Dijkse Boys

Dijkse Boys is a Dutch amateur association football club from Helmond, North Brabant.

Dijkse Boys
Full nameVoetbalvereniging Dijkse Boys
Founded1948
GroundSportpark Berckendonk
Helmond
Capacity1,500[1]
ChairmanHans van de Vijfeijken
ManagerWim Swinkels
LeagueEerste Klasse
2012–13Eerste Klasse

The club was founded on May 8, 1948 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history, making it the second team in the town after professional crosstown rivals Helmond Sport. The club was part of the Hoofdklasse league in the 2009–10 season, completing it in fifthplace in the Sunday B group, and then winning promotion to the newly established Topklasse league for the inaugural 2010–11 season through playoffs.

After a few months into the 2010-11 season, the main sponsor withdrew, leaving Dijkse Boys in financial trouble. In the turmoil, the club lost a KNVB Cup match against SC Genemuiden 1-9. The day after the defeat, Dijkse Boys decided to withdraw from the Topklasse because of financial problems.[2]

The club was relegates to Hoofdklasse. As of the 2012-13 season the club plays in de Eerste Klasse. The fifth league on the Dutch football league pyramid.

Current squad

2010–11 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Jaap Janssen
GK Ariën Pietersma
MF Yusuf Altunel
MF Abdes Assouiki
MF Danny van Bakel
MF Gokan Balci
FW Youssef Chida
DF Eltjo Gnodde
FW Paul Jans
MF Gaetan Klaassen
No. Position Player
DF Wouter Lamers
FW Robbie Lutgens
FW Mathijs van der Meijden
FW Jihad Ouchene
MF Tom Timmermans
FW Nyron Wau
DF Antoine Wellens
DF William van de Wetering
FW Freek Winckens
DF Serginho Zwennicker

References
  1. "Sportpark Berckendonk" (in Dutch). Soccerway. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  2. Leden Dijkse Boys kiezen voor degradatie en Sportpark Berkendonck Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (Dutch)
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