Sportpark Julianadorp - Wethouder Wopke de Boerstraat, Julianadorp (vv JVC)
Netherlands, province: North Holland = Noord-Holland
1 XI 2025 / vv JVC - WV-HEDW (za) 2-1 / Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1A (= NL level 6)
Timeline
- 1921 / Foundation of a football club in Julianadorp, a nascent village in North Holland, within the communal borders of coastal town Den Helder. In fact, the village was originally little more than a hamlet of which the first traces do not go back further than the mid-19th century. The locality, originally referred to as Koegras, had only been given the name Julianadorp in 1909 (coinciding with the birth of Princess Juliana, future queen of the Netherlands, 1948-1980). The new club is given the name vv JVC (Julianadorper Voetbalclub). Sticking to playing friendlies against clubs playing in the so-called Westfriesche Voetbalbond, a small local league association, in its first season, vv JVC settles on a makeshift pitch laid out at Van Foreestweg in the so-called Koegraspolder.
- 1922 / One year after the club’s foundation, vv JVC joins the Noord-Hollandsche Voetbalbond (NHVB), the North Holland sub-branch of the Netherlands’ Football Association (NVB, later renamed KNVB). Prior to the start of the 1922-23, the club moves away from Terrein Van Foreestweg, settling on a newly laid-out pitch at Schoolweg, at the back of De Ster der Hope, the local mission building. Starting its life in NHVB (Sunday) Division 5, vv JVC is allowed to proceed its season in Division 4 of the said league system after two months.
- 1923 / After one season in NHVB Division 4, vv JVC is placed in NHVB Division 2 for the 1923-24 season.
- 1926 / Finishing in eighth place in NHVB Division 2E, vv JVC descends into Division 3 of the said league association.
- 1929 / Champions in NHVB Division 3D, vv JVC wins promotion to Division 2 of the said league association.
- 1933 / Champions in NHVB Division 3D, vv JVC wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league association for the first time.
- 1937 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Division 1D, vv JVC drops back into Division 2 of the said league association after four years. In the summer, the club appoints its first-ever head coach, H. Zuidema.
- 1938 / Champions in NHVB Division 2G, vv JVC wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league association.
- 1941 / Dropping back into NHVB Sunday Division 2 in the first season following the German occupation of the Netherlands, vv JVC is ordered to change its name to vv Koegras at the behest of nazi authorities due to the reference in the club name to a member of the Dutch royal family.
- 1944 / Runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2G, vv Koegras wins promotion to Division 1 of the said league association.
- 1945 / At the liberation of the Netherlands from the German yoke, vv Koegras reverts to its pre-war name vv JVC.
- 1946 / Champions in NHVB Sunday Division 1C, vv JVC qualifies for the championship play-offs, in which the club sees off vv Atlas, resulting in a historic promotion to District West I’s Sunday League 4. The successful coach is Barend de Boer, who had joined the Julianadorp club in 1944.
- 1948 / Coached by Barend de Boer, vv JVC finishes bottom of the table in District West I’s Sunday League 4A, going on to suffer defeat in a promotion-relegation play-off against BSV Bergen. As a result, the club drops back into NHVB Sunday Division 1.
- 1949 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Sunday Division 1C with coach Barend de Boer, vv JVC descends into Division 2 of the said league association.
- 1951 / vv JVC wins the NHVB Regional Cup (Afdelingsbeker, ‘Het Gouden Kruis’) for the first time in club history.
- 1952 / Having finished as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2C in the previous two seasons, vv JVC now clinches the title in that same division, 2 points ahead of closest rivals LSVV. Club top scorer is Piet Hoornstra with 50 (!) goals. As such, the club wins promotion to NHVB Sunday Division 1. Moreover, the club clinches the NHVB Regional Cup for the second year running, demolishing WFC in the final (5-0). The successful coach is Barend de Boer.
- 1953 / vv JVC finishes as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 1C, 3 points behind champions vv VIOS-W.
