WV-HEDW
WV-HEDW, in the long form Wilhelmina Vooruit Hortus Eendracht Doet Winnen, is a football club in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club plays at Sportpark Middenmeer and has the most adult members and teams among Dutch football clubs.[1]
| Full name | Wilhelmina Vooruit Hortus Eendracht Doet Winnen | |
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| Founded | 25 May 1908 | |
| Ground | Sportpark Middenmeer, Amsterdam | |
| Chairman | Ronald Nijsen | |
| Manager | Marcel Valk | |
| League | Vierde Divisie | |
| 2022–23 | Saturday Vierde Divisie B, 7th of 16 | |
| Website | Club website | |
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History
The predecessors of the club, Wilhelmina Vooruit and HEDW, were badly hit in The Holocaust, when 236 of their Jewish members were murdered.[2]
Since 1996, the Saturday first squad hovers between Derde and Eerste Klasse. WV-HEDW was promoted in 2018 in the Eerste Klasse, through playoffs. In 2022 it was promoted to the Vierde Divisie, after an Eerste Klasse championship.
The Sunday first squad won a Vijfde Klasse championship in 2019 and played in the Vierde Klasse after.
The club grounds in Sportpark Middenmeer, Amsterdam
Notable players
References
- "WV-HEDW Nederlands grootste seniorenclub". AT5. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Voetbalvereniging WV-HEDW is de grootste seniorenclub van Nederland. Geen enkele amateurvereniging heeft meer volwassen leden dan de club uit de Watergraafsmeer.
- Van de Vooren, Jurryt (17 May 2020). "De 236 vermoorde Joodse leden van WV-HEDW krijgen nu een verhaal". Het Parool. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
De Amsterdamse voetbalclub WV-HEDW eert op een eigen monument zijn 236 in oorlogstijd vermoorde Joodse leden.
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