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.

Tukker to be Veendam's general manager

22 May 2002

Johan Tukker is to succeed Henk Nienhuis as Eerste Divisie Veendam's general manager. The 47 year-old former goalkeeper (he played for Cambuur Leeuwarden, Groningen, Heracles Almelo, Heerenveen and Veendam) currently works for Eindhoven. Dutch football magazine Voetbal International's chief-editor Johan Derksen recently turned down the job of general manager at  Veendam.

Emmen sign Arjan Blaauw

15 May 2002

Emmen have signed Veendam's Arjan Blaauw on a contract for two years. The 28 year-old defender previously played for the Eerste Divisie side in the 1993/1994 season when he was on loan from Groningen to the Drenthe club, turning out in 12 matches. He spent the first 5 seasons of his professional career with Groningen before moving to Veendam where he's played during the last 5 years. Blaauw is the 2nd Veendam player to be signed by Emmen in recent weeks, Berend Oosting being the other.

Emmen sign Oosting

13 May 2002

Veendam's 22 year-old striker Berend Oosting returns to his former club Emmen this summer where he's signed a deal for two years!

Eerste Divisie Roundup

04 May 2002

Heracles beat Veendam 4-1 The visitors put on a weak performance last night by allowing Heracles too much freedom in the penalty area. Marnix Smitd the score in the 3rd minute of the game with a beautiful free-kick that sailed over the wall of defenders into the far left-hand corner of the net. After Rik Platvoet and Roy Stroeve had narrowly missed for Heracles, Berry Hoogeveen made it 2-0 for the home side, profiting from a defensive blunder. A couple of minutes later Roy Stroeve had a goal disallowed for eligibly fouling the Veendam goalkeeper Peter van der Vlag. Just before the break Stroeve was found the back of the net again and this time his goal was actually allowed  by the referee. In the 61st minute Rik Platvoet made it 4-0 for Heracles and, 2 minutes later, Berry Hoogeveen 'scored' but for some obscure reason his goal was also disallowed. In the 74th minute Veendam finally managed to pull one back after Iwan Tzvetkov netted from close range, his 22nd goal of the season making him the Eerste Divisie top scorer this season.

Veendam sign Groningen's Arjan Bisseling

02 May 2002

Veendam have signed Groningen's Arjan Bisseling on a deal for two years. The 23 year-old has been with Groningen for the last 3 seasons but his contract is not being extended at the Oosterpark side. He was captain of the reserve team and has played 7 matches for the 1st team (including 3 appearances as substitute this season).

Eerste Divisie Roundup

26 Apr 2002

Veendam lose to MVV 2-3. MVV nearly went into the lead in the 10th minute but Davey Heyman's free-kick was miraculously saved by Veendam's goalie, Peter van der Vlag.  A few minutes later Van der Vlag did well in saving a hard shot by Wasiu Taiwo. In the 30th minute John Mutsaersd the score after heading in a 40 meter cross. 4 minutes later Max Houttuin levelled the score with a beautiful 25 meter shot. In the 77th minute of the game Uriel Trustfull made it 1-2, rounding off a rush down the right flank with a mis-kicked cross that somehow landed in the back of the net. 3 minutes later Wasiu Taiwo slammed in his 14th goal of the season from close range. 5 minutes before the final whistle Eerste Divisie top scorer Ivan Tzvetkov made the score look more respectable for the home side, netting from close range after a scrimmage in front of goal.

Hendriksen returns to Helmond

26 Apr 2002

Roy Hendriksen will be returning to his former club Helmond Sport at the end of the season and has signed a contract for 2 seasons with an option for one more. The midfielder has been playing in the far north of Holland for the last 6 years, 3 of them with Veendam, but now wants to return south to Zeelnad to build himself a house in his old 'backyard'.

Derksen turns down Veendam job!

22 Apr 2002

Voetbal International's chief-editor Johan Derksen has turned down the job of general manager at Eerste Divisie Veendam. After being presented to the press last Friday as the new man for the job he announced on Dutch commercial station RTL5's Voetbal Insite programme yesterday that he was not going to make the move due to the 'shameful and shameless' contract he'd been offered!

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!

