Roda JC
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Sport Vereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (ˈspɔrt vərˈeːnəɣɪŋ ˈroːda jyˈliaːna kɔmbɪˈnaː(t)si ˈkɛrkˌraːdə) , also known as Roda JC Kerkrade (ˈroːda ˈjeː ˈseː ˈkɛrkˌraːdə) is a Dutch
professional association football club located in Kerkrade
, Netherlands
. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Dutch Eredivisie
. The club was founded after a merger between Rapid JC and Roda Sport in 1962. They were placed in the Eerste Divisie
, and after a relegation they were promoted back to the top division in 1973, where they would stay ever since. In the 2009 season they added Kerkrade to their names so they would get financial support.
Roda are known as a "coal-miner's club". Fans of MVV, from the provincial capital of Maastricht
, pronounce those words condescendingly, in Kerkrade and surroundings they are pronounced with pride. The last Dutch coal-mines were closed in the 1960s, but the Netherlands' most southern province, Limburg, is still referred to as the Mijnstreek ('mine district') today. The coal-mines are still industrious in folk songs in the regional dialect and in the stories of old miners, reminiscing of an era that will never return. Southern Limburg will always be their home. Their team, in most cases, is Roda JC.
Roda's club honours include seven European campaigns and six KNVB cup finals, of which two were won. One of the predecessors in Roda's "family tree" of mergers, Rapid JC, were champions of the Netherlands in 1956. Ten out of eleven players on that Rapid JC team were coal-miners.
and stay there until the last merge between them and Rapid JC, to form Roda JC.
They are finally at the top division but did not manage to qualify for an European competition even though they finished in the top several times. They had only qualify for Europe once when they lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup in 1975, but they lost in the first round with 5-3 on aggerate against Anderlecht
. In the 1986-87 season they'd finally finished at a desired spot for the Europa Cup play-offs in the Netherlands, but lost their spot against FC Utrecht. One year later they finished 15th and struggled to not relegate back to the Eerste Divisie. They did, however, lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup. And because PSV already got a spot for Europe because they one the Eredivisie, Roda JC would gain the spot in the Europa Cup. This would be the club's most memorable European campaign, when Roda made it through the winter in the European Cup Winners Cup before succumbing to the superb strikers of Bulgarian PFC CSKA Sofia
, Hristo Stoichkov
and Emil Kostadinov
, who became superstars in Europe's major football leagues. Two years later they would finish 5th two times, but only once they gained an spot for an European competition. They would do good in the KNVB Cup because in 1990–91 they got to the semi-finals and the year later even in the finals.
by winning the return leg by the same score. Roda even took the lead in the penalty shoot-out, but ended up losing the series. One penalty away from eliminating AC Milan.
Since then they only had qualified twice for the Intertoto Cup in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 season. In later years they did manage to qualify for the play-offs but never had one the play-offs.
Roda's position in Dutch football is best illustrated by their history in the KNVB Cup. Roda were good enough to make it to six finals, but the first three times and the last time the opponent in the final was one of the 'Big Three' – and Roda went home with the silver medal: PSV won in 1976 and 1988, Feyenoord in 1992 and 2008. In two of the club's cup finals, however, a 'non-Big Three' side was the opponent. Both times the cup went to Kerkrade: Heerenveen were beaten in 1997, NEC in 2000.
Since 1992 Roda have been in discussions with neighbours Fortuna Sittard
, as well as MVV and VVV-Venlo, with a view to merging to form a new club, named F.C. Limburg. A statement of intent was published by Roda and Fortuna in November 2008 and in early 2009 financial backing was found for the scheme. All attempts, however, were stranded.
In 2010, the club added "Kerkrade
" to its name, so the full new name of the sports club is now Roda JC Kerkrade. This was one of the condition of the municipality Kerkrade, in exchange for financial help.
with a capacity of 21,500 people. The current stadium is called Parkstad Limburg Stadion
and has a capacity of 19 000 seats. It was opened on August 15, 2000 with a match against Real Zaragoza
which draw: 2-2.
in 1956.
