RKC Waalwijk

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RKC Waalwijk ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2024–25 season. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie Waalwijk' ('Roman Catholic Combination Waalwijk' in Dutch) and was established as a merger of HEC, WVB and Hercules.

History

The club was formed on 26 August 1940 and used to play its home games at Sportpark Olympia. Its new stadium, the 7,500 seater Mandemakers Stadion was opened in 1996 and featured the home match against Roda JC. RKC's clubname was also expanded with the name of the town before that 1996–97 season. While considered one of the Eredivisie's smaller clubs, it nevertheless maintained its top flight status for many years. Its home colors are yellow and blue.

At the end of the 2006–07 season, RKC Waalwijk were relegated from the Eredivisie after a defeat in play-offs against VVV-Venlo.

On 3 June 2009 they were promoted to the Eredivisie division after a win in the play-offs against De Graafschap. Though, their spell didn't last long ending in the last place with only 15 points. In the season followed they would finish first in the Eerste Divisie promoting back in the top flight of Dutch football.

After another relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season, RKC Waalwijk finished 20th (last) in the 2014–15 season of Eerste Divisie. However, they didn't relegate to Topklasse (amateurs) because both of the two Topklasse champions declined promotion into professionalism. In 2016–17, they made the Eerste Divisie playoffs, losing 5–2 on aggregate to FC Emmen.

In the 2017–18 season, RKC was placed 16th out of 20 teams in the Eerste Divisie. In 2019, Waalwijk promoted back to the Eredivisie after a five-year absence, after beating Go Ahead Eagles in the play-off finals. After a 0–0 draw in the first leg at home, RKC won the second leg 5–4 away.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 2019–20 season, RKC finished in last place, but they survived relegation due to the season being declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the subsequent 2020–21 season, the club managed to avoid relegation on their own by finishing in 15th place.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> RKC were relegated from the Eredivisie at the end of the 2024–25 season, finishing 17th. The club endured a historically poor start, equalling the league record for most consecutive defeats to start a season, and struggled with discipline, receiving six red cards in the first twelve matches.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Head coach Henk Fraser remained in charge throughout, despite mounting criticism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In October, the club attracted national attention by signing former prodigy Mohamed Ihattaren, whose arrival briefly lifted morale and media focus.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A short resurgence in early 2025, including a 5–0 win over NAC Breda, proved insufficient, and relegation to the Eerste Divisie was confirmed on the final matchday.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Results

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Historical chart of league performance

Below is a table with RKC's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1984.

European record

Season Competition Round Opposition Home<ref name="score" group="nb">RKC score listed first</ref> Away<ref name="score" group="nb"/> Aggregate<ref name="score" group="nb"/>
1989 Intertoto Cup Group stage Template:Fbaicon 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 2–2 3rd
Template:Fbaicon First Vienna FC 3–4 2–4
Template:Fbaicon Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 1–0
1992 Intertoto Cup Group stage Template:Fbaicon Caen 1–0 0–2 4th
Template:Fbaicon Lyngby 1–1 0–2
Template:Fbaicon Schalke 04 2–3 2–4
2000 Intertoto Cup Third round Template:Fbaicon Bradford City 0–2 0–1 0–3
2001 Intertoto Cup Third round Template:Fbaicon TSV 1860 München 1–2 1–3 2–5

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Current squad

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Honours

Club officials

Position Staff
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Sander Duits
Assistant Coach Template:Flagicon Jordi Roelofsen
First-Team Coach Template:Flagicon Peter Uneken
Goalkeeper Coach Template:Flagicon Rein Baart
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach Template:Flagicon Bart Tinus
Video Analyst Template:Flagicon Nyo Sulsters
Sports Scientist / Data Analyst Template:Flagicon Folkert Boer
Chief Scout Template:Flagicon Lars Lambooij
Scout Template:Flagicon Cees Schapendonk
Club doctor Template:Flagicon Tim Baijens
Physiotherapist Template:Flagicon Robert van Riel
Template:Flagicon Rob Westerlaken
Sports Carer Template:Flagicon Ramon van Haaren
Exercise Physiologist Template:Flagicon Nick van Aken
Kit Manager Template:Flagicon Djordy de Nijs
Team Manager Template:Flagicon Sander van den Anker
Technical Director Template:Flagicon Mohammed Allach

Former coaches

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From To Manager
1968 1971 Wim Klaassen
1974 1980 Jan Remmers
1980 1982 Jos Wap
1983 1983 Kees Vermunt
1983 1984 Rien de Leur
1985 1986 Leen Looijen
1986 1993 Leo van Veen
1993 1993 Hans Verèl
1993 1995 Bert Jacobs
1995 1996 Leo van Veen
1996 1996 Cees van Kooten
1996 1997 Bert Jacobs
1997 1998 Peter Boeve
1998 2004 Martin Jol

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From To Manager
2004 2005 Erwin Koeman
2005 2006 Adrie Koster
2006 2007 Mark Wotte
2007 2008 Željko Petrović
2008 2012 Ruud Brood
2012 2014 Erwin Koeman
2014 2015 Martin Koopman
2015 2018 Peter van den Berg
2018 2018 Hans de Koning
2018 2021 Fred Grim
2021 2023 Joseph Oosting
2023 2025 Henk Fraser
2025 Present Sander Duits

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See also

References

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