Johan Derksen leaves VI for Veendam

20 Apr 2002

In a surprise move Johan Derksen, more-than-well-known to many Dutch football fans as the the chief-editor of 'Voetbal International' magazine, is to vacate his desk in order to take over as Veendam's new general manager! The 53 year-old succeeds the departing Henk Nienhuis as of July 1st at the club where he himself turned out as a player, coincidentally alongside Nienhuis as well as the Eerste Divisie side's current trainer Jan Korte. Derksen will, however, continue his work for Dutch commercial TV-station RTL5!

First Division Roundup

20 Apr 2002

Telstar lose to Veendam 1-5. Quite a goal-packed game with, in total, 6 goals being scored. Ivan Tzvetkovd the score for the visitors in the 11th minute of the first half. Although Telstar managed to level in the 28th minute, via Marciano Schultz, they were trailing again within 3 minutes when Roy Hendriksen nodded in from close range. 15 minutes after the break Hendriksen netted his second of the evening, scoring again from close range.  In the last 10 minutes of the match Ivan Tzvetkov scored another 2 goals, a header in the 81st and a diagonal shot in the dying seconds of the game. His 3 goals this evening make Tzvetkov the current Eerste Divisie top scorer.

First Division Roundup

06 Apr 2002

Excelsior beat Veendam  2 - 0 Excelsior were Eerste Divisie leaders for most of this season and hot favourites for direct promotion to the Ere Divisie but since the restart of the season they have been hopelessly out of form. Up till last night's confrontation with Veendam they  lost their last three games and seen themselves drop from 1st to 3rd position. Last night they managed to recover some of their earlier form and gained a comfortable win against Veendam. Leo Koswald the score in the 10th minute for the home side and, 15 minutes after the break, Feyenoord protégé Thomas Buffel slotted home his 15th of the season with a low, hard 20 metre shot.

First Division Roundup

31 Mar 2002

Veendam lose to Zwolle 0-3 Zwolle take over pole position at the top of the Eerste Divisie after their convincing 0-3 win over Veendam. After a 0-0 half time score the visitors decided to pile on some pressure. Arjan Bosschartd for Zwolle just 4 minutes after the break and 20 minutes later he doubled the score with his second goal of the evening. 5 minutes before time, Richard Roelofsen made it 3-0 with his 9th goal of the season, making him club top scorer.

First Division Roundup

26 Mar 2002

Veendam beat Dordrecht 4 - 3 Veendam started well this evening, Tzetkov scoring their 1st goal in the 4th minute. Marco Boogers levelled the score in the 32nd but, within 10 minutes, Veendam had put away another 2 goals via Max Houttuin and Tony Alberda for the 3 - 1 half- time score. Ferry van Lare brought back a little bit of excitement in the match, with the 3-2 in the 61st minute, after which Dordrecht had a few good chances to level to score. Instead it was Tzetkov who found the back of the net again with his 2nd goal of the evening for the 4-2 and Dodrecht's Dennis van der Pennen could only reduce the gap with a last-gasp goal in the 90th for the 4-3 final-score.

First Division Roundup

23 Mar 2002

TOP Oss beat Veendam 1 - 5 Bottom-of-the-table TOP Oss received yet another thrashing last night, this time by Veendam. In October Veendam treated the Ossers to a 6 - 1 whipping, but last night they let them off with a 1 - 5 hiding. Roy Hendriksen d the score for Veendam after only 2 minutes of play and in 14th minute he made it 0 - 2 with his 2nd goal of the evening. Edwin de Wijs closed the gap for the home side to 1 - 2 only 1 minute after the break.  Top Oss missed several great chances to equalize but could not cash them in. Iwan Tzvetkov made it 1 - 3 in the 74th minute, Arjan Blaauw 1 - 4 ten minutes later and, a few seconds before the final whistle, Tzvetkov made it 1 - 5 with his second of the evening.

First Division Roundup

16 Mar 2002

Veendam lost to Emmen 1 - 2. Emmen needed the points to stay in touch with the top four clubs while Veendam are one of four mid-table sides on 36 points. Joseph Oostingd the score for the visitors in the 24th minute but Marnix Kolder put away a spot-shot in the 33rd to draw the home team level. Dennis Illiohan put Emmen ahead again in the 45th and, despite a valiant effort by the home team after the break, Emmen went home with the points. They dislodge Den Haag to go 4th on 51 points from 27 games.

