NETHERLANDS: RKSV HBC

Sportpark De Toekomst, Heemstede (RKSV HBC)

Netherlands, province: North Holland = Noord-Holland

14 X 2023 / RKSV HBC - SV Huizen 0-0 / National Division 4A (= NL level 5)

Timeline

• 1902 / Foundation of HVV (Heemsteedsche Voetbalvereeniging) on October 29th, 1902. In the following fifteen years, the club successively plays its home matches on various pitches in and around Heemstede; Terrein ‘t Molentje (Groenendaal), Terrein Meerweg (the future Meer- & Boscomplex), Terrein Dolleman (near Wapen van Heemstede at Molenwerf), Terrein Het Clooster (at Cloosterweg, which used to be the home ground of HFC until 1900).
• 1903 / Foundation of RKVV (Roomsch-Katholieke Voetbalvereeniging) Berkenrode. 
• 1911 / Climbing out of the ranks of the so-called Haarlemsche Voetbalbond (HVB), HVV accedes to NVB (Sunday) League 3 for the first time.
• 1912 / HVV changes its name to become HVV Heemstede; possibly, this name change came about due to the NVB forcing the club to adapt its name due to an older member club – HVV in The Hague – bearing the same name. Another possibility, though, is that the adaptation of the name was the result of a merger with another club, which is simply called Heemstede and which played in HVB as well; HVV Heemstede is a neutral football club, not affiliated to any church or political organisation. Also in 1912, another football club is founded in Heemstede, RKSV (Roomsch-Katholieke Sportvereeniging) Berkenrode. Possibly, this club was a refoundation of an older club bearing the same name, allegedly founded in 1903. Berkenrode’s ground is situated at Heerenweg. The club starts its life in HVB Division 3.
• 1913 / The newly renamed HVV Heemstede wins promotion to NVB (Sunday) League 3 for the first time.
• 1915 / Following three promotions in a row, RKSV Berkenrode is placed in NVB (Sunday) League 3.
• 1916 / Climbing up from the ranks of HVB, RKVV Berkenrode wins promotion to NVB (Sunday) League 3 for the first time.
• 1917 / A merger deal is concluded between the neutral HVV Heemstede and the Roman-Catholic RKVV Berkenrode, resulting in the foundation of HBC (Heemstede-Berkenrode Combinatie). All of the new club’s activities move to Berkenrode’s ground, Terrein Heerenweg. The new merger club’s first team is placed in NVB (Sunday) League 3, losing its first match of the new season 2-0 away at VSV in Velserbroek.
• 1920 / The Roman-Catholic element of the former RKSV Berkenrode in the new club ostensibly prevailing over the neutral element of HVV Heemstede, HBC, having played in NVB League 3 for three seasons, withdraws its NVB membership, instead preferring to join the Roman-Catholic association RKF (Roomsch-Katholieke Federatie). Moreover, the club changes its name to become RKSV (Roomsch-Katholieke Sportvereeniging) HBC, eventually receiving official permission from the Haarlem diocese to bear this name in 1924.
• 1925 / RKSV HBC clinches the title in RKF’s Overgangsklasse C – Overgangsklasse being the top level of the RKF pyramid at that time. In fact, the club repeats this achievement in 1926 and 1927. In those years, three players are called up for the Roman-Catholic Netherlands’ selection taking on Belgium and Germany in international matches; Frits Mooren, Leo van der Vlugt, and Tinus van Deursen. Also in 1932, HBC commences a groundsharing agreement with Saturday club vv Tramvogels from Haarlem to allow its fledgling youth academy some extra space at Tramvogels’ Terrein Bronstee.
• 1930 / Following the introduction of an RKF Division 1 as the top level of the Roman-Catholic league pyramid, RKSV HBC is placed in this new division. 
• 1932 / Terrein Heerenweg is given a thorough refurbishment, involving – among other renovations – the construction of a 50-metre-long covered terrace at the western side of the pitch. The renovated ground is inaugurated by the local priest, Mr Van der Tuyn.
