OFC Oostzaan
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| Full name | Oostzaanse Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1 July 1932 | |
| Ground | Sportpark OFC, Oostzaan | |
| League | Vierde Klasse | |
| 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie, 18th of 18 (Relegated) | |
| Website | Club website | |
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OFC Oostzaan is a football club from Oostzaan, Netherlands. Their first team competes in the Vierde Klasse.
History
20th century
OFC was founded on 1 July 1932. From 1939s to 2009 it played in the predominantly in the Vierde Klasse and occasionally in lower leagues. It never played above the Vierde Klasse, although it did win section championships in 1949 and 1950.
21st century
From 2003 to 2008, OFC experienced its longest period below the Vierde Klasse, five seasons in the Vijfde Klasse. In the 2007–2008 season something shifted. In 2008 it was runner-up in the low-ranking Vijfde yet made it back to the Vierde through promotion playoffs. 2007–2008 was identical in rankings and playoff results, however, as OFC was already back its stable-state Vierde Klasse league, it promoted for the very first time to the Derde Klasse. In 2012 it won a Derde Klasse championship and made it to the Tweede Klasse, a result repeated in 2013 bringing OFC to the Eerste Klasse. From the Eerste Klasse it promoted also within a year to the Hoofdklasse, from a third position.
OFC played just two years in the Hoofdklasse, ending fourth twice. It promoted to the Sunday Derde Divisie through playoffs in 2016.[1] The sport press was by now talking about a "football fairy tale".[1] This fairy tale wasn't over yet, as in 2022, it promoted to the Tweede Divisie after winning a Derde Divisie championship.[2] In June of 2023 the fairy tale ended. After getting relegated from the Tweede Divisie in 18th place the club announced that the first team would withdraw from the football pyramid, stating that the past few years had been rough on all involved with the club.[3]
After the withdrawal of the first team the club announced that Saturday 1 would become the new first team of the club. As of the 2023/24 season they compete in the Vierde Klasse, the ninth tier of Dutch football.
Notable players
- Mohammed Ajnane (2018–2019)
- Deniz Aslan (2018–2021)
- Norair Aslanyan (2019–2020)
- Lion Axwijk (2013-2014)
- Darryl Bäly (2021-2023)
- Adnan Barakat (2016–2017)
- Arsenio Halfhuid (2014–2016)
- Pius Ikedia (2014–2016)
- Chelton Linger (2013–2015)
- Jermano Lo Fo Sang (2019–2021)
- Genridge Prijor (2021-2023)
References
- ^ a b Stoffers, Adriaan (5 September 2017). "OFC: van kelderklasse naar de Derde Divisie". Voetbal247. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
In Oostzaan, vlakbij Amsterdam, voltrok zich de afgelopen jaren een waar voetbalsprookje. De plaatselijke OFC promoveerde in 9 jaar tijd van de vijfde klasse naar de Derde Divisie.
- ^ Kapteijns, Jeroen (7 June 2022). "ADO'20 schiet zichzelf in voet bij bizarre ontknoping, OFC kampioen". De Telegraaf.
Wat de Heemskerkse club rest is de eeuwige dankbaarheid van OFC, dat dankzij de drang van ADO'20 om zelfs ten koste van de eigen play-offplaats de sportieve eer te willen verdedigen een kampioensfeest kon vieren. OFC heeft zich door het kampioenschap verzekerd van deelname aan de Tweede Divisie komend seizoen.
- ^ "Einde ZO1". OFC. Retrieved 2024-02-16.