Achilles '29

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Dutch football club

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fullnameRooms Katholieke Sport Vereniging Achilles '29
nicknameDe Witzwarten (The Whiteblacks)
founded1 June 1929
groundSportpark De Heikant, Groesbeek
capacity4,506
chairmanPjotr van der Horst
mgrtitleHead coach
managerRob Bouman
leagueSaturday Tweede Klasse F (South 1) (2024–25)
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Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse.

The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MVV Maastricht out of the KNVB Cup.

History

Achilles '29 became Hoofdklasse champions for the first time in 1983 in the Hoofdklasse Sunday B. In 2006, Achilles became champions in the Hoofdklasse Sunday C, with a two-point lead over rival De Treffers. Two seasons later a comparable Hoofdklasse victory was achieved when Achilles '29 played De Treffers in the last match of the season. Had De Treffers managed to win the match, they would have become champions. As long as Achilles '29 managed to gain at least one point (either a draw or a win) the championship would go to De Heikant. In a historic derby, Achilles '29 won 3–2 and became champions of the Hoofdklasse for the third time.

In 2010–11, in the first season of the Topklasse, relegated Eerste Divisie team FC Oss won the Sunday title, after it had beaten Achilles '29 in the last match of the season with 0–2. Achilles '29 finished on second place, just missing out to a decision duel by losing on the last day.

In the following season, Achilles '29 became champion of the Topklasse Sunday with a nine-point lead over Haaglandia. As the Sunday overall champions they faced Saturday champions SV Spakenburg for the national title. In the first leg they won 3–0 and in the second leg 0–2, becoming the national champions in amateur football for the first time with a 5–0 aggregate win. Achilles '29 hereby received an option of promotion to the Eerste Divisie, but did not choose to use it.

Professional football

In the 2012–13 Topklasse season Achilles '29 was the title favorite, as the reigning champion. After 11 matches it became top of the table and remained there for the rest of the season. It lost the national title to VV Katwijk, but unlike Katwijk, Achilles chose to use its right of promotion following dispensation to some aspects in the licence for professional football. As a result, it played in the Eerste Divisie for the 2013–14 season, having drawn their first game in professional football against FC Emmen.

Downfall

After 4 seasons in the Eerste Divisie, the club was relegated to the amateur Tweede Divisie in May 2017. They suffered two further relegations in the following seasons, from the Tweede Divisie to the Derde Divisie in May 2018 and from the Derde Divisie to the Hoofdklasse in May 2019.

Achilles '29 were in last place in their Hoofdklasse group for the 2019–20 season, but avoided relegation due to the suspension of the Dutch football leagues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. At that point, the club had only one point from 20 matches. They eventually suffered relegation to the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse in the 2021–22 Hoofdklasse season. The following season Achilles would suffer another relegation, this time to the Tweede Klasse, meaning the club went from the second to the seventh tier in just six years.

Women's

Main article: Achilles '29 (women)

The women's team entered the professional league in the 2016–17 season.

Honours

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  • Topklasse
  • Hoofdklasse
    • Champions: 1982–83, 2005–06, 2007–08
    • District Cup – East winners: 2007–08, 2010–11
  • Amateur KNVB Cup
    • Winners: 2010–11
  • Amateur Supercup
    • Winners: 2011–12, 2012–13

Former players

Managers

References

References

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  5. (8 May 2022). "Achilles'29 degradeert uit hoofdklasse: Kansloze missie". De Gelderlander.
  6. (21 May 2023). "Achilles '29 in zes jaar van tweede naar zevende niveau".
  7. (2 April 2015). "Achilles'29 met vrouwenteam de eredivisie in". [[De Gelderlander]].
  8. (20 March 2019). "Arno Arts verruilt Achilles'29 na dit seizoen voor DFS". [[de Gelderlander]].
  9. (27 January 2020). "Trainer Muller verruilt Achilles'29 na één jaar voor DIO'30". De Gelderlander.
  10. (21 February 2020). "Achilles'29 stunt met aantrekken trainer Ruud Kaiser". De Gelderlander.
  11. (23 December 2021). "Oud-NEC'er Patrick Pothuizen langer trainer van hoofdklasser Achilles'29". De Gelderlander.
  12. (15 October 2024). "'Iedereen verwacht meer van Achilles', erkent Rob Bouman, de nieuwe trainer op De Heikant". De Gelderlander.

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