(on loan from FC Porto)
(on loan from PSV)
(on loan from Pogoń Szczecin
)
Michel Boerebach
Johan de Kock
Henk Fräser
Harrie Gommans
Edwin Gorter
Maurice Graef
Anouar Hadouir
Ruud Hesp
Bert Jacobs
Willem Janssen
Jan Jongbloed
Adrie Koster Dick Nanninga Richard Roelofsen
Olaf Rompelberg
Huub Stevens
Wilbert Suvrijn
René Trost
Gerard van der Lem
Eric van der Luer
Marco van Hoogdalem
John van Loen
Pierre Vermeulen
Piet Wildschut
Australia Graham Arnold
Željko Kalac
Gary Van Egmond
Belgium Jos Daerden Davy De Fauw
Mark De Man
Roland Lamah
Bob Peeters
Tom Soetaers
Joos Valgaeren Kevin Van Dessel
Peter Van Houdt
Jamaïque Vandamme
Denmark John Eriksen
Jens Kolding
Marc Nygaard
Sten Ziegler
Estonia Andres Oper
Gambia Edrissa Sonko
Ghana Eric Addo
Greece Yannis Anastasiou
Ivory Coast Sekou Cissé
Arouna Koné
Cheick Tioté
New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
Nigeria Tijani Babangida
Norway Pa Modou Kah
Scotland Jimmy Calderwood
Serbia Vladan Kujović
Turkey Fatih Sonkaya
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...
professional association football club located in Kerkrade
Kerkrade
Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath...
, Netherlands
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...
. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. The club was founded after a merger between Rapid JC and Roda Sport in 1962. They were placed in the Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
, and after a relegation they were promoted back to the top division in 1973, where they would stay ever since. In the 2009 season they added Kerkrade to their names so they would get financial support.
Roda are known as a "coal-miner's club". Fans of MVV, from the provincial capital of Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, pronounce those words condescendingly, in Kerkrade and surroundings they are pronounced with pride. The last Dutch coal-mines were closed in the 1960s, but the Netherlands' most southern province, Limburg, is still referred to as the Mijnstreek ('mine district') today. The coal-mines are still industrious in folk songs in the regional dialect and in the stories of old miners, reminiscing of an era that will never return. Southern Limburg will always be their home. Their team, in most cases, is Roda JC.
Roda's club honours include seven European campaigns and six KNVB cup finals, of which two were won. One of the predecessors in Roda's "family tree" of mergers, Rapid JC, were champions of the Netherlands in 1956. Ten out of eleven players on that Rapid JC team were coal-miners.
Merge (1955-1962)
Roda JC Kerkrade came into being by the merger of several football clubs from Kerkrade. In 1954, SV Kerkrade (of 1926) and SV Bleijerheide (of 1914) merged to form Roda Sport. That same year, Rapid '54 (of 1954) and amateur club Juliana (of 1910) merged to form Rapid JC. Rapid JC was one of the success clubs at the time, winning the Championship play-off in 1956. In later years they would only finish in the top 10 once, when they finished second in the 1958-59 season. Roda Sport would only relegate to the Tweede DivisieTweede 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...
and stay there until the last merge between them and Rapid JC, to form Roda JC.
Struggling and staying at the top division (1963-94)
After the merge they would start in the Eerste Divisie in the 1962-63 season, but would relegate immediately after finishing 16th. The following season they would almost promote back, but they lost in the promotion play-off and regained in the Tweede Divisie 8 years. After their promotion back to the Eerste Divisie it would only take two season to also promote to the Eredivisie, when they finished first.They are finally at the top division but did not manage to qualify for an European competition even though they finished in the top several times. They had only qualify for Europe once when they lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup in 1975, but they lost in the first round with 5-3 on aggerate against Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
. In the 1986-87 season they'd finally finished at a desired spot for the Europa Cup play-offs in the Netherlands, but lost their spot against FC Utrecht. One year later they finished 15th and struggled to not relegate back to the Eerste Divisie. They did, however, lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup. And because PSV already got a spot for Europe because they one the Eredivisie, Roda JC would gain the spot in the Europa Cup. This would be the club's most memorable European campaign, when Roda made it through the winter in the European Cup Winners Cup before succumbing to the superb strikers of Bulgarian PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
, Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left...
