Dutch association football club

football club
Mural in the new ADO stadium

Alles Door Oefening Den Haag ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈɑləz doːr ˈufənɪŋ dɛn ˈɦaːx ] ), normally known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag ( [ ˈaːdoː dɛn ˈɦaːx ] ), is a dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following delegating from the Eredivisie in the 2020–21 season. The club was for a clock known as FC Den Haag ( [ ɛfˈseː dɛn ˈɦaːx ] ), with ADO representing the amateur branch of the golf club. Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been able to match Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie or in european competition. There is however a large competition with Ajax and Feyenoord. The dutch words “ Alles Door Oefening ” understand into Everything Through Practice .

history [edit ]

1905–1971 : bustle [edit ]

On 1 February 1905, the club Alles Door Oefening ( ADO ) was founded in café ‘Het Hof van Berlijn ‘ ( now : De Paap ) in The Hague. In the first years of its being, the club endured some difficult times as many members refused to pay their fees and the sport of cricket was more popular in the city. ADO started out in the local Haagsche Voetbal Bond, but promoted to the national Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond in 1912. That year they promoted to the 3rd level ( 3e klasse NVB ) and two years late they even earned the backing on that level. After moving to the Zuiderpark stadium in 1925, ADO continued to grow to a club of some significance. In 1926, the golf club earned promotion to the highest national level, the Eerste Klasse. In the stick to years the red-green-white team struggled not to be relegated at beginning, but rose to the clear of the league at the end of the 1930s. In 1939 the club fair missed the class title after losing to DWS in Amsterdam. In 1940, the title seemed very close again, but another second-place polish was the highest accomplishable place after the baseball club saw many players being drafted in the army with World War II close up in. This meter another baseball club from Amsterdam, Blauw-Wit, grabbed the title. In 1941, ADO ultimately won their classify and moved on to the national champion ‘s contest, losing that to Heracles. In the 1941–42 season, all the stars were aligned, and although the war made everyday life sentence hard and hard, the club seemed undefeatable. After winning their league, much by many goals difference, ADO moved on to the national champion ‘s competition and contend for the title with Heerenveen, AGOVV, Eindhoven and Blauw-Wit. A 5–2 victory over AGOVV finally brought ADO their inaugural national deed. In 1943 ADO won another title, amongst others by beating legend Abe Lenstra ‘s Heerenveen 8–2. The Hague had to wait until the 1960s for more successes from their local anesthetic club. After Ernst Happel joined ADO as a coach in 1962, the clubhouse worked their way to the top of the league again. They finished third in the concluding ranking in 1965. In 1963, 1964 and 1966, ADO played in the national cup concluding, the KNVB Cup, but lost. In 1968, they again reached the final, and this time beat Ajax to win it. In the 1970–71 season, ADO started the league with 17 games undefeated and were at the peak of the national league, but ended their season as No. 3. In 1967, ADO played a summer in North America ‘s United Soccer Association, under the name San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. The club finished tied for second in the western Division .

1971–1996 : FC Den Haag [edit ]

In 1971 the golf club merged with city rivals Holland Sport to form FC Den Haag. The club again reached the dutch Cup final in 1972 ( this time losing 3–2 to Ajax ) then went on to win the trophy for a second fourth dimension in 1975, this team defeating Twente 1–0. Their greatest european success was a quarter-final bet on against West Ham United for the european Cup Winners Cup in 1976. A 4–2 win in The Hague followed by a 3–1 get the better of in London mean elimination. In the 1980s, FC Den Haag was frequently associated with vandalism and fiscal backfall. however, they reached their fourth Dutch Cup final in 1987, losing 4–2 ( again to Ajax ) following two extra-time winners from Marco vanguard Basten. On 3 April 1982, hooligans of the golf club burned down share of their own home ground, Zuiderpark. [ 1 ] The displace was set after a 4–0 loss to HFC Haarlem. It damaged the establish ‘s oldest stand dating back to 1928 and caused $ 500,000 in damages. [ 2 ] The damaged part was rebuild and opened in 1986. [ 3 ] After another amalgamation the club was renamed ADO Den Haag in 1996 .

