Maybe this is too early. At least I won't let this one go dormant... I see Eredivisie fixtures have been announced for the 2011-12 season. AZ and PSV face off in the first week of the season, while Twente kick off at NAC. Promoted side RKC kick off at home against Heracles,

Almere City remain in the Eerste Divisie, as it appears that RBC have dissolved. FC Oss promote to the Eerste Divisie in place of IJsselmeervogels, who opt to remain an amateur side.

Seven new managers in the top flight, and seven in the second tier.

Altogether now. I will pay attention to what's going on...

Jan van Beveren, Dutch goalkeeper who made 32 appearances for the National side, has passed away at the age of 63.

One construction worker was killed today and 15 others were injured following the collapse of reconstruction works on the stands of the FC Twente stadium. :( At this point it isn't clear what caused the collapse.

A fair wadge of friendlies which I have missed. On Tuesday three Dutch teams (Feijenoord, NEC, Roda) put 24 goals past their Hoofdklasse opponents.

AZ beat non-league Belgian side Maldegem 0 - 6 last night.

One construction worker was killed today and 15 others were injured following the collapse of reconstruction works on the stands of the FC Twente stadium. :( At this point it isn't clear what caused the collapse.


A second construction worker has succumbed to his wounds. :\'(


The FC Twente Open Day, scheduled for July 17th, has been cancelled - for obvious reasons.


Here's a picture of the collapsed stadium:

http://FaultyDog.fileave.com/fctwentestadion.jpg

It's only July, but the new season has already started... ::)

Europa League Qualifying Matches (Round 2):

FK Taurus (Lithuania) 2 - 3 ADO Den Haag


Return next Thursday. Winner proceeds to Round 3 of Qualifying matches. Things are looking good for Den Haag. 8)

July 21:

Europa League:
ADO den Haag 2 - 0 Tauras

July 25:

Champions League:
Twente 2 - 0 Vaslui

July 28:

Europa League:
Omonia Nicosia 3 - 0 ADO Den Haag
AZ 2 - 0 Jablonec

July 30:

Super Cup:
Twente 2 - 1 Ajax

August 3:
Champions League:

Vaslui 0 - 0 Twente

Tomorrow night, in the first Eerste Divisie fixtures of the season, Willem II kick off against BV Veendam - the previous time the two teams met, they shared nine goals. Why do I get the feeling that it'll either be a 0 - 0 draw or a 13 - 0 Veendam victory? :D

August 3:
Champions League:

Vaslui 0 - 0 Twente


Also:

ADO Den Haag 1 - 0 Omonia Nicosia


Which means Den Haag can focus on national competitions...

I missed that one... I'm going silly already.

Today's results:

Eredivisie:

Excelsior 0 - 2 Feijenoord

Eerste Divisie:

Den Bosch 2 - 2 Zwolle
Dordrecht 0 - 0 Volendam
Eindhoven 3 - 0 Emmen
Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 0 Telstar
MVV 3 - 2 Almere City
Oss 3 - 1 Helmond Sport
Veendam 1 - 3 Willem II

Tomorrow night, in the first Eerste Divisie fixtures of the season, Willem II kick off against BV Veendam - the previous time the two teams met, they shared nine goals. Why do I get the feeling that it'll either be a 0 - 0 draw or a 13 - 0 Veendam victory? :D


You were slightly off, weren't you? ::)  :D ;)

You were slightly off, weren't you? ::)  :D ;)

Heh heh - we're off to a winning start, that's what matters!

Heh heh - we're off to a winning start, that's what matters!


It could (should?) have been so much more for Willem II, seeing how they scored twice within the first 7 minutes of the game.

But joking aside, Willem II should become champions of Eerste Divisie this season hands down.

Today's results:

Eredivisie:

Excelsior 0 - 2 Feijenoord



Which makes Feyenoord the first team to top the table.

True story: the Feyenoord crowd - barely recovered from the rather disastrous 2010/2011 campaign - were chanting "We worden kampioen!" (We will be champions!)  :D  ;D

Results from August 6:

Heerenveen 2 - 2 NEC
RKC 2 - 2 Heracles
Roda JC 2 - 1 Groningen
VVV 0 - 0 Utrecht

Results from August 7:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 0 Vitesse
AZ 3 - 1 PSV
De Graafschap 1 - 4 Ajax
NAC 0 - 1 Twente

Eerste Divisie

Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 0 Fortuna Sittard

So after one round of play, Ajax are top of the table, with PSV currently in 16th position. :o

Result from August 8:

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 2 - 4 Cambuur

Tonight's results:

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 3 - 0 Veendam
Cambuur 0 - 1 Eindhoven
Emmen 1 - 1 Dordrecht
Fortuna Sittard 5 - 1 AGOVV
Helmond Sport 3 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
Volendam 2 - 0 MVV
Willem II 1 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
Zwolle 2 - 1 Oss

Results from August 13:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 3 - 0 Roda JC
PSV 1 - 0 RKC
Twente 2 - 0 AZ
Vitesse 4 - 0 VVV

No away goals, at all...

Results from August 14:

Eredivisie

Ajax 5 - 1 Heerenveen
Groningen 4 - 2 ADO Den Haag
Heracles 2 - 1 NAC
Utrecht 2 - 2 De Graafschap

Just seen reported on Wikipedia, the death of German manager Fritz Korbach - whose managerial credits include Zwolle, Twente, Cambuur, and Sparta Rotterdam, who he managed for just two days - he resigned from his post on doctor's orders, suffering from stress.

Yesterday's result:

Champions League Qualifier Match (first leg)

FC Twente 2 - 2 SL Benfica

Twente were off with a good start, taking an early lead thanks to a 6th minute goal, but sloppy defense cost them dearly. Thankfully a late equalizer by Ruiz saved the day.
That said, it's gonna be hard (if not impossible) for Twente to qualify for group stage. :(

Yesterday's results:

Europa League playoffs

SV Ried (AUT)          0 - 0 PSV Eindhoven
Aalesunds FK (NOR)  2 - 1 AZ Alkmaar

We're slacking!

Sorry! I'm getting there... haven't caught up on the start of the English season yet...

Results from the last week:

August 15:

Eredivisie

NEC 2 - 0 Excelsior

August 18:

Europa League

Aalesund 2 - 1 AZ
Ried 0 - 0 PSV

August 19:

Eredivisie

Roda JC 0 - 2 RKC

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 0 - 4 Zwolle
Den Bosch 1 - 1 Cambuur
Eindhoven 3 - 1 Telstar
Fortuna Sittard 4 - 1 Emmen
Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 3 Helmond Sport
Oss 3 - 4 Almere City
MVV 2 - 1 Veendam
Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 0 Volendam

August 20

Eredivisie

Excelsior 1 - 1 De Graafschap
Heerenveen 1 - 5 Twente
NAC 2 - 2 Groningen
Vitesse 2 - 1 Utrecht

Topklasse (Sat.)

ARC 2 - 3 IJsselmeervogels
Barendrecht 3 - 3 GVVV
Harkemase Boys 0 - 0 Katwijk
Lisse 2 - 2 Capelle
Noordwijk 2 - 4 Genemuiden
Rijnsburgse Boys 2 - 2 HHC
Spakenburg 2 - 1 Excelsior '31
SVZW 1 - 1 Montfoort
(A score draw from the two Topklasse Sat. new boys)

Topklasse (Sun.)

EVV 2 - 3 WKE

August 21:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 3 PSV
AZ 4 - 0 NEC
Heracles 1 - 1 Feijenoord
VVV 2 - 2 Ajax

Topklasse (Sun.)

De Treffers 1 - 2 Hollandia
HBS 0 - 6 HSC '21
Hilversum 1 - 3 Achilles '29
JVC Cuijk 2 - 2 AFC
Lienden 2 - 0 Quick '20
UNA 1 - 3 Haaglandia
VVSB 0 - 0 Argon

August 22:

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 3 - 2 Willem II

(Oh dear.)

KNVB Beker starts tomorrow.

August 22:

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 3 - 2 Willem II

(Oh dear.)

KNVB Beker starts tomorrow.


Yeah, I was just about to mention it. Only four points out of three games...not a good start. It's not gonna be as easy as I predicted!

And FYI: FC Twente top the table in the Eredivisie, being the only side with a perfect score (9 out ouf 3).

Results from August 24:

Champs' League

Benfica 3 - 1 Twente

KNVB Beker

Achilles '29 1 - 0 Katwijk
Actief 1 - 2 Excelsior '31 (AET)
Alphense Boys 0 - 1 Montfoort
ARC 6 - 2 Quick '20
Barendrecht 2 - 2 Hilversum (Barendrecht win on penalties)
Be Quick 1887 0 - 3 HHC
Capelle 1 - 1 WKE (WKE win on penalties)
De Treffers 1 - 0 Rijnsburgse Boys
EVV 5 - 3 Hoek
GOES 1 - 5 Zwaluwen
GVVV 3 - 1 Nemelaer
Haaglandia 0 - 1 Lisse
Hollandia 0 - 1 Scheveningen
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 1 AFC
JVC Cuijk 1 - 1 Voorschoten '97 (JVC Cuijk win on penalties)
Lienden 3 - 4 Bennekom
Noordwijk 4 - 1 EHC
ODIN '59 1 - 2 VVSB (AET)
SC NEC 2 - 3 Harkemase Boys
Sparta Nijkerk 5 - 1 Hoogland
Staphorst 4 - 2 Groene Ster
SV Someren 1 - 4 Genemuiden
SVZW 4 - 5 HBS (AET)
UNA 2 - 0 Spakenburg
Urk 1 - 2 Berkum
VCK 0 - 5 Argon
Young Boys 1 - 2 HSC '21

Results from August 25:

UEFA Cup

AZ 6 - 0 Aalesund
PSV 5 - 0 Ried

Tonight's results:

Eredivisie

Ajax 4 - 1 Vitesse

Eerste Divisie

Cambuur 3 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
Helmond Sport 0 - 1 Eindhoven
Telstar 3 - 0 Dordrecht
Veendam 1 - 2 Den Bosch
Willem II 2 - 1 MVV
Zwolle 2 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam

According to Soccerway, there are many women's KNVB Beker matches going on today, including one match between Kolping Boys and Reiger Boys...

Results from August 24:

Champs' League

Benfica 3 - 1 Twente


And, as predicted, FC Twente are out of Champions League, but they still progress to Europa League group stage.


KNVB Beker

Achilles '29 1 - 0 Katwijk
Actief 1 - 2 Excelsior '31 (AET)
Alphense Boys 0 - 1 Montfoort
ARC 6 - 2 Quick '20
Barendrecht 2 - 2 Hilversum (Barendrecht win on penalties)
Be Quick 1887 0 - 3 HHC
Capelle 1 - 1 WKE (WKE win on penalties)
De Treffers 1 - 0 Rijnsburgse Boys
EVV 5 - 3 Hoek
GOES 1 - 5 Zwaluwen
GVVV 3 - 1 Nemelaer
Haaglandia 0 - 1 Lisse
Hollandia 0 - 1 Scheveningen
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 1 AFC
JVC Cuijk 1 - 1 Voorschoten '97 (JVC Cuijk win on penalties)
Lienden 3 - 4 Bennekom
Noordwijk 4 - 1 EHC
ODIN '59 1 - 2 VVSB (AET)
SC NEC 2 - 3 Harkemase Boys
Sparta Nijkerk 5 - 1 Hoogland
Staphorst 4 - 2 Groene Ster
SV Someren 1 - 4 Genemuiden
SVZW 4 - 5 HBS (AET)
UNA 2 - 0 Spakenburg
Urk 1 - 2 Berkum
VCK 0 - 5 Argon
Young Boys 1 - 2 HSC '21


I see some familiar names there, but some surprise results as well. Looks like the glory days of Groene Ster are over.


Results from August 25:

UEFA Cup Europa League

AZ 6 - 0 Aalesund
PSV 5 - 0 Ried


And both teams move on to Europa League group stage. There's no such thing as UEFA Cup anymore. ;)


Tonight's results:

Eredivisie

Ajax 4 - 1 Vitesse

Eerste Divisie

Cambuur 3 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
Helmond Sport 0 - 1 Eindhoven
Telstar 3 - 0 Dordrecht
Veendam 1 - 2 Den Bosch
Willem II 2 - 1 MVV
Zwolle 2 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam


Eindhoven remain unbeaten, and thus retain the top spot in Eerste Divisie/Jupiler League.


According to Soccerway, there are many women's KNVB Beker matches going on today, including one match between Kolping Boys and Reiger Boys...


I'm quite sure they'll turn out to be girls, though. ;) :D Well, I'm hoping, anyway... ;D

And both teams move on to Europa League group stage. There's no such thing as UEFA Cup anymore. ;)

Argh. Darn auto-correct on my computer...

Results from August 27:

Eredivisie

NEC 2 - 1 Heracles
RKC 2 - 1 NAC
Twente 4 - 1 VVV
Utrecht 3 - 1 Roda

Topklasse (Sat.)

Capelle 3 - 0 Harkemase Boys
Excelsior 4 - 2 ARC
Genemuiden 3 - 1 Lisse
GVVV 5 - 2 Spakenburg
HHC 0 - 3 Noordwijk
IJsselmeervogels 3 - 1 SVZW
Montfoort 0 - 3 Rijnsburgse Boys

Topklasse (Sun.)

Hollandia 1 - 1 EVV

Results from August 28:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 0 - 3 ADO Den Haag
Feijenoord 2 - 2 Heerenveen
Groningen 0 - 3 AZ
PSV 6 - 1 Excelsior

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 4 - 1 AGOVV
Volendam 2 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 0 - 0 VVSB
Argon 2 - 1 UNA
Haaglandia 2 - 3 JVC Cuijk
HSC '21 6 - 0 Hilversum
Quick '20 1 - 3 De Treffers
WKE 1 - 0 HBS

Results from August 27:

Eredivisie

NEC 2 - 1 Heracles
RKC 2 - 1 NAC
Twente 4 - 1 VVV
Utrecht 3 - 1 Roda




Results from August 28:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 0 - 3 ADO Den Haag
Feijenoord 2 - 2 Heerenveen
Groningen 0 - 3 AZ
PSV 6 - 1 Excelsior

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 4 - 1 AGOVV
Volendam 2 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles



FC Twente remain unbeaten.

