and former Football player, player. He serves as the sporting director of FC Den Bosch. Playing career As a footba ...
(2001–02) *
Gert Kruys Gert Kruys (born 8 May 1961 in Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of IJsselmeervogels. Career Kruys played his entire career for FC Utrecht (1978–1988), except for one short spell at RKC Waal ...
(2002–04) *
Henk Wisman Henk Wisman (born 19 May 1957) is a Dutch football manager. He who was the coach of the Armenia national football team for about a year. Club career Wisman was born in Amsterdam. He began his career at AFC Ajax, having played in their youth sy ...
(2004–05) * J. van Grinsven, F. van der Hoorn & W. van der Horst (2005) *
Theo Bos Theo Bos (born 22 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional road and track cyclist. An Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion, he is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. On 29 November 2021, he announced hi ...
(2005–09) * J. van Grinsven, F. van der Hoorn & W. van der Horst (2009) *
Marc Brys Marc Brys (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player, who manages OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A. Career His coaching career took off at Belgian club, Berchem Sport, which he guided to the championship of t ...
(2009–10) *
Alfons Groenendijk Alfons Groenendijk (; born 17 May 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current assistant coach of Antalyaspor. Club career During his career, Groenendijk played for ADO Den Haag, Roda JC, Ajax, Manchester City, Sparta Rotterd ...
(2010–12) *
Jan Poortvliet Jan Poortvliet (; born 21 September 1955) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back. He works as the coach of the Under-18 squad of FC Eindhoven He represented the Netherlands national team at the 1 ...
(2012–13) *
Ruud Kaiser Ruud Kaiser (born 26 December 1960) is a Dutch association football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. Playing career Born in Amsterdam, Kaiser began his career with his hometown club, Ajax, before leaving in 1980 to join Ant ...
(2013–15) *
René van Eck René van Eck (born 18 February 1966) is a Dutch former professional footballer who works as Ludovic Magnin's assistant at Swiss Super League side FC Zürich. Playing career Club Van Eck started his professional career at local side Excels ...
(2015–16) *
Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch association football, football Manager (association football), manager, executive and former Football player, player. He serves as the sporting director of FC Den Bosch. Playing career As a footba ...
(2016–17) *
Wil Boessen Wil Boessen (born 3 May 1964) is a Dutch retired football player and now manager, who currently is in charge of Eerste Divisie side Helmond Sport. Club career Born in Sittard, Boessen played a large part of his career for local side Fortuna Sit ...
(2017–19) *
Erik van der Ven Erik van der Ven (born 15 February 1984) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch. As a player, he played as a midfielder for KRC Genk, Helmond Sport, TOP Oss, FC Emmen ...
(2019–21) * William van Overbeek &
Paul Verhaegh Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. ...
(2021) *
Jack de Gier } Jack de Gier (; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of FC Den Bosch. He was nicknamed ''Il Butre'' (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker E ...
(2021-)


Statistics


See also

* Dutch football league teams


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Den Bosch Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in 's-Hertogenbosch Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in the Netherlands