FC Twente (women)
21 January 2007 | |||
Ground |
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Capacity | 2,000 (Sportpark Het Diekman) 30,200 (De Grolsch Veste) | ||
Chairman | Mary Kok-Willemsen | ||
Head coach | Joran Pot | ||
League | Eredivisie | ||
2021–22 | 1st | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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FC Twente Vrouwen is the
Founded in 2007, it is one of the founding members of the Eredivisie competing in the league since its inaugural season. The club has won eight national championships, two times by winning the BeNe League, and also won the Dutch Cup twice. Its home ground is the Sportpark Slangenbeek in Hengelo with occasional matches (UEFA Women's Champions League knockout stage and other important matches) being played at the De Grolsch Veste.
History
Early years
In the first half of 2006, FC Twente became the first professional Dutch football club to take the first steps to create a women's section by appointing Mary Kok-Willemsen to set up its women's branch. Starting in 2007, the idea was to offer girls and women professional training six days a week and eventually build youth (girls) and women's teams. At that time, women's football in the Netherlands was amateur and the most talented female players were leaving for Germany and other countries with professional leagues.[1] In November 2006 the club held a presentation of its women's football department proposal to other amateur clubs and the Netherlands women's national football team coach Vera Pauw.[2]
On 21 January 2007 after holding a players selection trials in two locations (Hengelo and Enschede) attended by 575 candidates, the club women's section was officially established consisting of three teams, two youth teams and the senior first team.[3] In March 2007, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced FC Twente as one of the six teams to participate in the inaugural 2007–08 season of the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the professional women's Dutch league.[4]
Eredivisie (2007–2012)
For the first Eredivisie season, coach
The club played its first official match on 29 August 2007, in the inaugural Eredivisie game, home at the
The 2008–09 season was difficult as the team had many injured players during the entire season and the club finished the league again in fifth place (out of seven teams). At the Dutch Cup, the KNVB decided to take all Eredivisie clubs out of the competition in the Round of 16, in order to have the professional players prepared for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[7]
In the 2009–10 season ten draws in twenty league matches meant the team was unable to challenge for the title and finished the league in fourth place (out of six teams). It reached the semifinals of the Dutch Cup where it lost to Ter Leede in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw.[7]
After ending the first three league seasons in the bottom half of the table, the outcome of the 2010–11 season would prove to be different. The club brought in two American players (
There were changes ahead of the 2011–12 season, coach Mary Kok-Willemsen took on a different role at the club and
BeNe League (2012–2015)
In 2012 the BeNe League was created when the Dutch and Belgian leagues merged into a single one. Despite the departure of players Ashley Nick, Blakely Mattern, Joyce Mijnheer and Lorca Van De Putte in pre-season and Courtney Goodson in the winter break, the first team brought in Sherida Spitse and Jill Roord. The 2012–13 BeNe League was played in two stages, the first had a group of eight Dutch teams (BeNe League Orange) and FC Twente topped the group without losing a match. The second stage had the top four teams of the Dutch group and the top four teams from the Belgian group forming a new group (BeNe League A) to play for the championship. The team won the Dutch championship (awarded to the best Dutch team in the BeNe League) on 10 May 2013, achieving Champions League participation in the following season. It became the first BeNe League champions on 25 May 2013 in the last round of the season in a straight championship match against Standard Liège, which came into the match one point ahead of FC Twente. At the Grolsch Veste in front of 9.000 spectators, FC Twente came from behind to win the match 3–1.[8] The Tukkers narrowly missed a double, losing the Dutch Cup final on penalties against ADO Den Haag.[7]
The
The club finished second in the
Eredivisie (2015–)
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In 2015 the BeNe League was dissolved and the Eredivisie was re-introduced. The club won the Dutch championship for the fourth consecutive year after a 3–0 win over
Ahead of the 2016–17 season,
Competitive record
Eredivisie / BeNe League
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Season | Division | Position | W – D – L = Pts | GF – GA | Top scorer | KNVB Cup |
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2007–08 | Eredivisie | 5 / 6 | 7 – 3 – 10 = 24 | 27 – 36 | Smit (10) | Champions |
2008–09 | Eredivisie | 5 / 7 | 10 – | 3 – 11 = 3328 – 30 | Pieëte (11) | |
2009–10 | Eredivisie | 4 / 6 | 5 – 10 – 5 = 25 | 29 – 32 | de Kort (6) | Semifinals |
2010–11 | Eredivisie | 1 / 8 | 13 – | 5 – 3 = 4439 – 20 | Pieëte (10) | Quarterfinals |
2011–12 | Eredivisie | 2 / 7 | 10 – | 3 – 5 = 3331 – 22 | Heuver (6) | Semifinals |
2012–13 | BeNe League | 1 / 16 | 21 – | 4 – 3 = 6770 – 22 | Spitse (16) | Finalist |
2013–14 | BeNe League | 1 / 14 | 21 – | 2 – 3 = 65104 – 20 | E. Jansen (27) | Semifinals |
2014–15 | BeNe League | 2 / 13a | 20 – | 2 – 2 = 6271 – 16 | E. Jansen, Dekker (14) | Champions |
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 1 / 7 | 18 – | 2 – 4 = 5679 – 21 | Roord (20) | Quarterfinals |
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 2 / 8 | 17 – | 6 – 4 = 5774 – 29 | E. Jansen (20) | Quarterfinals |
2017–18 | Eredivisie | 2 / 9 | 17 – | 3 – 4 = 5470 – 30 | Smits (20) | Round of 16 |
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 / 9 | 16 – | 5 – 3 = 5170 – 27 | Smits (25) | Semifinals |
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 3 / 8b | 7 – 2 – 3 =23A | 28 –15A | QuarterfinalsA | |
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 / 8 | 14 – | 3 – 3 = 4554 – 19 | Smits | Semifinals |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 / 9 | 19 – | 3 – 2 = 6095 – 26 | Kalma (33) | Quarterfinals |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 / 11 | 18 – | 0 – 2 = 5481 – 6 | Kalma (30) | Champions |
a=national champion by virtue of being the highest ranked Dutch club b=at moment of abandonment due to Covid
UEFA Women's Champions League
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Twente Enschede's goal tally first.
