Heerenveen's Pre-season Friendlies

08 July 2002

Date Opponent Where? Kickoff 10/07 Geel Wit Away 19:00  13/07 Comb. Gaasterlân/Sleat Away 19:00  17/07 selectie Langweer Away 19:00  20/07 Comb. SEH/vv Heerde Away 18:00  27/07 Helders Elftal Away 19:30 30/07 BV Veendam Home 19:00  03/08 VV Buitenpost Away 19:00  04/08 VfL Wolfsburg (Dui) Away Unknown 11/08 Real Zaragoza (Spa) Home 17:00

Santi Kolk stays with Heerenveen

05 July 2002

Santi Kolk has put an end to all the speculation by deciding to stay with Heerenveen. The striker had been on loan to RKC who were interested in signing him permanently but talks between the clubs came to nothing. Kolk joined the Frieslanders in 2000 from ADO Den Haag but never managed more than appearances as a substitute with the team. In order to get more match action he went to Waalwijk but experienced the same problem there, starting in only two of the 14 Ere Divisie matches he played.  Two other Heerenveen players have extended their deals with the club: Said Bakkati and reserve keeper Jacob de Vries are now under contract till 2004.

Heerenveen sign Danish duo

30 Jun 2002

Heerenveen have added two Danish youngsters to their ranks in the shape of B1913's Sailih Kaya and Lyngby's Lasse Schone and both players have signed contracts for 3 years. Kaya in particular was delighted with the move to Holland, explaining to Danish newspaper the "Horsens Vokleblad" that he was following in the footsteps of several other Danes who'd gone before and he'd already spoken to Jesper Hakansson and Daniel Jensen at his new club.

De Nooijer one more year with Heerenveen

05 Jun 2002

Gerard de Nooijer has extended his contract with Heerenveen for another year to go into his 5th season with the club after Foppe de Haan made him the offer. The 33 year-old former Sparta midfielder played an important role in helping the team to their end of season 4th place ranking. Injuries to Johan Hansma and Tieme Klompe meant he got more playing minutes than he might have expected but he made good use of them and looks certain to end his career with the Frieslanders.

Heerenveen lose youth players to Cambuur

30 May 2002

Heerenveen are losing two of their youth players to Eerste Divisie rivals  Cambuur Leeuwarden. Lionel Lord and Harvey Bisschop, whose contracts at the Abe Lenstra stadium run out this summer, have both signed contracts for 2 years.

Heerenveen hire out Van Eijk to Veendam

30 May 2002

Heerenveen are hiring out Mark van Eijk to Eerste Divisie Veendam next season. The 20 year-old forward was also being targeted by RBC Roosendaal, Cambuur Leeuwarden and English Premiership side Ipswich Town. Van Eijk has only made 6 Ere Divisie appearances, during the 1998/1999 season, since arriving at Heerenveen 5 years ago and his contract with the Frieslanders runs till 2005.

Marcus Allbäck signs for Aston Villa

19 May 2002

"Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck has decided to sign for Aston Villa, ending months of speculation that the striker was soon to make the move across the channel to the English Premiership. If he passes the obligatory medical examination he'll be getting a contract for 3 years. The Swedish international is very excited about the prospect of joining fellow Swede Olof Mellberg. "It's a big club, proud of its traditions and I'll be certain to get a good chance of playing", he said. Villa have paid in the region of €3.15 million Euros for the Swedish international who's hungry to show what he can do in this summer's World Cup as well as for his new club.

Lurling to sign for Feyenoord

18 May 2002

Feyenoord have agreed terms with Heerenveen concerning the fee for the transfer of Anthony Lurling. If the 25 year-old forward agrees to the deal he'll sign a contract for 4 years.  Lurling, who arrived at Heerenveen in 1999 from Den Bosch, recently told Dutch provincial newspaper the "Brabants Dagblad" that it's always been his dream to play for the Rotterdammers.

Heerenveen trial for Runar Normann

17 May 2002

Heerenveen have invited Coventry City's Runar Normann for a trial after the Norwegian midfielder was told he could leave the English Division One side transfer-free. The 24 year-old arrived at the West Midlands club in 1997 from Lillestrom but has failed to create the desired impact, making only 40 appearances in 6 years.

Emmen sign Heerenveen's Ditewig

17 May 2002

Emmen have signed Heerenveen's Barry Ditewig on a contract for 2 years and the 24 year-old replaces Jelle ten Rouwelaar who's moved to PSV. Ditewig has been with the Frieslanders for the last 3 years and was the no.2 choice behind Hans Vonk, playing only 7 Ere Divisie matches in his time with the club.

Heerenveen trial for Vladimir Gluscevic

08 May 2002

Heerenveen have invited Yugoslavian player Vladimir Gluscevic for a trial this week. The younger brother of Utrecht's striker Igor Gluscevic currently plays for Montenegro side Mogren. The Frieslanders have also offered Slovenian player Dominique Brzjec a chance to prove himself during the coming week.

Heerenveen want Bruggink?

07 May 2002

According to a report in Dutch provincial newspaper the

Anthony Lurling close to Feyenoord move

06 May 2002

According to a Dutch provincial newspaper, the "Brabants Dagblad", Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling is close to signing a contract with Feyenoord . The two clubs have agreed terms and the transfer fee for the 25 year-old forward, whose contract at the Abe Lenstra stadium runs till the summer of 2003, is said to be €5 million Euros. It's possible that the Swedish forward John Elmander will be part of the deal but whether he'll be sold or hired out to Heerenveen remains unclear. For Lurling it's a dream come true to play for Rotterdam's finest and, according to the newspaper report, he's going to be rounding off the deal during talks with Feyenoord in 2 weeks time.

Heerenveen and Twente draw 0-0

05 May 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Ebbinge, Jensen, Radomski, Håkansson, Nurmela, Allbäck, Lurling. Twente lineup: Boschker, El-Brazi, Van der Weerden, Grujic, Heubach, Caïro, Cziommer, Ten Hag, Van der Doelen, Booth, Van de Paar. This goalless draw means that the "Tukkers" miss out on the chance of getting a place in the Intertoto tournament with a possible place in the UEFA Cup next season. Heerenveen end the season in 5th place while Twente are in 12th.

Leeds watch Heerenveen's Lurling

03 May 2002

Leeds United coach David O'Leary has been to Holland last weekend to watch Feyenoord's Brett Emerton and Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling in action. Leeds have been linked several times to the Australian midfielder and last week made an official bid of €12.9 million Euros for him. Anthony Lurling is now added to the list of players O'Leary would like to add to his squad for next season while he's also interested in one of Heerenveen's Swedish players, Erik Edman.

Feyenoord beat Heerenveen 3-2

28 Apr 2002

Feyenoord lineup: Zoetebier, Emerton, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Aros, Bosvelt, Tomasson, Ono, Kalou, Van Hooijdonk, Van Persie. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Radomski, Håkansson, Nurmela, Allbäck, Lurling. A hattrick by "Man of the Match" Paul Bosvelt (only the 2nd of his career - the first scored on November 20th 2000 in the 4-2 against Roda) gave Feyenoord the points and a chance of Champions League next season via the qualifying rounds. The ever popular former-Feyenoord keeper Jurek Dudek, currently looking after goal for Liverpool, was given a special, belated tribute by the fans before the game kicked-off. The Rotterdammers got off to a nervous start and had to fight back against opponents who put on a fine performance and plenty of resistance. Bosvelt put away his first in the 27th minute, slotting home a rebound from a Pierre van Hooijdonk shot. The visitors immediately drew level with a beautiful curling ball by 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck that left Edwin Zoetebier without a chance. Surprisingly, 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono picked up a 2nd yellow card in the 40th, for a terrible tackle from behind, and a mighty unhappy man disappeared for an early shower. Reduced to 10 men, Feyenoord were soon trailing again when, 3 minutes into the 2nd half, Anthony Lurling rounded off a solo-run with a fine shot to put the Heerenveen hordes ahead. Bosvelt was having none of it though and 2 goals in 5 minutes, a header in the 59th to draw level plus a 20 metre missile in the 64th, gave Feyenoord the win. The Rotterdammers' grit has guaranteed them an end-of-season 3rd place while Heerenveen drop to 5th after Vitesse's win against Willem II.

Heerenveen beat Groningen 2-0

25 Apr 2002

Heerenveen Lineup: Hans Vonk, Said Bakkati (46. Mika Vayrynen), Ronnie Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Erik Edman, Daniel Jensen, Jesper Håkansson (84. Stefan Selakovic), Arek Radomski, Mika Nurmela (74. Jeffrey Talan), Marcus Allbäck, Romano Denneboom. Groningen Lineup: Roy Beukenkamp, Magnus Johansson, Melchior Schoenmakers, Paul Janssen (73. Hugo), Mathias Florén, Jordi Hoogstrate, Paul Matthijs, Sander van Gessel, Joost Broerse (60. Martin Drent), Ali Boussaboun (79. Bert Zimmerman), Arjen Robben. Heerenveen are back in Europe again after their 2-0 home win against Groningen. The visitors were looking to earn themselves a simple point and decided to confront Heerenveen with a 10 man defense. Their defensive wall proved impenetrable in the 1st half but, 3 minutes into the 2nd half, Heerenveen finally managed to find a chink in the Groningen armour. The Northerners' defenders misjudged a ball, thinking that it was about to go out of play and Heereveen's Finnish forward Håkansson was alert to the opportunity, picking up the ball to score from close range.  In the 70th minute Håkansson put the final score on the board, dribbling past Schoenmakers before shooting low into the far left hand corner of the net.

