Voetbalvereniging Noordwijk is a Dutch

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club founded in 1933, based in

Noordwijk Noordwijk () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and had a population of in . On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...

. It currently competes in the

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History

VV Noordwijk was founded on 4 March 1933.

1940s–1960s: Vierde, Derde, and Tweede Klasse

During the 1940s and 1960s Noordwijk hovered between the Vierde Klasse and Derde Klasse of the

Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...

. It won section championships in the Vierde Klasse in 1948 and 1958 and in the Derde Klasse in 1961, promoting each time to the next level. From 1961 through 1970 Noordwijk played for nine seasons in the Tweede Klasse. If finished in one of the top five positions during all these years, winning section championships in 1963, 1968, and 1970.

1970s–1990s: Eerste Klasse

From 1970 through 1996 VV Noordwijk played in the Eerste Klasse winning section championships in 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1983, not promoting a level at any of these frequent championships. Noordwijk reached the eighth finals in

1978–79 KNVB Cup The 61st edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 19, 1978. The first final was played on May 15, 1979: the match Ajax – FC Twente ended a draw: 1–1 (after extra time). Instead of a penalty shootout, a replay was held on May 29. In that matc ...

. In 1996 Noordwijk promoted to the Hoofdklasse, after it had completed the Eerste Klasse season merely in fifth position.

2000s–2010s: Hoofdklasse and Topklasse

In 2005 Noordwijk won lost against

Excelsior Maassluis Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands, founded in 1918. The club's home ground is the 5,000 capacity arena known as Sportpark Dijkpolder. Excelsior won the Hoofdklasse of 2013 and became champions of the Topklasse jus ...

3–1 with the 2 decisive goals scored in extra time. In the 2010–11 KNVB Cup it reached the quarterfinals where it lost 6–0 against

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. Subsequent season,

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, it lost 3–1 in the 2nd round against

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. In 2011 Noordwijk won the section championship after the decisive game, watched by 6000 spectators, against

Quick Boys Quick Boys is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on February 1, 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselmeervogels. The club joined the footbal ...

ended with a 1–0 victory. However the safe with the cash income was stolen and the proceedings of the game vanished. Noordwijk promoted from the Hoofdklasse to the newly formed

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, now known as

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. In 2012 Noordwijk ended in a strong fourth position but results in the Topklasse then deteriorated. In 2013 Noordwijk finished 9th. In 2014 the club relegated back to the Hoofdklasse from the 13th place in the Topklasse, after losing games against top team from the Hoofdklasse. In 2012 Noordwijk lost 0–8 in practice game against the first squad of

. In 2013, the club was joined by keeper Joe van der Sar, the son of

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, who joined from the

youth, a career move similar the one taken by father Edwin in 1990. Joe van der Sar played in Noordwijk until 2017, gradually losing his opening position over time, then left to Young

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

. In 2016, Champions League winner

Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is currently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is considered to be a m ...

came out of retirement to play a single match for VV Noordwijk, when it suffered an injury crisis. He saved a penalty and conceded a goal in the match as they drew 1–1 with Jodan Boys. In August 2017 it played against

IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in th ...

and

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

in the

2017–18 KNVB Cup The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 22 April 2018 with the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. The defendin ...

2020s: Tweede Divisie

Since 2020, VV Noordwijk plays in the Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur level in the Netherlands.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noordwijk Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in South Holland Sport in Noordwijk Association football clubs established in 1933 1933 establishments in the Netherlands