• 1935 / Winning the title in RKF Division 1 Afdeling Westen under the guidance of British coach Bill Yates, RKSV HBC ultimately fails to win the nationwide title, losing out against RKVV Brabantia from Eindhoven. Also in 1935, a Roman-Catholic international match between the Netherlands and Belgium is played at HBC’s Terrein Heerenweg, attended by some 5,000 spectators and ending in a Dutch win (probably 2-0 being the final score).
• 1937 / Coached by Willem Toledo, RKSV HBC wins the title in RKF Division 1 Afdeling Westen for the second time – in fact repeating the achievement for the third time and for a second time running in 1938 – but fails to win the nationwide Roman-Catholic title yet again.
• 1940 / For the fourth time in five years, HBC wins the title in RKF Division 1 Afdeling Westen, finishing 3 points ahead of vv Santpoort – the decisive points being obtained in a 7-2 win over RKSV TYBB. After four matches in the nationwide title play-offs – two matches against VVZ (Zaandam) and two more against KVV Quick ’20 (Oldenzaal) – the championship is cut short due to the German invasion of the Netherlands; and never completed. Following the German occupation of the Netherlands, all football associations except the official Netherlands' FA (Nederlandsche Voetbalbond, NVB) are abolished. RKSV HBC rejoins the NVB, being placed in Sunday League 2B for the 1940-41 season. From 1940 onwards, the club is boosted by the presence of player-coach Kick Smit, who joined from HFC Haarlem. Smit is a former Netherlands’ international player (29 caps, 26 goals).
• 1943 / The German armed forces commandeer Terrein Zeeweg, rendering it unusable for football following the construction of a large bunker. Thus forced to leave, RKSV HBC commences a groundshare with RCH at Heemsteeds Sportpark, which is destined to remain the club's temporary home for no fewer than fifteen years.
• 1947 / Without the help of Kick Smit, who hung up his boots in 1944-45, RKSV HBC’s first team is weakened and drops back into Sunday League 3 in 1947 following an 11th place finish in League 2B in the 1946-47 season.
• 1948 / Coached by Mr Rentenaar, RKSV HBC clinches the title in District West I’s Sunday League 3A following a 5-2 home win over SV ASC (Oegstgeest) at Heemsteeds Sportpark attended by 15,000 (!) spectators. In the ensuing promotion play-offs, though, the club is unsuccessful, thus staying put in League 3.
• 1955 / Due to the introduction of professional league football, which sees dozens of clubs taking the leap to the newly formed professional divisions, extra promotion places in the higher reaches of what can from now on be described as non-league are available, with RKSV HBC – finishing runners-up in Sunday League 3A in the 1954-55 season – being one of the beneficiaries and being placed in League 2 for the new season.
• 1958 / Having groundshared with RCH at Heemsteeds Sportpark for the past fifteen years, RKSV HBC finally move into a newly built ground fully owned by the club itself at Cruquiusweg – later renamed Sportpark De Toekomst after the clubhouse, which would be erected in the early 1970s. At Terrein Cruquiusweg, the club has the luxury of a covered grandstand. The premises are inaugurated on August 24th, 1958, by Haarlem’s bishop, Johannes Huibers.
• 1961 / HBC’s skipper Sem de Reus plays his 350th first team match for the club.
• 1964 / Finishing just 1 point behind champions vv Hillegom in Sunday League 2B, RKSV HBC just misses out on a historic promotion to League 1.
• 1966 / Second-last in the final ranking in Sunday League 2A, RKSV HBC drops back into League 3 after eleven years.
• 1975 / After a three-horse-race with KFC and HFC DCO, RKSV HBC – coached by Hans Vlietman – just misses out on the title in District West I’s Sunday League 3B, finishing runners-up behind KFC.
• 1980 / HBC’s clubhouse, De Toekomst, is consumed in a fire in February 1980, but rebuilt completely before the end of the year.
