Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging
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Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) was a Dutch
professional football
club from Schiedam
. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht
.
SVV won promotion to the Eerste Klasse, the highest national division at the time, in 1948. The first season at that level immediately saw the club winning the title. This allowed SVV to face other Eerste Klasse champions for the national title. The decisive match was played in Feijenoord Stadion
in Rotterdam
, on June 4, 1949. 69,300 Spectators saw SVV beat SC Heerenveen 3-1, making the club the national football champions 1948-1949. Among the players of this team were Jan van Schijndel
, Frans Steenbergen, Jan Schrumpf, Arij de Bruijn, Henk Könemann and Rinus Gosens
.
The national title would remain the club's only success. When professional football was introduced, SVV were one of the original teams of the Eredivisie
. The club was relegated to the Eerste Divisie
, the second tier of football in the Netherlands, two years later. The club was relegated to the Tweede Divisie
in 1962, and won promotion there in 1966. Three seasons later, in 1969, SVV won the Eerste Divisie title, giving them promotion to the Eredivisie
. The manager of that team was Rinus Gosens, who was a player when SVV won the national title in 1949. The club was relegated again after only one season, and would spend the following nineteen seasons in the Eerste Divisie.
SVV appeared to go bankrupt in 1988, but local car salesman John van Dijk rescued the club. Wim Jansen
became technical director, Dick Advocaat
was appointed manager. The club won the Eerste Divisie title in 1990, and clinched promotion to the Eredivisie
. As a part of the rescue, Van Dijk bought valuable players like Joop Hiele and Winston Bogarde
. Because the stadium in Schiedam was deemed inappropriate for high-risk games, the club played such matches in the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. When the stadium couldn't be renovated, Van Dijk decided to merge SVV with Dordrecht'90, from neighbouring Dordrecht
. The new club, called SVV/Dordrecht'90, played in the Eredivisie. Its home turf was the stadium of Dordrecht '90 in Dordrecht. The club's name was changed to Dordrecht'90 in 1992, and to FC Dordrecht
in 2002.
After the merger, SVV continued as an amateur club. In 1997, SVV merged with SMC to form SVVSMC.
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 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club from Schiedam
Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...
. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...
.
History
The club was founded in 1904 as Excelsior, which was renamed to Voorwaarts (Forward) two years later. The name was again changed, to SVV this time, when the club entered the Dutch national football competition. SVV was a people's club, and its players came mostly from the local residential area De Gorzen.SVV won promotion to the Eerste Klasse, the highest national division at the time, in 1948. The first season at that level immediately saw the club winning the title. This allowed SVV to face other Eerste Klasse champions for the national title. The decisive match was played in Feijenoord Stadion
Feijenoord Stadion
The Feijenoord Stadion, better known by its nickname De Kuip , is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the area "Feijenoord" in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name .Capacity at completion: 64,000. Maximum capacity: 69,000...
in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, on June 4, 1949. 69,300 Spectators saw SVV beat SC Heerenveen 3-1, making the club the national football champions 1948-1949. Among the players of this team were Jan van Schijndel
Jan van Schijndel
Jan van Schijndel was a Dutch football player.-Club career:A one-club man, van Schijndel has played his entire career for SVV in Schiedam, with whom he won the 1949 Dutch league title and the first Dutch Supercup...
, Frans Steenbergen, Jan Schrumpf, Arij de Bruijn, Henk Könemann and Rinus Gosens
Rinus Gosens
Rinus Gosens was a football player and manager from the Netherlands. As a player, he won the Dutch championship with SVV in 1949. After his active career he became a football manager, who worked for Fortuna Vlaardingen, SVV, Heracles Almelo, FC Eindhoven and FC Den Bosch.-External links:...
.
The national title would remain the club's only success. When professional football was introduced, SVV were one of the original teams of the 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 relegated to 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...
, the second tier of football in the Netherlands, two years later. The club was relegated to the 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...
in 1962, and won promotion there in 1966. Three seasons later, in 1969, SVV won the Eerste Divisie title, giving them promotion to the 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 manager of that team was Rinus Gosens, who was a player when SVV won the national title in 1949. The club was relegated again after only one season, and would spend the following nineteen seasons in the Eerste Divisie.
