SV Spakenburg

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SV Spakenburg
SV Spakenburg logo.png
Full nameSportvereniging Spakenburg
Nickname(s)De Blauwen ("The Blues")
Founded15 August 1931;92 years ago (1931-08-15)
Ground Sportpark De Westmaat, Bunschoten
Capacity8,500
ChairmanMarc Schoonebeek
ManagerChris de Graaf
League Tweede Divisie
2023–24 Tweede Divisie, 1st of 18 (champions)
Website Club website

Sportvereniging Spakenburg is a football club based in Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands, that competes in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 15 August 1931, and is regarded as one of the most successful amateur clubs in the Netherlands, having won three championships of the top tier in amateur football. [1] [2] In 2023 season, the club reached the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup by eliminating two Eredivisie clubs.

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Spakenburg plays its home matches at Sportpark De Westmaat. Their colours are blue and white stripes. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Bunschoten-Spakenburg neighbours IJsselmeervogels. [3]

History

Foundation and early years (1931–1947)

On Saturday, 15 August 1931, a group of enthusiasts founded the football club, initially named Stormvogels. At that time, several local football clubs were also established, such as Strandvogels, Noordster, and Spakenburgse Boys. However, there was no formal competition structure as we know it today, and the clubs mainly engaged in friendly matches and tournaments. [4]

After a few years, the club changed its name to Windvogels. In 1935 the club participated in an organised league for the first time, joining the third division of the Utrecht Provincial Football Association (UPVB). Remarkably, in its inaugural year in the league, the team achieved the title of undefeated champions. [4]

As the club continued to grow rapidly, reaching a membership of 200, it underwent another name change. In 1947, the club merged with local gymnastics team Lycurgus, leading to the renaming of the club to Sport Vereniging Spakenburg. This was also the year when SV Spakenburg achieved promotion to the highest possible amateur division for a Saturday club. [4]

Located in the heart of the Dutch Bible Belt of Reformed Protestantism, [5] playing football on Sundays was forbidden due to religious beliefs. [6] As a result, both SV Spakenburg and their town rivals IJsselmeervogels explicitly stated in their statutes that they do not participate in Sunday football. Consequently, the clubs have historically played matches exclusively on Saturdays. [3] To ensure the continuation of this tradition, SV Spakenburg signed a covenant with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and the Association for Saturday Football (BZV). [7]

Eerste Klasse

Spakenburg joined the Eerste Klasse in the 1970–71 season under coach Joop van Basten, father of legendary Dutch striker Marco van Basten, and clinched their first league title in 1974. It became champions again in 1985, also winning the overall Dutch amateur league title, and in 1987, 2000 and 2008. [4]

SV Spakenburg celebrates the 1985 championship. SV Spakenburg viert het kampioenschap van 1985.jpg
SV Spakenburg celebrates the 1985 championship.

Topklasse (2010–2016)

It joined the Topklasse for its inaugural season in 2010. In the 2011–12 season and the 2013–14 season SV Spakenburg became champions of the Topklasse. In 2013/2014 Spakenburg also takes home the title of best amateur squad of the Netherlands after beating AFC Amsterdam in the championship for Algeheel Amateurkampioen.

Historic cup run and Tweede Divisie win (2022–present)

Spakenburg's squad and fans celebrate the 4-1 victory against Utrecht FC Utrecht - Spakenburg.jpg
Spakenburg's squad and fans celebrate the 4-1 victory against Utrecht

In the 2022–23 season, Spakenburg advanced significantly in the KNVB Cup competition. On 28 February 2023, Spakenburg defeated Eredivisie side Utrecht 4–1 away in the quarter-finals, becoming the third amateur team ever to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament. [8]

Earlier, on 12 January 2023, Spakenburg had defeated another Eredivisie club, Groningen, 3–2 away at the Euroborg. [9]

In the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup, PSV visited De Westmaat and narrowly won 2–1. Dwayne Green scored for Spakenburg, becoming the first amateur player to score a goal in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup. [10]

Spakenburg celebrates the 2023-24 Tweede Divisie title. Kampioen 23-24.jpg
Spakenburg celebrates the 2023–24 Tweede Divisie title.

Spakenburg enjoyed a remarkable 2023–24 season. Already by the winter break, it was clear that SV Spakenburg would be crowned champions. The team's coaching duo, Chris de Graaf and Jorg Hartog, who were both born and raised in Spakenburg and former players of the club, played a key role in their success. On 11 May 2024, SV Spakenburg won the championship with a 3–2 away victory over GVVV. [11]

The team's season saw them accumulate 82 points, a record for the Tweede Divisie. [12] This was achieved through a 19-match unbeaten streak (16 wins and 3 draws). [13] Despite a challenge from De Treffers early on, SV Spakenburg ultimately emerged victorious. The team also set another new record on 6 April 2024 with an 8–0 win over Noordwijk, the biggest league victory in club history and Tweede Divisie history. [14]

SV Spakenburg's Ahmed El Azzouti's became top goalscorer in the Tweede Divisie with 25 goals, while Chris de Graaf was named the best amateur coach of the year for the West 1 division. [15] [16]

Spakenburg and the KNVB Cup

The next table shows the results of SV Spakenburg against professional clubs.

