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Full name | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
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Nickname(s) | The pride of the: IJssel Kowet (Dunglish pronunciation of "Go Ahead") | ||
Founded | 2 December 1902; 121 years ago (1902-12-02) | ||
Ground | De Adelaarshorst | ||
Capacity | 10,400 | ||
Chairman | Jan Willem van Dop | ||
Head coach | RenΓ© Hake | ||
League | Eredivisie | ||
2023β24 | Eredivisie, 9th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from theββcity of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020β21 season. The club's home stadium since 1920 is: De Adelaarshorst. The club have won the "national championship on four occasions," in 1917, "1922," 1930 and "1933."
They have produced numerous notable players including Raimond van der Gouw, RenΓ© Eijkelkamp, Marc Overmars, Paul Bosvelt, Jan Kromkamp, Victor Sikora, Bert van Marwijk and Demy de Zeeuw while providing Henk ten Cate, Erik ten Hag and Leo Beenhakker with their first tastes of management.
Historyβ»
Early successesβ»
The club was founded in 1902 as Be Quick by, "the Hollander brothers." The name was soon changedββto Go Ahead at the request of the Dutch Football Association in 1905.
Go Ahead started in the second-tier Tweede Klasse. In 1911, the club reached promotionββto the Eastern Eerste Klasse. In 1916, Go Ahead became champions of the Eastern Eerste Klasse for the first time, after which they faced off for the national championship in a competition with the other regional champions. In this championship playoffs for the national championship, however, the southern champions from Willem II proved too strong. A year later, however, Go Ahead took their first league title, a feat repeated in 1922, 1930 and 1933.
In the period between the First. And Second World War, Go Ahead was by far the most successful team in the Eastern league. The club won the regional championship fifteen times during that period. And even won the title eight times in a row from 1916 to 1923. The last pre-war Eastern Championship was won in 1937. After that, the club fell on tough times. In 1941, Go Ahead suffered relegation to the Tweede Klasse. The following year, they promoted again. In 1948, the club became champion of the Eastern First Division for the sixteenth and final time. In the playoffs for the national championship with the other regional champions, Go Ahead finished third behind eventual champions, BVV Den Bosch, and Heerenveen.
Professionalism and Europeβ»
The introduction of professionalism in 1954 was initially unsuccessful for Go Ahead. In 1956, the club finished second to last in the Tweede Divisie. In 1959, promotion to the Eerste Divisie was secured. On 7 October 1962, Go Ahead recorded their biggest win in club history. In Deventer the final score was 11β1 against Roda JC. Promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie followed in 1963. In the twenty-four years that followed, the club continuously played at the highest level. Especially in the second half of the sixties, Go Ahead did well in the Eredivisie. For example, from 1966 to 1969, the club finished in the top five four times in a row, with the 1967β68 season as high point when Go Ahead finished third behind Ajax and Feijenoord.
Go Ahead also had successes in the KNVB Cup in that period. The club reached the semi-finals four times in a row from 1965 to 1968. Those of 1966, 1967 and 1968 were lost. But in 1965, Go Ahead reached the final. This was lost 1β0 to Feijenoord, but because Feijenoord was also national champion, Go Ahead qualified for European football. In the first round, Scottish side Celtic, who would eventually go on to win the European Cup a season later, was drawn. Go Ahead lost the two legs, 0β1 and 6β0.
On 1 July 1971, the suffix "Eagles" was added, following suggestion from then head coach Barry Hughes, as the professional department of Go Ahead separated from the parent club. The eagle is the charge in the coat of arms of the city of Deventer. The club had a strong start with their new name. Go Ahead Eagles were famously the only side to defeat Ajax in any competition during the 1971β72 season when they won 3β2 at De Adelaarshorst in the Eredivisie.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Go Ahead Eagles was a stable Eredivisie club. Relegation followed in 1987. A short Eredivisie period followed from 1992 to 1996, but afterwards the club played in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. Partly due to the constant postponement of the construction of a new stadium, major financial concerns arose. Thanks to the help of investors, the club managed to survive in November 2003. In exchange for that help, the investors acquired 80% of the club's shares. The club is thus privately owned. The determining factor was former chairman Hans de Vroome, who owned approximately 50% of the shares.
In May 2019, Alex Kroes took over 80% of the shares of Go Ahead Eagles, becoming the new owner. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Kroes intended to sell his share package to Kees Vierhouten β shareholder since 2021 β as of July 1, 2022, and to leave as owner of Go Ahead Eagles. In August 2022, this sale was officially endorsed by the licensing committee of the Dutch Football Association.
