Sportclub Enschede is a

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club from

Enschede Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...

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. ''SC Enschede'' was established in 1910. The club won the

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in 1926. In 1965 ''SC Enschede'' merged with their rivals

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to form

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(both clubs continued as non-league clubs). Currently ''Sportclub'' plays in the

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(5th tier in Dutch football).

History

''Sportclub Enschede'' was founded on 1 June 1910. Soon the club developed in one of the leading football clubs in the Netherlands, winning the national title in 1926 and winning the Eastern League five times. From 1935 to 1937 the club was managed by Béla Guttmann. When in 1956 the new

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was established (as the single highest league in the Netherlands), ''SC Enschede'' was one of the top teams with star players as

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. In 1965 they were forced due to debts to merge with their rivals

. ''SC Enschede'' continued as non-league amateur club. Currently, they play in the

(the fifth tier of Dutch football).

Honours

* Dutch National Title: : Winner (1): 1925–26 : ''Runner-up'' (1): 1957–58

References

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