NETHERLANDS: SDCP (1979-1988) / SDC Putten (1988-)

Sportpark Putter Eng, Putten (SDC Putten, formerly SDCP)

Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland

11 VII 2009 / SDC Putten - PAOK Salonica 0-4 / Friendly

22 VI 2024 / SV DZC '68 - vv Flevo Boys 0-0 A.E.T. - SV DZC '68 wins penalty shoot-out (4-3) / Combined Sunday & Saturday Leagues 1 - lucky loser promotion play-off final - neutral venue (= NL level 6)

Timeline

• 1937 / Foundation of two football clubs in Putten, VVP (Voetbalvereniging Putten), which joins KNVB Afdeling Utrecht’s Sunday branch, and HGM (meaning acronym unknown), placed in that same association’s Saturday pyramid. VVP’s ground is situated at the back of Café Den Hartogh at Voorthuizerstraat, while HGM’s pitch could be found at Hoofdlaan (modern-day Klaarwaterboslaan).
• 1940 / Due to the mobilisation of the Netherlands’ army the previous year, HGM loses too many players to sustain first team football, causing the club to fold, ceasing all activities. After the German occupation, the refoundation of a Saturday club is quickly undertaken, with OMS (‘Oefening Maakt Sterk’) seeing the daylight in November 1940. Former HGM chairman J.W. Keemink is one of the founding members of the club, which settles at HGM’s former pitch at Hoofdlaan.
• 1949 / As local politics frowning upon any activity on Sundays not related to religion, Sunday club VVP has a hard time making ends meet; municipal authorities explicitly forbid the club to charge admission for home games, while the local police regularly shows up to take away the match ball as well. Giving in to the pressure, VVP’s board decides to switch to Afdeling Utrecht’s Saturday pyramid in 1949, resulting in the club meeting village rivals OMS in local derbies. 
• 1952 / A merger is concluded between VVP and OMS, resulting in the foundation of Puttense Voetbal- en Atletiekvereniging ‘Sterk Door Combinatie’ (SDC), with former HGM and OMS official J.W. Keemink being elected as the club’s treasurer. At the behest of the Netherlands’ Football Association, though, the club has to adapt its name to become SDCP (Sterk Door Combinatie Putten) to distinguish it from SDC from Amsterdam, the result of a merger between SAVM and DTC in 1949. SDCP settles at OMS’s ground at Hoofdlaan; VVP’s pitch at the back of Café Den Hartogh is abandoned.
• 1955 / Winning promotion from Afdeling Utrecht, SDCP accedes to KNVB Saturday League 4 for the first time – a level never reached by predecessor clubs VVP, HGM, and OMS.
• 1957 / Clinching the title in District West I’s Saturday League 4C, 6 points ahead of closest rivals CSV De Geuzen, SDCP wins promotion to Saturday League 3 for the first time.
• 1961 / Clinching the title in District West I’s Saturday League 3B, 1 point ahead of closest rivals NDSM, SDCP wins promotion to Saturday League 2 for the first time.
• 1966 / Bottom of the table in District West I’s Saturday League 2B, SDCP drops back into League 3 after five seasons.
• 1969 / Bottom of the table in District West’s Saturday League 3C, 1 point behind VVOP which narrowly saves its skin, SDCP drops back into League 4 – a level at which the club last played twelve years previously.
• 1971 / Crowning itself champions in District West I’s Saturday League 4C following a tie-break match against vv Flora Boys, SDCP manages a return to League 3.
• 1976 / Finishing in joint first place in District West I’s Saturday League 3B with vv VRC, SDCP meets the club from Veenendaal in a tie-break match – going on to win the encounter, thus claiming the title and acceding to Saturday League 2. 
• 1978 / Crowning itself champions in District West I’s Saturday League 2C following a tie-break match against SDVB, SDCP accedes to Saturday League 1 – the top division of the Saturday pyramid in those days – for the first time in club history.
• 1979 / Abandoning Terrein Hoofdlaan, SDCP settles at the newly laid-out Sportpark Putter Eng.
• 1980 / Finishing in twelfth place in Saturday League 1B, SDCP drops back into League 2 along with CVV ONS Sneek and vv Harkemase Boys. 
• 1986 / Finishing second-last in Saturday League 2C, SDCP drops back into League 3 along with bottom club RKAV Volendam.
• 1988 / In an exact repeat of the events taking place twelve years previously, finishing in joint first place in District West I’s Saturday League 3B with vv VRC, SDCP meets the club from Veenendaal in a tie-break match – going on to win the encounter, thus claiming the title and acceding to Saturday League 2. Also in 1988, the club adapts its name slightly, from SDCP to SDC Putten.
• 1990 / Finishing second from bottom in Saturday League 2C, SDC Putten drops back into League 3 along with bottom club vv Scherpenzeel.
• 1991 / Finishing in tenth place in District West I’s Saturday League 3B, SDC Putten descends into League 4 following an unsuccessful round of play-offs, along with direct drop-outs vv Terschuurse Boys and vv Altius. Subsequently, in the course of the 1991-92 season, a main stand, with terracing on each side, is inaugurated at Sportpark Putter Eng.
• 1992 / Champions in District East’s Saturday League 4D, 2 points ahead of closest rivals vv Den Ham, SDC Putten manages a return to Saturday League 3.