RKC are exceeding all expectations so far, and so are Almere City.

August 29 results:

Eerste Divisie

Emmen 1 - 3 Oss

August 30 results:

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 1 - 1 Montfoort
Barendrecht 0 - 2 Spakenburg
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 Excelsior '31
IJsselmeervogels 0 - 1 HHC
Lisse 0 - 4 GVVV
Noordwijk 1 - 1 Katwijk
Rijnsburgse Boys 4 - 2 Capelle
SVZW 0 - 1 Genemuiden

August 31 results:

Topklasse (Sun)

AFC 1 - 2 Hollandia
De Treffers 3 - 3 HSC
EVV 1 - 3 Achilles '29
HBS 9 - 1 Argon (Ouch!)
Hilversum 1 - 4 Haaglandia
JVC Cuijk 2 - 1 Quick '20
Lienden 1 - 0 WKE
VVSB 1 - 1 UNA

No domestic games on Friday, as Netherlands face San Marino in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Topklasse brings things back to normal on Saturday.

Is the tenth goal coming...?

Yes it is! :D

Is the tenth goal coming...?
The BBC has it as 10 goals.

And the eleventh... :D

Full time, 11 - 0. :D I can just hear the cries from the San Marino captain: "We woz robbed!"

Full time, 11 - 0. :D I can just hear the cries from the San Marino captain: "We woz robbed!"
Euro 2012 qualifying latest: It is full-time in Eindhoven with the Netherlands defeating San Marino 11-0 to cement their place at the top of Group E. Arsenal's Robin Van Persie got four of the goals with Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, John Heitinga, Wesley Sneijder (2), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2), Georginio Wijnaldum the other scorers for the goal-crazy Dutch.

Suriname are currently playing Cayman Islands in a CONCACAF WC Qualifying match. If Soccerway is to be believed, the Cayman Islands have just 9 players on the pitch.

Full time, 11 - 0. :D I can just hear the cries from the San Marino captain: "We woz robbed!"



Euro 2012 qualifying latest: It is full-time in Eindhoven with the Netherlands defeating San Marino 11-0 to cement their place at the top of Group E. Arsenal's Robin Van Persie got four of the goals with Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt, John Heitinga, Wesley Sneijder (2), and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2), Georginio Wijnaldum the other scorers for the goal-crazy Dutch.


Yes yes, we finally did it: scoring double digits in an international qualifier. :D Until yesterday, the record stood at 9 to 0 (against Norway and Finland, in some distant past).

I must say, I was extremely frustrated after the first half, when we were leading by just 3 to 0. The Dutch squad had achieved this after only 17 minutes of play, but failed to push through for the final 25 minutes of the first half. I certainly wasn't expecting them to score another 8 in the second half.

Topklasse results from Sept. 3:

Capelle 0 - 0 Noordwijk
Excelsior '31 0 - 0 Barendrecht
Genemuiden 1 - 1 Rijnsburgse Boys
GVVV 4 - 2 Harkemase Boys
HHC 2 - 0 SVZW
Katwijk 3 - 0 Lisse
Montfoort 1 - 2 IJsselmeervogels
Spakenburg 6 - 2 ARC

Topklasse results from Sept. 4:

Achilles '29 4 - 1 HBS
Argon 0 - 0 Hilversum
Haaglandia 3 - 1 VVSB
Hollandia 4 - 1 Lienden
HSC '21 1 - 0 EVV
Quick '20 1 - 3 AFC
UNA 2 - 2 JVC Cuijk
WKE 1 - 0 De Treffers

Today's results:

European Championships

Finland 0 - 2 Netherlands

UEFA U21 Championship

Netherlands 4 - 0 Luxembourg

Today's results:

European Championships

Finland 0 - 2 Netherlands



Not the best of matches, but it's another three points in the bag. Plus, we're now certain to play the EC next year (even if we don't end up winning the group).

Tonight's Eerste Divisie results:

AGOVV 0 - 0 Eindhoven
Dordrecht 3 - 3 MVV
Emmen 0 - 2 Willem II
Fortuna Sittard 2 - 2 Den Bosch
Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 Veendam
Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 2 Oss
Telstar 3 - 1 Almere City

Results from September 10:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 1 RKC
AZ 4 - 0 Vitesse
De Graafschap 1 - 0 NEC
Heracles 2 - 3 Ajax
Roda JC 2 - 1 Twente

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 2 - 3 HHC
Harkemase Boys 3 - 0 Barendrecht
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 2 Capelle
Lisse 2 - 3 Spakenburg
Montfoort 1 - 1 Genemuiden
Noordwijk 2 - 0 Excelsior '31
Rijnsburgse Boys 7 - 2 GVVV
SVZW 2 - 5 Katwijk

Results from September 11:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2 - 3 Utrecht
Heerenveen 3 - 0 Groningen
NAC 1 - 3 Feijenoord
VVV 3 - 3 PSV

Eerste Divisie

Volendam 1 - 4 Cambuur

Topklasse (Sun)

AFC 1 - 2 HSC '21
De Treffers 1 - 0 Argon
EVV 3 - 2 Haaglandia
HBS 1 - 2 UNA
JVC Cuijk 0 - 0 Hollandia
Hilversum 2 - 1 VVSB
Lienden 0 - 1 Achilles '29
Quick '20 3 - 1 WKE

Europa League results, September 15:

PSV Eindhoven  1 - 0 Legia Warsaw
Fulham FC        1 - 1 FC Twente
AZ Alkmaar      4 - 1 Malmö FF

Friday's results:

Eredivisie:

NEC 1 - 2 NAC

Eerste Divisie:

Almere City 2 - 1 Helmond Sport
Den Bosch 0 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Dordrecht 2 - 1 Cambuur
Eindhoven 1 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles
MVV 3 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
Oss 1 - 0 AGOVV
Willem II 3 - 2 Telstar
Zwolle 3 - 1 Volendam

Saturday's results:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 4 - 0 De Graafschap
Groningen 2 - 0 Excelsior
Vitesse 5 - 0 Roda JC
VVV 0 - 3 Heerenveen

Topklasse (Sat)

Barendrecht 1 - 0 ARC
Capelle 1 - 0 SVZW
Excelsior '31 1 - 0 Lisse
Genemuiden 2 - 3 IJsselmeervogels
GVVV 0 - 2 Noordwijk
HHC 3 - 1 Montfoort
Katwijk 1 - 1 Rijnsburgse Boys
Spakenburg 4 - 0 Harkemase Boys

Topklasse (Sun)

Hollandia 2 - 0 Quick 20

Sunday's results:

Eredivisie

PSV 2 - 2 Ajax
RKC Waalwijk 1 - 2 AZ
Twente 5 - 2 ADO Den Haag
Utrecht 2 - 2 Heracles

Eerste Divisie

Veendam 3 - 0 Emmen

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 3 - 1 De Treffers
Argon 1 - 2 EVV
Haaglandia 3 - 2 HBS
HSC '21 0 - 2 Lienden
UNA 1 - 2 Hilversum
VVSB 0 - 2 JVC Cuijk
WKE 0 - 4 AFC

Thanks for the update, Bobo Fett. 8)

So often these days I forget to update over the weekend! A bundle of KNVB Beker games between Tuesday and Thursday of this week.

A bundle of KNVB Beker games this evening - ARC, who haven't won in their last five, are five down at half time.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - only Willem II can be that clumsy...

Tonight's KNVB Beker results:

ARC 0 - 8 MVV
Bennekom 1 - 6 Roda JC
Cambuur 0 - 1 Zwolle
EVV 1 - 5 Oss
Excelsior '31 0 - 5 Excelsior
Feyenoord 4 - 0 AGOVV
Fortuna Sittard 2 - 4 NEC (AET)
Go Ahead Eagles 3 - 1 Helmond Sport (AET)
Harkemase Boys 4 - 2 Willem II (AET)
IJsselmeervogels 0 - 2 Dordrecht
Montfoort 1 - 6 Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Nijkerk 4 - 2 Staphorst (AET)
Vitesse 0 - 0 NAC Breda (Vitesse win on penalties)
VVV 0 - 2 Heerenveen
WKE 1 - 2 Den Bosch
Zwaluwen '30 1 - 2 GVVV

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - only Willem II can be that clumsy...


Boy. Boy oh boy. Oh boy.

* shakes head in disbelief *

Boy oh boy oh boy.

Tonight's KNVB Beker results:

Argon 0 - 2 Almere City
Berkum 2 - 0 Veendam
De Graafschap 1 - 1 Utrecht (De Graafschap win on penalties)
De Treffers 3 - 2 HHC
Eindhoven 3 - 1 Emmen
Genemuiden 3 - 1 HSC '21
HBS 2 - 3 Lisse
Hilversum 0 - 3 RKC Waalwijk
JVC Cuijk 0 - 1 Heracles
Noordwijk 1 - 3 Ajax
Scheveningen 1 - 3 ADO Den Haag
UNA 1 - 3 Volendam
VVSB 0 - 8 PSV
Zwaluwen 1 - 8 Twente

Two more KNVB Beker games, including AZ v. Groningen, tomorrow.

Not a lot of surprises in KNVB Beker this year, unless you want to call (amateur side) Berkum's victory over (Eerste Divisie side) Veendam a surprise. Then again, Veendam...hardly Ajax, is it?


On another front: RBC Roosendaal (who went belly-up earlier this year) are planning on returning as an amateur side. :) They were hoping for a place in Hoofdklasse, but instead they'll be starting in...Fifth Division! :o Needless to say RBC officials are far from pleased and have announced to be challenging this KNVB decision.

Update of results:

Friday 23:

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 2 - 1 Willem II
Cambuur 2 - 2 Helmond Sport
Den Bosch 0 - 0 Dordrecht
Fortuna Sittard 2 - 1 Oss
Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 1 MVV

Sat. 24:

Eredivisie:

ADO Den Haag  2 - 0  VVV
Ajax  1 - 1  Twente
Heerenveen  1 - 1  Heracles
NAC Breda  1 - 0  Utrecht
PSV  7 - 1  Roda JC

Eerste Divisie:

Emmen 0 - 4 Volendam

Topklasse (Sat.)

ARC 2 - 3 Genemuiden
HHC 3 - 1 Capelle
IJsselmeervogels 1 - 3 GVVV
Lisse 1 - 1 Harkemase Boys
Montfoort 1 - 4 Katwijk
Noordwijk 1 - 2 Barendrecht
Rijnsburgse Boys 0 - 1 Spakenburg
SVZW 3 - 1 Excelsior '31

Sun. 25

Eredivisie

AZ 2 - 1 Feijenoord
De Graafschap 2 - 3 Groningen
Excelsior 0 - 2 Vitesse
RKC 2 - 0 NEC

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2 - 2 Zwolle
Telstar 1 - 1 Veendam

Topklasse (Sun)

AFC 3 - 2 Argon
De Treffers 2 - 2 UNA
EVV 2 - 1 VVSB
HBS 3 - 1 Hilversum
JVC Cuijk 2 - 1 WKE
Hollandia 0 - 1 HSC '21
Lienden 2 - 2 Haaglandia
Quick '20 0 - 3 Achilles '29

Sun. 25

Eredivisie

AZ 2 - 1 Feijenoord
De Graafschap 2 - 3 Groningen
Excelsior 0 - 2 Vitesse
RKC 2 - 0 NEC



And so, after 7 rounds of play, AZ are the fourth team (I think) to top the table this season.

RKC Waalwijk continue to impress, still holding on to 7th position on the table.
De Graafschap hand away a certain (albeit not deserved) victory, after going 2 - 1 up with minutes left to play.
At the bottom of the table, Excelsior are still waiting for their first win of the season.

Europa League results:

Metalist Charkov 1 - 1 AZ Alkmaar
Rapid Bucarest  1 - 3 PSV Eindhoven
FC Twente        4 - 1 Wisla Krakow

Results from Friday 30:

Eredivisie:

Heracles 2 - 0 De Graafschap

Eerste Divisie:

Almere City 5 - 0 Dordrecht
Cambuur 2 - 1 Emmen
Helmond Sport 1 - 0 Den Bosch
MVV 1 - 0 Eindhoven
Oss 5 - 3 Go Ahead Eagles
Veendam 4 - 0 AGOVV
Volendam 3 - 2 Fortuna Sittard
Willem II 2 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Zwolle 7 - 3 Telstar

Euro 2012 Qualifiers:

Friday, October 7
The Netherlands 1 - 0 Moldova

Tuesday, October 11
Sweden 3 - 2 The Netherlands

So we lost our final qualifying game, but who cares anyway?

Right, I've gotten a bit behind. Here are some results.

