In sports , a division is a group of teams who compete against each other for a championship.
54-597: The Eerste Divisie ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrstə diˈvizi] ; English: First Division ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while previously it was known as Jupiler League for the same reason. The Eerste Divisie consists of 20 clubs, who play each other in
108-634: A 2–2 draw. Before their merger, Rapid JC had won the top league title once, in the 1955–56 season. Below is a table with Roda JC's domestic results since 1962. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with Roda JC Kerkrade: Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Roda JC Kerkrade players represented Internationally The following
162-560: A European competition even though they finished near the top several times. They only qualified for Europe once when they lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup in 1975, but they lost in the first round, 5–3 on aggregate, to Anderlecht . In the 1986–87 season they finally finished high enough for the UEFA Cup play-offs in the Netherlands, but lost their place to Utrecht . One year later they finished 15th and struggled to avoid relegation to
216-464: A double round-robin league, with each club playing the other club home and away. Each club plays every other club once in the first half of the season before the league takes a winter break around the Christmas and New Year's holiday season. The second half of the season sees the same fixtures as the first half, with the stadiums changed, although the two halves are not played in the same order. At
270-534: A minority interest in the club and brought former French international Nicolas Anelka with him in an advisory role. After Korotaev was jailed for alleged fraud in Dubai later that year, Anelka dropped his involvement with the club. The club was relegated for a second time in their history in May 2018, after finishing the season in 16th place and subsequently losing 2–1 on aggregate to Eerste Divisie side Almere City in
324-641: A place in a European competition. They did well in the KNVB Cup in 1990–91 , reaching the semi-finals, and a year later reached the finals. Since 1994, the club has managed to achieve several successes both in Europe and the Netherlands during the Nol Hendriks era. Most notable was their second-place finish in the Eredivisie in 1994–95 . They also won the KNVB Cup twice, in 1996–97 and 1999–2000 . As
378-592: A previous period, its place is filled by the next-best club in that period that has not already qualified. Usually, the clubs that qualify for the Nacompetitie turn out to be the 3rd- through 9th-placed clubs in the final table. Clubs in the Nacompetitie face each other in a knock-out system with the number 16 of the Eredivisie for one place in next season's Eredivisie. Since the KNVB decided to seek sponsors for
432-519: A professional license. However, only a club going bankrupt or losing its license could result in clubs leaving professional football. The last clubs leaving professional football in that way were FC Wageningen and VCV Zeeland in 1992, and more recently HFC Haarlem and RBC Roosendaal , who went bankrupt in January 2010 and June 2011 respectively. The most recent additions to the league were AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2003 and FC Omniworld in 2005, expanding
486-427: A pyramid structure), a division consists of a group of teams who play a sport at a similar competitive level. Teams can move up to a higher division of play or drop down to a lower one via the process of promotion and relegation , based on their performance in the standings at the end of the season. The existence of divisions based on level of competition ensures that teams at one competitive level can play other teams at
540-494: A result of these successes, they qualified for several European competitions. In the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup , Roda was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Vicenza 1–9 on aggregate. Roda's most memorable European match was played on 28 February 2002. After a 0–1 defeat at the hands of Milan in Kerkrade, Roda caused panic at San Siro by winning the return leg by the same score (0–1). The only goal scored during this match
594-403: A similar competitive level, thus creating parity and more exciting matches. In North America , where sports usually operate on a franchise system rather than a league system, a division is a group of teams within a league which is organized along geographical lines rather than competitive success. Teams based in cities that are in a particular region of the continent are grouped together in
