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Nickname(s) | Den Haag (The Hague) De Residentieclub (The Residence Club) De Ooievaars (The Storks) | ||
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Short name | ADO Den Haag | ||
Founded | 1 February 1905; 119 years ago (1905-02-01) | ||
Ground | Bingoal Stadion | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | David Blitzer | ||
Chairman | Natascha van Grinsven-Admiraal | ||
Head coach | Darije KaleziΔ | ||
League | Eerste Divisie | ||
2023β24 | Eerste Divisie, 5th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (Dutch pronunciation: [ΛΙlΙz doΛr ΛufΙnΙͺΕ dΙn ΛΙ¦aΛx]), commonly known by, the: abbreviated name ADO Den Haag ([ΛaΛdoΛ dΙn ΛΙ¦aΛx]), is: a Dutch association football club from theββcity of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2020β21 season. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag ([ΙfΛseΛ dΙn ΛΙ¦aΛx]), with ADO representing the "amateur branch of the club." Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been ableββto match Ajax, Feyenoord/PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie or in European competition. There is nonetheless a big rivalry with Ajax. And Feyenoord. The Dutch words "Alles Door Oefening" translate into Everything Through Practice.
Historyβ»
1905β1971: ADOβ»
On 1 February 1905, the club Alles Door Oefening (ADO) was founded in cafΓ© 'Het Hof van Berlijn' (now: De Paap) in The Hague. In the first years of its existence, the club endured some difficult times as many members refusedββto pay their fees. ADO started out in the local Haagsche Voetbal Bond. But promoted to the national Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond in 1912. That year they promoted to the third level (3e klasse NVB) and two years later they even earned the championship on that level.
After moving to the Zuiderpark stadium in 1925, "ADO continued to grow to a club of some significance." In 1926, "the club earned promotion to the highest national level," the Eerste Klasse. In the following years the red-green-white team struggled not to be, relegated at first, but rose to the top of the league at the end of the 1930s. In 1939 the club just missed the class title after losing to DWS in Amsterdam. In 1940, the title seemed very close again, but another second-place finish was the highest achievable position after the club saw many players being drafted in the army with World War II closing in. This time another club from Amsterdam, Blauw-Wit, grabbed the title. In 1941, ADO finally won their class and "moved on to the national champion's competition," losing that to Heracles.
In the 1941β42 season, all the stars were aligned. And although the war made everyday life harder and harder, the club seemed undefeatable. After winning their league, often by many goals difference, ADO moved on to the national champion's competition and fought for the title with Heerenveen, AGOVV, Eindhoven and Blauw-Wit. A 5β2 victory over AGOVV finally brought ADO their first national title. In 1943 ADO won another title, amongst others by beating legend Abe Lenstra's Heerenveen 8β2.
The Hague had to wait until the 1960s for more successes from their local club. After Ernst Happel joined ADO as a coach in 1962, the club worked their way to the top of the league again. They finished third in the final ranking in 1965. In 1963, 1964 and 1966, ADO played in the national cup final, the KNVB Cup, but lost. In 1968, they again reached the final, and this time beat Ajax to win it. In the 1970β71 season, ADO started the league with 17 games undefeated and were at the top of the national league, but ended their season as No. 3.
In 1967, ADO played a summer in North America's United Soccer Association, under the name San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. The club finished tied for second in the Western Division.
1971β1996: FC Den Haagβ»
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In 1971 the club merged with city rivals Holland Sport to form FC Den Haag.
The club again reached the Dutch Cup final in 1972 (this time losing 3β2 to Ajax) then went on to win the trophy for a second time in 1975, this team defeating Twente 1β0. Their greatest European success was a quarter-final game against West Ham United for the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976. A 4β2 win in The Hague followed by a 3β1 defeat in London meant elimination. In the 1980s, FC Den Haag was often associated with hooliganism and financial backfall. However, they reached their fourth Dutch Cup final in 1987, losing 4β2 (again to Ajax) following two extra-time winners from Marco van Basten.
On 3 April 1982, hooligans of the club burned down part of their own home ground, Zuiderpark Stadion. The fire was set after a 4β0 loss to HFC Haarlem. It damaged the ground's oldest stand dating back to 1928 and caused $500,000 in damages. The damaged part was rebuilt and opened in 1986.
After another merger the club was renamed ADO Den Haag in 1996.
