Extreme Football Tourism: NETHERLANDS: RKLVV (1931-1932) / Lindenheuvelsche Boys (1932-1933) / JWM (1934-1935) / RKVV Wilskracht (1938-1939) / RKSV Lindenheuvel (1939-1994) / RKFC Lindenheuvel (1994-2016) / RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie (2016-)

Gemeentelijk Sportpark Lindenheuvel Zuid - Rozenlaan, Geleen Lindenheuvel (RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie, formerly RKLVV / Lindenheuvelsche Boys / JWM / RKVV Wilskracht / RKSV Lindenheuvel / RKFC Lindenheuvel)

Netherlands, province: Limburg

4 VI 2023 / RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie - SV Hulsberg 1-4 / District South II, Sunday League 3 - promotion play-off R1 (= NL level 8)

Timeline

1931 / A municipal sports park is laid out in Lindenheuvel, a neighbourhood of Geleen built in the early stages of the 20th century - and mainly inhabited by workers of the Maurits coal mine. Apart from an athletics club, the main user of the new Gemeentelijk Sportpark Lindenheuvel, situated at the western end of Rozenlaan, is RKLVV (Roomsch-Katholieke Lindenheuvelsche Voetbalvereeniging), a football club founded in 1927 which joined RKLVB, a league of Roman-Catholic clubs in Limburg not associated to the official Netherlands' Football Association (KNVB). In 1931, RKLVV (mostly referred to in source material simply as LVV) won the title in RKLVB Division 1, thus acceding to the so-called Overgangsklasse, a 'transitional' division between RKLVB's regional divisions and the interregional IVCB (Interdiocesane Voetbal-Competitie-Bond).
1932 / Due to another, older club already having taken the name (RK)LVV, the club changes its name to become Lindenheuvelsche Boys.
1933 / Lindenheuvelsche Boys folds, ceasing all activities.
1934 / Foundation of 2 new Roman-Catholic football clubs in Geleen-Lindenheuvel, JWM (Jonge Werkman) & Sint Josephpatronaat. JWM folds in 1935 - and it is unclear how long Sint Josephpatronaat held out, but very probably not beyond the German occupation in 1940.
1938 / Foundation of a new football club in Geleen-Lindenheuvel, RKVV (Rooms-Katholieke Voetbalvereniging) Wilskracht. The club's first chairman is J. Geerts, the spiritual advisor - an obligatory feature in any Roman-Catholic club in those days - is a local chaplain, P. Funke. On May 26th, 1938, RKVV Wilskracht plays its first match at Sportpark Lindenheuvel, a friendly against vv Geleen-Quick '08. The new club joins RKLVB's regional divisions.
1939 / Probably due to another, older club already having taken on the name 'Wilskracht', RKVV Wilskracht changes its name to become RKSV (Rooms-Katholieke Sportvereniging) Lindenheuvel.
1940 / Upon German occupation of the Netherlands, RKLVB as well as all other football associations apart from the official FA (NVB) are abolished. Given the option between folding and joining NVB, RKSV Lindenheuvel chooses the latter, being placed in District South II's Sunday League 4 for the 1940-41 season.
1941 / Winning the title in Sunday League 4C, RKSV Lindenheuvel wins promotion to League 3.
1946 / Although RKSV Lindenheuvel clinches the title in District South II's Sunday League 3D, the club misses out on promotion in the ensuing round of play-offs. The same happens three years later, after the club manages 1st place in Sunday League 3C.
1955 / Winning the title in Sunday League 3C, RKSV Lindenheuvel finally accedes to Sunday League 2 for the 1st time. In the following season, the club manages a respectable 3rd place in Sunday League 2A - repeating that achievement in 1962 and 1964.
1969 / Finishing last in Sunday League 2B, RKSV Lindenheuvel drops back into League 3 after 14 years.
1974 / Winning the decisive home match against SV Zwart Wit '19 2-1 (goals by Borgt & Pijpers), RKSV Lindenheuvel clinches the Sunday League 3A title, thus returning to League 2 after a 5-year gap.
