FC Lienden
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| Full name |
FC Lienden |
| Nickname(s) |
Chelsea van de Betuwe |
| Founded |
August 1, 1930 |
| Ground |
Sportpark de Abdijhof
Lienden, Netherlands
(capacity: 2,400) |
| Chairman |
Dick van Ommeren |
| Manager |
Jan Veldhuizen |
| League |
Topklasse |
| 2009–10 |
Hoofdklasse Sunday C, 2nd |
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FC Lienden is a football club from Lienden, the Netherlands. The club, established on August 1, 1930, currently plays in the Topklasse.
In recent years, the club saw a rise through the Dutch football pyramid, upunder the guidance of former professional player Hans Kraay, Jr., who served as head coach from 2004 to 2011.
On 12 November 2008 the club became famous nationwide by defeating Eredivisie squad Vitesse by 1-0 in the third round of the Dutch domestic cup. In the round of 16 they were defeated 2-0 by Roda JC after extra time.
In 2010 the club was promoted to the Topklasse, the newly-established semi-professional Dutch third tier.
Current squad [edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 1 |
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GK |
Armand van den Top |
| 2 |
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DF |
Jory ten Brinke |
| 3 |
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DF |
Jordy Brands |
| 4 |
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DF |
Dominique Vos |
| 5 |
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DF |
Jaap Davids |
| 6 |
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MF |
Sander ter Maat |
| 7 |
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FW |
Christiaan Cicek |
| 8 |
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MF |
Solomon Caulley |
| 9 |
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FW |
Jeroen van de Kerkhof (captain) |
| 10 |
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MF |
John van Loenhout |
| 11 |
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FW |
Eddy Putter |
| 12 |
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FW |
Roël Fernand |
| 13 |
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MF |
Willem Hupkes |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
| 14 |
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DF |
Jeffrey Arends |
| 15 |
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FW |
Erik de Kruijk |
| 16 |
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FW |
Sven van Ingen |
| 17 |
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DF |
Pieter Kuijpers |
| 18 |
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FW |
Gerrit Jan Bartels |
| 19 |
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MF |
Marc Harlaux |
| 20 |
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MF |
Mohammed Ajiach |
| 21 |
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GK |
Kevin Moeliker |
| 22 |
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GK |
Berry Peters |
| 23 |
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MF |
Niek Ripson |
| 24 |
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FW |
Fouad El Morabet |
| 25 |
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MF |
Julien van Diest |
| 26 |
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MF |
Fathi Ben-Ahmed |
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