ASWH

ASWH

Full name	Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Founded	1929-08-01
Ground	Schildman Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Capacity	N/A
Chairman	Herman Jonker
Manager	Marco van Vugt
Coach	Jack van den Berg[1]
League	Derde Divisie
2015-16	Saturday Hoofdklasse B, 3rd (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

ASWH is a football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club is playing in the Saturday Derde Divisie. It won the Hoofdklasse A title in the 2004-05 season. The club would go on to win the national Saturday amateur football title and the national amateur football title. Subsequently, ASWH reached the third round of the 2006–07 KNVB Cup, defeating professional side Cambuur in the second round.

History

1929–1939: The early years

The club was founded on August 1, 1929, as ASW, by five youths from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht: Bas van Wingerden (born 1915), Johannes van Wingerden (born 1917), Jan van Nieuwenhuyzen (born 1917), Siem van der Wulp (born 1919) and Harmen Haksteeg (born 1920). The oldest of the five, 14-year-old Bas van Wingerden, became the club's first chairman. He was succeeded by then 16-year-old Harmen Haksteeg in 1936. Haksteeg would remain chairman of the club until 1971.

The origin of the club name is not clear. Some claim it stood for Altijd Sporten Wij (We Always Play Sports), others claim it meant Altijd Sterker Worden (Always Grow Stronger). The club eventually settled on the latter.

The club initially only played away matches, for lack of an own ground. This changed when a local farmer gave the club a pasture in 1936. The first home match was played on May 25, 1936, against ULO Groenendijk. The club sought admission to the Rotterdam district of the Christian Dutch Football Association.

1940–1969: The war and re-emerging

The club was suspended from football competition during World War II after the board had refused to sign an oath of loyalty to the Nazis. Club members had to go in hiding or were deported.

The club was re-established in 1945 in Oostendam. The first title for ASWH 1, in the highest division of the Dordrecht district of the Royal Dutch Football Association, was won in 1949, by winning all matches. This posed a problem: the pitch didn't meet the criteria for admission to the league system of the football association. A new ground was found in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, and the club was promoted. An H for Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht was added to the club name, to avoid confusion with another club called ASW. The club played in the Vierde Klasse, without much success.

The club hovered between the Derde Klasse and Vierde Klasse throughout the 1950s and 1960s.

1970–2015: The climb to Hoofdklasse

Slowly but steadily, ASWH rose through the ranks, and in 1996 the club was promoted to the Hoofdklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. The club was relegated two years later, followed by the title in the Eerste Klasse and automatic promotion back to the Hoofdklasse. The club was placed in the Saturday Hoofdklasse B, where it finished in third place.

The next season brought the first Hoofdklasse title in the club's existence. The next season the club won the title, this time in the Saturday Hoofdklasse A. The third Hoofdklasse title was won in 2004–05, this time followed by the national title for Saturday amateurs (defeating IJsselmeervogels and Excelsior '31) and the national amateur title (defeating Argon).

From Fall 2010 through Spring 2016 ASWH played continuously in Hoofdklasse B.

2016–Present: Derde Divisie

In the 2015–2016 season ASWH finished third. Through playoffs it was promoted for the first time beyond the Hoofdklasse, to the newly coined Derde Divisie (formerly Topklasse). ASWH started its first semi-professional season with a series of victories that stopped at a loss against Heemskerk-side ODIN '59.^[2]

Honors

Championships

Dutch Championship Amateur Soccer

Champion in 2005

Dutch Championship Saturday Soccer

Champion in 2005

Section championship

Champion in 2001, 2002, 2005

Cups

KNVB Amateur Cup

Winner in 2006, 2014

District Cup South I

Winner in 2006, 2014, 2016

Dutch Super Cup for Amateurs

Winner in 2005, 2014

Players

Current squad

As of 26 October 2016

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Stef Doedée (year 4) 2 DF Jerry Tieleman (year 2) 3 DF Stanley Husen (year 1) 4 MF Mels van Driel (year 6) 5 DF Gilmaro van de Werp (year 4) 6 MF Jesper van den Bosch (year 4, captain)[3][4] 7 MF Jeffrey Altheer (year 1) 8 MF Lars Bosscha (year 2) 9 FW Peter de Lange (year 1)[5] 10 MF Nick Slotboom (year 3) 11 MF Bart Deprez (year 1) 12 DF John van Vugt (year 1)

No. Position Player 13 FW Robbert Olijfveld (year 2) 14 DF Peter Verhoeve (year 3)[4] 15 MF Jeremy Hubregtse (year 1) 16 GK Marvin Nootenboom (year 2) 17 DF Victor de Blok (year 2) 18 MF Shabir Isoufi (year 2) 19 FW Billy Nzojyibwami (year 1) 20 DF David Almeida (year 2) 21 MF Sven Breukhoven (year 1) 22 MF Ryan van Dijk (year 1) 23 FW Nedely Fortes (year 1)

