Roda JC Kerkrade

Roda JC Kerkrade

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Full name	Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade
Nickname(s)	De Koempels (The Miners)
Founded	June 27, 1962 (1962-06-27)
Ground	Parkstad Limburg Stadion Kerkrade
Ground Capacity	19,979
Chairman	Harm Wiertz
Manager	Darije Kalezić
League	Eredivisie
2014–15	Eerste Divisie, 3rd (promoted by play-offs)
Website	Club home page
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Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtfəˌreːnəɣɪŋ ˈroːdaː ˌjyliˈjaːnaː ˌkɔmbiˈnaː(t)si ˈkɛr(ə)kˌraːdə]; Kerkrade dialect: Sjport Verainiejoeng Roda Juliana Combinaatsiejoeën Kirchroa), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade ([ˈroːdaː jeːˈseː ˈkɛr(ə)kˌraːdə]) is a Dutch professional association football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eredivisie. The club was founded after a merger between Rapid JC and Roda Sport in 1962. They were placed in the Eerste Divisie, and after a relegation they were promoted back to the top division in 1973, where they would stay for 41 years until relegating in 2014. In the 2009 season the added Kerkrade to the name to create brand awareness and get financial support.

Roda JC is known as a "coal-miner's club". Fans of arch rival MVV, from the provincial capital of Maastricht, pronounce those words condescendingly. In Kerkrade and surroundings however, they are pronounced with pride and respect. The last Dutch coal-mines were closed in the 1960s, but the southeastern part of the Netherlands' most southern province, Limburg, is still referred to as the Mijnstreek ('mine district') today. The coal-mines are still industrious in folk songs in the regional dialect and in the stories of old miners, reminiscing of an era that will never return. Southern Limburg will always be their home. Their team, in most cases, is Roda JC.

Roda JC's club honours include seven European campaigns and six KNVB cup finals, of which two were won. One of the predecessors in club's "family tree" of mergers, Rapid JC, were champions of the Netherlands in 1956. Ten out of eleven players on that Rapid JC team were coal-miners.

History

The history of the forming of Roda JC.

Merge (1955–1962)

Roda JC Kerkrade came into being by the merger of several football clubs from Kerkrade. In 1954, SV Kerkrade (of 1926) and SV Bleijerheide (of 1914) merged to form Roda Sport. That same year, Rapid '54 (of 1954) and amateur club Juliana (of 1910) merged to form Rapid JC. Rapid JC was one of the success clubs at the time, winning the Championship play-off in 1956. In later years they would only finish in the top 10 once, when they finished second in the 1958–59 season. Roda Sport would only relegate to the Tweede Divisie and stay there until the last merge between them and Rapid JC, to form Roda JC.

Struggling and staying at the top division (1963–94)

After the merge they would start in the Eerste Divisie in the 1962–63 season, but would relegate immediately after finishing 16th. The following season they would almost promote back, but they lost in the promotion play-off and remained in the Tweede Divisie 8 years. After their promotion back to the Eerste Divisie, it would only take two seasons to also promote to the Eredivisie, when they finished first.

They are finally at the top division, but did not manage to qualify for a European competition even though they finished in the top several times. They had only qualified for Europe once when they lost in the finals of the KNVB Cup in 1975, but they lost in the first round with 5–3 on aggregate against Anderlecht. In the 1986–87 season they'd finally finished at a desired spot for the European Cup play-offs in the Netherlands, but lost their spot against FC Utrecht. One year later they finished 15th and struggled to not relegate back to the Eerste Divisie. They did, however, lose in the finals of the KNVB Cup. Since PSV already got a spot for Europe by winning the Eredivisie, Roda JC would gain a spot in the European Cup. This would be the club's most memorable European campaign, when Roda made it through the winter in the European Cup Winners Cup before succumbing to the superb strikers of Bulgarian PFC CSKA Sofia, Hristo Stoichkov and Emil Kostadinov, who became superstars in Europe's major football leagues. Two years later they would finish fifth two times, but only once they gained an spot for a European competition. They would do well in the KNVB Cup in 1990–91, reaching the semi-finals, and a year later would reach the finals.