Heerenveen's Jensen misses World Cup

24 Apr 2002

Heerenveen's Danish international Daniël Jensen is to undergo knee surgery and will now miss this summer's World Cup. The defender first injured his knee during Denmark's friendly  against Saudi Arabia last February. Jensen stated that he should have had the operation earlier but decided that it was more important for his career to continue playing. Jensen is intending to play in Heerenveen's remaining league games before having the operation.

Heerenveen draw with Roda JC 0-0

20 Apr 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Gérard de Nooijer, Venema, Edman, Selakovic, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck, Denneboom. Roda lineup: Kalac, Rudge, Tomasic, Luijpers, Lachambre, Vandenbroeck, Lawal, Van Dessel, Gregoor van Dijk, Berglund, Tchoutang. Heerenveen dropped valuable points this evening and are now no longer likely to qualify for UEFA Cup football next season. Denneboom nearlyd the score halfway through the 1st half for Heerenveen but saw his well taken header finely saved by Roda's  goalie Kalac. A few minutes later Tchoutang went for an early shower after receiving a red card for spitting in goalkeeper Vonk's face, Roda's 5th red card in the last 9 matches. The 2nd half began with a 20 meter Marcus Allbäck shot which hit the wrong side of the post. Halfway through the 2nd half Anthony Lurling received a yellow card for arguing with his opponent and 1 minute later was heading for the dressing room when he received another card for complaining about the first one. It can quite often have a positive, enlivening effect on the game when 2 teams are reduced to 10 men but not on this one! It simply fizzled out.

Tzvetkov furious with Heerenveen

20 Apr 2002

Ivan Tzvetkov is furious with Heerenveen as a result of the way in which the Frieslanders are treating him! The Bulgarian forward has been with the club since 1997 but they have no more use for him and he's actually been on loan to Eerste Divisie side Veendam since last season. His contract runs out this term but Heerenveen have failed to terminate the deal before April 1st which means that if a club comes calling for the 22 year-old they will have have to pay a transfer-fee! Both Veendam and Go Ahead Eagles would like to snap him up for next season but, until the current situation has been resolved, Tzvetkov's future remains unclear!

Heerenveen chase Rangers' Tero Pentilla

18 Apr 2002

Heerenveen have been showing an interest in Glasgow Rangers' injury prone defender Tero Penttila. The Finnish international has been on trial with the club this weekend and has impressed Heerenveen's trainer Foppe de Haan sufficiently for him to  contemplate offering him a contract. De Haan said "Penttila could be a useful addition to our first-team squad."

Wim Suurbier joins Heerenveen's staff

15 Apr 2002

In a follow-up to our earlier report, Willem II's Wim Suurbier will be joining Heerenveen's technical staff next season. The former international will be helping out in an advisory capacity and helping to make sure that more youth players stay with the Frieslanders long enough to make the move up into the senior squad. The 57 year-old has been particularly active as a trainer in the Arabian Gulf States before which he had a playing career with Ajax, Schalke 04, FC Metz, Sparta, Los Angeles Aztecs and the San Jose Earthquakes. He also played for Oranje, taking part in two World Cup Finals in 1974 and 1978.

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De Nooijer one more year with Heerenveen

05 Jun 2002

Gerard de Nooijer has extended his contract with Heerenveen for another year to go into his 5th season with the club after Foppe de Haan made him the offer. The 33 year-old former Sparta midfielder played an important role in helping the team to their end of season 4th place ranking. Injuries to Johan Hansma and Tieme Klompe meant he got more playing minutes than he might have expected but he made good use of them and looks certain to end his career with the Frieslanders.

Heerenveen lose youth players to Cambuur

30 May 2002

Heerenveen are losing two of their youth players to Eerste Divisie rivals  Cambuur Leeuwarden. Lionel Lord and Harvey Bisschop, whose contracts at the Abe Lenstra stadium run out this summer, have both signed contracts for 2 years.

Heerenveen hire out Van Eijk to Veendam

30 May 2002

Heerenveen are hiring out Mark van Eijk to Eerste Divisie Veendam next season. The 20 year-old forward was also being targeted by RBC Roosendaal, Cambuur Leeuwarden and English Premiership side Ipswich Town. Van Eijk has only made 6 Ere Divisie appearances, during the 1998/1999 season, since arriving at Heerenveen 5 years ago and his contract with the Frieslanders runs till 2005.

Marcus Allbäck signs for Aston Villa

19 May 2002

"Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck has decided to sign for Aston Villa, ending months of speculation that the striker was soon to make the move across the channel to the English Premiership. If he passes the obligatory medical examination he'll be getting a contract for 3 years. The Swedish international is very excited about the prospect of joining fellow Swede Olof Mellberg. "It's a big club, proud of its traditions and I'll be certain to get a good chance of playing", he said. Villa have paid in the region of €3.15 million Euros for the Swedish international who's hungry to show what he can do in this summer's World Cup as well as for his new club.

Lurling to sign for Feyenoord

18 May 2002

Feyenoord have agreed terms with Heerenveen concerning the fee for the transfer of Anthony Lurling. If the 25 year-old forward agrees to the deal he'll sign a contract for 4 years.  Lurling, who arrived at Heerenveen in 1999 from Den Bosch, recently told Dutch provincial newspaper the "Brabants Dagblad" that it's always been his dream to play for the Rotterdammers.

Heerenveen trial for Runar Normann

17 May 2002

Heerenveen have invited Coventry City's Runar Normann for a trial after the Norwegian midfielder was told he could leave the English Division One side transfer-free. The 24 year-old arrived at the West Midlands club in 1997 from Lillestrom but has failed to create the desired impact, making only 40 appearances in 6 years.

Emmen sign Heerenveen's Ditewig

17 May 2002

Emmen have signed Heerenveen's Barry Ditewig on a contract for 2 years and the 24 year-old replaces Jelle ten Rouwelaar who's moved to PSV. Ditewig has been with the Frieslanders for the last 3 years and was the no.2 choice behind Hans Vonk, playing only 7 Ere Divisie matches in his time with the club.

Heerenveen trial for Vladimir Gluscevic

08 May 2002

Heerenveen have invited Yugoslavian player Vladimir Gluscevic for a trial this week. The younger brother of Utrecht's striker Igor Gluscevic currently plays for Montenegro side Mogren. The Frieslanders have also offered Slovenian player Dominique Brzjec a chance to prove himself during the coming week.

Heerenveen want Bruggink?

07 May 2002

According to a report in Dutch provincial newspaper the

Anthony Lurling close to Feyenoord move

06 May 2002

According to a Dutch provincial newspaper, the "Brabants Dagblad", Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling is close to signing a contract with Feyenoord . The two clubs have agreed terms and the transfer fee for the 25 year-old forward, whose contract at the Abe Lenstra stadium runs till the summer of 2003, is said to be €5 million Euros. It's possible that the Swedish forward John Elmander will be part of the deal but whether he'll be sold or hired out to Heerenveen remains unclear. For Lurling it's a dream come true to play for Rotterdam's finest and, according to the newspaper report, he's going to be rounding off the deal during talks with Feyenoord in 2 weeks time.

Heerenveen and Twente draw 0-0

05 May 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Ebbinge, Jensen, Radomski, Håkansson, Nurmela, Allbäck, Lurling. Twente lineup: Boschker, El-Brazi, Van der Weerden, Grujic, Heubach, Caïro, Cziommer, Ten Hag, Van der Doelen, Booth, Van de Paar. This goalless draw means that the "Tukkers" miss out on the chance of getting a place in the Intertoto tournament with a possible place in the UEFA Cup next season. Heerenveen end the season in 5th place while Twente are in 12th.

Leeds watch Heerenveen's Lurling

03 May 2002

Leeds United coach David O'Leary has been to Holland last weekend to watch Feyenoord's Brett Emerton and Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling in action. Leeds have been linked several times to the Australian midfielder and last week made an official bid of €12.9 million Euros for him. Anthony Lurling is now added to the list of players O'Leary would like to add to his squad for next season while he's also interested in one of Heerenveen's Swedish players, Erik Edman.

Feyenoord beat Heerenveen 3-2

28 Apr 2002

Feyenoord lineup: Zoetebier, Emerton, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Aros, Bosvelt, Tomasson, Ono, Kalou, Van Hooijdonk, Van Persie. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Radomski, Håkansson, Nurmela, Allbäck, Lurling. A hattrick by "Man of the Match" Paul Bosvelt (only the 2nd of his career - the first scored on November 20th 2000 in the 4-2 against Roda) gave Feyenoord the points and a chance of Champions League next season via the qualifying rounds. The ever popular former-Feyenoord keeper Jurek Dudek, currently looking after goal for Liverpool, was given a special, belated tribute by the fans before the game kicked-off. The Rotterdammers got off to a nervous start and had to fight back against opponents who put on a fine performance and plenty of resistance. Bosvelt put away his first in the 27th minute, slotting home a rebound from a Pierre van Hooijdonk shot. The visitors immediately drew level with a beautiful curling ball by 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck that left Edwin Zoetebier without a chance. Surprisingly, 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono picked up a 2nd yellow card in the 40th, for a terrible tackle from behind, and a mighty unhappy man disappeared for an early shower. Reduced to 10 men, Feyenoord were soon trailing again when, 3 minutes into the 2nd half, Anthony Lurling rounded off a solo-run with a fine shot to put the Heerenveen hordes ahead. Bosvelt was having none of it though and 2 goals in 5 minutes, a header in the 59th to draw level plus a 20 metre missile in the 64th, gave Feyenoord the win. The Rotterdammers' grit has guaranteed them an end-of-season 3rd place while Heerenveen drop to 5th after Vitesse's win against Willem II.

