RKC Waalwijk
 |
|||
| Full name | Rooms Katholieke Combinatie Waalwijk |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short name | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| Founded | August 26, 1940 | ||
| Ground | Mandemakers Stadion Waalwijk (Capacity: 7,500) |
||
| Chairman |  Justin Goetzee |
||
| Manager | Ruud Brood |
||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie, 1st (promoted) | ||
|
|||
RKC Waalwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛr ˈkaː ˈseː ˈʋaːl.ʋɛi̯k]) is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' (Roman Catholic Combination in Dutch) and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.
Contents |
[edit] History
The club was formed on 26 August 1940 and used to play its home games at Sportpark Olympia. Its new stadium, the 7500 seater Mandemakers Stadion was opened in 1996 and featured the home match against Roda JC. While considered as one of the Eredivisie's smaller clubs, it nevertheless maintained its top flight status for many years. Its home colors are yellow and blue.
At the end of the season 2006/07, RKC Waalwijk were relegated from the Eredivisie after a defeat in play-offs against VVV-Venlo.
On 3 June 2009 they were promoted to the Eredivisie division after a win in the play-offs against De Graafschap. Though, their spell didn't last long ending in the last place with only 15 points. In the season followed they would finish first in the Eerste Divisie promoting back in the top flight of Dutch football.
[edit] Results
[edit] RKC in Europe
- Group = group game
- 1R = first round
- 2R = second round
- 3R = third round
- 1/8 = 1/8 final
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score | Goalscorers RKC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Intertoto Cup | |||||
| Group |  West Germany |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-1, 2-2 | |||
| Group |  Austria |
First Vienna FC | 3-4, 2-4 | |||
| Group |  East Germany |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 2-0, 1-0 | |||
| 1989 | Intertoto Cup | |||||
| Group |  France |
Caen | 1-0, 0-2 | |||
| Group |  Denmark |
Lyngby BK | 1-1, 0-2 | |||
| Group | Germany |
FC Schalke 04 | 3-2, 4-2 | |||
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3R |  England |
Bradford City | 0-2, 0-1 | |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3R | Germany |
TSV 1860 München | 1-2, 1-3 |
[edit] Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2009 and List of Dutch football transfers winter 2009-10.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
[edit] On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
[edit] Honours
- Eerste Divisie (2):
[edit] Former managers
Peter Boeve- Bert Jacobs (1996-97)
- Martin Jol (1998-04)
- Erwin Koeman (2004-05)
- Adrie Koster (2005-07)
- Hans Verèl (1993)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (Dutch)
|
|
|||||
