RBC Roosendaal

1912–1949: Formative years, mostly Tweede Klasse

RBC, the idea of Frans Mathijsen and Anton Poldermans, was formed on 31 July 1912. The club was initially called Excelsior and was renamed VV Roosendaal in 1920. On 16 July 1927, the club name changed to Roosendaal Boys Combinatie (RBC) because of the merger with Roosendaalsche Boys.

1950–1999: Hovering between amateurs and professionals

In 1955, the club turned professional and won the Tweede Divisie B in 1957. With the leagues restructured by the KNVB the club left professional football in 1971. Between the return to professional status in 1983, RBC was a successful amateur club. On 23 October 1999, the club's name was officially changed to RBC Roosendaal.

2000s: Eredivisie for the first time

In 2000 the club reached the Eredivisie for the first time just for one season. Before 2001, RBC played its league games in stadium De Luiten, which had a capacity of 2,000 seats and 5,000 standing places. In 2001, RBC moved into its new 5,000 seater stadium. RBC returned in the Eredivisie in 2002 for four seasons. In the 2004–05 season, RBC just avoided the relegation playoff. Relegation could not be avoided a year later, with RBC finishing bottom of the Eredivisie in the 2005–06 season.

2010s: Bankruptcy and a fresh beginning

On 8 June 2011, RBC Roosendaal was declared bankrupt after the board failed to repay the outstanding debts of €1.6 million; this led to an automatic revocation of the…

KNVB Cup Runners-up: 1986 Tweede Divisie B Winner: 1957 Promoted to Eredivisie 2000, 2002 Sunday Amateur Champions 1973 Sunday Hoofdklasse B 1975 Eerste Klasse 1973, 1974, 1980, 2024 Tweede Klasse 1941, 1949, 1972, 2023 Derde Klasse 2020 Vierde Klasse 2017 Vijfde Klasse 2013