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#1732780617828648-631: A stand as one. They cheer and clap for every goal. Roda JC has three provincial rivals, namely Fortuna Sittard , MVV and VVV-Venlo . The arch rival is MVV , the team from the provincial capital of Maastricht . The Roda JC-MVV rivalry is considered to be the number one rivalry in the province of Limburg by both sets of supporters. During the 1990s, the rivalry between Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard intensified, as both clubs were relatively successful during that period. Fanatical supporters of both clubs clash regularly ever since. The increased rivalry also created animosity between hooligans of Roda JC and
702-481: A view to merging to form a new club, named FC Limburg. A statement of intent was published by Roda and Fortuna in November 2008 and in early 2009 financial backing was found for the scheme. All these attempts, however, floundered. In 2008, the club gained its final notable success by reaching the KNVB Cup final. In the final, opponent and home side Feyenoord proved to be too strong, winning 2–0. One year later,
756-540: 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
810-650: Is a list of Roda JC players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup , FIFA Confederations Cup , UEFA European Championship , Africa Cup of Nations , CONCACAF Gold Cup , and the OFC Nations Cup . To this date no Roda JC players have participated in the Copa América , or the AFC Asian Cup while playing for Roda JC Kerkrade. Although not the most vocal,
864-627: Is located in the south-central United States, the Cowboys are a member of the NFC East division due to their long-standing rivalries with the New York Giants , Philadelphia Eagles , and Washington Commanders , all of whom are located on the Eastern seaboard . In U.S. college sports , a "division" has a meaning different from either sense listed above, although somewhat closer to that of
918-399: Is now Roda JC Kerkrade . This was one of the conditions set by the municipality of Kerkrade, in return for their sponsorship. Roda JC finished in 16th position in the 2012–13 Eredivisie season and were therefore again forced to participate in the play-offs. The Coal Miners came out victorious again after a late free-kick winner by Mark-Jan Fledderus against Sparta Rotterdam , extending
972-426: Is the winner of Round 1 against the number 16th of the Eredivisie. Match B is against two highly ranked clubs, with the winners of Match A and Match B will go to the finals. Both pools have their own finals, the finals are played against the winner of Match A and Match B of the semi-finals. The winner of the finals will go to the Eredivisie . Division (sport) In sports using a league system (also known as
1026-542: The 2019–20 season was cancelled amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic , thus there were no promotions or relegations. Before the cancellation, the KNVB met in December 2019 and ruled that promotion to the second division and relegation to the third were suspended until 2022–23, and that the lowest-ranked Eerste Divisie Jong team will exchange places with its highest-ranked Tweede Divisie counterpart. In June 2022,
1080-566: The Eerste Divisie. From the 2009–10 season onwards, one team has been relegated from the Eerste Divisie to the Hoofdklasse (then the main amateur league of Dutch football). From the 2010–11 to 2015–16 seasons, the KNVB introduced a third and highest amateur tier called Topklasse , and Hoofdklasse clubs have been able to get promoted to that new division. Before the 2008–09 season, Hoofdklasse clubs could be promoted by obtaining
1134-762: The Eerste Divisie. They did, however, reach the finals of the KNVB Cup. Since PSV already had a place in Europe by winning the Eredivisie, Roda JC also earned a place in the European Cup. With the financial backing of entrepreneur Nol Hendriks , this was the club's most memorable European campaign, when Roda made it through the winter in the European Cup Winners' Cup before succumbing to the superb strikers of Bulgarian Sredets Sofia , Hristo Stoichkov , Lyuboslav Penev and Emil Kostadinov , who became superstars in Europe's major football leagues. Two years later, they finished fifth twice, but only once gained
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#17327806178281188-553: The KNVB Cup. Roda were good enough to make it to six finals, but the first three times and the last time the opponent in the final was one of the "Big Three" – and Roda went home with the silver medal: PSV won in 1976 and 1988 and Feyenoord in 1992 and 2008. However, in two of the club's cup finals, a non-Big Three side was the opponent. Both times, the cup went to Kerkrade: Heerenveen were defeated in 1997 and NEC in 2000. Since 1992, Roda have been in discussions with neighbours Fortuna Sittard , as well as MVV and VVV , with
