NAC Breda
Full name	NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie Breda
Nickname(s)	Pearl of the South Yellow Army The Rats
Founded	September 19, 1912
Ground	Rat Verlegh Stadion Breda
Capacity	16,400
Chairman	Willem van der Hoeven
Manager	Ernie Brandts
League	Eredivisie
2006/2007	Eredivisie, 11th
Home colours Away colours

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NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie) was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two clubs NOAD and ADVENDO merged. NOAD stood for Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorzetten (English: Never give up, always persevere). ADVENDO stood for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant for its entertainment and useful for its relaxation), possibly the longest football club name in the world.[1] is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1921, NAC were crowned Dutch champions. In 1973, they won the KNVB Cup. The KNVB Cup is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1899. ...

In 1996, NAC left the old stadium 'Aan de Beatrixstraat' in city centre for a brand new 16,400 all-seater just outside the city centre. Their home stadium is now named the Rat Verlegh Stadion which was previously called Fujifilm Stadion. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500. Rat Verlegh Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Breda, Netherlands. ...

Early in 2003, NAC changed their name to NAC Breda. Due to bad management, NAC had financial problems. The city of Breda bought NAC's Rat Verlegh stadium to help solve the situation (NAC rents the stadium from the city of Breda now). As a symbol of goodwill and gratitude, NAC added the 'Breda' to their name.

In 2003, NAC Breda qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the first round, NAC Breda played against the English club Newcastle United. Results: 5-0 (in Newcastle) and 0-1 (in Breda). The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

In 2004, NAC defeated both PSV and Ajax in the KNVB Cup (both in their own stadiums). However, in the semi-finals NAC was eliminated in Enschede by FC Twente. Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as AFC Ajax, simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/) is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Raadhuisstraat in Enschede, with the Grote Kerk in the background Enschede or Eanske in the local dialect (Twents) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. ... FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede. ...

Current season 2006/2007

NAC played a good season until February. By then, NAC was ranked 6th and was going to the semi-finals of the cup after defeating PSV (3-0 28 feb). PSV Eindhoven PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ...

The force behind the success of NAC, left back player Patrick Mtiliga got heavily injured. During his presence in this season, NAC scored 40 points. Without his presence NAC has not succeedded to win a single competition match (over 3 months!!). Patrick Jan Mtiliga (born 28 January 1981) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who plays for Dutch club NAC Breda in the Eredivisie championship. ...

NAC was eliminated for the cup in the semi-final against AZ (6-0). In the competition NAC had to deal with many losed matches. Eventually it ended up ranked 11th with 43 points. The cause for this is that NAC did not have enough defenders. The team became extremely weak in a 3-4-3 formation.

Next season 2007/2008 (Transfers)

Before the summer of 2007 the news is about transfers of players.

LEAVING PLAYERS (8)

goalkeeper Arien Pietersma (rented to Top Oss)

midfielder Tamas Peto (no prolongation of contract)

left midfielder Mike Zonneveld (sold to PSV for €800.00) PSV Eindhoven PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ...

striker Glenn Salmon (no prolongation of contract)

right attacker Anouar Diba (sold to Al Wrakah for unknown amount )

defender Wilmer Kousemaker (no prolongation of contract, to HFC Haarlem) HFC Haarlem is a Dutch football club. ...

attacker Brian Pinas (no prolongation of contract)

midfielder Arne Slot (sold to Sparta for unknown amount) Sparta (Doric: Spártā, Attic: Spártē) is a city in southern Greece. ...

COMING PLAYERS (4)

striker Joonas Kollka (free player from Feyenoord) Feyenoord Rotterdam is a popular Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. ...

central defender Tyrone Loran (free player from RBC Roosendaal) RBC Roosendaal is a Dutch football club. ...

right defender Mohammed Ammi (free player from VVV Venlo) VVV-Venlo is a Dutch football club, which returned to the Dutch highest league (Eredivisie) by defeating RKC Waalwijk (3-0) on May 27, 2007 in the promotion/relegation play-offs. ...

midfielder Tim Gilissen (bought from Go Ahead Eagles) Dutch football team currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. ...

striker Anthony Lurling (free player from 1.fc Koln)

striker Matthew Amoah (bought from Borussia Dortmund for +/- 600.000 euro)

BACK FROM LONG INJURIES (3)

attacker Gert-jan Tamerus

left back Patrick Mtiliga (recovered in Belgium)

striker Viktor Sikora

Current squad

Players in bold have international caps.

