The Dutch amateur national championship was founded in 1888. It was a tournament competition to compete in knock-out round between champions of regional league. The league was suspended just a season in 1945 due to World War II. In 1954, it was turned to professional status and played the same system until 1956 which is the year Eredevisie was established. KNVB Cup was held in 1898 and there are none seasons the competition was not played.
The Belgian pro league was available since 1895. However, the league system of promotion and relegation was created in 1905. The league was suspended in three period of World War I and II in 1915 to 1919, 1939 to 1941 and 1944 - 1945. Belgian cup was first held in 1911 but it was competed just 8 times before 1964 and then it has been continue doing until the present.
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Stadium : Bosilstadion (16,649 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League: 91 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 5th
Belgion Championship: Winners (4-A,7-P) Runner-Up (3-A,5-P)
Belgion Cup : Winners (2) ,Runner-Up (1)
European Competition : UEFA Cup SF (1-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Maurice Banyan (150 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Armand Swartenbroeks
The Greatest Manager Ever : Felix Week
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek is created as the superstructure between former famous Belgian clubs. Originally, R. Daring Club de Bruxelles was formed in 1895 and first played in Belgian league in 1903. The club was best at pre-war era and won all trophies in their history consist of five league titles and one Belgian cup. In 1970, the name was changed to R. Daring de Molenbeek. R. RC de Bruxelles was created in 1894 and was one of the founding members in Belgian league in next year. By the end of the 1900s, they won all six league titles in their history and won a Belgian cup once. R. White Star AC (1948) & R. RC de Bruxelles merged in 1963 to form Racing White and R. Racing White & R. Daring Club de Molenbeek merged in 1973 to form Racing White Daring Molenbeek. Under this name, the club won a league title and reach UEFA Cup semi-final once. Eventually, FC Brussels was formed in 2002 after a merger between R.W.D Molenbeek and KFC Strombeek but played in second division for many seasons.
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Nation : Belgium
Year of Establishment : 1904
Stadium : Argosstadion Achter De Kazerne (13,213 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League: 57 from 101
All-Time Belgion Pro League : 11th
League : Belgion Championship : Winners (4-P) Runner-Up (4-P)
Cup : Belgion Cup : Winners (1) ,Runner-Up (4)
All-Time UEFA Cup Performance : None
All-Time UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Performance : Winner (1), Semi-Final (1)
All-Time European Cup Performance : Quarter-Final (1-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Albert De Cleyn (377 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Michael Preud’Homme
The Greatest Manager Ever : Aad Demos
“Malinois” Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen was founded in 1904 and, in 1921–22, promoted to the first division. After two successive relegation and promotion, they were back for good between 1928 and 1956. In the 1960s and 1970s, the club had several promotions and relegations between the first and second division. From 1983 to 1997, they had a successful first division spell, with a title and several 2nd and 3rd place finishes. During that period, they also won a European Cup Winners' Cup as well as the European Cup quarter finals. KV Mechelen eventually declined in the late 1990s. In 2003, the club did not receive their Belgian professional football license, and so they were relegated to the third division with a 9-point penalty. After two consecutive promotion, KV Mechelen has come back to the first division.
14. SK Lierse
Nation : Belgium
Year of Establishment : 1906
Stadium : Herman Vanderpoortenstadion (15,500 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 74 from 101
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 7th
League : Belgion Championship : Winners (4-P) Runner-Up (2-P)
Cup : Belgion Cup : Winners (2) ,Runner-Up (1)
All-Time UEFA Cup Performance : Quarter-Final (1-A)
All-Time UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Performance : None
All-Time European Cup Performance : UCL R-24 (1)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Bernard Voorhoof (350 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Bernard Voorhoof
The Greatest Manager Ever : Gyula Turnhauer
“De Pallieters” Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring The club was founded in 1906 and they first promoted to the first division in1927. Lierse was successful in the first division until the end of World War II, winning 2 titles and finishing only 4 times outside the top 5. After 21 years in the first division, Lierse were relegated for the first time in 1948, but were promoted again five years later. Lierse enjoyed a two more spells at the highest level, each time with a championship win (between 1953 and 1986 and between 1988 and 2007). Lierse have actually been Belgian champions five times, but their title in 1940-41 is not officially recognised after the league was suspended in 1939-40 after the outbreak of World War II.