1242-884: The KNVB decided that relegation from the Eerste Divisie will stay absent for an extended period of 5 to 10 years. Clubs with larger fanbases suffered relegation in the 2000s, with Roda JC setting the Eerste Divisie attendance record at 16,150 during their home game against NEC Nijmegen in the 2014–15 season. NAC Breda bettered it a season later in their home match against Go Ahead Eagles , which had an attendance of 17,800 people. Blauw Wit , De Volewijckers and DWS merged into FC Amsterdam , which folded in 1982. Reformed as Blauw-Wit Amsterdam , defunct in 2015. Fortuna 54 merged with Sittardia to form FSC, later renamed Fortuna Sittard . ADO merged with Holland Sport into FC Den Haag, later renamed ADO Den Haag SV SVV (SVV) and Drecht Steden 79 (DS '79) merged into SVV/Dordrecht'90. Now FC Dordrecht . A Jong (reserve) team can become
1296-400: The Netherlands in 1956. Ten out of eleven players on that Rapid JC team were coal miners. Roda JC Kerkrade came into being as the result of a merger of several football clubs from Kerkrade. In 1954, SV Kerkrade (established 1926) and SV Bleijerheide (1914) merged to form Roda Sport. That same year, Rapid '54 (1954) and amateur club Juliana (1910) merged to form Rapid JC. Rapid JC was one of
1350-436: The champion, but they cannot be promoted; the direct promotion or the play-off ticket will then be given to the next highest non-Jong team in the table. Round 1 will be played against lower-ranked teams, in both pools (Pool A or Pool B). The Round 1 winners will compete in the semi-finals against the number 16th from the Eredivisie . In both pools of the semi-finals, there are two matches played (Match A and Match B). Match A
1404-445: The club's stay at the highest level for another season. Roda JC finished 18th in the 2013–14 Eredivisie and were relegated in May 2014, ending a 41-year period of football at the highest national level. However, they bounced back from the Eerste Divisie on their first attempt after defeating NAC after extra time in a promotion/relegation play-off final. In January 2017, Dubai-based Swiss-Russian businessman Aleksei Korotaev took
1458-556: The club's €900,000 debt. The KNVB approved the plan in January 2020, effectively rendering the club debt-free. In September 2020, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) greenlit the acquisition of Roda JC, transferring ownership to the Roda JC Foundation. Spearheaded by a local consortium comprising entrepreneurs Stijn Koster, Bert Peels, Roger Hodenius, and investment firm Mercurius,
1512-597: The covered north side stand, creating an old fashioned, atmospheric stand. Kaalheide became an infamous stadium for visiting teams. Since moving to the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in the summer of 2000, the more fanatical supporters can be found behind the goal on the West side. The West Stand was renamed 'Koempel Tribune' (Miner Stand) in September 2014 to honour the fans who remained loyal to the club after
1566-401: The division. Moreover, the top teams in a division qualify for the postseason playoff tournament that crowns the league champion, which heightens the rivalries between the teams in a division. Geographically-based divisions can become skewed if an expansion team joins the league or if one of the franchises within a division moves to another city, necessitating a shuffling or realignment of
1620-578: The divisions in 1990, the league was called the Toto-Divisie . Between September 2001 and June 2006, that was with introduction of the then sponsor Gouden Gids Divisie . Between July 2006 and June 2018, with the introduction of the sponsor, that had become the Jupiler League . Since July 2018, with the introduction of the new sponsor, that has become the Keuken Kampioen Divisie . Between seasons 1971–72 and 2008–09 teams could not relegate from
1674-405: The divisions of the league) are at the same competitive level and remain so year after year. North American professional sports leagues often construct their season schedules in a way such that teams in a division play matches against each other more often than other teams in the league. This not only has the effect of reducing travel costs, but also creates exciting rivalries between the teams in
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1728-539: The end of each season, the champion and the runner-up of the Eerste Divisie are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie . Six other clubs enter the Nacompetitie [ˈnaːkɔmpəˌti(t)si] , a promotion/relegation playoff that includes the 16th-placed club in the Eredivisie. The following teams qualify for the Nacompetitie: If the club that wins a period has qualified for the Nacompetitie by winning
1782-511: The exception of schools in the highest level of NCAA (American) football , which have never had an NCAA-recognized national championship ). As an example, the NCAA is split into three divisions: The term division is also used in US college sports to indicate the groupings of members of a given conference . However, this usage is more recent. The first conference to divide its teams into divisions
