Abiant Lycurgus

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
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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: Netherlands Arjan Taaij

No. Name Date of birth Height Position
1 Netherlands Gortzak, SamSam GortzakMarch 15, 19951.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Setter
2 Netherlands Kooistra, WytzeWytze KooistraJune 3, 19822.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Opposite
3 Canada Fraser, BryanBryan FraserJanuary 31, 19911.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Outside Hitter
4 Netherlands Dercksen, TjerkTjerk DercksenJanuary 31, 19921.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside Hitter
5 Netherlands Van de Kamp, AukeAuke Van de KampJuly 31, 19952.02 m (6 ft 8 in)Outside Hitter
6 United States West, MattMatt WestOctober 1, 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in)Setter
7 United States Olson, NickNick OlsonDecember 21, 19932.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Middle Blocker
8 Netherlands Dronkers, JustJust DronkersJune 7, 19931.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Libero
9 Netherlands van Schie, StijnStijn van SchieFebruary 19, 19952.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Opposite
11 Netherlands Scheper, SanderSander ScheperDecember 14, 19952.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Middle Blocker
12 United States Berzins, MikelisMikelis BerzinsAugust 9, 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Outside Hitter
17 Netherlands de Vries, NielsNiels de VriesJuly 4, 19962.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Middle Blocker
18 Netherlands Borst, DennisDennis BorstFebruary 1, 19921.99 m (6 ft 6 in)Middle Blocker

References

  1. "Abiant Lycurgus Team". Lycurgus.nl. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

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