Heerenveen beat Groningen 2-0

25 Apr 2002

Heerenveen Lineup: Hans Vonk, Said Bakkati (46. Mika Vayrynen), Ronnie Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Erik Edman, Daniel Jensen, Jesper Håkansson (84. Stefan Selakovic), Arek Radomski, Mika Nurmela (74. Jeffrey Talan), Marcus Allbäck, Romano Denneboom. Groningen Lineup: Roy Beukenkamp, Magnus Johansson, Melchior Schoenmakers, Paul Janssen (73. Hugo), Mathias Florén, Jordi Hoogstrate, Paul Matthijs, Sander van Gessel, Joost Broerse (60. Martin Drent), Ali Boussaboun (79. Bert Zimmerman), Arjen Robben. Heerenveen are back in Europe again after their 2-0 home win against Groningen. The visitors were looking to earn themselves a simple point and decided to confront Heerenveen with a 10 man defense. Their defensive wall proved impenetrable in the 1st half but, 3 minutes into the 2nd half, Heerenveen finally managed to find a chink in the Groningen armour. The Northerners' defenders misjudged a ball, thinking that it was about to go out of play and Heereveen's Finnish forward Håkansson was alert to the opportunity, picking up the ball to score from close range.  In the 70th minute Håkansson put the final score on the board, dribbling past Schoenmakers before shooting low into the far left hand corner of the net.

Heerenveen's Jensen misses World Cup

24 Apr 2002

Heerenveen's Danish international Daniël Jensen is to undergo knee surgery and will now miss this summer's World Cup. The defender first injured his knee during Denmark's friendly  against Saudi Arabia last February. Jensen stated that he should have had the operation earlier but decided that it was more important for his career to continue playing. Jensen is intending to play in Heerenveen's remaining league games before having the operation.

Heerenveen draw with Roda JC 0-0

20 Apr 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Gérard de Nooijer, Venema, Edman, Selakovic, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck, Denneboom. Roda lineup: Kalac, Rudge, Tomasic, Luijpers, Lachambre, Vandenbroeck, Lawal, Van Dessel, Gregoor van Dijk, Berglund, Tchoutang. Heerenveen dropped valuable points this evening and are now no longer likely to qualify for UEFA Cup football next season. Denneboom nearlyd the score halfway through the 1st half for Heerenveen but saw his well taken header finely saved by Roda's  goalie Kalac. A few minutes later Tchoutang went for an early shower after receiving a red card for spitting in goalkeeper Vonk's face, Roda's 5th red card in the last 9 matches. The 2nd half began with a 20 meter Marcus Allbäck shot which hit the wrong side of the post. Halfway through the 2nd half Anthony Lurling received a yellow card for arguing with his opponent and 1 minute later was heading for the dressing room when he received another card for complaining about the first one. It can quite often have a positive, enlivening effect on the game when 2 teams are reduced to 10 men but not on this one! It simply fizzled out.

Tzvetkov furious with Heerenveen

20 Apr 2002

Ivan Tzvetkov is furious with Heerenveen as a result of the way in which the Frieslanders are treating him! The Bulgarian forward has been with the club since 1997 but they have no more use for him and he's actually been on loan to Eerste Divisie side Veendam since last season. His contract runs out this term but Heerenveen have failed to terminate the deal before April 1st which means that if a club comes calling for the 22 year-old they will have have to pay a transfer-fee! Both Veendam and Go Ahead Eagles would like to snap him up for next season but, until the current situation has been resolved, Tzvetkov's future remains unclear!

Heerenveen chase Rangers' Tero Pentilla

18 Apr 2002

Heerenveen have been showing an interest in Glasgow Rangers' injury prone defender Tero Penttila. The Finnish international has been on trial with the club this weekend and has impressed Heerenveen's trainer Foppe de Haan sufficiently for him to  contemplate offering him a contract. De Haan said "Penttila could be a useful addition to our first-team squad."

Wim Suurbier joins Heerenveen's staff

15 Apr 2002

In a follow-up to our earlier report, Willem II's Wim Suurbier will be joining Heerenveen's technical staff next season. The former international will be helping out in an advisory capacity and helping to make sure that more youth players stay with the Frieslanders long enough to make the move up into the senior squad. The 57 year-old has been particularly active as a trainer in the Arabian Gulf States before which he had a playing career with Ajax, Schalke 04, FC Metz, Sparta, Los Angeles Aztecs and the San Jose Earthquakes. He also played for Oranje, taking part in two World Cup Finals in 1974 and 1978.

De Graafschap lose to Heerenveen 1-2

13 Apr 2002

De Graafschap Lineup:Stefan Postma, René Bot, Jan Vreman, Michel Nok, Purrel Fränkel, John van den Brom (31. Arvid Smit / 68. Tim Bakens), Martijn Meerdink, Ilja van Leerdam, Ruslan Valeev, Hans van der Haar (83. Dennis Schulp), Peter van Vossen. Heerenveen Lineup:Hans Vonk, Saïd Bakkati, Arjan Ebbinge, Gerard de Nooijer, Marc Hegeman, Arek Radomski, Mika Nurmela, Daniël Jensen, Marcus Allbäck, Stefan Selakovic (58. Jeffrey Talan), Anthony Lurling (65. Romano Denneboom). Heerenveen had a lucky win against De Graafschap, scoring the winnig goal in the 90th minute. De Graafschap could of taken the lead in the 5th minute but Ruslan Valeev saw his shot saved by a Hans Vonk reflex. Although the Home side continued to dominate, both teams were unable to score in the 1st half. In the 1st minute of the 2nd half De Graafschap player Purrel Fränkeld the score for Heerenveen with an own goal. 2 minutes later De Graafschap scored again but this time in the right goal after René Bot had found the net from a difficult angle. In the 75th minute De Graafschap had a goal dissallowed after Meerdink was accused of having pushed his opponent. In the 90th minute Dutch International Jeffrey Talan made an impressive run down the wing before crossing to Marcus Allbäck who slotted home his 15th of the season from 2 meters.

Heerenveen offer Bakkati extension

13 Apr 2002

Heerenveen have offered Said Bakkati a contract extension when his current deal runs out this summer. The 20 year-old right-back made his debut for the club on March 9th 2001, in the 0 - 1 away win at De Graafschap, and the Jong Oranje player has made 12 appearances this season.

Vitesse and Heerenveen in goalless draw

06 Apr 2002

Vitesse lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Nanu, Kreek, Van der Schaaf, Diarra, Martel, Mbamba and Van Beukering. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Hegeman, Venema, Bakkati, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski, Selakovic, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Vitesse and Heerenveen are two of the contenders for a place in Europe next season. They shared the points in a goalless draw tonight and stay in 5th and 4th place, on 51 points from 30 games and 52 points from 30 played, respectively.

Westerhof & Suurbier off to Heerenveen ?

27 Mar 2002

Heerenveen are hoping that Willem II trainer Hans Westerhof and ex-international Wim Suurbier will join their technical staff next season. Westerhof wishes to continue devoting his time and energy on helping Willem II for the time being and will make a decision later in the season while Wim Suurbier is currently negotiating with Heerenveen and will make his decision known shortly.

Heerenveen beat NEC 4 - 0

24 Mar 2002

Heerenveen  lineup: Hans Vonk, Ronnie Venema, Arek Radomski, Arjen Ebbinge, Erik Edman, Mika Nurmela, Stefan Selakovic, Daniël Jensen, Romano Denneboom (Jesper Hakansson), Marcus Allbäck (74. Jeffrey Talan), Saïd Bakkati. NEC  lineup: Dennis Gentenaar, Resit Schuurman (58. Mike Owusu), Peter Wisgerhof, Danny Hesp, Jeffrey Leiwakabessy, Jarda Simr, Rob Wielaert, Bart Latuheru, Patrick Ax (64. René van Rijswijk), Dennis de Nooijer, Frank Demouge. In spite of Heerenveen losing to Ajax last week in the Amsterdam Arena, they could still pose a threat to the Top 3 clubs' title ambitions as they climb back into 3rd position. Heerenveen could haved the score in the 2nd minute but Allbäck's shot hit the wrong side of the post.  However, 10 minutes later he did find the back of the net, rounding off a Denneboom cross for Heerenveen's 1st.  In the 27th minute NEC defender Simr lost control of his senses, passing the ball to Heerenveen's Jensen, who had no trouble in slotting home the 2 - 0. In the 37th minute Romano Dennenboom dribbled pass 4 NEC defenders before delivering a made-to-measure cross for Nurmela to head home. The second half turned out to be far less entertaining than the first half. Selakovic  scored for the 4 - 0 from close range in the last minute. Heerenveen have now won 8th consecutive home games on the trot and, after last night's win, find themselves 1 point iahead of PSV and just 1 point behind Feyenoord.

