De Treffers
Encyclopedia
De Treffers is an amateur football club from Groesbeek
, The Netherlands
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The club is currently ranked in the Topklasse
, the highest amateur league in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch football.
since around 1930. In the seasons 1935-1936 and 1936-1937 it was champion of the eastern district of the Eerste Klasse
(First amateur league), at the time the highest league in Dutch amateur football. In both seasons De Treffers did not, however, win the national amateur championship.
After the Second World War De Treffers performed less well. In the 1961-1962 season De Treffers was promoted from Derde Klasse
(Third amateur league) to Tweede Klasse
(Second amateur league). From 1963 to 1974, with the exception of the 1971-1972 season, De Treffers played in the Eerste Klasse (First amateur league). From 1974 to the present, De Treffers is part of the Sunday Hoofdklasse. De Treffers is the only team to have played in the Hoofdklasse continuously since the start of that league in 1974. The football club has won the district championship of the Hoofdklasse six times (in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, and 2005). In 1988, 1991, and 1998 De Treffers also won the Sunday amateur championships, and in 1991 and 1998 De Treffers became champion of Dutch amateur football in general. In the season 2010-2011 De Treffers will play in the Topklasse
.
Groesbeek
Groesbeek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.-Description:Groesbeek is named after a small stream called the Groesbeek, which in its original form doesn't exist anymore...
, The 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...
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The club is currently ranked in the Topklasse
Topklasse
Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively...
, the highest amateur league in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch football.
History
It was founded in 1919, and its first chairman was Jan Piepenbreier. De Treffers has been a member of the Royal Dutch Football AssociationRoyal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
since around 1930. In the seasons 1935-1936 and 1936-1937 it was champion of the eastern district of the Eerste Klasse
Eerste Klasse
The Eerste Klasse is the fifth tier of football in the Netherlands, and the second tier of amateur football. The league is divided into eleven divisions, five for Saturday clubs and six for Sunday clubs...
(First amateur league), at the time the highest league in Dutch amateur football. In both seasons De Treffers did not, however, win the national amateur championship.
After the Second World War De Treffers performed less well. In the 1961-1962 season De Treffers was promoted from Derde Klasse
Derde Klasse
The Derde Klasse is the sixth tier of football in the Netherlands and the fourth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 44 division, 20 played on Saturday and 24 on Sunday....
(Third amateur league) to 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....
(Second amateur league). From 1963 to 1974, with the exception of the 1971-1972 season, De Treffers played in the Eerste Klasse (First amateur league). From 1974 to the present, De Treffers is part of the Sunday Hoofdklasse. De Treffers is the only team to have played in the Hoofdklasse continuously since the start of that league in 1974. The football club has won the district championship of the Hoofdklasse six times (in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, and 2005). In 1988, 1991, and 1998 De Treffers also won the Sunday amateur championships, and in 1991 and 1998 De Treffers became champion of Dutch amateur football in general. In the season 2010-2011 De Treffers will play in the Topklasse
Topklasse
Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively...
.