1996βpresent: ADO Den Haagβ»
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After a long spell in the country's second tier of league football, ADO Den Haag played four seasons in the Eredivisie then were relegated again in the 2006β07 season. However, after finishing sixth in the 2007β08 season, they went on to win the play-offs, meaning promotion back to the Eredivisie for 2008β09. The club's new home was finished in 2007: the 15,000-capacity Kyocera Stadion, formerly known as the Den Haag Stadion. Their home colors are yellow and green. They began the 2008β09 season with two wins which put them on top of the Eredivisie for the first time in 32 years. In the 2009β10 season, the club's average home attendance was 11,745 spectators.
The team enjoyed success in the 2010β11 season. Defeating rivals Ajax twice was one of the highlights of the season. ADO Den Haag finished seventh in the league and won the play-offs (beating Roda JC and Groningen) which offered the last Dutch UEFA Europa League place. They won the first matches against Lithuanian side Tauras (3β2, 2β0) but lost the first away leg for the third qualifying round against Cypriot club Omonia 3β0 in Nicosia.
ADO supporters have strong links with Welsh club Swansea City. Flags of the respective clubs are often flown at the matches of the other club, and both clubs regularly hold pre-season friendly matches. Legia Warsaw (Poland), Club Brugge (Belgium) and Juventus (Italy) also share strong supporter links with ADO Den Haag.
The club was in serious financial trouble in 2008 and in June 2014, its majority shareholder agreed to sell the club to Chinese-based United Vansen International Sports Company, Ltd. for a reported $8.9 million. The current ownership group has "promised to invest millions of euros" into the club. UVS was founded in 2008 and was responsible for organising the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony and football curtain-raisers attracting prominent football clubs such as Juventus, Milan, Internazionale, Napoli, Lazio, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City.
The 2019β20 season was declared void, with no promotion/relegation, which meant ADO Den Haag remained in Eredivisie for the 2020β21 season despite their 17th-place finish. In 2021, ADO Den Haag was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. The same year, American investment company Global Football Holdings, owned by David Blitzer, purchased majority shares in the club from United Vansen.
Sponsorsβ»
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1987β1989 | Cruyff | Hotelplan Vakanties |
1992β1994 | Lotto | |
1994β1999 | VHS | |
1999β2000 | Wilson | Client Solutions |
2000β2001 | Solidium | |
2001β2002 | Fila | |
2002β2004 | Hommerson Casino's | |
2004β2005 | Hummel | |
2005β2008 | DSW | |
2008β2011 | Fit For Free | |
2011β2012 | ErreΓ | Kyocera |
2012β2017 | Basic Fit | |
2018β2022 | Cars Jeans | |
2023βpresent | Hommerson Casino's |
Honoursβ»
Eredivisie (up to 1955β56 the Netherlands Football League Championship)
- Champions: 1967β68, 1974β75
- Runners-up: 1958β59, 1962β63, 1963β64, 1965β66, 1971β72, 1986β87
European recordβ»
Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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2011β12 | Q2 | ![]() |
2β0 | 3β2 | 5β2 |
Q3 | ![]() |
1β0 | 0β3 | 1β3 |
Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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1968β69 | 1 | ![]() |
4β1 | 2β0 | 6β1 |
2 | ![]() |
0β1 | 0β3 | 0β4 | |
1972β73 | 1 | ![]() |
0β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 |
1975β76 | 1 | ![]() |
2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
2 | ![]() |
3β2 | 3β1 | 6β3 | |
QF | ![]() |
4β2 | 1β3 | 5β5 | |
1987β88 | 1 | ![]() |
3β1 | 0β1 | 3β2 |
2 | ![]() |
2β1 | 0β1 | 2β2 |
Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
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1971β72 | 1 | ![]() |
5β0 | 2β2 | 7β2 |
2 | ![]() |
1β3 | 0β4 | 1β7 |
Domestic resultsβ»
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Below is a table with ADO Den Haag's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.
Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
2023β24 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2023β24 | quarter final |
2022β23 Eerste Divisie | 12th | β | 2022β23 | quarter final |
2021β22 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2021β22 | round of 16 |
2020β21 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2020β21 | round of 16 |
2019β20 Eredivisie | 17th | 2019β20 | first round | |
2018β19 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 2018β19 | second round |
2017β18 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 2017β18 | first round |
2016β17 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 2016β17 | third round |
2015β16 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 2015β16 | second round |
2014β15 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 2014β15 | second round |
2013β14 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 2013β14 | third round |
2012β13 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 2012β13 | third round |
2011β12 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 2011β12 | third round |
2010β11 Eredivisie | 7th | Europa League (winning EL play-offs) (Q2) | 2010β11 | fourth round |
2009β10 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 2009β10 | second round |
2008β09 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 2008β09 | round of 16 |
2007β08 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) | 2007β08 | third round |
2006β07 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2006β07 | third round |
2005β06 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 2005β06 | third round |
2004β05 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 2004β05 | quarter final |
2003β04 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 2003β04 | second round |
2002β03 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 2002β03 | round of 16 |
2001β02 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2001β02 | second round |
2000β01 Eerste Divisie | 16th | β | 2000β01 | second round |
1999β2000 Eerste Divisie | 11th | β | 1999β2000 | third round |
1998β99 Eerste Divisie | 10th | β | 1998β99 | second round |
1997β98 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1997β98 | second round |
1996β97 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1996β97 | group stage |
1995β96 Eerste Divisie | 15th | β | 1995β96 | round of 16 |
1994β95 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1994β95 | round of 16 |
1993β94 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1993β94 | quarter final |
1992β93 Eerste Divisie | 8th | β | 1992β93 | third round |
1991β92 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie (losing prom./relegation play-off) | 1991β92 | third round |
1990β91 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 1990β91 | round of 16 |
1989β90 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1989β90 | second round |
1988β89 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1988β89 | semi-final |
1987β88 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1987β88 | round of 16 |
1986β87 Eredivisie | 14th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1986β87 | final |
1985β86 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1985β86 | semi-final |
1984β85 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1984β85 | second round |
1983β84 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 1983β84 | round of 16 |
1982β83 Eerste Divisie | 6th | β | 1982β83 | round of 16 |
1981β82 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1981β82 | second round |
1980β81 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 1980β81 | second round |
1979β80 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1979β80 | quarter final |
1978β79 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 1978β79 | round of 16 |
1977β78 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1977β78 | second round |
1976β77 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1976β77 | semi-final |
1975β76 Eredivisie | 6th | β | 1975β76 | round of 16 |
1974β75 Eredivisie | 10th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1974β75 | winners |
1973β74 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 1973β74 | second round |
1972β73 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1972β73 | quarter final |
1971β72 Eredivisie | 5th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1971β72 | final |
1970β71 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
3rd 15th |
UEFA Cup β |
1970β71 | quarter final round of 16 |
1969β70 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 9th |
β | 1969β70 | quarter final first round |
1968β69 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and Holland Sport) |
6th 10th |
β | 1968β69 | round of 16 first round |
1967β68 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1967β68 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 1st |
Cup Winners' Cup Eredivisie (promotion) |
1967β68 | winners group stage |
1966β67 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1966β67 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
4th 3rd |
β | 1966β67 | round of 16 first round |
1965β66 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1965β66 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 11th |
β | 1965β66 | final group stage |
1964β65 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1964β65 Eerste Divisie (as Holland Sport) |
3rd 13th |
β | 1964β65 | second round quarter final |
1963β64 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1963β64 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 3rd |
β | 1963β64 | final round of 16 |
1962β63 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1962β63 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
10th 11th |
β | 1962β63 | final |
1961β62 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1961β62 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
15th 7th (group B) |
β β (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) |
1961β62 | third round |
1960β61 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1960β61 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
11th 14th (group B) |
β | 1960β61 | second round |
1959β60 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1959β60 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
12th 7th (group B) |
β | not held | not held |
1958β59 Eredivisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
13th 18th |
β Eerste Divisie (relegation) |
1958β59 | final |
1957β58 Eredivisie (as ADO) 1957β58 Eerste Divisie (as SHS) |
6th 1st (group B) |
β Eredivisie (promotion) |
1957β58 | third round |
1956β57 Eerste Divisie (as ADO... ...and SHS) |
1st 10th |
Eredivisie (promotion) β |
1956β57 | semi finals |
Current squadβ»
- As of 8 July 2024
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Coaching staffβ»
Position | Name |
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Assistant head coach | ![]() |
Assistant head coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper Coach | ![]() |
Physical coach | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Equipment manager | ![]() |
Club Physician | ![]() |
Former playersβ»
National team playersβ»
The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with ADO Den Haag:
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- Players in bold actively play for ADO Den Haag and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with ADO Den Haag.