• 1993 / Finishing in third place in District East’s Saturday League 3B, SDC Putten breaks down the door to League 2 – thus clinching its second promotion in a row – following a successful round of play-offs.
• 1996 / Champions in Saturday League 2C, 8 points ahead of closest followers vv Lunteren, SDC Putten wins promotion – not to Saturday League 1, but, due to a reorganisation in the Saturday pyramid, directly to Zaterdag Hoofdklasse, the newly created top level of Saturday football in the Netherlands.
• 1997 / In the most successful season in club history, SDC Putten finishes in fifth place in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse C.
• 1998 / In its second Hoofdklasse level, SDC Putten finishes in twelfth place, losing a subsequent round of relegation play-offs, thus dropping back into Saturday League 1 along with direct drop-outs vv DOS Kampen and Elburger SC.
• 1999 / Champions in Saturday League 1A, 1 point ahead of closest rivals SDVB, SDC Putten manages an immediate return to Zaterdag Hoofdklasse.
• 2000 / Finishing last in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse B, SDC Putten drops back into League 1 after just one year, along with the club in second-last place, vv Heerjansdam.
• 2001 / Finishing in third place in Saturday League 1A, SDC Putten manages a direct return to Zaterdag Hoofdklasse following a round of promotion play-offs.
• 2002 / Finishing in fifth place in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse C, SDC Putten equals the best-ever result in club history from 1997. In the opening stages of the 2002-03 season, SDC Putten meets a professional league team for the first time in the Netherlands’ Cup, suffering a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of FC Twente – and also losing the two other group stage games against Sunday teams SV Babberich and vv HSC ’21. Also in 2002, former SDC Putten youth player Sander Duits, who had joined SBV Vitesse’s youth academy as a twelve-year-old in 1995, makes his debut for BV De Graafschap’s first team, going on to have a respectable professional league career with FC Omniworld, RKC Waalwijk, and Go Ahead Eagles. Bowing out into non-league in 2017, the utility player joins his home team SDC Putten, defending the local colours for two seasons before hanging up his boots in 2019. 
• 2003 / SDC Putten is eliminated in R1 of the Netherlands’ Cup by professional league side SC Heerenveen (0-4).
• 2004 / SDC Putten is eliminated in R1 of the Netherlands’ Cup by professional league side AGOVV Apeldoorn (9-2).
• 2006 / Bottom of the table in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse B, SDC Putten drops back into League 1 along with the club in second-last place, SV Deltasport.
• 2008 / Champions in Saturday League 1D, 3 points ahead of closest followers CSV Apeldoorn, SDC Putten wins promotion to Zaterdag Hoofdklasse for the umpteenth time.
• 2009 / Having drawn a bye in R1, SDC Putten is eliminated in R2 of the Netherlands’ Cup by SC Heerenveen (0-7).
• 2010 / Having drawn a bye in R1, SDC Putten successively defeats SV Argon (3-0) and DOVO (1-1 A.E.T. & penalty shoot-out) in R2 and R3 of the Netherlands’ Cup, eventually suffering elimination in R4 at the hands of professional league side SC Telstar (0-2).
• 2012 / Bottom of the table in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse A, SDC Putten drops back into League 1 along with HCSV Zwaluwen ’30 and Voorschoten ’97.
• 2013 / Finishing in third place in Saturday League 1D, SDC Putten qualifies for the promotion play-offs, defeating both FC Breukelen (1-2) and vv PKC ’83 (3-1) in a group of three, thus claiming the ticket for Zaterdag Hoofdklasse.
• 2016 / The main pitch of Sportpark Putter Eng is equipped with a synthetic surface.
• 2017 / SDC Putten is eliminated in R1 of the Netherlands’ Cup at the hands of professional league side PSV (0-4).
• 2022 / Finishing in thirteenth place in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse B, SDC Putten has to play a set of play-offs to avoid relegation – but, having drawn a bye in R1, the club is eliminated in R2 by SV Nootdorp, thus dropping back into Saturday League 1 following a record spell of nine consecutive seasons in Zaterdag Hoofdklasse.
• 2023 / Finishing in fourth place in Saturday League 1A, SDC Putten qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is eliminated in R1 by HSV De Zuidvogels (1-0).
• 2024 / Runners up in the newly created Combined Saturday & Sunday League 1G, 7 points behind CSV Apeldoorn, SDC Putten qualifies for the promotion play-offs, drawing a bye in R1, but suffering elimination in R2 at the hands of SV Valkenswaard (3-0).
• 2025 / Runners-up in Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1F, 1 point behind champions HC&FC Victoria, SDC Putten qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is knocked out in R1 by vv VIOS-W (2-1 aggr.).
• 2026 / Finishing in third place in Combined Sunday & Saturday League 1F, SDC Putten is knocked out in R1 of the promotion-relegation play-offs against AVV Swift (5-3 aggr.).