SVV appeared to go bankrupt in 1988, but local car salesman John van Dijk rescued the club. Wim Jansen
Wim Jansen
Wilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen is a Dutch former association football player and manager.- Playing career :He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team, Feyenoord, between 1965 and 1980...
became technical director, Dick Advocaat
Dick 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...
was appointed manager. The club won the Eerste Divisie title in 1990, and clinched promotion to the 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....
. As a part of the rescue, Van Dijk bought valuable players like Joop Hiele and Winston Bogarde
Winston Bogarde
Winston Bogarde is a retired Dutch professional footballer.A player of immense physical strength, he played mostly as a central defender, although he could occasionally appear on the left, and was best known for his spells at Ajax, FC Barcelona and Chelsea.With the latter side, he garnered...
. Because the stadium in Schiedam was deemed inappropriate for high-risk games, the club played such matches in the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. When the stadium couldn't be renovated, Van Dijk decided to merge SVV with Dordrecht'90, from neighbouring Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
. The new club, called SVV/Dordrecht'90, played in the Eredivisie. Its home turf was the stadium of Dordrecht '90 in Dordrecht. The club's name was changed to Dordrecht'90 in 1992, and to FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht
FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...
in 2002.
After the merger, SVV continued as an amateur club. In 1997, SVV merged with SMC to form SVVSMC.
Honours
- 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....
champions: 1949 - 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...
champions: 1969, 1990 - Dutch Supercup: 19491949 Dutch SupercupThe match for the first Dutch Supercup was held on 25 June 1949 in the Goffertstadion. The match featured the 1948–49 winners of the league title SVV, and, the winners of the 1948–49 KNVB Cup, Quick 1888 . There would not be another Dutch Supercup until 1991.-Match details:-External...
Notable players
- Dick AdvocaatDick AdvocaatDirk 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...
- Maarten AtmodikoroMaarten AtmodikoroMaarten Atmodikoro is a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1989/1990 season for Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging. He later played for Dordrecht '90 , NAC Breda, NEC Nijmegen, and ADO Den Haag. He retired in 2001.-References:...
- Rinus GosensRinus GosensRinus Gosens was a football player and manager from the Netherlands. As a player, he won the Dutch championship with SVV in 1949. After his active career he became a football manager, who worked for Fortuna Vlaardingen, SVV, Heracles Almelo, FC Eindhoven and FC Den Bosch.-External links:...
- Piet RomeijnPiet RomeijnPiet Romeijn is a former Dutch footballer who played for Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970. He earned 4 caps for the Netherlands national football team....
- Dick van DijkDick van DijkDick van Dijk was a Dutch footballer who played for FC Twente and Ajax Amsterdam. He was a member of Ajax' European Cup victory in 1971. He earned 7 caps for the Netherlands national football team....
- Winston BogardeWinston BogardeWinston Bogarde is a retired Dutch professional footballer.A player of immense physical strength, he played mostly as a central defender, although he could occasionally appear on the left, and was best known for his spells at Ajax, FC Barcelona and Chelsea.With the latter side, he garnered...
- Paul GilesPaul GilesPaul Giles is a retired Welsh professional footballer. He is the younger brother of former Welsh international Footballer David Giles. Paul started off his career at Cardiff City where he was on their books from the age of 7...
- Ali El KhattabiAli El KhattabiAli Elkhattabi is a retired Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer.-Career:Elkhattabi has played at Sparta Rotterdam , SC Heerenveen , AZ Alkmaar and RBC Roosendaal...
- Peter van VelzenPeter van VelzenPeter van Velzen is a retired football player who played as a forward.After having ended his professional football career he became a football manager, guiding FC Dordrecht in the 1991 season. Van Velzen is a three-time topscorer of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.-References:* *...
- John de WolfJohn de WolfJohannes "John" Hildebrand de Wolf is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.-Club:...
- Jan Poulus
- Jan van SchijndelJan van SchijndelJan van Schijndel was a Dutch football player.-Club career:A one-club man, van Schijndel has played his entire career for SVV in Schiedam, with whom he won the 1949 Dutch league title and the first Dutch Supercup...
- Jan Schrumpf
- Frans Steenbergen
- Peet Geel
- Aad Koudijzer
- Leen Warnaar
- Wout van Meeteren
- Bas van Noortwijk
- Keje MolenaarKeje MolenaarCornelis Ignatius Maria Molenaar is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Molenaar made his professional debut at FC Volendam and also played for Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam and SVV...