FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht is a Dutch major league football club which was founded in 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS, Elinkwijk and Velox. It featured in the European Cup in the 1980s but suffered a downturn in fortunes and have to wait for a further ten years to play European football again.

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Dutch - Football - 1970 - Utrecht - European Cup

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DOS won the national championship in 1958. FC Utrecht has won the KNVB Cup three times: in 1985, 2003 and 2004. Its stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard having been previously first named Galgenwaard and later Nieuw Galgenwaard with a current capacity of 25 000 spectators. Its current chief trainer is Foeke Booy, who inspired the team to considerable domestic cup success recently. The club's colours are red and white. The club's main sponsors are Phanos and Puma.

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KNVB Cup - Stadion Galgenwaard - Foeke Booy - Phanos - Puma

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