First Division Roundup

12 Mar 2002

Veendam lost to Den Haag 3 - 4. It was a close match as the two teams fought for 5th place in the table. Goals by Hofstede(10th), Bodde(22nd), Van Eijkeren (54th) and Van Utrecht (89th) give Den Haag another valuable win in the hunt for the 3rd period title. Two goals by Cvetkov (13th and 90th) and another by Kolder (45th) were not enough to squeeze out a point for the home side.

First Division Roundup

01 Mar 2002

RBC beat  Veendam  2- 0 RBC won their sixth consecutive game in a row this season, taking them to within 5 points of top-of-the-table Excelsior.  RBC's Belgian striker Bjorn Daelemansd the score with an impressive shot from just outside the 16 meter box. Veendam were unlucky not to equalize in the first half, seeing 2 good shots from Berend Oosting being stopped by RBC's goalie, Wim de Ron. In the 72nd minute Gijs Cales made it 2 - 0, rounding off a Henk Vos cross with a diving header.

Emmen's Weerman moves to Veendam

28 Feb 2002

Emmen's Paul Weerman, whose contract runs out this summer, is moving to Veendam next season after signing a contract for 2 years. The 25 year-old former Achilles '94 striker was on target earlier this season, scoring  10 goals.

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.

Division 1 Roundup

15 Feb 2002

Haarlem lost to  Veendam 0 - 1. An Arjan Blauw goal in the 66th gave the Veendammers the points and their first victory since 30 november 2001.

Division 1 Roundup

09 Feb 2002

Veendam draw with  Cambuur 1 - 1 Kenneth Goudmijn put Veendam ahead in the 25th minute but, just before the break, his goalie Cees Pauuwe managed to concede an own goal by fumbling the ball into the net to give Cambuur a point to take home. Veendam are in 7th place on 33 points from 21 played and Cambuur are 6th on 35 from 22.

First Division Roundup

02 Feb 2002

Go Ahead Eagles Beat Veendam 2 - 0 Dick Kooijmand the score in the 20th minute with his first goal of the season. 10 minutes before the final whistle Niki Leferink scored his fourth of the season and Go Ahead Eagle's second of the evening. Veendam have now lost their third consecutive game in a row and drop to 7th position.

Volendam beat Veendam 3 - 1

29 Jan 2002

This was a relatively simple win for the home team. Dion Esajasd the score after only 8 minutes and, although Ronnie Pander gave the visitors a  bit of hope with a spot shot 10 minutes later, 2 goals in the second half (Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou 66th, Esajas 85th)  secured Volendam their first win in three games. Volendam are now 10th on 27 from 19 while Veendam  remain 7th in the table with 32 from 19 played.

First Division Roundup

15 Dec 2001

Veendam lose to VVV 1 - 3. Bernhard Hofsteded the score for the visitors in the 12th, Roy Hendriksen equalized in the 22nd before Oswaldo Snip made it 1 - 2 in the 50th and Hofstede added his 2nd for the 1 - 3 in the 64th.

Jan Korte Veendam's new trainer

13 Dec 2001

Jan Korte is to be Veendam's new trainer as of next season. The 41 year-old currently trains amateurs Appingedam and succeeds Martin Koopman whose contract runs out at the end of this season.

First Division Roundup

08 Dec 2001

Veendam drew with Heracles 1 - 1. Roy Stroeved the score in the 78th minute, making him Eerste Divisie Top Scorer with a total of 12 this season, but Roy Hendriksen saved a point for Heracles just before the final whistle.

First Division Roundup

01 Dec 2001

MVV lost to Veendam 0 - 1. Roy Hendriksen scored the only goal in the 4th minute to give Veendam the points.

First Division Roundup

24 Nov 2001

Veendam beat Stormvogels/Telstar 1 - 0. A 49th minute goal by Tony Alberda gave Veendam the points that keep them in touch with the top five teams.

First Division Roundup

16 Nov 2001

Eindhoven lost to Veendam 3 - 4. Iwan Tzvetkovd the score for Veendam after 37 minutes, Frank Jongbloets equalized in the 45th and Jerry Taihuttu added a 2nd for the home team in the 49th. Tony Alberda drew the visitors level in the 60th, Michiel Klinkers put them ahead in the 67th and Alberda got his 2nd of the evening to give Veendam the points in the 79th. Zyad Jusic got Eindhoven's 3rd in the 89th.

