Original Vintage football shirt HBS 80s

HBS is a sports club for football, cricket and hockey in The Hague. Golf, bridge, billiards and bowls are also played in an organized context. When playing bridge we work together with the neighbors: Quick.

A boy received a ball as a gift on his birthday and founded a "Football Club" with two of his friends from the Hogereburgerschool in The Hague on October 7, 1893. The three founders are J. Dijkman, A.W.G. Stigter and H. Tengbergen. They played on the Malieveld in The Hague where every club in The Hague from that time played. When the club was no longer a student club, the name Houdt Braef Stant was adopted in 1898, while retaining the initials. The first shirt was blue with white HBS letters on it.

On October 1, 1894, HBS founded the Hague Football Association with HVV. In 1897 HBS merged with the Hector club. The outfit was changed to a white shirt with a wide red stripe on the chest and back and black trousers. In 1898, the government, as owner of the Malieveld, banned football there. HVV moved to its current location in Benoordenhout and HBS to a field on Beeklaan near a farm called 'Hanenburg' (on the site of the current Hanenburglaan).

In 1900, HBS moved to Valkenboslaan, on the corner of the current Weimarstraat, not far from the then location of VUC. In 1905 HBS chose a new uniform; this turned completely black. The nickname 'Crows' dates from that time. During that time, HBS became national champions twice and won the Silver Ball twice.

In 1901, the second edition of the Coupe van der Straten-Ponthoz was won with a final victory over Racing Club Brussels. This tournament can be seen as a distant predecessor of the European Cup I.

In 1910, due to the growth of the club, HBS moved to Houtrust, which was located at the beginning of Sportlaan near Houtrustlaan. Here a stadium was created that would eventually have a capacity of 25,000 spectators. Due to the construction of the Atlantic Wall, HBS had to leave Houtrust in 1943 and the club was accommodated at VUC on the Schenkkade. After repairs, HBS returned to Houtrust after the war. From 1955 she shared the accommodation with Scheveningen Holland Sport, one of the two professional clubs in The Hague. HBS played one Sunday and SHS the other. In 1966, the municipality of The Hague discussed with HBS a move from Houtrust to Daal en Bergselaan because subletting was a thorn in the side of the municipal council. In 1968 the move was concrete.

At HBS one could not simply become a member. Until well into the 1960s, a system of balloting ensured that the HBS membership base was protected from unwanted people. A new member could only become a member if he was nominated by five members of HBS. The Hague associations HVV and Quick also participated in balloting.