Heracles

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«Heraclieden»

276 Matches

103 wins

51 draws

122 losses

422–464 Goals

−42 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form W L W W W W

Heracles Almelo enter the new Eredivisie season looking to consolidate a top-flight place that came back with promotion in 2022/23.

The club traces to 3 May 1903, when it was founded in Almelo under the name Hercules; the change to Heracles followed in 1906. Two more renamings marked later turns in its history — SC Heracles '74 after the amateur club's dissolution in 1974, then Heracles Almelo from 1 July 1998, at the request of the city authorities. No merger sits behind any of it, only a name changing hands with the times.

Black and white have covered the team since 1910, a switch from the green and black worn as Hercules. Wout Weghorst passed through it on his way to Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, and Remko Pasveer followed a similar path from Almelo's goal to Ajax and PSV. That production line now runs jointly with FC Twente, the club against which Heracles measures itself most sharply — the Twente derby dates to 1966 in the professional era.

The championship years belong to a different Netherlands entirely: two national titles, in 1927 and 1941, from the pre-professional era. Since then, honours have come at the second level — Eerste Divisie wins in 1961/62, 1984/85, 2004/05 and 2022/23 — with the KNVB Cup never won; the closest the club came was a runners-up finish in 2011/12, beaten by PSV.

Asito Stadion, previously known as Erve Asito and Polman Stadion, holds 12,242.

Latest results

All matches

30 Aug	Eerste Divisie	FC Eindhoven A	3:1	W
24 Aug	Eerste Divisie	Jong Utrecht A	6:1	W
14 Aug	Eerste Divisie	Den Bosch H	3:2	W
7 Aug	Eerste Divisie	VVV Venlo A	4:3	W
1 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Volos NFC H
24 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Excelsior H	3:5	L

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	4	4	0	0	16:7	12
2	MVV Maastricht	4	4	0	0	8:4	12
3	Almere City	4	3	1	0	11:3	10
4	VVV Venlo	4	3	0	1	11:5	9
5	Emmen	4	3	0	1	10:9	9

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 276

276 Matches

103 wins

51 draws

122 losses

422–464 Goals

−42 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 276

103 51 122

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	276	141	135
Scored	422	266	156
Conceded	464	194	270
Scored per game	1.5	1.9	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.4	2.0
Difference	−42	+72	−114

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Djevencio van der Kust Midfielder 15 Matches

T. van Gilst Midfielder 15 Matches

Timo Jansink Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Damon Mirani Defender 14 Matches

Thomas Bruns Midfielder 14 Matches

Mimeirhel Obispo Benita Defender 13 Matches

Sem Scheperman Midfielder 12 Matches

Erik Melker Ahlstrand Midfielder 12 Matches

Squad of Heracles

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
5	Djevencio van der Kust	Midfielder		15
17	T. van Gilst	Midfielder		15
16	Timo Jansink	Goalkeeper		15
4	Damon Mirani	Defender		14
10	Thomas Bruns	Midfielder		14
2	Mimeirhel Obispo Benita	Defender		13
32	Sem Scheperman	Midfielder		12
14	Erik Melker Ahlstrand	Midfielder		12
22	Remko Pasveer	Goalkeeper		12
73	Walid Ould-Chikh	Midfielder		11
6	Sava-Arangel Čestić	Defender		11
30	Robin Mantel	Goalkeeper		11
25	Lequincio Zeefuik	Forward		11
3	Jannes Luca Wieckhoff	Defender		11
20	Rhys Bozinovski	Midfielder		11
19	Luka Kulenović	Forward		10
13	Jan Žambůrek	Midfielder		10
7	Bryan Michael Limbombe Ekango	Forward		10
23	Mike Jarno Maria te Wierik	Defender		9
8	Mario Engels	Forward		9
18	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	Defender	27	9
24	Ivan Mesík	Defender		9
9	Naci Ünüvar	Forward		9
70	Ajdin Hrustić	Midfielder		7
22	Tarik Hamamoglu	Forward		6
39	Sil Blokhuis	Midfielder		6
27	Jop Teinquin	Defender		4
1	Fabian de Keijzer	Goalkeeper		3
30	Diego van Oorschot	Forward		3
6	David Tomić	Midfielder		3
26	Daniël van Kaam	Midfielder		3
33	Lekko Zeevalkink	Goalkeeper		3
7	Chafik Abbas	Midfielder		3
15	David Vicente Robles	Defender		3
38	Jeppe Wijnreder	Defender		3
21	Yvandro Borges Sanches	Forward		3
3	Mario Borac	Defender		2
27	J. N'Djoli	Forward		2
18	M. Hauswirt	Midfielder		2
14	Maurice Wrusch	Midfielder		2