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| fullname = Sportclub Heerenveen
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1920|7|20}}
| nickname = ''De Superfriezen'' (The Super Frisians)
| ground = [[Abe Lenstra Stadion]]
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| chairman = Dennis Gijsman
| manager = [[Robin Veldman]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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| current = 2025–26 SC Heerenveen season
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'''Sportclub Heerenveen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈspɔrtklʏp ˌɦeːrə(ɱ)ˈveːn}}; [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]]: '''Sportklub It Hearrenfean''') is a Dutch professional [[association football|football]] club from [[Heerenveen]]. They currently play in the [[Eredivisie]], the top level of [[football in the Netherlands]]. The club is known for its [[Frisian nationalism|Frisian identity]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Willis |first1=Craig |last2=Hughes |first2=Will |last3=Bober |first3=Sergiusz |title=ECMI Minorities Blog. National and Linguistic Minorities in the Context of Professional Football across Europe: Five Examples from Non-kin State Situations. |url=https://www.ecmi.de/infochannel/detail/ecmi-minorities-blognational-and-linguistic-minorities-in-the-context-of-professional-football-across-europe-five-examples-from-non-kin-state-situations |website=ECMI |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>

==History==
'''Sportclub Heerenveen''' was founded on 20 July 1920 in the town of [[Heerenveen]], [[Friesland]], as '''Athleta'''.<ref name=clubhistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/web/show/id=59510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210134157/http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/web/show/id=59510|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2008|title=The history of Heerenveen|publisher=www.sc-heerenveen.nl|access-date=1 December 2008}}</ref> It changed name twice, first to '''Spartaan''' and then to '''v.v. Heerenveen''' in 1922.<ref name=clubhistory/> While the Netherlands was [[German occupation of the Netherlands|occupied by Germany]], Heerenveen won three successive North of the Netherlands championships, and following the end of [[World War II]] it went on to win the same title six times in a row; the club's dominance partly ascribed to the presence of [[Abe Lenstra]].<ref name=clubhistory/> During this period, Lenstra led Heerenveen to a famous victory over [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in one of the most noted games in Dutch domestic football history.<ref name=histfromajaxusa>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax-usa.com/teams/heerenveen.html|title=sc Heerenveen: EVERY DUTCHMAN'S SECOND FAVORITE TEAM|publisher=www.ajax-usa.com|access-date=1 December 2008|archive-date=12 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812075050/http://www.ajax-usa.com/teams/heerenveen.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Trailing 5–1 with 25 minutes remaining, the Frisian team inexplicably fought back for a 6–5 victory.<ref name=histfromajaxusa/>

During the 1950s, Heerenveen regional dominance faded and after Dutch football turned professional Lenstra left to join [[Sportclub Enschede]], before the club he departed was relegated to the [[Tweede Divisie]].<ref name=clubhistory/> By the end of the decade, Heerenveen was in the [[Eerste Divisie]], but found itself relegated again.<ref name=clubhistory/> In 1969–70, the Frisian club won the Tweede Divisie to return to the Eerste Divisie and for two seasons in the 1970s, the club was close to achieving promotion to the top-flight [[Eredivisie]].<ref name=clubhistory/> By 1974, the club was in financial trouble and to ensure its survival it was split into amateur and professional sections on 1 June 1977, the professional part being renamed '''sc Heerenveen'''.<ref name=clubhistory/>

In the 1980s, Heerenveen twice made the promotion playoffs, but were unsuccessful both times.<ref name=clubhistory/> It finally reached the Eredivisie in 1990, becoming the first Frisian club to reach the top level, at the expense of near-neighbours [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]].<ref name=histfromajaxusa/> The achievement was overseen by Frisian coach [[Foppe de Haan]]. Heerenveen's first season in the Netherlands' top division was not at all successful and it was relegated, before returning in 1993, though they reached the final of the [[KNVB Cup]] while still an Eerste Divisie club.<ref name=histfromajaxusa/> Having established itself as a top-flight club, Heerenveen moved to a new stadium, named after their most celebrated player, the [[Abe Lenstra Stadion]], and reached the final of the KNVB Cup for a second time.<ref name=histfromajaxusa/> The 1998 semi-final in the cup competition was lost to Ajax. Because Ajax and the other finalist, [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], had both qualified for the cup final, a decision match was needed to fill in the vacant spot for the next season's [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. Heerenveen had to play against the other losing semi-finalist, [[FC Twente|Twente]]. Heerenveen won that match in which [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] scored his last goal for Heerenveen. The match ended 3–1.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Heerenveen became regular competitors in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], and in 1999–2000 finished second in the Eredivisie, its highest ever finish, and qualified for the [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League]].<ref name=clubhistory/>

The club was led from 1983 until September 2006 by president [[Riemer van der Velde]], the longest tenure of any president with a professional club in the Netherlands.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} As the results of recent transfers that include [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]], [[Afonso Alves]], [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]], [[Miralem Sulejmani]], [[Petter Hansson]] and [[Danijel Pranjić]] (and earlier players like [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], [[Marcus Allbäck]], [[Erik Edman]], Ruud van Nistelrooy, [[Igor Korneev]] and [[Daniel Jensen]]), Heerenveen is one of the most financially secure Eredivisie clubs. A 2010 report by the Dutch football association showed that Heerenveen is the only Eredivisie club that has a financially secure budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2010/08_augustus/02/binnenland/financiele_problemen_betaald_voetbal.xml|title=Financiële problemen voor profclubs|date=2 August 2010|work=RTL Nieuws|access-date=2 August 2010|archive-date=5 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805050028/http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2010/08_augustus/02/binnenland/financiele_problemen_betaald_voetbal.xml|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the tenure of [[Trond Sollied]], Heerenveen won its first KNVB Cup, also its first ever major trophy. Trond Sollied, however, was sacked on 31 August 2009 due to a weak opening of the season and a conflict with the board.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

