end of the 2012–13 season, winning the promotion play-offs. The club remained in the top division for the 2014–15 season, finishing 13th. Go Ahead Eagles would compete in Europe in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League due to the Netherlands' first place in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. National Fair Play winner Twente withdrew due to financial difficulties, making the place for Go Ahead Eagles. However, they also suffered relegation after losing 2–0 on aggregate to De Graafschap in the May 2015 promotion/relegation play-offs. In July 2015, they were beaten 2–5 on aggregate by Hungarian side Ferencváros in the first Europa League qualifying round with the home leg played in Emmen due to the Adelaarshorst being renovated, and the away leg without spectators because the Hungarians were serving a ban by UEFA. The club bounced back to the Eredivisie on the first attempt in May 2016 after beating De Graafschap 5–2 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-offs, but were relegated again at the end of the 2016–17 season. In May 2021, Go Ahead finished second in the Eerste Divisie, earning promotion back to the Eredivisie after four seasons in the second tier. Honours Eredivisie Winner: 1916–17, 1921–22, 1929–30, 1932–33 KNVB Cup Runners-up: 1964–65 Tweede Divisie Winner: 1958–59 Promoted to Eredivisie Promotion: 1962–63, 1991–92, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2020–21 Domestic results Below is a table with Go Ahead Eagles' domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956. European record Notes Goals by Go Ahead Eagles are listed first. 1R: First round GS: Group stage Rivalries Go Ahead Eagles' biggest rivals are PEC Zwolle. Both clubs are located at the river IJssel, hence the name IJssel-derby. Further teams who share a rivalry with Go Ahead Eagles include FC Twente, Vitesse and De Graafschap. Current squad Out on loan Former players Stephan Andersen Kari Arkivuo Peter Arntz Kresten Bjerre Sonny Bosz Henk ten Cate Wiel Coerver René Eijkelkamp Reza Ghoochannejhad La'Vere Corbin-Ong Leo Halle Cees van Kooten Jan Kromkamp Bert van Marwijk Marc Overmars Quincy Promes Dick Schneider Viktor Sikora Uğur Yıldırım Hamid Zarbaf Demy de Zeeuw Coaching Staff Coaching history Fred Fitton (1946–1948) Stephan Nagy (1948–50) Franz Köhler (1954–56) Gilbert Richmond (1957–62) František Fadrhonc (July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1970) Barry Hughes (July 1, 1970 – June 30, 1973) Jan Notermans (1973–75) Henk van Brussel (1975) Leo Beenhakker (1975–76) Henk van Brussel (interim) (1976) Wiel Coerver (July 1, 1976 – June 30,