Recent seasonsβ»
After almost two decades in the Eerste Divisie, Go Ahead won promotion to the 2013β14 Eredivisie at the end of the 2012β13 season, winning the promotion play-offs. The club remained in the top division for the 2014β15 season, finishing 13th.
Go Ahead Eagles would compete in Europe in the 2015β16 UEFA Europa League due to the Netherlands' first place in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. National Fair Play winner Twente withdrew due to financial difficulties, making the place for Go Ahead Eagles. However, they also suffered relegation after losing 2β0 on aggregate to De Graafschap in the May 2015 promotion/relegation play-offs. In July 2015, they were beaten 2β5 on aggregate by Hungarian side FerencvΓ‘ros in the first Europa League qualifying round with the home leg played in Emmen due to the Adelaarshorst being renovated, and the away leg without spectators. Because the Hungarians were serving ban by UEFA.
The club bounced back to the Eredivisie on the first attempt in May 2016 after beating De Graafschap 5β2 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-offs, but were relegated again at the end of the 2016β17 season.
In May 2021, Go Ahead finished second in the Eerste Divisie, earning promotion back to the Eredivisie after four seasons in the second tier.
Honoursβ»
- Netherlands Football League Championship
- Promotion to the Eredivisie
- Tweede Divisie
- Winner: 1958β59
- KNVB Cup
- Runners-up: 1964β65
Domestic resultsβ»
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Below is a table with Go Ahead Eagles' domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.
Go Ahead Eagles domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
2022β23 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 2022β23 | Round of 16 |
2021β22 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 2021β22 | Semi-final |
2020β21 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 2020β21 | Round of 16 |
2019β20 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2019β20 | Quarter-final |
2018β19 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2018β19 | Second round |
2017β18 Eerste Divisie | 17th | β | 2017β18 | Second round |
2016β17 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2016β17 | Second round |
2015β16 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: promotion | 2015β16 | Third round |
2014β15 Eredivisie | 17th | promotion/relegation play-offs: relegation | 2014β15 | Third round |
2013β14 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 2013β14 | Third round |
2012β13 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: promotion | 2012β13 | Round of 16 |
2011β12 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2011β12 | Round of 16 |
2010β11 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2010β11 | Fourth round |
2009β10 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2009β10 | Semi-final |
2008β09 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 2008β09 | Second round |
2007β08 Eerste Divisie | 10th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2007β08 | Third round |
2006β07 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2006β07 | Round of 16 |
2005β06 Eerste Divisie | 18th | β | 2005β06 | Third round |
2004β05 Eerste Divisie | 17th | β | 2004β05 | Round of 16 |
2003β04 Eerste Divisie | 9th | β | 2003β04 | Second round |
2002β03 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2002β03 | Second round |
2001β02 Eerste Divisie | 16th | β | 2001β02 | Second round |
2000β01 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2000β01 | Second round |
1999β2000 Eerste Divisie | 14th | β | 1999β00 | Round of 16 |
1998β99 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 1998β99 | Round of 16 |
1997β98 Eerste Divisie | 9th | β | 1997β98 | Group stage |
1996β97 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1996β97 | Second round |
1995β96 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1995β96 | Second round |
1994β95 Eredivisie | 17th | β (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs) | 1994β95 | Second round |
1993β94 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1993β94 | Third round |
1992β93 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 1992β93 | Third round |
1991β92 Eerste Divisie | 11th | Eredivisie (winning prom./releg. play-offs) | 1991β92 | Second round |
1990β91 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 1990β91 | Second round |
1989β90 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1989β90 | Second round |
1988β89 Eerste Divisie | 10th | promotion competition: no promotion | 1988β89 | First round |
1987β88 Eerste Divisie | 12th | β | 1987β88 | First round |
1986β87 Eredivisie | 16th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1986β87 | First round |
1985β86 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1985β86 | First round |
1984β85 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 1984β85 | Quarter-final |
