IJsselmeervogels
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| Full name | Voetbalvereniging IJsselmeervogels |
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| Nickname(s) | De Rooien (The Reds) De Vogels (The Birds) |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | Sportpark De Westmaat |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman |
 Frank van den Bos |
| Manager |
Sandor van der Heide
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| League | Topklasse |
| 2014–15 | 5th, Saturday Topklasse |
IJsselmeervogels (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛi̯səlˈmeːrˌvoːɣəls]) is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Red-whites come from Bunschoten - Spakenburg, in the Dutch province Utrecht, at the border of the former Zuiderzee (water). On the rankings of all time, as far as the number of points scored in games on the highest amateur level in Saturday league football, since introducing in 1970 it was first named First Class (Eerste Klasse) and later Head Class (Hoofdklasse) IJsselmeervogels is placed first on the ranking. These days, IJsselmeervogels plays in the Top class (Topklasse)
The club was formed in 1932 and in the early days, the club had a number of different names such as VVIJV, V.V. IJsselmeer and n.a.s. (Na Arbeid Sport) (Sport after Labour) and soon the club colors of IJsselmeervogels were red and white. The kit consists of a white shirt with deep red course (such as Ajax) and a red suit. The stockings were initially red with a white band, but the last years, these more or less silently passed on to totally white.
In the first years IJsselmeervogels played in a regional bond in Utrecht, but over time the club always played in the highest possible class in the district. And not without success; nearly every year they played for the title with fellow townsclub SV Spakenburg and region clubs like HSV De Zuidvogels and SV Huizen. IJsselmeervogels took various titles and cups and on several occasions in the 1950s and 1960s they managed the Championship. After the sixties, the KNVB made a national amateur competition, the First Class (Eerste Klasse). Placement was harder than expected but after a play-off with VRC and VV Rijsoord IJsselmeervogels qualified.
Fellow townsclub and rival SV Spakenburg did also qualify for the First Class. At that time IJsselmeervogels moved to the same complex as Spakenburg and since then only the canteens, a fence and some trees separating both clubs. The second year that IJsselmeervogels participated in the new class (season 71/72) the club became champion just like in 72/73.
National fame was formed in the 1974/75 season. IJsselmeervogels had qualified for the Dutch national Cup, the KNVB Cup. SV Limburgia and SC Amersfoort (the former professional club from the near large city) were defeated 1–0 and 4-1. FC Groningen was at that time leader of the first division, the opponent IJsselmeervogels won the match 2–1 and reached the quarter finals.
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