First Division Roundup

12 Nov 2001

Veendam draw with Excelsior  1 - 1. After recent defeats by Den Haag and RBC, Excelsior have dropped even more points against Veendam. John Feskens put them ahead after only 6 minutes but Tony Alberda equalized in the 2nd half.The Rotterdammers have now lost the clear lead they had over their closest rivals.

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.

First Division Roundup

02 Nov 2001

Zwolle drew with Veendam 1 - 1. Henk van Steeg scored for Zwolle in the 38th and Berend Oosting equalized in the 64th.

First Division Roundup

27 Oct 2001

Veendam beat TOP Oss 6 - 1. Iwan Tzetkov scored two tonight (in the 3rd and 37th minutes) but Martin Reyders doubled that with 4 in the 19th, 26h, 42nd minutes. Ron Heesakkers got one back for the visitors in the 56th. Veendam are now in 4th while TOP Oss are last-but-one, way down in 17th.

First Division Roundup

20 Oct 2001

Emmen beat Veendam 3 - 2. Emmen stay in the Eerste Divisie title race although it looked for a while as if they would lose tonight - they were 2 goals down after Ivan Tzetvkov and Michiel Klinkers put the visitors ahead. Paul Weerman (32nd), Joseph Oosting (66th) and Dennis Iliohan (85th) turned the match around with goals for the 3 - 2.

First Division Roundup

13 Oct 2001

Veendam beat Helmond Sport  1 - 0. An unfortunate own-goal by defender Erik Stock gave Veendam a very useful 3 points which keep them in touch with the top teams in the Eerste Divisie in 5th place while Helmond remain struggling in 16th position.

Veendam and RBC draw 2 - 2

06 Oct 2001

Veendam and RBC share the points after drawing 2 - 2. Remco Heerkens put the Roosendaalers ahead after 60 minutes, Roy Hendriksen pulled Veendam level in the 72nd minute, two minutes later Damien Hertog nosed RBC ahead and Arjan Blaauw got the 81st minute equalizer for the home team.

First Division Roundup

29 Sept 2001

ADO Den Haag beat Veendam  2 - 0. Veendam had their 2nd defeat of the season at the hands of Den Haag - Peter Hofsteded the score after only 5 minutes and the Haagenaars were gifted an own goal by Veendam in the 85th.

