Founded: August 18, 1965 (effective from May 11, 1965)
Full Name: Football Club Den Bosch
Ground: Sportpark "De Vliert", current capacity 8,500
Record attendance: 24,785 against M.V.V. (1983 playoffs)
Address: Sportpark "De Vliert", Victorialaan 21, 5213 JG 's-Hertogenbosch
Phone: + 31 73 6464700
Fax: + 31 73 6464709
Colours: blue shirts, white shorts and socks
President: Bert Kersten
Trainer: Gert Kruys
Main Sponsors: Holland Office Group
Supportersclub: Postbus 2305, 5202 CH 's-Hertogenbosch,
email: marcinda@worldonline.nl
League Results 2003/04.
Honours: 1965/66 champion of Tweede Divisie B (third level)
1970/71 champion of Eerste Divisie (second level)
1982/83 winner of "nacompetitie" (promotion playoffs
from Eerste Divisie to Eredivisie)
1990/91 runner-up in the Dutch Cup (K.N.V.B. Beker),
losing final to Feyenoord 0-1
1991/92 winner of "nacompetitie" (promotion playoffs
from Eerste Divisie to Eredivisie)
1998/99 champion of Eerste Divisie (second level)
2000/01 champion of Eerste Divisie (second level)
2003/04 champion of Eerste Divisie (second level)
Year-by-year performance: 1965-2004
Professional football: were formed as the successor of B.V.V., which
continued as amateur club. Merged May 10, 1967
with Wilhelmina to form F.C. Den Bosch '67.
Renamed B.V.V. Den Bosch on July 1, 1988 after a
cooperation agreement with B.V.V. (the amateur
club from which the team originated in 1964).
After discontinuation of that cooperation
returned to F.C. Den Bosch on July 1, 1992.
Returned to the organizational form of "association"
(instead of "foundation") on July 1, 1995.
Record win:
1978/79 F.C. Den Bosch 10- 1 Helmond Sport 1e divisie
1999/00 F.C. Den Bosch 7- 0 Sparta eredivisie
Record away win:
1998/99 W.S.C. 1- 9 F.C. Den Bosch beker, 1e ronde
1998/99 Haarlem 1- 7 F.C. Den Bosch 1e divisie
1985/86 A.Z. '67 1- 4 F.C. Den Bosch eredivisie
1987/88 D.S. '79 1- 4 F.C. Den Bosch eredivisie
1987/88 Feyenoord 1- 4 F.C. Den Bosch eredivisie
Record loss:
1972/73 Ajax 9- 0 F.C. Den Bosch eredivisie
Record home loss:
1971/72 F.C. Den Bosch 0- 7 P.S.V. eredivisie
Internationals:
Hendrie Krüzen, 3 matches (1987-1988). Midfielder.
16-12-1987 Greece 0-3 Netherlands [EC Qualifier]
23- 3-1988 England 2-2 Netherlands [sub for Gullit 60']
24- 5-1988 Netherlands 1-2 Bulgaria
Nacer Abdellah, for Morocco. Defender.
Founded: October 8, 1906
Full Name: Bossche Voetbal Vereniging
Ground: De Vliert, Den Bosch
Colours: red/black stripes; white
Honours: 1946/47 champion of Eerste Klasse V (South I)
fifth in national championship playoff
1947/48 champion of Eerste Klasse V (South I)
Dutch champion after winning national championship playoff
1948/49 champion of Eerste Klasse V (South I)
runner-up in national championship playoff (behind SVV)
Year-by-year performance: 1917-1965
Amateur football: played at the highest amateur level without interruption
from 1920/21 until 1953/54 (when professional football
was introduced). Won three consecutive district
championships entitling the club to participation in
the six-team national championship playoffs, which were
won in 1948.
Under the name of B.V.V./Verachtert (see below), the
club reached the final of the amateur cup 1996, against
IJsselmeervogels, who won 2-0.
Professional football: played professional from 1954 until 1965 (renamed
to F.C. Den Bosch). After four seasons at the
highest level (54/55 in one of four Eerste Klasse's;
55/56 in one of two Hoofdklasse's; 56/57 and 57/58
in the national Eredivisie relegated to the second
level (Eerste Divisie) and in 1961/62, when one
Eerste Divisie was formed out of the two existing
(regional) ones, even to the third level (Tweede
Divisie). Won promotion back to the Eerste Divisie
in 1962/63 but relegated again to the Tweede Divisie
in 1963/64. Amateur section split off after the
formation of F.C. Den Bosch in 1965, first team
currently in Eerste Klasse E (district Zuid I,
second highest amateur level) under the name of
B.V.V./Verachtert (after a merger with another club).