Ajax beat Heerenveen 2 - 0

17 Mar 2002

Ajax lineup: Grim, Trabelsi, Bergdølmo, Chivu, O'Brien, Van Halst, Pienaar, Maxwell, Van der Meyde, Mido and Wamberto. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Hansma, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Håkansson, Selakovic, Väyrynen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Ajax stay top after a convincing win against the Frieslanders. Ronald Koeman's criticism of Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam has been repayed by a sudden surge in the youngster's performance and he put away two goals to clinch the points. Koeman finally seems to have found the central striker he's been looking for in the last couple of months after the disappointing performances of Zlatan Ibrahimovich and Nikos Machlas. 'Mido' had, till now, mostly been fielded as a winger but, after heading in the 3 - 0 against De Graafschap on Wednesday, he proved to be 'too tall an order' for the Heerenveen defence this afternoon. After threatening several times to put one past goalie Hans Vonk in theng half an hour he finally soared above the Frieslanders' back line to nod in ther in the 35th minute. Heerenveen had little to 'say' in the 1st half except for a Marcus Allbäck header which hit the post and his partnership with Stefan Selakovic only occasionally looked threatening. 'Mido' was a really happy young man when he headed in his 2nd goal in the 68th and Ajax stay on course for the title they so badly want this season!

Leeds target Heerenveen's Edman

15 Mar 2002

Leeds United have been tracking Heerenveen's young Swedish defender Erik Edman. Apparently the English Premiership side have been watching him since he made his debut for Sweden in the friendly against England last November. The 23 year-old defender, who's already had two unsuccessful 'foreign adventures' with Torino and Karlsruher SC, joined the Frieslanders at the beginning of the season from Swedish side AIK and has impressed in the left-back position.

Heerenveen beat Fortuna 3 - 1

13 Mar 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Ebbinge, Radomski, Selakovic, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Fortuna lineup:Hesp, Emeran, Akerboom, Volmer, Hermans, Meszaros, Gerritsen, Haeldermans, Landerl, Simons and Cramb. Heerenveen stay in touch with the top 3 clubs with this win against Fortuna. Coach Foppe de Haan was bannished to the stands in the break by referee Ruud Bossen while substitute Jesper Håkansson celebrated with two goals. Erik Edmand the score in the 7th minute but Heerenveen had problems getting into gear tonight and a dubious penalty decision gave Colin Cramb the chance to draw Fortuna level in the 45th from the spot. De Haan's reaction was to snatch the ball from the ref's arms at the whistle for half-time which led to his banishment. Heerenveen continued to make hard work of their task after the break but the Fin Håkansson's 2 goals in the 67th and 69th minutes decided the match and put a repectable score on the board.

End of season for Tieme Klompe

11 Mar 2002

Heerenveen miss central defender Tieme Klompe for the rest of the season after he picked up an achilles heel injury in training today. It's a blow to their championship aspirations as Klompe has been the central pillar of the Frieslanders' defence since he joined in the 1997/98 season. The 25 year-old made his debut in the 3 - 1 win against Roda on March 2nd, 1997.

Heerenveen beat RKC 2 - 0

09 Mar 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Selakovic, Väyrynen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. RKC lineup: Sinouh, Lamey, Van den Berg, Govedarica,  De Graef, Petrovic, Fuchs, Van Diemen, Hoogendorp, Putter and Molhoek. Heerenveen climb to 4th p

Hans Vonk attracts German interest

04 Mar 2002

According to Dutch provincial newspaper "De Leeuwarder Courant" Heerenveen's goalie Hans Vonk has attracted the interest of a few German clubs, including Werder Bremen (where another Dutchmnan Frank Verlaat also keeps goal). Scouts were spotted watching Vonk (whose contract runs out in 2004) during Friday's friendly against Dynamo Moscow, which the Frieslanders won (perhaps surprisingly) thanks to goals by 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck and his Swedish teammate Allan Bak Jensen.

Arjan Ebbinge stays with Heerenveen

28 Feb 2002

Arjan Ebbinge has extended his contract with Heerenveen for another 2 years. The 27 year-old defender, who had an unsuccessful trial with English First Division side Wimbledon earlier this season, has lost his place in the starting lineup under Foppe de Haan but has decided to stay where he is in the hope of getting back into the team.

Thomas Holm on hire to Veendam

27 Feb 2002

Heerenveen's Thomas Holm is going on loan to Veendam for the rest of the season as part of the clubs' cooperation pact. The 21 year-old Norwegian defender, who's captain of Norway's youth team, has mostly been playing for Heerenveen's reserve team since arriving at the club 2 years ago. Veendam have also signed 22 year-old winger Rudson Romeo Clemencia, currently playing for amateur side Appingedam, on a contract for 2 years.

Atletico Madrid want Heerenveen's Jensen

21 Feb 2002

Atletico Madrid have approached Heerenveen for their 22 year-old striker Daniël Jensen and the Spanish 2nd Division side are prepared to pay the club's €1,600,000 million Euro asking price. The young Dane came to Holland from one of Denmark's lesser side's, AF, but is unhappy in Friesland and is keen on a move to Spain. He recently made his full-debut for the Danish national team in their friendly against Saudi Arabia.

Foppe de Haan dreams of Ireland

18 Feb 2002

Foppe de Haan may be an eccentric in Holland's tough, macho football-land but you would imagine that even he still dreams, as many of his colleagues undoubtedly do, of one day becoming Oranje coach. You'd be wrong. The Heerenveen trainer has, instead, been talking about his desire to become the Irish national coach, attracted by the country, the people and their uncomplaining, no-nonsense attitude, much like the Frieslanders themselves! In addition he's 'confessed' that 3 Dutch clubs have tried to lure him away from Heerenveen during the last 4 years. The 58 year-old is quite happy where he is, thank-you-very-much, and doesn't need the extra money or 'new-challenge' that is most often given as reason for a change of employer. He's also been 'defending' the Dutch 'attacking-wingers-philosophy', explaining that it's an essential part of the Dutch footballing-identity! See our profile of the man from the 2000/2001 season!

Allbäck off to Sunderland soon?

17 Feb 2002

Heerenveen's 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck, already linked so many times this season, and last, with a move to a new club, is still on Sunderland's wanted list. The "Black Cats", who need a replacement for veteran Niall Quinn, are one of 3 clubs competing for the Swedish international's services. The Swede has had a clause put in his contract which could allow him to leave at the end of this season for a 'mere' €3,18 million Euros.

Heerenveen trial for Nilsson

17 Feb 2002

Heerenveen have offered Swedish youth player Rikard Nilsson a week's trial. The youth international plays for Elfsborg, regularly training with the 1st team although he's yet to make his debut in the Allsvenskan league. If he succeeds in impressing Foppe de Haan he could become the Frieslanders' 4th Swede, joining Marcus Allbäck, Erik Edman and Stefan Selakovic (though the 'Mighty Swede' Allbäck could well soon be off to the English Premiership).

Heerenveen beat Willem II 3 - 0

16 Feb 2002

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Ebbinge, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski, Selakovic, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Willem II lineup: De Vlieger, Victoria, Van Nieuwstadt, Janssens, Mariana, D. Mathijssen, Landzaat, Shoukov, Ceesay, Bombarda and Abdellaoui. Another convincing Heerenveen performance keeps them in with the big three at the top. They're practically always impressive at hoem in the Abe Lenstra stadium and tonight they had a simple win against the Tilburgers. Willem II were unable to make an impression on the Friesian backline and only had  hope to show for their efforts. Swedish striker Stefan Selakovicd the score just before the break in the 44th, claiming his 2nd of the evening in the 50th.  Jeffrey Talan put away the 3rd in the 70th to give the Frieslanders another 3 points, which keep them in 4th place on 42 points from 23 played, one point behind PSV. The "Tricolores" stay where they were in 10th on 28 points from 23 played.

Gérard de Nooijer gets one match ban

14 Feb 2002

Heerenveen's Gérard de Nooijer has received a one match suspension for the defender's red card offence in the Frieslanders' 0 - 2 away win at AZ.

AZ lose to Heerenveen 0 - 2

09 Feb 2002

AZ lineup: Nijkamp, Wolters, Wijker, Buskermolen, El Hadrioui, Kromkamp, Lindenbergh, Robbemond, Van Galen and Perez. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Radomski, Väyrynen, Selakovic, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. An easy win for the Frieslanders tonight and a valuable one in their fight for a European ticket next season. Even after being reduced to 10 men when Gérard de Nooijer was sent off for 'hands-ball' halfway through the 2nd half, they proved too strong for the home team and the Alkmaarders proved too weak to make use of their advantage in numbers. "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäckd the score in the 16th and his Swedish teammate Stefan Selakovic added a 2nd in the 46th. Heerenveen stay where they are, in 4th on 39 points from 22 played, closing the gap with the top 3 but they all have games in hand. AZ, remain uninspiring and uninspired in 13th on 25 from 21 played.

Heerenveen's Vieira on trial with Vejle

08 Feb 2002

Heerenveen's Rafael Vieira is currently enjoying a trial with Swedish Superliga side Vejle. The Brazilian was Finland's top scorer for 2 seasons running and hopes that a return to Scandinavia, after 2 disappointing seasons in Holland, wiil breathe new life into his career.

De Haan extends Heerenveen contract

06 Feb 2002

Foppe de Haan has extended his contract with Heerenveen for one more year. The 58 year-old trainer is feeling quite at home on the bench with the Frieslanders but has a clause in his contract which allows him to reevalue his position at the club from season to season, for the time being he's staying! There will be a new reserve squad trainer next season as Henk de Jong is leaving, to be replaced by Jan de Jonge who's currently the assistant.

