FC Den Bosch

Heartbreak#3186.9

Den Bosch, Den Bosch · Netherlands · Eredivisie

Power-ranking history

Rank (1 = best)1606Score (per-season normalised)0.00.51.074/7579/8084/8589/9094/9599/0004/05

Against expectation

Every Dutch top-flight match this club has played in the Eredivisie, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 11 seasons from 1971-72 to 2004-05 it has fallen short of them by −15.0 match points.

1971-72 to 2004-05one bar per season · height in match points

Best season against expectation
1984-85 +3.9 league pts
36 points on 32.1 expected as FC Den Bosch '67
Worst season against expectation
2004-05 −12.8 league pts
19 points on 31.8 expected as FC Den Bosch

Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. Played as FC Den Bosch '67, then FC Den Bosch.

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Greatest games

FC Den Bosch's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.

1
SC Heerenveen
1993-03-30 · KNVB Beker · Semifinals
54.1
game score
2
FC Twente
2012-11-01 · KNVB Beker · Third Round
51.7
game score
3
Vitesse Arnhem
1992-12-02 · KNVB Beker · Round of 16
51.5
game score
4
FC Utrecht
1993-11-10 · KNVB Beker · Third Round
49.3
game score
5
PSV Eindhoven
1998-03-04 · KNVB Beker · Round of 16
49.2
game score
6
FC Volendam
1972-04-30 · Eredivisie
48.5
game score
7
Ajax
2002-04-28 · Eredivisie
48.3
game score
8
FC Groningen
1988-04-19 · Eredivisie
47.8
game score
9
FC Den Haag
1973-05-06 · Eredivisie
47.6
game score
10
FC Zwolle
1989-05-21 · Eredivisie
46.7
game score

Footprint

Tiers played
L1
Top-flight (L1) seasons
13
First season
1972
Most recent season
2005

The Heartbreak Index6.9 · #318

The Tortured · Major trophy, 1948

6.9
Heartbreak
#318
of 1,138 clubs
#200
in Football
6.9
agony
The clocks
  • Major trophy since 19486.7
  • Major final appearance since 19483.3
  • League title since 19481.6
Heaviest wounds

relegated from the top flight, 1990 · relegated from the top flight, 1993 · relegated from the top flight, 2000 · relegated from the top flight, 2002

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Eredivisie only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2005
Eredivisie (1) · P18↓
34 P · 5-4-25 · 23:75 · -52
19
pts
2002
Eredivisie (1) · P16↓
34 P · 8-9-17 · 40:55 · -15
33
pts
2000
Eredivisie (1) · P18↓
34 P · 4-11-19 · 36:74 · -38
23
pts
1993
Eredivisie (1) · P17↓
34 P · 6-9-19 · 35:79 · -44
21
pts
1990
Eredivisie (1) · P17↓
as BVV Den Bosch · 34 P · 6-13-15 · 30:51 · -21
25
pts
1989
Eredivisie (1) · P7
as BVV Den Bosch · 34 P · 15-6-13 · 48:53 · -5
36
pts
1988
Eredivisie (1) · P7
34 P · 15-6-13 · 46:46 · 0
36
pts
1987
Eredivisie (1) · P10
34 P · 10-12-12 · 43:52 · -9
32
pts
1986
Eredivisie (1) · P6
34 P · 13-11-10 · 50:41 · +9
37
pts
1985
Eredivisie (1) · P6
34 P · 10-16-8 · 45:32 · +13
36
pts
1984
Eredivisie (1) · P10
34 P · 11-11-12 · 48:55 · -7
33
pts
1973
Eredivisie (1) · P18↓
34 P · 5-7-22 · 23:73 · -50
17
pts