Achilles '29
Full name | Rooms Katholieke Sport Vereniging Achilles '29 | ||
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Nickname(s) | De Witzwarten (The Whiteblacks) | ||
Founded | 1 June 1929 | ||
Ground | Sportpark De Heikant, Groesbeek | ||
Capacity | 4,506[1] | ||
Chairman | Pjotr van der Horst | ||
Head Coach | Patrick Pothuizen | ||
League | Tweede Klasse | ||
2022–23 | Eerste Klasse Saturday A, 12th (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse.
The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MVV Maastricht out of the KNVB Cup.
History
Achilles '29 became
In 2010–11, in the first season of the
In the following season, Achilles '29 became champion of the Topklasse Sunday with a nine-point lead over
Professional football
In the 2012–13 Topklasse season Achilles '29 was the title favorite, as the reigning champion. After 11 matches it became top of the table and remained there for the rest of the season. It lost the national title to VV Katwijk, but unlike Katwijk, Achilles chose to use its right of promotion following dispensation to some aspects in the licence for professional football. As a result, it played in the Eerste Divisie for the 2013–14 season, having drawn their first game in professional football against FC Emmen.
Downfall
After 4 seasons in the Eerste Divisie, the club was relegated to the amateur
Achilles '29 were in last place in their Hoofdklasse group for the 2019–20 season, but avoided relegation due to the suspension of the Dutch football leagues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. At that point, the club had only one point from 20 matches.[4] They eventually suffered relegation to the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse in the 2021–22 Hoofdklasse season.[5] The following season Achilles would suffer another relegation, this time to the Tweede Klasse, meaning the club went from the second to the seventh tier in just six years.[6]
Women's
The women's team entered the professional league in the 2016–17 season.[7]
Honours
- Topklasse
- Champions: 2011–12
- Sunday champions: 2011–12, 2012–13
- Champions:
- Hoofdklasse
- Champions: 1982–83, 2005–06, 2007–08
- District Cup - East winners: 2007–08, 2010–11
- Amateur KNVB Cup
- Winners: 2010–11
- Amateur Supercup
- Winners: 2011–12, 2012–13
Former players
Managers
- Eric Meijers (2002–2012)
- Jan van Deinsen (2012–2013)
- Francois Gesthuizen(2013–2015)
- Eric Meijers (2015–2018)
- Frans Derks (interim, 2018)
- Arno Arts (2018–2019)[8]
References
- ^ "Sportpark De Heikant – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Achilles verliest en degradeert - NOS (in Dutch)
- ^ Achilles'29 gedegradeerd uit Tweede Divisie - Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch)
- ^ Daamen, Guus (31 March 2020). "Achilles'29 handhaaft zich miraculeus: 'Dit kan er ook nog wel bij'" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Molen, Florence van der (8 May 2022). "Achilles'29 degradeert uit hoofdklasse: Kansloze missie". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Achilles '29 in zes jaar van tweede naar zevende niveau". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Achilles'29 met vrouwenteam de eredivisie in". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Arno Arts verruilt Achilles'29 na dit seizoen voor DFS". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)