NAC Breda

NAC Breda is a Dutch football club from Breda.

Related Topics:
Dutch - Football club - Breda

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NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie) was founded in 1912 when the two clubs NOAD and ADVENDO merged. NOAD stood for Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorgaan (English: Never give up, always go on). ADVENDO stood for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant for its entertainment and useful for its relaxation).

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In 1921, NAC was crowned Dutch champions. In 1973, they won the Dutch Cup.

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In 1996, NAC left the old stadium 'Aan de Beatrixstraat' in city centre for a brand new 16,400 all-seater just outside the city centre. Its home stadium is now the MyCom-Stadion which was previously called Fujifilm Stadion and now has a estimated capacity of 16,400 spectators.

Related Topics:
MyCom-Stadion - Fujifilm Stadion

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Early in 2003, NAC changed their name to NAC Breda. Due to bad management, NAC had financial problems. The city of Breda offered to buy NAC's Rat Verlegh stadium to give the club extra cash (NAC rents the stadium from the city of Breda now). As a symbol of goodwill and gratitude, NAC added the 'Breda' to their name.

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In 2003, NAC Breda qualified for the UEFA Cup (despite their financial problems). In the first round, NAC Breda had to play against the big English club Newcastle United. It was one of the club's biggest events in the last decade.

Related Topics:
UEFA Cup - Newcastle United

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In 2004, NAC defeated both PSV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Cup (both in their own stadiums). However, in the semifinals NAC was eliminated in Enschede by FC Twente. Reaching the semi's and eliminating the two top teams was considered a good result.

Related Topics:
PSV Eindhoven - Ajax Amsterdam - Enschede - FC Twente

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