Dutch and European success (1994–2000)

Since 1994 they managed to make several successes in both Europe and the Netherlands. Most notable is the 2nd place in the Eredivisie in 1994–95. They had also won the KNVB Cup twice in the 1996–1997 season and 1999–2000 season. Due to all of this they qualified for several European competitions. In the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Roda was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Vicenza Calcio by an aggregate of 1 – 9. Roda's most memorable European game was played on 28 February 2002. After a 0–1 defeat to A.C. Milan in Kerkrade, Roda caused panic at the San Siro by winning the return leg by the same score. Roda even took the lead in the penalty shoot-out, but ended up losing the series, only being one penalty away from eliminating A.C. Milan.

Since then they only had qualified twice for the Intertoto Cup in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 season. In later years they did manage to qualify for the play-offs but never won it.

Roda's position in Dutch football is best illustrated by their history in the KNVB Cup. Roda were good enough to make it to six finals, but the first three times and the last time the opponent in the final was one of the 'Big Three' – and Roda went home with the silver medal: PSV won in 1976 and 1988, Feyenoord in 1992 and 2008. In two of the club's cup finals, however, a 'non-Big Three' side was the opponent. Both times the cup went to Kerkrade: Heerenveen were beaten in 1997, NEC in 2000.

Decline (2000–2013)

Since 1992 Roda have been in discussions with neighbours Fortuna Sittard, as well as MVV and VVV-Venlo, with a view to merging to form a new club, named F.C. Limburg. A statement of intent was published by Roda and Fortuna in November 2008 and in early 2009 financial backing was found for the scheme. All attempts, however, were stranded.

In 2008 the club gained its final notable success by reaching the KNVB Cup final. In the final, opponent and home team Feyenoord Rotterdam proved to be too strong (2–0). A year later, the two teams met again in De Kuip for the final round of the 2008–2009 season. Roda JC needed a win to avoid direct relegation. Against all odds, Roda JC beat Feyenoord and qualified for the Promotion/Relegation Play Offs. Roda eventually won the Play Offs by beating Cambuur Leeuwarden in a penalty shoot-out.

In 2010, the club added "Kerkrade" to its name, so the full new name of the sports club is now Roda JC Kerkrade. This was one of the condition of the municipality Kerkrade, in exchange for financial help.

Roda JC finished 16th in the 2012–2013 season and was again forced to play Promotion/Relegation play offs. The Coal Miners came out victorious again after a late free kick winner by Mark-Jan Fledderus against Sparta Rotterdam, extending the club's stay at the highest level with another season.

Relegation and Eerste Divisie (2014–2015)

Roda JC finished 18th in the 2013–2014 and relegated directly in May 2014, ending a 41-year period of football at the highest national level in Kerkrade. They bounced back from the Eerste Divisie however on the first attempt after beating NAC after extra time in a promotion/relegation play-off final.

Stadium

Since the establishment of the club, Roda JC Kerkrade played in Sportpark Kaalheide with a capacity of 21.500 people. The current stadium is the Parkstad Limburg Stadion, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 19,979. It was opened on August 15, 2000 with a match against the Spanish side Real Zaragoza, ending in a 2–2 draw.

Statistics

Club honours

Before the merge, Rapid JC had won the top league title once, in the 1955 season.

• Netherlands Football League Championship (1):

• 1955–56 (as Rapid JC)

• KNVB Cup (2):

• 1996–97, 1999–2000 (as Roda JC)

• Eerste Divisie (1):

• 1972–73 (as Roda JC)

Achievements

• Eredivisie runners-up (2):

• 1958–59 (as Rapid JC), 1994–95 (as Roda JC)

• KNVB Cup runners-up (4):

• 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 2007–08 (as Roda JC)

• Johan Cruijff Schaal runners-up (2):

• 1997, 2000 (as Roda JC)

