VV Dongen

VV Dongen
Full name Voetbalvereniging Dongen
Nickname(s) Kanaries (canaries)
Founded 1 August 1923
Ground De Biezen, Dongen
Chairman Angela Jansens
Manager Ron Timmers
League Derde Divisie
2016–17 Derde Division (Sunday), 3rd
Website Club website

VV Dongen is a football club from Dongen, Netherlands. Dongen played in the Sunday Derde Divisie (4th tier) in the 2016-17 season, where it ended third and participated in the qualification rounds for the Tweede Divisie.

VV Dongen has approximately 900 members which make up 11 senior teams (1 lady team), 12 junior teams (2 girl teams) and 25 pupil teams (23 girl teams). They play on sports accommodation de Biezen in Dongen.

The club was founded in 1923, when DVC and Olympia merged. The club's first name was Dongense Sportvereniging Dongen-Vooruit (Dongen Sports club Dongen Forward). The club colors were black and white. In 1944 the club's name was changed to VV Dongen. Four years earlier, the colors were changed to yellow and blue.[1]

Deurne won the 2010 KNVB District Cup in the Zuid 1 (South 1) District. They went on to win the 2010 KNVB Amateur Cup as well.

References

  1. ↑ "Historie" (in Dutch). vvdongen.nl. Retrieved 26 June 2013.


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