Haarlem Kennemerland is a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 2010 as the result of a fusion between the old HFC Haarlem and amateur

Tweede Klasse The Tweede Klasse ( en, Second Class) is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 22 divisions, 10 played on Saturday and 12 on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 t ...

club HFC Kennemerland, after the former club was excluded in January 2010 due to bankruptcy.

History

On January 25, 2010, HFC Haarlem was declared bankrupt and was thus according to Dutch league rules excluded from the

2009–10 Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956. The previous year's winners were VVV-Venlo; they, with runner-up RKC Waalwijk, after a promotion/relegation playoff win over De Graafschap, w ...

. In February 2010, HFC Haarlem was reborn as an amateur club that took the naming and logo rights of the old team. The club began talks for a potential merger with the amateur Haarlem-based side HFC Kennemerland from the

, It was announced that the merger was completed on April 27; the new club was named Haarlem Kennemerland, and will play home games at

Haarlem Stadion Haarlem Stadion () is a stadium in Sportweg 8, Haarlem, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , estab ...

, thus aiming to continue the legacy of the old HFC Haarlem.

References

External links

Official website
(in Dutch) {{Derde Klasse Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Haarlem Association football clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Netherlands *