On 17 May 2009, the club defeated [[FC Twente|Twente]] 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Dutch Cup for the first time after a 2–2 draw in the final, with [[Gerald Sibon]] scoring the winning penalty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=830643.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523031936/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=830643.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2009|title=Heerenveen prevail in Dutch final shoot-out|date=17 May 2009|work=[[UEFA]]|access-date=18 May 2009}}</ref> On 13 February 2012, it was announced that [[Marco van Basten]] would replace Ron Jans, who had led Heerenveen for two years, as team manager for the [[2012–13 Eredivisie|2012–13 season]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}. Van Basten would lead Heerenveen to an 8th place finish in his first season and a 5th place finish in the [[2013–14 Eredivisie|13 - 14 season]], missing out on European qualification by just 2 points. In this season [[Alfreð Finnbogason]] would also crown himself top scorer of the league, whilst also becoming Heerenveen's all time top scorer in the Eredivisie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-22 |title=Finnbogason all-time Eredivisie-topscorer Heerenveen |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/finnbogason-alltime-eredivisietopscorer-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=vi.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> In January 2014 Van Basten would announce he wouldn't sign a new contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-29 |title=Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/603615-van-basten-verlaat-sc-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> [[Dwight Lodeweges]] would be his replacement, joining from rivals Cambuur.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-31 |title=Pikante transfer Lodeweges uniek |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/630239-pikante-transfer-lodeweges-uniek |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Lodeweges would stay at the club until October 2015, where a bad start in the [[2015–16 Eredivisie|15 - 16 season]] would see Heerenveen in 15th after nine games with just one win would see him resign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-20 |title=Lodeweges stapt op bij Heerenveen |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/155028/lodeweges-stapt-op-bij-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.rtvnoord.nl |language=nl}}</ref> 

Foppe de Haan would return as interim manager for the next few games, but in the end ended up finishing the entire season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-21 |title=Foppe: op een paar posities zou het best anders kunnen worden |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2064224-foppe-op-een-paar-posities-zou-het-best-anders-kunnen-worden |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> At the start of 2016 the club would announce that [[Luuc Eisinga]] would become director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-22 |title=Luuc Eisenga benoemd tot algemeen directeur SC Heerenveen |url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/606093/luuc-eisenga-benoemd-tot-algemeen-directeur-sc-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.omropfryslan.nl |language=nl}}</ref> In March of 2016 the club would announce that [[Jurgen Streppel]] would join from [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]] for the [[2016–17 Eredivisie|2016 - 17 Eredivisie]] season. He would lead the club to consecutive European play-offs, leaving the club after 2 years in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-19 |title=Streppel: dankbaar en trots na twee jaar Heerenveen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2232570-streppel-dankbaar-en-trots-na-twee-jaar-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> His replacement [[Jan Olde Riekerink]] would get sacked in April of 2019 with the club in 10th place of the Eredivisie. His assistant [[Johnny Jansen]] would see out the season as the interim manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-10 |title=Heerenveen zet trainer Olde Riekerink op non-actief |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2279845-heerenveen-zet-trainer-olde-riekerink-op-non-actief |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Jansen would sign a contract keeping him as permanent manager  at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DPG Media Privacy Gate |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=ucf98legs1caotgh&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nu.nl%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fvoetbal%252F5920578%252Fheerenveen-stelt-johnny-jansen-definitief-aan-als-hoofdtrainer.html |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl}}</ref> On the 1st of March 2019 Luuc Eisinga would also get removed from his position as director, getting replaced by [[Cees Roozemond]], who would stay in the job until 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-27 |title=Roozemond grijpt de macht bij sc Heerenveen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2269359-roozemond-grijpt-de-macht-bij-sc-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> 

In January of 2022 Jansen would get sacked, being replaced by [[Ole Tobiasen]] on an interim basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-25 |title="Ontslag Johnny Jansen was onvermijdelijk" |url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/1123563/ontslag-johnny-jansen-was-onvermijdelijk |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=www.omropfryslan.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Tobiasen would lead the team to European play-offs in the [[2021–22 Eredivisie|21 - 22 season]]. In the summer [[Kees van Wonderen]] would take the job, joining from [[Go Ahead Eagles]]. He would bring the club to the European play-offs in his first season, but failed to do so in his second, meaning the club wouldn't renew his contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Trainer Van Wonderen verlaat Heerenveen aan eind van dit seizoen |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2512349-trainer-van-wonderen-verlaat-heerenveen-aan-eind-van-dit-seizoen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}}</ref> He would be replaced by [[Robin van Persie]] in the summer of 2024. Van Persie would leave the club after just eight months to rejoin [[Feyenoord]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robin van Persie vertrekt per direct bij sc Heerenveen |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/robin-van-persie-vertrekt-per-direct-bij-sc-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=ScHeerenveen |language=nl}}</ref> [[Robin Veldman]] who had previously been manager of several youth teams at the club, would come in to replace him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robin Veldman nieuwe hoofdtrainer sc Heerenveen |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/robin-veldman-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-sc-heerenveen |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=ScHeerenveen |language=nl}}</ref> Heerenveen would end the [[2024–25 Eredivisie|24 - 25 Eredivisie]] in 9th place, once again sending them into the European play-offs.