Note - Below, a compilation of photos of three different visits: pictures 1-2 & 4 = non-matchday visit, May 2010 / picture 3 = match visit, July 2009 / pictures 5-26 = match visit, June 2024.

All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author

NETHERLANDS: JVC '31 (1963-2000) / vv SIOL (1963-1976) / JVC Cuijk (2000-2026) / vv Cuijk (2026-)

Sportpark De Groenendijkse Kampen Noord, Cuijk (vv Cuijk, formerly JVC '31 / vv SIOL / JVC Cuijk)

Netherlands, province: North Brabant = Noord-Brabant

11 VII 2009 / JVC Cuijk - NEC 1-5 / Friendly
30 V 2018 / JVC Cuijk - FC Lisse 0-2 / Tweede Divisie & Derde Divisie, promotion-relegation play-off (= NL levels 3 & 4)

Note 1 - JVC Cuijk concluded a merger with neighbour club vv SIOL, resulting in the foundation of vv Cuijk, with all activities moving to the ground of JVC Cuijk.

Note 2 - All photos below were taken at my second match visit in Cuijk, JVC - FC Lisse (2018).

All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author

NETHERLANDS: vv De Valk

Sportpark Valkennest = Leenderweg, Valkenswaard (vv De Valk)

Netherlands, province: North Brabant

1 VII 2009 / vv De Valk - PSV 0-1 / Friendly

 

NETHERLANDS: WDS '19

Sportpark Paradijs, Breda (WDS '19)

Netherlands, province: North Brabant

27 VI 2009 / WDS '19 - NAC Breda 1-14 / Friendly 
16 III 2014 / WDS '19 - SV ADVENDO 2-0 / District South I, Sunday League 4D (= NL level 8)

Note: last two photos date back to 2009; remainder: 2014

NETHERLANDS: RKVV Gilze (1932-1949, 1950-1957) / SV Gilze (1957-1991) / vv Gilze (1991-2011)

Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat, Gilze (formerly RKVV Gilze / SV Gilze / vv Gilze)

Netherlands, province: North Brabant = Noord-Brabant

24 VI 2009 / vv Gilze - NAC Breda 2-7 / Pre-season friendly

Timeline

• ± 1919 / A group of friends from Gilze, a village in North Brabant halfway between Breda and Tilburg, gets together to form a football team, which they give the name Gilsche Voetbalclub, abbreviated as GVC. They find a plot of land to lay out a pitch, Terrein Boskant. Sticking to playing friendly matches against other recreational teams for the moment, GVC does not join any league association.
• 1920 / GVC changes its name to become AVM, standing for Altijd Vol Moed (‘Always Full of Courage’).
• 1921 / AVM joins the Roomsch-Katholieke Voetbalbond (RKVB) Breda, the Breda sub-branch of Roman Catholic Football Federation RKF, being placed in RKVB Breda Division 3 for the 1921-22 season. To be allowed in as a new member club, AVM has to form a first board, with Piet Aarts taking on the role of chairman.
• 1922 / Clinching the title in RKVB Breda Division 3, AVM wins promotion to Division 2 of the said league system.
• 1924 / Renouncing its membership of RKVB Breda, AVM joins the Brabantsche Voetbalbond (BVB), the North Brabant sub-branch of the official Netherlands’ Football Association (NVB, later renamed KNVB), being played in BVB (Sunday) Division 2.
• 1925 / AVM takes on a new name, Roomsch-Katholieke Voetbalvereeniging (RKVV) Gilze.
• 1926 / Runners-up in BVB Division 2 for the second year running, RKVV Gilze is placed in Division 1 of the said league system by choice.
• 1927 / Finishing in joint first place in BVB Division 1 with WDC, RKVV Gilze meets the club from Breda in a tie-break match, played at NAC’s Stadion ‘t Ploegske in Breda – going on to lose the encounter (3-1) and thus missing out on promotion.
• 1929 / In spite of clinching the title in BVB Division 1, RKVV Gilze renounces its right to promotion to KNVB District South’s Sunday League 4 due to the projected costs of travel.
• 1930 / After six years as members of the BVB (KNVB), RKVV Gilze rejoins the Roman-Catholic Football Federation RKF and its sub-branch RKVB Breda, being placed in RKF (National) Division 2 for the 1930-31 season.
• 1931 / Clinching the title in RKF Division 2 (renamed IVCB Division 2 from 1932 onwards), RKVV Gilze fails to win promotion to D1 of the said league system in the championship play-offs.
• 1932 / Moving away from Terrein Boskant, RKVV Gilze settles on a newly laid-out pitch at Lange Wagenstraat – destined to stay at that location for the following 79 years. The year 1932 also sees the foundation of a new club in Gilze, Gilze-Boys, which also joins the RKVB Breda, being placed in its bottom division.
• 1933 / Suffering relegation from IVCB Division 2, RKVV Gilze descends into Division 3 of the said league system.
• 1934 / A covered stand is added to the set-up at Terrein Lange Wagenstraat – in fact, half of an old stand of a club in Tilburg, taken over by RKVV Gilze and RKSV RAC (from Gilze’s neighbour village of Rijen) together, with each of the clubs rebuilding half of it at their respective grounds. 
• 1936 / RKVV Gilze absorbs its small village rivals Gilze-Boys without any name change resulting.
• 1940 / As the Netherlands is overrun by the German army in May 1940, all other football associations save the official Netherlands’ FA (KNVB, renamed NVB for the duration of the war) cease their activities, including the RKF and all its sub-branches. Given the choice between folding and making the leap to the NVB competitions, RKVV Gilze chooses the latter option, being transferred from IVCB Division 3B to NVB District South’s Sunday League 4.
• 1942 / Having been RKVV Gilze’s coach for some time – it is unclear how long – Henk Pellikaan leaves the club in 1942. At the time, Pellikaan was still playing for TSV LONGA from Tilburg, which he had joined in 1928. The midfielder was one of the Netherlands’ better footballers of the day, in fact making his debut for the Netherlands’ national team in 1932, being chosen for his country’s squad in the 1934 World Cup in Italy, and winning a total of 13 caps until his retirement from league football in 1946. Henk Pellikaan passed away in 1999 at the age of 88.
• 1946 / RKVV Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 4D, 7 points behind champions RKVV Oisterwijk.
