Jamal Amofa
Jamal Amofa (born 25 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Cambuur. Career ADO Den Haag Amofa began his footballing development in the youth systems of SV Bijlmer, AVV Zeeburgia, AFC, and AZ, before returning to AFC and later joining Heerenveen. In 2018, he moved to ADO Den Haag, where he initially featured for Jong ADO Den Haag in the reserve setup. On 29 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his senior debut on 13 September 2020 in a 2–0 away defeat to Heracles Almelo, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jonas Arweiler in an Eredivisie fixture. Following ADO Den Haag's relegation to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the 2020–21 season, Amofa established himself as a first-team regular. He missed only three matches during the 2021–22 campaign and made 41 appearances in total, including all six matches of the promotion play-offs. In the final against Excelsior, ADO held a 3� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020–21 season. The club's home stadium since 1920 is De Adelaarshorst. The club have won the national championship on four occasions: in 1917, 1922, 1930 and 1933. It also won the KNVB Cup in 2025 for the first time. The Go Ahead Eagles have produced numerous notable players including Raimond van der Gouw, René Eijkelkamp, Marc Overmars, Paul Bosvelt, Jan Kromkamp, Victor Sikora, Bert van Marwijk and Demy de Zeeuw while providing Henk ten Cate, Erik ten Hag and Leo Beenhakker with their first tastes of management. History Early successes The club was founded in 1902 as Be Quick by the Hollander brothers. The name was changed to Go Ahead at the request of the Dutch Football Association in 1905, to avoid confusion with anothe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is UEFA coefficient#Men's association coefficient, ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA. The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs. Each club meets every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the two clubs at the bottom are Promotion and relegation, relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the (First Division), while the champion and runner-up of the are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. The club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs with six high-placed clubs from the . The winner of the Eredivisie claims the List of Dutch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022–23 Go Ahead Eagles Season ...
The 2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence of Go Ahead Eagles and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Go Ahead Eagles participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. Players Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Eredivisie League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022. KNVB Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Go Ahead Eagles Season Go Ahead Eagles seasons Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Derde Divisie
The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Divisie and the Vierde Divisie (formerly Hoofdklasse), the third and fifth tiers of Dutch football, respectively. The introduction of the then Topklasse resulted from discussions between the Royal Dutch Football Association, the ''Coöperatie Eerste Divisie'' (the clubs in the Eerste Divisie) and the ''Centraal Overleg Hoofdklassers'' (the clubs in the Hoofdklasse). Background A national football competition in the Netherlands was established in 1956. Prior to that, the districts of the Dutch football association held their own competitions, and the champions of these competitions faced each other for the national title. The highest national division in the new league structure became the Eredivisie, followed by the Eerste Divisie and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019–20 Derde Divisie
The 2019–20 Derde Divisie season was the fourth edition of the Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016. Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended. Eventually, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided not to resume competitions at amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, no promotions and no relegations. All teams will start next season at the same level as they did this season. Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Algemeen Dagblad
The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' (; ), also known by its initialism ''AD'' () is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is headquartered in Rotterdam. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague. ''AD Rotterdams Dagblad'' * ''Goudsche Courant'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * ''Rijn & Gouwe'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * ''Haagsche Courant'' -> ''AD Haagsche Courant'' * ''Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' -> ''AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' * ''Amersfoortsche Courant'' -> ''AD Amersfoortsche Courant'' * ''De Dordtenaar -> ''AD De Dordtenaar'' * ''Dagblad Rivierenland'' -> ''AD Rivierenland'' Chief editors ''Het Vaderland'' ''Het Vaderland'' was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of ''Algemeen Dagblad'' for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved. Circulation In the period of 1995–96 ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Hebar Pazardzhik
