Lycurgus (volleyball)

Lycurgus Groningen
Founded1952
GroundMartiniPlaza[1]
(Capacity: 4,350)
ChairmanArie Wink
ManagerMark Lebedew
LeagueDutch Eredivisie
2022–233rd place
WebsiteClub home page

Lycurgus (Dutch pronunciation: [liˈkʏrɣʏs]) is a Dutch professional men's volleyball club based in Groningen. They currently compete in the top flight of Dutch volleyball, the Dutch Eredivisie.

History

Abiant Lycurgus had relative success through the 1970s and 1980s, but the club never won any championships. It reached the national final in 2011/12 and 2014/15, but lost both matches, before finally winning the Dutch championship and Dutch cup in the 2015/16 season.

Team

  • Current Roster (2023/24 season)
No. Name Date of birth Position
4 Cole Bogner (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 setter
9 Sam Gortzak (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 setter
19 Cal Fisher (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 opposite
1 Thomas Sleurink (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 outside hitter
5 Kyle McCauley (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 outside hitter
8 Cole Gillis (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 outside hitter
10 Maarten Bartels (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 outside hitter
11 Guus Boer (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 outside hitter
13 Ramon Martinez-Gion (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 outside hitter
2 Arjan Westera (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 middle blocker
6 Luuk Hofhuis (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 middle blocker
14 Robin Boekhoudt (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 middle blocker
14 Gustavs Freimanis (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 middle blocker
17 Niels De Vries (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 middle blocker
7 Niels Kuijpens (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 libero
20 Jeffery Klok (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 libero
Head coach: Arjan Taaij

Honours

  • Dutch Championship
Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • Dutch Cup
Winners (5): 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Dutch SuperCup
Winners (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23

References

  1. ^ "Thuishal". Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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