==Stadium==
[[File:Abe Lenstrastadion.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Home of Heerenveen, [[Abe Lenstra Stadion]]]]

The club plays its home matches at the [[Abe Lenstra Stadion|Abe Lenstra Stadium]], which opened in 1994 and holds 26,100 people. Before that, the team played at a ground with the same name elsewhere in the town, but it could not meet the increasing popularity of the club. Throughout the years, the club developed several plans to further expand the stadium. One of the plans was to extend at least one side stand towards the pitch, as seen in English football stadiums. Due to deteriorating league results and financial limitedness, however, those plans were shelved. It is uncertain whether or not the club will ever carry them out. Before the move to the Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen played at the [[Sportpark Noord]]. The club's training facilities are regarded as world class, which is said to be a major factor in their recruitment of younger players. The name of the clubs facilities is sportpark {{ill|Skoatterwâld|nl}}. The facilities are shared with [[VV Heerenveen]] and [[SC Heerenveen Vrouwen|sc Heerenveen (women)]].

==Colours, crest and anthem==
The crest on the club emblem is the symbol of the flag of [[Friesland]]. The [[Flag of Friesland (province)|flag of Friesland]] is based on the arms of the 15th century. The stripes and ''[[seeblatt]]'' shapes represent the districts of Friesland.

A unique tradition in the Dutch Eredivisie is that the [[De âlde Friezen|Frisian national anthem]] is played and sung before every domestic match. [[UEFA]] does not allow this tradition in European matches. Nevertheless, the anthem is sung by the supporters anyway.

==Rivalry==

=== SC Cambuur ===
Heerenveen retain a very fierce rivalry with [[SC Cambuur]]. One of the reasons of the rivalry is the short distance between the two clubs. Because of that the clubs often refer to each other as DKV which stands for Dertig Kilometer Verderop (Thirty Kilometers Away) so that they do not have to mention each other's names. However, the biggest and also the most confusing reason is the background of the clubs. Many people who aren't involved in the rivalry find it difficult to understand. Most of the Heerenveen fans are from small villages from the entire province (and even outside it) and are very proud of their Frisian identity. Since the 80's the club have been expressing this Frisian pride to the rest of the Netherlands. The Frisian flag, the Frisian anthem, all Frisian symbols were linked to the club, which made Heerenveen the face of Frisia. Because of this Cambuur slowly disappeared in the shadow of Heerenveen, as a reaction to this Cambuur fans started distancing themselves from the Frisian identity. Nowadays Cambuur do not consider themselves Frisian even though they are from the capital of the province. They now call themselves Leeuwarders aka people from the city. Heerenveen fans are mockingly called boeren (farmers) because Heerenveen isn't a city and the fans mainly live in small villages. Because of the successes of Heerenveen and the meager performances of Cambuur including almost going bankrupt, the rivalry was almost forgotten. When Cambuur got promoted back to the [[Eredivisie]] in 2013 by winning the [[2012–13 Eerste Divisie|2012/13]] season of the [[Eerste Divisie|Jupiler League]] the rivalry got revived. Before the meeting on 29 September 2013 the game hadn't been played for 13 years, giving Cambuur a great opportunity to prove themselves. Heerenveen won that game 2–1. The away game later in the season was won 3–1 by Cambuur.

===FC Groningen===
The absence of Cambuur caused [[FC Groningen]] to be the nearest Eredivisie team and soon it became rivals with Heerenveen. Strikingly, both northern sides used to maintain more or less of a friendship in the past. Therefore, this [[Derby of the North (Netherlands)|Northern Derby]] rivalry is only based on geographical location. Because most Heerenveen fans have always considered Cambuur as main rivals, this derby is often referred to as a surrogate derby. Days before the game, Heerenveen and Groningen fans tease each other by means of playful actions, usually with no violence. Heerenveen fans once stole the centre spot from [[Stadion Oosterpark]], and raised the Frisian flag at the [[Martinitoren]], the highest tower in Groningen, combined with a banner saying ''"SCH op eenzame hoogte" (SCH on lonely height)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/friese-vlag-wappert-hoog-boven-groningen/10|title=Frisian flag in Groningen|website=sc-heerenveen.nl|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630084301/http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/friese-vlag-wappert-hoog-boven-groningen/10|url-status=live}}</ref> The front yard of a Groningen chairman once got filled with rubble from a construction site. This was because the construction of the [[Euroborg]] had to be halted due to a major design mistake. Groningen fans countered by painting a statue of all-time Heerenveen hero [[Abe Lenstra]] green and white, the colours of Groningen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trotsvanhetnoorden.nl/fanatic/faa/faa01a01.jpg|title=The painted statue|website=trotsvanhetnoorden.nl|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926121542/http://www.trotsvanhetnoorden.nl/fanatic/faa/faa01a01.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> They also transformed a viaduct near Heerenveen to green and white.

