Dijkse Boys
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Dijkse Boys is a Dutch
amateur association football club from Helmond
, North Brabant
.
The club was founded on May 8, 1948 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history, making it the second team in the town after professional crosstown rivals Helmond Sport
. The club was part of the Hoofdklasse
league in the 2009–10 season, completing it in fifthplace in the Sunday B group, and then winning promotion to the newly-established Topklasse
league for the inaugural 2010–11 season
through playoffs.
After a few months into the 2010-11 season, the main sponsor withdrew, leaving Dijkse Boys in financial trouble. In the turmoil, the club lost a KNVB Cup
match against SC Genemuiden
1-9. The day after the defeat, Dijkse Boys decided to withdraw from the Topklasse because of financial problems.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
amateur association football club from Helmond
Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...
, North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
.
The club was founded on May 8, 1948 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history, making it the second team in the town after professional crosstown rivals Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...
. The club was part of the Hoofdklasse
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
league in the 2009–10 season, completing it in fifthplace in the Sunday B group, and then winning promotion to the newly-established Topklasse
Topklasse
Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively...
league for the inaugural 2010–11 season
2010–11 Topklasse
The 2010–11 Topklasse season was the first and inaugural edition of the newly created Dutch third tier. A total 32 teams competed in the league, one of them coming from the fully professional 2009–10 Eerste Divisie, and the remaining 31 from the amateur 2009–10 Hoofdklasse...
through playoffs.
After a few months into the 2010-11 season, the main sponsor withdrew, leaving Dijkse Boys in financial trouble. In the turmoil, the club lost a KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
match against SC Genemuiden
SC Genemuiden
SC Genemuiden is a Dutch amateur association football club from Genemuiden, part of the municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel.The club was founded on October 22, 1930 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history...
1-9. The day after the defeat, Dijkse Boys decided to withdraw from the Topklasse because of financial problems.