Roda '46 (self-styled as RODA '46) is a Dutch football club from
Leusden. It was founded on 15 September
1946. The club has Saturday and Sunday football teams. Its Saturday football team plays in 2018–2019 in the
Eerste Klasse, while its Sunday team plays in the
Derde Klasse
The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands
Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he fo ...
. Roda's home grounds are at the Buiningpark in Leusden.
With 1600 members and about 100 teams, Roda '46 is one of the larger clubs in the
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the secon ...
region. The professional journal De VoetbalTrainer ranked the youth department of Roda in 2017 as belonging top 10 of the Netherlands and #1 in its region. Roda '46 has a collaboration agreement with
Vitesse Arnhem.
History
During the preparation for the 2018–2019 season,
Hoofdklasse-side
VV De Meern
VV De Meern is a football club from De Meern, Netherlands. VV De Meern plays in the Sunday Hoofdklasse.
History
In the 2018 De Meern relegated to the Hoofdklasse after just one season in the Derde Divisie. During the preparation for the 2018–0 ...
could barely beat Roda 2–1.
References
External links
Official website
{{Eerste Klasse
Football clubs in the Netherlands
Football clubs in Utrecht (province)
Sport in Leusden
Association football clubs established in 1946
1946 establishments in the Netherlands