Lycurgus (volleyball)

Lycurgus Groningen
Founded1952
GroundMartiniPlaza[1]
(Capacity: 4,350)
ChairmanArie Wink
ManagerMark Lebedew
LeagueDutch Eredivisie
2022–233rd place
WebsiteClub home page

Lycurgus is a Dutch professional men's volleyball club based in Groningen. They currently compete in the top flight of Dutch volleyball, the Dutch Eredivisie.

History

Abiant Lycurgus had relative success through the 1970s and 1980s, but the club never won any championships. It 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

  • Current Roster (2023/24 season)
No. Name Date of birth Position
4 United States Cole Bogner (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) setter
9 Netherlands Sam Gortzak (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29) setter
19 United States Cal Fisher (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25) opposite
1 Netherlands Thomas Sleurink (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) outside hitter
5 United States Kyle McCauley (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) outside hitter
8 United States Cole Gillis (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24) outside hitter
10 Netherlands Maarten Bartels (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26) outside hitter
11 Netherlands Guus Boer (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) outside hitter
13 Netherlands Ramon Martinez-Gion (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 34) outside hitter
2 Netherlands Arjan Westera (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30) middle blocker
6 Netherlands Luuk Hofhuis (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
14 Netherlands Robin Boekhoudt (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) middle blocker
14 Netherlands Gustavs Freimanis (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
17 Netherlands Niels De Vries (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28) middle blocker
7 Netherlands Niels Kuijpens (1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28) libero
20 Netherlands Jeffery Klok (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25) libero
Head coach: Netherlands Arjan Taaij

Honours

  • Dutch Championship
Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • Dutch Cup
Winners (5): 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Dutch SuperCup
Winners (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23

References

  1. ^ "Thuishal". Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2024.