Extreme Football Tourism: NETHERLANDS: RKSV MVV '29

Sportpark Frielinkpark, Harbrinkhoek (RKSV MVV '29)

Netherlands, province: Overijssel

2 XI 2025 / RKSV MVV '29 - SV LONGA '30 1-1 / Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1G (= NL level 6)

Timeline

1922 / Foundation of a football club in Almelo, which takes on the name Roomsch-Katholieke Voetbalvereeniging (RKVV) Zwaluwen Almelo. The club, which joins Roman Catholic football federation RKUVB (Roomsch-Katholieke Utrechtsche Voetbalbond, a sub-branch of the RKF or Roomsch-Katholieke Federatie), settles on a pitch at the Gemeentelijk Sportpark at Sluisweg, later moving to Terrein Mooie Vrouwenweg.
1923 / RKVV Zwaluwen Almelo changes its name to become RKVV Almelonia.
1929 / As RKVV Almelonia folds, its inventory – including the players’ shirts – as well as part of its membership switches to a new-to-be-founded club in the twin villages of Mariaparochie and Harbrinkhoek – with the latter being little more than a hamlet at the time – situated on the northeastern outskirts of Almelo. The new club takes on the name Roomsch-Katholieke Sportvereeniging (RKSV) Mariaparochiaanse Voetbalvereeniging (MVV) ’29, with the founding meeting taking place at Café Frielink, a pub in Harbrinkhoek. Founding fathers of the club are G. Haarhuis and H. Frielink. Most probably, the club settled on a pitch in the vicinity of Café Frielink – still the location of Sportpark Frielinkpark today. RKSV MVV ’29 starts its life as a competitive club in RKUVB Division 2.
1931 / Suffering relegation from RKUVB Division 2, RKSV MVV ’29 descends into Division 3 of the said league association.
1932 / Winning promotion from RKUVB Division 3, RKSV MVV ’29 wins promotion to Division 1 (!) of the said league association – thus leaping D2 thanks to a reorganisation of the league pyramid of the Roman Catholic football federation, which involves the creation of a so-called Overgangsklasse between the sub-branches of the RKF and its national league divisions.
1934 / Suffering relegation from RKUVB Division 1, RKSV MVV ’29 descends into Division 2 of the said league association.
1939 / Winning promotion from RKUVB Division 2, RKSV MVV ’29 leaps Division 1 and is placed in the RKF Overgangsklasse.
1940 / As the RKF, the RKUVB as well as all other football federations other than the official Netherlands’ Football Association (KNVB, renamed NVB for the duration of World War II) are wound up in the face of prospective orders to be expected from German authorities, RKSV MVV ’29 is placed in Sunday Division 2 of the so-called Twentse Voetbalbond (TVB) or NVB Afdeling Twente, the Twente NVB sub-branch.
1945 / After several seasons without promotion or relegation, RKSV MVV ’29 is placed in TVB Sunday Division 1 for the first post-war football season.
1946 / Champions in TVB Sunday Division 1, RKSV MVV ’29 wins promotion to KNVB District East’s Sunday League 4 for the first time.
1947 / In its first season in the national divisions, RKSV MVV ’29 manages a second place in District East’s Sunday League 4A, 1 point behind champions EV&AC De Tubanters 1897.
1948 / RKSV MVV ’29 finishes as runners-up in District East’s Sunday League 4A for the second year running – conquering an equal number of points as champions EFC PW 1885, but suffering defeat in a tie-break match for the title against the club from Enschede (2-0).
1949 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 4A, 6 points ahead of closest followers SV Rietvogels, RKSV MVV ’29 fails to win promotion to Sunday League 3 in the ensuing round of championship play-offs.
1950 / RKSV MVV ’29 finishes as runners-up in District East’s Sunday League 4B, 2 points behind champions AVC Luctor et Emergo.
1951 / RKSV MVV ’29 finishes as runners-up in District East’s Sunday Lague 4B, with an equal number of points as AVC La Première – with both clubs obtaining 3 points less than champions vv Rijssen Vooruit.
1952 / Finishing in joint first position in District East’s Sunday League 4B with AVC La Première, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to win the tie-break match for the title against the club from Almelo (2-1). However, yet again, the club fails to win promotion in the ensuing round of championship play-offs.
1953 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 4C, 2 points ahead of closest rivals SV Rietvogels, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to crown its season with a successful round of championship play-offs – thus finally acceding to Sunday League 3 after several years of having missed out on promotion by a whisker.
1956 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 3A, 3 points ahead of EFC PW 1885, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to win the ensuing round of championship play-offs, thus acceding to Sunday League 2 for the first time.
1960 / The first stone for the clubhouse at Sportpark Frielinkpark in Harbrinkhoek is laid by the spiritual advisor of the club, Fr C.P.A. Mijnhout – still the current location of the club. Most probably, this location was situated closely to the original pitch where the club had played from 1929 onwards.
1963 / Having held out in Sunday League 2 for seven consecutive seasons – with fourth place finishes in 1958 and 1961 being the highlights – RKSV MVV ’29 now finishes bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 2B, thus dropping back into Sunday League 3 along with the club in second-last place, DVV Labor.
1964 / RKSV MVV ’29 finishes as runners-up in District East’s Sunday League 3A, 5 points behind champions KVV Losser.
1965 / Finishing in second-last place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, RKSV MVV ’29 suffers relegation to Sunday League 4 along with bottom club EFC PW 1885.