October 1:

Eredivisie

Roda JC 4 - 3 NAC
Utrecht 3 - 0 RKC
Vitesse 1 - 1 Heerenveen

Topklasse (Sat)

Excelsior '31 0 - 5 Rijnsburgse Boys
GVVV 4 - 1 SVZW
Katwijk 1 - 2 IJsselmeervogels
Capelle 2 - 1 Montfoort
Genemuiden 1 - 1 HHC
Harkemase Boys 2 - 3 ARC
Barendrecht 1 - 2 Lisse
Spakenburg 2 - 3 Noordwijk

Topklasse (Sun)

WKE 0 - 0 Hollandia
UNA 1 - 1 EVV
HSC '21 3 - 2 Quick '20

October 2:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 0 - 3 ADO Den Haag
Groningen 1 - 0 Ajax
NEC 0 - 2 PSV
Twente 2 - 2 Excelsior
VVV 1 - 3 AZ

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 2 - 1 AFC
Argon 1 - 1 Lienden
Haaglandia 2 - 1 De Treffers
Hilversum 1 - 1 JVC Cuijk
VVSB 3 - 1 HBS

October 7:

European Championships:

Netherlands 1 - 0 Moldova

October 8:

Topklasse (Sat)

Genemuiden 3 - 1 Katwijk
HHC 2 - 2 GVVV
Montfoort 1 - 1 Excelsior '31
SVZW 1 - 1 Barendrecht
Rijnsburgse Boys 4 - 1 Harkemase Boys
Noordwijk 3 - 2 Lisse
ARC 3 - 2 Capelle
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 2 Spakenburg

Topklasse (Sun)

Hollandia 3 - 1 Argon
WKE 1 - 0 Achilles 29

October 9:

Topklasse (Sun)

Quick 20 1 - 5 Haaglandia
AFC 4 - 2 UNA
Lienden 2 - 0 VVSB
De Treffers 3 - 1 Hilversum
EVV 3 - 1 HBS
JVC Cuijk 1 - 1 HSC 21

October 11:

European Championships

Sweden 3 - 2 Netherlands

October 14:

Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch 1 - 2 Volendam
Dordrecht 3 - 2 Sparta
AGOVV 0 - 1 Emmen
Almere City 0 - 3 Zwolle
MVV 3 - 3 Helmond Sport
Oss 4 - 4 Veendam

Since joining Oss at the beginning of the 2011-12 season, the perhaps unfortunately named Christopher Bieber has scored in all but one game he has played for the side.

Just spotted the death of Henk Hofs, at the age of 60, reported on Wikipedia - a footballer of, seemingly not the greatest of note, though his nephew, Nicky Hofs, has picked up a cap for the national side.

Just spotted the death of Henk Hofs, at the age of 60, reported on Wikipedia - a footballer of, seemingly not the greatest of note, though his nephew, Nicky Hofs, has picked up a cap for the national side.


I've never heard of Henk Hofs, but then he didn't get to play much either. He played for Vitesse (like his brother Bennie and his nephew Nicky) from 1970 to 1972. He was forced to retire at an early age because of the state of his knees. In fact, it was complications after knee replacement surgery that eventually caused his death.

Another weekend gone...and no real surprises this time (unless you want to call AZ handing away a 0 - 2 lead over Ajax just that).

Some trivia:
Excelsior Rotterdam have only 2 points from 9 games - their worst competition start ever.
Both Excelsior and VVV Venlo are still awaiting their first win of the season.
Swedish striker John Guidetti (Man. City, but hired out to Feyenoord) has scored four times so far - all four from the penalty spot.

Results from October 15:

Eredivisie

Ajax 2 - 2 AZ
Heracles 2 - 1 Groningen
RKC Waalwijk 0 - 4 Twente
Heerenveen 1 - 1 De Graafschap
PSV 1 - 0 Utrecht

Topklasse (Sat.)

Excelsior '31 2 - 1 IJsselmeervogels
GVVV 4 - 0 Montfoort
Katwijk 3 - 1 HHC
Capelle 2 - 2 Genemuiden
Lisse 5 - 4 ARC
Harkemase Boys 2 - 0 Noordwijk
Barendrecht 0 - 2 Rijnsburgse Boys
Spakenburg 5 - 2 SVZW

Results from October 16:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 4 - 0 VVV
NAC 2 - 0 Excelsior
NEC 0 - 1 Vitesse
Roda JC 4 - 1 ADO Den Haag

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2 - 3 Willem II
Go Ahead Eagles 4 - 1 Cambuur

Topklasse (Sat.)

Haaglandia 5 - 3 AFC
Argon 3 - 0 Quick '20
HBS 1 - 4 JVC Cuijk
Hilversum 3 - 1 EVV
VVSB 0 - 0 De Treffers
Achilles '29 4 - 0 Hollandia
HSC '21 2 - 2 WKE
UNA 1 - 2 Lienden

Results from October 17:

Eerste Divisie

Fortuna Sittard 2 - 5 Telstar

Results from October 18:

Champions League

Dinamo Zagreb 0 - 2 Ajax

Results from October 20

Europa League

AZ 2 - 2 Austria Wien
OB 1 - Kenobi 4 Twente
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 - 1 PSV

Results from October 21:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 3 - 1 NAC

Eerste Divisie

Helmond Sport 2 - 2 Fortuna Sittard
Cambuur 4 - 2 Oss
Zwolle 5 - 0 Dordrecht
Telstar 2 - 3 MVV
Veendam 1 - 2 Eindhoven
Willem II 0 - 3 Den Bosch

Results from October 20

Europa League

AZ 2 - 2 Austria Wien
OB 1 - Kenobi 4 Twente
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 - 1 PSV


You's funny. :D

..but it's actually Odense Boldklub (or Odense BK). ;)

Ohhh, I knew I had it wrong somewhere... how embarrassing.

Saturday's results:

Eredivisie

ADO Deen Haag 1 - 0 NEC
Excelsior 0 - 2 Heracles
Utrecht 1 - 4 Heerenveen
VVV 4 - 1 RKC

Eerste Divisie

Emmen 2 - 2 Almere City

Topklasse (Sat.)

Katwijk v. Barendrecht - Suspended
Rijnsburgse Boys 0 - 1 Spakenburg

Today's results:

Eredivisie

Ajax 1 - 1 Feijenoord
AZ 1 - 0 Roda JC
Groningen 1 - 1 Twente
Vitesse 1 - 1 PSV

Eerste Divisie

Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles

Topklasse (Sun.)

Argon 3 - 0 Quick '20
Haaglandia 5 - 3 AFC
VVSB 0 - 0 De Treffers
Hilversum 3 - 1 EVV
HBS 1 - 4 JVC Cuijk
HSC '21 2 - 2 WKE
Achilles '29 4 - 0 hollandia
UNA 1 - 2 Lienden

This week coming, I believe we have some third round KNVB Beker games. Amongst the mixed-league games, Heerenveen and Harkemase Boys are in a rematch of their club friendly earlier in the season, while Zwolle, in a good surge of form in the Eerste Divisie, are up against RKC, who have lost their last three Eredivisie games.

Today's results:

Eredivisie

Ajax 1 - 1 Feijenoord
AZ 1 - 0 Roda JC
Groningen 1 - 1 Twente
Vitesse 1 - 1 PSV



And so, with AZ being the only team of the current Top-6 winning their game, they increase their lead with two points. Still no cause for celebrations yet, of course.


This week coming, I believe we have some third round KNVB Beker games.


True.

A few Topklasse teams still in the mix, including Genemuiden, who I remember winning heavily in the competition last season, and Harkemase Boys, who snuck back from 0 - 2 down to win their previous KNVB Beker match against... *mumble* I dunno who.

Catching up on this weekend's results:

Friday:

Eredivisie

NAC 3 - 1 VVV

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2 - 0 Oss
Fortuna Sittard 0 - 0 Almere City
MVV 1 - 3 Zwolle
Telstar 0 - 3 Helmond Sport

Saturday:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 1 - 0 RKC
Heerenveen 4 - 0 ADO Den Haag
Roda JC 0 - 4 Ajax
Twente 2 - 2 PSV

Topklasse (Sat)

Barendrecht 2 - 3 IJsselmeervogels
Excelsior '31 1 - 0 HHC
GVVV 1 - 0 Genemuiden
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 SVZW
Katwijk 2 - 2 Capelle
Lisse 0 - 4 Rijnsburgse Boys
Noordwijk 2 - 2 ARC
Spakenburg 4 - 1 Montfoort

Topklasse (Sun)

Argon 1 - 2 WKE

Sunday:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 0 - 1 Vitesse
Heracles 0 - 1 AZ
Groningen 6 - 0 Feijenoord
NEC 3 - 1 Utrecht

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2 - 2 Veendam
Go Ahead Eagles 3 - 1 AGOVV
Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 Cambuur
Willem II 1 - 0 Volendam

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 3 - 0 HSC '21
EVV 2 - 1 JVC Cuijk
Haaglandia 4 - 0 Hollandia
HBS 2 - 1 De Treffers
Hilversum 0 - 2 Lienden
UNA 5 - 0 Quick '20
VVSB 1 - 0 AFC

AZ are still top of the table, now six points ahead of runners up FC Twente and PSV.
FC Groningen are only 8th, in spite of their 6 to 0 win over Feyenoord - who seem to have lost their way, after being kicked out of the KNVB Beker tournament earlier this week by Go Ahead Eagles (#12 in Eerste Divisie!).

Meanwhile, in Europe...


Champions League - Wednesday November 2:

AFC Ajax 4 - 0 Dinamo Zagreb

Ajax have now secured a place in Europa League, but are still very much in play for proceeding in Champions League as well.

Tonight's results:

Eredivisie

VVV 0 - 0 Excelsior

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 0 - 6 Sparta Rotterdam
Almere City 1 - 3 Den Bosch
Cambuur 5 - 1 MVV
Emmen 3 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Fortuna Sittard 0 - 1 Eindhoven
Helmond Sport 3 - 2 Veendam
Zwolle 1 - 0 Willem II

Struggling to find the last time any team put six past Ajax...

Bit of a catch-up on results, apologies for my absence, I've been unwell.

Sat. 05:

Eredivisie

NAC 1 - 0 Vitesse
Roda 1 - 2 Heerenveen
RKC 1 - 1 Groningen
Feijenoord 0 - 1 NEC

Topklasse (Sat.)

ARC 0 - 6 Katwijk
Capelle 3 - 1 GVVV
Genemuiden 3 - 1 Excelsior '31
HHC 0 - 3 Spakenburg
IJsselmeervogels 6 - 2 Harkemase Boys
Montfoort 1 - 0 Barendrecht
Rijnsburgse Boys 2 - 4 Noordwijk
SVZW 0 - 1 Lisse

Topklasse (Sun.)

HSC '21 1 - 1 Argon
JVC Cuijk 1 - 3 Achilles '29
WKE 4 - 0 Haaglandia

Sun. 06:

Eredivisie

AZ 3 - 0 ADO Den Haag
PSV 4 - 1 Heracles
Twente 4 - 0 De Graafschap
Utrecht 6 - 4 Ajax

Eerste Divisie

Volenda 4 - 1 Telstar

Topklasse (Sun.)

AFC 0 - 2 Hilversum
De Treffers 3 - 1 EVV
Hollandia 1 - 0 UNA
Lienden 1 - 3 HBS
Quick '20 0 - 2 VVSB

Mon. 7:

Eerste Divisie

Oss 3 - 3 Dordrecht

Jimmy Adamson, who was the Football Association's preferred choice to Alf Ramsey as the England manager prior to his appointment in 1963, but, more appropriately for this thread, managed Sparta Rotterdam for... one month... has passed away at the age of 82.

Jimmy Adamson, who was the Football Association's preferred choice to Alf Ramsey as the England manager prior to his appointment in 1963, but, more appropriately for this thread, managed Sparta Rotterdam for... one month... has passed away at the age of 82.


When was that?

When was that?

May 1976.

May 1976.


Thank you. :) I was being a bit lazy there.

Anyway...I don't remember him at all. Weird or what? :D

Thank you. :) I was being a bit lazy there.

Anyway...I don't remember him at all. Weird or what? :D

Don't worry - it took more than ten seconds of finding, so I don't blame you! :D And as for May '76, my memories of that time are pretty non-existent, too, so I wouldn't worry! :D

Recent results:

Friday Nov. 11:

International match:

Netherlands 0 - 0 Switzerland

Sat. Nov. 12:

Topklasse (Sat)

Excelsior '31 1 - 1 Capelle
GVVV 1 - 3 Katwijk
Rijnsburgse Boys 2 - 1 ARC
Noordwijk 5 - 2 SVZW
Lisse 2 - 0 IJsselmeervogels
Harkemase Boys 1 - 0 Montfoort
Barendrecht 4 - 0 HHC
Spakenburg 3 - 2 Genemuiden

Sun. 13:

Topklasse (Sun)

Haaglandia 4 - 4 HSC '21
Argon 1 - 4 Achilles '29
HBS 1 - 2 AFC
Hilversum 1 - 1 Quick '20
VVSB 0 - 2 Hollandia
De Treffers 1 - 3 JVC Cuijk
EVV 3 - 1 Lienden
UNA 2 - 1 WKE

November 14:

Netherlands U21 1 - 2 Scotland U21

November 15:

Germany 3 - 0 Netherlands

November 14:

Netherlands U21 1 - 2 Scotland U21


Nothing lost there, except for the match (obviously). Still every chance of making it to the EC - although we really have to improve on our play.


November 15:

Germany 3 - 0 Netherlands


Nothing lost there, except for the match (obviously). Still every chance of winning Euro 2012 - although we SERIOUSLY have to improve on our play. That was terrible!

Meanwhile, at the Ajax headquarters... Louis van Gaal is appointed technical director. Apparently this was decided behind the back of Johan Cruyff, major Ajax icon and one of the most influential board members. Cruyff was/is not pleased, to say the least: the two don't see eye to eye.

I predict a riot... :D

November 15:

Germany 3 - 0 Netherlands


BTW: the last time we lost any game with a three goal difference was back in 1996. Maybe you can remember who our opponent was...?  ::)

BTW: the last time we lost any game with a three goal difference was back in 1996. Maybe you can remember who our opponent was...?  ::)

I'm sure I wouldn't want to guess! I might get in trouble! :D

I'm sure I wouldn't want to guess! I might get in trouble! :D


Well, either you know or you don't... and if you know, you're not really guessing! ;)

The event was Euro 1996. The opponent was England (and we lost 4 to 1 - which just got us through to the next round!).

