Willem II Tilburg

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Willem II
Image:Willem II.png
Full name	Willem II Tilburg
Nickname(s)	Red White Blue Army King's Army Tricolores
Founded	August 12, 1896
Ground	Willem II Stadion Tilburg (Capacity 14,700)
Chairman	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Verbunt
Manager	Vacant
League	Eredivisie
2006/2007	Eredivisie, 15th
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Willem II is a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg. The club was founded as Tilburgia on August 12, 1896. On January 12, 1898, the club was renamed Willem II, after Dutch king Willem II (1840-1849), who, as Prince of Orange and commander of the Dutch army, had his military headquarters in Tilburg during the Belgian uprising of 1830. In 2004, the club added Tilburg to its official name, becoming Willem II Tilburg.

The club has had many famous players, such as Jaap Stam. The club jersey consists of red-white-blue vertical stripes, inspired by the colours of the flag of the Netherlands. Willem II plays its home matches in the Willem II Stadion. The stadium, opened on May 31, 1995, has a capacity of 14,700 spectators. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500 people.

Willem II has won three national titles (1916, 1952 and 1955) and two national cups (1944 and 1963). In 1987, 1990 and 1999, Willem II were voted Dutch Club of the Year. In 1999, a second place in the league guaranteed the club a UEFA Champions League berth. In the first group stage (Group G), Willem II were eliminated. They scored 2 points in 6 matches. In 1963, Willem II lost to Manchester United (7-2 on aggregate) in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998-99, Willem II competed in the UEFA Cup. After beating Dinamo Tbilisi of Georgia 6-0 on aggregate in the first round, Willem II lost to Spanish side Real Betis in the second round, 4-1 on aggregate. After reaching the Dutch cup final in 2004 (4-0 loss against PSV Eindhoven), Willem II qualified again for the UEFA Cup, in which they lost to French side AS Monaco in the first round (5-1 on aggregate).

Contents 1 1999/2000 Champions League 2 Honours 3 Current squad 4 Notable former players 5 Former managers 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] 1999/2000 Champions League

Matches	Classification Group G
Willem II - Spartak Moskva 1-3 Girondins de Bordeaux - Willem II 3-2 Sparta Praha - Willem II 4-0 Willem II - Sparta Praha 3-4 Spartak Moskva - Willem II 1-1 Willem II - Girondins de Bordeaux 0-0	Sparta Praha 6 - 12 Girondins de Bordeaux 6 - 12 Spartak Moskva 6 - 5 Willem II Tilburg 6 - 2

[edit] Honours

• Eredivisie
  • Winners (3): 1916, 1952, 1955
• Eerste Divisie
  • Winners (2): 1957, 1965
• KNVB Cup
  • Winners (2): 1944, 1963

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GK Maikel Aerts 2 Image:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg DF Nuelson Wau 3 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg DF Thomas Bælum 4 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Frank van der Struijk 5 Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg DF José Valencia Murillo 7 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Darl Douglas 8 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg MF Saïd Boutahar 9 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Frank Demouge 10 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg FW Cristiano Dos Santos Rodrigues 11 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Kevin Bobson 12 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Jens Janse 14 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg MF Mohamed Messoudi 15 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Arjan Swinkels

No. Position Player 16 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GK Kenneth Vermeer (on loan from Ajax) 17 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg FW Jonathan Wilmet 18 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg MF Danny Mathijssen 19 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Rydell Poepon (on loan from Ajax) 20 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Niels Vorthoren 21 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg MF Ken van Mierlo 22 Image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg DF Ibrahim Kargbo 23 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg MF Steef Nieuwendaal 24 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg FW Ronnie Reniers 25 Image:Flag of Brazil.svg DF Léo Veloso 26 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg GK Björn Sengier 27 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Angelo Martha 30 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Delano Hill (captain)

[edit] Notable former players

• Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Bombarda
• Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Sektioui
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bud Brocken
• Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Calderwood
• Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Calderwood
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Caluwe
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Moussa Dembele
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Denneboom
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geert De Vlieger
• Image:Flag of England.svg Louie Donowa (1989)
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart van den Eede
• Image:Flag of England.svg Mark Farrington (1986-88)
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Paul van Gastel
• Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomas Galasek
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jack de Gier
• Image:Flag of Finland.svg Sami Hyypiä
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Imschoot
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Janssens
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kew Jaliens
• Image:Flag of England.svg Joe Keenan (2005-07)
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruben Kogeldans
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert Konterman
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michel Kreek
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Lammers
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Denny Landzaat
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Mampaey
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joris Mathijsen
• Image:Flag of England.svg Rob McDonald (1981-82) [1]
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oscar Moens
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Overmars
• Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tristan Peersman
• Image:Ulster banner.svg James Quinn (2002-05)
• Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Ramzi
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn Reuser
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap Stam
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg Earnie Stewart
• Image:Flag of Guinea.svg Mohamed Sylla

[edit] Former managers

• Co Adriaanse
• Bert Jacobs
• Adrie Koster
• Robert Maaskant
• Hans Verèl
• Piet de Visser
• Hans Westerhof
• André Wetzel
• Mark Wotte
• Kees Zwamborn

[edit] See also

• Dutch football league teams

[edit] External links

• Official website (Dutch)

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