Record win:
1942/43 B.V.V. 13- 1 Maurits 1e klasse Zuid
1956/57 B.V.V. 8- 0 N.A.C. eredivisie
Record away win:
1919/20 Zalt Bommel 2- 9 B.V.V. 2e klasse B Zuid
Record loss:
1928/29 M.V.V. 11- 1 B.V.V. 1e klasse Zuid
1957/58 M.V.V. 9- 0 B.V.V. eredivisie
Record home loss:
1955/56 B.V.V. 1- 7 S.C. Enschede hoofdklasse B
Internationals:
Kees Krijgh sr., 3 matches (1948-1950). Defender.
26- 7-1948 Ireland 1-3 Netherlands [Olympic Games]
31- 7-1948 Great Britain 4-3 Netherlands (aet) [Olympic Games]
12-11-1950 Belgium 7-2 Netherlands [sub for Terlouw 27']
Piet van Overbeek, 1 match (1949). Midfielder.
23- 4-1949 Netherlands 4-1 France
Dré Saris, 1 match (1949). Keeper.
16- 6-1949 Finland 1-4 Netherlands
Piet van der Sluijs, 3 matches (1949-1950). Defender.
11-12-1949 Netherlands 0-1 Denmark
16- 4-1950 Belgium 2-0 Netherlands
8- 6-1950 Sweden 4-1 Netherlands [subbed by Huijbregts 59']
Cor Huijbregts, 3 matches (1950). Defender.
8- 6-1950 Sweden 4-1 Netherlands [sub for Van der Sluijs 59']
11- 6-1950 Finland 4-1 Netherlands
15-10-1950 Switzerland 7-5 Netherlands
Max van Beurden, 5 matches, 1 goal (1953-1954). Attacker.
19- 4-1953 Netherlands 0-2 Belgium
27- 9-1953 Norway 4-0 Netherlands
25-10-1953 Netherlands 1-0 Belgium [scored 8']
7- 3-1954 Netherlands 1-0 England (amateurs)
4- 4-1954 Belgium 4-0 Netherlands
Founded: October 17, 1897
Full Name: Rooms-Katholieke Voetbalvereniging Wilhelmina
Ground: De Saren, Den Bosch (until recently: De Wolfsdonken, Den Bosch)
Colours: yellow; black
Honours: 1908/09 champion of Eerste Klasse Oost
runner-up national championship (lost 3-10 on agg to Sparta)
1905/06 cup semifinalists (lost 0-1 to Volharding)
1924/25 cup semifinalists (lost 2-4 to Z.F.C.)
Year-by-year performance: 1900-1967, 1994-1999
Amateur football: played at the highest amateur level without interruption
from 1904/05 until 1930/31 (relegation to Tweede Klasse).
Played first in the district Oost (East), switching to
Zuid (South) after the formation of the Eerste Klasse
Zuid in 1913/14. Won one district title (in Oost) but
lost the playoff matches for the national championship
against the champions of West, Sparta.
Professional football: played professional from 1955 until 1967 (merger
with F.C. Den Bosch). Won promotion from the Tweede
Divisie in 1960/61 but were relegated in their
only season in Eerste Divisie (17th in 1B, 1961/62).
Amateur section split off in 1967, first team
currently in Tweede Klasse E (district Zuid I,
third highest amateur level).
Record win:
1903/04 A.N.T.O.N.I. 0-16 Wilhelmina 2e klasse A Oost
1924/25 G.V.V. 0-13 Wilhelmina beker, 3e ronde
Record home win:
1905/06 Wilhelmina 10- 3 G.V.C. 1e klasse Oost
Record loss:
1906/07 U.D. 11- 1 Wilhelmina 1e klasse Oost
1963/64 A.G.O.V.V. 11- 1 Wilhelmina 2e divisie B
Record home loss:
1906/07 Wilhelmina 1- 9 Voorwaarts beker, 2e ronde
International:
Tonny van Haeren, 1 match (1926). Defender.
14- 3-1926 Belgium 1-1 Netherlands
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