HHC Hardenberg

Football club infobox
clubname = HHC Hardenberg

| fullname = Hardenberg Heemse
Combinatie
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founded = 1954-06-01
ground = De Boshoek
Hardenberg
capacity = N/A
chairman = flagicon|Netherlands Bert Nijboer
manager = flagicon|Netherlands Michel Jansen
league = Hoofdklasse
season = 2006-07
position = Saturday Hoofdklasse C,
champions
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HHC Hardenberg is a football club from Hardenberg, the Netherlands. The club is currently playing in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C, where it won the title in the 2006-07 season.

History

HHC Hardenberg was founded in 1954, as the result of a merger between "Hardenberg Voetbal Club" of Hardenberg en "SV Heemse" of neighbouring Heemse. The letters HHC stand for "Hardenberg Heemse Combinatie" (Hardenberg Heemse Combination).

The club won its first title, in the "Vierde Klasse" (Fourth Class), in the 1964-65 season, securing promotion to the "Derde Klasse" (Third Class). The club played in that division for 11 seasons, and won the title in 1975-76, clinching promotion to the "Tweede Klasse" (Second Class).

The introduction of the Hoofdklasse changed the structure of the league. The "Eerste Klasse" (First Class) became the Hoofdklasse, and the "Tweede Klasse", where HHC were playing, became the "Eerste Klasse" (First Class).

HHC was relegated back to what had become the "Tweede Klasse" after the 1990-91 season. HHC won the playoffs in that division in 1998, securing promotion to the "Eerste Klasse" (First Class).

In the 2000-01 season, HHC finished second in the "Eerste Klasse E", qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs, HHC came close to being promoted to the Hoofdklasse. In the 2003-04 season, HHC finished tied on first place in the "Eerste Klasse D". A decisive match against Excelsior '31 was lost, but HHC qualified for the playoffs and won both playoff matches, securing promotion to the Hoofdklasse, for the first time in the club's existence.

In the first season on the highest level of amateur football in the Netherlands, the club managed to avoid relegation, finishing the season in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C on a 10th place on the ranking (out of 14 teams). In the 2005-06, HHC won the third "periode" (period), securing a place in the KNVB Cup 2006-07.

The third season of HHC in the Hoofdklasse ended with the title in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C. In the competition for the national Saturday title, HHC finished bottom of the group, behind Rijnsburgse Boys (champion of the Saturday Hoofdklasse A) and IJsselmeervogels (champion of the Saturday Hoofdklasse B). HHC managed to defend their title in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C the next season.

In the KNVB Cup 2006-07, HHC defeated RKSV Oisterwijk in the first round, but were eliminated by MVV in the second round. A year later, in 2007-08, the club defeated SV Babberich 2-1 in the first round. The second round match against VVSB finished 1-1 after regular time; the score after extra time was 5-4 for HHC. The club was eventually eliminated in the third round, by professional side AGOVV Apeldoorn.

Honours

The structure of the Hoofdklasse allows HHC Hardenberg up to three title opportunities in one season: the regular division, the Saturday title and the national title. The overall Saturday title is contested between the champions of the three Saturday leagues, and the national title is contested between the Saturday champion and the Sunday champion.

*sport honours|Hoofdklasse division title|2|2006-07, 2007-08

External links

* [http://www.hhc-hardenberg.nl/ Club website] nl icon