Royal Dutch Football Association

Royal Dutch Football Association

UEFA
Founded	1889
FIFA affiliation	1904
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Michael van Praag (2008–)

The Royal Dutch Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoː.nɪŋk.lə.kə ˈneː.dər.ˌlɑnt.sə ˈvud.bɑɫ.ˌbɔnt]], or KNVB [ˌkaːʔ.ɛn.veː.ˈbeː]) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the country's national teams, most notably for men and women. Along with its Belgian counterpart, the KNVB also organises the BeNe League, the top women's league in both countries. The KNVB is based in the municipality of Zeist.

The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889 and was one of the founding members of FIFA in 1904. The Netherlands Football League Championship had already existed for a decade unofficially when the association was founded.

External links

• KNVB.nl – Official website of the KNVB (Dutch)
• Netherlands National Football Team History (Dutch)
• Netherlands at FIFA site
• Netherlands at UEFA site

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