Full name | Sportclub Enschede | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sportclub | ||
Founded | 1 June 1910; 114 years ago (1910-06-01) | ||
Ground | Sportcampus Diekman Enschede | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Albert Walda | ||
Manager | René Belt | ||
League | Vierde Klasse | ||
Sportclub Enschede is afootball club fromEnschede,Netherlands.SC Enschede was established in 1910. The club won thenational championship in 1926. In 1965SC Enschede merged with their rivalsEnschedese Boys to formFC Twente (both clubs continued as non-league clubs). CurrentlySportclub plays in theVierde Klasse (9th tier in Dutch football).
Sportclub Enschede was founded on 1 June 1910. Soon the club developed in one of the leading football clubs in the Netherlands, winning the national title in 1926 and winning the Eastern League five times. From 1935 to 1937 the club was managed byBéla Guttmann.[1]
When in 1956 the newEredivisie was established (as the single highest league in the Netherlands),SC Enschede was one of the top teams with star players asAbe Lenstra andHelmut Rahn. In 1958 they lost after 180 (!) minutes the first and last final of the Eredivisie ever againstDOS Utrecht. In 1965 they were forced due to debts to merge with their rivalsEnschedese Boys toFC Twente.SC Enschede continued as non-league amateur club. Currently, they play in theVierde Klasse (the ninth tier of Dutch football).