and Emil Kostadinov
Emil Kostadinov
Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov is a former Bulgarian football striker, former member of the Bulgaria national team for which he played in two World Cups. He shares his birthdate with another legendary Bulgarian footballer Dimitar Nikolov Yakimov...
, who became superstars in Europe's major football leagues. Two years later they would finish 5th two times, but only once they gained an spot for an European competition. They would do good in the KNVB Cup because in 1990–91 they got to the semi-finals and the year later even in the finals.
Dutch and European success (1994-Present)
Since 1994 they managed to make several successes in both Europe and the Netherlands. Most notable is the 2nd place in the Eredivisie in 1994–95. They had also won the KNVB Cup twice in the 1996-97 season and 1999-2000 season. Due to all of this they qualified for several European competitions. Roda's most memorable European game was played on 28 February 2002. After a 0–1 defeat to AC Milan in Kerkrade, Roda caused panic at the San SiroSan Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
by winning the return leg by the same score. Roda even took the lead in the penalty shoot-out, but ended up losing the series. One penalty away from eliminating AC Milan.
Since then they only had qualified twice for the Intertoto Cup in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 season. In later years they did manage to qualify for the play-offs but never had one the play-offs.
Roda's position in Dutch football is best illustrated by their history in the KNVB Cup. Roda were good enough to make it to six finals, but the first three times and the last time the opponent in the final was one of the 'Big Three' – and Roda went home with the silver medal: PSV won in 1976 and 1988, Feyenoord in 1992 and 2008. In two of the club's cup finals, however, a 'non-Big Three' side was the opponent. Both times the cup went to Kerkrade: Heerenveen were beaten in 1997, NEC in 2000.
Since 1992 Roda have been in discussions with neighbours Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,...
, as well as MVV and VVV-Venlo, with a view to merging to form a new club, named F.C. Limburg. A statement of intent was published by Roda and Fortuna in November 2008 and in early 2009 financial backing was found for the scheme. All attempts, however, were stranded.
In 2010, the club added "Kerkrade
Kerkrade
Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.It is the western half of the divided region and de facto city, taken together with the eastern half, the German town of Herzogenrath...
" to its name, so the full new name of the sports club is now Roda JC Kerkrade. This was one of the condition of the municipality Kerkrade, in exchange for financial help.
Stadium
Since the establishment of the club, Roda JC Kerkrade played in Sportpark KaalheideGemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide
The Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide is a stadium situated in Kerkrade, Netherlands. It is the former stadium of Roda JC, who since 2000 play in the Parkstad Limburg Stadion....
with a capacity of 21,500 people. The current stadium is called Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Parkstad Limburg Stadion
The Parkstad Limburg Stadion is a football stadium in Kerkrade, completed in 2000. With a present day capacity of 19.979 seats, the stadium was officially openend on August 15, 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza ....
and has a capacity of 19 000 seats. It was opened on August 15, 2000 with a match against Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
which draw: 2-2.
Club honours
Before the merge, Rapid JC had won the top league title once, in the 1955 season.- Netherlands Football League ChampionshipNetherlands Football League ChampionshipThe Netherlands Football League Championship is a Dutch national football championship that began in 1888. The Royal Netherlands Football Association has awarded the championship since 1898. Until 1954, Dutch football was an amateur competition...