FC Hebar () is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Pazardzhik. The club currently competes in the First League, the first tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Founded in 1918, Hebar has played at their current home ground, Stadion Georgi Benkovski, since 1989. Hebar has played a total of five seasons in the top level of Bulgarian football, most recently in 2024-25. In 2001, despite finishing ninth in the A Group that season (club’s highest finish), the owners of the club moved the assets of the club to Petrich, reforming Belasitsa Petrich. Fans from Pazardzhik re-founded the club the same year, starting from the amateur levels. History The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thracian name of the river Maritsa. This is the name that the club has borne for 25 years now. Under this name came the biggest success in the history of the club: participation in the premiership of Bulgaria in 1989/1990, 1991/1992 and 2000/2001.The club has a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of the Bulgarian football league system. Contested by 16 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Professional Football League. The Bulgarian football championship was inaugurated in 1924 as the '' Bulgarian State Football Championship'' and has been played in a league format since 1948, when the A Group was established. The champions of the First League have the right to participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League based on the league's European coefficient. Additionally, two UEFA Europa Conference League spots are allocated to the second team in the final standings and the winner of the European playoffs. A further fourth spot may also be granted to the fourth placed team in the fina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UEFA Conference League
The UEFA Conference League (UECL), usually known simply as the Conference League, is an annual football competition organised since 2021 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the third-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the second-tier UEFA Europa League, and the first-tier UEFA Champions League. Introduced in 2021 as the UEFA Europa Conference League, the competition was initially intended as the bottom level of the UEFA Europa League. Teams from lower-ranked UEFA member associations primarily contest the competition. From the 2024–25 season, the competition was rebranded to the UEFA Conference League, and the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase of 36 teams. No teams qualify directly for the league phase: instead the teams eliminated in the Europa League play-off round qualify, with the rest coming from the Conference League qualifying and play-off rounds. The winner of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024–25 Eredivisie
The 2024–25 Eredivisie was the 69th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 9 August 2024 and concluded on 1 June 2025. PSV Eindhoven, who entered the last 5 weeks of the season 9 points behind AFC Ajax, Ajax, entered the last week ahead thanks to Ajax's point losses and defeated Sparta Rotterdam, Sparta 3-1 in the last match of the league on May 18, 2025 and completed the league as champion for the 26th time. Changes This will be the last season with artificial turf being legal. Since this season there are no clubs anymore that play on artificial turf, all clubs play on lawn, natural grass or hybrid grass. As per next season, natural/ hybrid grass on the home ground stadium pitch, is obliged in the Eredivisie. Teams Stadiums and locations Number of teams by province Personnel and kits Managerial changes Standings League table Results Play-offs ''All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Simonis
Paul Simonis (born 14 February 1985) is a Dutch football manager who is in charge of German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. Simonis had his first managerial role in charge of Go Ahead Eagles in 2024 and won the KNVB Cup in his first season. He was subsequently appointed manager of VfL Wolfsburg in June 2025. Managerial career Go Ahead Eagles Before becoming head coach of Go Ahead Eagles in 2024, Paul Simonis spent 15 years (2005–2020) as a youth coach at Sparta Rotterdam, followed by assistant coaching roles at Go Ahead Eagles (2020–2022) and SC Heerenveen (2022–2024) under Kees van Wonderen. Paul Simonis was appointed head coach of Go Ahead Eagles ahead of the 2024–2025 season, following the departure of René Hake. In his first year as head coach, Paul Simonis led Go Ahead Eagles to victory in the 2024-25 KNVB Cup, defeating AZ in the final after a penalty shootout. The team finished seventh in the Eredivisie. VfL Wolfsburg On 12 June 2025, VfL Wolfsburg co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Excelsior Rotterdam
Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024–25 season. The club was founded on 23 July 1902 and was formerly known as "Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior" (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior). Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein – for sponsorship reasons known as the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion – which has a capacity of about 4,500, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands. History Early history Excelsior was officially formed on 23 July 1902 as ''Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'' (). The initial founders of the club, a group of close friends located in the Kralingen district of Rotterdam, started playing football matches on the fields of the eighteenth century buitenplaat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |