FC Eindhoven

Not to be confused with PSV Eindhoven.

Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. They are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV.

FC Eindhoven

Full name	Football Club Eindhoven
Nickname(s)	Blauw-Witten (Blue-Whites)
Founded	16 November 1909; 115 years ago (1909-11-16)
Ground	Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven
Capacity	4,600
Chairman	Juul van Hout
Head coach	Maurice Verberne
League	Eerste Divisie
2024–25	Eerste Divisie, 11th of 20
Website	fc-eindhoven.nl
Home colours Away colours
Current season

FC Eindhoven play their home games at Jan Louwers Stadion, in the southern part of the city. The club's official colours are blue and white, hence their nickname "Blauw-Witten" (lit. 'The Blue-Whites').

History

Historical chart of league performance

The club was founded on 16 November 1909 as EVV Eindhoven. It came from the fusion of Sparta and Eindhovia. It was decided to form a new club called E.V.V. (short for Eindhovense Voetbal Vereniging).^[1][2] The club colours were blue and white, the blue stemming from the crest of the city Eindhoven at that time.^[2] E.V.V. started to play in the Brabantse Voetbalbond, a regional league, but after a couple of years joined the NVB, the National League. In 1921 E.V.V. fused with Gestel (local team) and changed its name to E.V.V. Eindhoven.^[1][2] At the end of the 30s, the club had its first success winning as the Dutch Cup, the KNVB Beker (1937). In 1939, E.V.V. Eindhoven were champions of the 1st Division Region South and played for the title of The Netherlands with teams like DWS, NEC, Ajax and Achilles 1894. They finished fourth.

In 1950, E.V.V. Eindhoven had their first Dutch international in Noud van Melis. Frans Tebak and Dick Snoek were to quickly follow in his footsteps.^[1] In 1954, Eindhoven were the last Dutch league champions before the introduction of the professional league.^[3][4] After turning professional in 1954, the club played in the Eredivisie until 1957, when Eindhoven were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. In 1969, they were even relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Two years later, the club secured promotion back to the Eerste Divisie, and in 1975, Eindhoven were promoted to the Eredivisie. In 1977, Eindhoven were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie, where it has remained ever since.^[5] In 1997, E.V.V. Eindhoven moved from a professional club back to an amateur club. A new professional club SBV Eindhoven (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Eindhoven) was founded, and in 2002 changed its name to FC Eindhoven.^[1][2]

In the 2009–10 season, FC Eindhoven qualified for playoffs to advance to the Eredivisie. Eindhoven advanced past the first round defeating AGOVV Apeldoorn 4–2 on aggregate. Eindhoven was pitted against relegation candidate Willem II and were defeated on a 3–2 aggregate. In 2011/2012, FC Eindhoven finished third, despite Ernest Faber leaving the club to join Dick Advocaat at PSV as his assistant in March 2012.^[6] The club lost 3–0 to Helmond Sport over two legs, 1–0 in the first and 2–0 in the second, in the second round of the promotion playoffs.

Erwin Koeman, the replacement of Ernest Faber, left in the summer of 2012 and was replaced by John Lammers. Under Lammers the 2012–13 season finished in a disappointing 16th spot, only above two sides whose points totals had been set at zero due to bankruptcy.^[7] The 2013–14 season was a big improvement with the club finishing sixth and qualifying for the promotion play-offs. There they encountered Sparta Rotterdam and lost to 3–1 on aggregate.

Results improved over the next two seasons culminating in a 2nd place finish in the 2014-15 season, but losing the promotion playoffs.^[1][4] The club had another chance at promotion a season later, but failed again. The club then had a period of worse results, finishing 11th, 12th, and 14th in the next 3 seasons. In the 2019-20 season, FC Eindhoven were 13th when competition was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next season they finished 15th, before an improvement in 2021-22 saw the club finish 3rd and play for promotion, losing in the first round 1-4 on aggregate to Almere City.^[4][7] Results worsened again as the club achieved 8th and 14th in the next 2 seasons before an improvement in 2024-25 to 11th.

