VV De Valk

De Valk
Full name Voetbalvereniging De Valk
Founded 30 April 1909
Ground Het Valkennest, Valkenswaard
Chairman Theo Lavrijssen
Manager Frank Weijers
League Eerste klasse Sunday (2015–16)
Website Club website

De Valk is a football club from Valkenswaard in North Brabant, Netherlands. De Valk will be playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse (4th tier) in the 2013–14 season, after becoming champions in the 2012–13 Eerste Klasse.[1]

History

The club was founded on the day princess Juliana was born. The name of the club was Juliana. The name was changed to De Valk in 1912.[2]

De Valk played professional football from 1955 until 1961. The club played its first year in the newly established Eerste Klasse, which name was later changed to Eerste Divisie. De Valk finished ninth in their first season of professional football and were relegated to the newly established Tweede Divisie. De Valk finished in last place in the 1960–61 Tweede Divisie and returned to amateur football.[2]

In 1963, De Valk became Dutch champion in Sunday amateur football.

References

  1. ↑ "Overzicht – Eerste Klasse" (in Dutch). soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Historie" (in Dutch). vvdevalk.nl. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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