WKE (Woonwagenkamp Emmen ()) is a

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club from Emmen, Netherlands. WKE was founded on 14 June 1966 by residents of the local

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. The club won promotion to the

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in 1981. Since 1981, WKE have been relegated to the

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in 1998 and 2004. WKE won the Sunday Hoofdklasse C title in the 2006–07 season and was nationwide amateur champion in 2008–09. Many of their players played for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

in their youth or are retired former professional football players.

Current squad

''As of 1 February 2014''

External links

Official website
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