• 1982 / Coached by Clemens Koster, RKSV HBC clinches the title in District West I’s Sunday League 3B following a 2-2 home draw with BVV De Kennemers. The club thus accedes to League 2 after an absence of sixteen years.
• 1983 / RKSV HBC has an excellent first season back at L2 level, finishing runners up in League 2A behind Rood-Wit A. 
• 1989 / Coached by former Telstar player Fred André, RKSV HBC finishes in 2nd place in Sunday League 2B behind the Amsterdam semi-professional side FC Sloterplas.
• 1992 / For the first time, a Saturday team fielded by RKSV HBC reaches Saturday League 4.
• 1993 / Finishing second-last in League 2A, HBC’s Sunday team drops back into League 3 after eleven years.
• 1996 / Second-last in the final ranking in League 3B in the 1995-96 season, RKSV HBC’s Sunday team drops back into League 4 for the first time in club history.
• 1997 / Taking the decisive point in a draw against vv Hillegom, RKSV HBC’s Sunday team wins the title in Sunday League 4D without suffering a defeat in the entire season, thus returning to League 3 after just one year.
• 1999 / Not having fielded a regular Saturday team for the previous two seasons, RKSV HBC returns with a Saturday team in Saturday League 5.
• 2001 / Winning the promotion play-offs, HBC’s Saturday team accedes to Saturday League 4.
• 2009 / Clinching the title in District West I’s Saturday League 4D, HBC’s Saturday team reaches Saturday League 3 – but the stay at that level does not last longer than one season, with relegation following in 2010.
• 2011 / Finishing 11th in District West I’s Sunday League 3C, RKSV HBC’s Sunday team drops back into League 4, probably after losing a set of relegation play-offs. Also in 2011, former professional league player Peter van der Waart (playing for AZ ’67, HFC Haarlem, FC Den Bosch ’67, FC Utrecht, PEC Zwolle ’82, Roda JC, and BV De Graafschap between 1982 and 1991) is signed by HBC as its new trainer-coach. Later on, Van der Waart also takes over the directorship of the club’s youth academy.
• 2018 / Winning the title in League 4E, 2 points ahead of vv Zwanenburg, RKSV HBC’s Sunday squad manages promotion to League 3. After seven seasons, Peter van der Waart relinquishes his post as HBC’s head coach, staying on, however, as the club’s youth coordinator.
• 2019 / Winning the title in League 3C – the second title win in a row – 4 points ahead of RKSV DCG, RKSV HBC’s Sunday squad manages promotion to League 2.
• 2022 / Winning the title in League 2C, 8 points ahead of SV DONK, RKSV HBC’s Sunday squad manages promotion to League 2; considering the previous two seasons were cut short due to the COVID lockdowns, this amounts to the club’s third promotion in a row. For the first time in club history, HBC accedes to KNVB Sunday League 1. Also in 2022, HBC withdraws its Saturday team from regular first team football.
• 2023 / Incredibly, winning the title in Sunday League 1A – in effect the fourth title in a row – with an advantage of no fewer than 11 points over RKSV AFC ’34, RKSV HBC’s Sunday squad accedes to National Division 4.
• 2024 / Finishing in fifth place in its first season in National Division 4A, RKSV HBC qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club successively defeats vv Scherpenzeel (2-2 aggr. & penalty shoot-out) and JOS Watergraafsmeer (4-1 aggr.). As such, RKSV HBC accedes to National Division 3, the fourth tier of the Netherlands' football pyramid.
• 2025 / Finishing bottom of the table in National Division 3A, RKSV HBC drops back into National Division 4 along with the club in second-last place, RKVV DEM, as well as play-off victim AFC Ajax AV.
• 2026 / Finishing in fourth place in National Division 4A, RKSV HBC qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club knocks out vv Flevo Boys in R1 (4-2 aggr.), only to suffer defeat in R2 against HVV Hollandia (3-0 aggr.).

