Royal Dutch Football Association
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| Founded | 8 December 1889 |
| Headquarters | Zeist, Netherlands |
| FIFA affiliation | 21 May 1904 |
| UEFA affiliation | 15 June 1954 |
| BeNe League affiliation | 5 May 2012 – 5 May 2015 |
| President | Michael van Praag |
| Vice-President |
Bert van Oostveen (Secretary–General) |
| Website | (English) Royal Dutch Football Association |
The Royal Dutch Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈneːdərˌlɑntsə ˈvudbɑlˌbɔnt]], or KNVB [ˌkaːʔɛnveːˈbeː]) is the governing body of football in Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women's national teams.
For three seasons in the 2010s, the KNVB and its Belgian counterpart operated a joint top-level women's league, the BeNe League, until the two countries dissolved the league after the 2014–15 season and reestablished their own top-level leagues. The KNVB is based in the central municipality of Zeist. It is the single largest sports association in the Netherlands.[1]
History
In 1889, the Nederlandschen Voetbal en Athlestischen Bond was founded. Due to certain disagreements several football clubs ended their association with it and together to form Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond (KBVB) which was later renamed to present name.[2] It was one of the founding members of FIFA in 1904 and one of the first non-British football association in Europe.[3] The first Dutch football club was formed in 1879 in Haarlem.[4] The Netherlands Football League Championship had already existed for a decade unofficially when the association was founded. The KNVB strongly disapproved the professionalism of football in 1909. It said that "it will protest against it by all means necessary."[5] In 2012 KNVB launched an 11-point action plan, called 'Football for Everyone' to promote gay football players in coming out. It released a 30-second video named 'Gay? It doesn't matter'; prepared by broadcaster BNN. The video was also broadcast during the Dutch national football's teams World Cup qualifier match against Andorra held in October 2012.[6]
During FIFA World Cup 2014 it collaborated with Royal Philips to open six football clinics across Brazil. Bert van Oostveen is the current Secretary-General of KNVB.[1]
Management
| Royal Dutch Football Association | ||
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| Member | Portfolio | |
| Michael van Praag | President of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
| Bert van Oostveen | Secretary–General of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
| Hans van Breukelen | Technical Director of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
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Board of directors
| Professional Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Director | Portfolio | Leagues |
| Gijs de Jong | General Director | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Jean-Paul Decossaux | Commercial Director | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Ron Francis | Financial Director | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Mark Boetekees | Secretary | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Amateur Leagues | ||
| Director | Portfolio | Leagues |
| Jan Dirk van der Zee | General Director | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
| Meta Römers | Director of Operations | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
Supervisory board
| Professional Leagues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Portfolio | Leagues |
| Simon Kelder | Senior Member | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Henk Kivits | Member | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Johan de Kock | Member | Eredivisie Eerste Divisie |
| Amateur Leagues | ||
| Member | Portfolio | Leagues |
| Pier Eringa | Chairman | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
| Huub Wieleman | Member | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
| Tjienta van Pelt | Member | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
| Jos Vranken | Member | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
| Albert van Wijk | Member | Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse |
References
- 1 2 "Philips partners with the Royal Dutch Football Association to kick- off a series of football clinics across Brazil". Philips Newscenter. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ Sean Hamil; Simon Chadwick (2010). Managing Football: An International Perspective. Routledge. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-85617-544-9.
- ↑ David Laine. Facts About Association Football - History Timeline. Lulu.com. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4716-1231-2.
- ↑ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2.
- ↑ Jacco van Uden (2004). Organisation and Complexity: Using Complexity Science to Theorise Organisational Aliveness. Universal-Publishers. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-58112-222-0.
- ↑ Comiteau, Lauren (12 October 2012). "Out of the closet and on to the pitch". Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
External links
- KNVB.nl – Official website of the KNVB (Dutch)
- english.KNVB.nl
- Netherlands National Football Team History (Dutch)
- Netherlands at FIFA site
- Netherlands at UEFA site
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