PKC (Papendrechtse Korfbal Club) is a
Dutch korfball club located in
Papendrecht,
Netherlands
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. The club was founded on 2 February 1935 and they play their home games in the
PKC-Hal. The team plays in white shirts and green shorts / skirts. The club has around 1000 members, which makes it the biggest korfball club in the world.
History
In 1971 PKC first joined the highest Dutch competition outdoors, the Hoofdklasse. Although they finished at 9th place in their first season in the top, they quickly moved towards being one of the top teams in the Netherlands.
Their first national title came in season 1976-1977, when they won the Dutch outdoor title.
Their first success in the indoor-competition came in season 1979-1980, where they played their first outdoor final in club history. In this final they lost to
Deetos.
Since the existence of the
Korfbal League
The Korfbal League is the highest echelon of korfball in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 2005 as the new highest level in Dutch korfball. Before that the top level was split in two divisions. Since the start of the competition the form ...
PKC has won the title twice. One time in 2013 and one time in 2015. In 2014 and 2016 PKC also won the
IKF Europa Korfball Cup.
Honours
* Dutch national champion indoor, 9x (1985, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015)
* Dutch national champion outdoor, 16x (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005. 2006, 2016, 2018)
* Europacup champion indoor, 8x (1985, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2015)
* Europacup champion outdoor, 4x (1979, 1980, 1981 en 1985)
* Supercup champion outdoor, 2x (2016, 2018)
References
External links
PKC Official website
Korfball teams in the Netherlands
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