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Go Ahead Eagles

Tier 1EredivisieDeventer, Overijssel, NetherlandsOn the globe

Founded
1902
Ground
De Adelaarshorst6,700 seats · opened 1920

Who owns Go Ahead Eagles

Go Ahead Eagles is controlled by Vierhouten family, who holds 90%.

Owned by investorsOwner based at home: Netherlands

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamGo Ahead Eagles Voetbal B.V.B.V., Netherlands, KvK 08102710
  • 90%controls
    Vierhouten familyFamily, NetherlandsSince June 2024, figure as of March 2025Kees Vierhouten's 90% passed to his family (Wikipedia). A sale to John Lageman fell through in March 2025.Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia (nl), NOS, Omroep Oost
    What the source says
    Zijn aandelen gingen over naar zijn familie.

Changes of control

  1. 2021

    Kees Vierhouten took control (90%) from Alex Kroes.

    Wikipedia dates the purchase to 2022.

    Medium confidenceSource: NOS

    What the source says
    Vierhouten kreeg in 2021 negentig procent van de aandelen van de club in handen, die hij kocht van huidig Ajax-directeur Alex Kroes.
Sources8
  • Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles, Club. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles, Club. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • Omroep Oost Omroep Oost, Local news, 20 March 2025. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • NOS NOS, News, 6 June 2024. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • 2026–27 Eredivisie Wikipedia (en), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
  • Go Ahead Eagles Wikipedia (nl), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.

Also on Wikidata (Q749589).

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