13. Sparta Rotterdam
Nation : Netherlands
Year of Establishment : 1888
Stadium : AZ Stadion (11,026 Seats)
Seasons in Eredevisie : 51 from 57
All-Time Eredevisie Ranking : 5th
League : Dutch Championship : Winners (5-A,1-P), Runner-Up (1-A)
Cup : Dutch Cup : Winners (3) ,Runner-Up (2)
All-Time UEFA Cup Performance : R16 (2-A)
All-Time UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Performance : None
All-Time European Cup Performance : Quarter-Final (1-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Cas Ruffelse
The Greatest Player Ever : Bok De Korver
The Greatest Manager Ever : Denis Neville
“Lords of The Castle” Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands and is the fifth greatest Dutch club of all-time. The club was first founded in 1887 by several ex-members of the old Sparta. Sparta was promoted to the highest league of Dutch football in 1893. In 1895, the club first reached Dutch amateur national championship final and finish second place. Sparta dominated the championship during the first half 1910s, won four titles and three of those were done in row. The club’s golden era was during the late 50s to the early 60s, won two Dutch cups, won their only Eredivisie in 1959 and success in European cup in the next year and went on their great era to finish third place in 1963. They first relegated from the first tier in 2002.
12. Beerschot AC
Nation : Belgium
Year of Establishment : 1942
Stadium : Olympisch Stadion (12,771 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 99 from 101
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 3rd
League : Belgion Championship : Winners (7-P) Runner-Up (1-A,6-P)
Cup : Belgion Cup : Winners (4) ,Runner-Up (3)
All-Time European Competition Performance : None
All-Time Top-Scorer : Rik Coppens (250 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Raymond Braine
The Greatest Manager Ever : John Dick
“The Rats from Kiel” Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club was established in 1999 as a merger between K Beerschot VAC (1899) and KFC Germinal Ekeren (1920). Prior to the merger, Germinal Ekeren had been a first division club for 10 years, while 7 times Belgian champion Beerschot was struggling with financial problems in the third division. K Beerchot ever dominated Belgian league in the 1920s, won five league titles in that decade and the club was one of the Belgian best clubs until the war-time. It was only in 1942 that Germinal Ekeren finally registered with the Belgian Football Association and Their best league ranking was a 3rd place in 1996 and 1998. As Germinal Beerchot, it has never won Belgian league title but still won two Belgian cups.
11. Union Saint Gilloise
Nation : Belgium
Year of Establishment : 1897
Stadium : Herman Vanderpoortenstadion (6,000 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 54 from 101
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 9th
League : Belgion Championship : Winners (2-A,9-P) Runner-Up (1-A,7-P)
Cup : Belgion Cup : Winners (2) ,Runner-Up (1)
All-Time European Competition Cup Performance : UEFA Cup Semi-Final (1-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Gustave Vanderstappen
The Greatest Player Ever : Louis Van Hege
The Greatest Manager Ever : Joseph Romdenne
R. Union Saint-Gilloise is the greatest Belgian club in the early era in history of the league, located in the municipality of Forest. The club was founded after the Belgian league had been formed for 2 years and they first won the league title in 1904 and then could consecutively win four titles and totally won 6 titles during the 1900s. The club’s second best era was created during the first half 30s, they won three league titles in row between 1933 and 1935. In the late 50s, the club achieved their best performance in European competition. Gilloise played in Belgium Pro League for every season until the early 1960s before relegation and has never appeared in the top league since then but Gilloise is still one of the most memorable Belgian clubs of all-time. The club holds the record longest unbeaten in history of Belgian league with 60 between 1933 and 1935.
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Nation : Belgium
Year of Establishment : 1864
Stadium : Herman Vanderpoortenstadion (15,500 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 71 from 101
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 10th
League : Belgion Championship : Winners (-) Runner-Up (2-P)
Cup : Belgion Cup : Winners (3) ,Runner-Up (1)
All-Time European Competition Performance : UEFA Cup Quarter-Final (1-A), R16 (1-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Mauric Willems (185 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Joseph Jurion
The Greatest Manager Ever : Rene Vanderetcken
“The Buffalos” Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent is one of the oldest clubs in the World and definitely the oldest club in Belgium, founded under the name “La Gantoise” They were one of the founders club of the Belgian Union of Athletic Sports Societies, the ancestor of the Royal Belgian Football Association, in 1895. In history,the club has never won any Belgian league title. Gent enjoyed a first spell at the highest level in Belgian football between 1913-14 and 1928-29, and a second one from 1936-37 to 1966-67. In the 1970s and 1980s, the club had several promotions and relegations between the first and second divisions, to come back at the highest level in 1989 before reach thier best achievement in European competitions in 1992.
