VV VKW

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Full nameVoetbalvereniging Vlugheid Kracht Westerbork
Founded8 August 1929;94 years ago (1929-08-08)
GroundSportpark De Perkenslag
Westerbork
ChairmanHilco Zeewuster
ManagerBernd van Bolhuis
League Eerste Klasse
2022–23 Sunday Vierde Divisie A, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website Club website
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Voetbalvereniging Vlugheid Kracht Westerbork (VKW) is a football club based in Westerbork, Drenthe, Netherlands. It was founded on 8 August 1929. [1] In 2022, they reached promotion to the Vierde Divisie (when they secured promotion it was still known as the Hoofdklasse). [2] They suffered relegation back to the Eerste Klasse after their sole season in the Vierde Divisie. [3]

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References

  1. VKW 75 jaar (PDF). VV VKW; Historische Vereeniging Gemeente Westerbork. p. 1.
  2. "Historische promotie voor VKW komt via telefoon". RTV Drenthe . 22 May 2022. VKW uit Westerbork maakt volgend seizoen een historische overstap naar de hoofdklasse van het zondagamateurvoetbal. De club die nog vol in de strijd is voor de titel in de 1e klasse F kreeg daar gisteravond telefonisch bericht over van de voetbalbond KNVB. De promotie komt drie jaar nadat de blauwhemden op de valreep nog naast promotie grepen.
  3. "Degradatie een feit voor VKW en Alcides". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.