Dijkse Boys

Dijkse Boys

Full name	Voetbalvereniging Dijkse Boys
Founded	1948
Ground	Sportpark Berckendonk Helmond (Capacity: 1,500[1])
Chairman	Hans van de Vijfeijken
Manager	Wim Swinkels
League	Hoofdklasse
2010–11	Topklasse Sunday, 16th
Home colours

Dijkse Boys is a Dutch amateur association football club from Helmond, North Brabant.

The club was founded on May 8, 1948 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history, making it the second team in the town after professional crosstown rivals Helmond Sport. The club was part of the Hoofdklasse league in the 2009–10 season, completing it in fifthplace in the Sunday B group, and then winning promotion to the newly-established Topklasse league for the inaugural 2010–11 season through playoffs.

After a few months into the 2010-11 season, the main sponsor withdrew, leaving Dijkse Boys in financial trouble. In the turmoil, the club lost a KNVB Cup match against SC Genemuiden 1-9. The day after the defeat, Dijkse Boys decided to withdraw from the Topklasse because of financial problems.^[2]

Current squad

2010–11 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Jaap Janssen GK Ariën Pietersma MF Yusuf Altunel MF Abdes Assouiki MF Danny van Bakel MF Gokan Balci FW Youssef Chida DF Eltjo Gnodde FW Paul Jans MF Gaetan Klaassen

No. Position Player DF Wouter Lamers FW Robbie Lutgens FW Mathijs van der Meijden FW Jihad Ouchene MF Tom Timmermans FW Nyron Wau DF Antoine Wellens DF William van de Wetering FW Freek Winckens DF Serginho Zwennicker

References

1. ^ "Sportpark Berckendonk" (in Dutch). Soccerway. http://nl.soccerway.com/teams/netherlands/dijkse-boys/venue/. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
2. ^ Leden Dijkse Boys kiezen voor degradatie en Sportpark Berkendonck (Dutch)

External links

• Official site