Squad
Adam Sarota2016current
Leo Hallecurrent
Sam Beukemacurrent
Pleun Strik1964–1967
Bert van Marwijk1969–1975
Josef Jelínek1970–1972
Ruud Geels1970–1972
Dwight Lodeweges1975–1979
Henk ten Cate1979–1985- Dwight Lodeweges1982–1983
Jan Jongbloed1982–1986
Raimond van der Gouw1985–1988- Dwight Lodeweges1988–1989
Paul Bosvelt1989–1994- Dwight Lodeweges1990–1992
Marc Overmars1990–1991- Jeroen Boere1991–1993
- Peter Rufai1993–1994
Joop Hiele1994–1995- Serghei Cleșcenco1996–1997
Hendrie Krüzen1997–2000
Jan Kromkamp1998–2000
Demy de Zeeuw2001–2005
Reza Ghoochannejhad2006–2007
Kari Arkivuo2008–2010- Marc Overmars2008–2009
Mathias Ranégie2008–2008- Remko Pasveer2008–2010
- Reza Ghoochannejhad2009–2010
Sergio Padt2010–2011- Jan Kromkamp2011–2013
Quincy Promes2012–2013
Eloy Room2013–2014
Ridgeciano Haps2014–2014
Stephan Andersen2014–2014
Elvis Manu2017–2017
Pedro Chirivella2017–2017
Andries Noppert2021–2022
The Go Ahead Eagles are a professional football club based in Deventer, Netherlands, known for their rich history in Dutch football.
They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, having recently been promoted to the Eredivisie.
The club has won the national championship four times, with titles in 1917, 1922, 1930, and 1933.
Biography
Formation
The Go Ahead Eagles, a prominent Dutch professional football club, was founded in 1902 under the name Be Quick by the Hollander brothers. In 1905, the club changed its name to Go Ahead at the request of the Dutch Football Association to avoid confusion with another team. Initially, they competed in the second-tier Tweede Klasse and quickly made their mark by achieving promotion to the Eastern Eerste Klasse in 1911.
Early Successes
The club's early years were marked by significant achievements, including their first league title in 1917, which they repeated in 1922, 1930, and 1933. During the interwar period, Go Ahead Eagles dominated the Eastern league, winning the regional championship fifteen times and securing eight consecutive titles from 1916 to 1923. However, the club faced challenges post-World War II, experiencing relegation in 1941 but bouncing back the following year.
Recent Achievements
In recent years, the Go Ahead Eagles have seen a resurgence, achieving promotion to the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, in the 2020–21 season. They celebrated their first KNVB Cup victory in 2025, adding to their rich history of success. The club's home since 1920 is De Adelaarshorst, where they continue to build their legacy in Dutch football.
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Early successes
The club was founded in 1902 as Be Quick by the Hollander brothers. The name was changed to Go Ahead at the request of the Dutch Football Association in 1905, to avoid confusion with another team. Go Ahead started in the second-tier Tweede Klasse. In 1911, the club reached promotion to the Eastern Eerste Klasse. In 1916, Go Ahead became champions of the Eastern Eerste Klasse for the first time, after which they faced off for the national championship in a competition with the other regional champions. In this championship playoffs for the national championship, however, the southern champions from Willem II proved too strong. A year later, however, Go Ahead took their first league title, a feat repeated in 1922, 1930 and 1933.
In the period between the First and Second World War, Go Ahead was by far the most successful team in the Eastern league. The club won the regional championship fifteen times during that period, and even won the title eight times in a row from 1916 to 1923. The last pre-war Eastern Championship was won in 1937. After that, the club fell on tough times. In 1941, Go Ahead suffered relegation to the Tweede Klasse. The following year, they promoted again. In 1948, the club became champion of the Eastern First Division for the sixteenth and final time. In the playoffs for the national championship with the other regional champions, Go Ahead finished third behind eventual champions, BVV Den Bosch, and Heerenveen.
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- Eerste Divisie
- League
- Eredivisie
Legacy
Dutch Championship/Eredivisie Champions (4): 1916–17, 1921–22, 1929–30, 1932–33 Tweede Divisie Winners (1): 1958–59 KNVB Cup Winners (1): 2024–25 Runners-up: 1964–65 Johan Cruyff Shield Runners-up: 2025
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Identifiers & aliases
The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020–21 season. The club's home stadium since 1920 is De Adelaarshorst. The club have won the national championship on four occasions: in 1917, 1922, 1930 and 1933. They also won the KNVB Cup in 2025 for the first time.
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