1968 / Finishing bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 4B, RKSV MVV ’29 drops back into the ranks of the Twentse Voetbalbond (TVB) after 22 years.
1973 / Finishing in second-last place in TVB Sunday Division 1B, RKSV MVV ’29 suffers a new relegation, descending into TVB D2 along with the club in second-last place, SV Zenderen Vooruit.
1974 / Runners-up in TVB Sunday Division 2B, 8 points behind champions vv Twenthe, RKSV MVV ’29 manages an immediate return to TVB D1.
1977 / RKSV MVV ’29 finishes as runners-up in TVB Sunday Division 1B, 7 points behind champions RKSV Bonifatius Boys.
1981 / Champions in TVB Sunday Division 1B, 3 points ahead of closest rivals SV Enter, RKSV MVV ’29 manages a return to Sunday League 4 after an absence of thirteen years.
1982 / Champions in TVB Sunday Division 4B, 4 points ahead of runners-up SV Vasse, RKSV MVV ’29 wins promotion to Sunday League 3.
1989 / At the club’s sixtieth anniversary, the main pitch at Sportpark Frielinkpark is adorned with a covered grandstand.
1994 / Finishing bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 3A, RKSV MVV ’29 drops back into Sunday League 4 after twelve years, along with vv Rood Zwart and SV Rietvogels.
1997 / Finishing in joint first position in District East’s Sunday League 4B with SV Almelo, 1 point ahead of closest followers vv Oldenzaal, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to defeat its co-leaders in a tie-break match for the title. As such, the club manages a return to Sunday League 3.
1999 / RKSV MVV ’29 signs Henk van Goozen as its head coach. Van Goozen, who had a career as a professional league midfielder behind him at RV&AV Excelsior and SC Heracles ’74 (1981-92), would serve the club from Harbrinkhoek as a trainer during two spells (1999-2001 & 2006-09).
2001 / Coached by Henk van Goozen, RKSV MVV ’29 finishes in third-last place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, going on to suffer defeat in a relegation play-off – and thus dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with SV Enter and bottom club SV Hector.
2002 / Taking the place of the old construction dating back to the early 1960s, a new clubhouse is erected at Sportpark Frielinkpark. The new building is given the name De Voltreffer.
2003 / Coached by Albert van der Smissen, RKSV MVV ’29 finishes in third-last position in District East’s Sunday League 4B, descending into Sunday League 5 along with SV Vasse and bottom club RKSV Bornerbroek.
2007 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 4B, 8 points ahead of closest followers WVV ’34, RKSV MVV ’29 wins promotion to Sunday League 3.
2008 / Finishing in third-last place in District East’s Sunday League 3A with coach Henk van Goozen, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to suffer defeat in a relegation play-offs, thus suffering relegation to Sunday League 4 after just one season, along with GFC and bottom club DSVD.
2011 / Finishing in third-last place in District East’s Sunday League 4B with coach Robert Harperink, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to suffer defeat in a relegation play-off against RKSV De Tukkers, played at Gemeentelijk Sportpark ‘t Wooldrik Zuid (RKSV NEO) in Borne (4-3). As such, the club descends into Sunday League 5 along with bottom club VC Fleringen.
2012 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 5A, 7 points ahead of closest followers SC Barbaros, RKSV MVV ’29 manages an immediate return to Sunday League 4. The successful coach is Robert Harperink.
2013 / Runners-up in District East’s Sunday League 4B, 14 points behind runaway champions Juventa ’12, RKSV MVV ’29 goes on to win back-to-back promotions, winning direct promotion to Sunday League 3 – due to extra places at that level being at stake – along with the aforementioned club and vv Berghuizen. The successful coach is Richard Telgenhof Oude Koehorst.
2016 / Finishing as runners-up in District East’s Sunday League 3A, 13 points behind runaway champions SDC ’12, RKSV MVV ’29 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out AVV Columbia in R1 (4-1 aggr.), going on to have the better of vv Beuningse Boys in the final (1-1 aggr. & penalty shoot-out). As such, RKSV MVV ’29 accedes to Sunday League 2 after an absence of 53 years at that level. The successful coach is Richard Telgenhof Oude Koehorst.
2019 / Coached by Marcel Oude Nijhuis, RKSV MVV ’29 finishes in third-last place in Sunday League 2J, going on to suffer defeat in R1 of the promotion-relegation play-offs against derby rivals RKSV De Tukkers (1-4). As such, the club drops back into Sunday League 3 along with SC Overwetering and bottom club AVC Luctor et Emergo.
2022 / Finishing in third place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, RKSV MVV ’29 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is knocked out in R1 by Wijhe ’92 (2-1).
2023 / Finishing in third place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, RKSV MVV ’29 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club draws a bye in R1, going on to suffer defeat in R2 against GVV Eilermark (2-0).
2024 / Runaway champions in District East’s Sunday League 3A, 18 points ahead of closest followers SV Delden, RKSV MVV ’29 wins promotion to Sunday League 2. The successful coach is Gerard Kocks. Also in 2024, a renovation of the dressing rooms is completed at Sportpark Frielinkpark.
2025 / Champions in Sunday League 2G, 8 points ahead of closest rivals WKE ’16, RKSV MVV ’29 wins back-to-back promotions, acceding to Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1 for the first time in club history. The successful coach is John Gielink.