FC Wageningen
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FC Wageningen was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg
Wageningse Berg
Wageningse Berg is a defunct football stadium in Wageningen, The Netherlands. It was the home of the disestablished football club FC Wageningen.-External links:* * of the stadium...

 stadium .

Its first success came on June 18, 1939, when the team won the KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

 by defeating PSV Eindhoven (2-1 after extra-time) in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...

. Nine years later, on June 19, 1948, FC Wageningen once again won the Cup, this time by a win over DWV.

The club went bankrupt in 1992, and played its last match in May 1992 against NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...

. It was disestablished on June 30.
The amateur branch still exits as WVV Wageningen.

Honours

  • KNVB Cup
    KNVB Cup
    The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

    : 2
1938-39, 1947-48
  • Tweede Divisie
    Tweede Divisie
    The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The...

    : 1
1967-68

Former players

Rob McDonald
Rob McDonald
Robert Roderick McDonald is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem II Tilburg, FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, Ikast FS, Newcastle United, Beşiktaş J.K...

 (Season 1980-1981) Hans Vonk (Season 1991-1992) Derek Swan
Derek Swan
Derek Anthony "Swanny" Swan is an Irish former footballer. As of June 2009, he is joint 22nd in the all time list of League of Ireland goalscorers, with 118 league goals.-Playing career:...

 (Season 1990 (1 month)) Michel Doesburg
Michel Doesburg
Michel Johannes Doesburg is a retired Dutch professional football player.-External links:*...

 (Season 1990-1992) Cas Janssens
Cas Janssens
Frans Cas Janssens is a former Dutch football player.In 1973 he shared the first place on the list of top scorers with 18 goals together with Willy Brokamp.-Clubs:*1965/67 NOAD Tilburg*1967/70 FC Wageningen...

 (Season 1967-1970) Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football...

 (Season 1990-1991) Thijs Waterink
Thijs Waterink
Thijs Waterink is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1988-1989 season for FC Wageningen...

 (Season 1988-1989) Charley van de Weerd
Charley van de Weerd
Anton "Charley" van de Weerd was a Dutch football player.Van de Weerd played from 1940 to 1961 for FC Wageningen, interrupted only by a season at De Graafschap. He won the KNVB Cup with Wageningen in 1948. He played in more than 600 league games...

 (Season 1940-1961) Martin Haar
Martin Haar
Martin Haar is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who is the current serving as assistant coach at AZ Alkmaar. He played for Go Ahead Eagles , HFC Haarlem , AZ '67 , HFC Haarlem , Sparta Rotterdam and FC Wageningen...

 (Season 1989) Dick Schoenaker
Dick Schoenaker
Dirk "Dick" Hendricus Schoenaker is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey.- Career :...

 (Season 1973-1974) Piet Hamberg
Piet Hamberg
Piet Hamberg is a Dutch former footballer and manager. He worked at Liverpool as Technical Manager for their Academy....

 (Season 1974-1975) Frits Goodings
Frits Goodings
Frits Goodings was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he played for FC Utrecht and FC Wageningen. He died at the age of 25, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo.Goodings played in the youth teams of FC Utrecht alongside his...

 (Season 19??-1989) Gerdo Hazelhekke
Gerdo Hazelhekke
Gerdo Hazelhekke is a retired football player who played as a forward during his professional football career. He is a two-time topscorer of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.-References:* *...

 (Season 1971-1974 and 1977-1981)

Former managers

  • Fritz Korbach
    Fritz Korbach
    Fritz Korbach was a German professional football player and manager, active primarily in the Netherlands, where he died in 2011....

     (1973–1977)
  • Nol de Ruiter
    Nol de Ruiter
    Nol de Ruiter is a Dutch football coach and former player.-Playing career:Born in Utrecht, De Ruiter played football for local sides DOS, Velox and USV Elinkwijk. The three clubs merged in 1970 to form the professional FC Utrecht....

     (1980–1982)
  • Jan Versleijen
    Jan Versleijen
    Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen is a Dutch professional association football coach who currently manages the Australian under-20 national team.-Career:...

     (1982–1984)
  • Piet Schrijvers
    Piet Schrijvers
    Pieter "Piet" Schrijvers is a professional Dutch football manager and former international player.-External links:...

     (1987–1989)
  • Piet Buter
    Piet Buter
    Piet Buter is a soccer coach from Haarlem, Netherlands. After a number of coaching positions and a spell as technical director of FC Utrecht, he was assistant coach to the Iran national football team.-Life and early career:...

     (1989–1991)
  • Pim Verbeek (1991–1992)
  • Willem van Hanegem
    Willem van Hanegem
    Willem "Wim" van Hanegem is a Dutch football player and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career spanning over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as two UEFA trophies, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the FIFA World Cup 1974...

    assistant (1990–1991)
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