Utrecht and Heerenveen in stalemate 0 - 0

03 Feb 2002

Utrecht lineup: Wapenaar, Vreven, Zwaanswijk, Touzani, Bosschaart, Tanghe, Jean-Paul de Jong, Van Mol, Van den Bergh, Kuyt and Gluscevic. Heerenveen lineup: Ditewig, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Radomski, Selakovic, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Utrecht knocked the Frieslanders out of the Amstel Cup on Wednesday evening but this repeat meeting in the league so soon after their quarter-final encounter proved to be too much of a good thing because neither side were able to find the back of the net. Nonetheless both teams improve their ranking,  Heerenveen go 4th on 36 points from 21 played while Utrecht are now 5th on 34 from 21.

Utrecht beat Heerenveen 3 - 1 in Cup

30 Jan 2002

Utrecht are through to the semi-finals of the Amstel Cup after a 3 - 1 win against Heerenveen. Erik Edman put the Frieslanders ahead in the 41st, Pascal Bosschaart levelled the score for Utrecht in the 45th and two more goals from Igor Gluscevic in the 67th and Dirk Kuyt in the 90th gave the Domstad side the victory. Foppe de Haan and his boys will be wondering what happened, especially after Anthony Lurling saw his spot-shot saved by Harald Wapenaar - if it had gone in it would have made the score 2 - 2. Utrecht were reduced to 10 men for the last 20 minutes when Karim Touzani got his marching orders but Heerenveen were unable to profit from their numerical advantage and when Kuyt put away the injury time winner the Domstad went wild and the celebrations began!

Sparta lose to Heerenveen 1 - 4

25 Jan 2002

Sparta lineup: Kooiman, Mendes, Marília, Goossen, Van der Meer, Bouchiba, Winter, Conteh, Sanou, B. Marbus and Blinker. Heerenveen lineup: Ditewig, Bakkati, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski, Selakovic, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Heerenveen earn themselves the first 3 points of the 2nd half of the season with a decisive victory at "Het Kasteel" stadium. The visitors were gifted an own goal by Sparta's Marília in the 7th minute. Dave van der Meer equalized for the home team in the 74th minute but 2 minutes later Gérard de Nooijer edged the Frieslanders ahead again and goals by Anthony Lurling (http://www.footballnl.com) and Mike Nurmela (http://www.footballnl.com) made sure of the points. They celebrate their 1600th professional match with their 2nd away win of the season and climb into 3rd place on 35 points from 20 games while Sparta stay in 15th on 19 points from 19 played.

Guillermo Graaven on trial with Heerenveen

21 Jan 2002

Heerenveen have offered Guillermo Graaven a trial for an undetermined length of time - he recently had an unsuccessful trial with Scottish side Motherwell. The former Ajax youth player went to Ipswich Town in 2000, never actually got to play for the "Tractor Boys" after he broke his ankle, and decided to terminate his contract with the English Premiership side last December. The 20 year-old striker got his first taste of action in yesterday's friendly against Borussia Dortmund when he substituted for Romano Denneboom.

Heerenveen beat Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0

19 Jan 2002

10,000 fans turned up to watch Heerenveen beat Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 with goals by Romano Denneboom in the 62nd and Allan Bak Jensen in the 83rd minute. The Frieslanders were missing Jeffrey Talan, Daniël Jensen and "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck but were still too strong for the Bundesliga side whose Heiko Herrlich missed a penalty when the score was still 0 - 0.

Heerenveen to expand Abe Lenstra stadium

19 Jan 2002

Heerenveen are going to expand - they want to increase capacity of their Abe Lenstra stadium from 13,500 to 28,000 as part of a plan which has been given the name 'Sportstad Heerenveen' (Sportcity Heerenveen). After completion the  complex will include sports facilities, a swimming pool and a school! It's expected that the project, which has been given the go-ahead by the municipal council, will cost €77.6 million Euros, of which €18 million still has to be found.

South Africa call up Hans Vonk

08 Jan 2002

South Africa have called up Heerenveen's goalkeeper Hans Vonk for the coming African Cup that kicks-off in Mali on January 19th. Although Vonk, Heerenveen and South Africa's coach Carlos Queiros had earlier agreed that the keeper wouldn't be called on to play there has obviously been a change of plan! Vonk has little choice in the matter as he could be handed out a FIFA ban for 4 matches if he doesn't comply with the request and could also risk not being chosen for the squad travelling to the World Cup this summer.

Heerenveen extend Venema's contract

02 Jan 2002

Heerenveen have extended Ronnie Venema's contract till 2004 -  the 27 year-old wing-back has played for the Frieslanders since 1993. He made his debut on April 2nd 1995 in the 3-3 against Ajax but between 1996 and 1999 he was on hire to Veendam.

NAC beat Heerenveen 2 - 1

22 Dec 2001

NAC lineup: Babos, Mensah, Schenning, Fehér, Gudelj, Stewart, Sérgio, Schreuder, Hersi, Cristiano and Bobson. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Denneboom and Lurling. Heerenveen are always a formidable opponent at home but are a far less imposing team away. They started well enough but it was 'American Footballer of the Year' Earnest Stewart who put the home team ahead with a beauty of a freekick after 32 minutes, and 10 minutes later Sérgio made it 2 - 0. The visitors were clearly missing their "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck (off on a well earned holiday).  NAC were reduced to 10 men when Sérgio got a red card in the 73rd and Heerenveen were able to fight back to get a consolation goal when Bak Jensen scored in the 83rd. NAC's win lifts them into 4th place on 34 points from 19 games, PSV just ahead on goal average, Heerenveen slip to 5th.

Heerenveen sign Stefan Selakovic

22 Dec 2001

Heerenveen have sealed the deal with Swedish side Halmstads BKD regarding the transfer-fee for Stefan Selakovic. The 24 year-old has already agreed terms with his new club and will now be reporting for duty in Friesland on January 7th. Selakovic has been capped 6 times for Sweden's youth team and was last season's top scorer in Sweden's top division with 15 goals, scoring a total of 38 in 119 matches.

Van Gessel signs for Groningen

22 Dec 2001

Sander van Gessel has made the final move from Heerenveen to Groningen, where he's been on loan since the beginning of the season. He's signed a contract till 2005 with the Oosterpark club.

Rangers track Marcus Allbäck

18 Dec 2001

Glasgow Rangers are the latest club to be linked with Heerenveen's "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck - Premier League Sunderland and Southampton's interest didn't materialise in a serious offer for the former Örgryte IS, Lyngby FC and Bari striker. The Scottish side's new technical director Dick Advocaat (who recently vacated the coach's job for his current role) has confirmed that they are watching Allbäck's progress but have not made an offer as yet! The 28 year-old Swedish international arrived in Heerenveen in January 2001 and quickly proved his value to them, scoring 20 goals in 32 Ere Divisie matches.

Heerenveen sign Stefan Selakovic?

17 Dec 2001

Heerenveen are on the point of signing yet another Swedish striker, Stefan Selakovic - the 24 year-old has already agreed terms with the Frieslanders and they are in the final stages of negotiations with his current employer, Swedish side Halmstads BKD, regarding the transfer-fee. Selakovic was last season's  top scorer in Sweden's top division with 15 goals and has scored a total of 38 in 119 matches.

NEC beat Heerenveen 1 - 0

16 Dec 2001

NEC lineup: Gentenaar, Schuurman, Wisgerhof, Wielaert, Leiwakabessy, Simr, Latuheru, Demouge, Van Rijswijk, Dennis de Nooijer and Ax. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Gérard de Nooijer, Klompe, Edman, Jensen, Radomski, Talan, Nurmela, Denneboom and Lurling. NEC just can't seem to score this season - they are currently the least productive side in the Ere Divisie (even Fortuna have now score more goals after the 2 they put away on Friday against Roda!). Dennis de Nooijer ( hired out by the Frieslanders to the Nijmegen side since this week) 'created' the lone goal when his pass was sent past Hans Vonk for an own goal by Tieme Klompe in the 77th to deny Heerenveen the points. They slip to 4th place as PSV leapfrog them into 3rd while NEC are tucked away in 10th.

Finnish talent on trial with Heerenveen

13 Dec 2001

Heerenveen have invited the Finnish youth international Marco Parnela for a week's trial. The 20 year-old central defender currently plays for Swiss 2nd Division side FC Thun.

De Nooijer on loan to NEC

11 Dec 2001

Heerenveen are lending Dennis de Nooijer to NEC for the rest of the season. The striker has been without a regular place in the team and spent a part of last season on loan to his old club Sparta (where he'd played for 11 seasons). "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck's arrival has kept him out of the eleven and he recently had a trial with German side MSV Duisburg.