Note – The main source for the information given above is a book published on the 100th anniversary of RKSV HBC in 2002: “100 jaar RKSV HBC”, written by J.L.J. (Ko) Rees / E.G.H. (Ed) Laurijssen / N.A. (Nico) Eeken / J.G.M. (Jan) Schumacher / Th.J. (Theo) Nunnink. Heartfelt thanks to Ko Rees personally for freely putting at my disposal the last copy of this book present in his personal archives.

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

NETHERLANDS: CSV (1976-2002) / FC Castricum (2002-)

Sportpark Noord-End, Castricum (FC Castricum, formerly CSV)

Netherlands, province: North Holland = Noord-Holland

14 X 2023 / FC Castricum - IJVV Stormvogels 2-1 / District West I, Saturday League 3A (= NL level 8)

Timeline

• ± 1911 / Foundation of a football club in Castricum, which takes on the name Castricumsche Sportvereeniging, usually referred to with the abbreviation CSV. 
• 1912 / A second club was founded in Castricum, vv Castricum, its pitch being situated at Haagscheweg. 
• 1914 / As vv Castricum folds after two unsuccessful seasons in NHVB Division 2 - NHVB being the Noordhollandsche Voetbalbond, the association of clubs from the province of North Holland playing their football below the regular NVB divisions -, that club's pitch at Haagscheweg is taken over by CSV.
• 1918 / CSV takes part in NHVB's leagues for the first time, being placed in League 4A.
• 1927 / Having suffered from a decreasing membership in the past years as a result of the foundation of RKSV Vitesse ’22, a Roman-Catholic club in Castricum, in 1922 – with CSV being a club without an affiliation to any religion – the club eventually folds in 1927.
• 1930 / Refoundation of Castricumsche Sportvereeniging. The new club settles at Terrein Provinciaal Ziekenhuis in Bakkum - changing to a new ground, Terrein Zeeweg, within months. Terrein Zeeweg constitutes a plot of land rented from a local teahouse, Johanna’s Hof.
• 1931 / The new CSV starts its life as a regular league club in NHVB Division 2. In its first season, the club manages to finish as runners-up behind vv Alkmaarsche Boys.
• 1934 / Winning the title in NHVB Division 2, CSV accedes to NHVB Division 1.
• 1938 / Following not one, but two tie-break matches against OFC, played on the pitch of KFC in Koog aan de Zaan – the first one finishing in a goalless draw, the second being won by the Castricum side with the narrowest of margins, 1-0 – CSV obtains the title in NHVB Division 1A, which results in the club acceding to KNVB Sunday League 4 for the first time.
• 1940 / Following the German oppression of the Netherlands, occupation authorities requisition Terrein Zeeweg for military purposes, as a result of which CSV has to groundshare at their local rivals RKSV Vitesse ’22 for the duration of the war.
• 1945 / Not having developed any activities in the last, particularly harsh year of World War II, CSV resumes its activities, returning to Terrein Zeeweg.
• 1949 / CSV youth prodigy Leen Bartels, a seventeen-year-old centre-forward, signs a contract with AFC Ajax, going on to have a modest professional league career at AFC Ajax (1950-56 / 39 matches, 6 goals) and IJVV Stormvogels (1956-57 / 9 matches, 0 goals).
• 1950 / Winning the title in District West I’s Sunday League 4C, CSV accedes to League 3 for the first time.
• 1961 / CSV has its best season ever, finishing as runners-up in Sunday League 3A. Also in 1961, at CSV’s Terrein Zeeweg, a covered stand is erected along the main pitch. 
• 1963 / In spite of the guidance of player-coach Cor Blaauw, a former professional league player at Alkmaar ’54, CSV drops back into League 4 after an unbroken spell of thirteen seasons in District West I’s Sunday League 3.
• 1964 / CSV clinches the title in Sunday League 4B following an emphatic 6-1 defeat of SV De Valken. As such, the club manages a return to League 3 after just one year.
• 1967 / Finishing 11th in District West I’s Sunday League 3A, CSV drops back into League 4.
• 1970 / Finishing in joint-first place in Sunday League 4B with SV Sint Adelbert, CSV meets the club from Egmond-Binnen in a decider play-off against CSV for one place in Sunday League 3. Eventually, CSV wins the match, which was attended by some 4,000 spectators. As such, the Castricum side manages a new return to League 3. Also in 1970, CSV player Hans Mol signs a contract with professional league side AZ ’67.
• 1973 / Coached by Fred Vonk, CSV finishes 13th in Sunday League 3A, resulting in a descent back into League 4. Also in 1973, due to a lack of space at Terrein Zeeweg, but also following dissent among CSV’s membership – with Protestant members being unhappy with the low esteem in which the Saturday league branch of the club is held –, a breakaway club is founded, Sportclub Castricum, usually referred to as SCC, with part of the membership choosing to leave and play for the new club. Settling at Terrein Wouterland, the newly founded club is constrained to play its first team matches at Terrein ‘t Kruis in Heerhugowaard, groundsharing with KSV (Heerhugowaard) due to Terrein Wouterland not meeting NHVB’s minimum requirements.
• 1974 / Finishing last in Sunday League 4A, CSV finds itself in the ranks of Noord-Hollandse Voetbalbond (NHVB) for the first time since 1938. Meanwhile, after a slight upgrade of Terrein Wouterland, SCC is given permission to play its first team matches at this ground as well. 
