Football team

Heracles

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«Heraclieden»

281 Matches

106 wins

52 draws

123 losses

434–469 Goals

−35 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form W W W L W D

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

Fixtures and results

9 Oct	Eerste Divisie	Waalwijk H
2 Oct	Eerste Divisie	Helmond Sport A	2:2	D
26 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Vitesse H	2:0	W
18 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Almere City A	0:1	L
11 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Jong AZ H	3:2	W
4 Sep	Eerste Divisie	De Graafschap H	5:0	W

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	9	7	1	1	28:12	22
2	Almere City	8	5	1	2	18:7	16
3	MVV Maastricht	9	5	1	3	13:19	16
4	VVV Venlo	8	5	0	3	21:14	15
5	Roda	8	4	3	1	9:5	15

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 281

281 Matches

106 wins

52 draws

123 losses

434–469 Goals

−35 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 281

106 52 123

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	281	144	137
Scored	434	276	158
Conceded	469	196	273
Scored per game	1.5	1.9	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.4	2.0
Difference	−35	+80	−115

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Djevencio van der Kust Midfielder 21 Matches

T. van Gilst Midfielder 21 Matches

Timo Jansink Goalkeeper 21 Matches

Damon Mirani Defender 20 Matches

Thomas Bruns Midfielder 20 Matches

Mimeirhel Obispo Benita Defender 19 Matches

Sem Scheperman Midfielder 18 Matches

Mike Jarno Maria te Wierik Defender 15 Matches

Squad of Heracles

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
5	Djevencio van der Kust	Midfielder		21
17	T. van Gilst	Midfielder		21
16	Timo Jansink	Goalkeeper		21
4	Damon Mirani	Defender		20
10	Thomas Bruns	Midfielder		20
2	Mimeirhel Obispo Benita	Defender		19
32	Sem Scheperman	Midfielder		18
23	Mike Jarno Maria te Wierik	Defender		15
8	Mario Engels	Midfielder		13
73	Walid Ould-Chikh	Midfielder		13
22	Remko Pasveer	Goalkeeper	42	12
14	Erik Melker Ahlstrand	Midfielder	25	12
19	Luka Kulenović	Forward		11
20	Rhys Bozinovski	Midfielder		11
30	Robin Mantel	Goalkeeper		11
6	Sava-Arangel Čestić	Defender		11
25	Lequincio Zeefuik	Forward	21	11
3	Jannes Luca Wieckhoff	Defender	26	11
13	Jan Žambůrek	Midfielder	25	10
7	Bryan Michael Limbombe Ekango	Forward		10
33	Lekko Zeevalkink	Goalkeeper		9
15	David Vicente Robles	Defender		9
1	Fabian de Keijzer	Goalkeeper		9
6	David Tomić	Midfielder		9
7	Chafik Abbas	Midfielder		9
18	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	Defender	27	9
9	Naci Ünüvar	Forward	23	9
24	Ivan Mesík	Defender	25	9
18	M. Hauswirt	Midfielder		8
26	Daniël van Kaam	Midfielder		8
25	Manny	Defender		7
22	Tarik Hamamoglu	Forward		7
70	Ajdin Hrustić	Midfielder		7
35	Stein Bulthman	Defender		6
27	Jean-Paul N'Djoli	Forward		6
11	Jeff Jason Reine-Adélaïde	Midfielder		6
39	Sil Blokhuis	Midfielder		6
9	Vincent Poppler	Forward		5
14	Maurice Wrusch	Defender		5
30	Diego van Oorschot	Forward		5