About ADO Den Haag

ADO Den Haag is a professional football club based in The Hague, Netherlands, founded in 1905 under the name Alles Door Oefening (ADO). In its early years, the club grew from a local amateur side into one of the stronger teams in Dutch football, gradually climbing through regional and national divisions. After moving to the Zuiderpark area in the 1920s, ADO became more established and eventually reached the highest level of Dutch football, laying the foundation for its long-term presence in the national game.

The club experienced its greatest early success during the 1940s, when it won the Dutch national championship twice, in 1942 and 1943. This period marked ADO’s peak in the amateur era, as the team was one of the strongest in the country despite the difficult conditions of World War II. In the following decades, ADO remained competitive, winning the KNVB Cup in 1968 and continuing to play an important role in Dutch top-flight football.

In 1971, ADO merged with Holland Sport to form FC Den Haag, and in 1996 the club returned to the name ADO Den Haag after another reorganization. Since the introduction of modern professional football, the club has generally moved between the Eredivisie and the second division, with occasional strong seasons such as European qualification in 2011. Today, ADO Den Haag is known as a traditional Dutch club with a loyal fan base, a strong local identity, and a history deeply connected to the city of The Hague.