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'''NAC Breda''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈnɑk breːˈdaː}}), often simply known as '''NAC''', is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] professional [[football club]], based in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]]. NAC Breda play in the [[Rat Verlegh Stadion|Rat Verlegh Stadium]], named after their most important player, [[Antoon Verlegh|Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh]]. They play in the Dutch [[Eredivisie]] and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of their fans. In their history, NAC won one national title in 1921 and won one [[KNVB Cup|Cup]] in 1973.
NAC was founded on September 19, 1912, when the two clubs ADVENDO and NOAD merged to one club. NOAD is a Dutch abbreviation for '''''N'''ooit '''O'''pgeven, '''A'''ltijd '''D'''oorgaan'' (English translation: ''Never give up, always persevere''), while ADVENDO is a Dutch abbreviation for '''''A'''angenaam '''D'''oor '''V'''ermaak '''E'''n '''N'''uttig '''D'''oor '''O'''ntspanning'' (English: ''Pleasant for its entertainment and useful for its relaxation''), the C stands for '''''C'''ombinatie'' (combination). The full name of NAC Breda expands to '''''N'''ooit opgeven altijd doorgaan, '''A'''angenaam door vermaak en nuttig door ontspanning, '''C'''ombinatie Breda'' {{IPA-nl|ˈnoːit ˈɔpxeːvə(n) ˈɑltɛit ˈdoːrɣaːn ˈaːŋɣəˌnaːm ˈdoːr vərˈmaːk ɛn ˈnɵtəx ˈdoːr ɔntˈspɑnɪŋ kɔmbiˈnaː(t)si breːˈdaː|}}. Early 2003 NAC added, as a symbol of gratitude, Breda to their club name, after the City of Breda bought NAC’s Rat Verleghstadium to help the club to cope with financial problems. At the end of season [[Eredivisie 2009–10|2009/2010]] it appeared, despite earlier denials by management and the chairman, that NAC had a debt of 3.2 million Euros. The crisis lead to the resignation of several board members and the installation of a new board and the appointment of Ed Busselaar as interim managing director. Finally it appeared that NAC had a debt of 7.1 million Euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bredablog.com/nac/?p=1871|title=Article BN/De Stem|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911044203/http://www.bredablog.com/nac/?p=1871|archivedate=2011-09-11|df=}}</ref> In 2012 Stefaan Eskes succeeded Ed Busselaar and in August 2012 NAC Breda reinstated their first logo as the new clublogo for the season 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/36287/nac-presenteert-jubileumlogo.html|title=Dutch article official NAC website|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719085125/http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/36287/nac-presenteert-jubileumlogo.html|archivedate=2012-07-19|df=}}</ref>
==History==
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===NAC’s golden ages===
[[Image:1926nacsquad.jpg|left|thumb|200px|NAC's first squad in 1926]]The first years weren’t that well for NAC, but when NAC moved to a new stadium ‘t Ploegske the results improved. NAC became one of the topteams in the highest Southern Division. In 1919 NAC became champion of this competition and was allowed to play the Dutch Champions’ Competition (a small competition in which the champions from the regional divisions would play for the Dutch title). During this competition NAC finished in the last place. In 1920, NAC was one of the first clubs to play international matches.<ref name="80jaarnac"/> NAC played a couple of friendly matches, including a match against [[Real Madrid CF]]. NAC won this match with 0–4 and the Spanish newspapers called NAC ‘Los muchacos del Breda, maestros del futbol’ (English: The boys from Breda, masters in football).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.home.zonnet.nl/jjdewit/real-nac.htm,|title=newsarticle Real Madrid – NAC 0–4|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1921, NAC celebrated one of its greatest achievements, when they became Dutch football champion. In the Dutch Championship competition, NAC defeated [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Be Quick 1887]] and [[Go Ahead Eagles|Go Ahead]]. NAC continued to play soccer on a high level and in the twenties and thirties NAC was considered to be one of the best clubs in Dutch football. During this period NAC won 6 Southern Division titles and the football was deemed technically perfect by press and public.<ref name="80jaarnac"/>
Because of this view, the NAC board decided to hire a professional trainer. Englishman Ben Affleck was hired as a coach and was a couple of months later succeeded by [[James Moore (footballer born 1891)|James Moore]]. When Moore resigned, the NAC board issued a committee, who would select the best 11 NAC players to play a match.<ref name="50jaarnac">Andries Schouten, Jules Ots and Adriaan Veraart (1962), ’50 jaar NAC’</ref> In 1931 [[Antoon Verlegh]] retired from football. Verlegh, nowadays a club icon for NAC, played for NAC since its foundation. In this year, NAC also had a dispute with the City of Breda. The stadium’s terrain ‘t Ploegske was zoned as a residential area and NAC had to leave these grounds. Because no other option was available in Breda, NAC were forced to move to the town Princenhage. Within two months a complete new stadium, with a capacity of 5,500 people, was built and NAC left Breda. In 1935 NAC was also the first club in the Netherlands to travel by airplane to an away match against [[GVAV]].