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Stadium : Bosilstadion (16,649 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Championship : 89 from 104
All-Time Belgion Championship Ranking : 6th
Belgion Championship : Winners (4-P) Runner-Up (11-P)
Belgion Cup : Winners (5) ,Runner-Up (9)
UEFA Cup : QF (1-A), Cup Winners’ Cup : RN (1)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Francis Severeyns (102 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Vic Mees
The Greatest Manager Ever : Harry Game
Royal Antwerp Football Club was the oldest football club to register to the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1895 and they consequently received the matricule number one when matricule numbers were introduced in 1926. The club won its first Belgian Pro League in 1929 and won totally won four titles in four consecutively different decades.The club also ever finished runner-up of the league in every decade since the 1920s to the 1970s, confirm their consistency in a long period of history. Royal Antwerp met its successful year in 1993 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup despite the 1990s was its failure era in the league. The club relegated to Belgian second division for the first time since the post-war era in 1998 and fall to be a regular member there since 2004 to date. It holds the record most goal ratio in Belgian league with 3.8 (99 goals in 26 games) achieved in the 1935 - 1936 season.
8. AZ Alkmaar
Nation : Netherlands, Year of Establishment : 1967
Stadium : AZ Stadion (17,023 Seats)
Seasons in Dutch Championship : 40 from 60
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 10th
Dutch Championship : Winners (2-A), RN (1-A,2-P), 3rd (6-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (4) ,Runner-Up (1)
Dutch Double Champion : 1
UEFA Cup : RN (1-A), SF (1-B), QF (3-B), R24 (1-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Kees Kist (259 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Kristen Nygaard
The Greatest Manager Ever : George Kessler
Stadium : AZ Stadion (17,023 Seats)
Seasons in Dutch Championship : 40 from 60
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 10th
Dutch Championship : Winners (2-A), RN (1-A,2-P), 3rd (6-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (4) ,Runner-Up (1)
Dutch Double Champion : 1
UEFA Cup : RN (1-A), SF (1-B), QF (3-B), R24 (1-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Kees Kist (259 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Kristen Nygaard
The Greatest Manager Ever : George Kessler
Alkmaar Zaanstreek was founded in 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek which was formed in 1964, continuing the professional adventure of the Kooger Football Club. KFC had been founded in 1910,ever finished Dutch vice-champion once, and had been professional since 1955, were successful in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1981, they became Dutch double champions and UEFA Cup finalists. Things went downhill after the Molenaar brothers left the club. In 1988, AZ was relegated from the Eredivisie before returned after ten seasons in the Eerste Divisie. Lious Van Gaal let the team to meet another golden era, won a Dutch champion and reached UEFA Cup semi-final during the 2000s.
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Nation : Netherlands, Year of Establishment : 1965
Stadium : De Grolsch Vaste (24,000 Seats)
Seasons in Dutch Championship : 59 from 60
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 4th
Dutch Championship : WN (1-A,1-P), RN (3-A,2-P), 3rd (2-A,8-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (3) ,Runner-Up (4)
UEFA Cup : RN(1-A),SF(1-A), QF(1-A,1-B),R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (1)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Blasise Nkufo (114 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Pieter Schrijvers
The Greatest Manager Ever : Spitz Kohn
Stadium : De Grolsch Vaste (24,000 Seats)
Seasons in Dutch Championship : 59 from 60
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 4th
Dutch Championship : WN (1-A,1-P), RN (3-A,2-P), 3rd (2-A,8-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (3) ,Runner-Up (4)
UEFA Cup : RN(1-A),SF(1-A), QF(1-A,1-B),R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (1)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Blasise Nkufo (114 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Pieter Schrijvers
The Greatest Manager Ever : Spitz Kohn
FC Twente is an all-time greatest Dutch club after “The Big Three. The club was formed in 1965 as a merger of two professional clubs, Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys. One of such predecessors, SC Enschede, had also won a single Eredivisie title in 1926 and finished runner-up 3 times. The club’s first golden era was created during the very late 60s to the first half 70s as they finished in top five of Eredivisie in every season. The best of those is second place in 1974 and built the victory to reach UEFA Cup final match in next year. Twente has ever relegated to Eerste Divisie once time in 1983.The club was bankruptcy in 2003 but was survived finally. The late 2000s became the best era of the club after Steve Mcclaren led them to win the only Dutch league title in 2010 after won runner-up in a prior year. It holds the record fewest conceding goal in an Eredivisie season with 13 in the 1971 - 1972.
