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

SV Saestum is a sports club from Zeist, Netherlands.

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

History

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

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

SV Saestum has got the highest attendance in the Hoofdklasse.

Former players

  • Suriname Katoucha Patra[2]

Honours

National

UEFA Women's Cup

SeasonStageOpponentResult
2002–03[3]2nd qualifying
round		Norway Trondheims-Ørn0–2
Romania Regal Bucharest2–0
Greece P.A.O.K.8–1
2005–06[4]1st qualifying
round		Spain Athletic Bibao1–1
Belgium Rapid Wezemaal2–1
Scotland Glasgow City Ladies7–0
2nd qualifying
round		France Montpellier2–1
Germany Turbine Potsdam0–2
Austria SV Neulengbach4–3
2006–07[5]1st qualifying
round		Croatia Maksimir7–0
Republic of Ireland Dundalk6–1
Wales Cardiff City Ladies F.C.2–0
2nd qualifying
round		Czech Republic Sparta Prague3–1
Germany Turbine Potsdam2–2
Belgium Rapid Wezemaal2–0homeaway
Quarter-finalsSweden Umeå3–111–62–5

References

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