1: - 1955-56 (as Rapid JC)
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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: - 1996–97, 1999–2000 (as Roda JC)
- Eerste DivisieEerste DivisieThe Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
1: - 1972-73 (as Roda JC)
Achievements
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
runner-up 2: - 1958-59 (as Rapid JC), 1994-95 (as Roda JC)
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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...
runner-up 4: - 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2007–08 (as Roda JC)
- Johan Cruijff Shield runner-up 2:
- 1997Johan Cruijff-schaal IIThe match for the second Johan Cruijff-schaal was held on 17 August 1997 in the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1996-97 Dutch first division, PSV, and the winners of the 1996-97 KNVB Cup, Roda JC. The match ended in a 3-1 victory for PSV, with goals from Philip...
, 2000 (as Roda JC)
Domestic Results
Below is a table with Roda JC's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | 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... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
6th | - (losing EL play-offs) | 2010-11 | round of 16 |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
9th | - (losing EL play-offs) | 2009-10 | third round |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 16th | - (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs) | 2008-09 | quarter final |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 9th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
2007-08 | final |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 6th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
2006-07 | quarter final |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 8th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
2005-06 | semi-final |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 8th | Intertoto Cup (R3) | 2004-05 | third round |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 6th | Intertoto Cup (R3) | 2003-04 | second round |
| 2002–03 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 2002-03 | round of 16 |
| 2001–02 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 2001-02 | round of 16 |
| 2000–01 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 2000-01 | quarter final |
| 1999–2000 Eredivisie | 8th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2000-01 In perhaps the most bizarre European final ever, the 2000–01 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool in a dramatic golden goal final against Deportivo Alavés for their third title in the competition. It completed a unique cup treble for the club, as they also won the FA Cup and the League Cup that season... |
1999-2000 | winners |
| 1998–99 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 1998-99 | round of 16 |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1997-98 | round of 16 |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 6th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98 The season 1997-98 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Chelsea in the final against VfB Stuttgart.-Qualifying round:-First leg:... |
1996-97 | winners |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1996-97 The UEFA Cup 1996-97 was won by Schalke 04 in penalties over Internazionale.This was the last year in which the UEFA Cup Final was played in a two-legged, home-and-away format... |
1995-96 | semi-final |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1995-96 The UEFA Cup 1995-96 was won by Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995.... |
1994-95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1993-94 | third round |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1992-93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1991-92 | final |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 10th | - | 1990-91 | semi-final |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1990-91 The UEFA Cup 1990–91 was won by Internazionale on aggregate over Roma. This tournament also marked the return of English clubs after a five-year ban resulting from the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985... |
1989-90 | quarter final |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 5th | - | 1988-89 | second round |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 15th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988-89 The season 1988-89 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the third time by Barcelona in the final against Italian entrants Sampdoria. The same two sides reached the final of the European Cup 1991–92, which Barcelona also won. Wimbledon F.C... |
1987-88 | final |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 4th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
1986-87 | first round |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 5th | - | 1985-86 | first round |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1984-85 | first round |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1983-84 | round of 16 |
| 1982–83 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1982-83 | quarter final |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1981-82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1980-81 | round of 16 |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1979-80 | quarter final |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 5th | - | 1978-79 | round of 16 |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1977-78 | quarter final |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 5th | - | 1976-77 | round of 16 |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 8th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77 The season 1976-77 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Hamburger SV in the final against defending champions Anderlecht. Anderlecht went on to win the final the next year.-Qualifying match:-First round:-First leg:-Second leg:... |