• 1948 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4D, 6 points ahead of SV Heusden, RKVV Gilze goes on to enjoy a successful round of championship play-offs, resulting in the club winning promotion to Sunday League 3 for the first time.
• 1949 / Temporarily moving away from Terrein Lange Wagenstraat, RKVV Gilze settles at a makeshift pitch not far from the Gilze-Rijen Airbase to the north of the village, laid out on a plot of land owned by T.C. Haagh. Meanwhile, new grass is sown in at Terrein Lange Wagenstraat. The club most probably moved back to this location in 1950 or 1951.
• 1951 / Finishing in second-last position in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, RKVV Gilze drops back into Sunday League 4 after three years, along with bottom club RKSV Ons Vios. Meanwhile, a second pitch is added to the set-up at Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat.
• 1954 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 5 points ahead of runners-up SV Veerse Boys, RKVV Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Ben Berenschot.
• 1955 / RKVV Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 4E, 3 points behind champions SV Veerse Boys.
• 1956 / Finishing in joint first place in District South I’s Sunday League 4F with vv Madese Boys, RKVV Gilze goes on to meet the club from Made in a tie-break match at Sportpark De Biezen in Dongen. Winning the encounter (2-1, goals by Van den Ouweland & Geerts), RKVV Gilze clinches the title, but fails to win promotion in the subsequent round of championship play-offs.
• 1957 / Finishing in joint first place in District South I’s Sunday League 4F with RKVV SCO, RKVV Gilze goes on to meet the club from Oosterhout in a tie-break match at Sportpark De Biezen in Dongen. Going on to suffer a heavy defeat in this encounter (5-1), Gilze has to leave the title to SCO. Also in 1957, RKVV Gilze changes its name to become Sportvereniging (SV) Gilze in preparation of branches for other sports being incorporated in the womb of the club – with branches for volleyball and hockey (the latter being very short-lived) being formed the following year.
• 1958 / SV Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 1 point behind champions RKVVU.
• 1960 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 6 points ahead of closest followers FC Right’Oh, SV Gilze goes on to qualify for the championship play-offs. Ultimately, the club wins a championship play-off match against RKVV Hilvaria, played at RKSV Sarto’s Sportpark Westend in Tilburg. Winning the encounter, Gilze accedes to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Ben Berenschot.
• 1971 / SV Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, 8 points behind derby rivals SV RAC. Also in 1971, a new clubhouse and dressing rooms are inaugurated at Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat.
• 1972 / SV Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, 5 points behind champions vv Dongen.
• 1976 / Coached by Martin Groenhuis, SV Gilze finishes in second-last place in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with bottom club vv Waspik.
• 1978 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 1 point ahead of closest rivals RKSV Groen-Wit, SV Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Piet de Jong.
• 1979 / Coached by Piet de Jong, SV Gilze finishes bottom of the table in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, thus dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with the club in second-last place, vv TAC.
• 1981 / The dressing rooms built in 1971 are completely renovated.
• 1983 / The main pitch at Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat is laid out anew. Also in 1983, former SV Gilze youth player Hans van den Dungen, who had moved to NAC’s youth academy at the age of 14 in 1976, makes his professional league debut for the club in Breda, going on to play 361 matches in the yellow-and-black colours as a wingback and ultimately leaving the club for three more seasons at K Hoogstraten VV in 1993. Hans van den Dungen passed away in 2023 at the age of 61.
