Extreme Football Tourism: NETHERLANDS: RKSV DSVD

Sportpark 't Hoge Vonder, Deurningen (RKSV DSVD)

Netherlands, province: Overijssel

10 X 2026 / RKSV DSVD - ASV Dronten 0-2 / Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1G (= NL level 6)

Timeline

1935 / In Deurningen, a village in the Province of Overijssel a few kilometres to the north of Hengelo, a football club sees the daylight, Deurningse Sportvereniging, abbreviated as DSV. This new club joins the Roman Catholic football federation RKF – more specifically its sub-branch in the central and eastern part of the Netherlands, the RKUVB (Rooms-Katholieke Utrechtse Voetbalbond). The first pitch of DSV is situated at the crossroads of Oldenzaalsedijk and Weerselosestraat, with the club later moving to a plot of farmland at Hengelosestraat owned by Reimer Scholten.
1940 / With the Roman Catholic federation (RKF) as well as all other football federations other than the non-confessional KNVB folding in the face of the dreaded Gleichschaltung, i.e. the forcible coordination of institutions and society under Nazi rule, after the German occupation of the Netherlands in May 1940, KSV Losser joins the KNVB – renamed NVB for the duration of the war – being placed in its sub-branch in the region of Twente, the TVB – officially renamed Afdeling Twente – under an adapted name to avoid confusion with other NVB members; Rooms-Katholieke Voetbalvereniging (RKVV) Deurninger Sportvereniging Deurningen (DSVD), with the name change not being officialised in the membership list until October 1941.
1950 / Moving away from Terrein Reimer Scholten on Hengelosestraat, RKVV DSVD settles on a newly laid-out pitch on Kerkweg, in the immediate vicinity of the church in the heart of the village.
1952 / With handball being added to the myriad of activities, RKVV DSVD officially changes its name to become Rooms-Katholieke Sportvereniging (RKSV) DSVD.
1959 / Having played in the ranks of the TVB / Afdeling Twente in the first nineteen years after joining the (K)NVB, RKSV DSVD now wins promotion from TVB Sunday Division 1, thus acceding to KNVB District East’s Sunday League 4 for the first time.
1965 / Finishing bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 4B, RKSV DSVD drops back into TVB Sunday Division 1.
1966 / Champions in TVB Sunday Division 1B, 3 points ahead of closest rivals vv UD W, RKSV DSVD manages an immediate return to Sunday League 4.
1968 / With the DSVD pitch at Kerkweg being designated to make way for housing in the near future, a set of eight dressing rooms are constructed a stone’s throw further down the same road, the projected Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder.
1970 / An indoor sports hall is erected at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder.
1971 / With four pitches being laid out at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder, RKSV DSVD now moves its football teams to the new park, abandoning its old pitch further down the road on Kerkweg.
1979 / Finishing bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 4A, RKSV DSVD drops back into the TVB ranks after thirteen years.
1983 / Finishing bottom of the table in TVB Sunday Division 1B, RKSV DSVD descends into Division 2 of the said league system, alongside the club in second-last place, RKSV Saasveldia.
1984 / Finishing in third place in TVB Sunday Division 2B, RKSV DSVD manages an immediate return to Division 1 of the said league system.
1985 / RKSV DSVD finishes as runner-up in TVB Sunday Division 1A, 6 points behind champions SV PJ. Also in 1985, volleyball is added to the myriad of club activities, while a fully-fledged clubhouse is added to the set-up at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder as well.
1988 / Coached by Henk Vasterik, RKSV DSVD finishes bottom of the table in TVB Sunday Division 1B, thus descending into Division 2 of the said league system along with the club in second-last place, VC Fleringen.
1990 / Finishing in fourth place in TVB Sunday Division 2B, RKSV DSVD goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus managing a return to Division 1 of the said league system. The successful coach is Rob van der Linden.
1993 / Runner-up in TVB Sunday Division 1B, 3 points behind champions SC Barbaros, RKSV DSVD manages a return to Sunday League 4 – probably following a set of play-offs – after an absence of fifteen years at that level. The successful coach is Ton Lubach.
1994 / Champions in District East’s Sunday League 4B, 2 points ahead of closest rivals AVC Luctor et Emergo, RKSV DSVD manages back-to-back promotions, acceding to Sunday League 3 for the first time. The successful coach is Albert van der Smissen.
1996 / Coached by Frans Borghuis, RKSV DSVD finishes in second-last place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, thus descending to Sunday League 4 along with bottom club RKSV Bonifatius Boys.
2004 / Finishing in joint first place with RKSV De Tukkers in District East’s Sunday League 4B, RKSV DSVD meets the club from Albergen in a tie-break match for the title; at a neutral venue, Sportpark Vondersweijde in Oldenzaal, the encounter ends in a deadlock (1-1), with RKSV De Tukkers being awarded the title and promotion on the basis of its better goal difference in the regular league season. DSVD fails to win promotion in the subsequent round of play-offs.
2007 / Finishing in fourth place in District East’s Sunday League 4A, RKSV DSVD goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus acceding to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is René Belt.
2008 / Coached by Marcel Rensen, RKSV DSVD finishes bottom of the table in District East’s Sunday League 3A, descending into Sunday League 4 along with the club in second-last place, GFC.
2010 / Runner-up in District East’s Sunday League 4A, 2 points behind champions vv Oldenzaal, RKSV DSVD qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is drawn into a group with SV Leones and SC Elistha, managing a 1-1 home draw against the latter and a 6-1 away win against the latter; however, due to Leones crushing Elistha 8-1, the promotion ticket goes to the club from Beneden-Leeuwen.
2011 / Runner-up in District East’s Sunday League 4A, 5 points behind champions SV Hector, RKSV DSVD qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out SV Omhoog in R1 (8-3 aggr.), going on to edge past SV De Lutte in R2 (3-2 aggr.), thus qualifying for the final, in which the club has the better of RKSV NEO as well (4-1). As such, DSVD wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Jerry Arjaans.
2014 / New dressing rooms are built at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder.
2015 / Finishing in third place in District East’s Sunday League 3A, RKSV DSVD qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out vv Lemelerveld in R1 (3-3 aggr. & penalty shoot-out), going on to defeat EV&AC De Tubanters 1897 in the final (3-0 aggr.). This results in DSVD acceding to Sunday League 2 for the first time in club history. The successful coach is Remco Dokter. Also in 2015, the clubhouse at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder is renovated.
2016 / Finishing bottom of the table in Sunday League 2J, RKSV DSVD drops back into Sunday League 3 after one year only, alongside vv TKA and Wijhe ’92.
2017 / RKSV DSVD signs Niki Leferink as its head coach. Leferink is a former professional league striker of SC Heracles ’74, Heracles Almelo, VVV, Go Ahead Eagles, and FC Emmen (1994-2008).
2020 / With Niki Leferink leaving RKSV DSVD after three years to become head coach at KVV Losser, his successor at Sportpark ‘t Hoge Vonder is Clemens Zwijnenberg; Zwijnenberg is a former professional league defender of FC Twente, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Aalborg BK, Bristol City FC, NAC, and SC Austria Lustenau (1988-2001).
2025 / Champions in Sunday League 3K, 6 points ahead of closest followers RKSV VOGIDO, RKSV DSVD wins promotion to Sunday League 2. The successful coach is Hielke Pienterman.
2026 / Runaway champions in Sunday League 2G, 19 points ahead of closest followers CVV Germanicus, RKSV DSVD manages a historic promotion to the Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1. The successful coach is Hielke Pienterman.