Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2025–26 season. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the 2004–05 Eerste Divisie, gaining promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in 28 years. The club remained in the top flight for 17 seasons before suffering relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season. Heracles secured an immediate return to the Eredivisie by winning the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie, but were relegated again three years later.