RKVV Westlandia is a football club from

Naaldwijk Naaldwijk () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km (6 miles) southwest of The Hague. Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is g ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. In the 2023–24 season, the Sunday male first squad Westlandia is competing in the

Vierde Divisie The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

(fifth tier). The Saturday first squad plays in the

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district i ...

after promoting in 2016.

History

The Sunday first team won a section championship at the 2008–09 Hoofdklasse A. At that time, the Hoofdklasse was the highest tier of Dutch amateur football. The Saturday first squad has been making fast progress. It started playing in 2004–05 in the

Vijfde Klasse The Vijfde Klasse () is the tenth and lowest tier of football in the Netherlands and the eighth tier of Netherlands, Dutch Amateur sports, amateur football. The league is divided into 41 divisions, 19 played on Saturday and 22 on Sunday. Each divi ...

. That season it promoted from 5th position. In 2008 it promoted from the

Vierde Klasse The Vierde Klasse () is the ninth tier of football in the Netherlands and the seventh tier of Dutch amateur football. This is the lowest league in the South I region. The league is divided into 55 divisions, 29 played on Saturday and 26 on Sunday ...

to the

Derde Klasse The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Association football, Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, a ...

from 2nd position. In 2012 it promoted to the

Tweede Klasse The Tweede Klasse () is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 21 divisions, 12 played on Saturday and nine on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The ch ...

after a section championship. In 2016 it promoted again to the

, from the runner-up position.

References

External links

Official site
Football clubs in the Netherlands 1922 establishments in the Netherlands Association football clubs established in 1922 Football clubs in South Holland Sport in Westland (municipality), Netherlands RKVV Westlandia {{Netherlands-footyclub-stub