Alterno

Dros-Alterno Apeldoorn
Full name	Volleybalvereniging (VV) Alterno Apeldoorn
Short name	Alterno
Founded	1973
Ground	Alternohal,; Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Chairman	Henk Wijnsma
League	Eredivisie Dames
Website	Club home page
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Home	Away

VV Alterno is a Dutch volleyball club based in Apeldoorn. It has professional and amateur teams (men, women, youth and sitting volleyball) with the women's team being the most successful and currently playing in the Eredivisie Dames, the highest level in the Netherlands.^[1]

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:^[2]^[3]

Alterno (1973–1998)
Middelink Alterno (1998–1999)
Dros Alterno (1999–2010)
Alterno (2010–2014)
Coolen Alterno (2014–2018)
Dros-Alterno (2018–present)

History

Founded on 27 June 1973, its main teams (men and women) started playing in the second division, with both being relegated and promoted between the second and lower divisions throughout the years. In 2005 the women's team reached the highest division (Eredivisie) for the first time and were runners-up of the 2009 Dutch Cup. In 2013 the women's team won the Dutch Cup and claimed the Eredivisie title in the following year (2014).^[4]^[5]^[6] As a result, the team qualified for European competitions, participating in the CEV Women's Challenge Cup (in 2013–14 and 2014–15).^[7] The team reached the finals of the 2017–18 Eredivisie season and became the season's runners-up.^[8]

The men's team reached the highest division (Eredivisie) for the first time in 2015.^[4]^[5]

Besides its main teams, the club also has youth teams and a sitting volleyball team, with a total of over 70 teams in all categories and more than 700 athletes. The youth teams were awarded 'Best Volleybal Youth Training in the Netherlands' in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2014, while the sitting volleyball won the national championship in 2012.^[4]

Honours

National competitions

Women

Eredivisie: 1

2013–14

Dutch Cup: 1

2012–13

References

^ "Eredivisie Dames - Stand". Dutch Volleyball Federation (NEVOBO) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Alterno wordt Coolen – Alterno!". apeldoorndirect.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "DROS Schoonmaakdiensten nieuwe hoofdsponsor volleybalvereniging Alterno". Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mulder, Jos (31 December 2016). "Clubhistorie". Volleybalvereniging Alterno Apeldoorn (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b Mulder, Jos (31 December 2016). "Alterno van jaar tot jaar". Volleybalvereniging Alterno Apeldoorn (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
^ Hahn, Gepko (12 April 2014). "Alterno is landskampioen". volleybalkrant.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Alterno Apeldoorn - Team History". CEV. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Volleybalsters Sliedrecht Sport pakken landstitel". NOS (in Dutch). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.