In the 2001–02 season, Groningen fans awarded Heerenveen player [[Anthony Lurling]] with the title of "biggest cheat of the season" ("matennaaier van het seizoen" in Dutch) and handed him therefore a sewing machine ("naaimachine" in Dutch). In that same week the town signs of Heerenveen were changed to "Hoerenveen It Sucks" (''Whore''-veen) by the Groningen supporters. The following season, Groningen fans teased the Heerenveen following again, this time by establishing a border post on the border of Groningen and Friesland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trotsvanhetnoorden.nl/archief.php?sid=11|title=Trots van het Noorden|website=www.trotsvanhetnoorden.nl|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804182029/http://trotsvanhetnoorden.nl/archief.php?sid=11|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''Netherlands Football League Championship / [[Eredivisie]]'''
**Runners-up (3): [[1946–47 Netherlands Football League Championship|1946–47]], [[1947–48 Netherlands Football League Championship|1947–48]], [[1999–2000 Eredivisie|1999–2000]]
*'''[[KNVB Cup]]'''
**'''Champions (1):''' [[2008–09 KNVB Cup|2008–09]]
**Runners-up (2): [[1992–93 KNVB Cup|1992–93]], [[1996–97 KNVB Cup|1996–97]]
*'''[[Eerste Divisie]]'''
**Play-off Winners (2): [[1989-90 Eerste Divisie|1989–90]], [[1992–93 Eerste Divisie|1992–93]]
**Runners-up (1): [[1980–81 Eerste Divisie|1980–81]]
*'''[[Tweede Divisie]]'''
**'''Champions (1):''' [[1969–70 Tweede Divisie|1969–70]]
**Play-off Winners (1): [[1959–60 Tweede Divisie|1959–60]]

