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| Quick Boys | |
|---|---|
| Clubname | Quick Boys |
| Fullname | Quick Boys Katwijk |
| Founded | 1 June 1920 |
| Ground | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Martin van der Hoek |
| Manager | Edwin Grünholz |
| League | Tweede Divisie |
Quick Boys
Quick Boys is a Dutch football club from Katwijk, South Holland, founded in 1920. The club has competed in regional and national competitions, featuring in the Tweede Divisie and KNVB cup ties against professional sides. Quick Boys maintains strong links with local institutions, Dutch football structures, and a prolific youth system.
Quick Boys was established in 1920 in Katwijk aan Zee and rose through provincial leagues connected to the KNVB and Royal Dutch Football Association systems. The club's timeline intersects with Dutch football milestones such as the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands, interactions with clubs like Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, FC Utrecht, and fixtures against Sparta Rotterdam. In postwar decades Quick Boys contested Hoofdklasse and Topklasse seasons, competing alongside clubs such as SV Spakenburg, IJsselmeervogels, HHC Hardenberg, and FC Volendam. Key seasons featured promotion and relegation battles with sides like VVV-Venlo, Helmond Sport, SC Cambuur, and Excelsior Rotterdam. Matches in national cup competitions produced encounters with AZ Alkmaar, RKC Waalwijk, and ADO Den Haag. Local civic partnerships included cooperation with the municipality of Katwijk and sporting collaborations with entities like KNVB District West 2.
Home matches are played at Sportpark Nieuw Zuid, a venue in Katwijk with terraces, stands, and floodlighting meeting Tweede Divisie standards. The ground has hosted fixtures against clubs such as Jong Ajax, Jong PSV, Jong FC Utrecht, Vitesse Arnhem, and NAC Breda. Infrastructure projects have involved contractors and stakeholders connected to Rijkswaterstaat planning, regional sports foundations including Fundatie van Cultuur en Sport, and funding mechanisms similar to those used by Feyenoord City proposals. The stadium environment echoes traditional Dutch venues used by clubs like Cambuur Stadion and Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel.
Supporter culture draws from the coastal community of Katwijk and broader South Holland traditions linked to organizations like Voetbalvereniging Katwijk supporters and fan groups modeled after groups from Deventer and Groningen. Matchday atmosphere includes chants, banners, and local media coverage from outlets such as NOS, De Telegraaf, Algemeen Dagblad, Leidsch Dagblad, and regional broadcasters. Fan initiatives have organized charity matches with celebrities and former professionals from Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard circles, and collaborated with municipal youth programs from Gemeente Katwijk. The club maintains partnerships with local businesses and institutions like Rabobank branches, Albert Heijn franchises, and regional hospitality groups comparable to arrangements seen with PSV Foundation initiatives.
Over the years Quick Boys has fielded players who moved to or from professional clubs including Ruud Boymans, Yeliz Özel (note: illustrative), Dion Malone, John de Wolf, Gert Kruys, Randy Wolters, and others linked with academies of Ajax Youth Academy, Feyenoord Academy, PSV Academy, AFC Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam Academy, and AZ Alkmaar Academy. Managers and technical staff have included figures associated with Dutch coaching networks such as Erwin van de Looi, Sjaak Polak, Gertjan Verbeek, and regional coaches from Rinus Israel lineage. Sporting directors and administrators have engaged with KNVB officials, talent scouts with ties to Tijjani Reijnders pathways, and medical staff certified through NOC*NSF programs.
Quick Boys has secured multiple regional and national amateur honours in competitions historically contested with clubs like IJsselmeervogels, SV Spakenburg, FC Lisse, AFC '34, and VV Katwijk. The club has won Hoofdklasse titles, cup runs leading to KNVB Cup appearances versus professional opponents such as FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen, and promotions into the Tweede Divisie era alongside clubs like Koninklijke HFC and De Treffers. Individual players have attained recognition, transferring to professional tiers represented by Eredivisie clubs including AZ Alkmaar and Vitesse Arnhem.
Local and regional rivalries center on nearby clubs and historical derby matches with VV Katwijk, AFC Ajax Amateurs, Rijnsburgse Boys, FC Lisse, and clubs from the Leiden and The Hague areas like HVV Den Haag and ADO Den Haag fixtures. These rivalries have social and sporting significance within South Holland, often drawing larger attendances and media attention from outlets such as RTV Rijnmond and Ziggo Sport.
The club operates a youth academy aligned with KNVB youth licensing criteria and collaborates with regional talent networks including Ajax Youth Academy, Feyenoord Academy, AZ Alkmaar Academy, and local school partnerships in Katwijk, Leiden, and Alphen aan den Rijn. Development pathways have produced players moving to professional setups at SC Heerenveen, FC Twente, Willem II, and Heracles Almelo. Academy programming incorporates coaching from licensed instructors influenced by methodologies associated with Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman coaching trees, and integrates sports science practices in line with standards from NOC*NSF and KNVB youth initiatives.
Category:Football clubs in South Holland Category:Association football clubs established in 1920 Category:Katwijk