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Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant.

Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons in the Eredivisie, Helmond Sport was relegated and has since remained a consistent presence in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. The club's most notable achievement came in the 1984–85 KNVB Cup, where they finished as runners-up after a narrow defeat to FC Utrecht in the final.

Helmond Sport plays its home matches at GS Staalwerken Stadion since 2025.

History

Helmond Sport was established on 27 June 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , ensuring that professional football would remain in the city of Helmond. The club began in the Tweede Divisie and, after a single season, earned promotion to the Eerste Divisie by defeating Fortuna Vlaardingen in a decisive play-off match.

In its early years, Helmond Sport struggled to make a significant impact in the Eerste Divisie, achieving only three top-ten finishes in its first 13 seasons. A breakthrough came in the 1981–82 season, when the club won its first period title and went on to secure the Eerste Divisie championship. This success earned Helmond Sport promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie for the first time. The club narrowly avoided relegation in its debut top-flight season but was relegated the following year.

One of the club's most notable achievements occurred in 1985, when Helmond Sport reached the KNVB Cup final. After defeating FC Wageningen over two legs in the semi-finals, the team faced FC Utrecht in the final. The match, played in Utrecht due to financial considerations, ended in a 1–0 defeat for Helmond Sport after John van Loen scored in the final minute.

From 1985 through the late 1990s, Helmond Sport remained a consistent presence in the Eerste Divisie, though it seldom challenged for promotion. The 1998–99 season marked a resurgence, with the team finishing fourth and claiming a period title. Another strong campaign followed in 2003, when the club finished third. Despite reaching the promotion play-off finals in 2003, 2005, 2011, and 2012, Helmond Sport was unable to secure a return to the Eredivisie.

Between 2008 and 2013, the club enjoyed a period of consistent success, finishing in the upper half of the table each season. This run ended in 2014, when Helmond Sport finished 13th. The following seasons were marked by disappointing performances, with the team failing to qualify for the play-offs between 2014 and 2016. Improvement came in the 2016–17 season under new head coach Roy Hendriksen, as the team secured a spot in the promotion play-offs by finishing second in the second period.

Despite these sporadic successes, Helmond Sport has not returned to the Eredivisie since its relegation in 1984.

Honours

KNVB Cup

Runners-up: 1985

Eerste Divisie

Winner: 1982

Promoted to Eerste Divisie

Promotion: 1968

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Domestic results

Below is a table with Helmond Sport's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

2024–25 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2024–25	first round
2023–24 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	2023–24	first round
2022–23 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	2022–23	first round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2021–22	first round
2020–21 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	2020–21	first round
2019–20 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2019–20	first round
2018–19 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2018–19	first round
2017–18 Eerste Divisie	19th	–	2017–18	first round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2016–17	first round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2015–16	third round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	2013–14	second round
2012–13 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2010–11	third round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2009–10	round of 16
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	2008–09	second round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2006–07	second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2005–06	quarter-final
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2003–04	first round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	2002–03	second round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	2001–02	group stage
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	2000–01	third round
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1999–00	round of 16
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion	1998–99	group stage
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1997–98	round of 16
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1996–97	semi-final
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1995–96	round of 16
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1993–94	quarter-final
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1992–93	third round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1990–91	first round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1986–87	first round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1984–85	final
1983–84 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eredivisie	15th	–	1982–83	round of 16
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1981–82	first round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1979–80	first round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1978–79	first round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1977–78	first round
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1976–77	first round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	16th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	1974–75	second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1973–74	round of 16
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	1971–72	did not participate
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	12th	–	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	13th	–	1969–70	first round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1968–69	second round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	2nd	Eerste Divisie (winning promotion play-off)	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	14th	–	1966–67	did not participate
1965–66 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	12th (group B)	–	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	2nd	promotion play-off: no promotion	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	7th (group B)	–	1963–64	second round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	13th (group B)	–	1962–63	first round
1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	3rd	–	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	18th (group A)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	13th (group B)	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	11th (group B)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	11th (group B)	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as Helmondia '55)	7th (group A)	–	1956–57	?

Current squad

Management

Head coach	Robert Maaskant
Assistant coach	Ronald Hikspoors Adrie Bogers
Goalkeeping coach	Raymond Vissers
Performance coach	Dirk Verkoelen
Physiotherapist	Kevin Geerts
Materialman	Daan van der Burgt Bryan van de Meulenhof
Team manager	John Koolen
Technical director	Jurgen Streppel