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NAC professionalized and promoted in 2000 to the [[Eredivisie]]. In 2003 NAC qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]], in which NAC played two matches against [[Newcastle United]]. An estimated 4,300 NAC fans travelled to Newcastle to support their team. In 2003 it appeared NAC was again nearing bankruptcy and the City of Breda purchased the stadium again from NAC on January 30, 2003. As a gratitude, NAC changed their name to NAC Breda. After this rescue, the management and the Board of Chairmen resigned and was succeeded by Theo Mommers as managing director and a new Board of Chairmen, led by [[Willem van der Hoeven]]. In 2006 NAC decided to rename the stadium to [[Rat Verlegh Stadion]].
For a long time, NAC’s financial position seemed stable and the club finished third in season 2007–2008. In 2009, NAC qualified for the [[UEFA Europa League]]. In the 4th round, NAC was defeated by [[Villarreal CF]] with 1–3 (home) and 6–1 (away). Despite earlier denials towards fans and stakeholders by management and the Board of Chairmen, it appeared at the end of season 2009-2010 that NAC’s financial position wasn’t stable. The club lost 3.2 million Euro’s that season, due to rebuilding the stadium and buying too expensive players. Board members [[Willem van der Hoeven]], [[Jacques Visschers]] and Bas Koomans resigned and [[Bas van Bavel]] became new chairman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/33041/nac-grijpt-in-na-miljoenenverlies.html,|title=Dutch pressrelease NAC Breda about financial problems|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Managing director Theo Mommers reported ill in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1001/AD-Sportwereld/article/detail/474088/2010/04/03/NAC-directeur-Mommers-met-ziekteverlof.dhtml,|title=Cookies op AD.nl - AD.nl|website=www.ad.nl}}</ref> Bernard Ouwerkerk was appointed in June 2010 as interim managing director of NAC Breda, while Technical Manager [[Earnest Stewart]] signed a contract at [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] and was replaced by Jeffrey van As.
During this period, NAC manager Maaskant raised his concerns several via the press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacblog.nl/index.php?itemid=3027|title=nacblog.nl|last=|first=|date=|website=www.nacblog.nl|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=December 2017|fix-attempted=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacblog.nl/index.php?itemid=3028|title=nacblog.nl|website=www.nacblog.nl}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=December 2017|fix-attempted=yes}} Because of the financial problems, NAC had to cut budget and Maaskant wasn’t able to buy new players. On August 21, 2010, NAC and Maaskant made public that the trainer would leave NAC Breda for [[Poland|Polish]] football club [[Wisła Kraków]], where Maaskant signed a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/33565/robert-maaskant-onmiddellijk-naar-wisla-krak-w.html|title=Dutch article on transfer Maaskant|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824185315/http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/33565/robert-maaskant-onmiddellijk-naar-wisla-krak-w.html|archivedate=2010-08-24|df=}}</ref> His assistant managers [[John Karelse]], [[Gert Aandewiel]] and [[Arno van Zwam]] became the interim managers for NAC Breda. In January 2011 Bernard Ouwerkerk resigned and was succeeded by Ed Busselaar. In March 2011 it appeared that NAC had a debt of 7.1 million Euros.
===Relegation and Eerste Divisie (2015-2017)===
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===National===
* '''[[Netherlands Football League Championship|National Championship]]'''<ref name="history_derat">{{cite web|url=http://www.derat.nl/int/nl/club/info.asp,|title=Overview history NAC Breda|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
** '''Winners (1): ''' 1921
* '''[[KNVB Cup]]''' <ref name="history_derat"/>
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Initially, NAC’s home kit was a black shirt -with a diagonal yellow line-, a white short and yellow black socks. In 1916 NAC changed this kit towards a white shirt. This white shirt would remain till the sixties when NAC decided to replace the white shirt with a yellow shirt and black shorts <ref name="80jaarnac"/> Conversely, NAC’s away colours have been very inconsistent. There is no setting in the colour standards.
In NAC cultural manifest it has been stated that the home and away kits should have the official NAC colours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubraadnac.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=34|title=NAC’s Cultural Manifest|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Afterwards, NAC announced to play their home matches in a yellow shirt, with a black diagonal line running over it, black shorts and white socks, with some yellow accents in it. The away kit is a white shirt, with a yellow diagonal line marked by a black border running over it. White short and white socks complete the away kit.
===Crest===
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{{main article|Rat Verlegh Stadion}}
''Period: 11 August 1996 – Present.''
NAC’s current ground is the Rat Verlegh stadium, located 2 kilometres north west of Breda’s city centre. Founded as the FUJIFILM Stadium, the name was changed in 2003 to the MyCom stadium. From the stadium’s opening the NAC fans used the name Rat Verlegh stadium, which was officially assigned by NAC to the stadium in 2006. At present, the stadium’s capacity is 17,750. Due to the increasing popularity of NAC Breda, the stadium was expanded in summer 2010 to a capacity of 19,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/31141/de-verbouwing-kan-beginnen.html|title=De verbouwing kan beginnen.|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513093836/http://www.nac.nl/nieuws/31141/de-verbouwing-kan-beginnen.html|archivedate=2009-05-13|df=}}</ref>
==Fans==
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===NAC Breda's supervisory board===
NAC Breda's supervisory board consists of 7 people.<ref name="wwww.nac.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.nac.nl/pagina/8495/Organigram.html,|title=NAC Breda's organisation|publisher=}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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