1975 / Managing a 1-0 away win at RKVV Chevremont (goal scored by Huisman), RKSV Lindenheuvel, trained by Jean Munsters, manages its 2nd promotion in a row, thus acceding to Sunday League 1 for the first time in club history.
1977 / Finishing second-last in Sunday League 1F, RKSV Lindenheuvel drops back into League 2 after 2 seasons. In the following 15 seasons, the club alternates spells in Sunday League 2 (1977-79, 1984-88 & 1990-92) and League 3 (1979-84, 1988-90) - managing one title, in Sunday League 3C in 1984.
1992 / Clinching the title in Sunday League 2B, RKSV Lindenheuvel returns to League 1 after a 15-year absence.
1994 / Coached by John Pfeiffer, RKSV Lindenheuvel finishes in 1st place in Sunday League 1F, thus acceding to Zondag Hoofdklasse, the highest level of the Sunday pyramid, for the first time in club history. In the summer of 1994, a merger is concluded between RKSV Lindenheuvel and LHBMC, resulting in the foundation of RKFC (Rooms-Katholieke Fusieclub) Lindenheuvel, with first team football moving to RKSV Lindenheuvel's pitch at the southern end of Sportpark Lindenheuvel.
1995 / In the best season in the combined histories of RKVV Wilskracht, RKSV Lindenheuvel, vv Maurits, LHBMC, and RKFC Lindenheuvel, the new merger club finishes in 5th place in Zondag Hoofdklasse C.
1996 / In January 1996, following six months of building works, Lindenheuvel's new clubhouse is inaugurated by Geleen's mayor, Hans Lurvink. Meanwhile, the results on the pitch are less joyful; finishing the 1995-96 season in 12th place in Zondag Hoofdklasse C, RKFC Lindenheuvel descends into Sunday League 1 after 2 years.
1997 / Suffering back-to-back relegations following a 12th place in Sunday League 1D, RKFC Lindenheuvel suddenly finds itself in League 2.
1999 / Finishing 10th in Sunday League 2G, RKFC Lindenheuvel drops back into League 3 - amounting to a 3rd relegation in 4 seasons.
2002 / Following 2 more relegations, RKFC Lindenheuvel finds itself in Sunday League 5, the nadir in club history.
2003 / Winning the title in District South II's Sunday League 5C, RKFC Lindenheuvel wins promotion to Sunday League 4.
2012 / Having spent 9 consecutive seasons at League 4 level, RKFC Lindenheuvel obtains the title in Sunday League 4C, thus winning promotion to League 3. The club holds out at that level for 2 seasons before suffering relegation back into League 4 in 2014.
2016 / In its last season as RKFC Lindenheuvel, the club finishes in 3rd place in Sunday League 4C. That summer, a merger is concluded with vv Heidebloem, resulting in the foundation of RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie. While vv Heidebloem's Ton Caanen Sportcomplex (formerly known as Sportpark Landgraaf) is abandoned, all activities are moved to Sportpark Lindenheuvel.
2017 / With a 10-point advantage over RKVV Obbicht, RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie wins the title in District South II's Sunday League 4C, thus clinching promotion to League 3.
2019 / Managing the title in Sunday League 3B with an impressive 15-point advantage over closest followers FC Geleen-Zuid, RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie accedes to Sunday League 2.
2022 / Finishing 2nd-last in Sunday League 2G, with just vv Scharn picking up fewer points, RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie drops back into League 3.
2023 / Having managed a 4th place in Sunday League 3A, RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which it crashes out in R1 against SV Hulsberg.
2024 / Finishing second from bottom in District South II's Sunday League 3B, RKFC Lindenheuvel-Heidebloem Combinatie drops back into League 4 along with bottom club FC Geleen Zuid.