NAC Breda

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NAC Breda

Full name

NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie
Breda

Nickname(s)

Pearl of the South
Yellow Army
The Rats

Founded

September 19, 1912

Ground

Rat Verlegh Stadion
Breda

Capacity

16,400

Chairman

Willem van der Hoeven

Manager

Ernie Brandts

League

Eredivisie

2005-06

Eredivisie, 16th





Home colours





Away colours

NAC Breda is a Dutch football club from Breda.

NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie) was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two clubs NOAD and ADVENDO merged. NOAD stood for Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorzetten (English: Never give up, always persevere). ADVENDO stood for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant for its entertainment and useful for its relaxation), possibly the longest football club name in the world.[1]

In 1921, NAC were crowned Dutch champions. In 1973, they won the KNVB Cup.

In 1996, NAC left the old stadium 'Aan de Beatrixstraat' in city centre for a brand new 16,400 all-seater just outside the city centre. Their home stadium is now named the Rat Verlegh Stadion which was previously called Fujifilm Stadion. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500.

Early in 2003, NAC changed their name to NAC Breda. Due to bad management, NAC had financial problems. The city of Breda bought NAC's Rat Verlegh stadium to help solve the situation (NAC rents the stadium from the city of Breda now). As a symbol of goodwill and gratitude, NAC added the 'Breda' to their name.

In 2003, NAC Breda qualified for the UEFA Cup. In the first round, NAC Breda played against the English club Newcastle United.

In 2004, NAC defeated both PSV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam in the KNVB Cup (both in their own stadiums). However, in the semifinals NAC was eliminated in Enschede by FC Twente.

1 Current squad 2006/2007
- 1.1 Players out on loan
2 Topscorers
3 Former managers
4 Notable players
5 See also
6 External links

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Edwin Zoetebier
2	DF	Kurt Elshot
3	DF	Rob Penders
4	DF	Patrick Zwaanswijk
5	MF	Sander van Gessel
6	MF	Tamás Petö
7	MF	Edwin de Graaf
8	MF	Mike Zonneveld
9	FW	Gertjan Tamerus
10	FW	Anouar Diba
11	FW	Victor Sikora
12	FW	Rogier Veenstra
14	MF	Benjamin van den Broek
15	FW	Maceo Rigters

No.	Position	Player
16	GK	Ariën Pietersma
17	MF	Arne Slot
18	MF	Rob Conradi
19	DF	Patrick Mtiliga
20	DF	Wilmer Kousemaker
21	GK	Arno van Zwam
22	FW	Brian Pinas
23	MF	Ronnie Stam
24	DF	Yvo van Engelen
25	MF	Jordy van Bremen
26	MF	Danny Mathijssen
27	DF	Aykut Demir
29	FW	Glen Salmon

No.		Position	Player
--		GK	Davy Schollen (at Anderlecht)

SEASON	PLAYER'S NAME	GOALS	DIVISION	NAC'S RANK	NAC'S POINTS
1990-91	Ton Cornelissen	36	Eerste Divisie	2nd	38-56 (94-50)
1991-92	John Lammers	29	Eerste Divisie	4th	38-44 (65-48)
1992-93	Pierre van Hooijdonk	29	Eerste Divisie	3rd	34-45 (73-39)
1993-94	Pierre van Hooijdonk	25	Eredivisie	7th	34-38 (61-52)
1994-95	Pierre van Hooijdonk / Graham Arnold	10	Eredivisie	10th	34-29 (54-60)
1995-96	Graham Arnold	10	Eredivisie	8th	34-52 (58-44)
1996-97	Graham Arnold / Earnest Stewart	9	Eredivisie	9th	34-40 (41-54)
1997-98	Archil Arveladze	11	Eredivisie	12th	34-42 (41-49)
1998-99	Archil Arveladze	10	Eredivisie	18th	34-23 (41-61)
1999-00	Archil Arveladze	21	Eerste Divisie	1st	34-82 (84-36)
2000-01	Earnest Stewart	8	Eredivisie	9th	34-49 (41-40)
2001-02	Earnest Stewart / Christiano	10	Eredivisie	6th	34-54 (55-52)
2002-03	Orlando Engelaar	11	Eredivisie	4th	34-52 (42-31)
2003-04	Orlando Engelaar	9	Eredivisie	9th	34-46 (58-55)
2004-05	Ali Boussaboun	13	Eredivisie	15th	34-35 (43-67)
2005-06	Leonardo Santiago	8	Eredivisie	16th	34-33 (45-66)