No. Position Player 1 GK Edwin Zoetebier 2 DF Kurt Elshot 3 DF Rob Penders 4 DF Patrick Zwaanswijk 5 MF Sander van Gessel 6 MF Tim Gilissen 7 MF Edwin de Graaf 9 FW Gertjan Tamerus 10 FW Anthony Lurling 11 FW Joonas Kolkka 12 FW Victor Sikora 14 FW Matthew Amoah 15 FW Rogier Veenstra 16 GK Jelle ten Rouwelaar

No. Position Player 17 FW Andro Franca 18 MF Benjamin van den Broek 19 DF Patrick Mtiliga 20 FW Fouad Idabdelhay 21 GK Bas van Wegen 22 DF Ahmed Ammi 23 MF Ron Stam 24 MF Donny Gorter (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) 25 GK Johan Jansen 27 DF Aykut Demir 28 DF Tyrone Loran 29 FW Michiel Kramer 30 MF Ali Benomar

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Rogier Veenstra (born 17 September 1987) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Benjamin van den Broek (born 21 September 1987) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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Ron Ronnie Stam (Breda, 18 June 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Muhammet Aykut Demir (born 22 October 1988 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent who currently plays for NAC Breda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... 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Out on loan

No. Position Player GK Ariën Pietersma (on loan to RBC Roosendaal)

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Topscorers

SEASON	PLAYER'S NAME	GOALS	DIVISION	NAC'S RANK	NAC'S POINTS
1990-91	Ton Cornelissen	36	Eerste Divisie	2nd	38-56 (94-50)
1991-92	John Lammers	29	Eerste Divisie	4th	38-44 (65-48)
1992-93	Pierre van Hooijdonk	29	Eerste Divisie	3rd	34-45 (73-39)
1993-94	Pierre van Hooijdonk	25	Eredivisie	7th	34-38 (61-52)
1994-95	Pierre van Hooijdonk / Graham Arnold	10	Eredivisie	10th	34-29 (54-60)
1995-96	Graham Arnold	10	Eredivisie	8th	34-52 (58-44)
1996-97	Graham Arnold / Earnest Stewart	9	Eredivisie	9th	34-40 (41-54)
1997-98	Archil Arveladze	11	Eredivisie	12th	34-42 (41-49)
1998-99	Archil Arveladze	10	Eredivisie	18th	34-23 (41-61)
1999-00	Archil Arveladze	21	Eerste Divisie	1st	34-82 (84-36)
2000-01	Earnest Stewart	8	Eredivisie	9th	34-49 (41-40)
2001-02	Earnest Stewart / Christiano	10	Eredivisie	6th	34-54 (55-52)
2002-03	Orlando Engelaar	11	Eredivisie	4th	34-52 (42-31)
2003-04	Orlando Engelaar	9	Eredivisie	9th	34-46 (58-55)
2004-05	Ali Boussaboun	13	Eredivisie	15th	34-35 (43-67)
2005-06	Leonardo Santiago	8	Eredivisie	16th	34-33 (45-66)
2006-07	Glen Salmon	8	Eredivisie	11th	34-43 (43-54)

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Former managers

• Henk ten Cate
• Siem Plooyer
• Hans Dorjee
• Cees Lok
• Ton Lokhoff
• Herbert Neumann
• Cor Pot
• Wim Rijsbergen
• Ronald Spelbos
• Hans Verèl
• Piet de Visser
• Kees Zwamborn

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Notable players

• John Achterberg
• Graham Arnold
• Maarten Atmodikoro
• Frans Bouwmeester sr.
• Johan Elmander
• Pierre van Hooijdonk
• John Karelse
• Andro Knel
• John Lammers
• Ton Lokhoff
• Geert Meijer
• Kees Rijvers
• Cees Schapendonk
• Earnest Stewart
• Tony Vidmar
• Martien Vreijsen
• Koos Waslander
• Romeo Zondervan
• Antoon "rat" Verlegh

