Haaglandia

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Haaglandia
Haaglandia logo.png
Full nameVV Haaglandia
Founded2005
GroundSportpark Prinses Irene
Rijswijk, Netherlands
Capacity3,000
ChairmanHenk de Haas
ManagerEdwin Grünholz
League Hoofdklasse
2013–14 Topklasse Sunday, 13th (relegated)

VV Haaglandia was an association football club from Rijswijk, Netherlands.

The club was established on 1 July 2005 through a merger of amateur sides RVC/Rijswijk (who merged years earlier themselves) and FC Kranenburg. It later played in the Hoofdklasse, the fourth tier of Dutch football, after being relegated from the Topklasse at the end of the 2013–14 season.

On 22 September 2009 in a Dutch Cup match against Excelsior Rotterdam, it drew 6–6 and lost on penalties.

In March 2015 it quit Sunday soccer mid-season. [1] On 24 August 2016, the club filed for bankruptcy after losing a court case against the municipality. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Hoofdklasser Haaglandia trekt per direct stekker uit zondagvoetbal". Omroep West (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "Doek valt definitief voor Haaglandia: club vraagt zelf faillissement aan". Omroep West (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. Grondel, Dave (4 April 2017). "Voetbalclub Haaglandia failliet verklaard". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.