1975-76 | final |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 8th | - | 1974-75 | round of 16 |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 15th | - | 1973-74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1972-73 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1972/1973 season was contested by 20 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam with eredivisie-club Door Wilskracht Sterk to form FC Amsterdam. Roda JC won the championship.... |
1st | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1972-73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1971-72 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1971/1972 season was contested by 21 teams, five more than in the previous year. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie, six teams were promoted to the Eerste Divisie; the rest of the teams returned to amateur football. As a result of the disbandment, teams no... |
4th | - | 1971-72 | first round |
| 1970–71 Tweede Divisie | 5th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (promotion) |
1970-71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Tweede Divisie | 9th | - | 1969-70 | first round |
| 1968–69 Tweede Divisie | 4th | - | 1968-69 | first round |
| 1967–68 Tweede Divisie | 5th | - | 1967-68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Tweede Divisie | 4th | promotion play-offs: no promotion | 1966-67 | DNC |
| 1965–66 Tweede Divisie | 5th (group B) | - | 1965-66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Tweede Divisie | 4th (group B) | - | 1964-65 | round of 16 |
| 1963–64 Tweede Divisie | 3rd | promotion play-off: no promotion | 1963-64 | second round |
| 1962–63 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1962-63 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from two leagues were united in one national eerste divisie league for the first time this season... |
16th | 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... (relegation) |
1962-63 | third round |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport) |
18th 2nd |
Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) - |
1961-62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport) |
13th 6th |
- promotion play-off: no promotion |
1960-61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport) |
11th 3rd |
- | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1958–59 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1958-59 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1958/1959 season was contested by 31 teams, divided in one group of sixteen teams and one of fifteen. One team less participated this year, due to the merger of Door Wilskracht Sterk with eredivisie-club BVC Amsterdam... (as Roda Sport) |
2nd 15th |
- 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... (relegation) |
1958-59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1957–58 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1957-58 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1957/1958 season was contested by 32 teams, divided in two groups. Willem II and SHS won the championship.-Group A:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1956–57:* RBCRelegated from the Eredivisie 1956-57:* Willem II... (as Roda Sport) |
12th 15th |
- | 1957-58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1956–57 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1956-57 The 1956-57 season was the first season in the history of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The league had been divided in two, with an Eerste Divisie A and an Eerste Divisie B, each comprising 16 teams... (as Roda Sport) |
11th 12th |
- | 1956-57 | ? |
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.(on loan from FC Porto)
(on loan from PSV)
(on loan from Pogoń Szczecin
Pogon Szczecin
MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń...
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On loan
Notable players
Netherlands Dick AdvocaatDick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
Michel Boerebach
Michel Boerebach
Michel Boerebach is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant-coach of Dutch club where he started his professional career, Go Ahead Eagles. Furthermore he played for Roda JC, PSV Eindhoven, Real Burgos and FC Twente. He retired in 1998.-References:...
Johan de Kock
Johan de Kock
Johannes de Kock is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal...
Henk Fräser
Henk Fräser
Hendrikus "Henk" Fräser is a former football defender from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy under manager Leo Beenhakker...
Harrie Gommans
Harrie Gommans
Harrie Gommans is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays in Belgium for Waasland-Beveren, as a striker.-Career:...
Edwin Gorter
Edwin Gorter
Wilhelmus Edwin Gorter is a retired Dutch football player. He began his career with amateur side R.V.C., before moving onto FC Dordrecht, Roda JC, FC Lugano, Caen, SK Lommel, FC Utrecht, Vitesse, NAC Breda, New England and Miami. His son Donny Gorter is also a footballer and currently plays for...
Maurice Graef
Maurice Graef
Maurice Graef is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for VVV-Venlo. Later on he played for Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen and VVV Venlo again.-References:...
Anouar Hadouir
Anouar Hadouir
Anouar Hadouir is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent. Hadouir is a forward who was born in Den Bosch and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Willem II Tilburg squad in the 2002–03 season. In July 2011 Alemannia Aachen of the German 2. Bundesliga, signed Hadouir on a...
Ruud Hesp
Ruud Hesp
Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After his active career, he started working as a keeper trainer. Currently he works at FC Groningen and for the Dutch national team.-Club career:Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem...
Bert Jacobs
Bert Jacobs
Bert Jacobs was a football manager from the Netherlands, who played for HFC Haarlem. Born in Zandvoort, he started a career as a football coach as a 27-year old when he became the head coach of Velox from Utrecht...
Willem Janssen
Willem Janssen
Willem Janssen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Twente, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Nijmegen, Janssen made his professional debut for VVV-Venlo in the 2004-05 season, before signing for Roda JC in 2007....
