RKZVC
The Rooms-Katholieke Zieuwentse Voetbalclub, usually known as RKZVC, is a Dutch
History
While founded in 1945, RKZVC plays in major KNVB leagues only since 1971. Until 1983 it played in Vierde Klasse C, where it usually ended in a top spot. In 1983 it won a championship and promoted to Derde Klasse C. This first stint in the Derde lasted 6 years, after which generally weaker years in Vierde Klasse C followed.
In 2008 RKZVC hit a bottom when it relegated to the Vijfde Klasse. From here luck changed. It immediately won a Vijfde Klasse championship (2008โ2009). Followed by gradually improving performance in the Vierde Klasse (2009โ11). In 2011 RKZVC finally made it back to the Derde Klasse but relegated a year later.
Immediately, in 2013 RKZVC won the Vierde Klasse championship that brought it to the Derde. In 2016 it won a Derde Klasse championship, it 2017 that of a Tweede Klasse, and 2018 that of an Eerste Klasse.[1][2] RKZVC's exceptional ascent, winning coach Laurens Knippenborg the Rinus Michels Award,[3][4] was stopped for now in the Hoofdklasse where RKZVC "just" held on in 2019. While leading the league after several games,[5][6] it finished in the "honorable" 4th place and did not make it into the promotion playoff (unlike the numbers 3 and 5, who took period championships).
References
- ^ https://www.gelderlander.nl/voetbal-achterhoek/rkzvc-pakt-de-titel-in-raalte-in-vijf-jaar-van-vierde-naar-hoofdklasse~a4d49177/.
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(help) - ^ https://www.tubantia.nl/amateurvoetbal/rkzvc-hoofdklasser-na-derde-kampioenschap-op-rij~a1a9b63a/.
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(help) - ^ "Nieuws, weer & verkeer - Omroep Gelderland". 17 May 2019.
- ^ https://www.gelderlander.nl/voetbal-achterhoek/laurens-knippenborg-beste-amateurtrainer-van-nederland~a47ae1f0/.
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(help) - ^ "OVERZICHT | Hoofdklasse A: RKZVC weer lijstaanvoerder na zege op de Bataven en Hoogeveen wint van Alcides". 24 February 2019.
- ^ "OVERZICHT | Hoofdklasse A: RKZVC wint uitwedstrijd van Alcides en is voorlopig lijstaanvoerder". 20 January 2019.