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| Full name | Sportclub Cambuur | ||
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| Nicknames | The Yellow-Blues SCC | ||
| Founded | 19 June 1964; 61 years ago (1964-06-19) | ||
| Ground | Kooi Stadion Leeuwarden, Netherlands | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Cees Heijboer | ||
| Head coach | Henk de Jong | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie, 3rd of 20 | ||
| Website | cambuur | ||
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Sportclub Cambuur, most often styledSC Cambuur (Dutch pronunciation:[ɛsˈseːˈkɑmbyːr]) and sometimesCambuur Leeuwarden, is a Dutch professionalfootball club inLeeuwarden, the capital ofFriesland. Founded on 19 June 1964, the team compete in theEerste Divisie, the second tier of theDutch football league system. Since August 2024, they have played their home games at the 15,000‑seatKooi Stadion, a purpose‑built stadium that replacedCambuur Stadion.[1]
Cambuur play in yellow shirts and blue shorts, colours drawn from the coat of arms of theCammingha family, whose heraldic lions also feature on the club crest. Organised as a member‑owned association, the club enjoys strong regional backing and contests the "Friese Derby" against neighbouringsc Heerenveen.
The club have won the second-tierEerste Divisie three times (1991–92,2012–13 and2020–21) and spent a total of seven seasons in the top-tierEredivisie. Away from the pitch Cambuur operate an accredited youth academy and the Cambuur Foundation, which runs grassroots sport and social‑inclusion programmes throughout Friesland.[2]
Founded in 1964, SC Cambuur has spent a total of nine seasons in the Dutch top flight, theEredivisie. During the 1980s and 1990s, the club was a consistent contender in theEerste Divisie promotion play-offs. Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie title in 1992 and earned promotion to the Eredivisie, but were relegated two seasons later following the1993–94 season. In 1998, the club returned to the Eredivisie, though they were again relegated after just two seasons, in the1999–2000 season.
The early 2000s proved turbulent, and in 2005 the club narrowly avoided bankruptcy. A period of restructuring began in 2006, and by 2010 Cambuur had achieved relative financial stability.
In 2009, Cambuur came close to promotion, narrowly losing a play-off toRoda JC on penalties. The following year, they finished second in the league and again missed promotion by a slim margin. The club attracted over 40,000 spectators during that year's play-offs, with an estimated 7,000 supporters gathering inLeeuwarden's city centre to watch the decisive match against Roda on a large screen. The final match drew a record 1.4 million television viewers in the Netherlands, and the entire play-off series—featuring Cambuur,PEC Zwolle, and Roda JC—was watched by more than 4.5 million people.
Cambuur won the Eerste Divisie title in the2012–13 season, earning promotion to the Eredivisie for the2013–14 season. On 1 May 2016, they were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie after a 6–2 away defeat toPSV.
In 2020, Cambuur were leading the Eerste Divisie when the season was voided due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and the club was controversially denied promotion to the Eredivisie.[3]
The club returned to the top flight after winning the2020–21 Eerste Divisie title. In the2021–22 season, Cambuur achieved a ninth-place finish—the highest league position in the club's history. However, the following campaign proved difficult, and on 6 May 2023, Cambuur were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie following a 3–0 away defeat toFC Utrecht.[4]
Cambuur has a group ofultras, known as the M.I.-Side, who stand on the north stand at the Kooi Stadion, but used to stand at both the north and south stands at the Cambuur Stadion. The name derives from the street names in which the stands of the Cambuur stadion were built:M stands for Marathonstraat andI for Insulindestraat. They are among the most notorious in the Netherlands. In the 2009–10 season, the average attendance was 8,600 fans per game, and more than 6,500 season tickets were sold. That was a new record for Cambuur, as these numbers were achieved while the club was in the second division but even higher than when it played in the Eredivisie. In the 2009–10 season, the club sold out six regular season matches with 10,000 fans per game, another milestone for the Leeuwarden-based club. Never before in the second division it had sold out that many regular season matches.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Below is a table with Cambuur's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
| 2024–25 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2024–25 | second round |
| 2023–24 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 2023–24 | semi-finals |
| 2022–23 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2022–23 | second round |
| 2021–22 Eredivisie | 9th | – | 2021–22 | second round |
| 2020–21 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 2020–21 | second round |
| 2019–20 Eerste Divisie | (no title awarded) | Season abandoned due toCOVID-19 pandemic | 2019–20 | second round |
| 2018–19 Eerste Divisie | 10th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2018–19 | round of 16 |
| 2017–18 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2017–18 | quarter-finals |
| 2016–17 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2016–17 | semi-finals |
| 2015–16 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2015–16 | second round |
| 2014–15 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 2014–15 | quarter-finals |
| 2013–14 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 2013–14 | round of 16 |
| 2012–13 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 2012–13 | Round of 16 |
| 2011–12 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2011–12 | second round |
| 2010–11 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2010–11 | fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2009–10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2008–09 | third round |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2007–08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2006–07 | second round |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2005–06 | second round |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 2004–05 | second round |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2003–04 | third round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 2002–03 | second round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2001–02 | third round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2000–01 | third round |
