Voetbal Vereniging Katwijk is a Dutch
football
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team founded in 1939, based in
Katwijk
Katwijk (), also spelled Katwyk, is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands.
The Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine") river flows through the town and into the North Se ...
, currently competing in the Dutch
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 ...
.
History
Katwijk have become Dutch amateur champions, by winning the overall Topklasse title in 2012–13. As such, they were invited to play in the Dutch
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
but, after some consideration, the club opted to stay in the Topklasse, claiming the organisation was not yet ready to compete in the Eerste Divisie. Topklasse runners-up
Achilles '29
Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse.
The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...
were ultimately admitted in their place instead.
In the following season, Katwijk failed to repeat its success, and ended the season with being relegated 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 ...
.
Arch rival is
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 ...
, from the same town.
Head coach
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Dick Schreuder
Jan-Dirk "Dick" Schreuder (born 12 August 1971) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of Keuken Kampioen Divisie club PEC Zwolle. He formerly played for P ...
(2014–2018)
*
Jack van den Berg
Jack B. van den Berg (born 7 February 1959) is a Dutch association football, football manager and a former player. While coaching ASWH, he won the 2005 national amateur championship and the 2006 Rinus Michels Award for managers in nonprofessional ...
(2018)
*
Jan Zoutman
Jan Zoutman (Woerden, 1 August 1969) is a Dutch football coach with a UEFA PRO license. He is the coach of VV Katwijk in the Tweede Divisie and also teaches coaching at the KNVB.
Coaching career
Zoutman coaches since 1987, first youth while play ...
(2018–2020)
*
Anthony Correia (since 2020)
Honours
*Tweede Divisie: 2
::
2017–18,
2021–22
*Topklasse: 1
::
2012–13
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*Hoofdklasse title: 5
:: 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2014-2015
*National Saturday Amateur title: 4
:: 1992-93, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2012-13
*National amateur football title: 4
:: 1992-93, 1993-94 1999-00, 2012-2013
Current squad
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in the Netherlands
Football clubs in Katwijk
Association football clubs established in 1939
1939 establishments in the Netherlands
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