Domestic results

Below is a table with Roda JC's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (promotion)	2014–15	quarter final
2013–14 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2013–14	quarter final
2012–13 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eredivisie	10th	–	2011–12	third round
2010–11 Eredivisie	6th	– (losing EL play-offs)	2010–11	round of 16
2009–10 Eredivisie	9th	– (losing EL play-offs)	2009–10	third round
2008–09 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2008–09	quarter final
2007–08 Eredivisie	9th	– (losing UC play-offs)	2007–08	final
2006–07 Eredivisie	6th	– (losing UC play-offs)	2006–07	quarter final
2005–06 Eredivisie	8th	– (losing UC play-offs)	2005–06	semi-final
2004–05 Eredivisie	8th	Intertoto Cup (R3)	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eredivisie	6th	Intertoto Cup (R3)	2003–04	second round
2002–03 Eredivisie	6th	–	2002–03	round of 16
2001–02 Eredivisie	13th	–	2001–02	round of 16
2000–01 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	2000–01	quarter final
1999–2000 Eredivisie	8th	UEFA Cup	1999–2000	winners
1998–99 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1998–99	round of 16
1997–98 Eredivisie	14th	–	1997–98	round of 16
1996–97 Eredivisie	6th	Cup Winners' Cup	1996–97	winners
1995–96 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1995–96	semi-final
1994–95 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	6th	–	1993–94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	11th	–	1992–93	third round
1991–92 Eredivisie	9th	–	1991–92	final
1990–91 Eredivisie	10th	–	1990–91	semi-final
1989–90 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1989–90	quarter final
1988–89 Eredivisie	5th	–	1988–89	second round
1987–88 Eredivisie	15th	Cup Winners' Cup	1987–88	final
1986–87 Eredivisie	4th	– (losing UC play-offs)	1986–87	first round
1985–86 Eredivisie	5th	–	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eredivisie	11th	–	1984–85	first round
1983–84 Eredivisie	9th	–	1983–84	round of 16
1982–83 Eredivisie	6th	–	1982–83	quarter final
1981–82 Eredivisie	9th	–	1981–82	second round
1980–81 Eredivisie	11th	–	1980–81	round of 16
1979–80 Eredivisie	7th	–	1979–80	quarter final
1978–79 Eredivisie	5th	–	1978–79	round of 16
1977–78 Eredivisie	6th	–	1977–78	quarter final
1976–77 Eredivisie	5th	–	1976–77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	8th	Cup Winners' Cup	1975–76	final
1974–75 Eredivisie	8th	–	1974–75	round of 16
1973–74 Eredivisie	15th	–	1973–74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	4th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie	5th	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1970–71	first round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie	9th	–	1969–70	first round
1968–69 Tweede Divisie	4th	–	1968–69	first round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie	5th	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Tweede Divisie	4th	promotion play-offs: no promotion	1966–67	DNC
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	5th (group B)	–	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	4th (group B)	–	1964–65	round of 16
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	3rd	promotion play-off: no promotion	1963–64	second round
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	16th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1962–63	third round
1961–62 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport)	18th 2nd	Eerste Divisie (relegation)  –	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport)	13th 6th	– promotion play-off: no promotion	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Roda Sport)	11th 3rd	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1958–59 Eerste Divisie (as Roda Sport)	2nd 15th	– Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1957–58 Eerste Divisie (as Roda Sport)	12th 15th	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie (as Rapid JC) 1956–57 Eerste Divisie (as Roda Sport)	11th 12th	–	1956–57	?

Current squad

As of 1 September 2015

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Benjamin van Leer 2 DF Bart Biemans 3 DF Jordy Buijs 4 MF Rostyn Griffiths 5 DF Ard van Peppen 6 MF Nathan Rutjes 7 MF Tom Van Hyfte (captain) 8 MF Hicham Faik 9 FW Tomi Juric 10 MF Daniel De Silva 14 FW Nayib Lagouireh 15 FW Maecky Ngombo 16 FW Brian Jacobs 17 DF Henk Dijkhuizen 18 MF Jens van Son

No. Position Player 19 MF Mitchell Paulissen 20 DF Daryl Werker 21 GK Bram Verbist 22 GK Yannick Derix 23 DF Arjan Swinkels 24 MF Farshad Noor 25 MF Jorrit Smeets 26 GK Nick Wolters 27 FW Edwin Gyasi 28 DF Martijn Monteyne 29 FW Tim Blättler -- FW Rydell Poepon -- MF Uğur İnceman -- MF Kristoffer Peterson (on loan from FC Utrecht) -- MF Marcos Gullón

