Netherlands, province: North Holland
October 2026 / no match visited
Timeline
- 1932 / In Breezand, a village in the far north of the Province of North Holland, the small Protestant (Evangelical) community forms its own football club, Christelijke Voetbalvereeniging (CVV) Alles Door Oefening (ADO); it is unclear where the pitch of this club was situated (for the history of Catholic and non-confessional football in Breezand, Anna Paulowna, and Kleine Sluis, check the write-ups dedicated to RKVV ZAP and vv BKC).
- 1934 / CVV ADO joins the so-called CNVB, Christelijke Nederlandsche Voetbalbond, a football association for Protestant Christian clubs not affiliated to the official Netherlands’ FA (KNVB).
- 1936 / After an existence of barely four years, the last two of which were spent as a member club of the CNVB, CVV ADO folds, ceasing all activities.
- 1946 / Ten years after the demise of CVV ADO, a new attempt is made at creating a Protestant football club in Breezand with the foundation of vv Breezandse Boys. It is unclear where the pitch of this club was situated. Joining the Netherlands’ FA, vv Breezandse Boys refrains from competing with a regular first team, taking part in District West I’s league football with a junior team only.
- 1947 / After one year only, vv Breezandse Boys folds, ceasing all activities. Sources confirm that the club continued its existence nominally in the following decade, with occasional matches being organised against other teams from the region.
- 1958 / After a dormant existence in the past decade, Saturday club vv Breezandse Boys is brought back to life – seeking affiliation with the KNVB with its pre-war name ADO, but being turned down and eventually being accepted with the name vv Breezandse Boys. Starting its existence on a pitch on Molenvaart in Gelderse Buurt, the hamlet halfway between Breezand and Anna Paulowna, vv Breezandse Boys is placed in the Saturday divisions of the NHVB.
- ± 1959 / Moving away from their makeshift pitch in Gelderse Buurt, vv Breezandse Boys is allowed to move in with Sunday club RKVV ZAP at Sportpark aan het Ceresplein in Breezand proper.
- 1970 / Having groundshared with SV ZAP at Sportpark aan het Ceresplein in Breezand in the past decade, vv Breezandse Boys now makes the move to Anna Paulowna following a new groundsharing agreement with vv BKC at Complex aan de Burgemeester Mijnlieffstraat.
- 1973 / In December 1973, a merger is concluded between vv Breezandse Boys and netball club KV TOG (Korfbalclub ‘Tot Ons Genoegen’), leading to the foundation of Sportverening Anna Paulowna 1974 (SVAP ’74).
- 1974 / With the merger taking effect, the football branch of the newly formed SVAP ’74 takes its place on a newly laid-out ground with two pitches at the back of Sporthal Veerburg on Sportlaan in Anna Paulowna. The official inauguration ceremony is performed by Anna Paulowna’s mayor, Mr Warners. The omnisports club SVAP ’74 would go on to include branches for indoor football, volleyball, handball, and recreation (pétanque).
- 1976 / Two years after SVAP ’74 moving into the facility, a canteen is added to the set-up at Sportpark aan de Sportlaan (Veerburg).
- 1990 / SVAP ’74 wins a title in the ranks of the NHVB, but it is unclear in which division – probably Saturday Division 2.
- 1996 / Gaining promotion from NHVB Saturday Division 1, SVAP ’74 accedes to KNVB District West I’s Saturday League 4 for the first time in club history – with relegation following in 1998 or 1999. That same year, the Sunday club in Anna Paulowna, vv BKC, moves to a newly laid-out ground on Grasweg, officially called Sportpark Kleine Sluis and informally referred to as Complex West, given that preparations are underway to give SVAP ’74 a new park as well on the eastern side of the new location.
- 2000 / Runaway champions in District West I’s Saturday League 5A, 11 points ahead of closest followers CSV Jong Hercules, SVAP ’74 manages a return to Saturday League 4. The decisive points are clinched in a 5-3 win over the aforementioned club. The successful coach is Cas Hofstra. Also in 2000, after five years of preparations, SVAP ’74, moves into the newly built eastern half of Sportpark Kleine Sluis, colloquially referred to as Complex Oost, along with athletics club Dokev. The old ground on Sportlaan is replaced by housing.
- 2001 / Finishing in fourth place in District West I’s Saturday League 4A, SVAP ’74 goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus acceding to Saturday League 3 for the first time in club history. The successful coach is Cas Hofstra.
- 2002 / Finishing bottom of the table in District West I’s Saturday League 3A with coach Cas Hofstra, SVAP ’74 drops back into Saturday League 4 after one year only.
- 2003 / SVAP ’74 finishes as runner-up in District West I’s Saturday League 4A, 8 points behind champions vv Opperdoes.
- 2004 / The clubhouse of SVAP ’74 at Complex Oost (Sportpark Kleine Sluis) is extended with a small covered stand.
- 2006 / SVAP ’74 finishes as runner-up in District West I’s Saturday League 4A, 1 point behind champions vv Opperdoes.
- 2007 / SVAP ’74 finishes as runner-up in District West I’s Saturday League 4A, 6 points behind champions MSV Zeemacht.
- 2010 / Finishing in fifth place in District West I’s Saturday League 4A, SVAP ’74 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club bows out in R1 against vv PSZ (4-4 aggr. & penalty shoot-out).
- 2012 / In its last season as an independent club, SVAP ’74 finishes in tenth place in District West I’s Saturday League 4A. Following the 2011-12 season, a merger is concluded between SV BKC and SVAP ’74, resulting in the foundation of Sportvereniging (SV) Kleine Sluis; apart from football, there are branches for handball, pétanque, netball, and indoor football. First team football moves to ‘Complex West’, the main pitch of the former vv BKC, with the main pitch of SVAP ’74 remaining in use for lower team football and training sessions as Terrein 6. With BKC chairman Dick Schenk staying on in that capacity at vv Kleine Sluis, the football branch of SV Kleine Sluis, the new football club fields two first teams, one taking the place of vv BKC in Sunday League 3, the other replacing SVAP ’74 in Saturday League 4.
- 2018 / After six relatively anonymous years in Saturday League 4, the Saturday team of vv Kleine Sluis is withdrawn from regular league football. Since, the club has competed only with a first team in the Sunday divisions.
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