| Full name | Rooms Katholieke Combinatie Waalwijk |
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| Short name | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| Founded | August 26, 1940 | ||
| Ground | Mandemakers Stadion Waalwijk (Capacity: 7,500) |
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| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' (Roman Catholic in Dutch) and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules. It was formed on August 26, 1940 and used to play its home games at Sportpark Olympia. Its new stadium, the 7500 seater Mandemakers Stadion was opened in 1996 and featured the home match against Roda JC. While considered as one of the Eredivisie's smaller clubs, it nevertheless maintained its top flight status for many years. Its home colors are yellow and blue. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 5,800 people.
At the end of the season 2006/07, RKC Waalwijk were relegated from the Eredivisie after a defeat in play-offs against VVV-Venlo.
On 2009-06-03 they were promoted to the Eredivisie division after a win in the play-offs against De Graafschap.
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Current squad
As of September 3, 2009 The numbers are established according to the official website:www.rkcwaalwijk.nl
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Results

Notable former players
Željko Petrović - currently retired
Khalid Boulahrouz - currently VfB Stuttgart
Giovanni van Bronckhorst - currently Feyenoord
Harry Decheiver - currently retired
Rick Hoogendorp - currently SVV Scheveningen
John Lammers - currently retired
Cees Schapendonk - currently retired
Clyde Wijnhard - currently retired
Ferdi Elmas - currently Galatasaray
Ivan Vicelich - currently Auckland City
Thomas Vermaelen (loan) - currently Arsenal
Former managers
Peter Boeve
Bert Jacobs
Martin Jol
Erwin Koeman
Adrie Koster
Hans Verèl
See also
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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