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player FW Santiago Palacios (at MVV Maastricht until 30 June 2016) FW Regino Cicilia (at RKC Waalwijk until 30 June 2016)

Managers

Roda JC Manager	From	To
Piet Thomas	1962	1963
Michel Pfeiffer	1963	1965
Wiel Coerver	1965	1966
Adam Fischer	1966	1968
Breur Weyzen	1969	1971
Jacques Koole	1971	November 1972
Hennie Hollink	November 1972	February 1974
Fritz Pliska	February 1974	1974
Bert Jacobs	1974	1980
Piet de Visser	1980	1983
Hans Eijkenbroek	1984	November 1984
Eugene Gerards	November 1984	December 1984
Frans Körver	December 1984	1986
Rob Baan	1986	October 1987
Rob Jacobs	October 1987	1988
Jan Reker	1988	1991
Adrie Koster	1991	March 1993
Huub Stevens	March 1993	9 October 1996
Eddy Achterberg	9 October 1996	1 November 1996
Martin Jol	1 November 1996	7 March 1998
Theo Vonk	28 February 1998	30 June 1998
Sef Vergoossen	1 July 1998	1 July 2001
Jan van Dijk	1 July 2001	19 September 2001
Georges Leekens	19 September 2001	30 June 2002
Wiljan Vloet	1 July 2002	30 June 2005
Huub Stevens	1 July 2005	2 February 2007
Raymond Atteveld	2 February 2007	7 October 2008
Martin Koopman (interim)	7 October 2008	19 November 2008
Harm van Veldhoven	20 November 2008	30 June 2012
Ruud Brood	1 July 2012	15 December 2013
Regillio Vrede & Rick Plum (interim)	15 December 2013	26 December 2013
Jon Dahl Tomasson	26 December 2013	26 May 2014
René Trost	1 June 2014	8 April 2015
Regillio Vrede & Rick Plum (interim)	8 April 2015	11 June 2015
Darije Kalezić	11 June 2015	present

Supporters

Although not the most vocal, the supporters of Roda JC are generally considered to be among the most loyal and well behaved in the Netherlands. In the early days of the club Kaalheide was the club's home ground. Initially, supporters could roam free over the terasses. However, in the 70s fences were placed between the various sections, preventing supporters to move from one stand to the other. The fanatical supporters decided to unite at the covered north side stand, creating an old fashioned, atmospheric stand. Kaalheide became an infamous stadium for visiting teams.

Since moving to the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in the summer of 2000, the more fanatical supporters can be found behind the goal on the West side. The West Stand was renamed 'Koempel Tribune' (Miner Stand) in September 2014 to honour the fans who remained loyal to the club after the relegation four months earlier.

Since 1989, there is a close friendship between the supporters of Alemannia Aachen and Roda JC Kerkrade. Fans of both clubs regularly visit each other's games.

Rivalries

Roda JC has three provincial rivals, namely Fortuna Sittard, MVV and VVV-Venlo. The arch rival is MVV, the team from the provincial capital of Maastricht. The Roda JC-MVV rivalry is considered to be the number one rivalry in the Province of Limburg by both sets of supporters.

During the 1990s, the rivalry between Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard intensified, as both clubs were relatively successful during that period. Fanatical supporters of both clubs clash regularly ever since. The increased rivalry also created animosity between hooligans of Roda JC and the Belgian Limburg side Racing Genk.

Due to the distance between Kerkrade and Venlo, the rivalry with VVV-Venlo is considered to be a minor one by the majority of the Roda JC supporters.

See also

• Sporting Limburg

External links

• Official Roda JC Kerkrade website (Dutch)
• Site about Roda JC Players (Dutch)
• West Side Ultras (Dutch)
• Koempels Pleasure Dome (Dutch)
• 1st Official Supporters Fanclub (Dutch) / (German)
• Fanproject Kerkrade 98 (Dutch)
• Parkstadlimburg-stadion (Dutch)
• 1990s Review (Dutch)
• Supportersclub Roda (SCR) (Dutch)
• Roda United (Dutch)