Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. They are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.
FC Eindhoven play their home games at Jan Louwers Stadion, in the southern part of the city. The club's official colours are blue and white, hence their nickname "Blauw-Witten" ().
In 1950, E.V.V. Eindhoven had their first Dutch international in Noud van Melis. Frans Tebak and Dick Snoek were to quickly follow in his footsteps. In 1954, E.V.V. Eindhoven were the last Dutch league champions before the introduction of the professional league. After turning professional in 1954, the club played in the Eredivisie until 1957, when they were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. In 1969, they were even relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Two years later, the club secured promotion back to the Eerste Divisie, and in 1975, to the Eredivisie. In 1977, E.V.V. Eindhoven were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie, where they have remained ever since. In 1997, E.V.V. Eindhoven moved from a professional club back to an amateur club. A new professional club SBV Eindhoven (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Eindhoven) was founded, and in 2002 changed its name to FC Eindhoven.
In the 2009–10 season, FC Eindhoven qualified for playoffs to advance to the Eredivisie. They advanced past the first round defeating AGOVV Apeldoorn 4–2 on aggregate. After that, they were pitted against relegation candidate Willem II and were defeated 3–2 on aggregate. In the 2011-12 season, FC Eindhoven finished third, despite Ernest Faber leaving the club to join Dick Advocaat at PSV as his assistant in March 2012. The club lost 3–0 to Helmond Sport over two legs, 1–0 in the first and 2–0 in the second, in the second round of the promotion playoffs.
Erwin Koeman, the replacement of Ernest Faber, left in the summer of 2012 and was replaced by John Lammers. Under Lammers the 2012–13 season finished in a disappointing 16th spot, only above two sides whose points totals had been set at zero due to bankruptcy. The 2013–14 season was a big improvement with the club finishing sixth and qualifying for the promotion play-offs. There they encountered Sparta Rotterdam and lost 3–1 on aggregate.
Results improved over the next two seasons culminating in a 2nd place finish in the 2014-15 season, but losing the promotion playoffs. The club had another chance at promotion a season later, but failed again. The club then had a period of worse results, finishing 11th, 12th, and 14th in the next 3 seasons. In the 2019-20 season, FC Eindhoven were 13th when competition was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next season they finished 15th, before an improvement in the 2021-22 season saw the club finish 3rd and play for promotion, losing in the first round 1-4 on aggregate to Almere City. Results worsened again as the club achieved 8th and 14th in the next 2 seasons before an improvement in the 2024-25 season to 11th.
Nowadays, Helmond Sport are seen as the biggest rivals. The clubs are about 15 km apart and have been playing in the same league for years.
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Below is a table with FC Eindhoven's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.
| 2024-25 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 2023-24 | second round |
| 2023-24 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 2023-24 | second round |
| 2022–23 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2022–23 | second round |
| 2021–22 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2021–22 | first round |
| 2020–21 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2020–21 | first round |
| 2019–20 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 2019–20 | round of 16 |
| 2018–19 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 2018–19 | first round |
| 2017–18 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2017–18 | second round |
| 2016–17 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 2016–17 | second round |
| 2015–16 Eerste Divisie | 4th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2015–16 | second round |
| 2014–15 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2014–15 | second round |
| 2013–14 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2013–14 | third round |
| 2012–13 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2012–13 | third round |
| 2011–12 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2011–12 | round of 16 |
| 2010–11 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2010–11 | fourth round |
| 2009–10 Eerste Divisie | 12th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2009–10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 2008–09 | third round |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 19th | – | 2007–08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie | 19th | – | 2006–07 | third round |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2005–06 | round of 16 |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2004–05 | second round |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2003–04 | third round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 2002–03 | second round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2001–02 | third round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 2000–01 | third round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1999–2000 | round of 16 |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1998–99 | quarter-final |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1997–98 | second round |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1996–97 | second round |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 1995–96 | group stage |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 1994–95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 1993–94 | second round |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1992–93 | second round |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie | 14th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1991–92 | round of 16 |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1990–91 | second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie | 5th | – | 1989–90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1988–89 | second round |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1987–88 | second round |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1986–87 | first round |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 1985–86 | first round |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 1984–85 | first round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1983–84 | first round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1982–83 | first round |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 1981–82 | first round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 1980–81 | first round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 1979–80 | second round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie | 5th | – | 1978–79 | second round |
| 1977–78 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1977–78 | round of 16 |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1976–77 | second round |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 15th | – | 1975–76 | semi-final |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie | 6th | Eredivisie (winning promotion competition) | 1974–75 | first round |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 1973–74 | first round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1972–73 | first round |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie | 5th | – | 1971–72 | first round |
| 1970–71 Tweede Divisie | 3rd | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1970–71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Tweede Divisie | 4th | – | 1969–70 | first round |
| 1968–69 Eerste Divisie | 15th | Tweede Divisie (losing relegation play-off) | 1968–69 | first round |
| 1967–68 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1967–68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1966–67 | first round |
| 1965–66 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 1965–66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1964–65 | first round |
| 1963–64 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – | 1963–64 | round of 16 |
| 1962–63 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1962–63 | quarter-final |
| 1961–62 Eerste Divisie | 6th (group A) | – | 1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eerste Divisie | 13th (group B) | – | 1960–61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eerste Divisie | 12th (group B) | – | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eerste Divisie | 7th (group A) | – | 1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eerste Divisie | 7th (group B) | – | 1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1956–57 | ? |
| + Total national team players by confederation | ||
| AFC | 0 | |
| CAF | 0 | |
| CONCACAF | 4 | Curaçao (2), Canada (1), El Salvador (1) |
| CONMEBOL | 0 | |
| OFC | 0 | |
| UEFA | 4 | Netherlands (3), Azerbaijan (1) |
| Charles-Andreas Brym |
| Juul van Hout |
| Günther Peeters |
| Marc Scheepers |
| Tom van der Leegte Paul Schreuder |
| Maurice Verberne |
| Bastiaan Riemersma Mike van Dijk |
| Hans Segers |
| Paul Schreuder |
| Frank Hagenaars Thomas Hooyberghs Fanni Oláh Marco Subnel |
| Lydia van den Heuvel Werner Rossou |
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