Helmond Sport

Helmond Sport
Full name	Helmond Sport
Nickname(s)	Kattenmeppers (Cat Beaters); Onze Club (Our Club)
Founded	27 July 1967; 57 years ago
Ground	SolarUnie Stadion
Capacity	4,200
Chairman	Philippe van Esch
Head coach	Kevin Hofland
League	Eerste Divisie
2023–24	Eerste Divisie, 11th of 20
Website	http://www.helmondsport.nl
	Current season

Helmond Sport is a professional 2nd tier Dutch football league system Eerste Divisie football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, now bankrupt.

History

The club was founded in 1967, after the professional license was taken over from RKSV Helmondia '55 in order to retain professional football in Helmond. Helmond Sport started in the Tweede Divisie. After a year, the club was promoted to the First Division after a successful conclusion to the promotion matches against Fortuna Vlaardingen and SC Veendam. In 1982, the team were promoted to the Eredivisie. There, they would play for two seasons, before relegation return to the Eerste Divisie. The first season return in the Eerste Divisie Helmond Sport reached the cup final, losing to FC Utrecht in injury time. Helmond Sport was close to promotion to the Eredivisie in the play-offs of the 2004–05 season. They came up 1–0 against Sparta due to a 59th minute Nyron Wau goal, but in the last 20 minutes Riga Mustapha (73') and Rachid Bouaouzan (90+1') scored 1–1 and 1–2; Sparta was promoted instead.

Helmond finished 3rd in the 2010–11 season but were beaten in the promotion play-off final to the Eredivisie.

Honours

KNVB Cup
- Runners-up: 1985
Eerste Divisie
- Winner: 1982
Promoted to Eerste Divisie
- Promotion: 1968

Domestic results

Below is a table with Helmond Sport's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2023–24 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2023–24	first round
2022–23 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2022–23	first round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2021–22	first round
2020–21 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2020–21	first round
2019–20 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2019–20	first round
2018–19 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2018–19	first round
2017–18 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2017–18	first round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2016–17	first round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2015–16	third round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2013–14	second round
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2010–11	third round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2009–10	round of 16
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	2008–09	second round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2006–07	second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2005–06	quarter-final
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2003–04	first round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2001–02	group stage
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	2000–01	third round
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1999–00	round of 16
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	1998–99	group stage
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1997–98	round of 16
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1996–97	semi-final
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1995–96	round of 16
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1993–94	quarter-final
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1992–93	third round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1990–91	first round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1986–87	first round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1984–85	final
1983–84 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eredivisie	15th	–	1982–83	round of 16
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1981–82	first round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1979–80	first round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1978–79	first round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1977–78	first round
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1976–77	first round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1974–75	second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1973–74	round of 16
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	1971–72	did not participate
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1969–70	first round ^{[citation needed]}
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1968–69	second round ^{[citation needed]}
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	2nd	Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off)	1967–68	group stage ^{[citation needed]}
1966–67 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	14th	–	1966–67	did not participate ^{[citation needed]}
1965–66 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	12th (group B)	–	1965–66	group stage ^{[citation needed]}
1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	2nd	promotion play-off: no promotion	1964–65	first round ^{[citation needed]}
1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	7th (group B)	–	1963–64	second round ^{[citation needed]}
1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	13th (group B)	–	1962–63	first round ^{[citation needed]}
1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	3rd	–	1961–62	? ^{[citation needed]}
1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	18th (group A)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1960–61	? ^{[citation needed]}
1959–60 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	13th (group B)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	11th (group B)	–	1958–59	? ^{[citation needed]}
1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	11th (group B)	–	1957–58	? ^{[citation needed]}
1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	7th (group A)	–	1956–57	? ^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 2 September 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Wouter van der Steen
2	DF	GER	Tobias Pachonik
3	DF	BEL	Flor Van den Eynden
4	DF	MAR	Redouane Halhal (on loan from Mechelen)
5	DF	GER	Jonas Scholz
6	MF	GER	Michel Ludwig
7	FW	NED	Sam Bisselink
8	MF	SVN	Enrik Ostrc
9	FW	LVA	Dario Šits (on loan from Parma)
10	MF	SUI	Théo Golliard (on loan from Young Boys)
11	FW	BEL	Lennerd Daneels
12	DF	CUW	Justin Ogenia
14	FW	NED	Mohamed Mallahi
17	DF	NED	Bryan Van Hove


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ISL	Helgi Fródi Ingason
21	GK	NED	Tom Hendriks
22	MF	CRO	Alen Dizdarević
23	GK	NED	Kevin Aben
27	DF	NED	Amir Absalem
29	FW	NED	Onesime Zimuangana
32	MF	NED	Tarik Essakkati
33	DF	NED	Lars Zonneveld
39	FW	CUW	Anthony van den Hurk
40	DF	NED	Aassim Farah
41	DF	NED	Jayden Davelaar
47	MF	BEL	Amin Doudah
52	MF	BEL	Axl Van Himbeeck (on loan from Beerschot)

Management

Position	Name
Head coach	Kevin Hofland
Assistant coach	Ronald Hikspoors
Goalkeeping coach	Raymond Vissers
Performance coach	Symon Neutjens
Video Analyst	Gert Pelssers
Physiotherapist	Erik Borsboom
Career	Charlies Rudolf
Materialman	Bryan Van De Meulenhof
Team manager	John Koolen
Technical director	Jurgen Streppel

Former managers

Frans Debruijn (1967–1968)
Jacques de Wit (1968–1972)
René van Eck (1972–1974)
Co Prins (a.i.) (1974)
Evert Mur (1974–75)
Ron Dellow (1975–77)
Harrie van Tuel (1977–1978)
Jacques de Wit (1978–1979)
Jan Notermans (1979–83)
Jan Brouwer (1983–86)
Jo Jansen (1986–87)
Theo Laseroms (1987–88)
Dick Buitelaar (1988–89)
Frans Körver (1989–92)
Henk Rayer (1992–93)
Louis Coolen (a.i.) (1993)
Adrie Koster (1993–95)
Jan Pruijn (1995–96)
Willem Leushuis (a.i.) (1996)
Louis Coolen (1996–01)
Mario Verlijsdonk (2001–02)
Jan van Dijk (2002–04)
Ruud Brood (2004–06)
Gerald Vanenburg (2006–07)
Mario Verlijsdonk (a.i.) (2007)
Jan Poortvliet (2007–08)
Jurgen Streppel (2008–11)
Hans de Koning (2011–12)
Eric Meijers (2012–13)
Mario Verlijsdonk (a.i.) (2013)
Jan van Dijk (2013–16)
Remond Strijbosch (a.i.) (2016)
Roy Hendriksen (2016–18)
Rob Alflen (2018–19)
Wil Boessen (2019–22)
Sven Swinnen (2022)
Tim Bakens (a.i.) (2022)
Bob Peeters (2022–24)
Adrie Bogers (a.i.) (2024)
Kevin Hofland (2024–present)

References

^ "Helmonds mysterie: Waar komt de naam Kattenmeppers nou echt vandaan?". indebuurt Helmond (in Dutch). 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "onze club | Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "Onze Spelers". helmondsport.nl. Retrieved 10 October 2020.