Results from Friday 18:

Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch  4 - 0  AGOVV
Dordrecht  3 - 2  Helmond Sport
Eindhoven  2 - 0  Volendam
Go Ahead Eagles  2 - 1  Fortuna Sittard
MVV  3 - 1  Oss
Telstar  2 - 5  Cambuur
Veendam  0 - 1  Zwolle
Willem II  1 - 2  Almere City

Results from Saturday 19:

Eredivisie

Ajax 2 - 2 NAC Breda
De Graafschap 1 - 3 PSV
Heerenveen 1 - 1 RKC Waalwijk
Heracles 1 - 1 Twente
NEC 1 - 2 Roda JC

Topklasse (Sat)

Capelle  4 - 1  Spakenburg
Genemuiden  3 - 0  Barendrecht
GVVV  4 - 2  ARC
HHC  3 - 2  Harkemase Boys
IJsselmeervogels  1 - 2  Noordwijk
Katwijk  1 - 2  Excelsior '31
Montfoort  1 - 2  Lisse
SVZW  4 - 4  Rijnsburgse Boys

Topklasse (Sun)

WKE 1 - 0 VVSB

Results from Sunday 20:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 2 - 2 Utrecht
Groningen 2 - 1 VVV
Vitesse 0 - 4 Feijenoord

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 0 - 1 Haaglandia
AFC 2 - 2 EVV
Argon 3 - 0 JVC Cuijk
Hollandia 1 - 0 Hilversum
HSC '21 3 - 0 UNA
Lienden 1 - 3 De Treffers
Quick '20 1 - 3 HBS

Only Achilles' second defeat of the season, but they still top the table.

The Excelsior vs AZ game was cancelled after 45 minutes (still 0 - 0), due to heavy fog. The remaining 45 minutes are scheduled for December 7.

The Excelsior vs AZ game was cancelled after 45 minutes (still 0 - 0), due to heavy fog. The remaining 45 minutes are scheduled for December 7.

Ah - so they are planning to complete a half-completed game... well, with the score at 0 - 0, that does make some sense - I'm sure if one of the teams was eight goals down, they would feel differently..!

Meanwhile, at the Ajax headquarters... Louis van Gaal is appointed technical director. Apparently this was decided behind the back of Johan Cruyff, major Ajax icon and one of the most influential board members. Cruyff was/is not pleased, to say the least: the two don't see eye to eye.

I predict a riot... :D


The turmoil continues... ::) Johan Cruyff and ten Ajax coaches have announced going to court over the appointment of Louis van Gaal. They consider his appointment to be illegit.
Cruyff is also quoted to have said that "the only reason why Edgar Davids (a fellow board member of Ajax) ever was appointed is the fact that he is black". Not helping...

Results from Friday 25:

Eredivisie

AZ 2 - 0 Utrecht

Eerste Divisie

Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 2 Eindhoven
AGOVV 2 - 3 Telstar
Emmen 2 - 1 MVV
Volendam 3 - 2 Veendam
Fortuna Sittard 2 - 0 Dordrecht

Results from Saturday 26:

Eredivisie

NAC Breda 2 - 2 Heerenveen
VVV 1 - 2 De Graafschap
Roda JC 3 - 1 Heracles
PSV 6 - 1 Groningen

Topklasse (Sat)

Excelsior '31 1 - 3 GVVV
Rijnsburgse Boys 3 - 2 IJsselmeervogels
Noordwijk 1 - 2 Montfoort
Lisse 3 - 0 HHC
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 Genemuiden
Barendrecht 0 - 3 Capelle
ARC 0 - 1 SVZW
Spakenburg 4 - 4 Katwijk

Topklasse (Sun)

EVV 1 - 1 Quick '20

Results from Sunday 27:

Eredivisie

RKC Waalwijk 1 - 2 Feyenoord
Excelsior 1 - 1 ADO Den Haag
NEC 0 - 3 Ajax
Twente 0 - 0 Vitesse

Eerste Divisie

Oss  0 - 2  Den Bosch
Go Ahead Eagles  0 - 1  Zwolle
Helmond Sport  0 - 7  Willem II

Topklasse (Sun)

Haaglandia  4 - 1  Argon
HBS  3 - 2  Hollandia
Hilversum  0 - 0  WKE
VVSB  2 - 3  HSC '21
De Treffers  2 - 1  AFC
UNA  0 - 1  Achilles '29
JVC Cuijk  2 - 3  Lienden

Monday's Eerste Divisie result:

Cambuur 3 - 0 Almere City

Tuesday 29:

Eerste Divisie

Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 Emmen

Wednesday 30:

Europa League

Malmo 0 - 0 AZ
Legia Warsaw 0 - 3 PSV

Thursday Dec 1:

Europa League

Twente 1 - 0 Fulham

Netherlands in Group B for Euro 2012, along with Denmark, Germany and Portugal.

Update: Currently watching 11th v. 18th in the Eredivisie. What has my life come to?!

England will meet Holland at Wembley on 29 February 2012. London riots forced August postponement

Eredivisie

Heracles 7 - 0 VVV

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 2 - 1 Volendam
Den Bosch 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Dordrecht 2 - 1 Eindhoven
Helmond Sport 0 - 1 Emmen
MVV 2 - 2 AGOVV
Telstar 0 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
Veendam 2 - 2 Fortuna Sittard
Willem II 2 - 0 Oss
Zwolle 3 - 0 Cambuur

Netherlands in Group B for Euro 2012, along with Denmark, Germany and Portugal.


Not a lot of happy faces there. At least one favorite is gonna be out of the tournament before it's begun, really (and it's NOT gonna be us  :P)

Results from December 3:

Topklasse (Sat.)

ARC 0 - 3 Excelsior '31
Barendrecht 1 - 1 Katwijk
Harkemase Boys 2 - 2 Capelle
Lisse 4 - 3 Genemuiden
Noordwijk 4 - 2 HHC
Rijnsburgse Boys 5 - 1 Montfoort
Spakenburg 0 - 0 GVVV
SVZW 1 - 4 IJsselmeervogels

Topklasse (Sun.)

EVV 0 - 1 Hollandia

Yesterday's results:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 2 - 0 PSV
Heerenveen 5 - 1 AZ
Utrecht 2- 6 Twente
Vitesse 4 - 0 RKC

Topklasse (Sun.)

De Treffers 6 - 0 Quick '20
HBS 1 - 3 WKE
Hilversum 2 - 2 HSC '21
JVC Cuijk 1 - 2 Haaglandia
Lienden 1 - 2 AFC
UNA 4 - 3 Argon
VVSB 3 - 0 Achilles '29

Champions League, Dec. 7:

Ajax 0 - 3 Real Madrid

And that wouldn't have been such a bad thing per se, had it not been for Olympique de Lyon trashing Dinamo Zagreb 7 to 1 (away win!). :o
Now it's Lyon proceeding in Champions League, whereas Ajax have to settle for Europa League.

FTR: Ajax had two goals annulled for offside - both calls were unjustified, as the replays showed. :(

Northern Ireland will play a friendly in Ajax against the Netherlands on 2 June, the Irish Football Association confirm.

Champions League, Dec. 7:

Ajax 0 - 3 Real Madrid

And that wouldn't have been such a bad thing per se, had it not been for Olympique de Lyon trashing Dinamo Zagreb 7 to 1 (away win!). :o
Now it's Lyon proceeding in Champions League, whereas Ajax have to settle for Europa League.

FTR: Ajax had two goals annulled for offside - both calls were unjustified, as the replays showed. :(


The Zagreb vs Lyon game is being investigated, on suspicion of foul play, after a Zagreb defender was caught winking to a Lyon player.
My guess is that nothing can be proven (as usual).

Another result that I nearly missed:

Excelsior Rotterdam 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

This game had been cancelled at half time a couple of weeks ago (thickening fog), and last Wednesday the remainder was played.
Not a very good result for AZ, who remain top of the table nontheless and even increase their lead over PSV.

Sorry, the European fixtures passed me by, thanks for the update.

Today's results:

Eredivisie:

ADO Den Haag 2 - 0 Heracles

Eerste Divisie:

AGOVV 2 - 3 Dordrecht
Cambuur 5 - 1 Veendam
Eindhoven 2 - 2 Den Bosch
Emmen 1 - 2 Zwolle
Fortuna Sittard 3 - 1 Willem II
Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 Almere City
Oss 3 - 1 Telstar
Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 0 MVV
Volendam 3 - 1 Helmond Sport

Saturday's results:

Topklasse (Sat.)

Excelsior '31 1 - 2 Spakenburg
GVVV 1 - 0 Barendrecht
Katwijk 5 - 2 Harkemase Boys
Capelle 1 - 1 Lisse
Genemuiden 2 - 0 Noordwijk
HHC 2 - 0 Rijnsburgse Boys
Montfoort 0 - 1 SVZW
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 1 ARC

Topklasse (Sun.)

WKE 5 - 4 EVV

Sunday's results:

Eredivisie

RKC 0 - 1 Ajax
Utrecht 2 - 2 Feijenoord
Vitesse 0 - 0 Groningen
VVV 2 - 0 Roda JC

Topklasse (Sun.)

Haaglandia 4 - 1 UNA
Argon 0 - 2 VVSB
Hollandia 1 - 3 De Treffers
Quick '20 0 - 2 Lienden
AFC 1 - 1 JVC Cuijk
Achilles '29 5 - 0 Hilversum
HSC '21 0 - 1 HBS

Two high-scoring matches of note in the Hoofdklasse, Vlissingen beat PSV Amateurs 9 - 2 while Germania saw off Achilles '12 by a score of 4 - 7.

LATEST:

UEFA Europa League
Anderlecht 2 v 1 Lokomotiv Moscow

Anderlecht 2 v 1 Lokomotiv Moscow

2011-12 in Dutch soccer, your main place on inthe00s for up-to-the-minute Belgian football! ;D

Krakow, however, scored in the first minute of the second half, and Twente currently trail 2 - 1.

2011-12 in Dutch soccer, your main place on inthe00s for up-to-the-minute Belgian football! ;D
Oops!

UEFA Europa League Latest:

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Rapid Bucharest

HALF-TIME

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Rapid Bucharest

FULL TIME

PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Rapid Bucharest

Surinamese Eerste Klasse season

Team in second place gets relegated? Surely an error! :D

Surinamese Eerste Klasse season

Team in second place gets relegated? Surely an error! :D


:-\\ I think you misread. Team in second place qualifies for promotion play-off.

:-\\ I think you misread. Team in second place qualifies for promotion play-off.

That's as the table was fixed after I contacted the editors, previously, the colour coding was the wrong way round!! :D

Results from December 16:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 1 - 3 RKC

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 3 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
MVV 1 - 4 Den Bosch
Telstar 2 - 1 Emmen
Veendam 1 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam
Volendam 1 - 2 Oss
Zwolle 4 - 2 Fortuna Sittard

Results from December 17:

Eredivisie

Groningen  1 - 0  Utrecht
Heracles  0 - 1  Vitesse
NEC  2 - 0  VVV
Roda JC  7 - 0  Excelsior

Topklasse (Sat)

Katwijk 1 - 1 Barendrecht

Results from December 18:

Eredivisie

Ajax 4 - 0 ADO Den Haag
NAC Breda 2 - 1 AZ
Feijenoord 3 - 2 Twente
Heerenveen 1 - 5 PSV

Eerste Divisie

Willem II 0 - 0 Cambuur

December 19:

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 1 - 3 FC Eindhoven

Yeah, yeah... I'm slacking (again). :-[


AZ are still top of the table, but their lead has been minimalized to 1 point (over PSV). And with Ajax and Feyenoord also winning, it's getting more and more exciting at the top end.
At the bottom of the table, however...not so much. Excelsior lose again, and so do VVV.



Apart from the KNVB Beker action this week, there's no more soccer until January 20, 2012.

No - it's my fault - I've been unwell over the last week or so and unable to keep up with results!

Anyway, starting today it's the last sixteen of the KNVB Beker. There appear to be two Topklasse sides still in the competition. And I have the ability to watch two of the games online. If I stay awake...

No - it's my fault - I've been unwell over the last week or so and unable to keep up with results!


Here's some karma. Hope you feel better. :)


Anyway, starting today it's the last sixteen of the KNVB Beker. There appear to be two Topklasse sides still in the competition. And I have the ability to watch two of the games online. If I stay awake...


Lucky you...

Lucky you...

Well, we all have the ability to watch the games online... it may not be entirely... you know... but...

KNVB Beker:

Heracles Almelo    4 - 0 De Graafschap
RKC Waalwijk      3 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Sparta Rotterdam 1 - 1 GVVV (AET) (GVVV win on penalties)

So we have at least one amateur side in quarter finals. :)

I had a feeling I was making a mistake when I decided not to watch Heerenveen v. Oss online..!

Match abandoned as keeper kicks fan

Match abandoned as keeper kicks fan
Just heard about this on the BBC, very curious.

Match abandoned as keeper kicks fan


Unprecedented in Dutch soccer. We'll have to wait and see what happens next. I predict it's either one of these two:

- remainder of the match will be played later as we left it, with AZ down to 10 men and trailing 1 to 0.
- the entire match will be replayed, with both teams back to full strength (although the red card for Esteban will still stand - there's no excuse for his behavior).

For both options I expect there will be no crowd allowed, however. And no matter what, Ajax will be charged a considerable fine. 'Fans' are not supposed to be able to reach the pitch, let alone harrass the players!

Unprecedented in Dutch soccer. We'll have to wait and see what happens next. I predict it's either one of these two:

- remainder of the match will be played later as we left it, with AZ down to 10 men and trailing 1 to 0.
- the entire match will be replayed, with both teams back to full strength (although the red card for Esteban will still stand - there's no excuse for his behavior).

For both options I expect there will be no crowd allowed, however. And no matter what, Ajax will be charged a considerable fine. 'Fans' are not supposed to be able to reach the pitch, let alone harrass the players!
I was thinking match replayed behind closed gates with no crowd in attendance.

Was the 'fan' hung drawn and quartered?

I was thinking match replayed behind closed gates with no crowd in attendance.


That's what I'm kinda hoping too, but I think the first option I mentioned is more likely.


Was the 'fan' hung drawn and quartered?