- 1954 / vv JVC finishes as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 1C for the second year running, 4 points behind champions WGW.
- 1956 / Champions in NHVB Sunday Division 1C, with an equal number of points as runners-up vv VIOS-W, but with a better goal difference, vv JVC goes on to finish in joint first place in the championship play-offs with RKVV Zwaagdijk, resulting in both clubs winning promotion to District West I’s Sunday League 4. The successful JVC coach still is Barend de Boer.
- 1959 / Coached by Barend de Boer, vv JVC finishes bottom of the table in District West I’s Sunday League 4A, with the club thus dropping back into NHVB Sunday Division 1 after three years.
- 1960 / Moving away from Terrein Schoolstraat after 38 years, vv JVC settles on a newly laid-out pitch at the corner of Van Foreestweg and Lange Vliet (later renamed Wethouder W. (Wopke) de Boerstraat). The new ground, which is given the straightforward name Sportpark Julianadorp, is inaugurated by Den Helder’s mayor Gerrit Dirk Rehorst on September 3rd, 1960. Initially consisting of one pitch, the park would go on to be enlarged with a second pitch in 1968, and later even with a third pitch.
- 1964 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Sunday Division 1C, vv JVC descends into Division 2 of the said league association. Coach Barend de Boer leaves the club after a tenure of twenty (!) seasons.
- 1965 / vv JVC finishes as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2C, 3 points behind champions AGSV.
- 1968 / vv JVC finishes as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2B, 5 points behind champions vv Nieuwe Niedorp. That same year, a clubhouse in situ is inaugurated at Sportpark Julianadorp.
- 1975 / vv JVC finishes as runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2B, 2 points behind champions vv De Blokkers.
- 1978 / Champions in NHVB Sunday Division 2B, 1 point ahead of closest rivals vv Hugo Boys, vv JVC manages a return to Division 1 of the said league association after fourteen years. The successful coach is Herman den Hollander.
- 1985 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Sunday Division 1A, vv JVC drops back into Division 2 of the said league association. That same year, a new clubhouse is inaugurated at Sportpark Julianadorp.
- 1986 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Sunday Division 2A, vv JVC descends into Division 3 of the said league association – the nadir of the club’s post-war history.
- 1987 / Champions in NHVB Sunday Division 3A, ahead of runners-up SV De Koog, vv JVC wins promotion to Division 2 of the said league association. The decisive points are clinched in an emphatic 9-1 home win over vv Dirkshorn. The successful coach is Wout Hufkens.
- 1988 / vv JVC finishes in joint second-place in NHVB Sunday Division 2A with BKC, only 1 point behind champions vv ALC.
- 1989 / Runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 2A, vv JVC breaks down the door to Division 1 of the said league association following a 6-3 aggregate win against ZVV Zaanlandia in a play-off for an additional promotion place. The successful coach is Fred Kanne.
- 1991 / Finishing as joint runners-up in NHVB Sunday Division 1A with vv De Blokkers, behind champions vv Callantsoog, vv JVC goes on to win a promotion play-off against BSV Bergen, resulting in the club winning promotion to the new top division of the NHVB league system, NHVB Zondag Hoofdklasse.
- 1994 / Finishing bottom of the table in NHVB Zondag Hoofdklasse, vv JVC drops back into NHVB Sunday Division 1 – renamed District West I’s Sunday League 6 two years later following a reorganisation of the league pyramid. Also in 1994, vv JVC signs former professional league striker David Loggie as its head coach. Loggie had had a colourful professional league career with spells at Burnley FC, York City FC, Sparta Rotterdam, K Lierse SK, AZ ’67, AZ, Willem II, Cambuur-Leeuwarden, ultimately hanging up his boots following one last season at AZ in 1993. Loggie would stay at the helm of the club in Julianadorp for four seasons.
- 1996 / At the 75th anniversary of the club, vv JVC takes on Lucky Ajax, a team of former AFC Ajax players, including the likes of Johnny Rep, Gerrie Mühren, Dick Schoenaker, and Sjaak Swart. The gala match at Sportpark Julianadorp finishes in a 5-0 win for the guest team.