- ^ or single match when home and away are empty
a First leg.
Honours
National
- Dutch League champion
- Winners (8): 2022
- Winners (8):
- BeNe League
- KNVB Women's Cup
- Winners (3): 2008, 2015, 2023
- KNVB Women's Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2022 2023
- Eredivisie Cup
- Winners (1): 2021-22
- BeNe Super Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2011
*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[21]
Players
Current squad
- As of September 19 2023.[22]
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 players
- Internationals (former and current players)
- Netherlands: Eshly Bakker, Lineth Beerensteyn, Marloes de Boer, Marije Brummel, Kerstin Casparij, Anouk Dekker, Daphne van Domselaar, Kayleigh van Dooren, Caitlin Dijkstra, Kika van Es, Cheyenne van den Goorbergh, Stefanie van der Gragt, Maayke Heuver, Ellen Jansen, Renate Jansen, Fenna Kalma, Wieke Kaptein, Danique Kerkdijk, Myrthe Moorrees, Marthe Munsterman, Sisca Folkertsma, Marisa Olislagers, Marlous Pieëte, Mirte Roelvink, Jill Roord, Shanice van de Sanden, Sylvia Smit, Sherida Spitse, Sari van Veenendaal, Kirsten van de Ven, Ashleigh Weerden, Lynn Wilms, Siri Worm
- Belgium: Yana Daniëls, Nicky Evrard, Lenie Onzia, Lorca Van De Putte, Jarne Teulings, Elena Dhont
- Norway: Andrine Tomter
- Switzerland: Nora Häuptle
- Slovenia: Kristina Erman
- Tunisia: Sabrine Ellouzi
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Joran Pot |
Assistant Coach | Kirsten Bakker |
Head coaches
- Mary Kok-Willemsen (2007–2011)
- John van Miert (2011–2012)
- Arjan Veurink (2012–2016)
- Tommy Stroot (2016–2021)
- Robert de Pauw (2021-2022)
- Joran Pot (2022-)
Broadcasting
As of the 2020–21 season, league matches played on Sunday are broadcast on Fox Sports. Public service broadcaster NOS occasionally broadcasts some Sunday games live and provides game highlights during the Studio Sport programme.[23]
References
- ^ Havermans, Onno (29 September 2006). "FC Twente geeft meisjes zelfde kans als jongens". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Informatieavond vrouwenvoetbal succes". FC Twente (in Dutch). 28 November 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Knokken voor een plek bij FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 21 January 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Eredivisie Vrouwen een feit". FC Twente (in Dutch). 20 March 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Vrouwenselectie FC Twente bekend". FC Twente (in Dutch). 1 June 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Vrouwen verliezen openingsduel". FC Twente (in Dutch). 29 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Historie van het FC Twente Vrouwenvoetbal". FC Twente (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente kampioen BeNe League". NOS (in Dutch). 25 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen opnieuw Kampioen van Nederland". FC Twente (in Dutch). 28 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen uitgeschakeld in Champions League". FC Twente (in Dutch). 15 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen wint de KNVB beker". FC Twente (in Dutch). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen landskampioen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen schrijft historie in München". FC Twente (in Dutch). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen uitgeschakeld in Champions League". FC Twente (in Dutch). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen uitgeschakeld in bekertoernooi". FC Twente (in Dutch). 13 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Tommy Stroot nieuwe hoofdtrainer FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Historische overwinning FC Twente Vrouwen op Sparta Praag". FC Twente (in Dutch). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen wint en bereikt volgende ronde Champions League". FC Twente (in Dutch). 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen uitgeschakeld in Europa". FC Twente (in Dutch). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen uitgeschakeld in bekertoernooi". FC Twente (in Dutch). 12 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Eredivisie Vrouwen". KNVB (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Selectie FC Twente Vrouwen" (in Dutch). www.fctwente.nl. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Women's Eredivisie secures coverage on Fox Sports and NOS". Sport Business. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
External links
- Official website
- FC Twente on Twitter