WKE (Woonwagenkamp Emmen ( en, Emmen Trailer Park)) is a

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club from Emmen,

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. WKE was founded on June 14, 1966 by residents of the local

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. The club won promotion to the

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in 1981. Since 1981, WKE have been relegated to the

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in 1998 and 2004. WKE won the Sunday Hoofdklasse C title in the 2006–07 season and was nationwide amateur champion in 2008–09. Many of their players have played for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

in their youth or are retired former professional football players.

Current squad

''As of 1 February 2014''

External links

Official website
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