HHC Hardenberg
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| Full name | Hardenberg Heemse Combinatie |
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| Founded | 1954-06-01 |
| Ground |
De Boshoek Hardenberg |
| Capacity | 4,500 |
| Chairman |
 Louis Breukelman |
| Manager |
Marcel Groninger |
| League | Tweede Divisie |
| 2015–16 | 2nd, Saturday Topklasse |
HHC Hardenberg is a football club from Hardenberg, the Netherlands. The club is currently playing in the Tweede Divisie.
HHC Hardenberg was founded in 1954, as the result of a merger between Hardenberg Voetbal Club of Hardenberg en SV Heemse of neighbouring Heemse. The letters HHC stand for Hardenberg Heemse Combinatie (Hardenberg Heemse Combination).
The club won its first title, in the Vierde Klasse (Fourth Class), in the 1964-65 season, securing promotion to the Derde Klasse (Third Class). The club played in that division for 11 seasons, and won the title in 1975-76, clinching promotion to the Tweede Klasse (Second Class).
The introduction of the Hoofdklasse changed the structure of the league. The Eerste Klasse (First Class) became the Hoofdklasse, and the Tweede Klasse, where HHC were playing, became the Eerste Klasse (First Class).
HHC was relegated back to what had become the Tweede Klasse after the 1990-91 season. HHC won the playoffs in that division in 1998, securing promotion to the Eerste Klasse (First Class).
In the 2000-01 season, HHC finished second in the Eerste Klasse E, qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs, HHC came close to being promoted to the Hoofdklasse. In the 2003-04 season, HHC finished tied on first place in the Eerste Klasse D. A decisive match against Excelsior '31 was lost, but HHC qualified for the playoffs and won both playoff matches, securing promotion to the Hoofdklasse, for the first time in the club's existence.
In the first season on the highest level of amateur football in the Netherlands, the club managed to avoid relegation, finishing the season in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C in 10th place (out of 14). In the 2005-06, HHC won the third periode (period), securing a place in the KNVB Cup 2006-07.
The third season of HHC in the Hoofdklasse ended with the title in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C. In the competition for the national Saturday title, HHC finished bottom of the group, behind Rijnsburgse Boys (champion of the Saturday Hoofdklasse A) and IJsselmeervogels (champion of the Saturday Hoofdklasse B). HHC managed to defend their title in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C the next season.
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