WKE
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WKE
WKE (Woonwagenkamp Emmen (Emmen Trailer Park) is a football club from Emmen in the Netherlands
. WKE was founded on June 14, 1966 by residents of the local trailer park
. The club won promotion to the hoofdklasse
in 1981. Since 1981, WKE was relegated to the Eerste Klasse
in 1998 and 2004. WKE won the Sunday Hoofdklasse C
title in the 2006-07 season
and was nationwide amateur champion in 2008-09.
Most of their players have played for FC Emmen
in the youth our are retired as professional football players.
WKE (Woonwagenkamp Emmen (Emmen Trailer Park) is a football club from Emmen in 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...
. WKE was founded on June 14, 1966 by residents of the local trailer park
Trailer park
A trailer park is a semi-permanent or permanent area for mobile homes or travel trailers. The main reasons for living in such trailer parks are the often lower cost compared to other housing, and the ability to move to a new area more quickly and easily, for example when changing jobs to another...
. The club won promotion to the hoofdklasse
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
in 1981. Since 1981, WKE was relegated to 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...
in 1998 and 2004. WKE won the Sunday Hoofdklasse C
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
title in the 2006-07 season
Hoofdklasse 2006-07
The 2006/2007 season of the Hoofdklasse was competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of the three Saturday leagues faced each other after the regular season for the Dutch national Saturday amateur football title, the champions of the three Sunday...
and was nationwide amateur champion in 2008-09.
Most of their players have played for FC Emmen
FC Emmen
FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...
in the youth our are retired as professional football players.