Sportclub Emma is an association football club from Dordrecht, Netherlands. Its first squad plays in the

Derde Klasse The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands and the sixth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 44 divisions, 20 played on Saturday and 24 on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The champion ...

since 2019. Its colors are red and blue.

History

1910s–1930s: Foundation and the early years

SC Emma was founded on 1 May 1911. In the 1930–1931 season it played in the

D of the KNVB. PSV tegen SC Emma 1-1

1940s–1950s: Eerste Klasse and professional football

In September 1940, four months after the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, Emma beat VIOS 10–0. SC Emma promoted to the Dutch top tier, at that time the Eerste Klasse, in 1941. In 1946 it returned to the Tweede Klasse and in 1950 it promoted again to the Eerste. From 1954 to 1958, beginning when the Eerste Klasse turned professional, it played four seasons of pro football. The professional leagues were under development during these years, so it played every year in another league: Eerste Klasse then

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

, both as tier 1, the Eerste Divisie (tier 2) and finally

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...

(tier 3). Their most famous players were the brothers

Cor Cor or COR may refer to: People * Cor people, an ethnic group of Vietnam * Cor (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jon Cor (born 1984), a Canadian actor Places * Cor, Templeport, a townland in County Cavan, Ireland * Califor ...

, Freek,

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and

Wim Wim is a masculine given name or a shortened form of Willem and other names and may refer to: * Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer * Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician * Wim Arras (born 1964), Belgian cyclist * Wim Blockmans ...

and their cousin Jur. Alongside played

Wim van der Gaag Wim van der Gaag (born 14 July 1936 in Rotterdam) is a retired professional association football player in the Netherlands and in Australia, known for his frequent change of teams. Van der Gaag's position was forward. Later, he became a manager of a ...

and Leen Hubert. Cor van der Gijp had 13 caps on the Dutch national team and was sold for 18,000 guilders to Feyenoord. After its best players left and under the pressure of the KNVB, who were concerned about the long-term viability of three professional football clubs from one town, SC Emma relegated to lower leagues (

EBOH Eendracht Brengt Ons Hoger (EBOH) is a Dutch current amateur and former professional association football club from Dordrecht. The club was founded in 1921 and played in professional football from 1954 to 1962. Its first squad currently plays in 2 ...

left professional football in 1962 and

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

continues, usually in the Eerste Divisie).

1960s–1980s: Back to amateur football and gradual decline

Going back to amateur football wasn't easy on SC Emma. In November 1960 Emma stood dead-last in the Eerste Klasse, having played one more game than all other teams, and were beaten 6–2 by ONA Gouda. In the season of 1971–72, Emma already played in the Tweede Klasse D. In the season of 1977–78, it could be found in the Derde Klasse D. In 1988, Emma filed a protest against relegation to the

1990s–2010s: Vierde Klasse, merging and name revisions

In 1994–95 Emma played in the Vierde Klasse. Decades of gradual decline and relegation led to difficulties in team staging, finance, and membership. In 1997 Emma merged with two other clubs from Dordrecht, ASW and ODS. The new name was Sportclub Reeland, after the neighborhood that was its home base. In 2007, as SC Reeland rebranded itself SC Emma, ODS left for new independence, then merged in 2013 with another fusion club from Dordrecht, GSC. Between 1998 and 2019, SC Reeland turned SC Emma played predominantly in the Vierde Klasse, except for three single seasons in the Vijfde Klasse and one in the

, always immediately bouncing back. In 2009 the promotion came after a Vierde Klasse section championship, in 2014 likewise in the Vijfde Klasse. Also in 2014, Emma lost 16–0 to Dordrecht neighbor VV Wieldrecht that played in the particular season two tiers higher. In the summer of 2019 SC Emma promoted to the

after it won a Vierde Klasse section championship.

2020s: Derde Klasse

With the results of the 2019–20 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Emma remained in the Derde Klasse until summer 2021.

Associated people

Managers

* 1952–1953:

Richard Kohn Richard Kohn (27 February 1888 – 16 June 1963) was an Austrian football player and later coach of FC Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona and Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was Jewish, born in Vienna. His nickname was ''Dombi'' or ''Little Dombi'', meaning ...

* 1953–1955:

Daaf Drok David Drok (23 May 1914 – 7 March 2002) was a Dutch football forward who played for the Netherlands in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Club career He played for hometown clubs RFC Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam. International career Drok made hi ...

* 1955–1956:

Bob Janse Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...

* 1956–1957:

Piet de Wolf Piet de Wolf (1921–14 November 2013) was a Dutch football player, trainer and coach, who played as a goalkeeper. Death Piet de Wolf died on 14 November 2013, aged 91, in his hometown of Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the ...

* 1957–1958: Jan van Buitenen * 2003–2005:

Virgil Breetveld Virgil Breetveld (born 10 July 1967) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player. Career Born in Rotterdam, Breetveld played youth football for Steeds Hoger and Germinal Schiebroek, before signing for Feyenoord at the age of 17. ...

(as SC Reeland) * 2005–2008: Marco ten Braak (partially as SC Reeland) * 2008–2010:

René Hiddink Rene Hiddink (born 19 June 1955 in Heerenveen) is a Dutch retired footballer who now works as assistant coach of the Maldives national football team. Besides the Netherlands, he has managed in Rwanda, Madagascar, and the Maldives. Football care ...

* 2010–2011: Marco ten Braak * 2011–2015: Hoessin Jouhri * 2015–2017: Egon Bergmans * Since 2017: Roy de Bruijn

Top Scorers

* 1954–55:

Cor van der Gijp Cornelis van der Gijp (1 August 1931 – 12 November 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. Van der Gijp made his professional debut at SC Emma and also played for Feyenoord and Blauw Wit. Club career Van der Gijp made his deb ...

(12) * 1955–56:

and

Janus van der Gijp Janus van de Gijp (1921–1988) was a professional footballer from Dordrecht for SC Emma. He played on the team alongside his brothers Cor van der Gijp, Cor, Wim van der Gijp, Wim, and Freek, and their cousin Jur. Janus played in the position of r ...

(7) * 1957–58: Leen Hubert (13)

References

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