| 1999–2000 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-off) | 1999–2000 | second round |
| 1998–99 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 1998–99 | round of 16 |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (winning promo./releg. play-off) | 1997–98 | second round |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1996–97 | second round |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1995–96 | quarter-finals |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1994–95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1993–94 | second round |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1992–93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1991–92 | third round |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1990–91 | second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1989–90 | first round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1988–89 | first round |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1987–88 | second round |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion competition: no promotion | 1986–87 | first round |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 19th | – | 1985–86 | first round |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1984–85 | second round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – | 1983–84 | first round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion competition: no promotion | 1982–83 | second round |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1981–82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1980–81 | first round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion competition: no promotion | 1979–80 | second round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1978–79 | first round |
| 1977–78 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 1977–78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 1976–77 | first round |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1975–76 | first round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1974–75 | second round |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1973–74 | first round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1972–73 | first round |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie | 8th | – | 1971–72 | did not participate |
| 1970–71 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – | 1970–71 | round of 16 |
| 1969–70 Eerste Divisie | 8th | – | 1969–70 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1968–69 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – | 1968–69 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1967–68 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1967–68 | group stage[citation needed] |
| 1966–67 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – | 1966–67 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1965–66 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1965–66 | group stage[citation needed] |
| 1964–65 Tweede Divisie | 1st (winning championship play-off) | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1964–65 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1963–64 Tweede Divisie | 9th (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | 1963–64 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1962–63 Tweede Divisie | 7th (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | 1962–63 | first round[citation needed] |
| 1961–62 Eerste Divisie | 13th (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | Tweede Divisie (relegation) | 1961–62 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie | 10th (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | 1960–61 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1959–60 Eerste Divisie | 6th (group B)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eerste Divisie | 2nd (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | 1958–59 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1957–58 Eerste Divisie | 3rd (group B)(as VV Leeuwarden) | – | 1957–58 | ?[citation needed] |
| 1956–57 Tweede Divisie | 1st (group A)(as VV Leeuwarden) | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1956–57 | ?[citation needed] |
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Henk de Jong |
| Assistant Manager | Jeroen Burghout Rik Reinsma |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Peter van der Vlag |
| Performance Coach | Nicky Boonstra Daan Ganzinga |
| Video Analyst |  Gergely Balázs Sándor |
| Doctor | Dirk Steensma Antje Tardy Monique Haaksema |
| Physiotherapist | Harvey Bischop Kevin Koster |
| Materialman | Paul Jansen |
| Team Manager | Peter Drijver Niels Dissel |
Source:[5]
Jan Bens (1 July 1964 – 30 June 1966)Piet de Wolf (1966–68)Jan Bens (1 July 1968 – 30 June 1970)Arie Otten (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972)Leo Beenhakker (1972–75)Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1976 – 30 June 1980)Henk de Jonge (1980–83)Theo Verlangen (1983–85)Simon Kistemaker (1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986)
Fritz Korbach (1 July 1986 – 30 June 1988)Sándor Popovics (1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990)Rob Baan (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1992)Theo de Jong (1 July 1992 – 30 September 1993)Fritz Korbach (30 September 1993 – 31 January 1995)Han Berger (1 July 1995 – 30 June 1998)Gert Kruys (1 July 1998 – 18 May 2002)Henny Lee(interim) (19 May 2002 – 30 June 2002)
Rob McDonald (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003)Dick de Boer (1 July 2003 – 31 December 2004)Jan Schulting (31 December 2004 – 30 June 2005)Roy Wesseling (1 July 2005 – 19 February 2007)Gerrie Schouwenaar (2007)Jurrie Koolhof (1 July 2007 – 14 September 2008)Stanley Menzo (20 September 2008 – 27 October 2010)Alfons Arts (27 October 2010 – 22 March 2013)Henk de Jong(interim) (22 March 2013 – 30 June 2013)Dwight Lodeweges (1 July 2013 – 1 April 2014)Henk de Jong (2 April 2014 – 9 February 2016)Marcel Keizer (15 February 2016 – 30 June 2016)[6]Rob Maas (30 June 2016 – 15 October 2016) Sipke Hulshoff (15 October 2016 – 17 June 2017)Marinus Dijkhuizen (1 July 2017 – 28 November 2017) Sipke Hulshoff (28 November 2017 – 31 January 2018)René Hake (31 January 2018 – 30 June 2019)Henk de Jong (1 July 2019 – 20 October 2022)Pascal Bosschaart &Martijn Barto(interim) (20 October 2022 – 14 November 2022)Sjors Ultee (14 November 2022 – 9 October 2023)Henk de Jong (10 October 2023 – present)The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed represented their countries while playing for SC Cambuur.
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