Haarlem Kennemerland
Encyclopedia
Haarlem Kennemerland is a Dutch
football club from the city of Haarlem
, established in 2010 as the result of a fusion between the old HFC Haarlem
and amateur Tweede Klasse
club HFC Kennemerland, after the former club was excluded in January 2010 due to bankruptcy. It is still unknown at what level the team will play in its debut season.
was declared bankrupt and was thus according to Dutch league rules excluded from the 2009–10 Eerste Divisie
.
In February 2010, HFC Haarlem was reinstated as a new amateur club who took also the naming and logo rights from the old version. Such club then started talks for a potential merge with amateur Tweede Klasse
Haarlem-based side HFC Kennemerland, which was announced to have been completed later on April 27; the new club was named Haarlem Kennemerland, and will play home games at Haarlem Stadion
, thus aiming to continue the legacy of the old HFC Haarlem.
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 from the city of Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, established in 2010 as the result of a fusion between the old HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
and amateur Tweede Klasse
Tweede Klasse
The Tweede Klasse is the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 22 division, 10 played on Saturday and 12 on Sunday....
club HFC Kennemerland, after the former club was excluded in January 2010 due to bankruptcy. It is still unknown at what level the team will play in its debut season.
History
On January 25, 2010, HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
was declared bankrupt and was thus according to Dutch league rules excluded from the 2009–10 Eerste Divisie
2009–10 Eerste Divisie
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In February 2010, HFC Haarlem was reinstated as a new amateur club who took also the naming and logo rights from the old version. Such club then started talks for a potential merge with amateur Tweede Klasse
Tweede Klasse
The Tweede Klasse is the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 22 division, 10 played on Saturday and 12 on Sunday....
Haarlem-based side HFC Kennemerland, which was announced to have been completed later on April 27; the new club was named Haarlem Kennemerland, and will play home games at Haarlem Stadion
Haarlem Stadion
Haarlem Stadion is a stadium in Haarlem, Netherlands, and the home stadium of the Dutch amateur football team Haarlem Kennemerland. It is located in the North of Haarlem...
, thus aiming to continue the legacy of the old HFC Haarlem.