Willem II, also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a Dutch football club based in Tilburg, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. The club was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia. On 12 January 1898, the club was renamed Willem II after Dutch king William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), who, as Prince of Orange and commander of the Dutch army, had his military headquarters in Tilburg during the Belgian uprising of 1830, spent much time in the city after becoming king, and died there.
FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.
Football Club Volendam is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded as Victoria in 1920, changed its name to RKSV Volendam in 1923 and emerged as an exclusively professional club, FC Volendam, in 1977, following a split from its parent club. The team plays its home matches in the 6,984-capacity Kras Stadion, where it has been based since 1975.
Bakari Koné is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Danny Koevermans is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Sekou Cissé is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
The A2 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is one of the busiest highways in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the Amstel interchange with the Belgian border, near Maastricht (NL) and Liège (B), and the Belgian A25 road.
Lamine-Gueye Koné, known as Lamine Koné, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Le Mans. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
The term Rotterdam derby refers to the local derbies in Rotterdam played between two of the three professional football clubs Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam or Excelsior. It specifically refers to individual matches between the clubs, but can also be used to describe the general ongoing rivalry between the clubs, players and/or fans.
The 2011–12 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-sixth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June 2012 with the nacompetitie, a promotion-and-relegation tournament also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2011–12 Eredivisie. The competition was won by FC Zwolle on 13 April 2012, after drawing FC Eindhoven 0–0 at home in their 32nd match of the season.
During the 2005–06 Dutch football season, PSV competed in the Eredivisie.
Tim Nelemans is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Oss. Nelemans also played for FC Eindhoven from 2001 to 2010.
Ozan Can Kökçü is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Azerbaijan national team.
Ibrahima Koné is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Almería and the Mali national team.
Tom De Koning is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Emmanuel "Manu" Kouadio Koné is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Ben Lhassine Kone is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Como on loan from Torino.
Sam De Koning is Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League. He made his debut in the round 5 of the 2021 AFL season between Geelong and North Melbourne at GMHBA Stadium.
Adriaan Harry John "Daan" de Kort is a Dutch politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Born in Veldhoven, he served on that town's municipal council starting in 2014, and he became an alderman four years later. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 Dutch general election.
The 2022–23 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 67th season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