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Year of Establishment : 1900
Stadium : Stade Mourice Dufrasne (30,143 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 99 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 2nd
Belgion Championship : Winners (11-P) Runner-Up (11-P)
Belgion Cup : Winners (6) ,Runner-Up (9)
UEFA Cup : QF (1-A,1-B), R16 (4-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : RN (1), SF (1), QF (1)
European Cup : SF (1-A), QF (2-A)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Jean Capelle (245 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Wilfried Van Moer
The Greatest Manager Ever : Raymond Goelthals
Royal Standard de Liège is one of the most famous Belgian clubs of all-time, holds the record most number of seasons in History of Belgian league. The club was founded in 1898, under the name of Standard FC, by students at the Saint-Servais High School in Liège. Standard entered its first highest level Belgian league in 1909. In 1923, the club became Royal Standard Club Liégeois. in 1958, Royal Standard Club Liégeois was crowned national champion for the first time. Standard’s highlight in Europe is the reaching of the 1962 European Cup semi-final, confirming of their golden era in the early 1960s. Another one of their most outstanding eras was the winning three consecutive league titles between 1969 and 1971. The club also holds the record most runner-ups in Belgian Cup. In the second half 90s, the club met their most failure era, not even a top club in Belgian at that time.
5. Club Brugge KV
Nation : Belgium, Year of Establishment : 1891
Stadium : Jan Breydel (29,042 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 88 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 4th
Belgion Championship:Winners(1-A,12-P), Runner-Up(2-A,20-P)
Belgion Cup : Winners (11) ,Runner-Up (6)
Belgian Double Champion : 2
UEFA Cup : RN (1-A), SF (1-A), QF (1-B), R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (1), QF (2)
European Champion's Cup : RN(1-A), QF(2-A), R24 (2-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Jan Cuelemans (191 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Jan Cuelemans
The Greatest Manager Ever : Ernst Happel
Stadium : Jan Breydel (29,042 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 88 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro League Ranking : 4th
Belgion Championship:Winners(1-A,12-P), Runner-Up(2-A,20-P)
Belgion Cup : Winners (11) ,Runner-Up (6)
Belgian Double Champion : 2
UEFA Cup : RN (1-A), SF (1-A), QF (1-B), R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (1), QF (2)
European Champion's Cup : RN(1-A), QF(2-A), R24 (2-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Jan Cuelemans (191 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Jan Cuelemans
The Greatest Manager Ever : Ernst Happel
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is one of the most prestigious Belgian clubs of all-time, holds the record most Belgian Cup winners with 10. The club was founded in 1891 as FC Brugeois and is one of the founding members in Belgian first league in 1895. They first won Belgian league title in 1920 under the name “FC Bruges” before change to the current name in 1921. Club Brugge had been a regular member in the first tier until the war-time, they started falling to the second division and met a hard time through the decade of the 1940s and the 1950s before coming back to settle down in the first league. The club finally met their golden age in the 1970s, won six league titles include their only Belgian double champion in history in 1977. Additionally, they reached a UEFA Cup final and became the only one from Belgium to ever reach European Cup final.
