Heracles Almelo
| Full name | Heracles Almelo | ||
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| Nicknames | Heraclieden, HAFC, Paupers, SCH | ||
| Founded | 3 May 1903 | ||
| Ground | Asito Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 12,080 | ||
| Chairman | Jacob Roche | ||
| Head coach | Ernest Faber | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie, 14th of 18 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Heracles Almelo (Dutch: [ɦeːˈraːkləs ˈɑlməloː]) is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title in 2004–05, gaining promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in 28 years. The club remained in the top flight for 17 seasons before suffering relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season.
In 2012, they reached the KNVB Cup final for the first time, losing to PSV in the final. The club's main rival is Twente.