Sadly, no. At least not that we know of... :D ;D ;)

Unprecedented in Dutch soccer. We'll have to wait and see what happens next. I predict it's either one of these two:

- remainder of the match will be played later as we left it, with AZ down to 10 men and trailing 1 to 0.
- the entire match will be replayed, with both teams back to full strength (although the red card for Esteban will still stand - there's no excuse for his behavior).

For both options I expect there will be no crowd allowed, however. And no matter what, Ajax will be charged a considerable fine. 'Fans' are not supposed to be able to reach the pitch, let alone harrass the players!
I just viewed the incident on the BBC website and I ask myself what was the goalkeeper doing?

I just viewed the incident on the BBC website and I ask myself what was the goalkeeper doing?


He was acting in self defense, as several jurists pointed out. Maybe he used excessive force, but that was justifiable, given the extreme circumstances. (I'm only repeating what jurists say)

KNVB have adopted a similar point of view, because they've decided to drop all charges - which also means the red card is being revoked.

Results from December 21:

Heerenveen 11 - 1 Oss
NEC 3 - 0 Achilles '29
Ajax v. AZ - Suspended

I've just remembered, I was actually watching the Ajax v. AZ match online... and I completely missed the incident which saw the match abandoned!

Results from December 22:

FC Eindhoven 1 - 2 Vitesse
Twente 1 - 2 PSV (AET)

The PSV victory came after a frantic extra time period in which all three goals in the match were scored.

Unprecedented in Dutch soccer. We'll have to wait and see what happens next. I predict it's either one of these two:

- remainder of the match will be played later as we left it, with AZ down to 10 men and trailing 1 to 0.
- the entire match will be replayed, with both teams back to full strength (although the red card for Esteban will still stand - there's no excuse for his behavior).

For both options I expect there will be no crowd allowed, however. And no matter what, Ajax will be charged a considerable fine. 'Fans' are not supposed to be able to reach the pitch, let alone harrass the players!


KNVB has ruled...

There will be a replay, on January 19, behind closed doors (so no fans allowed in). Both teams start with 11 players and all charges are dropped.

Winner of the match will be facing.... amateur side GVVV in next round.

Unprecedented in Dutch soccer. We'll have to wait and see what happens next. I predict it's either one of these two:

- remainder of the match will be played later as we left it, with AZ down to 10 men and trailing 1 to 0.
- the entire match will be replayed, with both teams back to full strength (although the red card for Esteban will still stand - there's no excuse for his behavior).

For both options I expect there will be no crowd allowed, however. And no matter what, Ajax will be charged a considerable fine. 'Fans' are not supposed to be able to reach the pitch, let alone harrass the players!

KNVB has ruled...

There will be a replay, on January 19, behind closed doors (so no fans allowed in). Both teams start with 11 players and all charges are dropped.

Winner of the match will be facing.... amateur side GVVV in next round.
Does the one goal that was scored still credited to whichever player it was to his goal scoring career?

Does the one goal that was scored still credited to whichever player it was to his goal scoring career?


Good question! I think so, yes. There was nothing wrong with that goal.

Good question! I think so, yes. There was nothing wrong with that goal.
It has started me thinking, does that occur over here.

I can't help but bring up the fact that a friend redirected me to this story. VVV sign 18 month old.

So I guess in 18 years time we will be seeing van der Meij on VVV's scoresheets - I wonder if the team's youngest players, Musa, Udegbe, v. d. Ban, will still be playing football at that time? :D

Co Adriaanse is no longer coach of FC Twente. He and the team have decided to go separate ways. Apparently there was no chemistry between the team on one side and Adriaanse on the other. In spite of this, the team are still doing well in national competition (3rd place) and Europa League.

Rumor has it that Steve McClaren will return to the Grolsch Veste... ::)

Rumor has it that Steve McClaren will return to the Grolsch Veste... ::)


Guess who signed a 2.5 year contract with the team...?

Rumor has it that Steve McClaren will return to the Grolsch Veste... ::)

Guess who signed a 2.5 year contract with the team...?
Former England boss Steve McClaren has revealed FC Twente's ambition persuaded him return to Holland. "I came back because of the ambition of the people, the ambition of the club. It was a good opportunity at Forest, but I wasn't given the tools to do the job."

Results from January 4:

Friendly

Kartalspor 3 - 3 Eindhoven

Unrelated result from January 5:

Al Sailiya 0 - 13 Bayern Munich

Of the three games happening today, I know that one has been cancelled, Cambuur v. Groningen.

Former England boss Steve McClaren has revealed FC Twente's ambition persuaded him return to Holland. "I came back because of the ambition of the people, the ambition of the club. It was a good opportunity at Forest, but I wasn't given the tools to do the job."


McLaren has already stated that it is his ambition to go for the Dutch championship (which would be the second for FC Twente and for him). As I said earlier, Twente are currently in 3rd place, so everything is still possible.

Results from January 6:

Friendlies:

PSV 6 - 1 MVV
Ajax 1 - 0 Almere City
EHC 0 - 6 Roda JC

Veendam v. De Graafschap and Cambuur v. Groningen were both cancelled.

Results from January 7:

Lokeren 6 - 0 Everstein
Drachster Boys 1 - 6 Cambuur
AS Eupen 4 - 1 Excelsior

(Ouch - AS Eupen occupy the Belgian second division)

IJsselmeervogels 2 - 4 Feijenoord
OJC Rosmalen 0 - 9 Den Bosch
Telstar 5 - 1 CVVB

Results from January 8:

Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 RKC
ADO Den Haag 2 - 2 Zulte-Waregem

KNVB has ruled...

There will be a replay, on January 19, behind closed doors (so no fans allowed in). Both teams start with 11 players and all charges are dropped.

Winner of the match will be facing.... amateur side GVVV in next round.


So the match was replayed today, in the Amsterdam ArenA...filled with some 20,000 spectators! (KNVB and both teams had agreed on a 'kids only'-attendance. ;) )

Result: Ajax 2 - 3 AZ Alkmaar

Kids, but no fans! ;)

Results from January 9:

Everstein 2 - 4 Telstar
VVV 2 - 2 Stuttgart II
Twente 0 - 0 Lausanne Sports

Results from January 10:

Nurnberg 4 - 1 De Graafschap
ADO Den Haag 1 - 2 Hamburger
Malaga II 1 - 5 NEC
Real Murcia 0 - 1 PSV

Results from January 11:

Borussia Monchengladbach 3 - 2 Heracles
AZ 1 - 2 Werder Bremen
AEL 0 - 9 Vitesse
Koln 0 - 0 Utrecht
Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 4 Heerenveen

Results from January 12:

Basel 0 - 0 NEC
Groningen 5 - 0 Quick Boys

Results from January 13:

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 1 - 1 Almere City
Den Bosch 3 - 0 Veendam
Dordrecht 2 - 0 Telstar
Eindhoven 0 - 0 Helmond Sport
Fortuna Sittard 0 - 0 Cambuur
Go Ahead Eagles 5 - 0 Volendam
Oss 1 - 1 Emmen

Friendlies

De Graafschap 2 - 0 CSCA Rapid
Dynamo Dresden 4 - 1 VVV
AZ 3 - 1 Wehen Wiesbaden
PSV 0 - 0 Kaiserslautern

Results from January 15:

Eerste Divisie

Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 0 Zwolle

Results from January 16:

Eerste Divisie

Helmond Sport 1 - 0 AGOVV
MVV 3 - 1 Willem II

Results from January 17:

Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 De Graafschap
ONS Sneek 1 - 2 Cambuur

Results from January 19:

KNVB Beker:

Ajax 2 - 3 AZ

Results from January 20:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 3 - 3 Roda JC

Eerste Divisie

Helmond Sport 2 - 2 MVV
Willem II 1 - 1 FC Eindhoven
Emmen 1 - 0 AGOVV
Zwolle 3 - 2 Almere City
Telstar 2 - 1 Fortuna Sittard

Results from January 21:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 0 - 2 Heerenveen
Excelsior 3 - 0 NAC
Twente 5 - 0 RKC

Topklasse (Sat.)

Rijnsburgse Boys 4 - 0 Genemuiden
Noordwijk 0 - 2  Capelle
Lisse 0 - 0 Katwijk
Barendrecht 0 - 1 Excelsior '31
ARC 0 - 1 Spakenburg
IJsselmeervogels 7 - 2 Montfoort

Results from January 19:

KNVB Beker:

Ajax 2 - 3 AZ



So the match was replayed today, in the Amsterdam ArenA...filled with some 20,000 spectators! (KNVB and both teams had agreed on a 'kids only'-attendance. ;) )

Result: Ajax 2 - 3 AZ Alkmaar


Ahem. ::) ;)

But seriously...I'm glad you're updating things every once in a while. :)


Something extraordinary happened yesterday... rivals NEC Nijmegen and Vitesse Arnhem met (once again), this time in Arnhem. And for the first time in 33 years, it was NEC who won!

One other noteable result:
VVV Venlo 2 - 1 Feyenoord Rotterdam

I swear I was awake when I wrote that! :D

Wait, let me check what I've missed in the meantime..!

January 22:

Eredivisie

AZ 1 - 1  Ajax
Groningen 2 - 1 Heracles
Utrecht 1 - 1 PSV
Vitesse 0 - 1 NEC
VVV 2 - 1 Feijenoord

Eerste Divisie

Cambuur 1 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
Sparta 2 - 0  Dordrecht
Volendam 0 - 2 Den Bosch

Topklasse (Sun)

AFC 3 - 0 Quick '20
De Treffers 1 - 1 WKE
HBS 0 - 1 Achilles
Hilversum 0 - 0 Argon
JVC Cuijk 3 - 0 UNA
Lienden 3 - 0 Hollandia
VVSB 2 - 1 Haaglandia

Results from January 23:

Eerste Divisie

Veendam 1 - 2 Oss

Results from January 27:

Eredivsie

PSV 3 - 1 Vitesse

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 2 - 0 Emmen
Dordrecht 1 - 2 Zwolle
Fortuna Sittard 0 - 1 Helmond Sport
MVV 1 - 0 Telstar
Oss 3 - 2 Cambuur

AGOVV v. Volendam was suspended with the scores at 0 - 2, after 31 minutes, due to floodlight problems.

Results from January 28:

Eredivisie

Heerenveen 2 - 0 Utrecht
NAC 1 - 1 De Graafschap
Heracles 3 - 0 Excelsior
Roda 2 - 0 AZ

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2 - 0 Veendam

Topklasse (Sat.)

Capelle 0 - 0 Rijnsburgse Boys
Excelsior '31 0 - 1 Harkemase Boys
GVVV 1 - 1 Lisse
Genemuiden 2 - 0 SVZW
HHC 1 - 0 IJsselmeervogels
Katwijk 5 - 3 Noordwijk
Montfoort 2 - 2 ARC
Spakenburg 1 - 4 Barendrecht

One Eerste Klasse game, Nootdorp v. Spijkenisse, finished in a 5 - 6 victory for the away team. Oddly enough, the last team to put five goals past Nootdorp... was Spijkenisse, back in November 2010.

Results from January 29:

Eredivisie:

Feijenoord 4 - 2 Ajax
RKC 4 - 0 VVV
Twente 4 - 1 Groningen
NEC 2 - 0 ADO Den Haag

Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch 1 - 0 Willem II

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 0 - 2 EVV
Argon 0 - 1 HBS
Haaglandia 5 - 1 Hilversum
Hollandia 0 - 2 AFC
HSC '21 1 - 1 De Treffers
Quick '20 1 - 2 JVC Cuijk
UNA 0 - 1 VVSB
WKE 0 - 5 Lienden

PSV have now taken over the lead in the Eredivisie, with FC Twente in second place. AZ Alkmaar have dropped to third place.

Though I'm not a Feyenoord fan per se, I'm glad they beat Ajax. It keeps this competition alive! 8)

KNVB Beker results (quarter finals):

Vitesse Arnhem 1 - 2 sc Heerenveen

AZ Alkmaar      2 - 1 GVVV Veenendaal
Heracles Almelo 3 - 0 RKC Waalwijk

A valiant effort by GVVV (the only remaining amateur side) against #3 seed in Eredivisie. They even took the lead in the 10th minute of the game, but it wasn't to be. So again, no amateur side(s) make it to semi finals.


One match still to go (tonight).

Thank you for the updates, Henk, I've been unwell over the last week. :) All is getting better though.

Last night's KNVB Beker result:

PSV 3 - 2 NEC

It appears that all five goals were scored in the first half. If only I had been watching!

Last night's KNVB Beker result:

PSV 3 - 2 NEC

It appears that all five goals were scored in the first half. If only I had been watching!


It's true. But if it's any consolation: I didn't get to see it either. ;)

And now my main means of watching has been cut. Never mind. :D Anyway, today's results:

Eredivisie:

Heerenveen 4 - 3 Roda JC

All six scheduled Eerste Divisie matches were postponed.

Eredivisie results:

February 4
Excelsior Rotterdam 3 - 1 VVV Venlo
Vitesse Arnhem      1 - 0 NAC Breda

February 5
Ajax Amsterdam      0 - 2 FC Utrecht
Heracles Almelo      1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven
NEC Nijmegen          0 - 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam
FC Groningen          0 - 3 RKC Waalwijk

February 8
ADO Den Haag        0 - 6 AZ Alkmaar


And with that, AZ and PSV are both holding top position (tied in points, but PSV have a slightly better goal difference).
FC Twente have one match in hand, and should they win they'll also level with AZ and PSV.

For the first time this season (well, actually even longer than that), Feyenoord now proceed arch rivals Ajax in Eredivisie.

Cheers Henk. Once again, my sense of keeping up with things has been overruled by my sense of silliness. :)

Cheers Henk. Once again, my sense of keeping up with things has been overruled by my sense of silliness. :)


's Okay. I too am not keeping up with things (i.e. this thread) as much as I used to. :-[

Oh dear. I had no idea the gap between FC Zwolle and Willem II was already 20 points. :(

Oh dear. I had no idea the gap between FC Zwolle and Willem II was already 20 points. :(

Willem II are fourth from bottom in the last six form table, with just 5 points from a possible 18.