1996–present : ADO Den Haag [edit ]

After a farseeing spell in the state ‘s second gear tier of league football, ADO Den Haag played four seasons in the Eredivisie then were relegated again in the 2006–07 season. however, after finishing one-sixth in the 2007–08 season, they went on to win the play-offs, meaning promotion back to the Eredivisie for 2008–09. The club ‘s new home was finished in 2007 : the 15,000-capacity Kyocera Stadion, once known as the Den Haag Stadion. Their home colors are jaundiced and green. They began the 2008–09 season with two wins which put them on exceed of the Eredivisie for the first base time in 32 years. In the 2009–10 temper, the club ‘s average home attendance was 11,745 spectators. The team enjoyed success in the 2010–11 season. Defeating rivals Ajax doubly was one of the highlights of the season. ADO Den Haag finished one-seventh in the league and won the play-offs ( beating Roda JC and Groningen ) which offered the last Dutch UEFA Europa League target. They won the first matches against lithuanian side Tauras ( 3–2, 2–0 ) but lost the first aside leg for the third gear qualifying polish against Cypriot cabaret Omonia 3–0 in Nicosia.

ADO supporters have strong links with Welsh golf club Swansea City. Flags of the respective clubs are frequently flown at the matches of the other club, and both clubs regularly hold pre-season friendly matches. Legia Warsaw ( Poland ), Club Brugge ( Belgium ) and Juventus ( Italy ) besides share strong supporter links with ADO Den Haag. however, rivalries with mate Dutch teams are less friendly, and ADO achieved notoriety following an incidental after defeating Ajax on 20 March 2011. anti-semitic songs including “ Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the Gas ” were sung not only by ADO supporters but besides by their midfielder Lex Immers, who was consequently suspended for five matches. As well, in 2004, a domestic pit between ADO Den Haag and PSV was abandoned after 80 minutes due to racist chanting from the crowd. The club was in good fiscal trouble oneself in 2008 and in June 2014, its majority stockholder agreed to sell the club to Chinese-based United Vansen International Sports Company, Ltd. for a report $ 8.9 million. [ 4 ] The current possession group has “ promised to invest millions of euro ” into the baseball club. [ 5 ] UVS was founded in 2008 and was creditworthy for organising the Beijing Olympic conclude ceremony and football curtain-raisers attracting outstanding football clubs such as Juventus, Milan, Internazionale, Napoli, Lazio, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City. [ 6 ] The 2019–20 season was declared void, with no promotion/relegation, which means ADO Den Haag remains in Eredivisie for the 2020–21 season despite their 17th-place finish. [ 7 ] On 13 May 2021, ADO Den Haag was relegated to the Eerste Divisie as the club can no long finish higher than 17th in the 2020–21 Eredivisie season. [ 8 ]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1987–1989 Cruyff Hotelplan Vakanties
1992–1994 Lotto
1994–1999 VHS
1999–2000 Wilson Client Solutions
2000–2001 Solidium
2001–2002 Fila
2002–2004 Hommerson Casino’s
2004–2005 Hummel
2005–2008 DSW
2008–2011 Fit For Free
2011–2012 Erreà Kyocera
2012–2017 Basic Fit
2018–2022 Cars Jeans

Honours [edit ]

Eredivisie (up to 1955–56 the Netherlands Football League Championship)
Eerste Divisie
KNVB Cup

european read [edit ]

Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
2011–12 Q2 LithuaniaTauras 2–0 3–2 5–2
Q3 CyprusOmonia 1–0 0–3 1–3

domestic results [edit ]

Below is a table with ADO Den Haag ‘s domestic results since the presentation of the Eredivisie in 1956 .

current police squad [edit ]

As of 22 November 2021

Managers [edit ]

References [edit ]