• 1984 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 3 points ahead of closest rivals vv Beerse Boys, SV Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 3. Moreover, the club reaches the final of District South I’s Regional Cup (Districtsbeker), ultimately having to settle for the silver medal following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of PSV Reserves. The successful coach is Jan van Leeuwen. Following the cup success, the club also qualifies for the nationwide cup (KNVB-Beker), being knocked out in R1 by SC Heerenveen (4-0).
• 1986 / Coached by Jan van Leeuwen, SV Gilze finishes in second-last place in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with bottom club RKVV Uno Animo.
• 1991 / The football branch of SV Gilze breaks away from the omnisport club, continuing its existence as Voetbalvereniging (vv) Gilze.
• 1992 / vv Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 4 points behind champions SV Veerse Boys.
• 1993 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4F, 1 point ahead of closest rivals vv Chaam, vv Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The decisive points are clinched in a 1-0 home win over RKVV DIA. The successful coach is Frans Hermans.
• 1996 / Coached by Martijn Aarts, vv Gilze finishes bottom of the table in District South I’s Sunday League 3C, thus dropping back into Sunday League 4 along with the club in second-last place, SV Veerse Boys.
• 1997 / Coached by Martijn Aarts, vv Gilze finishes in second-last place in District South I’s Sunday League 4D, thus suffering back-to-back relegations, descending into Sunday League 5 for the first time, along with bottom club UVV ’40.
• 1998 / vv Gilze wins promotion from Sunday League 5 to Sunday League 4 under the aegis of coach Hans Rasenberg. 
• 2000 / Coached by Henk Jansen, vv Gilze finishes bottom of the table in District South I’s Sunday League 4D, descending into Sunday League 5 along with the club in second-last place, RKSV Sarto.
• 2001 / Finishing in third place in District South I’s Sunday League 5D, vv Gilze goes on to win the promotion play-offs, thus managing an immediate return to Sunday League 4. The successful coach is Henk Jansen.
• 2002 / Former SV Gilze and vv Gilze youth midfielder Charlie van den Ouweland, who had moved to Willem II’s youth academy some years previously, makes his professional league debut at the age of 21 at FC Den Bosch. Van den Ouweland goes on to have spells at FC Zwolle, FC Dordrecht, Fortuna Sittard, RBC Roosendaal, and FC Oss, ultimately hanging up his boots in 2012.
• 2003 / Finishing bottom of the table in District South I’s Sunday League 4F with coach Rocco Leeser, vv Gilze drops back into Sunday League 5 along with the club in second-last place, UVV ’40.
• 2005 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 5H, 6 points ahead of runners-up RKVV DIA, vv Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 4. The successful coach is Fred Kruijs. Also in 2005, former vv Gilze youth midfielder Joep van den Ouweland (the younger brother of Charlie), who had moved to Willem II’s youth academy in 1991 – and later to Feyenoord Rotterdam’s academy – makes his professional league debut at the age of 21 with BV De Graafschap. Van den Ouweland goes on to have spells at Go Ahead Eagles and FC Oss, withdrawing into non-league football with vv Achilles Veen in 2017. 
• 2009 / vv Gilze finishes as runners-up in District South I’s Sunday League 4E, 2 points behind champions SV Veerse Boys. In the summer of 2009, vv Gilze plays a gala match at Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat against professional league side NAC Breda, managing to score two goals, but ultimately losing the match 7-2.
• 2010 / Champions in District South I’s Sunday League 4D, 7 points ahead of closest followers vv Raamsdonk, vv Gilze wins promotion to Sunday League 3. The successful coach is Coen Vos.
• 2011 / 79 years after the ground’s inauguration, Sportpark aan de Lange Wagenstraat is abandoned in the summer of 2011, as vv Gilze settles at the newly laid-out Sportpark Verhoven, to the west of the village – although the new park has not been completed yet. In the following years, the old park has to make way for housing. 
• 2012 / On September 18th, 2012, more than a year after vv Gilze moved into the new park, Sportpark Verhoven is officially inaugurated by Gilze-Rijen’s caretaker mayor Osterloh.

Note - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1 & 10-18 = non-matchday (ruin) visit, January 2012 / pictures 2-9 = match visit, June 2009.

All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author