Results from February 10:

Eredivisie

Twente 2 - 3 Heracles

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 1 - 1 Cambuur

Five games postponed in the Eerste Divisie.

Results from February 11:

Eredivisie

AZ 2 - 0 Excelsior
NAC 0 - 2 Ajax
Roda JC 1 - 0 NEC
VVV 2 - 0 Groningen

Results from February 12:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 3 - 1 Vitesse
PSV 4 -  1 De Graafschap
RKC 0 - 1 Heerenveen
Utrecht 1 - 1 ADO Den Haag

Eerste Divisie

Zwolle 0 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles

One further Eerste Divisie game postponed.

John Guidetti: shirtless boy = silly boy. ::)

Andries Ulderink: losing boy = teamless boy.

I've become super lazy with this thread. Time to update! :D

Results from February 13:

Eerste Divisie:

AGOVV 1 - 2 Veendam
Willem II 3 - 3 Helmond Sport

One game scheduled for February 15, in the Sunday Topklasse, postponed.

Results from February 16:

Europa League

Ajax 0 - 2 Manchester United
AZ 1 0 9 Anderlecht
Steaua Bucharest 0 - 1 Twente
Trabzonspor 1 - 2 PSV

Results from February 17:

Eredivisie

Heerenveen 1 - 0 NAC

Eerste Divisie

Oss 1 - 0 Eindhoven
Volendam 1 - 2 Willem II
Helmond Sport 3 - 2 Telstar
Almere City 1 - 4 Fortuna Sittard
Veendam 1 - 1 Dordrecht
Zwolle 1 - 1 MVV

Results from February 18:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 1 - 1 Excelsior
De Graafschap 1 - 4 VVV
Feijenoord 1 - 1 RKC
Heracles 2 - 1 Roda JC

Eerste Divisie

Cambuur 1 - 2 Sparta Rotterdam

Topklasse Sat.

Montfoort 4 - 1 HHC
Rijnsburgse Boys 2 - 1 Katwijk
Lisse 0 - 1 Excelsior '31
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 Spakenburg
IJsselmeervogels 3 - 0 Genemuiden

Topklasse Sun.

Lienden 1 - 1 HSC '21
JVC 1 - 2 VVSB

Results from February 19:

Eredivisie

Ajax 4 - 1 NEC
Groningen 3 - 0 PSV
Utrecht 3 - 0 AZ
Vitesse 1 - 4 Twente

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 3 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles

Topklasse (Sun)

HBS 1 - 2 Haaglandia
AFC 4 - 0 WKE

Results from February 23:

Eerste Divisie

Emmen 1 - 2 Den Bosch

Results from February 16:

Europa League

Ajax 0 - 2 Manchester United
AZ 1 0 9 Anderlecht
Steaua Bucharest 0 - 1 Twente
Trabzonspor 1 - 2 PSV


And yesterday's returns:

PSV Eindhoven 4 - 1 Trabzonspor (aggr. 6 - 2)
FC Twente       1 - 0 Steaua Bucharest (aggr. 2 - 0)
RSC Anderlecht 0 - 1 AZ Alkmaar (aggr. 0 - 2)

and the surprise of the evening...

Manchester United 1 - 2 Ajax Amsterdam (aggr. 3 - 2)

Ajax are the first ever Dutch team to win a match at Old Trafford! :o And they were ever so close to pulling a stunt...

Results from February 24:

Eredivisie

RKC 1 - 0 Vitesse

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 3 - 2 Veendam
Den Bosch 0 - 0 Helmond Sport
Dordrecht 2 - 1 Almere City
Eindhoven 4 - 1 MVV
Emmen 2 - 1 Cambuur
Fortuna Sittard 3 - 2 Voloendam
Go Ahead Eagles 7 - 2 Oss
Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 Willem II
Telstar 0 - 3 Zwolle

Results from February 25:

Eredivisie

NAC 4 - 0 ADO Den Haag
NEC 4 - 0 Groningen
Roda JC 0 - 2 De Graafschap
VVV 3 - 1 Heracles

Topklasse (Sat)

Barendrecht 2 - 1 Harkemase Boys
Capelle 0 - 1 IJsselmeervogels
Excelsior '31 1 - 2 Noordwijk
Genemuiden 3 - 4 Montfoort
GVVV 2 - 3 Rijnsburgse Boys
HHC 2 - 0 ARC
Katwijk 3 - 1 SVZW
Spakenburg 5 - 0 Lisse

Results from February 26:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 1 - 4 Ajax
Twente 1 - 0 Utrecht
PSV 3 - 2 Feijenoord
AZ 3 - 3 Heerenveen

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 2 - 1 Lienden
Argon 1 - 1 De Treffers
Haaglandia 2 - 1 EVV
Hollandia 1 - 0 JVC
HSC '21 2 - 2 AFC
UNA 4 - 0 HBS
VVSB 1 - 1 Hilversum
WKE 5 - 1 Quick '20

Friendly match, February 29:

England 2 - 3 The Netherlands


In a game that didn't deserve the action it got in the end. Both teams played poorly.

Friendly match, February 29:

England 2 - 3 The Netherlands


In a game that didn't deserve the action it got in the end. Both teams played poorly.
I never got to see the match, but I was told of the same.

... the best team won on the day ?

I never got to see the match, but I was told of the same.

... the best team won on the day ?


Well, I think The Netherlands slightly had the upper hand. At least they tried to make an effort...England would've gotten more than they deserved with a draw, IMO.

This headline took a lot of brainpower...

'We wuz Robben-ed'

::)

This headline took a lot of brainpower...

'We wuz Robben-ed'

::)


Ouch! My head hurts...



(not as bad as Chris Smalling's, though  ;))

Results from February 27:

Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch 1 - 0 Oss
Dordrecht 2 - 2 Fortuna Sittard
Eindhoven 0 - 2 Sparta
MVV 6 - 0 Emmen
Telstar 1 - 3 AGOVV
Veendam 1 - 0 Volendam

Results from March 2:

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 2 - 1 Telstar
Cambuur 4 - 1 Volendam
Den Bosch 1 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
Eindhoven 3 - 2 AGOVV
MVV 1 - 1 Dordrecht
Oss 1 - 5 Sparta Rotterdam
Veendam 0 - 4 Go Ahead Eagles
Willem II 5 - 0 Emmen
Zwolle 2 - 3 Helmond Sport

Results from March 3:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 0 Heerenveen
AZ 3 - 1 Heracles
RKC 1 - 0 Excelsior
VVV 2 - 1 NAC

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 0 - 2 Harkemase Boys
HHC 0 - 4 Genemuiden
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 2 Katwijk
Lisse 1 - 3 Barendrecht
Montfoort 0 - 2 Capelle
Noordwijk 1 - 1 Spakenburg
Rijnsburgse Boys 1 - 0 Excelsior '31
SVZW 1 - 3 GVVV

Topklasse (Sun)

Hollandia 0 - 0 WKE

One result still outstanding from last night, I haven't picked up the EVV v. UNA result...

Results from March 2:

Eerste Divisie

Almere City 2 - 1 Telstar
Cambuur 4 - 1 Volendam
Den Bosch 1 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
Eindhoven 3 - 2 AGOVV
MVV 1 - 1 Dordrecht
Oss 1 - 5 Sparta Rotterdam
Veendam 0 - 4 Go Ahead Eagles
Willem II 5 - 0 Emmen
Zwolle 2 - 3 Helmond Sport


Remember last season, when FC Zwolle had a huge lead over the rest of the field, and then blew it all in the final rounds...?  ???
Some people are already having deja-vu's... The gap with Sparta is now only 5 points.

Results from March 3:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 0 Heerenveen
AZ 3 - 1 Heracles
RKC 1 - 0 Excelsior
VVV 2 - 1 NAC



Fourth consecutive win for VVV in Eredivisie. Hasn't happened in over 50 years! :o

Incredibly, at this moment numbers 9 to 16 in Eredivisie are only 7 points apart.

Sad news coming from Poland today...

Wlodzimierz 'Wlodi' Smolarek has died in his sleep, at the age of 54. :\'( Smolarek was a former player of Feyenoord (1988-1989, 13 goals) and FC Utrecht (1989-1996, 165 appearances, 33 goals). After his successful career as a player, he became a youth trainer with Feyenoord (1996-2009) and subsequently joined the Polish football association until his untimely death.
Smolarek also played for the Polish national team (60 caps, 13 goals), and as such took part in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
Smolarek is the father of ADO Den Haag striker Ebi Smolarek.

In a cruel twist of fate, Feyenoord and FC Utrecht will be facing each other this Sunday in Eredivisie.

That is very sad - I hope the two will be holding a sufficient memorial for the player at the game. I might watch the game myself, if I'm at home in decent enough time.

Europa League results:

AZ Alkmaar  2 - 0 Udinese
FC Twente  1 - 0 Schalke '04
Valencia CF 4 - 2 PSV Eindhoven


Two late goals by PSV somewhat spark the hope of a positive outcome for the Dutch side, after going 4 - 0 down without a proper chance. It's still possible...

Rounding up the last few days.

March 9:

Eredivisie:

Roda JC 3 - 1 VVV

Eerste Divisie:

Willem II 3 - 1 Veendam
Zwolle 1 - 0 Den Bosch
Almere City 1 - 2 MVV
Volendam 1 - 1 Dordrecht
Emmen 0 - 1 Eindhoven
Helmond Sport 2 - 1 Oss
Telstar 0 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles

March 10:

Eredivisie

Groningen 1 - 3 Vitesse
Heracles 0 - 2 ADO Den Haag
Heerenveen 4 - 2 Excelsior

Eerste Divisie

Fortuna Sittard 1 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam

Topklasse (Sat.)

Excelsior '31 2 - 1 SVZW
GVVV 3 - 2 IJsselmeervogels
Katwijk 6 - 1 Montfoort
Capelle 0 - 1 HHC
Genemuiden 2 - 0 ARC
Harkemase Boys 1 - 1 Lisse
Barendrecht 1 - 1 Noordwijk
Spakenburg 5 - 1 Rijnsburgse Boys

March 11:

Eredivisie

NAC 3 - 1 PSV
NEC 3 - 1 Twente
Feijenoord 1 - 1 Utrecht
Ajax 3 - 0 RKC
De Graafschap 0 - 2 AZ

Topklasse (Sun.)

Haaglandia 2 - 1 Lienden
Argon 2 - 2 AFC
WKE 4 - 0 JVC Cuijk
Hilversum 1 - 2 HBS
VVSB 0 - 0 EVV
Achilles '29 4 - 0 Quick '20
HSC '21 2 - 1 Hollandia
UNA 2 - 2 De Treffers

Crazy things happening in Eredivisie. One week FC Twente thrash PSV, next week they make a faux-pas against NEC.

Now it's AZ Alkmaar back at the top of the table, with Ajax only three points behind.
FC Twente, PSV and sc Heerenveen are four points behind, but Twente still have a game in hand.

Things are starting to look grim for PSV coach Fred Rutten...

Things are starting to look grim for PSV coach Fred Rutten...


As was to be expected, he got fired last Monday.

Philip Cocu and Ernest Faber will be the ones in charge for the final 9 games of this Eredivisie season.

Europa League results (returns):

Udinese          2 - 1 AZ Alkmaar
Schalke '04    4 - 1 FC Twente
PSV Eindhoven 1 - 1 Valencia CF

In spite of going 1 - 0 up early in the game, FC Twente were no match for Schalke '04 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
So now there's only one Dutch team remaining... :(

Update:
Draw for the quarter finals has resulted in AZ now facing Valencia... AZ will be playing home first.

My oh my... this must be the most exciting Eredivisie season ever!

After 26 rounds of play, the nrs 1 to 6 are only 5 points apart. That hasn't happened since... well, since the very first season of professional soccer! :o

Ah! Results from this weekend, I think are in order.. I'll get there eventually. :D

Friday:

Eredivisie

Vitesse 2 - 0 Heracles

Eerste Divisie

Den Bosch 3 - 0 Telstar
Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 3 Willem II
Sparta Rotterdam 0 - 3 Helmond Sport
Dordrecht 3 - 0 Emmen
Veendam 1 - 1 Almere City
MVV 3 - 0 Volendam
AGOVV 2 - 4 Fortuna Sittard
Eindhoven 1 - 1 Cambuur

Saturday:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2 - 1 Roda JC
RKC 1 - 0 De Graafschap
VVV 0 - 2 NEC

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 1 - 5 Lisse
Genemuiden 5 - 0 Capelle
HHC 2 - 3 Katwijk
IJsselmeervogels 5 - 1 Excelsior '31
Montfoort 1 - 2 GVVV
Noordwijk 1 - 0 Harkemase Boys
Rijnsburgse Boys 0 - 0 Barendrecht
SVZW 2 - 1 Spakenburg

Sunday:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 0 - 2 Ajax
AZ 0 - 0 NAC Breda
PSV 5 - 1 Heerenveen
Twente 0 - 2 Feyenoord
Utrecht 3 - 1 Groningen

Topklasse (Sun)

AFC 2 - 4 Haaglandia
De Treffers 0 - 1 VVSB
EVV 3 - 0 Hilversum
Hollandia 1 - 2 Achilles '29
JVC Cuijk 1 - 2 HBS
Lienden 3 - 1 UNA
Quick '20 1 - 2 Argon
WKE 2 - 1 HSC '21

KNVB Beker Semi-Finals:

sc Heerenveen 1 - 3 PSV Eindhoven

AZ Alkmaar      2 - 4 Heracles Almelo (AET)

And so, for the first time in history, Heracles play a Cup final. Even if they don't win the Cup, there's every chance of them qualifying for Europa League (provided PSV qualify for Champions League).

Ooh yes. Cheers for the update. Have I missed anything from earlier in the week? *investigates*

Ooh yes. Cheers for the update. Have I missed anything from earlier in the week? *investigates*


I guess you fell asleep? ::) ;)

Here's one you missed, from Wednesday:

De Graafschap 1 - 2 FC Twente

Which keeps FC Twente in the race for the championship.