- 2000 / Finishing in second-last place in District West I’s Sunday League 6A with coach Marius Privee, vv JVC descends into Sunday League 7, the bottom level in District West I, along with the club finishing in last place, vv Succes.
- 2001 / Finishing in third place in District West I’s Sunday League 7A, vv JVC goes on to win promotion to Sunday League 6 in the ensuing round of play-offs. The successful coach is Marius Privee.
- 2002 / Runaway champions in District West I’s Sunday League 6A, 10 points ahead of closest followers vv Apollo ’68, vv JVC wins promotion to Sunday League 5. The successful coach is Marius Privee.
- 2006 / Runaway champions in District West I’s Sunday League 5A, 13 points ahead of closest followers BSV Bergen, vv JVC wins promotion to Sunday League 4. The successful coach is Remy Zoer.
- 2007 / Finishing bottom of the table in District West I’s Sunday League 4A with coach Remy Zoer, vv JVC drops back into Sunday League 5 after just one season, along with the club in second-last place, SV Geel-Zwart ’30.
- 2009 / Finishing in joint first place in District West I’s Sunday League 5A with BKC, vv JVC meets the club from Anna Paulowna in a tie-break match, played at Sportpark De Zwaluw, vv ZAP’s home ground in Breezand. With BKC walking away as (1-0) winners, vv JVC misses out on promotion.
- 2010 / Runaway champions in District West I’s Sunday League 5A, 12 points ahead of runners-up vv Con Zelo, vv JVC accedes to Sunday League 4 after an absence of 51 years at that level. The successful coach is Jan Loew.
- 2012 / The main pitch at Sportpark Julianadorp is laid out anew with a synthetic surface.
- 2013 / Finishing in joint first place in District West I’s Sunday League 4A with vv Texel ’94, vv JVC meets the club from Den Burg in a tie-break match at a neutral venue, Sportpark De Zwaluw in Breezand. With JVC walking away as (2-1) winners, the club from Julianadorp wins promotion to Sunday League 3 for the first time in club history. Patrick Beens crowns himself top scorer with 51 (!) goals. The successful coach is Ben de Visser.
- 2017 / Finishing in third place in District West I’s Sunday League 3A, vv JVC qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out SV DTS in R1 (4-3 aggr.), only to suffer defeat in the final against SVW ’27 (4-2 aggr.).
- 2018 / Coached by Ben de Visser, vv JVC finishes in second-last place in District West I’s Sunday League 3A, thus dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with bottom club vv Zeevogels.
- 2019 / Runners-up in District West I’s Sunday League 4A, 7 points behind champions vv DWOW, vv JVC qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club draws a bye in R1, going on to defeat HSV Sport 1889 in the final (3-0). As such, the club wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Ben de Visser.
- 2020 / In the 2019-20 season, cut short due to the first COVID lockdown in March 2020, vv JVC finds itself in first place in District West I’s Sunday League 3A, 1 point ahead of SV Westfriezen after 15 of 26 matches played. On that basis, the club is placed in Sunday League 2 for the new season – a new milestone in club history. The successful coach is Ben de Visser.
- 2023 / Runners-up in Sunday League 2A, 1 point behind champions vv VIOS-W, vv JVC qualifies for the promotion play-offs. Successively knocking out vv Hooglanderveen (6-0), vv HSV (1-0), and AVV ZSGOWMS (0-1), the club qualifies for the final. At the neutral venue of Sportpark Broekdijk-Oost in Breukelen, the club meets RKSV Mierlo-Hout, ultimately suffering a 5-4 defeat (A.E.T.) against the North Brabant club, thus missing out on promotion by a whisker.
- 2025 / Runaway champions in Sunday League 2A, 10 points ahead of closest followers FC Uitgeest, vv JVC manages a historic promotion to the Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1. The successful coach is Jordi van Beek.