ONS Sneek
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| Full name | Oranje Nassau Sneek |
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| Founded | April 4, 1932 |
| Ground | Zuidersportpark Sneek |
| Capacity | 950 |
| Chairman | Harm de Wagt |
| Manager | Richard Karrenbelt |
| League | Topklasse |
| 2014–15 | 12th, Saturday Topklasse |
ONS Sneek is a Dutch football club from Sneek, who play in the Topklasse.
ONS stands for Oranje Nassau Sneek. The club was founded on 4 April 1932 and since their foundation played their matches at the Sportpark Leeuwarderweg. Since 1973 they have played their matches at the Zuidersportpark.
In 2004 ONS became champions of the Eerste Klasse C in the Netherlands, and were promoted to the Zaterdag hoofdklasse C. After two years in the league, the club won the championship of that league on 22 April 2006, beating the Drachtster Boys in direct competition, after SC Genemuiden lost their final match of the season, and failed to secure three points to win the title. In May 2009 ONS Sneed were relegated to the Eerste Klasse, however they were promoted again after just one season, playing the 2011/12 season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse, just one loeague below the Topklasse, the highest level of amateur football in the Netherlands.
From 2008-2012 the club had an active working relationship with the professional club SC Cambuur.
A famous former player of ONS Sneek is Sandor van der Heide from SC Cambuur, who is the assistant manager at ONS Sneek since the 2010/11 season.
Since 2012 the club has terminated their working relationship with SC Cambuur, and have entered a four-year partnership with Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.
On 1 July 2012 the club changed their name to ONS Boso Sneek, but are still widely known as ONS Sneek.
On 25 September 2012, ONS Sneek qualified for the third round of the KNVB Cup, beating SBV Excelsior from Rotterdam 5-4 on penalties, after the match ended in a 1-1 draw, facing Dutch giants AFC Ajax at home in the third round of the Dutch Cup.
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