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De Graafschap

Football club information
Full nameVereniging Betaald Voetbal
De Graafschap
NicknameSuperboeren (Super Farmers)
Founded1 February 1954
StadiumDe Vijverberg
Doetinchem (capacity : 12600)
ChairmanNetherlands Sietze Veen
ManagerBA Darije Kalezić
LeagueEerste Divisie
2008-09Eredivisie, 17th (relegated)

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De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000. The name of the club means The County in Dutch although they are nicknamed the 'Superboeren' ('Super Farmers').

While not a large club by European club football standards, this club has remained a semi-regular fixture in the Dutch Eredivisie (top league); although to date, it has never won any silverware of importance. De Graafschap is a club with a lot of tradition, however, with players such as the former PSV coach Guus Hiddink ensuring exciting football being played. It also has a large stadium and a large fanbase when compared to many other Dutch teams, particularly those in the Eerste Divisie. They have a fierce rivalry with Vitesse Arnhem.

In 2005, its first season back in the top flight, De Graafschap lost out in the Dutch play-offs and were relegated from the Eredivisie. In 2006, it was defeated again in the playoffs, this time as a promotion candidate.

They were crowned champions of the Eerste Divisie on 2007-03-30 and have been playing in the Eredivisie since the 2007-08 season, On 2009-06-03 they were relegated to the Eerste Divisie division.

Their colors are blue and white hooped shirts with white shorts and blue socks.


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Adelaide United unveil Coolen as new coach - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com---...- Apeldoorn and Heracles Almelo (assistant) since 1996. As a player, he had stints with Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles, -De Graafschap- and AZ Alkmaar.--- - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:43:29 GMT+00:00
Fourth of July: Locals celebrating with fireworks, Freedom Fest, parades - HollandSentinel.com Tweet this news
HollandSentinel.com---Graafschap-: The Summer Celebration is 9 am to 1 pm Monday at -Graafschap- Christian Reformed Church, 5973 Church St. south of Holland. Car show, petting zoo, ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:56:53 GMT+00:00
Interactive program for kids - HollandSentinel.com Tweet this news
HollandSentinel.com--Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from DeGraaf Nature Center, located at 600 -Graafschap- Road.--- - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:28:28 GMT+00:00
Evelyn Hadden offers garden tips at DeGraaf - HollandSentinel.com Tweet this news
HollandSentinel.com--Author Evelyn J. Hadden will present “Design Ideas to Shrink Your Lawn” at 2 pm Saturday at DeGraaf Nature Center, 600 -Graafschap- Road. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:21:25 GMT+00:00
Casuals planning Dutch violence? - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--Hibs trip to Holland sees them face Eredevise outfits Heracles (July 16th), -De Graafschap- (July 18th), Den Haag (July 21st) and Vitesse Arnhem (July 24th). ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:29:40 GMT+00:00
De Graafschap-FC Utrecht in beker - Stadsomroep Online Tweet this news
Stadsomroep Online--Voetbalclub -De Graafschap- uit Doetinchem speelt in de derde ronde van de KNVB-beker een thuiswedstrijd tegen FC Utrecht. Dat is de uitkomst van de loting ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:57:21 GMT+00:00
Go Ahead strikt ook Van den Ouweland - NUsport.nl Tweet this news
NUsport.nl--De middenvelder komt over van -De Graafschap-, waarmee hij afgelopen seizoen kampioen van de Jupiler League werd. Van den Ouweland speelde vijf jaar in ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:15:07 GMT+00:00
Jan Paul Saeijs kiest voor De Graafschap - Dagblad de Limburger Tweet this news
Dagblad de Limburger---De Graafschap- wilde zo snel mogelijk een antwoord hebben van Saeijs, die daarop besloot de knoop door te hakken. Saeijs was 4,5 jaar actief voor Roda, ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:20:03 GMT+00:00
John Hughes waits to pull a rabbit from the hat - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman---...- Eredivisie last season, on Monday, 13 July. The game replaces the scheduled fixture with -De Graafschap- which was due to have been played the previous day.--- - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:43:56 GMT+00:00
Waterman nu ook echt naar De Graafschap - ELFvoetbal.nl Tweet this news
ELFvoetbal.nl---De Graafschap- huurt voor het komende seizoen Boy Waterman van AZ. Beide clubs kwamen dat vandaag overeen, nadat de doelman woensdag door de medische keuring ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:31:38 GMT+00:00



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