==Domestic results==
[[File:Heerenveen League Performance.png|thumb|280px|Historical chart of league performance]]
Below is a table with sc Heerenveen's domestic results since the introduction of the [[Eredivisie]] in 1956.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! colspan=5 | Domestic Results since 1956
|-
! width="20%"|Domestic league
! width="20%"|League result
! width="20%"|Qualification to
! width="20%"|[[KNVB Cup]] season
! width="20%"|Cup result
|-
|[[2024–25 Eredivisie]]
|9th
| – (losing [[UEFA Conference League|UECL]] play-offs)
|[[2024–25 KNVB Cup|2024–25]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2023–24 Eredivisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[2023–24 KNVB Cup|2023–24]]
|second round
|-
|[[2022–23 Eredivisie]]
|8th
| – (losing [[UEFA Conference League|UECL]] play-offs)
|[[2022–23 KNVB Cup|2022–23]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2021–22 Eredivisie]]
|8th
| – (losing [[UEFA Conference League|UECL]] play-offs)
|[[2021–22 KNVB Cup|2021–22]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2020–21 Eredivisie]]
|12th
| –
|[[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
|semi-final
|-
|[[2019–20 Eredivisie]]
|10th
| –
|[[2019–20 KNVB Cup|2019–20]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2018–19 Eredivisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[2018–19 KNVB Cup|2018–19]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2017–18 Eredivisie]]
|8th
| – (losing [[UEFA Europa League|EL]] play-offs)
|[[2017–18 KNVB Cup|2017–18]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2016–17 Eredivisie]]
|9th
| – 
|[[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2015–16 Eredivisie]]
|12th
| – 
|[[2015–16 KNVB Cup|2015–16]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2014–15 Eredivisie]]
|7th
| – (losing [[UEFA Europa League|EL]] play-offs)
|[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|2014–15]]
|second round
|-
|[[2013–14 Eredivisie]]
|5th
| – (losing [[UEFA Europa League|EL]] play-offs)
|[[2013–14 KNVB Cup|2013–14]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2012–13 Eredivisie]]
|8th
| (losing UC play-offs)
|[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|fourth round
|-
|[[2011–12 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q3)
|[[2011–12 KNVB Cup|2011–12]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|semi-final
|-
|[[2010–11 Eredivisie]]
|12th
| –
|[[2010–11 KNVB Cup|2010–11]]
|fourth round
|-
|[[2009–10 Eredivisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[2009–10 KNVB Cup|2009–10]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2008–09 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] (Q4)
|[[2008–09 KNVB Cup|2008–09]]
|bgcolor="gold"|winners
|-
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] (losing [[UEFA Champions League|CL]] play-offs)
|[[2007–08 KNVB Cup|2007–08]]
|third round
|-
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] (losing [[UEFA Champions League|CL]] play-offs)
|[[2006–07 KNVB Cup|2006–07]]
|second round
|-
|[[2005–06 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|[[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] (winning UC play-offs)
|[[2005–06 KNVB Cup|2005–06]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2004–05 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|[[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2004–05 KNVB Cup|2004–05]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2003–04 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2003–04 KNVB Cup|2003–04]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2002–03 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003|Intertoto Cup]] (R3)
|[[2002–03 KNVB Cup|2002–03]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2001–02 Eredivisie]]
|4th
|[[2002–03 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
|[[2001–02 KNVB Cup|2001–02]]
|quarter-final
|-
|[[2000–01 Eredivisie]]
|10th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001|Intertoto Cup]] (R2)
|[[2000–01 KNVB Cup|2000–01]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|semi-final
|-
|[[1999–2000 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
|[[1999-2000 KNVB Cup|1999–2000]]
|second round
|-
|[[1998–99 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999|Intertoto Cup]] (R3)
|[[1998–99 KNVB Cup|1998–99]]
|second round
|-
|[[1997–98 Eredivisie]]
|6th
|[[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
|[[1997–98 KNVB Cup|1997–98]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd place
|-
|[[1996–97 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997|Intertoto Cup]]
|[[1996–97 KNVB Cup|1996–97]]
|bgcolor="silver"|final
|-
|[[1995–96 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996|Intertoto Cup]]
|[[1995–96 KNVB Cup|1995–96]]
|second round
|-
|[[1994–95 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995|Intertoto Cup]]
|[[1994–95 KNVB Cup|1994–95]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|semi-final
|-
|[[1993–94 Eredivisie]]
|13th
| –
|[[1993–94 KNVB Cup|1993–94]]
|third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1992–93|1992–93 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[1992–93 KNVB Cup|1992–93]]
|bgcolor="silver"|final
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1991–92|1991–92 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
| –
|[[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]]
|third round
|-
|[[1990–91 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1990–91 KNVB Cup|1990–91]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1989–90|1989–90 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[1989–90 KNVB Cup|1989–90]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1988–89|1988–89 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1988–89 KNVB Cup|1988–89]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1987–88|1987–88 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
| –
|[[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1986–87|1986–87 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
| –
|[[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1985–86|1985–86 Eerste Divisie]]
|17th
| –
|[[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1984–85|1984–85 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
| –
|[[1984–85 KNVB Cup|1984–85]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1983–84|1983–84 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
| –
|[[1983–84 KNVB Cup|1983–84]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1982–83|1982–83 Eerste Divisie]]
|8th
| –
|[[1982–83 KNVB Cup|1982–83]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1981–82|1981–82 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1981–82 KNVB Cup|1981–82]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1980–81|1980–81 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1980–81 KNVB Cup|1980–81]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1979–80|1979–80 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[1979–80 KNVB Cup|1979–80]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1978–79|1978–79 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[1978–79 KNVB Cup|1978–79]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1977–78|1977–78 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
| –
|[[1977–78 KNVB Cup|1977–78]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1976–77|1976–77 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
| –
|[[1976–77 KNVB Cup|1976–77]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1975–76|1975–76 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
| –
|[[1975–76 KNVB Cup|1975–76]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1974–75|1974–75 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
| –
|[[1974–75 KNVB Cup|1974–75]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1973–74|1973–74 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
| –
|[[1973–74 KNVB Cup|1973–74]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1972–73|1972–73 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
| –
|[[1972–73 KNVB Cup|1972–73]]
|second round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1971–72|1971–72 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
| –
|[[1971–72 KNVB Cup|1971–72]]
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1970–71|1970–71 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
| –
|[[1970–71 KNVB Cup|1970–71]]
|first round
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1969–70|1969–70 Tweede Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (promotion)
|1969–70
|first round
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1968–69|1968–69 Tweede Divisie]]
|9th
| –
|1968–69
|round of 16
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1967–68|1967–68 Tweede Divisie]]
|15th
| –
|1967–68
|group stage
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1966–67|1966–67 Tweede Divisie]]
|19th
| –
|1966–67
|''DNC''
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1965–66|1965–66 Tweede Divisie]]
|9th (group A)
| –
|1965–66
|group stage
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1964–65|1964–65 Tweede Divisie]]
|9th (group A)
| –
|1964–65
|second round
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1963–64|1963–64 Tweede Divisie]]
|4th (group A)
| –
|1963–64
|first round
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1962–63|1962–63 Tweede Divisie]]
|12th (group A)
| –
|1962–63
|first round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1961–62|1961–62 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|11th (group B)
|[[Tweede Divisie]] (relegation)
|1961–62
|third round
|-
|[[Eerste Divisie 1960–61|1960–61 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th (group B)
| –
|1960–61
|? 
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1959–60|1959–60 Tweede Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd (group B)
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (winning promo./releg. play-off)
|''not held''
|''not held''
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1958–59|1958–59 Tweede Divisie]]
|11th (group B)
| –
|1958–59
|round of 16
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1957–58|1957–58 Tweede Divisie]]
|10th (group B)
| –
|1957–58
|?
|-
|[[Tweede Divisie 1956–57|1956–57 Tweede Divisie]]
|8th (group A)
| –
|1956–57
|?
|}