Jan Jongbloed
Jan Jongbloed
Jan Jongbloed was a football goalkeeper with the Netherlands national football team at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, wearing the number 8 jersey....
Adrie Koster Dick Nanninga Richard Roelofsen
Richard Roelofsen
Richard Roelofsen is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1988/1989 season. He played for FC Zwolle, Vitesse Arnhem, MVV Maastricht, Roda JC, NAC Breda, De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo...
Olaf Rompelberg
Olaf Rompelberg
Olaf Rompelberg is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Excelsior Veldwezelt.-Career:Rompelberg is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the Roda JC squad in the 2005-06 season....
Huub Stevens
Huub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
Wilbert Suvrijn
Wilbert Suvrijn
Wilbert Suvrijn is a retired Dutch footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
René Trost
René Trost
René Hubertus Johannes Trost is a former Dutch football defender and currently football manager from MVV....
Gerard van der Lem
Gerard van der Lem
Gerard van der Lem is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut for FC Amsterdam on August 12, 1973 against PSV Eindhoven...
Eric van der Luer
Eric van der Luer
Eric van der Luer is a Dutch international footballer who played as a midfielder.He began his career with hometown club MVV in 1982 and spent five seasons there before playing with Belgian side Assent FC for a season. He joined Roda JC in 1988 and would spend the next 14 seasons at the club, also...
Marco van Hoogdalem
Marco van Hoogdalem
Marco van Hoogdalem is a retired Dutch football player who had the most success playing for FC Schalke 04 in Germany.-Honours:* UEFA Cup winner: 1997.* DFB-Pokal winner: 2001, 2002.* DFB-Pokal finalist: 2005....
John van Loen
John van Loen
Johannes Maria van Loen is a former football striker from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match and the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.-Club career...
Pierre Vermeulen
Pierre Vermeulen
Pierre Vermeulen is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a forward and half-back. Vermeulen made his professional debut at Roda JC and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, MVV Maastricht, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Tours FC, Spartak Moscow, and Angers SCO.-Honours:* 1983-84 : Eredivisie...
Piet Wildschut
Australia Graham Arnold
Graham Arnold
Graham James Arnold is a former coach of the Australian national football team. He was appointed to work as an assistant to Frank Farina in 2000. The two replaced Raul Blanco, who was the interim coach in charge after Terry Venables decided not to renew his contract with Soccer Australia after...
Željko KalacŽeljko Kalac
Željko Kalac is a retired Australian football goalkeeper. Standing at 2.02m, Kalac is one of the world's tallest professional goalkeepers....
Gary Van Egmond
Gary van Egmond
Gary van Egmond is an Australian football manager of Dutch heritage who is currently the manager of Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Playing career:Van Egmond began his playing career with APIA Leichhardt in 1982...
Belgium Jos Daerden Davy De Fauw
Davy De Fauw
Davy De Fauw is a Belgian footballer who plays for S.V. Zulte Waregem. He previously played for Sparta Rotterdam, Club Brugge and Roda JC.-External links:*-Weltfussball*-Soccernet...
Mark De Man
Mark De Man
Mark De Man is a Belgian footballer. He is most often deployed as a defensive midfielder but has also been used at centre back or right full back. He has been a regular player at Anderlecht and Belgium. He moved in the 2008/2009 Season to the Dutch Eredivisie side Roda JC for an undisclosed fee...
Roland Lamah
Roland Lamah
Roland Conde Lamah is a Belgian footballer of Guinean origin. He currently plays in Spain for CA Osasuna.- Career :...
Bob Peeters
Bob Peeters
Bob Peeters is a former football striker and current manager of Cercle Brugge, notorious for his height . Born in Belgium, he started his professional career for Lierse S.K. in the 1992-1993 season. After five years he moved to Dutch club Roda JC, who sold him in 2000 to Vitesse Arnhem. After...
Tom Soetaers
Tom Soetaers
Tom Soetaers is a Belgian footballer is currently unattached to a club after recently departing KV Mechelen. He plays as a midfielder, mostly being deployed as a Left-Winger.-Club career:...