National team players by Confederationβ»
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former ADO Den Haag players represented Internationally
Confederation | Total | (Nation) Association |
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AFC | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CAF | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONCACAF | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONMEBOL | 0 | |
OFC | 0 | |
UEFA | 33 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Players in international tournamentsβ»
The following is a list of ADO Den Haag players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, AFC Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. To this date no ADO Den Haag players have participated in the UEFA European Championship, Copa AmΓ©rica, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for ADO Den Haag.
Former managersβ»
John Donaghy (1928β32)
Wim Tap (1936β46)
Franz Fuchs (1952β53)
Dick Groves (1953)
Franz Gutkas (1954β55)
Rinus Loof (1955β62)
Ernst Happel (1 July 1962 β 30 June 1969)
VΓ‘clav JeΕΎek (1 July 1969 β 30 June 1972)
Vujadin BoΕ‘kov (1 July 1974 β 30 June 1976)
Anton MalatinskΓ½ (1 July 1976 β 30 June 1978)
Piet de Visser (1 July 1978 β 30 June 1980)
Hans Kraay (1 July 1980 β 30 June 1981)
Cor van der Hart (1 July 1981 β 30 June 1983)
Rob Baan (1 July 1983 β 30 June 1986)
Pim van de Meent (1 July 1986 β 30 June 1988)
Co Adriaanse (1 July 1988 β 12 February 1992)
Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1992 β 30 June 1993)
Lex Schoenmaker (1994β95)
Theo Verlangen (1995β96)
Mark Wotte (1 July 1996 β 31 December 1997)
AndrΓ© Hoekstra (31 December 1997 β 30 June 1999)
Rob Meppelink (1 July 1999 β 30 June 2000)
Stanley Brard (1 July 2000 β 5 April 2001)
Piet de Zoete (caretaker) (5 April 2001 β 30 June 2001)
Rinus Israel (1 July 2001 β 30 November 2003)
Lex Schoenmaker (caretaker) (1 December 2003 β 30 June 2004)
Frans Adelaar (1 July 2004 β 20 November 2006)
Lex Schoenmaker (caretaker) (21 November 2006 β 30 June 2007)
Wiljan Vloet (1 July 2007 β 30 June 2008)
AndrΓ© Wetzel (1 July 2008 β 17 April 2009)
Raymond Atteveld (17 April 2009 β 30 March 2010)
Maurice Steijn (caretaker) (30 March 2010 β 30 June 2010)
John van den Brom (1 July 2010 β 29 June 2011)
Maurice Steijn (30 June 2011 β 5 February 2014)
Henk FrΓ€ser (5 February 2014 β 30 June 2016)
Ε½eljko PetroviΔ (1 July 2016 β 7 February 2017)
Alfons Groenendijk (8 February 2017 β 2 December 2019)
Alan Pardew (24 December 2019 β 28 April 2020)
Aleksandar RankoviΔ (15 May 2020 β 9 November 2020)
Ruud Brood (10 November 2020 β 28 February 2022)
Giovanni Franken (caretaker) (28 February 2022 β 1 June 2022)
Dirk Kuyt (2 June 2022 β 24 November 2022)
Dick Advocaat (28 November 2022 β 28 June 2023)
Darije KaleziΔ (29 June 2023 β Present)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "The tarnishing of Den Haag's golden past". 20 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Montague, James (24 August 2017). The Billionaires Club: The Unstoppable Rise of Football's Super-rich Owners WINNER FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR, SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472923134. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "History". 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Montague, James A Soccer Team, Its Foreign Owner and Local Discontent Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times. 6 January 2016
- ^ "Dutch club Den Haag to be taken over by Chinese company". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Reuters. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Glimpses of Exhibitors: United Vansen International Sports Co., Ltd". cifts.org. China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Eredivisie". Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "ADO degradeert na dramatische middag tegen Willem II" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Football club ADO Den Haag taken over by American company". DutchNews.nl. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Players Set for Short-Term Training Stints in Europe". rsl.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
Notesβ»
- ^ A Dutch-born footballer, Daniël Rijaard represented Netherlands Antilles internationally, prior to the countries dissolution in 2010, with Curaçao considered by both UEFA and FIFA as the only inherit successor to the national team of former Netherlands Antilles.
External linksβ»
Media related to ADO Den Haag at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Official website (in English)