• 1975 / Unable to stop the rot, CSV’s first team finishes in 10th place in NHVB Hoofdklasse, resulting in a third relegation in a row – from NHVB Hoofdklasse to NHVB Division 1.
• 1976 / Abandoning Terrein Zeeweg, where the club disposed just of a main pitch and a smaller training pitch, CSV moves into the newly-built Sportpark Noord-End. 
• 1977 / One year after CSV, SCC settles at Sportpark Noord-End as well, being allowed the luxury of its own main pitch at the eastern end of the ground.
• 1978 / After seven seasons at AZ ’67 and one more year of professional league football at FC Volendam, Hans Mol returns to the ranks of CSV in Castricum.
• 1983 / Having spent their first ten seasons in NHVB’s Saturday divisions, SCC now wins promotion to KNVB District West I’s Saturday League 4 for the first time.
• 1990 / After more than a decade of meagre results in the ‘bubbling under’ of NHVB, CSV, coached by Jan Kooij, wins the title in NHVB Division 3, thus acceding to D2.
• 1991 / Following a decisive defeat of SV Koedijk, CSV, coached by Hans Touber, obtains the title in NHVB Division 2, thus acceding to D1. 
• 1992 / Possibly replacing a wooden predecessor – no definitive information on this matter is to be had – CSV adds a covered stand in stone to the set-up at its side of Sportpark Noord-End, naming it after the club’s faithful groundskeeper Chris de Leeuw.
• 1996 / Having spent the past thirteen seasons in League 4, SCC now finishes in 4th place in Saturday League 4A, winning the ensuing round of promotion play-offs. As such, SCC accedes to League 3 for the first time, where the club is destined to spend the last six years of its existence. Meanwhile, in a renovation of the football pyramid, involving the abolition of all regional football associations organising the divisions below the level of KNVB League 4, CSV is placed in the newly formed Sunday League 6B.
• 1999 / Following a play-off defeat at the hands of SV Julianadorp (2-1), CSV descends into League 7, the lowest division of the football pyramid.
• 2001 / As League 7 is abolished, CSV is automatically placed in League 6 for the 2001-02 season. 
• 2002 / Following a year of talks between the two clubs, a merger is concluded between CSV and SCC, resulting in the foundation of FC (Fusieclub) Castricum. The new club, which settles at CSV’s Sportpark Noord-End (West), starts its life with two first teams, a Sunday team in Sunday League 6A, and a Saturday team in Saturday League 3, the levels at which CSV and SCC had spent their last seasons respectively. SCC’s Sportpark Noord-End (Oost) is taken over by local netball club KV Helios.
• 2003 / Finishing runners-up in District West I’s Sunday League 6A, FC Castricum’s Sunday team wins the promotion play-offs to accede to Sunday League 5 – just holding out at that level for one season though, with relegation following in 2004.
• 2004 / Clinching the title in District West I’s Saturday League 3A, FC Castricum’s Saturday team accedes to League 2.
• 2005 / Winning the title in Sunday League 6B, FC Castricum’s Sunday team returns to League 5 after a one-year absence.
• 2007 / Having managed three seasons at League 2 level, FC Castricum’s Saturday team now drops back into League 3 following an 11th place in League 2A. 
• 2008 / Six years after the merger of CSV and SCC, FC Castricum withdraws from the regular Sunday pyramid, with just a first team on Saturday remaining. The best result the Sunday team achieved following the merger was a 6th place in League 5C in the 2006-07 season.
• 2009 / Winning its second League 3A title in five years, FC Castricum’s Saturday team – by now the club’s only first team – returns to Saturday League 2.
• 2012 / With 7 points more than runners-up vv Aalsmeer, FC Castricum clinches the title in Saturday League 2A, thus winning promotion to League 1 for the first time in the history of the club as well as its two predecessors. 
• 2013 / In a difficult season in Saturday League 1A, FC Castricum does not manage a single victory and seven draws – thus finishing the season rock bottom with just 7 points, 13 points less than the second-last in the final table, vv Valleivogels. As such, the club drops back into League 2 after one season only.
• 2016 / Following an 11th place in Saturday League 2A, FC Castricum descends into League 3 – possibly after a round of play-offs, but further information on the matter is lacking.
• 2017 / Clinching the title in District West I’s Saturday League 3A, 8 points ahead of closest rivals vv Monnickendam, FC Castricum wins promotion to League 2.2018 / Unable to assert itself in League 2, FC Castricum finishes in 14th and last place in League 2A, 9 points behind the second-last in the final ranking, HBOK. As such, the club drops back into League 3 after one season only. 
• 2024 / Finishing in fourth place in District West I's Saturday League 3A, FC Castricum qualifies for the promotion play-offs, defeating SC Buitenveldert in R1 (8-0), but being eliminated in R2 by ASV Wartburgia (3-1).
• 2026 / Runner-up in District West I's Saturday League 3A, 8 points behind champions HFC EDO, FC Castricum qualifies for the promotion-relegation play-offs, in which the club knocks out SV Real Sranang in R1 (3-0), only to be eliminated in R2 against vv Foreholte (0-3).