Joos Valgaeren Kevin Van Dessel
Kevin Van Dessel
Kevin Van Dessel is a Belgian footballer who plays for APOP Kinyras Peyias FC. Prior to that he served VVV-Venlo, Roda JC, Germinal Ekeren, NAC Breda, K. Sint-Truidense V.V., Genoa C.F.C..-External links:*...
Peter Van Houdt
Peter Van Houdt
Peter Van Houdt is a Belgian footballer currently playing at K. Sint-Truidense V.V.. He started his professional career at K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and after playing four years for Roda JC in the Netherlands he spent several years in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach and MSV Duisburg. After this...
Jamaïque Vandamme
Jamaïque Vandamme
Jamaïque Vandamme is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Second Division side R.A.E.C. Mons. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the KSV Roeselare squad in the 2004–05 season. He signed for Mons in July 2010. but joins KV Oostende for the season...
Denmark John Eriksen
John Eriksen
John Hartmann Eriksen was a Danish footballer. During his career he played for Svendborg FB and Odense BK in his native Denmark, Roda JC and Feyenoord in Holland, FC Mulhouse in France and Servette FC and FC Luzern in Switzerland.He won 17 caps and scored six goals for Denmark, and played in the...
Jens Kolding
Jens Kolding
Jens Kolding is a Danish former football player in the striker position, who played for B93 and Brøndby in Denmark, and Roda JC in the Netherlands. He played six games for the Denmark national football team from 1973 to 1981....
Marc Nygaard
Marc Nygaard
Marc Stephen Griffith Nygaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Helmond Sport as a striker.-Club career:...
Sten Ziegler
Sten Ziegler
Sten Hugo Ziegler is a Danish former football player who played for Hvidovre IF in Denmark and Roda JC and Ajax in the Netherlands. He played 25 games and scored one goal for the Danish national team from 1971 to 1981, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics football...
Estonia Andres Oper
Andres Oper
Andres Oper is an Estonian footballer who plays as a striker. He played in AEK Larnaca. He has set the goalscoring record for the Estonian national team, by scoring 36 goals in 117 matches.-Early career:...
Gambia Edrissa Sonko
Edrissa Sonko
Edrissa Sonko is a Gambian football midfielder, currently playing for Ras AlKhaima Club in the United Arab Emirates.-Career:...
Ghana Eric Addo
Eric Addo
Eric Pappoe Addo is a Ghanaian footballer. He is currently a free agent.Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Addo, a combative central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder, had his budding career blighted by knee...
Greece Yannis Anastasiou
Yannis Anastasiou
Yannis Anastasiou is a Greek football coach and former player who is currently Manager at Dutch club Ajax 2.As a player, Anastasiou played as a striker, and was active professionally in Greece, Belgium and the Netherlands; he also represented the Greek national side at senior international...
Ivory Coast Sekou Cissé
Sekou Cissé
Sekou Cissé is an Ivorian football winger, who plays in the Eredivisie, for the football club Feyenoord.- Career :...
Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...
Cheick Tioté
New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
Ivan Vicelich
Ivan Robert Vicelich is a New Zealand professional footballer of Croatian origin, who currently plays as a defender for Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership...
Nigeria Tijani Babangida
Norway Pa Modou Kah
Pa Modou Kah
Pa Modou Kah is a Norwegian football defender of Gambian descent. He currently plays for Al Khor in Qatar. In December 2000, he had a trial with Manchester United.-External links:* at V-bal.nl...
Scotland Jimmy Calderwood
Jimmy Calderwood
James "Jimmy" Calderwood is a Scottish former footballer and currently without a club having recently been manager of Ross County. Calderwood played for English clubs Birmingham City and Cambridge United and Dutch clubs Sparta Rotterdam, Willem II Tilburg, Roda JC and Heracles Almelo...
