VV Rigtersbleek is a football club from Enschede,

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It plays in the 2017–18 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 ...

History

From 1954 to 1961 Rigtersbleek played professional football. In 1954/55 in the

and in 1955/56 in the Hoofdklasse, both comparable to today's Eredivisie. After that 4 seasons in the

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 t ...

Rigtersbleek ended its professional years in 1960–61 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 ...

. Due to the financial burden of professional football Rigtersbleek decided, as of season 1961/62, voluntary to rejoin the amateur ranks. For most of the time it played in the Derde Klasse. In the recent years it bounced up and down between the Hoofdklasse and

References

External links

Official site
Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Enschede Association football clubs established in 1910 1910 establishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-footyclub-stub