Info  Results Fixtures Statistics Stadium Players News Address Eerste Divisie Roundup 26 Apr 2002 Veendam lose to MVV 2-3. MVV nearly went into the lead in the 10th minute but Davey Heyman's free-kick was miraculously saved by Veendam's goalie, Peter van der Vlag.  A few minutes later Van der Vlag did well in saving a hard shot by Wasiu Taiwo. In the 30th minute John Mutsaersd the score after heading in a 40 meter cross. 4 minutes later Max Houttuin levelled the score with a beautiful 25 meter shot. In the 77th minute of the game Uriel Trusfull made it 1-2, rounding off a rush down the right flank with a mis-kicked cross that somehow landed in the back of the net. 3 minutes later Wasiu Taiwo slammed in his 14th goal of the season from close range. 5 minutes before the final whistle Eerste Divisie top scorer Ivan Tzvetkov made the score look more respectable for the home side, netting from close range after a scrimmage in front of goal. Hendriksen returns to Helmond 26 Apr 2002 Roy Hendriksen will be returning to his former club Helmond Sport at the end of the season and has signed a contract for 2 seasons with an option for one more. The midfielder has been playing in the far north of Holland for the last 6 years, 3 of them with Veendam, but now wants to return south to Zeelnad to build himself a house in his old 'backyard'.  Derksen turns down Veendam job! 22 Apr 2002 Voetbal International's chief-editor Johan Derksen has turned down the job of general manager at Eerste Divisie Veendam. After being presented to the press last Friday as the new man for the job he announced on Dutch commercial station RTL5's Voetbal Insite programme yesterday that he was not going to make the move due to the 'shameful and shameless' contract he'd been offered! 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! Johan Derksen leaves VI for Veendam 20 Apr 2002 In a surprise move Johan Derksen, more-than-well-known to many Dutch football fans as the the chief-editor of 'Voetbal International' magazine, is to vacate his desk in order to take over as Veendam's new general manager! The 53 year-old succeeds the departing Henk Nienhuis as of July 1st at the club where he himself turned out as a player, coincidentally alongside Nienhuis as well as the Eerste Divisie side's current trainer Jan Korte. Derksen will, however, continue his work for Dutch commercial TV-station RTL5!  First Division Roundup 20 Apr 2002 Telstar lose to Veendam 1-5. Quite a goal-packed game with, in total, 6 goals being scored. Ivan Tzvetkovd the score for the visitors in the 11th minute of the first half. Although Telstar managed to level in the 28th minute, via Marciano Schultz, they were trailing again within 3 minutes when Roy Hendriksen nodded in from close range. 15 minutes after the break Hendriksen netted his second of the evening, scoring again from close range.  In the last 10 minutes of the match Ivan Tzvetkov scored another 2 goals, a header in the 81st and a diagonal shot in the dying seconds of the game. His 3 goals this evening make Tzvetkov the current Eerste Divisie top scorer. First Division Roundup 06 Apr 2002 Excelsior beat Veendam  2 - 0 Excelsior were Eerste Divisie leaders for most of this season and hot favourites for direct promotion to the Ere Divisie but since the restart of the season they have been hopelessly out of form. Up till last night's confrontation with Veendam they  lost their last three games and seen themselves drop from 1st to 3rd position. Last night they managed to recover some of their earlier form and gained a comfortable win against Veendam. Leo Koswald the score in the 10th minute for the home side and, 15 minutes after the break, Feyenoord protégé Thomas Buffel slotted home his 15th of the season with a low, hard 20 metre shot. First Division Roundup 31 Mar 2002 Veendam lose to Zwolle 0-3 Zwolle take over pole position at the top of the Eerste Divisie after their convincing 0-3 win over Veendam. After a 0-0 half time score the visitors decided to pile on some pressure. Arjan Bosschartd for Zwolle just 4 minutes after the break and 20 minutes later he doubled the score with his second goal of the evening. 