Note - Thanks to several of FC Castricum's board members - the majority of which are former SCC affiliates - for adding important parts of information to the data available about club's history on the open net.

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

NETHERLANDS: RK BVV '27

Sportpark 't Hoogveld, Blitterswijck (RK BVV '27)

Netherlands, province: Limburg

8 X 2023 / RK BVV '27 - Astrantia SV 0-3 / District South II, Sunday League 5D (= NL level 10)

Timeline

• 1927 / Foundation of a football club in Blitterswijck, which takes on the name RKBVV (Roomsch-Katholieke Blitterswijcksche Voetbalvereeniging), with the statutory meeting taking place in Café Siebers. Instead of joining the official Netherlands’ FA, RKBVV applies for membership of the so-called RKLVB, Roomsch-Katholieke Limburgsche Voetbalbond, a feeder league (association) of the IVCB (Interdiocesane Voetbalcompetitiebond), the Roman-Catholic football association in the Netherlands. As the pitch which had been in use in previous years for recreational football at De Smelen did not meet RKLVB requirements, the newly founded club has to find another solution – which is found on a temporary pitch on a plot of moorland near modern-day Galgenberg, to the south of the village.
• 1928 / RKBVV takes part in RKLVB’s leagues for the first time, its first team being placed in RKLVB Division 1 and its reserves’ team in Division 3 of the same league association.
• 1932 / Runners-up in RKLVB Division 1, RKBVV accedes to RKLVB’s so-called Overgangsklasse, the level below the lowest nationwide IVCB level, Division 3. 
• 1933 / After five years on their temporary pitch, RKBVV moves back to Terrein De Smelen, which has been upgraded to meet RKLVB’s minimum requirements.
• 1940 / Following Germany’s occupation of the Netherlands, the oppressors' authorities abolish all football association except for the official Netherlands’ FA (renamed NVB, dropping the royal epithet ‘Koninklijk’ for obvious reasons); thereupon, RKBVV, which held its own in RKLVB Overgangsklasse for the past eight seasons, now applies for NVB membership, which is obtained on the condition that the club changes its name to avoid confusion with BVV from ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Subsequently, the decision is taken to officially add the year of the club’s foundation to the name, which becomes BVV ’27 – or, to be precise, RK BVV ’27, but it should be noted that the Roman-Catholic epithet has hardly ever been used in the post-war years. Upon being accepted as new FA member, RK BVV ’27 is placed in District South II’s Sunday League 4F. 
• 1954 / Having been a League 4 club for the past fourteen years, RK BVV ’27 now finishes second-last in Sunday League 4H, resulting in relegation into the ranks of Afdeling Limburg.
• 1955 / Having played in Afdeling Limburg Division 1 for one season, RK BVV ’27 manages to win promotion back to League 4 immediately. 
• 1964 / Works get underway on RK BVV ‘27’s projected new ground, Sportpark ‘t Hoogveld.
• 1966 / Having played at Terrein De Smelen for 33 years, RK BVV ’27 moves to its newly laid-out Sportpark ‘t Hoogveld, which is consecrated by the local priest, Mr Geurts.
• 1968 / Coached by Sef Basten, RK BVV ’27 clinches the title in District South II’s Sunday League 4H, thus acceding to League 3 for the first – and only – time in club history.
• 1969 / In the best season in club history, RK BVV ’27 finishes in 9th place in District South II’s Sunday League 3D.
• 1971 / Finishing second-last in Sunday League 3D, RK BVV ’27 drops back into League 4 after three years.
• 1973 / Dead-last in Sunday League 4H, RK BVV ’27 descends into the ranks of Afdeling Limburg.
• 1974 / A clubhouse is inaugurated at Sportpark ‘t Hoogveld.
• 1979 / A third pitch is added to Sportpark ‘t Hoogveld.
• 1982 / RK BVV ’27 wins the title in Afdeling Limburg Division 2. Also in 1982, the clubhouse at Sportpark ‘t Hoogveld is extended with a set of two extra dressing rooms, also made use of by the local netball club (which was later wound up).
