SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of ...

formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the

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, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the

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title. The home ground of the club is the 10,000-capacity Cambuur Stadion. The club usually plays in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The origin of the club's emblem is the coat of arms of the House of Cammingha, a Frisian noble family.

History

Founded in 1964, Cambuur has played a total of seven seasons in the top-flight

. In the 1980s and 1990s, the club was a regular contender in the

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playoffs. Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie title in 1992 and gained promotion to the Eredivisie, but was relegated two seasons later in

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. In 1998, the club was promoted again to the Eredivisie, but again was relegated after just two years in the top-flight in

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. Troubled times followed which brought the "folk club" close to bankruptcy in 2005. The rebuilding started in 2006 and since 2010, the club has been in a relatively stable financial condition. In 2009, the club almost won the playoff against Eredivisie side

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, only losing on penalties. In 2010, the club came in second, again just narrowly missing promotion. Cambuur welcomed during these play-offs more than 40,000 spectators in just two weeks. Another estimated 7,000 fans watched the final play-off match against Roda on a large screen in the city centre of the city of Leeuwarden. More than 1.4 million people watched the final play-off match on television, which appeared to be another record for a play-off promotion match in the Netherlands. In total, more than 4.5 million people watched the play-off matches between Cambuur,

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and Roda JC on television that year. Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie championship in the 2012–13 season, awarding the club promotion to the Eredivisie for the 2013–14 season. On 1 May 2016, Cambuur were relegated to the Eerste Divisie after losing 6–2 away to

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. Cambuur were denied promotion to the

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as a result of the

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, despite being in first place of the

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Supporters

Cambuur has a group of

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, known as the M.I.-Side, who stand on the north and south stands at the Cambuur Stadion. The name derives from the street names in which the stands are built: ''M'' stands for Marathonstraat and ''I'' for Insulindestraat. Most of the hardcore fans of Cambuur are sitting close to the stand of the away fans on the northern side of the stadium. They are among the most notorious in the Netherlands. In the 2009–10 season, the average attendance was 8,600 fans per game, and more than 6,500 season tickets were sold. That was a new record for Cambuur, as these numbers were achieved while the club was in the second division but even higher than when it played in the Eredivisie. In the 2009–10 season, the club sold out six regular season matches with 10,000 fans per game, another milestone for the Leeuwarden-based club. Never before in the second division it had sold out that many regular season matches.

Current squad

Honours

*Winners: 1991–92,

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*Runners-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10 Tweede Divisie *Winners: 1956–57, 1964–65

Recent history

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Club staff

Managers

Jan Bens Jan Bens (15 April 1921 – 12 May 2012) was a Dutch professional association football player and coach; he was also an amateur boxer and trainer. Football career Playing career Born in Rotterdam, Bens joined hometown club Feyenoord at the age o ...

(1 July 1964 – 30 June 1966) * Piet de Wolf (1966–68) *

(1 July 1968 – 30 June 1970) *

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(1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972) * Leo Beenhakker (1972–75) * Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980) *

Henk de Jonge Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced " Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of " Henry". People named "Henk" include: Academics * Henk Aertsen (born 1943), ...

(1980–83) *

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(1983–85) * Simon Kistemaker (1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986) * Fritz Korbach (1 July 1986 – 30 June 1988) *

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(1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990) * Rob Baan (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1992) *

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 ...

(1 July 1992 – 30 September 1993) * Fritz Korbach (30 September 1993 – 31 January 1995) * Han Berger (1 July 1995 – 30 June 1998) *

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 ...

(1 July 1998 – 18 May 2002) * Henny Lee ''(interim)'' (19 May 2002 – 30 June 2002) * Rob McDonald (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003) *

Dick de Boer Dick de Boer (born 28 December 1948) is a Dutch football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that ...

(1 July 2003 – 31 December 2004) *

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(31 December 2004 – 30 June 2005) *

Roy Wesseling Roy Wesseling (born 25 October 1964 in Haarlem) is a Dutch football manager and former player. He is tall. He took over as coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coac ...