5 minutes before time, Richard Roelofsen made it 3-0 with his 9th goal of the season, making him club top scorer. First Division Roundup 26 Mar 2002 Veendam beat Dordrecht 4 - 3 Veendam started well this evening, Tzetkov scoring their 1st goal in the 4th minute. Marco Boogers levelled the score in the 32nd but, within 10 minutes, Veendam had put away another 2 goals via Max Houttuin and Tony Alberda for the 3 - 1 half- time score. Ferry van Lare brought back a little bit of excitement in the match, with the 3-2 in the 61st minute, after which Dordrecht had a few good chances to level to score. Instead it was Tzetkov who found the back of the net again with his 2nd goal of the evening for the 4-2 and Dodrecht's Dennis van der Pennen could only reduce the gap with a last-gasp goal in the 90th for the 4-3 final-score. First Division Roundup 23 Mar 2002 TOP Oss beat Veendam 1 - 5 Bottom-of-the-table TOP Oss received yet another thrashing last night, this time by Veendam. In October Veendam treated the Ossers to a 6 - 1 whipping, but last night they let them off with a 1 - 5 hiding. Roy Hendriksen d the score for Veendam after only 2 minutes of play and in 14th minute he made it 0 - 2 with his 2nd goal of the evening. Edwin de Wijs closed the gap for the home side to 1 - 2 only 1 minute after the break.  Top Oss missed several great chances to equalize but could not cash them in. Iwan Tzvetkov made it 1 - 3 in the 74th minute, Arjan Blaauw 1 - 4 ten minutes later and, a few seconds before the final whistle, Tzvetkov made it 1 - 5 with his second of the evening. First Division Roundup 16 Mar 2002 Veendam lost to Emmen 1 - 2. Emmen needed the points to stay in touch with the top four clubs while Veendam are one of four mid-table sides on 36 points. Joseph Oostingd the score for the visitors in the 24th minute but Marnix Kolder put away a spot-shot in the 33rd to draw the home team level. Dennis Illiohan put Emmen ahead again in the 45th and, despite a valiant effort by the home team after the break, Emmen went home with the points. They dislodge Den Haag to go 4th on 51 points from 27 games. First Division Roundup 12 Mar 2002 Veendam lost to Den Haag 3 - 4. It was a close match as the two teams fought for 5th place in the table. Goals by Hofstede(10th), Bodde(22nd), Van Eijkeren (54th) and Van Utrecht (89th) give Den Haag another valuable win in the hunt for the 3rd period title. Two goals by Cvetkov (13th and 90th) and another by Kolder (45th) were not enough to squeeze out a point for the home side. First Division Roundup 01 Mar 2002 RBC beat  Veendam  2- 0 RBC won their sixth consecutive game in a row this season, taking them to within 5 points of top-of-the-table Excelsior.  RBC's Belgian striker Bjorn Daelemansd the score with an impressive shot from just outside the 16 meter box. Veendam were unlucky not to equalize in the first half, seeing 2 good shots from Berend Oosting being stopped by RBC's goalie, Wim de Ron. In the 72nd minute Gijs Cales made it 2 - 0, rounding off a Henk Vos cross with a diving header. Emmen's Weerman moves to Veendam 28 Feb 2002 Emmen's Paul Weerman, whose contract runs out this summer, is moving to Veendam next season after signing a contract for 2 years. The 25 year-old former Achilles '94 striker was on target earlier this season, scoring  10 goals. 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. Division 1 Roundup 15 Feb 2002 Haarlem lost to  Veendam 0 - 1. An Arjan Blauw goal in the 66th gave the Veendammers the points and their first victory since 30 november 2001. Division 1 Roundup 09 Feb 2002 Veendam draw with  Cambuur 1 - 1 Kenneth Goudmijn put Veendam ahead in the 25th minute but, just before the break, his goalie Cees Pauuwe managed to concede an own goal by fumbling the ball into the net to give Cambuur a point to take home. Veendam are in 7th place on 33 points from 21 played and Cambuur are 6th on 35 from 22. First Division Roundup 02 Feb 2002 Go Ahead Eagles Beat Veendam 2 - 0 Dick Kooijmand the score in the 20th minute with his first goal of the season. 10 minutes before the final whistle Niki Leferink scored his fourth of the season and Go Ahead Eagle's second of the evening. Veendam have now lost their third consecutive game in a row and drop to 7th position. Volendam beat Veendam 3 - 1 29 Jan 2002 This was a relatively simple win for the home team. Dion Esajasd the score after only 8 minutes and, although Ronnie Pander gave the visitors a  bit of hope with a spot shot 10 minutes later, 2 goals in the second half (Houssain Ouhsaine Ouichou 66th, Esajas 85th)  secured Volendam their first win in three games. Volendam are now 10th on 27 from 19 while Veendam  remain 7th in the table with 32 from 19 played. First Division Roundup 15 Dec 2001 Veendam lose to VVV 1 - 3. Bernhard Hofsteded the score for the visitors in the 12th, Roy Hendriksen equalized in the 22nd before Oswaldo Snip made it 1 - 2 in the 50th and Hofstede added his 2nd for the 1 - 3 in the 64th. Jan Korte Veendam's new trainer 13 Dec 2001 Jan Korte is to be Veendam's new trainer as of next season. The 41 year-old currently trains amateurs Appingedam and succeeds Martin Koopman whose contract runs out at the end of this season.  