RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk
Full name	Rooms Katholieke Combinatie Waalwijk
Short name	RKC
Founded	26 August 1940
Ground	Mandemakers Stadion; Waalwijk
Capacity	7,500
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Fred Grim
League	Eredivisie
2019–20	Eredivisie, 18th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

RKC Waalwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrkaːˈseː ˈʋaːlʋɛi̯k]) is a football club currently playing in the Dutch Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger of HEC, WVB and Hercules.

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 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 2006–07 season, 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.

After another relegation at the end of the 2013-14 season, RKC Waalwijk finished 20th (last) in the 2014-15 season of Eerste Divisie. However, they didn't relegate to Topklasse (amateurs) because both of the two Topklasse champions declined promotion into professionalism. In 2016-17, they made the Eerste Divisie playoffs, losing 5-2 on aggregate to FC Emmen.

In the 2017–18 season, RKC was placed 16th out of 20 teams in the Eerste Divisie. In 2019, Waalwijk promoted back to the Eredivisie after a five year absence, after beating Go Ahead Eagles in the play-off finals. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg at home, RKC won the second leg 4–5 away.[1]

In the 2019-20 season, RKC finished in last place, but they survived relegation due to the season being declared void.[2]

Results

Below is a table with RKC's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1984.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2017–18 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2017–18	second round
2016–17 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	2016–17	second round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie	18th	–	2015–16	second round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	20th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (promotion/relegation playoffs: relegation)	2013–14	second round
2012–13 Eredivisie	14th	–	2012–13	third round
2011–12 Eredivisie	9h	–	2011–12	quarter final
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promoted)	2010–11	semi final
2009–10 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion/relegation play-offs: promotion)	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2007–08	round of 16
2006–07 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (promotion/relegation play-off: relegation)	2006–07	semi final
2005–06 Eredivisie	12th	–	2005–06	third round
2004–05 Eredivisie	9th	–	2004–05	round of 16
2003–04 Eredivisie	11th	–	2003–04	round of 16
2002–03 Eredivisie	9th	–	2002–03	third round
2001–02 Eredivisie	8th	–	2001–02	round of 16
2000–01 Eredivisie	7th	–	2000–01	second round
1999–2000 Eredivisie	11th	–	1999–00	quarter finals
1998–99 Eredivisie	16th	promotion/relegation competition: no relegation	1998–99	second round
1997–98 Eredivisie	16th	promotion/relegation competition: no relegation	1997–98	second round
1996–97 Eredivisie	16th	promotion/relegation competition: no relegation	1996–97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	11th	–	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	8th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	16th	promotion/relegation competition: no relegation	1993–94	quarter finals
1992–93 Eredivisie	9th	–	1992–93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	10th	–	1991–92	third round
1990–91 Eredivisie	7th	–	1990–91	second round
1989–90 Eredivisie	8th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	11th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1987–88	semi finals
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion competition: no promotion	1986–87	second round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion competition: no promotion	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion competition: no promotion	1984–85	first round

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
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
1992	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

Current squad

As of 31 January 2020[3]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	Juriën Gaari
3	DF	Melle Meulensteen
4	DF	Hannes Delcroix (on loan from Anderlecht)
5	DF	Paul Quasten
6	MF	Daan Rienstra (captain)
7	MF	Tijjani Reijnders (on loan from AZ)
8	MF	Anas Tahiri
9	FW	Mario Bilate
10	MF	Richard van der Venne
11	FW	Darren Maatsen
12	MF	Hans Mulder
13	GK	Kees Heemskerk
14	DF	Henrico Drost

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Lars Nieuwpoort
16	DF	Ingo van Weert
17	FW	Stanley Elbers (on loan from PEC Zwolle)
18	MF	Nando Nöstlinger
19	FW	Sylla Sow
21	MF	Lennerd Daneels
22	GK	Mike Grim
23	MF	Clint Leemans (on loan from PEC Zwolle)
24	FW	Dylan Vente (on loan from Feyenoord)
25	DF	Stefan Velkov (on loan from Den Bosch)
26	MF	Nikki Baggerman
27	FW	Emil Hansson (on loan from Hannover 96)
28	FW	Saïd Bakari
29	DF	Fabian Sporkslede

Honours

Eerste Divisie

Champions (2): 1987–88, 2010–11

Former coaches

Wim Klaassen (1968–71)
Jan Remmers (1974–80)
Leen Looijen (1985–86)
Leo van Veen (July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1993)
Hans Verèl (July 1, 1993–Dec 18, 1993)
Bert Jacobs (Dec 18, 1993–June 30, 1995)
Leo van Veen (July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1996)
Cees van Kooten (July 1, 1996–Oct 12, 1996)

Bert Jacobs (Oct 12, 1996–June 30, 1997)
Peter Boeve (July 1, 1997–Oct 26, 1998)
Martin Jol (Oct 26, 1998–June 30, 2004)
Erwin Koeman (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005)
Adrie Koster (July 1, 2005–Nov 27, 2006)
Mark Wotte (Nov 27, 2006–June 20, 2007)
Željko Petrović (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)

Ruud Brood (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2012)
Erwin Koeman (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2014)
Martin Koopman (July 1, 2014 – February 11, 2015)
Peter van den Berg (February 12, 2015 - January 7, 2018)
Hans de Koning (January 7, 2018 - June 30, 2018)
Fred Grim (July 8, 2018 -)

References

"RKC keert na knotsgekke wedstrijd in Deventer terug in eredivisie". nos.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit
"RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "RKC keert na knotsgekke wedstrijd in Deventer terug in eredivisie". nos.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[2] ttps://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/afwikkeling-voetbalseizoen-201920-een-feit

[3] "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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