RKVV DEM

DEM

Full name	Rooms Katholieke Voetbalvereniging Door Eendracht Macht
Founded	1 October 1922; 102 years ago (1922-10-01)
Ground	Sportpark Adrichem, Beverwijk
Manager	Ron Bouman
League	Derde Divisie
2023–24	Derde Divisie A, 13th of 18
Website	https://www.rkvvdem.nl/
Home colours

RKVV DEM, an abbreviation for Rooms Katholieke Voetbalvereniging Door Eendracht Macht, is a Dutch association football club from Beverwijk. Its colors are a white shirt with a blue 'V', blue pants, and blue socks.

History

RKVV DEM was founded on 1 October 1922 as RKVV DES, short for "Door Eendracht Sterk". After another club with the name was detected the name was changed to DEM.

From 1940 to 2018, the Sunday male team hovered mostly between the Derde Klasse, Tweede Klasse and Eerste Klasse, with a limited number of seasons also in Vierde Klasse. In 2018 it reached the Hoofdklasse through playoffs.

The first squad won a 2018–19 championship in the Hoofdklasse.^[1][2][3] It was led by coach Arvid Smit. In 2019–20 it plays in the Derde Divisie, just one year after it reached the Hoofdklasse for the very first time.^[4]

References

1. van Dalsem, Kees (26 May 2019). "Beverwijk uitgelopen om titel DEM te zien; hele middag kampioensfeer op sportpark Adrichem". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. Willemsen, Robbert (26 May 2019). "Achilles 1894 laat DEM hard werken voor kampioenschap". Asser Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. Bosma, Symen (26 May 2019). "Hoogeveen mist titel in hoofdklasse; MSC en Be Quick 1887 veilig". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
4. van der Lugt, Rinus (26 May 2019). "DEM presteert het onmogelijke; in een jaar naar derde divisie". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 December 2020.