Editing ADO Den Haag (section)

===1996–present: ADO Den Haag===
[[Image:Mural, ADO Den Haag stadium.jpg|thumb|Mural in the new ADO stadium]]

After a long spell in the country's [[Eerste Divisie|second tier of league football]], ADO Den Haag played four seasons in the Eredivisie then were relegated again in the [[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07 season]]. However, after finishing sixth in the 2007–08 season, they went on to win the play-offs, meaning promotion back to the Eredivisie for 2008–09. The club's new home was finished in 2007: the 15,000-capacity [[Kyocera Stadion]], formerly known as the Den Haag Stadion. Their home colors are yellow and green. They began the 2008–09 season with two wins which put them on top of the Eredivisie for the first time in 32 years. In the 2009–10 season, the club's average home attendance was 11,745 spectators.

The team enjoyed success in the 2010–11 season. Defeating rivals Ajax twice was one of the highlights of the season. ADO Den Haag finished seventh in the league and won the play-offs (beating [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]] and [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]) which offered the last Dutch [[UEFA Europa League]] place. They won the first matches against Lithuanian side [[FK Tauras Tauragė|Tauras]] (3–2, 2–0) but lost the first away leg for the third qualifying round against Cypriot club [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] 3–0 in [[Nicosia]].

ADO supporters have strong links with Welsh club [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]. Flags of the respective clubs are often flown at the matches of the other club, and both clubs regularly hold pre-season friendly matches. [[Legia Warsaw]] (Poland), [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] (Belgium) and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (Italy) also share strong supporter links with ADO Den Haag.

The club was in serious financial trouble in 2008 and in June 2014, its majority shareholder agreed to sell the club to Chinese-based United Vansen International Sports Company, Ltd. for a reported $8.9&nbsp;million.<ref>Montague, James [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/sports/soccer/dutch-soccer-team-ado-den-haag-chinese-owner-wang-hui.html A Soccer Team, Its Foreign Owner and Local Discontent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612175722/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/sports/soccer/dutch-soccer-team-ado-den-haag-chinese-owner-wang-hui.html |date=12 June 2018 }} ''The New York Times''. 6 January 2016</ref> The current ownership group has "promised to invest millions of euros" into the club.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.eurosport.com/football/dutch-club-den-haag-to-be-taken-over-by-chinese-company_sto4301164/story.shtml |title= Dutch club Den Haag to be taken over by Chinese company |agency= Reuters |author-link= Reuters |date= 24 June 2014 |website= eurosport.com |publisher= [[Eurosport]] |access-date= 23 April 2015 |archive-date= 12 February 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240212154408/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status= live }}</ref> UVS was founded in 2008 and was responsible for organising the [[2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|Beijing Olympic closing ceremony]] and football curtain-raisers attracting prominent football clubs such as Juventus, [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://en.ciftis.org/index.php/index-view-aid-8741.html |title= Glimpses of Exhibitors: United Vansen International Sports Co., Ltd. |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= 27 February 2015 |website= cifts.org |publisher= China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services |access-date= 23 April 2015 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073447/http://en.ciftis.org/index.php/index-view-aid-8741.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The 2019–20 season was declared void, with no promotion/relegation, which meant ADO Den Haag remained in Eredivisie for the 2020–21 season despite their 17th-place finish.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit |title=Eredivisie |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524145200/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, ADO Den Haag was relegated to the [[Eerste Divisie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ado-degradeert-na-dramatische-middag-tegen-willem-ii |title=ADO degradeert na dramatische middag tegen Willem II |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=13 May 2021 |publisher=Voetbal International |language=nl |archive-date=12 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212154442/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ado-degradeert-na-dramatische-middag-tegen-willem-ii |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, American investment company Global Football Holdings, owned by [[David Blitzer]], purchased majority shares in the club from [[United Vansen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Football club ADO Den Haag taken over by American company |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/11/football-club-ado-den-haag-taken-over-by-american-company/ |website=DutchNews.nl |date=5 November 2021 |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208033608/https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/11/football-club-ado-den-haag-taken-over-by-american-company/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Salt Lake Players Set for Short-Term Training Stints in Europe |url=https://www.rsl.com/news/real-salt-lake-players-set-for-short-term-training-stints-in-europe |website=rsl.com |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507125030/https://www.rsl.com/news/real-salt-lake-players-set-for-short-term-training-stints-in-europe |url-status=live }}</ref>