==European competition==
{{main|SC Heerenveen in European football}}
SC Heerenveen played 16 seasons in one of the European club football competitions.
: score marked with * = first played match
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Season ||  Competition ||  Round || Opposition || Home || Away
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995]] || rowspan="14" | [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] ||rowspan="4"| Group 4
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Næstved BK]] || 2–1 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ton Pentre F.C.|Ton Pentre]] ||   || 7–0
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE|Békéscsaba Előre]] || 4–0 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]] ||   || 0–1
|-
| Round of 16 || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[SSC Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]] || 4–0 ||
|-
| Quarter-finals || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] ||  || 0–2
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1996]] || rowspan="4" | Group 5
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] ||   || 0–0
|-
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] || 0–1  || 
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] ||  || 1–3
|-
| {{flagicon|LTU}} [[FBK Kaunas]] || 3–1  || 
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1997]] || rowspan="4" | Group 1
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC Dinamo-93 Minsk]] ||   || 0–1
|-
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Polonia Warsaw]] || 0–0  || 
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[MSV Duisburg]] ||  || 0–2
|-
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]] || 8–2  || 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]] ||rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| First round || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Amica Wronki]] || 3-1 * || 1–0
|-
| Second round || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Varaždin (1931–2015)|Varteks]] || 2–1 * || 2–4 <small>{{aet}}</small>
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]] ||rowspan="2"| UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Third round || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] || 2-0 * || 2–0
|-
| Semi-finals || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] || 0–1 || 0–1 *
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2000–01 UEFA Champions League|2000–01]] ||rowspan="3"| [[UEFA Champions League]] ||rowspan="3"| Group C
|  {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || 0–1 || 1–1
|-
|  {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] || 0–2 || 1–3
|-
|  {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] || 1–0 || 0–2 
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2001]] ||rowspan="2"| UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Second round || {{flagicon|LAT}} [[FK Liepājas Metalurgs|Liepājas Metalurgs]] || 6–1 || 2–3 *
|-
| Third round || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]] || 2–3 || 1–2 *
|-
| [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]] ||[[UEFA Cup]] || First round
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Național București|Național București]] || 2–0 || 0–3 *
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2003]] ||rowspan="3"| UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Third round || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]] || 4–1 * || 1–0
|-
| Semi-finals|| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[FC Koper|Koper]] || 2–0 * || 0–1
|-
| Finals || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] || 1–2 * || 0–0
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|2004–05]] || rowspan="23" | UEFA Cup
| First round || {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Petah Tikva FC|Maccabi Petah Tikva]] || 5–0 || <small> [[Not played match|n.p.]]</small> {{ref|1}} *
|-
|rowspan="4"| Group G 
|  {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || || 2–4
|-
|  {{flagicon|GER}} [[VfB Stuttgart]] || 1–0 ||
|-
|  {{flagicon|CRO}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] || || 2–2
|-
|  {{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.S.K. Beveren|Beveren]] || 1–0 || 
|-
| Third round || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] || 1–2 * || 1–2
|-
|rowspan="6"| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|2005–06]] 
| First round || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[FC Baník Ostrava|Baník Ostrava]] || 5–0 || 0–2 *
|-
|rowspan="4"| Group F
|  {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]] || || 0–0
|-
|  {{flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || 0–0 ||
|-
|  {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] || || 0–1
|-
|  {{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] || 2–1 || 
|-
| Third round || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FCSB|Steaua București]] || 1–3 * || 1–0
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|2006–07]] 
| First round || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]] || 0–0 || 3–0 {{ref|2}} *
|-
|rowspan="4"| Group D
|  {{flagicon|ESP}} [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || || 0–0
|-
|  {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Odense Boldklub|Odense]] || 0–2 ||
|-
|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] || || 1–2
|-
|  {{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Lens|Lens]] || 1–0 || 
|-
| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]] || rowspan="2" | First round 
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helsingborgs IF]] || 5-3 * || 1–5
|-
|rowspan="5"| [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|2008-09]] || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]] || 5–2|| 1–1 {{ref|2}} *
|-
|rowspan="4"| Group E
|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] || 1–3 || 
|-
|  {{flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg]] || || 1–5
|-
|  {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] || 1–2 || 
|-
|  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] ||  || 0–3
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]] || rowspan="6" | [[UEFA Europa League]]
| Play-off round || {{flagicon|GRE}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] || 1–1 <small>([[Away goals rule|a]])</small> *|| 0–0
|-
|rowspan="3"| Group D
|  {{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting CP]] || 2–3 || 1–1
|-
|  {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hertha BSC]] || 2–3 || 1–0
|-
|  {{flagicon|LVA}} [[FK Ventspils|Ventspils]] || 5–0 || 0–0
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]] 
| Third Q-round || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] || 4–0 * || 0–1
|-
| Play-off round || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Molde FK|Molde]] || 1-2 || 0-2 *
|-
|}
: {{note|1|1}} Due to safety concerns in Israel, the first leg was cancelled by UEFA.
: {{note|2|2}} Played in [[Estádio José Alvalade]], Lisbon.

