Tennis team

Heracles

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«Heraclieden»

278 Matches

105 wins

51 draws

122 losses

430–466 Goals

−36 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form W W 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

11 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Jong AZ H	3:2	W
4 Sep	Eerste Divisie	De Graafschap H	5:0	W
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

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	6	6	0	0	24:9	18
2	Almere City	6	4	1	1	15:4	13
3	MVV Maastricht	6	4	1	1	9:9	13
4	Emmen	5	4	0	1	15:12	12
5	Jong PSV	7	3	2	2	12:12	11

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 278

278 Matches

105 wins

51 draws

122 losses

430–466 Goals

−36 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 278

105 51 122

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	278	143	135
Scored	430	274	156
Conceded	466	196	270
Scored per game	1.5	1.9	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.4	2.0
Difference	−36	+78	−114

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Djevencio van der Kust Midfielder 18 Matches

T. van Gilst Midfielder 18 Matches

Timo Jansink Goalkeeper 18 Matches

Thomas Bruns Midfielder 17 Matches

Damon Mirani Defender 17 Matches

Mimeirhel Obispo Benita Defender 16 Matches

Sem Scheperman Midfielder 15 Matches

Walid Ould-Chikh Midfielder 13 Matches

Squad of Heracles

by appearances over the last year

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