SC Cambuur

Cambuur
Full nameSportclub Cambuur
Nickname(s)The Yellow-Blues
SCC
Founded19 June 1964; 60 years ago (1964-06-19)
GroundKooi Stadion
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Capacity15,000
ChairmanCees Heijboer
Head coachHenk de Jong
LeagueEerste Divisie
2023–24Eerste Divisie, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈseː ˈkɑmbyːr]) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. The home ground of the club is the 15,000-capacity Kooi Stadion, which opened in 2024.[1] The club usually plays in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The origin of the club's emblem is the coat of arms of the House of Cammingha, a Frisian noble family. Their main rivals are SC Heerenveen.[2]

  1. ^ "SC Cambuur opens up new stadium". thestadiumbusiness.com. 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ Willis, Craig; Hughes, Will; Bober, Sergiusz. "ECMI Minorities Blog. National and Linguistic Minorities in the Context of Professional Football across Europe: Five Examples from Non-kin State Situations". ECMI. Retrieved 27 March 2023.