Rivalries

FC Eindhoven's former biggest rivalry is with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, against whom they contest the Lichtstad Derby ('City of Light Derby'). However, the clubs have not faced each other in league competition since the 1976–77 season. FC Eindhoven used to be a bigger club than PSV in the period between 1930 and 1955. PSV was a club for the workers of Phillips and seen as a club for the privileged while FC Eindhoven was seen as the people's club. In 2004, FC Eindhoven contracted a co-operation deal with neighbours PSV Eindhoven, meaning the possibility of swapping youth players between the two clubs.

Nowadays, Helmond Sport are seen as the biggest rivals. The clubs are about 15 km apart and have been playing in the same league for years.

Honours

• Eredivisie
  • Winner: 1954
• KNVB Cup
  • Winner: 1937
• Promoted to Eredivisie
  • Promotion: 1975
• Promoted to Eerste Divisie
  • Promotion: 1971

Results

Below is a table with FC Eindhoven's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2024-25 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2023-24	second round
2023-24 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2023-24	second round
2022–23 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2022–23	second round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2021–22	first round
2020–21 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2020–21	first round
2019–20 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2019–20	round of 16
2018–19 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	2018–19	first round
2017–18 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2017–18	second round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2016–17	second round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2015–16	second round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2013–14	third round
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2012–13	third round
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2011–12	round of 16
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2010–11	fourth round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	12th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2007–08	third round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2006–07	third round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2005–06	round of 16
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2004–05	second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2003–04	third round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2001–02	third round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	2000–01	third round
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1999–2000	round of 16
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1998–99	quarter-final
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1997–98	second round
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1996–97	second round
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1995–96	group stage
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1993–94	second round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1992–93	second round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	14th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1991–92	round of 16
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1990–91	second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1987–88	second round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1986–87	first round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1984–85	first round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1982–83	first round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1981–82	first round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1979–80	second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1978–79	second round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1977–78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1976–77	second round
1975–76 Eredivisie	15th	–	1975–76	semi-final
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	6th	Eredivisie (winning promotion competition)	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1973–74	first round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1972–73	first round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie	3rd	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie	4th	–	1969–70	first round [citation needed]
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	15th	Tweede Divisie (losing relegation play-off)	1968–69	first round [citation needed]
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1967–68	group stage [citation needed]
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1966–67	first round [citation needed]
1965–66 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1965–66	group stage [citation needed]
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1964–65	first round [citation needed]
1963–64 Eerste Divisie	4th	–	1963–64	round of 16 [citation needed]
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	9th	–	1962–63	quarter-final [citation needed]
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	6th (group A)	–	1961–62	? [citation needed]
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	13th (group B)	–	1960–61	? [citation needed]
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	12th (group B)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	7th (group A)	–	1958–59	? [citation needed]
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	–	1957–58	? [citation needed]
1956–57 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1956–57	? [citation needed]

Current squad

As of 21 July 2025^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NED Jort Borgmans 4 DF  NED Maarten Peijnenburg 5 MF  BEL Maarten Swerts 6 MF  NED Dyon Dorenbosch 7 FW  NED Sven Blummel 8 MF  NED Sven Simons 10 MF  NED Boris van Schuppen 11 FW  NED Joey Sleegers 15 MF  NED Daan Huisman 18 DF  NED Farouq Limouri 20 MF  NED Luuk Verheij

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  NED Thijs Muller 24 DF  NED Shane van Aarle 25 DF  NED Terrence Douglas 26 GK  BEL Jorn Brondeel 27 MF  NED Achraf El Bouchataoui 28 MF  NED Hugo Deenen 30 GK  CUW Nino Fancito 32 FW  CUW Rangelo Janga 34 MF  NED Tyrese Simons 43 FW  NED Julian Kwaaitaal (on loan from Adelaide United) 99 DF  BEL Tibo Persyn

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NED David Garden (at Jong Almere City until 30 June 2025)

Former players

Further information: Category:FC Eindhoven players

National team players

The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with FC Eindhoven:

Azerbaijan Ozan Kökçü (2022–2024) Canada Charles-Andreas Brym (2021–2022; 2022–2023)

Curaçao Sixto Rovina (1985–1988)[nb 1] Ayrton Statie (2016) El Salvador Enrico Hernández (2021)

Netherlands Noud van Melis (1946–1954; 1958–1960) Dick Snoek (1950–1954; 1954–1960) Frans Tebak (1946–1963)

• Players in bold actively play for FC Eindhoven and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with FC Eindhoven.