==Current squad==
{{updated|31 August 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/voetbal/selectie/spelers|title=Selectie|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514171552/http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/voetbal/selectie/spelers|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Maas Willemsen}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Sam Kersten]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Paweł Bochniewicz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Joris van Overeem]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Maxence Rivera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Luuk Brouwers]]|other=<small>[[Captain (association football)|captain]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=SUR|pos=FW|name=[[Dylan Vente]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Ringo Meerveld]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Mats Egbring}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Levi Smans]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[Marcus Linday]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Nikolai Hopland]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Vasilios Zagaritis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=[[Jacob Trenskow]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Bernt Klaverboer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Amourricho van Axel Dongen]]|other=<small>on loan from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=CZE|pos=FW|name=[[Václav Sejk]]|other=<small>on loan from [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Hristiyan Petrov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Nordin Bakker]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Kai Jansen}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SUR|pos=FW|name=Jermaine Rijssel}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Robin Bouw}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=CUW|pos=MF|name=Isaiah Ahmed}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=COD|pos=MF|name=Nolhan Courtens}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Andries Noppert]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Oliver Braude]]}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Eser Gürbüz]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Notable former players==
Players listed below have had junior and/or senior international cap(s) for their respective countries before, while and/or after playing at Heerenveen. 
{{For|a list of all former and current SC Heerenveen players with a Wikipedia article|Category:SC Heerenveen players}}
{{div col|colwidth=35em|small=yes}}
*{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Raphael Bove]]
*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Thomas Prager]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Sven Kums]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Brian Vandenbussche]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Afonso Alves]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Paulo Henrique (footballer, born March 1989)|Paulo Henrique]]
*{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivan Tsvetkov]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Tristan Borges]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Rob Friend]]
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Will Johnson (soccer)|Will Johnson]]
*{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Cecilio Lopes]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Danijel Pranjić]]
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Martin Lejsal]]
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Michal Papadopulos]]
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Michal Švec]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kristian Bak Nielsen]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Daniel Jensen]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Allan K. Jepsen]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Hjalte Nørregaard]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Marc Nygaard]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jakob Poulsen]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Lasse Schöne]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ole Tobiasen]]
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]]
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Sergei Mošnikov]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Hannu Haarala]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Nurmela]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Juska Savolainen]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Niklas Tarvajärvi]]
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Väyrynen]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Mark Uth]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Matthew Amoah]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Samaras]]
*{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Marco Pappa]]
*{{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Lesly Fellinga]]
*{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Arnór Smárason]]
*{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Alfred Finnbogason]]
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Thom Haye]]
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Nathan Tjoe-A-On]]
*{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Reza Ghoochannejhad]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Bonaventure Kalou]]
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Kobayashi (footballer, born 1992)|Yuki Kobayashi]]
*{{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Ibrahim Drešević]]
*{{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Arbër Zeneli]]
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Samir Fazli]]
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Mile Krstev]]
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Goran Popov]]
*{{flagicon|Moldova}} [[Ion Nicolaescu]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Oussama Assaidi]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Ali Elkhattabi]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abdelkarim Kissi]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Khalid Sinouh]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Oussama Tannane]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hakim Ziyech]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Mario Been]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Roy Beerens]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Paul Bosvelt]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Michel Breuer]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arnold Bruggink]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jerry de Jong]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marten de Roon]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Romano Denneboom]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bas Dost]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Denzel Dumfries]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johan Hansma]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Germ Hofma]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Daryl Janmaat]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Kist]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Martin Koeman]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Abe Lenstra]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henny Meijer]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Luciano Narsingh]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Andries Noppert]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Stijn Schaars]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gerald Sibon]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Victor Sikora]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Daley Sinkgraven]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jerry St. Juste]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jeffrey Talan]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Timmer (footballer)|Henk Timmer]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[René van der Gijp]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Milan van Ewijk]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Paul van Hecke]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Veerman]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Joey Veerman]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Michel Vlap]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Uğur Yıldırım]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Emmanuel Ebiede]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Henry Onwuzuruike]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Daniel Berg Hestad]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Tarik Elyounoussi]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Christian Grindheim]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Thomas Holm (footballer)|Thomas Holm]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Martin Ødegaard]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Radosław Matusiak]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Arkadiusz Radomski]]
*{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Tomasz Rząsa]]
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ioan Andone]]
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Rodion Cămătaru]]
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florin Constantinovici]]
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dumitru Mitriță]]
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Igor Korneev]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Filip Đuričić]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Igor Đurić (Serbian footballer)|Igor Đurić]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miralem Sulejmani]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Hans Vonk (soccer)|Hans Vonk]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Marcus Allbäck]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Erik Edman]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Viktor Elm]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Petter Hansson]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sam Larsson]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lasse Nilsson]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Amin Sarr]]
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stefan Selaković]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Rogers]]
*{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Radoslav Samardžić]]
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==Club staff==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
|Head Coach||{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robin Veldman]]
|-
|Assistant Coach|| {{flagicon|NED}} Henk Brugge <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} Brian Pinas <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} Michiel de Boer
|-
|Goalkeeper Coach||{{flagicon|NED}} Harmen Kuperus
|-
|Rehab Coach||Jeroen Smit
|-
|Video Analyst||Yöri Bosschaart
|-
|Chief Scout||Peter Maas
|-
|Scout||[[André Hanssen]] <br/> [[Søren Frederiksen (footballer, born 1972)|Søren Frederiksen]] <br/> [[Dirk Jan Derksen]]
|-
|Youth Chief Scout|| Marten van der Kamp
|-
|Physiotherapist||Erik ten Voorde <br/> [[Johnny de Vries]]
|-
|Masseur||Thom van der Heide
|-
|Performance Manager||Nico Romeijn
|-
|Kit Manager||Catrinus Stoker <br/> Benny Hulzinga
|-
|Strategic Advisor||Rob Koeken
|-
|Academy Manager||Marcel van Buuren
|}

