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FC Den Bosch

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Den Bosch, Den Bosch · Netherlands · Eredivisie

Power-ranking history

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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.

FC Den Bosch: surplus against expectation, 1971-72 to 2004-051971-72: −6.7 league points vs expected (20 on 26.7, 2 for a win) · bar height −3.3 match points1972-73: −7.3 league points vs expected (17 on 24.3, 2 for a win) · bar height −3.7 match points1983-84: +3.6 league points vs expected (33 on 29.4, 2 for a win) · bar height +1.8 match points1984-85: +3.9 league points vs expected (36 on 32.1, 2 for a win) · bar height +1.9 match points1985-86: +0.8 league points vs expected (37 on 36.2, 2 for a win) · bar height +0.4 match points1986-87: −4.0 league points vs expected (32 on 36.0, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.0 match points1987-88: +3.0 league points vs expected (36 on 33.0, 2 for a win) · bar height +1.5 match points1992-93: −5.0 league points vs expected (21 on 26.1, 2 for a win) · bar height −2.5 match points1999-00: −11.7 league points vs expected (23 on 34.7, 3 for a win) · bar height −3.4 match points2001-02: −3.0 league points vs expected (33 on 36.0, 3 for a win) · bar height −0.8 match points2004-05: −12.8 league points vs expected (19 on 31.8, 3 for a win) · bar height −4.9 match points
1971-72one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season2004-05
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.All-time board.

#DateStageResultScore
11993-03-30KNVB Beker · SemifinalsAL 1-2 v SC Heerenveengame score 54.1
22012-11-01KNVB Beker · Third RoundAW 2-1 v FC Twentegame score 51.7
31992-12-02KNVB Beker · Round of 16HW 2-1 v Vitesse Arnhemgame score 51.5
41993-11-10KNVB Beker · Third RoundAW 3-2 v FC Utrechtgame score 49.3
51998-03-04KNVB Beker · Round of 16HL 1-2 v PSV Eindhovengame score 49.2
61972-04-30EredivisieAW 1-0 v FC Volendamgame score 48.5
72002-04-28EredivisieAL 0-2 v Ajaxgame score 48.3
81988-04-19EredivisieAW 2-1 v FC Groningengame score 47.8
91973-05-06EredivisieHW 2-1 v FC Den Haaggame score 47.6
101989-05-21EredivisieAW 3-2 v FC Zwollegame score 46.7

Footprint

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

The Heartbreak Index6.9 · #316

The Tortured · Major trophy, 1948

6.9
Heartbreak
#316
of 1,139 clubs
#198
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

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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
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1972
Eredivisie (1) · P16
34 P · 6-8-20 · 24:70 · -46
20
pts