4. Feyenoord Rotterdam
Nation : Netherlands, Year of Establishment : 1908
Stadium : Feijenoord (51,577 Seats)
Seasons in Dutch Championship : 60 (All)
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 3rd
Dutch Championship: Winners(5-A,9-P),Runner-Up(5-A,16-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (11) ,Runner-Up (3)
Dutch Double Champion : 3 UEFA Double Champion 1
UEFA Cup : WN (1-A,1-B), QF (1-A), R16 (4-A)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (1), QF (2)
European Cup : WN(1-A), SF(1-A), QF(1-A), R16(3-B), R24(1-B)
Intercontinental Cup : Winner (1970)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Cor Van De Gjip (171 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Willem Van Hanegem
Feyenoord Rotterdam is the only club has never relegated since the amateur era in history of Dutch football. The club was founded in 1908 as Wilhemina before change to SC Feijenoord when they was promoted to National football association. In 1917 Feijenoord were promoted to the highest level of Dutch football and won their first title in 1924. The 1950s is their most failure era as the club didn’t win any trophy. Feyenoord is one of the founding members in Eredivisie and won their first league title in 1961. The mid to late 1960s became the club’s golden age after they won two Dutch double champions from all three in their history and is the first Dutch club to win European trophy in 1970 European Cup. 1974 is one of the best years in history of the club after won league title and UEFA Cup. In the 2000s, Feyenoord met their hardest time in Dutch league, didn’t win even a title but compensated this with a UEFA Cup winner.
3. Anderlecht
Nation : Belgium, Year of Establishment : 1908
Stadium : Constant Vanden Stock (26,361 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 87 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro league Ranking : 1st
Belgion Championship : Winners (32-P) Runner-Up (20)
Belgion Cup : Winners (9) ,Runner-Up (4)
Belgian Double Champion : 3
UEFA Cup : WN (1-A), RN (2-A), QF (2-A), R16 (3-A,3-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : WN (2), RN (2)
European Cup : SF(2-A), QF(7-A), R16(1-A,1-B), R24(3-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Jeff Mermans (343 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Paul Van Himst
The Greatest Manager Ever : Pierre Sinibaldi
Stadium : Constant Vanden Stock (26,361 Seats)
Seasons in Belgion Pro League : 87 from 104
All-Time Belgion Pro league Ranking : 1st
Belgion Championship : Winners (32-P) Runner-Up (20)
Belgion Cup : Winners (9) ,Runner-Up (4)
Belgian Double Champion : 3
UEFA Cup : WN (1-A), RN (2-A), QF (2-A), R16 (3-A,3-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : WN (2), RN (2)
European Cup : SF(2-A), QF(7-A), R16(1-A,1-B), R24(3-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Jeff Mermans (343 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Paul Van Himst
The Greatest Manager Ever : Pierre Sinibaldi
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht is the greatest Belgian club of all-time, by far holds the record most Belgian league winners, most double champions with 3 and placed the first in Belgian league all-time table and is the most successful Belgian club in Europe. The club was founded as Sporting Club Anderlechtois in 1908 by a dozen of football lovers at the Concordia café. Anderlecht promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 1921. In the pre-war era, the club was still a normal-level club in Belgium until they won its first league title in 1947. Between 1963 and 1968, Anderlecht built the record most consecutive Belgian league winners for five times in row and the club totally ever won consecutive three league titles for five occasions. In the second half 70s, it was their only period of none-league champion but still compensated it with two Cup Winners’ Cup champions in which holds the record most consecutive participation in final match with three, respectively. It holds the record highest goal differences ratio and lowest goal conceding ratio in a Belgian league season with 2.2 (75 goals in 34 games) and 0.4 (12 in 30 games) the 1984 - 1985 and the 1966 - 1967, respectively.