== Coaching history ==
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''No official trainer from 1920 to 1930''
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Sjoerd van Zuylen (1930–32)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Sid Castle]] (1932)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Otto Pinter (1932–33)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Dirk Steenbergen (1934)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Theo Eikenaar (1934–36)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Sid Castle]] (1936–38)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Piet Smit (1938–39)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{ill|Anton Dalhuysen|fy}} (1939–45)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Otto Bonsema]] (1945)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Abe Lenstra]] (1946–47)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Piet van der Munnik (1947–51)
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Kelly (footballer)|Bob Kelly]] (1951–55)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Volgert Ris (1955–58)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Siem Plooijer (1958–61)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie de Vroet]] (1961–63)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Evert Mur (1963–65)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} László Zalai (1965–66)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Ron Groenewoud (1966–67)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Evert Teunissen (1967–69)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bas Paauwe|Bas Paauwe Jr.]] (1969–71)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Meg de Jongh (1971–73)
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} Laszlo Zalai (1973–78)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan Teunissen (1978–80)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Hylke Kerkstra ''([[Caretaker manager|interim]])'' (1980)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk van Brussel]] (1980–85)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Foppe de Haan]] (1985–88)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ted Immers]] (1988–89)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ab Gritter]] (1989–90)
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Fritz Korbach]] (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1992)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Foppe de Haan]] (18 October 1992 – 30 June 2004)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gertjan Verbeek]] (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2008)<ref>van Cuilenborg, C. (Ed.) (2007). ''Voetbal international, seizoengids 2007–2008''. (p. 92). Amsterdam: WP
Sport Media BV.</ref>
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]] (1 July 2008 – 31 August 2009)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan de Jonge]] (31 August 2009 – 3 February 2010)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Everse]] ''([[Caretaker manager|int.]])'' (5 February 2010 – 30 June 2010)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ron Jans]] (1 July 2010 – 30 June 2012)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]] (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2014)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dwight Lodeweges]] (1 July 2014 – 20 October 2015)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Foppe de Haan]] ''([[Caretaker manager|int.]])'' (20 October 2015 – 30 June 2016)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jurgen Streppel]] (1 July 2016 – 30 June 2018)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Olde Riekerink]] (1 July 2018 – 10 April 2019)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Johnny Jansen]] (10 April 2019 – 24 January 2022)
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Ole Tobiasen]] ''([[Caretaker manager|int.]])'' (4 February 2022 – 30 June 2022)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees van Wonderen]] (1 July 2022 – 17 May 2024)
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robin van Persie]] (17 May 2024 – 23 February 2025)
*{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Brugge]] ''([[Caretaker manager|int.]])'' (23 February 2025 – 21 March 2025)
*{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robin Veldman]] (21 March 2025 –)

[[File:Foppe de Haan.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Foppe de Haan]] – manager from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 until 2004 and from 2015 until 2016 ''([[Caretaker manager|int.]])''.]]{{div col end}}

== Match statistics ==
; All competitions
* Biggest home win: SC Heerenveen - FC Oss 11–1; KNVB Cup (21 December 2011)
* Biggest score: Ton Pentre AFC - sc Heerenveen 0–7; Intertoto (2 July 1995)
* Largest double result: Helsingborg IF - sc Heerenveen 8-6 (3-5 and 5–1); UEFA Cup 1st Round (2007)
* Most goals in a season: 88 goals, 2007/08
* Most goals in a game: Afonso Alves 7 (also an Eredivisie record); sc Heerenveen - Heracles (7 October 2007)

; Eredivisie
* Biggest home win: sc Heerenveen - Heracles Almelo 9-0 (7 October 2007)
* Biggest game: Willem II - sc Heerenveen 1-6 (23 February 2001)
* Largest home defeat: sc Heerenveen - PSV Eindhoven 0-8 (25 April 2024)
* Fastest penalty for: sc Heerenveen - sc Cambuur (19 October 2014)

; Champions League
* Biggest home win: SC Heerenveen - Olympiakos Piraeus 1-0 (17 October 2000)
* Most spacious stay: none
* Highest draw: Valencia CF - sc Heerenveen 1-1 (7 November 2000)
* Largest double result: SC Heerenveen - Lyon 1-5 (2000)

; European Cup II
* Biggest home win: SC Heerenveen - KS Amica Wronki 3-1 (17 September 1998)
* Biggest game: KS Amica Wronki - sc Heerenveen 0-1 (1 October 1998)
* Largest double result: sc Heerenveen - KS Amica Wronki 4-1 (1998)

; UEFA Cup
* Biggest home win: SC Heerenveen - Maccabi Petach Tikwa 5-0 (30 September 2004), SC Heerenveen - FC Baník Ostrava 5-0 (29 September 2005) and SC Heerenveen - FK Ventspils 5-0 (16 December 2009)
* Biggest game: Vitória Setúbal - sc Heerenveen 0-3 (14 September 2006)
* Largest double result: Helsingsborg IF - sc Heerenveen 8-6 (2007)

; Intertoto Cup
* Biggest home win: SC Heerenveen - Aalborg BK 8-2 (19 July 1997)
* Biggest score: Ton Pentre AFC - sc Heerenveen 0-7 (2 July 1995)
* Largest double result: FHK Liepajas Metalurgs - sc Heerenveen 4-8 (2001)

==Women's team==
{{Main|SC Heerenveen (women)}}

In 2007, SC Heerenveen created a [[women's soccer|women's football]] team, which competes in the [[Vrouwen Eredivisie]], and between 2012 and 2015 in the [[BeNe League]]. While it has ranked mostly in the table's bottom positions, in 2011 it reached the [[KNVB Women's Cup|national cup]]'s final, lost against [[AZ (women's football club)|AZ]]. [[Vivianne Miedema]] and [[Sherida Spitse]] started their professional career at Heerenveen.

== See also ==
* [[List of football clubs in the Netherlands]]
* [[SC Heerenveen in European football]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.feanfan.nl/ Official website of the supportsclub of sc Heerenveen] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.feanonline.nl/ Unofficial website of sc Heerenveen] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.frisianpride.nl/ Unofficial website of sc Heerenveen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521100000/https://www.frisianpride.nl/ |date=21 May 2020 }} {{in lang|nl}}

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