VV Hoogeveen

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Hoogeveen
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Full nameVeldvoetbal Voetbalvereniging Hoogeveen
Founded29 April 1930;94 years ago (1930-04-29)
Ground Sportpark Bentinckspark, Hoogeveen
Capacity6,000
ChairmanStef Lamberink
League Vierde Divisie
2023–24 Derde Divisie A, 16th of 18 (relegated via play-offs)

Veldvoetbal Voetbalvereniging Hoogeveen is a football club based in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands. Currently members of the Vierde Divisie, the fifth tier of the Dutch football league system, they play their home matches at the 6,000-capacity Sportpark Bentinckspark. The club's colours are blue and white.

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History

The club was founded on 29 April 1930 and has about 650 members. It plays home matches at Bentickspark. It host football for seniors, junior teams, futsal and women. After the founding of the Hoofdklasse in 1973 VV Hoogeveen soon joined. In 1975 the club promoted to what was then the highest amateur league. The biggest success of the club came in 1978, when the team became champion of the ‘Hoofdklasse B’ and ‘Dutch amateur champion’ of the Sunday ‘Hoofdklasse’. In subsequent years VV Hoogeveen managed to play many additional seasons in the ‘Hoofdklasse’. Especially the late 1980s were rather successful. To date VV Hoogeveen has played eighteen years of ‘Hoofdklasse’.

In the 2021–22 season, Hoogeveen qualified for the promotion playoffs, but lost 5–2 on aggregate to VV Hoogland in the first round.

Overview

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Celebration of the 2008 win of the Northern Amateur Cup

Honours

Accommodation

Stadium

VV Hoogeveen plays in a small stadium close to the town centre. The stadium has a capacity of about 6,000 spectators, of which 500 can sit and another 500 can stand underneath roofs. The accommodation encompasses two other fields and two youth pitches where other teams can play their matches.

Attendance

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A home match in 2007

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Support

Businessclub

The Businessclub Hoogeveen was founded in 1993 to provide additional support to the football club, both at a recreational and competitive level. Also, it provides the opportunity for local and regional business to meet and liaise. It has over 130 members and is one of the biggest and most active business clubs in the north of the Netherlands. [2]

Fans

The fans have united themselves in the 'Supportersvereniging VV Hoogeveen', founded in 1949. Next to its support for VV Hoogeveen, it hosts a number of activities for its fans and helps in the organisation of events.

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References

  1. All figures based on figures as printed in the match reports of the 'Hoogeveensche Courant', also see www.hoogeveenschecourant.nl publ
  2. businessclubhoogeveen.nl