SV Saestum is a sports club from Zeist, Netherlands.

SV Saestum
Full nameSport Vereniging Saestum
Founded6 January 1926
GroundSportpark Saestum
LeagueHoofdklasse (II)
2009-102nd

It is most known for its successful women's football team.

History edit

The club was founded on 6 January 1926. The women's football section opened in 1981. Since the founding of the Hoofdklasse, Saestum plays in the league, which was the highest national league in the Netherlands until the creation of the Eredivisie in 2007. In 1996 the team won its first national championship, the first one of five championships in a row. Three more titles followed in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

The club first qualified for the UEFA Women's Cup in 2002-03, they won 2 out of 3 matches in the first qualifying round.[1] In the 2005-06 edition they became the first Dutch team to move on to the second qualifying round, where they met the eventual finalist 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and semi-finalist Montpelier HSC winning only 3 points. The next season they again reached the second qualifying round and only lost by goal difference to Potsdam after 2 wins and one draw. It was enough to qualify for the quarter finals, which they lost heavily to eventual losing finalist Umeå.

SV Saestum has got the highest attendance in the Hoofdklasse.

Former players edit

Honours edit

National edit

UEFA Women's Cup edit

Season Stage Opponent Result
2002–03[3] 2nd qualifying
round
  Trondheims-Ørn 0–2
  Regal Bucharest 2–0
  P.A.O.K. 8–1
2005–06[4] 1st qualifying
round
  Athletic Bibao 1–1
  Rapid Wezemaal 2–1
  Glasgow City Ladies 7–0
2nd qualifying
round
  Montpellier 2–1
  Turbine Potsdam 0–2
  SV Neulengbach 4–3
2006–07[5] 1st qualifying
round
  Maksimir 7–0
  Dundalk 6–1
  Cardiff City Ladies F.C. 2–0
2nd qualifying
round
  Sparta Prague 3–1
  Turbine Potsdam 2–2
  Rapid Wezemaal 2–0 home away
Quarter-finals   Umeå 3–11 1–6 2–5

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Katoucha Patra: Surinaams debuut". denieuwsbode.nl.
  3. ^ "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2002/03".
  4. ^ "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2005/06".
  5. ^ "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2006/07".

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