First Division Roundup 08 Dec 2001 Veendam drew with Heracles 1 - 1. Roy Stroeved the score in the 78th minute, making him Eerste Divisie Top Scorer with a total of 12 this season, but Roy Hendriksen saved a point for Heracles just before the final whistle. First Division Roundup 01 Dec 2001 MVV lost to Veendam 0 - 1. Roy Hendriksen scored the only goal in the 4th minute to give Veendam the points. First Division Roundup 24 Nov 2001 Veendam beat Stormvogels/Telstar 1 - 0. A 49th minute goal by Tony Alberda gave Veendam the points that keep them in touch with the top five teams. First Division Roundup 16 Nov 2001 Eindhoven lost to Veendam 3 - 4. Iwan Tzvetkovd the score for Veendam after 37 minutes, Frank Jongbloets equalized in the 45th and Jerry Taihuttu added a 2nd for the home team in the 49th. Tony Alberda drew the visitors level in the 60th, Michiel Klinkers put them ahead in the 67th and Alberda got his 2nd of the evening to give Veendam the points in the 79th. Zyad Jusic got Eindhoven's 3rd in the 89th. First Division Roundup 12 Nov 2001 Veendam draw with Excelsior  1 - 1. After recent defeats by Den Haag and RBC, Excelsior have dropped even more points against Veendam. John Feskens put them ahead after only 6 minutes but Tony Alberda equalized in the 2nd half.The Rotterdammers have now lost the clear lead they had over their closest rivals.  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. First Division Roundup 02 Nov 2001 Zwolle drew with Veendam 1 - 1. Henk van Steeg scored for Zwolle in the 38th and Berend Oosting equalized in the 64th. First Division Roundup 27 Oct 2001 Veendam beat TOP Oss 6 - 1. Iwan Tzetkov scored two tonight (in the 3rd and 37th minutes) but Martin Reyders doubled that with 4 in the 19th, 26h, 42nd minutes. Ron Heesakkers got one back for the visitors in the 56th. Veendam are now in 4th while TOP Oss are last-but-one, way down in 17th. First Division Roundup 20 Oct 2001 Emmen beat Veendam 3 - 2. Emmen stay in the Eerste Divisie title race although it looked for a while as if they would lose tonight - they were 2 goals down after Ivan Tzetvkov and Michiel Klinkers put the visitors ahead. Paul Weerman (32nd), Joseph Oosting (66th) and Dennis Iliohan (85th) turned the match around with goals for the 3 - 2. First Division Roundup 13 Oct 2001 Veendam beat Helmond Sport  1 - 0. An unfortunate own-goal by defender Erik Stock gave Veendam a very useful 3 points which keep them in touch with the top teams in the Eerste Divisie in 5th place while Helmond remain struggling in 16th position. Veendam and RBC draw 2 - 2 06 Oct 2001 Veendam and RBC share the points after drawing 2 - 2. Remco Heerkens put the Roosendaalers ahead after 60 minutes, Roy Hendriksen pulled Veendam level in the 72nd minute, two minutes later Damien Hertog nosed RBC ahead and Arjan Blaauw got the 81st minute equalizer for the home team. First Division Roundup 29 Sept 2001 ADO Den Haag beat Veendam  2 - 0. Veendam had their 2nd defeat of the season at the hands of Den Haag - Peter Hofsteded the score after only 5 minutes and the Haagenaars were gifted an own goal by Veendam in the 85th.  First Division Roundup 22 Sept 2001 Veendam  lost  Haarlem 0 - 3. Veendam will be unhappy to have dropped the points in their bid for the top. Haarlem will be pleased with the win after their exit from the Amstel Cup at the hands of Ajax's reserve team. Sijmen Told the score in the 5th, Paul Mulders added a 2nd in the 12th and Darl Douglas wrapped things up with a 3rd in the 50th. First Division Roundup 14 Sept 2001 Cambuur lost to Veendam  1 - 3. This win puts Veendam top of the table - Kenneth Goudmijn scored ther for Cambuur in the 14th, Iwan Tzvetkov got the equalizer in the 43rd, Ronnie Pander scored a 2nd in the 71st and Tzvetkov got his 2nd (and 5th of the season) in the 84th. First Division Roundup 09 Sept 2001 Veendam  drew against  Go Ahead Eagles  2 - 2. Cvetkovd the score in the 14th, Zuidam equalized in the 31st, Cvetkov got his 2nd in the 52nd and De Weerdt earned the Eagles a point with a late 90th minute equalizer. First Division Roundup 24 Aug 2001 Veendam beat Volendam 1 - 0. First Division Roundup 18 Aug 2001 VVV lost to Veendam 2 - 4. Maurice Graef scored two goals for the home team but, after drawing level, Veendam's Tony Alberda scored two of his own for the 2 - 4.  Edwin de Kruyff ends career 24 July 2001 Edwin de Kruyff has decided to end his professional career after an MRI scan revealed a degree of damage in his knee that would make it irresponsible for him to continue. He was about to move from Veendam to play for Emmen but that transfer will not take place although he's still planning to play at amateur level. He's previously played for FC Utrecht, De Graafschap, FC Groningen, Veendam and Emmen. In 310 matches he scored 33 goals. Veendam's Marcel Seip off to Heerenveen 17 July 2001 Veendam's youth international Marcel Seip 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.