Willem II draw with Heerenveen 2 - 2

08 Dec 2001

Willem II lineup: De Vlieger, Jaliens, Van Nieuwstadt, Janssens, J. Mathijsen, Victoria, Landzaat, D.Mathijssen, Ceesay, Bombarda and Shoukov. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. Willem II will be kicking themselves hard for giving away a 2 goal advantage for the 3rd match in a row - they unnecessarily donated a point to NAC last week with a 2 - 2 draw and gave away their 0 - 2 advantage to lose all the points in their 3 -2 defeat at Sparta the week before that! They can console themselves by pointing an accusing finger at referee Roelof Luinge for awarding an injury time penalty to Heerenveen for goalie Geert de Vlieger's 'allegedly' breaking of the 6 second rule and Arek Radomski put away the spot-shot for a late Heerenveen equalizer. After a boringng 30 minutes Dmitri Shoukov finallyd the score in the 36th for the "Tricolores" as they started to play some attractive football. After the break a Shoukov cross was headed in by Mariano Bombarda for the 2 - 0 in the 63rd and it began to look as if the home team might win their first match in 6 games. Heerenveen's 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck dented their hopes when he closed the gap in the 78th, slamming home Gérard de Nooijer's pass. Radomski's 90th minute equalizing spot-shot gave the Frieslanders a point to take home. The point moves Willem II up a notch into 10th place while Heerenveen stay where they are in 4th place.

Heerenveen beat Feyenoord 1 - 0

01 Dec 2001

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Bakkati, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Lurling, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Väyrynen. Feyenoord lineup: Zoetebier, Gyan, Van Wonderen, De Haan, Rzasa, Emerton, Bosvelt, Ono, Elmander, Van Hooijdonk and Tomasson. Heerenveen have beaten PSV, Ajax and now Feyenoord at home and this was their 5th in a row. In a 1st half they dominated while creating few chances apart from easily stopped shots from Allbäck, Nurmela and Jensen. Johan Emander had the best chance of the 90 minutes to score early in the 2nd half but his shot was deflected by Vonk and cleared by De Nooijer. An Anthony Lurling spot-shot for the home team in the 64th gave them the points. Minutes later Pierre van Hooijdonk bit the dust in the box when Hans Vonk floored him but the referee denied the Rotterdammers a well deserved penalty to the audible displeasure of their fans. Feyenoord tried to get back into the match but weren't in the groove tonight. The win lifts the Frieslanders into 3rd place.

Heerenveen players on trial abroad

28 Nov 2001

Heerenveen's Dennis de Nooijer and Arjan Ebbinge are both currently on trial with foreign clubs in the hope of getting new contracts since they've lost their places in the squad with Friesland's best. De Nooijer is in Germany trying out with the Bundesliga's Second Division MSV Duisburg while Ebbinge is in England trying to impress First Division Wimbledon.

Twente and Heerenveen in goalless draw

24 Nov 2001

Twente lineup: Sander Boschker, Spira Grujic, Patrick Pothuizen, Tommie van der Leegte, Sjaak Polak, Kurt van der Paar, Arjan van der Laan, Ellery Cairo (66th Thijs Houwing), Björn van der Doelen, Chris van der Weerden and Jack de Gier (83rd Scott Booth). Heerenveen lineup: Hans Vonk, Said Bakkati, Tieme Klompe, Erik Edman, Gérard de Nooijer, Anthony Lurling, Romano Denneboom (76th Mika Väyrynen), Daniel Jensen, Thomas Holm (68th Jeffrey Talan), Mika Nurmela and Marcus Allbäck. Twente have not scored in their last 3 home games and  missed their opportunity to do so against Heerenveen. Both teams were on equal terms in the 1st half but the home team created more goal-scoring opportunities. New-boy-on-the-block Jack de Gier, in particular, missed scoring chances and, despite being clearly the better side in the 2nd half, "The Tukkers" failed to convert their after-the break superiority into goals-in-the-back-of-the-net. The result means Heerenveen drop from 2nd to 4th place and Twente are in 13th.

Heerenveen beat Sparta 3 - 0

16 Nov 2001

Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Lurling, Holm, Nurmela, Allbäck, and Denneboom. Sparta lineup: Kooiman, Mendes, Marília, Goossen, Van der Meer, Winter, Langerak, Boukhari, Zijm, Koevermans and Blinker. Foppe de Haan was able to give two youngsters, Lionel Lord and Mika Väyrynen, their debut while Thomas Holm replaced the suspended Arek Radomski. Although Sparta held their ground in theng half an hour, after an own goal by Siem Zijm in the 31st they were no match for the home team. The 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck made it 2 - 0 in the 42nd, with his 10th goal of the season. Despite substituting Houssin Bezzai for Marilia and Silvia Inia for Nourdin Boukhari Sparta couldn't turn the tide. Up-and-coming talent Romano Denneboom added a 3rd in the 55th to give the Frieslanders another valuable 3 points which takes them, if momentarily, into 2nd place.