John Achterberg is a Dutch footballer currently goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers in England. ... Graham James Arnold (born August 3, 1963 in Sydney, New South Wales) is the current coach of the Australian national football (soccer) team. ... Maarten Atmodikoro (born February 4, 1971 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for SVV from Schiedam. ... Johan Elmander [juːan ɛlmɑndɛr] (born May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, who plays as a forward for French club Toulouse FC in the Ligue 1 championship. ... Petrus (Pierre) Ferdinandus Johannes van Hooijdonk (born on November 29, 1969 in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Dutch football player. ... John Karelse (born May 17, 1970 in Kapelle) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper. ... Andro Charles Willem Knel (born October 8, 1967 in Rotterdam - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. ... John Lammers (born December 11, 1963 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1982/1983 season. ... Antonius (Ton) Johannes Jacobus Lokhoff (born December 25, 1959 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a former football (soccer) midfielder, who is the head coach of Excelsior Rotterdam since the summer of 2006, when he succeeded Mario Been. ... Kees Rijvers (born 27 May 1926 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. ... Cees Schapendonk (born December 24, 1955 in Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant) is a former football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team. ... Earnie Stewart (born March 28, 1969 in Veghel, Netherlands) is an American soccer player who was a regular midfielder for the U.S. national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005. ... Tony Vidmar (born July 4, 1970 in Adelaide) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Slovenian origin, currently playing with NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. ...

See also

• Dutch football league teams

The Dutch Football League is organized by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond (KNVB, Royal Dutch Football Association). ...

External links

• NAC.nl - Official website of NAC Breda (Dutch)
• English supporters site (English)
• Fanzine The Rat (Dutch)
• B-side Rats (Dutch)
• NAC statistics (English)

Eredivisie • 2007/08 v • d • e
AFC Ajax | AZ | Excelsior | Feyenoord | De Graafschap | Groningen | Heerenveen | Heracles | NAC | NEC | PSV | Roda JC | Sparta | Twente | Utrecht | Vitesse | VVV-Venlo | Willem II Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and will end in May 2008. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as AFC Ajax, simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/) is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. ... SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district. ... Feyenoord team practice session in 2002. ... De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. ... FC Groningen is a football club from Groningen in the Netherlands. ... sc Heerenveen (Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division. ... Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands. ... Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie, credited as N.E.C., NEC (or incorrectly NEC Nijmegen) is a Dutch football club founded in November 15, 1900. ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Roda JC Kerkrade is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, a place in the south of The Netherlands near the German border. ... Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. ... FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede. ... FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. ... Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. ... VVV-Venlo is a Dutch football club. ... Willem II is a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg. ...
Eredivisie seasons
1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 The 1993/1994 season in Dutch football saw Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie, while Feyenoord Rotterdam won the Dutch National Cup. ... The 1994/95 season in Dutch football saw Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie, while Feyenoord Rotterdam won the Dutch National Cup. ... The 1995/96 season in Dutch football saw holders Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie once again, while PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch National Cup. ... The 1996/1997 season in Dutch football was the 41st professional season in the Eredivisie, with PSV Eindhoven winning the title and Roda JC claiming the Dutch National Cup. ... The 1997/1998 season in Dutch football was the 42nd season in the Eredivisie, where Ajax Amsterdam won the double, claiming the title and the Dutch National Cup. ... The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. ... The 1999/2000 season in Dutch football was the 44th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title, while Roda JC won the Dutch National Cup. ... The 2000/2001 season in Dutch football was the 45th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title, while FC Twente won the Dutch National Cup. ... The 2001/2002 season in Dutch football was the 46th season in the Eredivisie, where Ajax Amsterdam claimed the double (overall title and National Cup). ... The 2002/2003 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV Eindhoven claimed the title while FC Utrecht won the Dutch National Cup by defeating Feyenoord Rotterdam in the final. ... The 2003-04 season in Dutch football saw Ajax Amsterdam regain their title in the Eredivisie. ... The 2004-05 season in Dutch football saw PSV Eindhoven winning the double, under the guidance of manager Guus Hiddink. ... The 2005/06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006. ... The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006 and will end on May 13, 2007. ... The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and will end in May 2008. ...
Football competitions in the Netherlands
Eredivisie | Eerste Divisie | Hoofdklasse | KNVB Cup | Johan Cruijff-schaal The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... The Eerste Divisie is an division for clubs who are relegated from the Eredivisie,but the champion of the Eerste Divisie promotes to the Eredivisie,and the clubs who ended position 2-7 play Nacompetitie,and the number 1 of the group also promotes to the Eredivisie. ... The Hoofdklasse is the third highest Dutch football league and the highest amateur league. ... The KNVB Cup is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1899. ... The Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruijff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. ...