1983β84 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 1983β84 | Second round |
1982β83 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1982β83 | Quarter-final |
1981β82 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1981β82 | Second round |
1980β81 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1980β81 | Semi-final |
1979β80 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1979β80 | Round of 16 |
1978β79 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 1978β79 | Second round |
1977β78 Eredivisie | 16th | β | 1977β78 | Round of 16 |
1976β77 Eredivisie | 11th | β | 1976β77 | Second round |
1975β76 Eredivisie | 13th | β | 1975β76 | Round of 16 |
1974β75 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1974β75 | Second round |
1973β74 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 1973β74 | Second round |
1972β73 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 1972β73 | Second round |
1971β72 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 1971β72 | Round of 16 |
1970β71 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 1970β71 | Second round |
1969β70 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 1969β70 | Round of 16 |
1968β69 Eredivisie | 4th | β | 1968β69 | Second round |
1967β68 Eredivisie | 3rd | β | 1967β68 | Semi-final |
1966β67 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1966β67 | Semi-final |
1965β66 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1965β66 | Semi-final |
1964β65 Eredivisie | 11th | Cup Winners' Cup | 1964β65 | Final |
1963β64 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 1963β64 | Second round |
1962β63 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1962β63 | Third round |
1961β62 Eerste Divisie | 4th (group A) | β | 1961β62 | ? |
1960β61 Eerste Divisie | 15th (group B) | β | 1960β61 | ? |
1959β60 Eerste Divisie | 10th (group B) | β | not held | not held |
1958β59 Tweede Divisie | 1st (group B) | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1958β59 | ? |
1957β58 Tweede Divisie | 3rd (group B) | β | 1957β58 | ? |
1956β57 Tweede Divisie | 13th (group A) | β | 1956β57 | ? |
European recordβ»
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1965β66 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | ![]() |
0β6 | 0β1 | 0β7 |
1967 | Intertoto Cup | GS | ![]() |
1β2 | 0β2 | 4th |
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5β0 | 3β4 | ||||
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3β1 | 0β2 | ||||
1969 | Intertoto Cup | GS | ![]() |
2β2 | 0β1 | 3rd |
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1β1 | 2β3 | ||||
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1β1 | 4β0 | ||||
1984 | Intertoto Cup | GS | ![]() |
1β1 | 2β4 | 4th |
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1β1 | 0β3 | ||||
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2β1 | 1β2 | ||||
2015β16 | UEFA Europa League | 1R | ![]() |
1β1 | 1β4 | 2β5 |
2024β25 | UEFA Conference League | 2R | ![]() |
- Notes
- Goals by Go Ahead Eagles are listed first.
- 1R: First round
- GS: Group stage
Rivalriesβ»
Go Ahead Eagles' biggest rivals are PEC Zwolle. Both clubs are located close to the river IJssel, hence the name IJssel-derby for their encounters. Other teams who share a rivalry with Go Ahead Eagles include FC Twente and De Graafschap.
Current squadβ»
- As of 28 May 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 Go Ahead Eagles:
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- Players in bold actively play for Go Ahead Eagles and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with Go Ahead Eagles.
National team players by Confederationβ»
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Go Ahead Eagles players represented Internationally
Confederation | Total | (Nation) Association |
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AFC | 1 | ![]() |
CAF | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
CONCACAF | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
CONMEBOL | 0 | |
OFC | 0 | |
UEFA | 20 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Players in international tournamentsβ»
The following is a list of Go Ahead Eagles players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, Africa Cup of Nations, CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the Caribbean Cup. To this date no Go Ahead Eagles players have participated in the AFC Asian Cup,/the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Go Ahead Eagles.
Coaching staffβ»
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | RenΓ© Hake |
Assistant Head Coach | Roeland ten Berge |
Goalkeeping Coach | Eric Weghorst |
Fitness Coach | Jelmer Sevenster |
Trainer scout | Frank Berghuis |
Opponent Analyst | Gert Jan Karsten |
Scout | Jan Groeneweg Dennis Hulshoff Jules Reimerink |
Sports Scientist | Tim van der Meulen |
Physiotherapist | Frank Nab |
Secretary | Adrie Steenbergen |
