Quick Boys
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| Full name | Katwijkse Voetbal Vereniging Quick Boys | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blauw Witte Narren (Blue White Jesters) | ||
| Founded | 1 February 1920 | ||
| Ground | Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk aan Zee | ||
| Capacity | 8,500 | ||
| Chairman | Bart van Kruistum[1][2] | ||
| Manager | Thomas Duivenvoorden[3] | ||
| League | Tweede Divisie | ||
| 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie, 3rd of 18 | ||
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Quick Boys (Katwijkse Voetbal Vereniging Quick Boys) is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on 1 February 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselmeervogels.
History
[edit]The club joined the football competition in 1921–22, in the Leidsche Voetbal Bond (LVB), the football association for Leiden. The club played in the Sunday league but a ban on entry charges on Sunday caused financial troubles and Quick Boys moved to the new Saturday league.
Quick Boys have played at the highest amateur level since the founding of the club in 1920. The club won 9 titles in the Eerste Klasse, and joined the new Saturday Hoofdklasse in 1996, winning a further four titles. Twenty seasons later it won promotion to the Derde Divisie (formerly Topklasse) for the first time by winning the fourth Hoofdklasse title. After three seasons in the Derde Divisie, Quick Boys promoted to the highest amateur division (Tweede Divisie) after beating OSS '20 and VVSB in the relegation play-offs.
The club reached the quarter-finals of the 2007–08 KNVB Cup.[4]
Former professional footballer Dirk Kuyt started and ended his senior career with the team, playing in 1998 and 2018.[5]
In the 2024–25 KNVB Cup, Quick Boys defeated Eredivisie side Almere City FC 3–0 in the first round, and then defeated another Eredivisie club, Fortuna Sittard 3–1 in the second round.
Current squad
[edit]- As of 7 October 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]The structure of the Hoofdklasse allows Quick Boys three title opportunities in one season: the regular division, the Saturday title and the national title. The overall Saturday title is contested between the champions of the three Saturday divisions, and the national title is contested between the Saturday champion and the Sunday champion. Since 2016, the Hoofdklasse has two divisions for both Saturday and Sunday.
- Division title of the highest amateur league: 11
- Division title of the second highest amateur league: 2
- 2010–11, 2015–16
- National Saturday amateur football title: 9
- 1945–46, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2003–04, 2015–16
- National amateur football title: 2
- 1991–92, 2003–04
- KNVB Amateur Cup: 1
- 1951–52
Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bart van Kruistum nieuwe voorzitter Quick Boys -". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). 28 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Bestuurssamenstelling". K.v.v. Quick Boys (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Wie is Thomas Duivenvoorden, de trainer die het bekersucces van Quick Boys leidt?". VoetbalNieuws (in Dutch). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands Cups 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ James Kilpatrick (6 April 2018). "Dirk Kuyt will play for first club Quick Boys until end of season – then become Feyenoord's U19 coach". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands 2002/03 Third to Tenth Level (amateur football)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands 2003/04 Third to Tenth Level (amateur football)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2024.