Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941.

In the 2004–05 season, Heracles won the title in the Eerste Divisie, so that during the 2005–06 season, Heracles played in the Eredivisie, where they finished 13th. The average attendance in 2004–05 was 5,700 people. In the recent top flight seasons, this has risen to just over 13,500. Their main rival is FC Twente.

In 2012 Heracles competed in its first Dutch cup final, which it lost to PSV in the Rotterdam Stadium De Kuip.

Stadium
Heracles Almelo currently play at the Erve Asito in Almelo. The Erve Asito was built in 1999 with a capacity 6,900, this was expanded in 2005 to hold 8,500. The pitch at the Erve Asito is artificial turf.
After renovation of the stadium at the beginning of season 2015–16 it holds 13.500 supporters.

History 
The club was founded on 3 May 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on 1 July 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998.

In the 2015/16 season, Heracles finished sixth in the Eredivisie, so the club could participate in the playoffs for European football. The club first defeated FC Groningen and then FC Utrecht. Heracles thus qualified for the first time in club history for European football, in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Honours

National

 Eredivisie: 2
 1926–27, 1940–41
 Eerste Divisie: 2
 1984–85, 2004–05
 KNVB Cup: Runner-up
 2011–12

Domestic results
Below is a table with Heracles Almelo's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

European record

Notes
 3Q: Third qualifying round

Current squad

On loan

Former managers

  Horace Colclough (1920–32)
  Robert Roxburgh (1932–35)
  Leslie Lievesley (1 March 1946 – 30 June 1947)
  Duggie Lochhead (1953–56)
  Jan Bilj (1956–60)
  Michael Keeping (1960–61)
  Jaap van der Leck (1961–63)
  Keith Spurgeon (1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964)
  Jan de Bouter (1964–66)
  Les Talbot (1 July 1966 – 30 June 1967)
  Toon Valks (1967–69)
  Evert Teunissen (1 July 1969 – 30 June 1970)
  Rinus Gosens (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972)
  Ron Dellow (1 July 1972 – 30 June 1975)
  Jan Verhaert (1975–76)
  Hennie Hollink (1 July 1976 – 30 June 1979)
  Theo Laseroms (1979–81)
  Jan Morsing (1 July 1981 – 3 November 1982)
  Arie Stehouwer (1982–83)

  Gerard Somer (1983–87)
  Jan Morsing (1988)
  Henk van Brussel (1989–90)
  Henk ten Cate (21 November 1990 – 30 June 1992)
  Azing Griever (1 February 1993 – 1 March 1995)
  Jan van Staa (1 July 1995 – 30 June 1996)
  Gerard Marsman (1 July 1996 – 30 June 1998)
  Theo Vonk (8 March 1998 – 30 June 1999)
  Fritz Korbach (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001)
  Gertjan Verbeek (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2004)
  Peter Bosz (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2006)
  Ruud Brood (1 July 2006 – 24 December 2007)
  Gert Heerkes (2 January 2008 – 30 June 2009)
  Gertjan Verbeek (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
  Peter Bosz (1 July 2010 – 30 June 2013)
  Jan de Jonge (1 July 2013 – 31 August 2014)
  John Stegeman (1 September 2014 – 30 June 2018)
  Frank Wormuth (1 July 2018 – present)

References

External links

  
 Fansite HAFC.nl 
 Tactical formations at football-lineups.com 

 
Category:Football clubs in the Netherlands
Category:Association football clubs established in 1903
Category:1903 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Sport in Overijssel