PEC Zwolle

PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eredivisie, the country's highest level of professional club football. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total of fifteen seasons reaching sixth place in 2015. They won the KNVB Cup in 2014 and also reached the final in 1928, 1977 and 2015.

This is the second incarnation of the club; its predecessor of the same name went bankrupt in 1990. The current club was founded immediately afterwards as FC Zwolle before renaming back to PEC Zwolle in 2012.

History

Introduction

PEC was founded on 12 June 1910, the name being an abbreviation of PH EDN Combinatie (PH EDN Combination). The club was formed by a merger of Prins Hendrik (1 April 1906; Prince Henry) and Ende Desespereert Nimmer (1904; And Never Despair). PEC has been a professional football club since 23 February 1955. The club name was changed to PEC Zwolle in 1971 and to PEC Zwolle '82 in 1982. Instantly after the bankruptcy a new name was chosen for the new club: FC Zwolle.

PEC Zwolle (women)

PEC Zwolle is a Dutch women's football from Zwolle. The team is founded in 2010, starting in the Eredivisie season 2010–11. The club was the first two seasons working together with Be Quick '28, currently they are working together with SV Zwolle who's playing in the Hoofdklasse.

PEC Zwolle is a new name for FC Zwolle, the KNVB gave their approval to the new name and the name will be used from 1 July 2012.

PEC Zwolle played also in the BeNe League during all three years the league was played.

Results Eredivisie

Current squad

As of 22 July 2015.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Source: uk.women.soccerway.com

Former internationals

Lianne de Vries

Sylvia Smit

Head coaches

Sebastiaan Borgardijn (2013–current)

Bert Zuurman (2010–2013)

References

Zwolle

Zwolle (Dutch: [ˈzʋɔlə]) is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. It has a population around 125,000.

History

Archaeological findings indicate that the area surrounding Zwolle has been inhabited for a long time. A woodhenge that was found in the Zwolle-Zuid suburb in 1993 was dated to the Bronze Age period. During the Roman era, the area was inhabited by Salian Franks.

The modern city was founded around 800 A.D. by Frisian merchants and troops of Charlemagne. The name Zwolle is derived from the word Suolle, which means "hill" (cf. the English cognate verb "to swell"). This refers to an incline in the landscape between the four rivers surrounding the city, IJssel, Vecht, Aa and Zwarte Water. The hill was the only piece of land that would remain dry during the frequent floodings of the rivers. Zwolle was established on that incline.

A document mentions the existence of a parish church dedicated to St Michael. That church, the Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk (big or Saint Michael Church), was renovated in the first half of the 15th century and exists to this day. The church contains a richly carved pulpit, the work of Adam Straes van Weilborch (about 1620), some good carving and an exquisite organ (1721).

Zwolle, Gelderland

Zwolle is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Oost Gelre, about 3 km southeast of the town of Groenlo.

References

Zwolle (disambiguation)

Zwolle is a city and municipality in the Netherlands.

Zwolle may also refer to:

People with the surname