MatchDateResult
PEC Zwolle - SV Spakenburg5-okt-19742-0
SV Spakenburg - FC Groningen8-okt-19831-4
SV Spakenburg - Cambuur (replay-systeem)20-okt-19841-1
Cambuur - SV Spakenburg (replay-wedstrijd)31-okt-19843-1
SV Spakenburg - ADO Den Haag (replay-systeem)27-nov-19851-1
ADO Den Haag - SV Spakenburg (replay-wedstrijd8-feb-19862-0
SV Spakenburg - MVV7-okt-19870-0 (0–1)
SV Spakenburg - FC Dordrecht1-okt-19883-2
SV Spakenburg - AZ18-nov-19881-4
SV Spakenburg - Heracles Almelo2-sep-19892-0
SV Spakenburg - De Graafschap4-okt-19893-2
SV Spakenburg - Feyenoord (gespeeld in De Kuip)13-dec-19890-4
TOP Oss - SV Spakenburg12-okt-19912-1
FC Utrecht - SV Spakenburg (poulewedstrijd)18-aug-19996-1
NEC - SV Spakenburg23-sep-19993-0
SV Spakenburg - Volendam (poulewedstrijd)11-aug-20001-4
SV Spakenburg - Cambuur (poulewedstrijd)30-aug-20002-8
SV Spakenburg - NEC (poulewedstrijd)11-aug-20010-0
SV Spakenburg - Veendam19-sep-20011-2
SV Spakenburg - PEC Zwolle (poulewedstrijd)10-aug-20020-3
SV Spakenburg - Volendam9-aug-20030-2
SV Spakenburg - Vitesse7-aug-20040-1
SV Spakenburg - Roda JC25-sep-20070-2
SV Spakenburg - Telstar24-sep-20080-1
SV Spakenburg - MVV22-sep-20093-1
AZ - SV Spakenburg28-okt-20092-2 (5–2)
SV Spakenburg* - RBC Roosendaal21-sep-20100-0* (wns)
PSV - SV Spakenburg10-nov-20103-0
SV Spakenburg - NAC Breda23-sep-20143-4
SV Spakenburg - Fortuna Sittard21-sep-20162-1
Willem II - SV Spakenburg31-okt-20185-0
Ajax - SV Spakenburg22-jan-20207-0
SV Spakenburg - FC Dordrecht26-okt-20213-0
Telstar - SV Spakenburg14-dec-20213-3 (5–3)
FC Groningen - SV Spakenburg12-jan-20232-3
FC Utrecht - SV Spakenburg28-feb-20231-4
SV Spakenburg - PSV4-apr-20231-2
SV Spakenburg - Helmond Sport31-okt-20233-1
SV Spakenburg - Excelsior Rotterdam19-dec-20232-2 (2–3)

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nick Verhagen
3 DF Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Masies Artien
4 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Koos Werkman
5 DF Flag of Barbados.svg  BRB Dwayne Green
6 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Tom Noordhoff
7 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Ahmed El Azzouti
8 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Sam van Huffel
9 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Floris van der Linden
10 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Wimilio Vink
11 FW Flag of Somalia.svg  SOM Mukhtar Suleiman
12 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Menno Heus
13 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Maurice de Ruiter
14 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Koen Wesdorp
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Hero van Lopik
16 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jan van Diermen
17 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Bo van Essen
18 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Ferebory Kourouma
19 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Luc Ruizendaal
20 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nico Kroonenberg
21 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mark Veenhoven
22 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Killian van Mil
24 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Thomas van den Akker
27 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Alessandro Damen
29 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Youri Koelewijn
43 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Tobias Kleijweg
44 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Kevin van Dieren

Derby IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg

IJsselmeervogels and SV Spakenburg have been playing at the same level since they were founded. Over the years there an atmosphere had emerged around the derby matches which is unique in amateur football. The club of "the people and the fishermen" (IJsselmeervogels, also known as "The Reds") against the "farmers and clerks" (SV spakenburg, "the Blues"). Their rivalry reached boiling point in 1987, when during the second but last match a bomb made by a supporter of IJsselmeervogels exploded and a linesman was wounded. In the years that followed, until the mid-1990s, the clubs were separated. In 1999, however, the relationship between the two clubs cooled considerably when Spakenburg offered a much money to sign two star players from the "red championship team" (Gérard van der Nooij and Pascal de Bruijn) and have them play for "the Blues". The affair becomes so big that local government banned the derby for a few year. Since 2002 the peace has returned and IJsselmeervogels and Spakenburg are playing against each other again. [17]

It is estimated that the edition of 16 April 2011 was visited by almost 9,000 people. In the stands there are many crowd chants and there is always a great atmosphere. The media spend much time on the derby, which is covered in sports magazines like Voetbal International and Dutch National broadcaster NOS.

Results of the derby since 1970 (introduction First Class)

SeasonDateFirst MatchDateSecond Match
1972/732 September 1972 IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 2–12 December 1972Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–1
1982/838 January 1983IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–14 April 1983Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–1
1985/8616 November 1985IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–117 May 1986Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–2
1986/871 November 1986IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 0–09 May 1987Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–0
1989/909 September 1989Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 0–024 February 1990IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 2–4
1992/9312 December 1992IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–020 March 1993Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–1
1993/9425 September 1993Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–019 March 1994IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 3–1
1994/955 November 1994IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 0–022 April 1995Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–1
2002/0328 September 2002IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–212 April 2003Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 3–0
2003/04Oktober 25, 2003IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 0–213 March 2004Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 4–1
2004/05Oktober 23, 2004Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–312 March 2005IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–0
2005/065 November 2005Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 0–21 April 2006IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 0–0
2006/0711 November 2006Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–221 April 2007IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 2–1
2007/0817 November 2007IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–526 April 2008Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 7–1
2008/0913 December 2008Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 1–39 May 2009IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–1
2009/107 November 2009IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 0–210 April 2010Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–3
2010/116 November 2010Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–316 April 2011IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 3–2
2011/128 October 2011IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 2–224 March 2012Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–1
2012/1322 September 2012Spakenburg – IJsselmeervogels 2–19 March 2013IJsselmeervogels – Spakenburg 1–0

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