Heerenveen beat Sparta 3 - 0 16 Nov 2001 Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Lurling, Holm, Nurmela, Allbäck, and Denneboom. Sparta lineup: Kooiman, Mendes, Marília, Goossen, Van der Meer, Winter, Langerak, Boukhari, Zijm, Koevermans and Blinker. Foppe de Haan was able to give two youngsters, Lionel Lord and Mika Väyrynen, their debut while Thomas Holm replaced the suspended Arek Radomski. Although Sparta held their ground in theng half an hour, after an own goal by Siem Zijm in the 31st they were no match for the home team. The 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck made it 2 - 0 in the 42nd, with his 10th goal of the season. Despite substituting Houssin Bezzai for Marilia and Silvia Inia for Nourdin Boukhari Sparta couldn't turn the tide. Up-and-coming talent Romano Denneboom added a 3rd in the 55th to give the Frieslanders another valuable 3 points which takes them, if momentarily, into 2nd place. Heerenveen to sign Kim Källström 08 Nov 2001 Heerenveen are poised to sign Swedish midfielder Kim Källström in a deal said to be worth €2.25 million Euros. The 19 year-old currently plays for BK Häcken and was their 'Young Player of the Year'. Club chairman Åke Nilson admitted that the club will be sad to see him go but, since the side's relegation from Sweden's top division, they've had to reconsider their decision to reject an earlier offer by the Dutch club and the youngster now looks set to join compatriots Marcus Allbäck and Erik Edman in Friesland. Ere Divisie suspensions 08 Nov 2001 Heerenveen's Arek Radomski has received a 4 match ban for lashing out with his foot in a game against Fortuna.  Amstel Cup Roundup 07 Nov 2001 Veendam lost to Heerenveen 0 - 2. It took Heerenveen until the last 10 minutes of the match to avoid having to play extra-time. Tony Alberda's almost-goal for Veendam, in the first quarter of an hour, was the only thing for the sold-out stadiumn to get excited about until Anthony Lurling scored from a Gérard de Nooijer pass, the ball dissappearing between the legs of goalie Peter van der Vlag. Substitute Lionel Lord, making his debut (he normally plays for the reserves) sealed Veendam's fate and put the Frieslanders through to the next round of the Cup. Fortuna beat Heerenveen 1 - 0 03 Nov 2001 Fortuna lineup: Hesp, Emeran, Akerboom, Volmer, Hermans, Van der Hoeven, El Khadri, Gerritsen, Rook, Krijgsman and Hamming. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Nurmela, Jensen, Radomski, Lurling, Allbäck and Denneboom. Fortuna's 5 man defensive wall made life very, very difficult for Heerenveen. Despite their attempts to penetrate the home team's backline it was Joost Volmer who headed in Fortuna's match-winner from a freekick close to the end of the 1st half   (40th minute). The frustration at not being able to convert their on-pitch superiority into goals-in-the-back-of-the-net led to Heerenveen's Arek Radomski being sent off for a red card offence in the 88th. Tonight's win is only the Sittardian's 2nd of the season, lifting them into 17th place while pushing Roda back into bottom position. Heerenveen beat De Graafschap 1 - 0 27 Oct 2001 Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Nurmela, Radomski, Lurling, Jensen, Allbäck and Denneboom. De Graafschap lineup: Postma, Bot, Vreman, Berck Beelenkamp, Fränkel, Meerdink, Bakens, Van Leerdam, Nok, Turpijn and Van Vossen.  Heerenveen played all their best football against Ajax earlier in the week. Tonight they were nowhere near as good and wasted many good opportunities against a side reduced to 10 men when De Graafschap's Peter van Vossen was sent off in the 13th. The cool "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck put the only goal of the match away for the Frieslanders in the 18th minute. They climb to 3rd place, one point behind Vitesse while the "SuperBoeren" sink to 11th. Heerenveen crush Ajax 5 - 1 24 Oct 2001 Heerenveen Vonk, Venema, Klompe, G. de Nooijer, Edman, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Lurling, Allback and Denneboom. Ajax lineup: Grim,Trabelsi, Bergdølmo, Galásek, Chivu, O'Brien, Yakubu, Van der Vaart, Van der Meyde, Mido and Wamberto. Ajax had their first defeat of the season against Heerenveen - and a crushing defeat it was too! They began well enough - Rafael van der Vaart put away a sweet header for his 8th goal of the season in the 18th minute and saw an attempt to lob hans Vonk bounce off the bar in the 30th. The home team were unable to offer much in return before the break but, after missing an earlier chance to beat Grim, "Mighty Swede" Marcus Allbäck, headed in an equalizer in the 45th minute from a Mike Nurmela freekick. The 2nd half was all Heerenveen's - Gérard de Nooijer headed in two goals in the 69th and 83rd minutes from Nurmela passes, Roman Denneboom put away another in the 72nd and the remaining 4th goal came from Allbäck in the 79th. The Fin's and the Swede's market value will have soared after tonight's performance and it can only be a matter of time before the big (read rich) clubs come knocking at the door for their services. Ajax without fans against Heerenveen 23 Oct 2001 Ajax look to be playing their away match against Heerenveen tomorrow wihout the support of their fans - the clubs are in disagreement over the amount of tickets Ajax supporters should be allocated, the Amsterdammers wanted 600 but Heerenveen only wanted to give 395. The KNVB turned down a proposal to create more space and Heerenveen have no intention of spreading an extra 200 Ajax fans throughout the Abe Leenstra stadium with the implied risk of crowd trouble. Ajax have decided, in turn, not to sell any advance tickets for the match. Groningen draw 1 - 1 with Heerenveen 21 Oct 2001 Groningen lineup: Beukenkamp, Allach, Schoenmakers, Van Gessel, Elshot, Boussaboun, Matthijs, Krstev, Broerse, Tuhuteru and Robben. Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Talan, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling. This 'Duel-of-the-North' was a scrappy match with plenty of fouls early on, which broke up the flow of play, both teamsng aggressively. Groningen managed to halt Heerenveen's attempts to string moves together but didn't know what to do with the ball when they won it, which led to much loss of possession. Mike Nurmelad the score for the visitors when his freekick was deflected in by Schoenmakers in the 31st minute. Schoenmakers made good by sending Ali Boussaboun off to coolly equalize in the 37th.   Heerenveen hire Kolk to RKC 15 Oct 2001 Heerenveen have hired Santi Kolk to RKC for the rest of the season. The 20 year-old striker, who's in his 2nd season with Heerenveen but sees little action, has also managed to negotiate an option for the Waaalwijkers to buy him if he impresses. Heerenveen beat AZ 2 - 1 13 Oct 2001 Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Holm, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Denneboom. AZ lineup: Moens, Lee, Wijker, Opdam, Lindenbergh, Robbemond, Buskermolen, Van Galen, El Hadrioui, Elkhattabi and Huiberts. Heerenveen have had an inconsistent start to the season including a win against PSV, but they dropped points against Den Bosch and lost 1 - 2 to Utrecht last Wednesday. AZ have looked good at times in their equally inconsistent start to 2001/2002 but have been unable to convert their chances into goals scored. Michael Buskermolen blasted one in from an Elkhattabi pass to put them ahead in the 7th minute. Marcus Allbäck had several chances to score for the home team, but misjudged them all, so Daniël Jensen's equalizer (tapped in from a rebound off the woodwork) came as a relief in the 36th. Heerenveen were sharper in the 2nd half and Allbäck finally scored a 2nd for them in the 61st while the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Max Huiberts got a red card in the 68th. After that the home team were happy to defend out the last half an hour while AZ were no longer able to offer resistance.  Heerenveen lose to Utrecht 1 - 2 10 Oct 2001 Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Talan, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Denneboom. Utrecht lineup: Wapenaar, Vreven, Touzani, Zwaanswijk, Bosschaart, Tanghe, Jean-Paul de Jong, Van Mol, Jochemsen, Kuyt and Van den Bergh. Utrecht won their first away match of the season and Heerenveen lost their first home match tonight. Heerenveen started off well, Mike Nurmela's pass finding a thankful Romano Denneboom who headed in for the 1 - 0 after 11  minutes of play. As the match progressed Utrecht came into their own, Stefaan Tanghe equalizing in the 35th as both teams put on an entertaining, attacking spectacle for the fans to enjoy. Utrecht were the better side in the 2nd half and debutant Arco Jochemsen celebrated by scoring the match-winner in the 48th. The Domstad side leapfrog Heerenveen in the table to 6th place, the Frieslanders are now 7th. Roda lose to Heerenveen 0 - 2 30 Sept 2001 Roda JC: Kalac, Sonkaya, Vrede, Luijpers, van Dessel, Zafarin, Gregoor van Dijk, van der Luer, Nygaard, Anastasiou and Soetaers. SC Heerenveen: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Talan, Radomski, Jensen, Nurmela, Allbäck and Denneboom. Roda are still not out of the woods yet and this afternoon had their noses rubbed in that fact by Heerenveen. The visitors dominated the flow of play with their ever stronger looking midfield and goals by Daniel Jensen and 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck in the 4th and 47th gave Heerenveen 3 away points to take home to Friesland and lift them into 4th place behind Feyenoord. Southampton make 2nd bid for Allbäck 29 Sept 2001 Southampton have made a second, and so-called final, bid of €6,35 million Euros for Heerenveen's 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck after the club had already turned down a previous offer of €4,76 million Euros from "The Saints" for the striker. It's possible that Heerenveen will try to hold out for €7,94 million (they would have to pay the Swede's former club Orgryte 20% of the fee) while Allbäck has had a clause put into his contract which will allow him to leave for as little as  €3,18 million Euros at the end of this season. Heerenveen beat PSV 4 - 1 22 Sept 2001 SC Heerenveen lineup: Vonk, Venema, Klompe, Gérard de Nooijer, Edman, Jensen, Radomski, Talan, Nurmela, Allbäck and Denneboom. PSV lineup: Kralj, Faber, Nikiforov, Addo, Bouma, Van Bommel, Vogel, Ramzi, Rommedahl, Kezman and Bruggink. PSV failed to build on their 'comeback' (a midweek 3 -1 C-L home win against Galasataray) with a weak away performance in Heerenveen. They fielded pretty much the same team as played the Turkish side on Tuesday except that Nikifirov was back, pushing out Jürgen Colin, while Ivica Kralj replaced Waterreus. Anthony Lurling was missing (hamstring injury) for the Frieslanders who put on a spirited performance and had severalng chances before the 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck found the back of the net from a Jeffrey Talan pass in the 13th minute. Romano Denneboom headed in the 2nd from a freekick in the 26th. PSV came back, against the flow of play, when Dennis Rommedahl scored in the 39th but only really started to look better after the break. Unfortunately for them Daniel Jensen's attempt for Heerenveen was deflected passed goalie Kralj by Colin's legs to restore the gap in the 61st. Mike Nurmela headed in from an Allbäck pass to make it 4 - 1 in the 66th minute. From then on the champions looked disillusioned and uninspired, a shadow of last season's team, even the appearance of Vennegoor of Hesselink made no impression. The result is a disappointing one for the PSV squad and coach Eric Gerets after last week's rays-of-hope. They've already lost 11 points and can't afford to allow the steady trickle to go on for much longer! Foppe de Haan, on the other hand, will be well pleased. Heerenveen beat Willem II in shoot-out 19 Sept 2001 Heerenveen beat Willem II  in a penalty shoot-out to put the "Tricolores" out of the Amstel Cup. The Frieslanders dominated play but Daniel Jensen, Anthony Lurling and Marcus Allbäck, in particular, all missed scoring opportunities. The "Tricolores" were fortunate to have keeper Geert de Vlieger in top form to keep out the Heerenveen onslaught. In the 2nd half Willem II began to get into the match while Heerenveen remained the better team but still couldn't translate that advantage into goals-on-the-board. A tense extra time session followed where the better chances to score were for the "Tricolores" but Ousmane Sanou hit the post and Tieme Klompe managed to clear an attempt by Abdellaoui. Raymond Victoria's penalty misser put Willem II out, and Heerenveen through to the next round. RKC want Tzetkov 17 Sept 2001 RKC are planning to make Heerenveen an offer for Ivan Tzetkov who they see as a replacement for Joey Gudjonsson, the young Icelandic player who recently moved to Real Betis Sevilla. The 22 yeard-old Bulgarian striker has made few appearances in the last 3 seasons since joining Heerenveen in 1997 but has done better with Eerste Divisie Veendam. He was the club's top scorer last season with 18 goals to his name and has already put 5 away this season.  