Dijkse Boys was a Dutch amateur association football club from Helmond.

Dijkse Boys
Full nameVoetbalvereniging Dijkse Boys
Founded1948
Dissolved2013
GroundSportpark Berckendonk
Helmond
Capacity1,500[1]
ChairmanHans van de Vijfeijken
ManagerWim Swinkels
LeagueEerste Klasse
2012–13Eerste Klasse

The club was founded on May 8, 1948, and has played 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 fifth place 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]

The club was relegated to Hoofdklasse in 2011. In 2012 the club started new season in the Eerste Klasse. It folded in January 2013.

Current squad

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2010–11 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   NED Jaap Janssen
GK   NED Ariën Pietersma
MF   NED Yusuf Altunel
MF   NED Abdes Assouiki
MF   NED Danny van Bakel
MF   NED Gokan Balci
FW   NED Youssef Chida
DF   NED Eltjo Gnodde
FW   NED Paul Jans
MF   NED Gaetan Klaassen
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   NED Wouter Lamers
FW   NED Robbie Lutgens
FW   NED Mathijs van der Meijden
FW   NED Jihad Ouchene
MF   NED Tom Timmermans
FW   ANT Nyron Wau
DF   NED Antoine Wellens
DF   NED William van de Wetering
FW   NED Freek Winckens
DF   NED Serginho Zwennicker

References

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  1. ^ "Sportpark Berckendonk" (in Dutch). Soccerway. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  2. ^ Leden Dijkse Boys kiezen voor degradatie en Sportpark Berkendonck Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (Dutch)
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