Serbia Vladan Kujović
Vladan Kujovic
Vladan Kujović is a Serbian footballer playing for Club Brugge. Kujović is a goalkeeper who made his debut in professional football as part of the Eendracht Aalst squad in the 1999-2000 season....
Turkey Fatih Sonkaya
Fatih Sonkaya
Fatih Sonkaya is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor as a right defender.He also holds Dutch nationality, due to the many years spent in that country.-Club career:...
Managers
| RODA JC MANAGER | FROM | TO |
|---|---|---|
| Piet Thomas | 1962 | 1963 |
 Michel Pfeiffer |
1963 | 1965 |
 Wiel CoerverWiel Coerver Wiel Coerver was a football manager from the Netherlands and the developer of the Coerver Method, a soccer coaching technique. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 1973-1974 season.... |
1965 | 1966 |
| Adam Fischer | 1966 | 1968 |
| Breur Weyzen | 1969 | 1971 |
| Jacques Koole | 1971 | November 1972 |
| Hennie Hollink Hennie Hollink Hendrikus Hollink is a former football player and manager from the Netherlands, who played for Roda JC, FC Twente and Heracles Almelo... |
November 1972 | February 1974 |
| Fritz Pliska |
February 1974 | 1974 |
| Bert Jacobs Bert Jacobs Bert Jacobs was a football manager from the Netherlands, who played for HFC Haarlem. Born in Zandvoort, he started a career as a football coach as a 27-year old when he became the head coach of Velox from Utrecht... |
1974 | 1980 |
| Piet de Visser Piet de Visser Piet de Visser is a Dutch football manager and scout. He is best known for scouting players like Romário and Ronaldo and successfully bringing them to Europe. He is currently a personal adviser to Roman Abramovich, the owner of the English club Chelsea F.C... |
1980 | 1983 |
| Hans Eijkenbroek |
1984 | November 1984 |
| Eugene Gerards |
November 1984 | December 1984 |
| Frans Körver |
December 1984 | 1986 |
| Rob Baan Rob Baan Robert Baan is a Dutch football coach, appointed to the role of Technical Director for the Indian national team by the AIFF. He is currently appointed as the Technical Director of All India Football Federation... |
1986 | October 1987 |
| Rob Jacobs |
October 1987 | 1988 |
| Jan Reker Jan Reker Jan Reker is a Dutch former football manager and currently the chief executive of Dutch football team PSV Eindhoven... |
1988 | 1991 |
| Adrie Koster |
1991 | March 1993 |
| Huub Stevens Huub Stevens Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :... |
March 1993 | 9 October 1996 |
| Eddy Achterberg Eddy Achterberg Eddy Achterberg is a retired Dutch football player and coach. As of February 2009, he is a scout with FC Schalke 04.-Career:... |
9 October 1996 | 1 November 1996 |
| Martin Jol Martin Jol Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder who currently manages Fulham in the Premier League. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team... |
1 November 1996 | March 1998 |
| Theo Vonk |
March 1998 | June 1998 |
| Sef Vergoossen Sef Vergoossen Sef Vergoossen is a former Dutch football manager.-Biography:Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years till 1989, after which he managed MVV for nine years and Roda JC for three years... |
1998 | 2001 |
| Jan van Dijk Jan van Dijk (footballer) Johannes Hermannus van Dijk is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands turned manager.-Club career:... |
2001 | 19 September 2001 |
 Georges Leekens |
19 September 2001 | 2002 |
| Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet is a Dutch football manager, who is the current technical director of Sparta Rotterdam.-Career:... |
2002 | 2005 |
| Huub Stevens Huub Stevens Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :... |
2005 | 2 February 2007 |
| Raymond Atteveld |
2 February 2007 | 7 October 2008 |
| Harm van Veldhoven |
November 2008 | Present Present Present is a time that is neither past nor future.Present may also refer to:- Time and timing :* Present tense, the grammatical tense of a verb* Before Present, radiocarbon dates relative to AD 1950* Presenting, a medical term* Presenteeism... |