Sportvereniging Poortugaal is a

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club based in

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, Netherlands. Founded in 2018, they are currently members of the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. They play their home matches at Sportpark Polder Albrandswaard.

History

PSV Poortugaal

The Poortugaalse Sport Vereniging Poortugaal was founded on 20 April 1927. It played at Sportpark Polder Albrandswaard. Dutch female soccer international and coach

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played during her youth in PSV Portugaal. In 2016–17, its first squads played in the Sunday

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse ( en, First Class) started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into eleven divisions, six for Saturday clubs and five for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the s ...

and in the Saturday Vierde Klasse. In 2017–18 the first squads continue in the same leagues. Starting 2017 coach of the Sunday squad was Jack van den Berg, who coached the Saturday

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squad ASWH alongside. In October 2017 the club decided that the first squad would play starting summer 2017 in the Saturday competition. Subsequently, the club also decided to merge with VV Oude Maas. Henk Dirven was selected to replace Jack van den Berg, who switched for

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-side

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VV Oude Maas

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, losing 1–3 to the Bergen op Zoom side

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. Since 2015 the first team plays in the

. In 2016 Roël Liefden became coach of the first squad, replacing Warry van Wattum. In the summer of 2018 it merged with PSV Poortugaal.

SV Portugaal

SV Portugaal was formed in 2018 as a merger of PSV Poortugaal and VV Oude Maas. Its first squad started in the

and promoted to the

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 ...

in 2020.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poortugaal Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in South Holland Sport in Albrandswaard Association football clubs established in 2018 2018 establishments in the Netherlands