I would never fall asleep - apart from that time when I did...

Friday's results:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 0 - 1 Groningen

Eerste Divisie

Emmen 0 - 4 Fortuna Sittard
Cambuur 1 - 0 Den Bosch
Zwolle 3 - 0 AGOVV
Helmond Sport 5 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
Volendam 1 - 0 Sparta Rotterdam
Almere City 3 - 2 Oss
Willem II 1 - 1 Dordrecht

Yesterday's results:

Eredivisie

Roda JC 3 - 1 Vitesse
NAC 1 - 1 NEC
Heerenveen 4 - 1 VVV
ADO Den Haag 1 - 1 Twente

Eerste Divisie

Telstar 1 - 1 Eindhoven

Topklasse (Sat)

Excelsior '31 4 - 2 Montfoort
GVVV 1 - 3 HHC
Katwijk 2 - 2 Genemuiden
Capelle 3 - 1 ARC
Lisse 1 - 1 Noordwijk
Harkemase Boys 1 - 4 Rijnsburgse Boys
Barendrecht 0 - 0 SVZW
Spakenburg 2 - 1 IJsselmeervogels

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 4 - 1 WKE

Results from March 25:

Eredivisie

AZ 1 - 0 RKC
Heracles 3 - 1 Utrecht
De Graafschap 0 - 3 Feijenoord
Ajax 2 - 0 PSV

Topklasse (Sun.)

Argon 3 - 2 Hollandia
Haaglandia 5 - 1 Quick '20
HBS 1 - 1 EVV
Hilversum 1 - 4 De Treffers
HSC '21 1 - 2 JVC
UNA 3 - 1 AFC
VVSB 2 - 3 Lienden

Results from March 26:

Eerste Divisie

Veendam 1 - 3 MVV

March 29:

Europa League:

AZ 2 - 1 Valencia

March 30:

Eredivisie

Utrecht 3 - 2 Excelsior

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 1 - 1 MVV
Emmen 0 - 1 Helmond Sport
Fortuna Sittard 1 - 0 Veendam
Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 1 Den Bosch
Oss 1 - 1 Willem II
Volendam 3 - 1 Almere City

March 31:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 3 - 1 NAC
Groningen 1 - 3 Heerenveen
PSV 2 - 0 VVV
Twente 2 - 0 Roda JC

Topklasse (Sat)

Capelle 0 - 4 Katwijk
Genemuiden 3 - 5 GVVV
Montfoort 1 - 1 Spakenburg
SVZW 1 - 3 Harkemase Boys
Rijnsburgse Boys 3 - 0 Lisse
ARC 1 - 3 Noordwijk
IJsselmeervogels 3 - 1 Barendrecht
HHC 0 - 2 Excelsior '31

April 1:

Eredivisie

NEC  2 - 0 De Graafschap
RKC Waalwijk  1 - 0 ADO Den Haag
Ajax  6 - 0 Heracles
Vitesse  2 - 2 AZ

Eerste Divisie

Sparta 1 - 0 Telstar
Cambuur 3 - 0 Zwolle

Topklasse (Sun.)

WKE 2 - 1 Argon
Hollandia 3 - 1 Haaglandia
Quick '20 1 - 2 UNA
HSC '21 0 - 1 Achilles '29
AFC 0 - 0 VVSB
Lienden 3 - 2 Hilversum
De Treffers 1 - 1 HBS
JVC Cuijk 0 - 1 EVV

And now it's Ajax in the lead, with AZ in second. Only six rounds of play left, and the numbers 1 (Ajax) to 6 (sc Heerenveen) are only FOUR points apart! :o It's anyone's guess who will claim the title in the end, with several of the Top-6 teams still having to play each other.

No Eredivisie action this weekend - it's time for the KNVB Beker final!

I'll catch up on results at the end of the day. Meanwhile, sadness at the death of Kees Guijt, who made 279 league appearances for Volendam over ten seasons. His son is Danny Guijt, who currently plays for Willem II - and he was uncle of Edwin van der Sar.

I'll catch up on results at the end of the day. Meanwhile, sadness at the death of Kees Guijt, who made 279 league appearances for Volendam over ten seasons. His son is Danny Guijt, who currently plays for Willem II - and he was uncle of Edwin van der Sar.


But that was yesterday. :-\\

Somehow I totally missed Kees Guijt's passing. Sad. :(

March 29:

Europa League:

AZ 2 - 1 Valencia


Well, the return ended up rather disappointing for Dutch soccer in general and AZ in particular....a 4 - 0 victory for Valencia.

I don't think it's been mentioned, but there will be no team relegating from Eerste Divisie/Jupiler League at the end of the season  (which is good news for teams like FC Almere and SC Veendam).
None of the teams in Topklasse have shown interest in promotion to Eerste Divisie (mainly to do with the fact that they are obliged to contract a certain amount of professionals in the case of promotion).

Completely out of the loop. Here we go.

April 2:

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 1 - 0 Dordrecht

April 5:

Europa League

Valencia 4 - 0 AZ

April 6:

Zwolle 1 - 0 Emmen
Helmond Sport 1 - 0 Volendam
Willem II 1 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
MVV 1 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Almere City 0 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Veendam 1 - 1 Cambuur
Den Bosch 0 - 2 Eindhoven
Telstar 2 - 1 Oss
Dordrecht 4 - 0 AGOVV

April 7:

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 0 - 4 Barendrecht
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 GVVV
SVZW 1 - 4 HHC

Topklasse (Sun)

EVV 2 - 2 HSC '21
Quick '20 0 - 3 Hollandia

April 8:

KNVB Beker

PSV 3 - 0 Heracles

We've had a midweek round of play in Eredivisie, and it looks like Ajax are the big winners (0 - 5 win over sc Heerenveen). They're now three points ahead of AZ (a 2 - 2 draw against FC Twente, who remain 3rd).
PSV dropped to 5th place due to a 2 - 1 loss against RKC Waalwijk.
Feyenoord move up one place (to 4), in spite of a goalless draw against Roda JC.
sc Heerenveen are still in 6th place, but due to their loss the gap between them and Ajax has increased to 7 points.

Maybe it's too early to tell, but it looks like Ajax will claim the title second time in a row. On the other hand, if RKC beat PSV... ::)

Ah! I missed the midweek action. And for that matter, all the other action!

Results from April 10:

Eredivisie

Excelsior 0 - 2 NEC

Results from April 11:

Eredivisie

AZ 2 - 2 Twente
Heerenveen 0 - 5 Ajax
NAC 1 -  2 Heracles
Roda JC 0 - 0 Feijenoord
RKC 2 - 1 PSV

April 12:

Eredivisie

ADO den Haag 3 - 0 Groningen
De Graafschap 3 - 0 Utrecht
VVV 1 - 3 Vitesse

April 13:

Eerste Divisie

MVV 1 - 2 Go Ahead Eagles
Oss 1 - 3 Fortuna Sittard
Willem II 5 - 0 AGOVV
Zwolle 0 - 0 Eindhoven
Almere City 1 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Volendam 3 - 1 Emmen
Veendam 1 - 1 Telstar
Helmond Sport 1 - 3 Cambuur
Dordrecht 4 - 3 Den Bosch

April 14:

Eredivisie

Feijenoord 3 - 0 Excelsior
NEC 2 - 4 Heerenveen
PSV 3 - 2 AZ
Twente 2 - 2 NAC

Topklasse (Sat)

Barendrecht 1 - 1 Montfoort
Excelsior '31 4 - 1 Genemuiden
GVVV 1 -3  Capelle
Harkemase Boys 2 - 3 IJsselmeervogels
Katwijk 4 - 0 ARC
Lisse 5 - 0 SVZW
Noordwijk 1 - 1 Rijnsburgse Boys
Spakenburg 6 - 3 HHC

April 15:

Eredivisie

Ajax 3 - 1 De Graafschap
Groningen 0 - 1 Roda JC
Heracles 1 - 1 RKC
Utrecht 4 - 2 VVV
Vitesse 1 - 0 ADO Den Haag

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 2 - 2 JVC
Argon 1 - 2 HSC '21
EVV 1 - 3 De Treffers
Haaglandia 3 - 0 WKE
HBS 2 - 1 Lienden
Hilversum 3 - 0 AFC
UNA 2 - 1 Hollandia
VVSB 6 - 1 Quick '20

Ajax are now leading the table by 6 points. I don't see them losing twice (and even if they do, they still have the best goal difference of the entire field), so I think it's a run race.

As for second place...that's a lot more interesting! Five teams still in play, and they're only ONE point apart! :o


Oh, and FTR: FC Zwolle are champions of Jupiler League and will be playing Eredivisie next season (after 8 years of absence). Rumor has it they will be going by PEC Zwolle next season - a name the team also used in their heydays (1970s). Not sure if that will keep them from relegation, but it's worth a try.

And one more thing:

RKC defender Guy Ramos has recently set a new record. As of Sunday, April 15, he is the first player to receive 12 yellow cards in one season.

And one more thing:

RKC defender Guy Ramos has recently set a new record. As of Sunday, April 15, he is the first player to receive 12 yellow cards in one season.

Does the Eredivisie have rules based on a certain number of yellow cards equals a game's suspension, or similar?

Does the Eredivisie have rules based on a certain number of yellow cards equals a game's suspension, or similar?


I'm not entirely sure, but I think it is three yellow cards = one game suspension. Or two, possibly. :-\\
Unless of course you receive two yellow cards in one game. That means red, and you're suspended straight away (number of games depends on the graveness of the fouls committed).

Bizarre result alert: Twelfth-place Eerste Klasse Zondag F team Dalen overcome Gronitas away from home - by a score of 0 - 8.

Results from April 20:

Eredivisie

NAC 0 - 3 Roda JC

Eerste Divisie

Willem II 3 - 1 Zwolle
Den Bosch 2 - 0 Almere City
Dordrecht 3 - 2 Oss
Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 0 Emmen
Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 1 AGOVV
MVV 2 - 0 Cambuur
Veendam 1 - 1 Helmond Sport
Telstar 2 - 2 Volendam
Eindhoven 4 - 3 Fortuna Sittard

Results from April 21:

Eredivisie

De Graafschap 2 - 3 Heracles
Excelsior 0 - 1 Twente
Heerenveen 1 - 1 Vitesse
RKC 0 - 2 Utrecht

Topklasse (Sat)

Katwijk 3 - 1 GVVV
Capelle 0 - 1 Excelsior '31
Genemuiden 0 - 6 Spakenburg
HHC 1 - 3 Barendrecht
Montfoort 0 - 1 Harkemase Boys
SVZW 1 - 6 Noordwijk
ARC 1 - 4 Rijnsburgse Boys
IJsselmeervogels 2 - 3 Lisse

Results from April 22:

Eredivisie

ADO Den Haag 1 - 2 Feijenoord
Ajax 2 - 0 Groningen
AZ 2 - 1 VVV
PSV 2 - 1 NEC

Topklasse (Sun)

Achilles '29 6 - 2 Argon
AFC 4 - 5 HBS
Hollandia 5 - 3 VVSB
HSC '21 3 - 1 Haaglandia
JVC 0 - 2 De Treffers
Lienden 0 -  1 EVV
Quick '20 1 - 2 Hilversum
WKE 5 - 3 UNA

43 goals in 8 games, that seems *very* high-scoring!

Results from April 27:

Groningen 1 - 1 De Graafschap

Eerste Divisie

AGOVV 2 - 3 Den Bosch
Almere City 1 - 4 Willem II
Cambuur 3 - 1 Telstar
Emmen 1 - 1 Sparta Rotterdam
Fortuna Sittard 1 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles
Helmond Sport 2 - 1 Dordrecht
Oss 0 - 2 MVV
Volendam 3 - 1 Eindhoven
Zwolle 2 - 0 Veendam

April 28:

Eredivisie

Heracles 2 - 4 Heerenveen
Utrecht 1 - 3 NAC
Vitesse 3 - 2 Excelsior
VVV 2 - 1 ADO Den Haag

April 29:

Eredivisie:

Feijenoord 1 - 0 AZ
NEC 1 - 1 RKC
Roda JC 1 - 3 PSV
Twente 1 - 2 Ajax

May 1:

Nacompetitie

Go Ahead Eagles 1 - 1 Den Bosch
MVV 0 - 2 Cambuur

May 2:

Eredivisie

Ajax 2 - 0 VVV
De Graafschap 2 - 2 Excelsior
Feijenoord 4 - 1 Heracles
Groningen 1 - 1 NAC
NEC 1 - 1 AZ
PSV 5 - 0 ADO Den Haag
RKC 5 - 2 Roda JC
Twente 3 - 4 Heerenveen
Utrecht 2 - 2 Vitesse

May 5:

Topklasse (Sat)

ARC 2 - 2 GVVV
Barendrecht 2 - 0 Genemuiden
Excelsior '31 0 - 3 Katwijk
Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 HHC
Lisse 1 - 1 Montfoort
Noordwijk 2 - 1 IJsselmeervogels
Rijnsburgse Boys 3 - 1 SVZW
Spakenburg 4 - 1 Capelle

Former coach of the Dutch national football team, George Knobel, has passed away at the age of 89. Knobel also managed teams such as VV Baronie, MVV, Ajax, and the Hong Kong national team. He coached the Dutch to third place in the 1976 European Championships.

Former coach of the Dutch national football team, George Knobel, has passed away at the age of 89. Knobel also managed teams such as VV Baronie, MVV, Ajax, and the Hong Kong national team. He coached the Dutch to third place in the 1976 European Championships.


Knobel's career as coach of the Dutch national squad (1974-1976) and Ajax (August 1973 - April 1974) were both shortlived and not very successful, although we did end up in 3rd place at the European Championship in 1976. (We didn't win the tournament until 1988)

Fixed. :D I'm terrible at hearing one thing and typing another, while I'm reading the correct information somewhere else..! :D

Well, regular season has come to an end. Time for play-offs!

