Drachtster Boys
| Full name | Voetbalvereniging Drachtster Boys | ||
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| Founded | 29 March 1948; 72 years ago | ||
| Ground | Drachtster Bos | ||
| Chairman | Gijs Lokhorst | ||
| Manager | Ommar Jager | ||
| League | Eerste Klasse Saturday E (2021–22) | ||
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Drachtster Boys is a football club from Drachten, Netherlands. The female squads of the soccer club are extremely successful, winning national titles and cups.
The male squad plays in the 2021–22 season in the Saturday
History
1970s–1980s: Local leagues and Vierde Klasse
Drachtster Boys was founded on 29 March 1948. Initially it played in local leagues.
In 1957 the male first started playing in
1970s–1980s: Derde and Tweede Klasse
In 1973 Drachtster Boys won their first section championship, in Derde Klasse B, and promoted to the Tweede Klasse. In 1978, after the first season that Foppe de Haan had managed Drachtster Boys, it relegated to the Derde Klasse. De Haan continued the coach the club another 2 years.
One year after De Haan had left, in 1981, it promoted back to the Tweede Klasse. In 1983 Drachtster Boys won the KNVB Districtsbeker, after beating SC Erica 3–0. The same year it won the national amateur cup after beating VV Breskens 2–0. In 1987 it won another District Cup through a victory 3–1 over Meppeler Sport Club, in the extra time. In 1989 the Boys won a section championship in the Tweede Klasse and promoted to the Eerste Klasse.
During the 1970s and until 1984, Pieter Huistra played for the youth teams of Drachtster Boys. He started his professional career at nearby FC Groningen.
1990s–2010s: Eerste Klasse and Hoofdklasse
Since 1989 Drachtster Boys have been playing in the Eerste Klasse and
In the 2016–17 season the women under 17 team won the championship of the Hoofdklasse.
Ard Veenhof (transfer from Oranje Nassau Groningen) and Said Hassan (signed anew) will play in the Drachtster Eerste Klasse selection in 2017–18.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.drachtstercourant.nl/sport/87619/drachtster-boys-meiden-mo-17-1-kampioen/ [dead link]
- ^ http://www.drachtstercourant.nl/nieuws/88195/drachtster-boys-zaalvrouwen-wint-na-landelijke-beker-ook-de-landstitel/ [dead link]
- ^ Wester, Fokke (2017-08-03). "Cruyff Court brengt AZC-bewoners in beweging". Drachtster Courant (in Dutch and Western Frisian).
Vorig seizoen was de AZC-bewoner die in de A1 speelde op een gegeven moment zomaar weer weg. Geen verblijfsvergunning gekregen en in de illegaliteit verdwenen, legt Van der Veen uit. 'Dy jonge moast werom nei Itaalje, dêr't er Europa ynkaam wie.'
- ^ http://www.drachtstercourant.nl/nieuws/84601/ard-veenhof-aanwinst-bij-drachtster-boys/ [dead link]
External links
- Official site
- Drachtster Boys on Soccerway