VVA/Spartaan

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VVA/Spartaan
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Full nameVoetbal Vereniging Amsterdam / Spartaan
Founded22 September 1901;122 years ago (1901-09-22)
GroundSportpark Jan van Galen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
League Derde Klasse Saturday (2012–13)
Derde Klasse Sunday (2012–13)
Website Club website

VVA/Spartaan is a Dutch amateur football club from the Amsterdam borough of Amsterdam-West in the neighborhood Bos en Lommer, founded in 1901. The club hold both a Saturday and a Sunday team, with both competing in the Derde Klasse. [1]

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History

The club was founded on 1 July 1988 as a fusion of two clubs VVA (founded on 22 September 1901) and De Spartaan (founded on 20 April 1903). Both teams had previously competed in the top league during their history, while both teams reached the KNVB Cup final in their own right as well. VVA in 1918 and De Spartaan in 1926 and in 1937. The club also has an indoor Futsal team, as well as a full youth system. [2]

Players

National team players

The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with De Spartaan:

Honours

KNVB District Cup West I (Sunday clubs)

1965*, 1968*

* De Spartaan

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References

  1. "SELECTIE: VVA/Spartaan zaterdag 1". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. "VVA/Spartaan (Amsterdam)". Hollandse Velden. Retrieved 2013-11-29.

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