Sportvereniging Babberich is a Dutch
football club based in
Babberich
Babberich is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality Zevenaar, about 3 km southeast of the centre of Zevenaar. It's located near the border with Germany. Until 1816, it was a part of the Duchy of ...
which was founded in 1930. It competes in the
Vijfde Klasse
The Vijfde Klasse ( en, Fifth Class) is the tenth and lowest tier of football in the Netherlands and the eighth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 37 divisions, 5 played on Saturday and 32 on Sunday.
Each division consists ...
since 2017.
History
Located in a small village, Babberich managed to play in the
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...
from 1988 to 2012 and has won the National
KNVB Amateur Cup The KNVB Amateur Cup ( nl, KNVB Beker voor amateurs) was the cup competition for amateur football clubs in the Netherlands. The winner qualified until 2016 for the amateur super cup match against the national Hoofdklasse champion.
The cup was c ...
in 1997. After local sponsors withdrew their financial support, the club fell down to the lower regions of the Dutch football pyramid.
De diepe val van dorpsclub Babberich
- Gelderlander
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in the Netherlands
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in the Netherlands
Football clubs in Gelderland
Zevenaar
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