Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade, also known as Roda JC Kerkrade or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The club was founded by a merger between Rapid JC and Roda Sport in 1962. They were placed in the Eerste Divisie, and after a relegation they were promoted back to the top division in 1973, where they would stay for 41 years until being relegated in 2014. In 2009–10, they added Kerkrade to the name to create brand awareness and get financial support.
Gerald Sibon is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He is the current performance coach for A-League club Adelaide United.
Garba Lawal is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. From 2014 to 2015, he was general manager at Kaduna United. He is with the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Peter Van Houdt is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward and manager.
Bernard Samuel Tchoutang is a Cameroonian former professional football player who played as a striker. He was part of the victorious Cameroonian 2000 African Nations Cup team. He also took part at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Josephus Gerardus Dominicus "Sef" Vergoossen is a former Dutch football manager.
Kevin Van Dessel is a Belgian former footballer who last played for EVV in the Dutch Topklasse. Prior to that he served Germinal Ekeren, NAC Breda, Genoa C.F.C., Roda JC, Sint-Truidense V.V., VVV-Venlo and APOP Kinyras Peyias FC.
Gerardus Christianus (Ger) Senden is a Dutch former professional footballer who played his entire career for Roda JC.
Jean-Paul de Jong is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mostly as a right midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Roda JC Kerkrade. He was the manager of FC Utrecht until 4 September 2018.
Ramon van Haaren is a Dutch former footballer. In his 14-year lasting career, he played for RKC Waalwijk, Roda JC, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam.
Tom Soetaers is a Belgian former footballer who played as a midfielder and current football coach, mostly being deployed as a left-winger. He is currently in charge of SC Hoegaarden-Outgaarden.
Eric van der Luer is a former Dutch international footballer who played as a midfielder.
The 1999–2000 KNVB Cup was the 82nd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 86 teams contested, beginning on 31 July 1999 and at the final on 21 May 2000.
Johannes Spillmann is a retired Dutch professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for NRW-Liga team Alemannia Aachen II.
Jurgen Streppel is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical director of Helmond Sport.
Melvin Plet is a Dutch footballer who played for Eerste Divisie and Eredivisie clubs Dordrecht'90, Roda JC and TOP Oss during the 1995–2002 football seasons.
The 2016–17 Eredivisie season was the 61st season of the top-tier Dutch League Eredivisie since its establishment in 1956. The fixtures for this season were announced on 14 June 2016. PSV were the defending champions after winning the title for a record 23rd time.
The 2017–18 Eredivisie was the 62nd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018; the Europa League and relegation play-offs took place later that month. Feyenoord were the defending champions from the previous season. On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.
Arnold "Arno" Doomernik is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Roda JC, where he won two KNVB Cup trophies. He also represented Sparta and NAC.