Notable former players

• Joshua Brard – after playing in ASWH youth teams, played for Sparta Rotterdam (bench only) and FC Oss, before playing in ASWH 1
• Michel Devilee – played 2 seasons for Excelsior Rotterdam, between his years at ASWH 1
• Yuri Petrov – before ASWH 1 played for Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, RKC Waalwijk, FC Twente, ADO Den Haag, and Volendam
• Marten de Roon – after ASWH 1 played for Sparta Rotterdam, SC Heerenveen, Atalanta B.C., and Middlesbrough F.C.^[6]
• Jan Scheurwater – after ASWH 1 played for FC Dordrecht
• Robin Schmidt – after playing in ASWH youth teams, played for Sparta Rotterdam, FC Twente, and FC Dordrecht

Staff

Coach

• Cor Scheurwater (1958–?)
• Ad de Bondt (?–1974?)^[7]
• Gerrit Wijngaard (1974?–1975)
• Leo van Graafeiland (1975–1978)^[8]
• Roon Schleurholtz-Boerma (1978–1979)^[8][9]
• Henk van Osch (1979–1984)
• Cees van den Bosch (1984–1986)
• Gerard Weber (1986–1988)
• Arnold Lobman (1988–1991)
• René Vermunt (1991–1993)
• Arie van Zouwen (1993–1997)
• Arie Romijn (1997–1998)
• Hans Maus (1998–2000)
• André Wetzel (2000–2001)
• Jack van den Berg (2001–2006)
• Bill Tukker (2006–2008)^[10][11]
• Willem Leushuis (2008–2010)^[12]
• Fop Gouman (2010–2011)^[13]
• Ron Timmers (2011–2013)^[14]
• Michel Langerak (2013–2015)^[15]
• Jack van den Berg (2015–Present)^[16]

Assistant coach

• Ab Ritmeester (1980s)^[7]
• Ed Ridderhof (2013–2015)^[17]
• Johan Sturrus (2015–Present)^[18]

Manager

• Michel Devilee (2004–?)
• Marco van Vugt (2011–Present)

Chairperson

• Bas van Wingerden (1929–1936)
• Harmen Haksteeg (1936–1971)
• Frans van Son (1971–1979)
• Ger van der Straaten (1979–1981)
• Kees Zwijnenberg (1981–1886)
• John van Spronsen (1986–1992)
• Cor Scheurwater (1992–1998)
• Leo van den Berg (1998–2002)
• John Middendorp (2002–2014)
• Herman Jonker (2015–Present)^[19]

References

1. "Jack van den Berg twee jaar langer bij ASWH". voetbalrotterdam.nl. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
2. "Eerste nederlaag voor ASWH". voetbalrotterdam.nl. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
3. Volwerk, Jan (1 October 2016). "Wedstrijd in woord en beeld: SteDoCo verliest in slotfase van ASWH: 2–3". janvolwerk.com. ASWH-aanvoerder Jesper van den Bosch was niet te spreken over scheidsrechter Nick Smit uit Huizen en zijn assistenten.
4. "Aanvoerder en verdediger langer bij ASWH - Tweede Divisie". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
5. Wiss, Jasper (24 November 2016). "Opnieuw contractnieuws van ASWH: De Lange verlengt contract - Tweede Divisie". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
6. http://www.heerenveensecourant.nl/nieuws/46235/marten-de-roon-smaakmaker-in-italie/
7. Scheurwater, Gerrit (18 October 2015). "Ab Ritmeester". aswh.nl. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
8. "Joop Molendijk trainer NSVV". Nieuwe Leidsche Courant. 20 February 1978. p. 13. Roon Schleurholtz-Boerma wordt de nieuwe trainer van ASWH, waar Leo van Graafeiland opstapt. De laatste gaat na drie seizoenen weg naar HBBS.
9. "Historie: 1979-1988/". aswh.nl. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
10. "VOZ · Bill Tukker (ASWH) levert contract in". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
11. Bestuur ASWH [Management ASWH] (3 November 2015). "Voormalig ASWH-trainer Bill Tukker plotseling overleden trans_title=Former ASWW coach Bill Tukker suddenly decesased". aswh.nl. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
12. "ASWH en Leushuis per direct uit elkaar -". 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
13. "Fop Gouman nieuwe trainer Alblasserdam". 28 January 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
14. "ASWH en Ron Timmers gaan uit elkaar". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
15. "Michel Langerak nieuwe trainer ASWH". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
16. "Jack van den Berg nieuwe trainer ASWH". RTV Rijnmond. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
17. "Selectie ASWH seizoen 2015-2016 bekend! - Weekblad De Brug". 19 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
18. BV, Lucrasoft. "ASWH". Retrieved 26 November 2016.
19. PR ASWH (18 December 2014). "Herman Jonker nieuwe voorzitter ASWH" [Herman Jonker new chairman ASWH]. VoetbalRotterdam. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)