Kit Manager | Carla Whittie-Bruggeman |
Academy Manager | Eric Whittie |
Team Manager | Alfred Knippenberg |
Technical Director | Paul Bosvelt |
Coaching historyβ»
Fred Fitton (1946β1948)
Stephan Nagy (1948β50)
Franz KΓΆhler (1954β56)
Gilbert Richmond (1957β62)
FrantiΕ‘ek Fadrhonc (July 1, 1962 β June 30, 1970)
Barry Hughes (July 1, 1970 β June 30, 1973)
Jan Notermans (1973β75)
Henk van Brussel (1975)
Leo Beenhakker (1975β76)
Henk van Brussel (interim) (1976)
Wiel Coerver (July 1, 1976 β June 30, 1977)
Henk van Brussel (interim) (1978)
Joop Brand (July 1, 1978 β Feb 17, 1980)
Spitz Kohn (July 1, 1980 β June 30, 1981)
Bob Maaskant (1981β83)
Henk Wullems (July 1, 1983 β June 30, 1986)
Nico van Zoghel (July 1, 1985 β June 30, 1988)
Mircea Petescu (June 30, 1988 β December 15, 1988)
Fritz Korbach (December 15, 1988 β June 30, 1990)
Henk ten Cate (Feb 22, 1990 β June 30, 1990)
Jan Versleijen (July 1, 1990 β June 30, 1993)
Henk ten Cate (July 1, 1993 β Jan 27, 1995)
Ab FafiΓ© (Jan 27, 1995 β June 30, 1996)
Leo van Veen (July 1, 1996 β June 30, 1997)
Jan van Staa (July 1, 1997 β June 30, 2002)
Theo de Jong (2001β02)
Robert Maaskant (July 1, 2002 β Feb 2, 2003)
Raymond Libregts (Jan 15, 2003 β June 30, 2005)
Mike Snoei (July 1, 2005 β March 4, 2008)
Gerard Somer (interim) (March 4, 2008 β March 7, 2008)
Andries Ulderink (March 7, 2008 β June 30, 2011)
Joop Gall (July 1, 2011 β March 24, 2012)
Michel Boerebach (int.) (March 24, 2012 β March 31, 2012)
Jimmy Calderwood (March 30, 2012 β June 30, 2012)
Erik ten Hag (July 1, 2012 β June 30, 2013)
Foeke Booy (July 1, 2013 β March 22, 2015)
Dennis Demmers (March 22, 2015 β Feb 1, 2016)
Harry Decheiver (interim) (2016)
Hans de Koning (Feb 20, 2016 β Mar 22, 2017)
Robert Maaskant (Mar 25, 2017 β Jun 30, 2017)
Leon Vlemmings (Jul 1, 2017 β Dec 3, 2017)
Jan van Staa (Dec 5, 2017 β Jun 30, 2018)
John Stegeman (Jul 1, 2018 β May 29, 2019)
Jack de Gier (May, 2019 β Jun 30, 2020)
Kees van Wonderen (Jul 1, 2020 β Jun 30, 2022)
RenΓ© Hake (Jul 1, 2022 β present)
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ https://stijn.linearecta.be/stadiumspot/Nederland/GoAhead.htm
- ^ "Historie - Go Ahead Eagles". ga-eagles.nl. Go Ahead Eagles. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Go Ahead - Roda 1962" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Joe (26 October 2015). "Go Ahead Eagles celebrate Golden Anniversary of meeting Celtic". celticfc.net. Celtic F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
So, it would seem that the 7-0 aggregate score ended Go Ahead's European story right then and there but, as it turns out, their fairytale adventure of getting into Europe via the back door didn't end there for the club who changed their name to Go Ahead Eagles in 1971.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles β About Us". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ Arentsen, Dennis (16 May 2018). "De Vroome wil zijn aandelen in GA Eagles aan stichting schenken". de Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "KNVB keurt overname aandelen goed: Kroes machtigste man binnen Go Ahead". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 31 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Alex Kroes vertrekt als grote baas van Go Ahead Eagles". Algemeen Dagblad. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Eredivisie review: Go Ahead Eagles end 17-year exile from the Eredivisie". Sky Sports. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Graafschap duwt Go Ahead Eagles naar Eerste Divisie β Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch)
- ^ FerencvΓ‘ros maat te groot voor GA Eagles - GA Eagles (in Dutch)
- ^ Go Ahead Eagles naar eredivisie - De Telegraaf (in Dutch)
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles promoveert op doelsaldo naar eredivisie, De Graafschap met lege handen" [Go Ahead Eagles promoted to Eredivisie on goal difference, De Graafschap empty handed] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Tonie van Ringelestijn and JoΓ«l Groeneveld (May 1999). "Betaald voetbal in Zwolle van 1980 tot 1999. Van PEC naar FC Zwolle" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
FC Zwolle β Go Ahead Eagles Rivalry.
- ^ "Selectie". www.ga-eagles.nl. Go Ahead Eagles. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "De trainer van Go Ahead" (in Dutch). Deventer Dagblad. 5 August 1946. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Go- Ahead krijgt Tsjechische oefenmeester" (in Dutch). Deventer Dagblad. 19 June 1948. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Trainer S. Nagy gaat Go-Ahead verlaten" (in Dutch). Deventer Dagblad. 9 November 1950. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
External linksβ»
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Club profile Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Weltfussballarchiv
- Online fanzine (in Dutch)
- Bozen van het Oosten (in Dutch)