Sportlust '46

Zaterdag Sportvereniging Sportlust '46, more commonly known as ZSV Sportlust '46 or simply Sportlust '46 (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtlʏst ˈzɛsənˌveːrtəx]), is a Dutch football club based in Woerden, Utrecht. It currently plays in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of Dutch football. Formed on 5 October 1946, Sportlust has spent its entire existence in the amateur tiers, bouncing between the Vierde Klasse and the Derde Divisie – the ninth and the fourth tier, respectively.

Sportlust '46
Full nameZaterdag Sportvereniging Sportlust '46
Founded5 October 1946 (1946-10-05)
GroundSportpark Cromwijck, Woerden
Capacity2,000
ChairmanJan van den Heuvel
Head coachPatrick Loenen
LeagueDerde Divisie
2021-22Derde Divisie, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

The club plays their home games at Sportpark Cromwijck. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are red and white.

History

After decades in the lower tiers of amateur football, the Sportlust '46 first team made a leap in the Dutch football pyramid after the turn of the century, where they promoted to the Hoofdklasse for the first time in the 2011–12 season.

In 2019, Sportlust '46 won a championship in the Saturday Eerste Klasse,[1] and promoted to the Hoofdklasse.[2] In 2020, the club won promotion to the fourth-tier Derde Divisie, their second successive promotion, after leading their group at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] This was made possible due to the enlargement of the Derde Divisie to 36 teams.[4]

In the 2021–22 Derde Divisie season, Sportlust '46 qualified for the promotion playoffs, but they were eliminated after a 4–1 second leg loss to Kozakken Boys in the first round.

Managers
  • Netherlands Ruud Bos (1979–86)
  • Netherlands Peter van Boeijen (1994–96)
  • Netherlands Jan van den Heuvel (1998–2001)
  • Netherlands Robbert de Ruiter (2001–03)
  • Netherlands Wim Berckenkamp (2003–04)
  • Netherlands Jan van den Heuvel (2004–07)
  • Netherlands Koos van Zoest (2007–10)
  • Netherlands Carl Flux (2010–11)
  • Netherlands Cesco Agterberg (2011–12)
  • Netherlands Richard Middelkoop (2012–15)
  • Netherlands Dennis Sluijk (2015)
  • Netherlands Wim van 't Westeinde (2016–18)
  • Netherlands Patrick Loenen (2018–)

References
  1. "Sportlust'46 overtuigend kampioen in Eerste Klasse C". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "KNVB maakt indeling Hoofdklasse bekend". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Promotie Sportlust'46 naar derde divisie een feit". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "Update: Concept klasse-indelingen standaardvoetbal en topjeugdvoetbal" (in Dutch). KNVB. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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