FC Wageningen (before 1978 Wageningen and WVV Wageningen) was a Dutch
football club which was founded on 27 August 1911.[1],[2] The club played its matches in the
Wageningse Berg stadium.[3]
History
FC Wageningen spent most of its history in the
Eerste Divisie. In 1974 the club wrote history by reaching the
Eredivisie for the first time ever. FC Wageningen finished 18th in the clubs first Eredivisie season and as such were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie immediately. In 1980 the club would get promoted to the Eredivisie again but once again finished last place the following season and as a result were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie again.
FC Wageningen had the reputation of a true cup fighter. Its first success came on 18 June 1939, when the team won the
KNVB Cup by defeating
PSV Eindhoven (2–1 after extra-time) in
Arnhem. Nine years later, on 19 June 1948, FC Wageningen once again won the Cup, this time by a win over
DWV. After the introduction the club would reach the semi-finals another four times, three of which were as a Eerste Divisie club.
Financially the club had always struggled, partially because certain commercial developments were passed through too late. Like how for example the club was one of the final ones to found a business-club. It was a success but came too late to give the club financial security. Main sponsor Schoenenreus went bankrupt and left the club. Eventually the club managed to reduce the debts to 500.000
guilders. The municipality of
Wageningen and the
KNVB had no intention to give the club a helping hand. The club went bankrupt in 1992 and together with
VCV Zeeland disappeared from the Eerste Divisie. FC Wageningen played its last match in professional football in May 1992 against
NAC Breda.[4]
The amateur branch still exists as WVV Wageningen.
1914–15
Koninklijke HFC (3/3)
1915–16 Quick D.Haag (4/4)
1916–17
Ajax (1/19)
1917–18 RHC (1/2)
1918–19 not played
1919–20 CVV
1920–21 Schoten
1921–22 not played
1922–23 not played
1923–24 not played
1924–25 ZFC
1925–26 LONGA
1926–27 VUC Den Haag
1927–28 RHC (2/2)
1928–29 not played
1929–30
Feyenoord (1/13)
1930–31 not played
1931–32
DFC (2/2)
1932–33 not played
1933–34
Velocitas 1897
1934–35
Feyenoord (2/13)
1935–36 Roermond
1936–37
EVV
1937–38
VSV
1938–39
FC Wageningen (1/2)
1939–40 not played
1940–41 not played
1941–42 not played
1942–43
Ajax (2/19)
1943–44
Willem II (1/2)
1944–45 not played
1945–46 not played
1946–47 not played
1947–48
FC Wageningen (2/2)
1948–49
Quick 1888
1949–50
PSV (1/11)
1950–51 not played
1951–52 not played
1952–53 not played
1953–54 not played
1954–55 not played
1955–56 not played
1956–57
Fortuna '54 (1/2)
1957–58
Sparta (1/3)
1958–59
VVV
1959–60 not played
FC Wageningen (before 1978 Wageningen and WVV Wageningen) was a Dutch
football club which was founded on 27 August 1911.[1],[2] The club played its matches in the
Wageningse Berg stadium.[3]
History
FC Wageningen spent most of its history in the
Eerste Divisie. In 1974 the club wrote history by reaching the
Eredivisie for the first time ever. FC Wageningen finished 18th in the clubs first Eredivisie season and as such were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie immediately. In 1980 the club would get promoted to the Eredivisie again but once again finished last place the following season and as a result were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie again.
FC Wageningen had the reputation of a true cup fighter. Its first success came on 18 June 1939, when the team won the
KNVB Cup by defeating
PSV Eindhoven (2–1 after extra-time) in
Arnhem. Nine years later, on 19 June 1948, FC Wageningen once again won the Cup, this time by a win over
DWV. After the introduction the club would reach the semi-finals another four times, three of which were as a Eerste Divisie club.
Financially the club had always struggled, partially because certain commercial developments were passed through too late. Like how for example the club was one of the final ones to found a business-club. It was a success but came too late to give the club financial security. Main sponsor Schoenenreus went bankrupt and left the club. Eventually the club managed to reduce the debts to 500.000
guilders. The municipality of
Wageningen and the
KNVB had no intention to give the club a helping hand. The club went bankrupt in 1992 and together with
VCV Zeeland disappeared from the Eerste Divisie. FC Wageningen played its last match in professional football in May 1992 against
NAC Breda.[4]
The amateur branch still exists as WVV Wageningen.
1914–15
Koninklijke HFC (3/3)
1915–16 Quick D.Haag (4/4)
1916–17
Ajax (1/19)
1917–18 RHC (1/2)
1918–19 not played
1919–20 CVV
1920–21 Schoten
1921–22 not played
1922–23 not played
1923–24 not played
1924–25 ZFC
1925–26 LONGA
1926–27 VUC Den Haag
1927–28 RHC (2/2)
1928–29 not played
1929–30
Feyenoord (1/13)
1930–31 not played
1931–32
DFC (2/2)
1932–33 not played
1933–34
Velocitas 1897
1934–35
Feyenoord (2/13)
1935–36 Roermond
1936–37
EVV
1937–38
VSV
1938–39
FC Wageningen (1/2)
1939–40 not played
1940–41 not played
1941–42 not played
1942–43
Ajax (2/19)
1943–44
Willem II (1/2)
1944–45 not played
1945–46 not played
1946–47 not played
1947–48
FC Wageningen (2/2)
1948–49
Quick 1888
1949–50
PSV (1/11)
1950–51 not played
1951–52 not played
1952–53 not played
1953–54 not played
1954–55 not played
1955–56 not played
1956–57
Fortuna '54 (1/2)
1957–58
Sparta (1/3)
1958–59
VVV
1959–60 not played