Roda JC
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| Full name | Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade |
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| Nickname(s) |
De Koempels (The Miners) De Trots van het Zuiden (The Pride of the South) |
| Founded | June 27, 1962 |
| Ground |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion Kerkrade |
| Capacity | 19,979 |
| Chairman | Harm Wiertz |
| Manager | Yannis Anastasiou |
| League | Eredivisie |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie, 14th |
| Website | Club home page |
De Koempels (The Miners)
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 by 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 being relegated in 2014. In the 2009 season they added Kerkrade to the name to create brand awareness and get financial support.
Roda JC is known as the "coal-miner's club". Fans of arch rival, MVV, from the provincial capital of Maastricht, say those words condescendingly. In Kerkrade and the surrounding area, however, they are said 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 recalled in folk songs in the regional dialect and in the stories of old miners, reminiscing about an era that will never return. Southern Limburg will always be their home. Their team, in most cases, is Roda JC.
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