1836-489: The late 2010s. In May 2019, Mexican investor Mauricio García de la Vega became involved in the club, acquiring 25% of the shares. However, the club faced consequences for not disclosing this to the licensing commission beforehand, receiving a three-point deduction from the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) in December 2019. García de la Vega's presence led to significant tensions within
1890-602: The league system. The major governing bodies for college sports, the NCAA and NAIA , divide their member schools into large competitive groups. These groups are much larger than divisions in either the league or franchise system—for example, the NCAA's highest competitive level, Division I , has more than 300 member schools. The vast majority of teams are members of conferences , smaller groupings that usually have between 6 and 14 members. Conference champions, plus selected other teams, compete in national championship tournaments (with
1944-465: The league to 19 and later 20 clubs. However, for the 2010–11 season, the league returned to 18 clubs, as HFC Haarlem went bankrupt and FC Oss was relegated to the newly formed Topklasse. The 2012–13 season ended with 16 teams after AGOVV and SC Veendam went bankrupt. Four teams have been added to bring the division back up to 20 teams in 2013. Achilles '29 has been promoted from the Topklasse with
1998-544: The most successful clubs of that time, winning the Championship play-off in 1956. In later years they would only finish in the top 10 once, when they finished second in the 1958–59 season . Roda Sport, however, were relegated to the Tweede Divisie and stayed there until the latest merger with Rapid JC, to form Roda JC. After the merger they began in the Eerste Divisie in the 1962–63 season , but were relegated
2052-562: The name to create brand awareness and get financial support. Roda JC is known as the " coal-miner 's club"; fans of archrival club MVV , from the provincial capital of Maastricht , say those words condescendingly. However, in Kerkrade and the surrounding area, they are said with pride and respect, although the last Dutch coal mines were closed in the 1970s. Roda JC's club honours include seven European campaigns and six KNVB Cup finals, of which they won two. One of its predecessors in club's "family tree" of mergers, Rapid JC, were champions of
2106-440: The official departure of principal shareholder Frits Schrouff, who had been at the helm since 2015. Following successful on-field performances, securing playoff spots in 2021 and 2022, Roda JC faced a downturn in the 2022–23 season , finishing in 15th place. In response, the club appointed former Roda JC player Bas Sibum , then assistant coach at FC Emmen , as their new head coach for the 2023–24 season . Under his leadership,
2160-455: The organisation, as it later emerged that he had threatened several staff members. The situation reached a climax on 27 September 2019, when angry fans chased him out of the stadium. Following this, on 5 October 2019, Roda JC announced that García de la Vega had withdrawn his investment and departed from the club. Instead, a consortium of local investors assumed control of 80% of the club shares (with Korotaev retaining 20%) and pledged to cover
2214-572: The playoffs, Roda lost 8–1 on aggregate to NAC Breda , extending their stay in the second tier. After the establishment of the club, Roda JC Kerkrade played in Sportpark Kaalheide with a capacity of 21,500 spectators. Its current stadium is the Parkstad Limburg Stadion , an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 19,979. It was opened on 15 August 2000 with a match against Spanish side Real Zaragoza , which ended in
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2268-413: The promotion and relegation play-offs. The following seasons were marked by ups and downs in the second tier, finishing as low as 17th in the abandoned 2019–20 season , and as high as the fifth in the 2021–22 season , where they were, however, knocked out by Excelsior 4–2 on aggregate in the playoffs. The club also went through turmoil behind the scenes, and had been close bankruptcy several times in
2322-412: The proposal emerged in May 2020 with the goal of propelling the club to the summit of the Eerste Divisie . Operating under the moniker Phoenix Group, they committed to injecting €1.5 million annually over the next three seasons, bracing for potential budget shortfalls. Simultaneously, they petitioned the Kerkrade municipality to slash Parkstad Limburg Stadion 's rent to €250,000. The KNVB's nod signaled
