Atlético Comercio
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| Managed by Stef310 | |
| Club information | |
| Location | Eindhoven,  Nederland |
| Arena | Estadio de Comercio |
| Fan Club | Los Ejecutivos |
Club Info
Name
Atlético Comercio was founded on the 23th of February, 2004 as Commercie Utd FC. The name references to the ever increasing importance of economy in football, and therefore the necessary commercial activities of football clubs. After one season the name was changed since the owner preferred the better sounding name Atlético Commercio. Another three seasons later the linguistic error was removed and the club was renamed to Atlético Comercio, the current name.
Stadium
In the first season the team played in a small stadium in Noord-Brabant with a capacity of 7,000. After that season the team relocated to Eindhoven where it build Estadio de Comercio. The initial capacity was 10,000. With the growth of the club the stadium size was increased several times, with a maximum capacity of 75,000. Nowadays it can host up to 70,000 visitors.
| Terraces: | 41,000 |
| Basic seating: | 16,750 |
| Seats under roof: | 10,500 |
| Seats in VIP boxes: | 1,750 |
| Total capacity: | 70,000 |
Prizes
| Global Season | Dutch Season | Silverware |
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| 39 | 28 | V.108 |
| 38 | 27 |
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| 33 | 22 |
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| 32 | 21 | VI.755 |
| 31 | 20 | VI.755 |
| 28 | 17 | VI.755 |
History
Comercio v0
Atlético Comercio started in VII.138 in Dutch season 11 (global season 22). Although Comercio did not spend money in the early weeks to prevent for beginner mistakes those happened anyway. The first transfers did not bring better players to the squad, later transfers almost caused bankruptcy in the second season. Furthermore did Comercio not replace the weak trainer early on, and did not train in the first season and very badly in the second season with the weak trainer and also weak players. The best example of weak management was a MOTS in the first season against the superior champion (1-8 loss), therefore also losing the last two matches and missing promotion, although that probably would've been a disaster itself.
Comercio v1
In the third season Atlético Comercio had sold most of their best players. In three consequential weeks three good goalkeepers were promoted from the youth, two of them were trained that season. After that season one was sold to give funds for a few playmaking trainees and some experienced players to ensure promotion. Due to a line-up mistake against the main competitor Comercio did not became champion, but with a second place VII.134 could be left behind. From that moment the strategy did not change for many seasons. The best trained midfielders were sold to buy new trainees and slight improvements in defence and offence. With this strategy Atlético Comercio improved slowly over time. In the first season in VI.755 the club managed to survive with a fifth place, the second season a third place was accomplished, far behind the championship contesters.
In the third season there seemed to be two main contesters again, with Atlético Comercio destined to be best of the rest. In the fifth match, against one of the protagonists, Comercio successfully tried a 4-5-1 formation with stacked wing. The second half of the season this tactics also worked both away matches against the competitors. All other matches also ended in a win, and Atlético Comercio turned out to be champion on goal difference. Since a MOTS was used the last match to ensure the championship the qualification match was a bridge too far (5-2 loss). The season afterwards this could not repeat this level of performance, and Comercio ended second nine points behind the champion. And altough the fifth season at VI.755 resembled the third season with the perfect score in the second half in the season, this time the championship wasn't reached because the competitor had a better goal difference.
The sixth started with an away loss against last years champion, and only one point was secured at the first two home matches. Although league performance was bad with four points after four matches, Comercio survived round after round in the cup. In the fifth round a team getting to the eleventh round the season before visited Estadio de Comercio. Copying the opponent's tactics Comercio crushed them with 7-2. This performance could not be repeated the next round, so all eyes turned to the league. With ten victories in a row the championship was won at the last match day, beating the competitor with 4-0. The qualification match ended in a small loss, 1-2, so promotion was not achieved. This was achieved the season afterwards. Only one match didn't end in a win but an unlucky draw because the opponent managed to get four set pieces with 37%/36% possession and virtually no attack ratings, but it was a minor setback towards championship and promotion.
To be continued.
Comercio v2
Atlético Comercio will "upgrade" in the near future. Stay tuned to discover Comercio 2.0.
Results
| Global Season | Dutch Season | League | Cup | SG-Cup |
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| 41 | 30 | currently 8th in IV.25 | 2nd round | |
| 40 | 29 | 5th in IV.25 | 7th round | winner |
| 39 | 28 | 1st in V.85 | 6th round | not organized |
| 38 | 27 | 7th in IV.62 | 9th round | winner |
| 37 | 26 | 2nd in IV.62 | 7th round | winner |
| 36 | 25 | 4th in IV.62 | 7th round | not organized |
| 35 | 24 | 1st in V.108 | 6th round | finals |
| 34 | 23 | 3rd in V.108 | 5th round | finals |
| 33 | 22 | 2nd in V.108 | 4th round | winner |
| 32 | 21 | 1st in VI.755 | 3rd round | quarter finals |
| 31 | 20 | 1st in VI.755 | 6th round | semi finals |
| 30 | 19 | 2nd in VI.755 | 3rd round | quarter finals |
| 29 | 18 | 2nd in VI.755 | 3rd round | early rounds |
| 28 | 17 | 1st in VI.755 | 3rd round | early rounds |
| 27 | 16 | 3rd in VI.755 | 2nd round | early rounds |
| 26 | 15 | 5th in VI.755 | 2nd round | early rounds |
| 25 | 14 | 2nd in VII.138 | 3rd round | early rounds |
| 24 | 13 | 5th in VII.138 | 1st round | early rounds |
| 23 | 12 | 4th in VII.138 | ||
| 22 | 11 | 4th in VII.138 |
Teams
Staff
- Template:Flag/NED Coach senior squad: Berend Baggermans
- Template:Flag/NED Coach youth squad: Bjorn Druppers
- Template:Flag/NED Scout youth academy: Anfred Vestdijk (scouts in Eindhoven)
- Template:Flag/NED Scout youth academy: Onno Doeleman (scouts in Zeeland)
- Template:Flag/NED Scout youth academy: Ursul Antwerpen (scouts in Rotterdam)
Senior squad
| Nr. | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Arrival date | Transfer sum | Notes |
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| 1 | Template:Flag/NED | Ingemar Smalhout | GK | 03-01-2010 | €525,000 | |
| 12 | Template:Flag/NED | Ricky Bes | GK | 06-01-2009 | €475,000 | |
| 81 | Template:Flag/NED | Berend Baggermans | GK | 04-09-2008 | €1,250,000 |
Youth squad
| Nr. | Nat. | Name | Pos. | Arrival date | Transfer sum | Notes |
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| 1 | Template:Flag/NED | Ljippe Spriensma | GK | 21-03-2010 | €0 | talented |
| 2 | Template:Flag/NED | Laurens Hanemaaijer | WB | 20-09-2009 | €0 | technical |
| 3 | Template:Flag/NED | Rudy Lindenaar | WB/W | 21-02-2010 | €0 | |
| 4 | Template:Flag/NED | Fabian Piket | CD | 15-11-2009 | €0 | talented |
| 5 | Template:Flag/NED | Olav Füglistahler | CD/IM | 01-11-2009 | €0 | powerful |
| 6 | Template:Flag/NED | Matthias van Valkengoeds | IM/W | 10-01-2010 | €0 | |
| 7 | Template:Flag/NED | Nicholas Smeekes | W | 28-02-2010 | €0 | head |
| 8 | Template:Flag/NED | Edje Landman | IM | 16-05-2010 | €0 | talented |
| 9 | Template:Flag/NED | Xavier Bisschof | CD/FW | 11-04-2010 | €0 | |
| 10 | Template:Flag/NED | Benjamin Patijn | FW | 19-04-2010 | €0 | head |
| 11 | Template:Flag/NED | Thieu van Helmond | W | 14-02-2010 | €0 | |
| 12 | Template:Flag/NED | Dries Lever | GK | 09-05-2010 | €0 | talented |
| 14 | Template:Flag/NED | Rafaël van den Hoek | CD/IM/FW | 03-01-2010 | €0 | |
| 15 | Template:Flag/NED | Roel Zielhuis | FW | 28-03-2010 | €0 | |
| 19 | Template:Flag/NED | Leslie Froijen | FW | 13-09-2009 | €0 | leader |
Flag chasing
When Atlético Comercio is not active in the KNVB Beker, a friendly cup or a clash, Stef310 tries to collect some flags. The table below shows which flags have been collected, and in what season. Obviously away flags are preferred, but lately due to difficulty collecting away flags also home flags are targeted.
Federations
Stef310 has been in and out multiple federations in his Hattrick carreer. Currently he is active in the following federations:
- Hattrick Federatie Rotterdam (HFR)
- Politiek Café (PolCaf)
- De Stamgasten (SG)
- The Incredible Fed (ThIN)
- If You Want 'FOUNDED FEDERATION' Achievement (YMCA)
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