(1 July 2005 – 19 February 2007) * Gerrie Schouwenaar (2007) * Jurrie Koolhof (1 July 2007 – 14 September 2008) * Stanley Menzo (20 September 2008 – 27 October 2010) *

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(27 October 2010 – 22 March 2013) * Henk de Jong ''(interim)'' (22 March 2013 – 30 June 2013) * Dwight Lodeweges (1 July 2013 – 1 April 2014) * Henk de Jong (2 April 2014 – 9 February 2016) *

Marcel Keizer Marcel Keizer (born 15 January 1969) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is the manager of Emirati club Al Jazira. His playing career as a midfielder began at Ajax and was mainly spent at Cambuur, and he had brief spells managing bo ...

(15 February 2016 – 30 June 2016)Cambuur strikt Keizer als hoofdtrainer
– AD * Rob Maas (30 June 2016 – 15 October 2016) * Sipke Hulshoff (15 October 2016 – 17 June 2017) * Marinus Dijkhuizen (1 July 2017 – 28 November 2017) * Sipke Hulshoff (28 November 2017– 31 January 2018) * René Hake (31 January 2018 – 30 June 2019) * Henk de Jong (1 July 2019 – 20 October 2022) *

Pascal Bosschaart Pascal Bosschaart (born 28 February 1980 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch retired footballer and current assistant manager of SC Cambuur. Club career Eredivisie Bosschaart made his professional league debut for FC Utrecht in the 1997–98 season, playi ...

Martijn Barto Martijn Barto (born 23 August 1984) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Blauw Wit '34 in the Eerste Klasse. Club career He formerly played professional football for RKC Waalwijk and Helmond Sport. After he had played four years for ...

''(interim)'' (20 October 2022 – 14 November 2022) *

Sjors Ultee Sjors Ultee (born 23 May 1987) is a Dutch football manager, who is the current manager of the Eredivisie club SC Cambuur. Managerial career Ultee was briefly an amateur footballer, but at a young age was planning on becoming a sports doctor o ...

(14 November 2022 – )

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 SC Cambuur. ;Indonesia *

Stefano Lilipaly Stefano Jantje Lilipaly (born 10 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Liga 1 club Borneo and the Indonesia national team. Club career Lilipaly played for Dutch amateur side RKSV DCG for three y ...

;Lithuania * Vytautas Andriuškevičius ;Cameroon * Marc Mboua ;Democratic Republic of Congo *

Jody Lukoki Jody Lukoki (15 November 1992 – 9 May 2022) was a Congolese-Dutch professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs and the DR Congo national team. Lukoki progressed through the famed Ajax youth academy, making his professi ...

;Iran * Reza Ghoochannejhad ;Morocco *

Adnane Tighadouini Adnane Tighadouini (Berber: ⵄⴰⴷⵏⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴴⴰⴷⵡⵉⵏⵉ, ar, عدنان تيغدويني; born 30 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. A free agent, he most recently played for Maghreb de F� ...

;Netherlands * Bert Konterman *

Michael Mols Michael Alexander Mols (born 17 December 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Amsterdam to Indo (Eurasian) parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officia ...

Jaap Stam Jakob Stam (; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. Stam played for several European clubs including P ...

;Netherlands Antilles * Robin Nelisse ;Nigeria *

Bartholomew Ogbeche Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche (born 1 October 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Hyderabad. He is the all-time top scorer in Indian Super League history. He played his club football in ...

;Ukraine *

Yevhen Levchenko Yevhen Viktorovych Levchenko, also known as Evgeniy Levchenko ( uk, Євген Вікторович Левченко; born 2 January 1978 in Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Ukrainian- Dutch footballer. The main partic ...

;United States *

Gregg Berhalter Gregg Matthew Berhalter (, ; born August 1, 1973) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is also the current head coach of the United States men's national soccer team. Berhalter previously coached Columbus Crew SC in Major League So ...

;Yugoslavia * Milko Đurovski ;Slovakia * Albert Rusnák ;Philippines *

Paul Mulders Paul de la Cruz Mulders (born 16 January 1981) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He was last signed by Ceres–Negros of the Philippines Football League. Mulders is also a member of the Philippines na ...

;Republic of Ireland * Jack Byrne

References

External links

Official website

Cambuur Leeuwarden
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