• 1993 / Having spent twenty consecutive seasons in Afdeling Limburg, RK BVV ’27 – coached by Theo Huygen – now clinches the title in Afdeling Limburg Hoofdklasse after winning a tie-break match against fellow-champions RKDSO (2-1) at a neutral venue, SVEB’s Sportpark ‘t Venneke in Broekhuizenvorst. BVV’s goals in the match, attended by some 800 spectators, are scored by Bart Lemmen and Robert Theeuwen. As a result, BVV accedes to Sunday League 4. The club’s stay at that level is short-lived, though, with relegation following immediately in 1994.
• 1996 / In a reorganisation of the league pyramid, all associations organising football below League 4 are abolished; this results in RK BVV ’27 being placed in the newly formed Sunday League 5D of District South II.
• 2000 / Coached by Leon van Rengs, RK BVV ’27 finishes second-last in Sunday League 5D, as a result of which the club descends into League 6.
• 2001 / Winning the title in Sunday League 6D (with the decisive points being obtained in an away win at SV Kronenberg), RK BVV ’27 – coached by Sander de Koning – manages a return to League 5 within a year.
• 2002 / Still coached by Sander de Koning, RK BVV ’27 finishes last in District South II’s Sunday League 5F, descending back into League 6.
• 2009 / Finishing last in Sunday League 6E, RK BVV ’27’s board takes the far-reaching decision to withdraw its first team from the regular leagues.
• 2011 / RK BVV ’27 returns with a first team in Sunday League 6.
• 2015 / In spite of finishing dead-last in Sunday League 6C with just 9 points, RK BVV ’27 is placed in Sunday League 5 for the following season due to the League 6 level being liquidated.
• 2018 / Finishing in 3rd place in Sunday League 5E behind champions RKVV Montagnards and AVV America, RK BVV ’27 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which a 6-2 aggregate win over League 4 team SV Leunen is sufficient for promotion to League 4 for the first time since the turn of the century. In the decisive 4-0 home win, the goals for the team of trainers Leon Wijnhoven and Leon Vievermans are scored by Joost Wijnhoven (2), Yilmaz Durgan, and Jannes Gooren.
• 2020 / Having managed to narrowly save its skin in League 4 the previous year, RK BVV ’27 withdraws its first team from the regular leagues following the 2019-20 season, cut short by the COVID lockdown – and in which the club picked up just 4 points in 14 matches.
• 2021 / After an absence of one year, RK BVV ’27 returns with a regular first team in Sunday League 5. 
• 2024 / Finishing in fourth place in District South II's Sunday League 5D, RK BVV '27 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club is eliminated in R1 by SSA-SJO VITA (4-2).
• 2025 / Finishing in fourth place in District South II's Sunday League 5F, RK BVV '27 qualifies for the promotion play-offs, in which the club successively knocks out NLC '03 (4-1) and SV Argo (1-4 A.E.T.) in the first two rounds. Thus qualifying for the final against vv Sambeek, played at Sportpark De Zwarteweg in Milsbeek, RK BVV '27 goes on to win that all-important encounter as well (1-0 A.E.T.). As such, BVV '27 manages a return to Sunday League 4 after an absence of five years.
• 2026 / Finishing bottom of the table in District South II's Sunday League 4F, RK BVV '27 drops back into Sunday League 5 after just one season, alongside the club in second-last place, SV Melderslo.

Note – One of the sources used to compile this historical overview is a booklet published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of BVV ’27 in 2002: “BVV ’27 75 jaar”, by Hans te Boekhorst / Fried Hanraets / Roel Hendrix / Wil Janssen / Simon Kreutz / Henk Lomme / Paul Rütten / Jeu Theeuwen / Maurice Wolters. Thanks to the club's board for putting a copy of this booklet at my disposal.

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