Abiant Lycurgus
| Full name | Abiant Lycurgus Groningen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | Lycurgus | ||
| Founded | 1952 | ||
| Ground |
MartiniPlaza, Groningen (Capacity: 4,300) | ||
| Chairman | Mark Bouman | ||
| Manager | William Frieling | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Abiant Lycurgus is a Dutch professional volleyball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. They currently compete in the top flight of Dutch volleyball, the Eredivisie, and are the current reigning champions.
History
Abiant Lycurgus had relative success through the 1970's and 80's, but the club never won any championships. The club 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
First Team Squad
This is the Abiant Lycurgus team for the 2016–17 Eredivisie season.[1]
Head coach: 
Arjan Taaij
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gortzak, SamSam Gortzak | March 15, 1995 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Setter |
| 2 | Kooistra, WytzeWytze Kooistra | June 3, 1982 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | Opposite |
| 3 |  Fraser, BryanBryan Fraser | January 31, 1991 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside Hitter |
| 4 | Dercksen, TjerkTjerk Dercksen | January 31, 1992 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter |
| 5 | Van de Kamp, AukeAuke Van de Kamp | July 31, 1995 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Outside Hitter |
| 6 |  West, MattMatt West | October 1, 1993 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | Setter |
| 7 | Olson, NickNick Olson | December 21, 1993 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | Middle Blocker |
| 8 | Dronkers, JustJust Dronkers | June 7, 1993 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Libero |
| 9 | van Schie, StijnStijn van Schie | February 19, 1995 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | Opposite |
| 11 | Scheper, SanderSander Scheper | December 14, 1995 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Middle Blocker |
| 12 | Berzins, MikelisMikelis Berzins | August 9, 1990 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside Hitter |
| 17 | de Vries, NielsNiels de Vries | July 4, 1996 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | Middle Blocker |
| 18 | Borst, DennisDennis Borst | February 1, 1992 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | Middle Blocker |
References
- ↑ "Abiant Lycurgus Team". Lycurgus.nl. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
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