Let's see... Ajax are champions, and qualify for Champions League. (I'm not expecting them to survive first round)
Feyenoord are the surprise runners-up, and qualify for Champions League qualifiers.

PSV, AZ and sc Heerenveen (numbers 3, 4 and 5 respectively) qualify for Europa League.

FC Twente, Vitesse, N.E.C. and RKC (#s 6 to 9) battle it out for one remaining spot in Europa League.


Excelsior Rotterdam ends in last place, and relegates directly.

VVV Venlo and De Graafschap end 16th and 17th respectively, and face play-offs to prevent relegation.


Now here's when it gets a bit awkward...

Based on the UEFA Fair Play Rankings over the past Europa/Champions League season, we (i.e. The Netherlands) have earned an extra slot in Europa League. This place will go to the highest ranked team in Dutch Fair Play rankings over the past season, excluding teams that a) have already qualified for Europa/Champions League, and b) did not play in Eredivisie in 2011/2012 season.
Winners of 2011/2012 Fair Play rankings are sc Heerenveen - but they've already qualified for Europa League.
Second best ranked team is FC Twente, which should earn them a place in Europa League. BUT HERE'S THE CATCH!
Should FC Twente win play-offs for Europa League ticket, the extra ticket goes to... Excelsior Rotterdam! :o
If FC Twente fails to win play-offs, they get the extra ticket.

Get it?

Well, it is confusing.

Now that *is* confusing! :D

Updates needed on the play-offs...

Promotion/Relegation play-offs

Round 1, leg 1 (May 1st)
FC Den Bosch - Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 0
MVV - sc Cambuur                    0 - 2

Round 1, leg 2 (May 5th)
Go Ahead Eagles - FC Den Bosch 1 - 1
sc Cambuur - MVV                    0 - 1

Round 2, leg 1 (May 10th)
FC Den Bosch - De Graafschap    0 - 0
Willem II - Sparta Rotterdam      2 - 1
sc Cambuur - VVV Venlo            0 - 0
Helmond Sport - FC Eindhoven    1 - 0



Europa League play-offs

Round 1, leg 1 (May 10th)
N.E.C. Nijmegen - Vitesse Arnhem 3 - 2
RKC Waalwijk - FC Twente          1 - 1

Cheers Henk - once again, the playoffs confusing me greatly..!

Patrick Bosch, formerly of FC Twente and FC Emmen, who played between 1985 and 1993, has died from injuries sustained in a car accident, at the age of 47.

Cheers Henk - once again, the playoffs confusing me greatly..!


No probs. :) Play-offs are meant to be confusing. ;D ;)

Updates needed on the play-offs...

Promotion/Relegation play-offs


Round 2, leg 1 (May 10th)
FC Den Bosch - De Graafschap    0 - 0
Willem II - Sparta Rotterdam      2 - 1
sc Cambuur - VVV Venlo            0 - 0
Helmond Sport - FC Eindhoven    1 - 0



Europa League play-offs

Round 1, leg 1 (May 10th)
N.E.C. Nijmegen - Vitesse Arnhem 3 - 2
RKC Waalwijk - FC Twente          1 - 1


And the returns:

De Graafschap - FC Den Bosch  1 - 1
Sparta Rotterdam - Willem II    1 - 1
VVV-Venlo - sc Cambuur          4 - 3
FC Eindhoven - Helmond Sport  0 - 2

Vitesse Arnhem - N.E.C. Nijmegen 2 - 0
FC Twente - RKC Waalwijk          0 - 1


As a result, De Graafschap are (also) relegated from Eredivisie.
Willem II will now take on FC Den Bosch, and VVV will take on Helmond Sport for two spots in Eredivisie.

Vitesse and RKC will battle it out for one remaining spot in Europa League.
In spite of their loss, FC Twente still qualify for Europa League due to their Fair Play ranking over the last season. This also means that Excelsior Rotterdam do not qualify for that spot.

Thanks to two late goals, the Dutch U-17 squad beat their Georgian counterparts in the semi-final of the European Championship earlier tonight.
The Dutch will now be facing Germany in the final - a repeat of last year's final (won by The Netherlands).

Thanks to two late goals, the Dutch U-17 squad beat their Georgian counterparts in the semi-final of the European Championship earlier tonight.
The Dutch will now be facing Germany in the final - a repeat of last year's final (won by The Netherlands).


UEFA U-17 Championship Final:

The Netherlands 1 - 1 Germany (The Netherlands win after penalties, 5-4)


Well that was close...We nearly got one in in the first half, but it was still goalless at half time. Then, in the second half, the Germans took control of the game, which led to a goal in the 51st minute. And that seemed to be the end of it... Until the penultimate minute of the game, when out of the blue we scored the equalizer.
So penalties it was (no extra time), and one penalty was stopped by the Dutch goalie. That left the Germans in tears (for a change).

May 16:

Hoofdklasse Saturday championship:

WHC 1 - 2 DETO (AET)

May 17:

Europa League playoffs, first leg:

RKC 1 - 3 Vitesse

May 19:

Topklasse (13th place playoff):

Harkemase Boys 2 - 0 SVZW

Playoff (final)

Achilles '29 3 - 0 Spakenburg

May 20:

Europa League playoff finals:

Vitesse 2 - 1 RKC
(Vitesse win 5 - 2 on aggregate)

Promotion/relegation playoffs

Willem II 2 - 1 Den Bosch (Willem II win 2 - 1 on aggregate)
VVV 2 - 2 Helmond Sport (VVV win 3 - 4 on aggregate)

May 20:

Europa League playoff finals:

Vitesse 2 - 1 RKC
(Vitesse win 5 - 2 on aggregate)

Promotion/relegation playoffs

Willem II 2 - 1 Den Bosch (Willem II win 2 - 1 on aggregate)
VVV 2 - 2 Helmond Sport (VVV win 3 - 4 on aggregate)


You do know what this means, don't you? ???

It means your favorite team returns to the Eredivisie, after one season of absence. :)


I'd have loved to see Helmond Sport shock the fans of VVV, but alas, it wasn't to be.

It means your favorite team returns to the Eredivisie, after one season of absence. :)

I assumed that was the case - though it's *so* hard to work out the system sometimes! This calls for a musical moment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JRaiBkRLCU

Friendly match, May 22nd:

Bayern Munich 3 - 2 The Netherlands



Much ado about nothing, basically. :P

May 24:

One Hoofdklasse relegation clash cancelled.

Topklasse playoffs:

Chabab 4 - 2 Leonidas

May 26:

International Friendly

Netherlands 1 - 2 Bulgaria

Topklasse playoff:

Spakenburg 0 - 2 Achilles '29
(Achilles '29 win 0 - 5 on aggregate)

Hoofdklasse promotion/relegation playoffs:

Huizen 0 - 5 Ter Leede
ACV 1 - 2 Berkum
Kozakken Boys 3 - 2 RVVH

May 28:

Hoofdklasse playoffs:

Alphense Boys 0 - 1 Chabab
Be Quick 1887 1 - 0 UDI '19
Blauw Geel '38 6 - 1 Nuenen

May 29:

Hoofdklasse playoffs:

Berkum 2 - 1 Ter Leede
Harkemase Boys 0 - 4 Kozakken Boys

May 30:

Under-19 Championships:

Netherlands 0 - 6 France

June 2:

International Friendly

Netherlands 6 - 0 Northern Ireland

June 3:

Topklasse/Hoofdklasse playoffs

Blauw Geel '38 1 - 0 Be Quick 1887 (Be Quick win 4 - 5 on penalties)
The only goal of the game in regular time was scored in the 92nd minute.
Una 0 - 3 Chabab

June 5:

UEFA U21 Championships

Netherlands 5 - 0 Bulgaria

EURO 2012 RESULT

The Netherlands 0 - 1 Denmark

We're all in shock right now. This is the one game "we" couldn't lose - a sure win! But one goal by Michael Krohn Dehli, and all has changed. It's not that we didn't get any chances, but our attackers failed to deliver.
On the bright side: we now know exactly where we stand and what we're supposed to do. Two games remaining in this group, and we can't afford another loss. But with the opponents being Germany and Portugal... :-\\
Well, if past experience is anything to go by: the only time we lost our opening game at a European Championship was in 1988. And I'm sure you remember what happened next...

EURO 2012 RESULT

The Netherlands 0 - 1 Denmark

We're all in shock right now. This is the one game "we" couldn't lose - a sure win! But one goal by Michael Krohn Dehli, and all has changed. It's not that we didn't get any chances, but our attackers failed to deliver.
On the bright side: we now know exactly where we stand and what we're supposed to do. Two games remaining in this group, and we can't afford another loss. But with the opponents being Germany and Portugal... :-\\
Well, if past experience is anything to go by: the only time we lost our opening game at a European Championship was in 1988. And I'm sure you remember what happened next...
I watch the match and wanted The Netherlands to do well, but the team came unstuck.

Domestic result:

Topklasse/Hoofdklasse playoffs:

Ter Leede 1 - 5 Kozakken Boys

EURO 2012 RESULT

The Netherlands 0 - 1 Denmark

What the hell happened here?  :o

Against Denmark, of all teams!

We're all in shock right now. This is the one game "we" couldn't lose - a sure win! But one goal by Michael Krohn Dehli, and all has changed. It's not that we didn't get any chances, but our attackers failed to deliver.
On the bright side: we now know exactly where we stand and what we're supposed to do. Two games remaining in this group, and we can't afford another loss. But with the opponents being Germany and Portugal... :-\\

You seem to be taking the well-trodden English path...making things difficult for yourselves! This has to stop immediately!  ;)

Well, if past experience is anything to go by: the only time we lost our opening game at a European Championship was in 1988. And I'm sure you remember what happened next...


Sure do (and certainly not one of our better tournaments!)  :-X

I'd hate to lose you in the groups and I don't think Germany's quite the team they've been hyped-up to be!...so knuckle down!

I'm not at all convinced with England's opener...France to win by the odd goal (or two)...

What the hell happened here?  :o

Against Denmark, of all teams!


Nearly everyone seems to have forgotten the Danes finished 1st in their qualifying group, in front of Portugal. ;)


You seem to be taking the well-trodden English path...making things difficult for yourselves! This has to stop immediately!  ;)


Ay-ay, sir!


Sure do (and certainly not one of our better tournaments!)  :-)

I'd hate to lose you in the groups and I don't think Germany's quite the team they've been hyped-up to be!...so knuckle down!


I'm not entirely optimistic... :(
If we fail to qualify for the next round, that would be a first in 32 years. Last time we didn't get through the group stage on any major tournament was in 1980.

That's not counting the times we weren't even there in the first place... (1982, 1984, 1986, 2002) ::)
From memory, it was France (1982), Spain (1984), Belgium (1986) and Republic of Ireland (!) (2002) that kept us from qualifying in those respective years. I can still hear the tv commentary and feel the pain/disappointment...


I'm not at all convinced with England's opener...France to win by the odd goal (or two)...


I'm expecting a draw.

Nearly everyone seems to have forgotten the Danes finished 1st in their qualifying group, in front of Portugal. ;)

Even so, Portugal's not the side they once were...

That said, the sheer weight of Dutch one-way traffic should have seen you right...

I can still hear the tv commentary and feel the pain/disappointment...

It's up to the squad to convert those chances and ensure the pain/disappointment is avoided...I'm sure you'll come good...

I'm expecting a draw.


Lo and behold, there it was!

Second Dutch result of Euro 2012:

Netherlands 1 - 2 Germany

This, worryingly, does two things - puts the Netherlands at the bottom of the group, with no points and just a single goal from their first two games, and secondly, makes it possible for them to *qualify* with a decent win over Portugal as long as Germany beat Denmark.

Anything is possible I suppose!

Anything is possible I suppose!


What we need to do:
Go fully on the attack from the get-go, put in three (or more) in the first 30 minutes of the game - and job well done.

What will happen (most likely):
Nothing of the sort. It'll be much the same as the Germany and Denmark games, which leads to nothing. And to make matters worse, Portugal will score one or two and the other game ends in a draw (leaving all our desperate attempts futile).
Afterwards every Dutch player will claim they "played to win" and "put in their best effort" and so on and so on. Bert van Marwijk will resign then offer his resignation, but both players and KNVB will reject.
And so we will muddle on, towards WC 2014 - but we will fail to qualify (following dramatic results against Hungary and Estonia).

And the final nail in the coffin, Portugal 2 - 1 Netherlands. Van der Vaart scored after 11 minutes, but Ronaldo, with a 28th minute equalizer and a 74th minute winner, turned the game around.

What we need to do:
Go fully on the attack from the get-go, put in three (or more) in the first 30 minutes of the game - and job well done.

What will happen (most likely):
Nothing of the sort. It'll be much the same as the Germany and Denmark games, which leads to nothing. And to make matters worse, Portugal will score one or two and the other game ends in a draw (leaving all our desperate attempts futile).
Afterwards every Dutch player will claim they "played to win" and "put in their best effort" and so on and so on. Bert van Marwijk will resign then offer his resignation, but both players and KNVB will reject.
And so we will muddle on, towards WC 2014 - but we will fail to qualify (following dramatic results against Hungary and Estonia).


As predicted. Nice of Germany to do the honorable thing and win, but it was lost on us. We just weren't good enough this time/tournament.
Now anxiously awaiting Van Marwijk's resignation...

Not quite time to start a new thread yet, but I've just seen that the 2012-13 Eredivisie fixtures have been announced. Opening day, Friday August 10, Willem II could start the season at the top... or the bottom... of the table. *crosses fingers*

Not quite time to start a new thread yet, but I've just seen that the 2012-13 Eredivisie fixtures have been announced. Opening day, Friday August 10, Willem II could start the season at the top... or the bottom... of the table. *crosses fingers*


I think it's time. With us being eliminated from Euro 2012, the 2011/2012 season is officially over.

August will also see the next international friendly for us, against Belgium. Now if we can't even win that we'll know where we're heading. ;)


MTA: In fact, I've already started a new thread.