Southampton interested in Marcus Allbäck 12 Sept 2001 Southampton have made an official bid for Heerenveen's 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck and the Frieslanders could be tempted to sell the 28 year-old striker. He's become an important player for them since joining the club from Swedish side Örgryte IS during last season's winter-break. However, even though he's happy with Heerenveen, it remains his dream to play in the Premier League. There was a new clause put in his contract making him worth €3.4 million Euros in May and that means "The Saints" will have to pay considerably more than that plus offering him a much better salary than he now takes home if he's to make the move.  Heerenveen drop points to Vitesse 1 - 1 07 Sept 2001 Both teams have got off, on paper at least, to a fine start - no defeats and no goals against them - and they both  want to earn the chance to play European football next season. However, Vitesse had a rough ride last season and their 0 - 0 draw in Limburg against Fortuna during theirng match disappointed. They did better against AZ with a 1 - 0 win. New 'star' Rahamat Mustapha Riga, scorer of that loan goal, had to make way tonight for the back-from-injury Martel and Sikora  while Jimmy van Fessem (bought from Willem II) replaced the departed-for-Feyenoord Edwin Zoetebier in goal and Bob Peeters also had to sit it out on the bench! Heerenveen had only managed a  0 -  0 draw in theirr against newly promoted Den Bosch (not to be underestimated this season by their bigger brothers, they could turn out to be giant-killers yet!) but followed it up with a most convincing 5 - 0 against NAC (with a 'hot duo' performance from Anthony Lurling and Marcus Allbäck). They will be seeking to establish a consistency this time round that deserted them last season after their short-lived Champions League adventure. Daniël Jensen scored ther in the 33rd minute but Heerenveen neglected to build on their advantage despite controlling the game - they were simply off-target tonight. Vitesse had little of their own to bring into the game and former Ajacied Michel Kreek missed a penalty for them in the 82nd. The visitors still managed to sneak away with a point though when Remco van der Schaaf got the equalizer in the 85th after earlier hitting the bar with a header.  Date set for Ajax v. Heerenveen 05 Sept 2001 A date has finally been set for the match between Ajax and Heerenveen which was originally planned for the weekend of August 21st/22nd but was cancelled due to Ajax's Champions League matches against Celtic. It will now take place on October 24th. De Nooijer has 2nd operation 24 Aug 2001 Heerenveen's Dennis de Nooijer had an operation yesterday - it was necessary to deal with an infection that has developed in a wound left by an operation he underwent to remove his appendix a few weeks ago. Heerenveen sign Greek youngster 22 Aug 2001 Heerenveen have signed Georgios Samaras on a contract for two years with an option for 3 seasons extra. The 16 year-old  1 metre 93 cm tall striker is the son of former player Yiannis Samaras who also coached OFI Crete for a short while last season. Den Bosch hold Heerenveen to goalless draw 19 Aug 2001 Newly promoted Den Bosch did well in their first Ere Divisie performance with a goalless draw against Heerenveen. Foppe de Haan's team will be grateful that they didn't lose against the home team who created more and betterngs than themselves throughout the match against a strong team with 'real pretensions' who badly want to recreate their successes of the 1999/2000 season.  Heerenveen sign Juska Savolainen 16 Aug 2001 Heerenveen are signing Finnish youth international Juska Savolainen from HJK Helsinki - he'll be playing for the club's A-youth team. The 17 year-old midfielder  joins Erik Edman (Sweden), Allan Bak Jensen (Denmark) and the Fin Mika Väyrynen who all signed this summer. Foppe de Haan's side had already 'bagged' the Norwegian Thomas Holm, the Fin Mika Nurmela and the Danes Jesper Håkansson and Daniël Jensen. Heerenveen draw 1 - 1 against Zaragoza 08 Aug 2001 Paulo Jamelli headed in ther for the Primera División club from a corner in the 10th minute as the Spanish side profitted from the mistakes made by the Frieslanders during the 1st half. It was a different Heerenveen after the break, Jeffrey Talan and Daniel Jensen being brought on as substitutes, and they earned a well deserved equalizer 5 minutes from time when Marcus Allbäck gave Talan the chance to put one away.  Rafael out for 6 weeks, others come back  08 Aug 2001 Heerenveen will miss the help of Rafael Vieira for the next 6 weeks after the Brazilian striker injured his ankle in training. Good news is that Mika Nurmela and Tieme Klompe are back in training and 'Mighty Swede' Marcus Allbäck is expected to rejoin the squad for training any day now. Two players leave Heerenveen 25 July 2001 Ian Claes and Thomas Myssing have left Heerenveen. Myssing has had his contract terminated by mutual consent and Claes is leaving to play for Belgian side KV Mechelen. The striker joined the club from Sint Truiden last year but has been unable to earn himself a regular place in the Frieslanders' first team lineup. Heerenveen sign Erik Edman 24 July 2001 Heerenveen have added another Swedish player to their squad with the signing of former youth international Erik Edman. The 23 year-old can play in either the left-half or left-back position and was also being followed with interest by Feyenoord. He started his career with Helsingborg IF, moving to Italian side Torino in the 1999/2000 season but didn't manage to get into the team there and was lent to German club Karlsruhe. Since leaving Torino he's played for AIK in Stockholm where he did get into the team. Heerenveen out of Intertoto Tournament 22 July 2001 Heerenveen are out of the Intertoto tournament after a 2 - 3 home defeat by the not-so-very-impressive Basel. Despite a 1st minute goal by Marcus Allbäck it was the Swiss team who were 1 - 2 up by halftime, thanks to goals from George Koumanterakis and Yakin. After the break Basel's Yakin got a 3rd to seal Heerenveen's fate and Anthony Lurling scored a 2nd for the Frieslanders but it was too little too late.  Van Gessel returns to Groningen 19 July 2001 Heerenveen's Sander van Gessel is returning for a year on loan to his former club Groningen whio hace also taken out an option to buy him at the end of the coming season. The 24 year-old midfielder previously played 8 seasons in Groningen before moving to Friesland in August 2000. No Strasbourg contract for De Nooijer 19 July 2001 Heerenveen's Dennis de Nooijer (he's transfer-free) is returning to Holland after being told by French side Strasbourg, where he's been on trial, that they are not going to offer him a contract. The striker's injury prone knee is the stumbling block and he is disappointed that the club have taken so long to make their decision.  Veendam's Marcel Seip off to Heerenveen 17 July 2001 Veendam's youth international Marcel Seep is being lent to Heerenveen. The two clubs have a cooperation pact and, if the 19 year-old defender ripens to the Frieslanders' satisfaction in their reserve squad, Veendam can expect a nice sum of money when he signs a contract with the Premier Division side.  Veendam sign Heerenveen players 16 July 2001 Heerenveen and Veendam have reached agreement over the transfer of Ivan Tzvetkov and Ronnie Pander. The two clubs have a cooperation pact and the two players in question have been on loan to Veendam for some time. The 21 year-old Bulgarian scored 18 goals in 34 games for them last season while Pander has been with them for two years (playing 20 matches last season and scoring one goal). They will both be offered a contract for two years. Heerenveen lose to Basel 2 - 1 15 July 2001 Heerenveen have lost the 1st leg of their quarter final Intertoto match against Basel 2 - 1. George Koumantarakis (21st minute) en Hakan Yakin (14th minute) gave the home team a 2 - 0 lead at halftime and Mike Nurmela got one back for the Frieslanders in the 52nd.  Dennis de Nooijer on trial with Strasbourg 11 July 2001 Heerenveen's Dennis de Nooijer is on trial till the end of this week with French side RC Strasbourg. The 32 year-old striker has a contract till 2002 but has been given permission by the Frieslanders to leave the club. He's trained once with the French team (coached by former Czech international Ivan Hašek) and says that they equal to the Dutch sub-top. Heerenveen - Ajax postponed 11 July 2001 The match between Heerenveen and Ajax planned for August 11th is to be postponed due to the lack of enough on-duty police to take care of any crowd trouble that may arise. There is as yet no new date for the match. Heerenveen in 3rd round Intertoto 08 July 2001 Heerenveen have reached the 3rd round of the Intertoto tournament by beating Metalurgs Liepaja 6 - 1 at home after losing 3 - 2 in Latvia. The mighty Swede Marcus Allbäck got a hattrick -  Daniel Jensen, Jeffrey Talan and Anthonie Lurling getting the other goals - they now have two teams to beat in order to reach the final round, starting with FC Basel. The 3 winners of the last knockout round get a place in the UEFA Cup next season. Heerenveen lose 1st Intertoto match 02 July 2001 Heerenveen have lost their first match of the Intertoto tournament against Liepajas Metalurgs in Latvia 3 - 2. The Dutch side took the lead twice during the match with goals by Romano Denneboom and Anthonie Lurling but the Latvians proved the superior team. The Frieslanders get a chance to prove otherwise in their Abe Lenstra stadium next weekend. Heerenveen - Ajax new season 28 June 2001 The new season prematurely as Ajax play away against Heerenveen on Saturday August 11th. The match has been moved forward due to the preliminary round matches the Amsterdammers are playing in the Champions League. On Sunday 12th the Arena hosts the Super Cup match between the winners of the League and the winners of the Cup - in other words a repeat of the Cup Final as PSV and Twente meet again. The season actually starts for others a week later:- Friday 17th August:Fortuna Sittard - Vitesse. Saturday 18th August:  Groningen - PSV, Den Bosch - Heerenveen, Twente - RKC,   NAC - Utrecht, De Graafschap - AZ. Sunday 19th August:Feyenoord-Sparta, Ajax - Roda JC, Willem II - NEC. First Intertoto match for Heerenveen   24 June 2001 Heerenveen's first opponent in the Intertoto tournament will be Metalurgs Liepaja from Letland on either Saturday June 30th or Sunday July 1st. The Frieslanders travel away for theng match and expect to play the return on July 7th.  Heerenveen sign Allan Bak Jensen 23 June 2001 Heerenveen have signed Allan Bak Jensen from Danish side FC Midtjylland on a contract for 4 years. The 23 year-old right half was on trial with the Frieslanders during their winter camp last January but had to leave Spain early with a knee injury. He becomes the club's 5th Scandinavian player -  Daniël Jensen, Marcus Allbäck, Jesper Hakansson and Thomas Holm being the others - and his new club are also apparently looking at another Danish player, Peter Gravesen. Ignacio Tuhuteru signs for Groningen 13 June 2001 The negotiations are over and striker Ignacio Tuhuteru has signed a contract with Groningen for 3 years after moving from FC Zwolle to Heerenveen at the beginning of the season. His new club have bought out the 27 year-old's contract (he'd signed up for two years) for an undisclosed sum. Tuhuteru to sign for Groningen? 09 June 2001 Heerenveen's Ignacio Tuhuteru is close to moving to Groningen after the two clubs agreed to the transfer. The 27 year-old former Ajax, RBC and Zwolle striker joined Heerenveen in 2000 but has failed to secure a regular place in the 1st team, making only 15 appearances last season. He's still to agree  personal terms with his new club but they expect that he will replace Peter Hoekstra (on loan last season from Ajax and probably off to Portugese side Vitória Guimarães).