Football club
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| Full name | Helmond Sport |
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| Nickname(s) | Kattenmeppers (Cat Beaters) Onze Club (Our Club) |
| Founded | 27 July 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07-27) |
| 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 | www |
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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 | ||||
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| 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 |
| 1968–69 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1968–69 | second round |
| 1967–68 Tweede Divisie | 2nd | Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off) | 1967–68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 14th | – | 1966–67 | did not participate |
| 1965–66 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 12th (group B) | – | 1965–66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 2nd | promotion play-off: no promotion | 1964–65 | first round |
| 1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 7th (group B) | – | 1963–64 | second round |
| 1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 13th (group B) | – | 1962–63 | first round |
| 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 3rd | – | 1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 18th (group A) | Tweede Divisie (relegation) | 1960–61 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 11th (group B) | – | 1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55) | 7th (group A) | – | 1956–57 | ? |
Current squad
- As of 2 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Kevin Hofland
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| Assistant coach | Ronald Hikspoors
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| Goalkeeping coach | Raymond Vissers
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| Performance coach |  Symon Neutjens
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| Video Analyst | Gert Pelssers
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| Physiotherapist | Erik Borsboom
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| Career | Charlies Rudolf
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| Materialman | Bryan Van De Meulenhof
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| Team manager | John Koolen
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| Technical director | Jurgen Streppel
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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.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
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