| Full name | Huizen Sport Vereniging De Zuidvogels | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 15 April 1928 | |
| Ground | Sportpark De Wolfskamer, Huizen | |
| Manager | Juan Fernández Coto Since 2016 | |
| League | Eerste Klasse Saturday A (2019–20) | |
| Website | http://www.hsvdezuidvogels.nl/ | |
| ||
Huizen Sport Vereniging De Zuidvogels is a football club from Huizen, Netherlands. Its first squad plays in the Eerste Klasse since 2001, with the exception of the 2017–18 season in the Hoofdklasse.
History
Zuidvogels was founded 15 April 1928 by a group of young people, all of whom were football fans. As there already was a soccer club in North Huizen, going by the name of Huizen (now SV Huizen), the youngsters named their South Huizen club Zuidvogels ("southern birds").
In 1952 the club was renamed HSV De Zuidvogels, which remains the official name. The club had grown to 400 members in 1962. In 1963 a new clubhouse was built by its own members, which has been extended and renovated over the years.
Due to the development of a new neighborhood, De Oostermeent, the number of residents of Huizen has almost doubled. This also increased the number of members of Zuidvogels. In 1972, a youth board was appointed to lead the rapid growth of the youth department. Paid trainers were hired, contributing to the relative strength of the youth. One of its former youth players, Nordin Amrabat, played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup on the Morocco national team.
In 1985 and 1998 Zuidvogels won section championships in the Derde Klasse. In 2001 it promoted to the Eerste Klasse from the third position of the Tweede Klasse. In 2017–18 the club played in the Saturday Hoofdklasse B. To succeed in its most senior league ever, it had acquired the forward Pieter Koopman from the Tweede Divisie-side VVSB. To no avail, as it relegated at the end of a single season back to the Eerste Klasse.
Organization and fields
HSV De Zuidvogels has more than 70 teams and, in 2018, 1300 paying members. This makes it into the largest football club in Huizen and a major club in the Gooi region. With SV Huizen and Skiclub Wolfskamer, Zuidvogels play at Huizen sportpark Wolfskamer.
The accommodation of Zuidvogels consists of eight fields, of which three are grass, three artificial pitches, and two Cruyff Courts.
A baseball and softball club, BSV De Zuidvogels, has split from the soccer club. Noémi Boekel made it to the Netherlands women's national softball team after playing on BSV's youth.
References
- Boegborn, Jurgen (24 November 2016). "Foppen wil met Zuidvogels oude club AFC genadeklap toedienen". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. Amsterdam.
De ploeg van Juan Fernandez Coto (oud-trainer van De Dijk, red.) heeft een voorsprong van zeven punten op achtervolger AFC.
- ^ Vos, Marjolein (28 May 2018). "De beuk erin bij HSV De Zuidvogels". De Gooi- en Eemlander. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Redactie Panorama (2 July 2018). "'Onze' Marokkanen op het WK". Panorama. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Redactie (2017-06-28). "Indelingen Divisies en hoofdklassen bekend". Voetbal Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- "Pieter Koopman van VVSB naar Zuidvogels". Noordhollands Dagblad. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Van Oel, Bert-Jan (26 May 2018). "Krankzinnige ontknoping: Zuidvogels degradeert, Huizen krijgt herkansing". De Gooi- en Eemlander. Retrieved 29 August 2018.