RKSV Leonidas was a football club from Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1]
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| Full name | Rooms-Katholieke Sport Vereniging Leonidas | |
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| Founded | 1909 | |
| Dissolved | 2021 | |
| Ground | Leonidas, Rotterdam | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | |
| League | Hoofdklasse Sunday B | |
| 2020–21 | Hoofdklasse Sunday B, 16th of 16 (withdrew) | |
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The club won the 2012 KNVB Amateur Cup. In 1999, Leonidas won the KNVB District Cup in the (now defunct) West IV District.
In August 2020, reports surfaced indicating the potential dissolution of the club, based on recommendations from board members Geert Hof and Bart Kreft, citing years of financial and organisational challenges.[2] The club faced difficulties in mobilising volunteers, experienced a decline in financial resources, and accrued a debt of €100,000.[3] Discussions were held with SVV from Schiedam regarding a possible merger, which was ultimately rejected during a General Assembly of the Schiedam-based club. Consequently, a reboot was initiated, with several teams lower ranked teams of the Saturday department.[4] Subsequently, in April 2021, the youth department separated and rebranded as FC Banlieue.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Redactie (28 June 2017). "Indelingen Divisies en hoofdklassen bekend". Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Rotterdamse voetbalvereniging Leonidas houdt op te bestaan". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 11 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Oevelen, Wesley van; Oosterom, Eric (12 August 2020). "Voetbalclub Leonidas stopt na 110 jaar: 'Het was niet meer de vereniging van vroeger'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Verspreek, Paul (3 September 2020). "Column: Hoe prestatiedrang leidde tot de val van Leonidas". Rijnmond (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Kruif, Frank de (23 April 2021). "Conflict bij Leonidas geëscaleerd: jeugdafdeling van voetbalclub vraagt politieke steun". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Oevelen, Wesley van (10 May 2021). "Bij deze nieuwe voetbalclub spelen de jeugdleden van Leonidas en de rappers van Broederliefde straks". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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