SC Cambuur

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Cambuur
SC Cambuur logo.jpg
Full name SC Cambuur
Nickname(s) The Yellow-Blues
SCC
Founded 19 June 1964; 52 years ago (1964-06-19)
Ground Cambuur Stadion
Leeuwarden
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Ype Smid
Manager Rob Maas
League Eerste Divisie
2015–16 Eredivisie, 18th (relegated)
Current season

SC Cambuur (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈseː ˈkɑmbyːr]), formed on 19 June 1964, is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden that currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, after being relegated in May 2016. The home ground of the club is the 10,000-capacity Cambuur Stadion. The club usually plays in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The origin of the club's emblem is the coat of arms of the House of Cammingha, a Frisian noble family.

History[edit]

Founded in 1964, Cambuur has played a total of five seasons in the top-flight Eredivisie. In the 1980s and 1990s, the club was a regular contender in the Eerste Divisie playoffs. Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie title in 1992 and gained promotion to the Eredivisie, but was relegated two seasons later in 1994. In 1998, the club was promoted again to the Eredivisie, but again was relegated after just two years in the top-flight in 2000. Troubled times followed which brought the "folk club" close to bankruptcy in 2005. The rebuilding started in 2006 and since 2010, the club has been in a relatively stable financial condition.

In 2009, the club almost won the playoff against Eredivisie side Roda JC, only losing on penalties. In 2010, the club came in second, again just narrowly missing promotion. Cambuur welcomed during these play-offs more than 40,000 spectators in just two weeks. Another estimated 7,000 fans watched the final play-off match against Roda on a large screen in the city centre of the city of Leeuwarden. More than 1.4 million people watched the final play-off match on television, which appeared to be another record for a play-off promotion match in the Netherlands. In total, more than 4.5 million people watched the play-off matches between Cambuur, PEC Zwolle and Roda JC on television that year.

Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie championship in the 2012–13 season, awarding the club promotion to the Eredivisie for the 2013–14 season. On 1 May 2016, Cambuur were relegated to the Eerste Divisie after they were beaten 6-2 away at PSV Eindhoven.

Supporters[edit]

Cambuur has a group of ultras, known as the M.I.-Side, who stand on the north and south stands at the Cambuur Stadion. The name derives from the street names in which the stands are built: M stands for Marathonstraat and I for Insulindestraat. Most of the hardcore fans of Cambuur are sitting close to the stand of the away fans on the northern side of the stadium. They are among the most notorious in the Netherlands. In the 2009–10 season, the average attendance was 8,600 fans per game, and more than 6,500 season tickets were sold. That was a new record for Cambuur, as these numbers were achieved while the club was in the second division but even higher than when it played in the Eredivisie. In the 2009–10 season, the club sold out six regular season matches with 10,000 fans per game, another milestone for the Leeuwarden-based club. Never before in the second division it had sold out that many regular season matches.

Current squad[edit]

As of 15 July 2016

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2016

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

No. Position Player
2 Netherlands DF Jordy van Deelen
3 Belgium DF Chiró N'Toko
4 Netherlands DF Matthew Steenvoorden
5 Netherlands DF Gino Bosz
6 Netherlands MF Erik Bakker
7 Netherlands FW Raymond Gyasi
8 Netherlands FW Ninos Gouriye
9 Netherlands FW Martijn Barto
10 Netherlands MF Ricardo Kip (on loan from Fleetwood Town)
12 Netherlands FW Xander Houtkoop
14 Netherlands MF Jamiro Monteiro
15 Netherlands FW Jergé Hoefdraad
No. Position Player
16 Netherlands DF Djavan Anderson
17 Netherlands MF Robbert Schilder
18 Netherlands MF Noureddine Boutzamar
19 Netherlands MF Danny Bakker
20 Netherlands MF Sander van de Streek (captain)
22 Netherlands GK Leonard Nienhuis
23 Belgium DF Marvin Peersman
26 Netherlands GK Harm Zeinstra
28 Netherlands GK Pieter Bos
30 Netherlands FW Michiel Hemmen
33 Netherlands DF Delvechio Blackson

Players with dual citizenship[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Head coach Netherlands Rob Maas
Assistant coach Netherlands Sipke Hulshoff
Assistant coach Netherlands Arne Slot
Assistant coach Netherlands Jan Bruin
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands René Ponk

Honours[edit]

Recent history[edit]

Eerste Divisie Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Eredivisie Eerste Divisie

Below is a table with Cambuur's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Managers[edit]

Notable former players[edit]

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed represented their countries while playing for SC Cambuur.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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