NAC Breda
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Template:Football club infobox NAC Breda is a Dutch football club from Breda.
NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie) was founded on September 19, 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), possibly the longest football club name in the world.[1]
In 1921, NAC was crowned Dutch champions. In 1973, they won the Dutch Cup.
In 1996, NAC left the old stadium 'Aan de Beatrixstraat' in city centre for a brand new 17,000 all-seater just outside the city centre. Its home stadium is now the Rat Verlegh Stadion which was previously called Fujifilm Stadion.The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500 people.
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.
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.
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.
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Stadium information
Capacity: 17,000 all-seater
Address:
NAC BV
Stadionstraat 3b
4815 NC Breda
Phonenumber: 076 - 521 45 00
Fax: 076 - 521 19 75
Current squad
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