Rijnsburgse Boys is a
football
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club from
Rijnsburg
Rijnsburg () is a village in the eastern part of the municipality of Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhine's wikt:Special:Search/burg, Burg in Dutch.
History
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in the
Netherlands
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The club was established on 24 March 1930. They currently play in the
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 ...
. The club won the Saturday Hoofdklasse A title in the
2005–06,
2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons.
Since being founded in 1930 till 1957, the club has played on several locations in Rijnsburg. Since 1957 the club moved to Sportpark Middelmors, where it's still playing their homegames. The unofficial nickname of Rijnsburgse Boys is 'uien' - Dutch for "onions" - originating from the late 1500s, when Rijnsburg was famous for its onion farms.
The club has always been one of the most successful clubs in the Dutch amateur football. After losing a decision match in the 2015/2016 season against
GVVV
Gelders Veenendaalse Voetbal Vereniging, better known as GVVV, is a Dutch football club
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(1–2), the club did not play first amateur-tier in a long time. In the 2016/2017 season, Rijnsburg defeated
Westlandia and
SV Spakenburg to promote to the
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 ...
, the highest tier for non-pro teams.
Rijnsburgse Boys' first year in the
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 ...
was quite a success. The squad, managed by Pieter Mulders finished 5th in the top flight of non-pro football.
Current squad
References
External links
Official site of Rijnsburgse Boys
{{Tweede Divisie
Football clubs in the Netherlands
Football clubs in Katwijk
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in the Netherlands