2376-408: The race to the final matchday. The stadium announcer had mistakenly announced their promotion due to a poor internet connection, leading Roda's supporters to invade the pitch at Parkstad Limburg Stadion . The premature pitch invasion made international news. On the final matchday, Roda lost a direct matchup to Groningen, meaning they had to compete in the playoffs for promotion. In the first round of
2430-421: The relegation four months earlier. Since 1989, there is a close friendship between the supporters of TSV Alemannia Aachen and Roda JC Kerkrade. Fans of both clubs regularly visit each other's games. The clubs have the tradition to play a preparation match for the coming season, each and every year. It is not uncommon that fans from both clubs get together, march towards the stadium as one group, and walk into
2484-464: The reserve teams of Ajax , FC Twente and PSV being added as well. Since the 2016–17 season there is optional relegation to the third-tier, amateur Tweede Divisie . Clubs in the Tweede Divisie had to announce in mid-season if they want to be eligible for promotion. Only if one of those clubs won the Tweede Divisie championship is a team relegated from the Eerste Divisie. The remainder of
2538-545: The same division. For instance, in Major League Baseball , both the American and National Leagues have East, Central, and West divisions; the teams in each division are mostly (but not always) located in the eastern, central, and western sections of North America respectively. In a franchise system, teams are not promoted or relegated as are teams in a league system. All teams in the league (and by extension,
2592-408: The same season after finishing 16th. The following season they almost achieved promotion again, but they lost in the play-off and remained in the Tweede Divisie for eight years. After their return to the Eerste Divisie, it only took a further two seasons before they were promoted to the Eredivisie, when they finished first. The club are finally in the premier division, but did not manage to qualify for
2646-416: The supporters of Roda JC are generally considered to be among the most loyal and well behaved in the Netherlands. In the early days of the club, Kaalheide was the club's home ground. Initially, supporters could roam free over the terraces. However, in the 1970s, fences were placed between the various sections, preventing supporters to move from one stand to the other. The fanatical supporters decided to unite at
2700-404: The team experienced a significant turnaround in results, propelling them into contention for promotion. On 3 May 2024, Roda JC fans prematurely celebrated their team's promotion to the Eredivisie after a 2–0 victory over Cambuur , believing they had secured a top-two finish. However, a 95th-minute equalizer by their direct rivals, Groningen , against Telstar denied Roda's promotion, extending
2754-743: The teams in a division. Furthermore, the results of the realignment may not always reflect geographical realities. For instance, in 1995, the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) moved to St. Louis, Missouri and became the St. Louis Rams . The team retained its place in the NFC West division despite the fact that St. Louis is further east than Dallas, Texas , home of the Dallas Cowboys . Although Dallas
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#17327806178282808-464: The two teams met again in De Kuip for the final round of the 2008–09 Eredivisie season . Roda JC needed a win to avoid direct relegation, and against all odds, Roda JC defeated Feyenoord to qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs. Roda eventually won the play-offs, defeating Cambuur in a penalty shoot-out. In 2010, the club added "Kerkrade" to its name, so the new full name of the sports club
2862-540: Was made by Mark Luijpers . Roda even took the lead in the penalty shoot-out, but ended up losing the series, only being one penalty away from eliminating Milan. Since then, Roda have only qualified twice for the UEFA Intertoto Cup , in 2003–04 and 2004–05 . In later years, they did manage to qualify for the play-offs but never won it. Roda's position in Dutch football is best illustrated by their history in
2916-1111: Was the Southeastern Conference which, upon expanding to 12 members in 1992, divided into Eastern and Western divisions. Other conferences have undergone similar expansion and division. The usage in the section above is still maintained. For example, the Georgia Bulldogs are in Division I, but are also in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtfəˌreːnəɣɪŋ ˈroːdaː jyliˈjaːnaː kɔmbiˈnaː(t)si ˈkɛr(ə)kˌraːdə] ; Ripuarian : Sjport Verainiejoeng Roda Juliana Combinaatsiejoeën Kirchroa [ˈʃpɔχt fəˈʁaɪnijuŋ ˈʁoːdaː jyliˈjaːnaː kɔmbinaːtsiˈjuəŋ ˈkeʁəçʁoə] ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade ( pronounced [ˈroːdaː jeːˈseː ˈkɛr(ə)kˌraːdə] ) or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda ,
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