2. PSV Eindhoven
Nation : Netherlands, Year of Establishment : 1913
Stadium : Phillips (35,186 Seats)
Seasons in Eredevisie : 60 (All)
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 2nd
Dutch Championship: Winners(3-A,19-P),Runner-Up (1-A,13-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (9) ,Runner-Up (8)
Dutch Double Champion : 4
UEFA Double Champion :1, European Triple Champion 1
UEFA Cup : Winner (1-A), QF (1-A,5-B)), R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (2)
European Cup : WN(1-A), SF(1-A,1-B), QF(4-A,1-B), R16(1-B), R24(2-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Willy Van De Kuijlen (311 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Romario
The Greatest Manager Ever : Guus Hiddink
Stadium : Phillips (35,186 Seats)
Seasons in Eredevisie : 60 (All)
All-Time Dutch Championship Ranking : 2nd
Dutch Championship: Winners(3-A,19-P),Runner-Up (1-A,13-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (9) ,Runner-Up (8)
Dutch Double Champion : 4
UEFA Double Champion :1, European Triple Champion 1
UEFA Cup : Winner (1-A), QF (1-A,5-B)), R16 (1-A,1-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : SF (2)
European Cup : WN(1-A), SF(1-A,1-B), QF(4-A,1-B), R16(1-B), R24(2-B)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Willy Van De Kuijlen (311 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Romario
The Greatest Manager Ever : Guus Hiddink
‘The Peasants” Philips Sport Vereniging is one of the most successful clubs in history of Dutch football. The club was founded in 1913 as started out as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic wars. PSV was promoted to the First Division and since 1926 and won its first Dutch amateur national title in 1929 and was a founding members in Eredivisie in 1956 before won its first champion in 1963. They met their first great period in the mid seventies, won three Dutch titles and A UEFA Cup. In overall history, PSV could dominate Dutch league for two eras and holds the record most consecutive winners in the league with four which were done for two occasions during the second half 1980s and the 2000s. In 1988, it is the victory year of the club when they won the triple champions in major competition. PSV holds the record longest unbeaten home games in Netherlands with 93 between 1983 and 1989 and 1989 and holds the record most consecutive wins in Eredivisie with 22 between 1986 and 1988. It holds the record most goal differences in an Eredivisie season with 89 in the 1987 - 1988. They totally won four Dutch double champs in their history.
1. Ajax Amsterdam
Stadium : Amsterdam Arena (52,328 Seats)
Seasons in Eredevisie : 60 (All)
All-Time Eredevisie Ranking : 1st
Dutch Championship: Winners (8-A,25-P) RN (4-A,17-P)
Dutch Cup : Winners (17) ,Runner-Up (6)
Dutch Double Champion : 7
European Double Champion : 2, European Triple Champion : 1972
European Double Champion : 2, European Triple Champion : 1972
UEFA Cup : WN (1-A), SF (1-A), QF (1-A,1-B), R-16 (3-A,3-B)
Cup Winners’ Cup : WN (1), RN (1), QF (1)
European Champion's Cup : WN(4-A), RN(2-A), SF(2-A),
QF(3-A,1-B), R16(1-B), R24 (6-B)
QF(3-A,1-B), R16(1-B), R24 (6-B)
Intercontinental Cup : Winners (1972, 1995)
All-Time Top-Scorer : Johan Cruyff (280 Goals)
The Greatest Player Ever : Johan Cruyff
The Greatest Manager Ever : Rinus Michels
“The Sons of The God” Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax is the greatest Dutch club of all-time, holds the record most Eredevisie champions, most Dutch cup winners, most Dutch double champions with six, placed 1st in all-time Eredivisie table, and by far the most successful Dutch club in European football. The club was founded in Amsterdam in 1900 by Floris Stempel, Carel Reeser and Johan Dade. Ajax succeeded in promotion to the highest level of Dutch football in 1911 and won its first amateur Dutch championship in 1918 before dominated the competition through the 1930s. Ajax is one of the founding members in the first Eredivisie season and victory won the title immediately. The club gradually started entering to their golden era in the second half 1960s in which they won four league titles and became the first Dutch club to reach European cup final in 1969. Ajax won the first treble in history of Dutch football in 1972 and won three European cups in two between 1971 and 1973. The club ever dominated Eredivisie between the late 1970s to early 1990s and once again in the mid 1990s. Ajax holds the record longest unbeaten in Eredivisie with 52 games between 1994 - 1996 and holds the record most goal in an Eredivisie season with 122 in the 1966 - 1967. Ajax is one of four clubs to ever win all three major European trophies. It holds the record longest steak without conceding a goal in Eredivisie with 1078 minutes achieved in 1971.
By Country
Belgium : 10
Netherlands : 6
France : 2
The Greatest Low Countries Clubs of Eras
Early 1930s : Union Saint-Gilloise
Late 1930s : Feyenoord
Early 1940s : Suspend due to World War II
Late 1940s : Anderlecht
Early 1950s : Lille
Late 1950s : Anderlecht
Early 1960s : Feyernoord
Late 1960s : Ajax
Early 1970s : Ajax
Late 1970s : Club Brugge
Early 1980s : Anderlecht
Late 1980s : PSV
Early 1990s : Ajax
Late 1990s : Ajax
Early 2000s : PSV
Late 2000s : PSV
Early 2010s : Ajax
Late 2010s : Ajax
Early 2020s : Lille
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