National team players by Confederation

Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former FC Eindhoven players represented Internationally

Total national team players by confederation

Confederation	Total	(Nation) Association
AFC	0
CAF	0
CONCACAF	4	Curaçao (2), Canada (1), El Salvador (1)
CONMEBOL	0
OFC	0
UEFA	4	Netherlands (3), Azerbaijan (1)

Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of FC Eindhoven players who have competed in international tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup. To this date no FC Eindhoven players have participated in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship, Africa Cup of Nations, Copa América, AFC Asian Cup or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for FC Eindhoven.

Cup	Players
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Charles-Andreas Brym

Club officials

As of 18 December 2024

Position	Staff
Chairman	Juul van Hout
Chief Executive Officer	Günther Peeters
Technical director	Marc Scheepers
Team Manager	Tom van der Leegte Paul Schreuder
Head coach	Maurice Verberne
Assistant coach	Bastiaan Riemersma Mike van Dijk
Goalkeeping coach	Hans Segers
Club doctor	Paul Schreuder
Physiotherapist	Frank Hagenaars Thomas Hooyberghs Fanni Oláh Marco Subnel
Equipment manager	Lydia van den Heuvel Werner Rossou

Managers

• A. Wynperle (1924–25)
• R.W. Jefferson (1925–28)
• J. Pilcik (1928–32)
• D. James (1933–35)
• Otto Pinter (1935–39)
• Wim van Tuijl (1939–49)
• Jan van de Gevel (1949–50)
• Wim Groenendijk (1950–56)
• Wim Groenendijk & T. de Zeeuw (1956–57)
• Layos Todt & T. de Zeeuw (1957–58)
• Huub de Leeuw (1958–60)
• Jan Bijl (1960–63)
• Jacques de Wit (1963–66)
• Ludwig Gorissen (1966–67)
• Hennie Hollink (1967–68)
• Joep Brandes & Bram Appel (1968–70)^[9]
• Les Talbot (1970–72)
• Hans Alleman (1972–73)
• Rinus Gosens (1973–79)
• Jacques de Wit (1979–82)
• Ad Versluis (1982–84)
• Th.Ramakers & G.van Berlo (1984–85)
• Jo Jansen (1985–86)
• Ted Immers (1986–88)
• Rinus Gosens (1988–89)
• Jacques de Wit (1989–90)
• Mario Verlijsdonk (1990–91)
• Chris Dekker (1991–92)
• Piet Buter (1992–93)
• Sandor Popovics & Mario Verlijsdonk (1993–94)
• Rob Jacobs (1994–95)
• Rob Jacobs & Mario Verlijsdonk (1995–96)
• Willem Leushuis (1997–2000)
• Jos Daerden (2000–01)
• Leon Vlemmings (2001–05)
• Louis Coolen (2005–07)
• Ernest Faber (2007)
• Gerald Vanenburg (2008)
• Ernest Faber (2008)
• Marc Brys (2008–09)
• Jan Poortvliet (2009–10)
• Ernest Faber (2010–12)
• Erwin Koeman (2012)
• John Lammers (2012)
• Pascal Maas (2012–13)
• Jean-Paul de Jong (2013–15)
• Mitchell van der Gaag (2015–16)
• Ricardo Moniz (2016–17)
• Wilfred van Leeuwen (2017–18)
• David Nascimento (2018–19)
• Ernie Brandts (2019–21)
• Rob Penders (2021–23)
• Willem Weijs (2023–24)
• Maurice Verberne (2024–present)

Notes

1. A Curaçao-born footballer, Sixto Rovina represented Netherlands Antilles internationally, prior to the countries dissolution in 2010, with Curaçao considered by both UEFA and FIFA as the only inherit successor to the national team of former Netherlands Antilles.