HBS Craeyenhout

HBS Craeyenhout is an omnisports club based in The Hague that fields teams in association football, cricket and hockey.

It currently plays in the Vierde Divisie, the fifth tier of the Dutch football league system.

Founded in 1893, HBS Craeyenhout spent a period of 58 years – 1896 to 1954 – in the top division of Dutch football, winning the league in 1903–04, 1905–06 and 1924–1925.

The club contributed a number of players to the Dutch national side, and chose to keep playing as an amateur team.

A boy got a ball for his birthday gift and with two of his friends from the Secondary School in The Hague set up a "Football Club" on 7 October 1893.

In addition, the dress in a white shirt with a wide red stripe on the chest and back was changed and black trousers.

The construction of the Atlantic Wall forced HBS Houtrust to be abandoned in 1943 and the club got to shelter at VUC Schenkkade.

In 1966 the Hague discussed with HBS a move to the Houtrust Daal and Bergselaan because the sublet actually was a thorn in the eyes of the council.

The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with HBS:

HBS football team 1931-1932: v.d. Bergen, van Romondt, Ophorst, van Kesteren, d'Fonseca, Diehl, Schoorl, Arntzenius, Denis, Vermetten, Rambonnet