FC Volendam
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Key facts
- Full name
- Football Club Volendam
- Nicknames
- Palingboeren, Wijdbroeken, Het Andere Oranje , Het Nieuwe Oranje , (The Other Oranje )
- Founded
- 1977 ; 49 years ago ( 1977 )
- Ground
- Kras Stadion
- Capacity
- 6,984
- Chairman
- Cees Driebergen
- Head coach
- Rick Kruys
- League
- Eerste Divisie
- 2025 26
- Eredivisie , 16th of 18 (relegated via play-offs)
- Website
- fcvolendam .nl
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports team
- Sport
- Soccer
- League
- Dutch Eredivisie
- Stadium
- Kras Stadion
- Country
- The Netherlands
via TheSportsDB
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Current season
Football Club Volendam ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvoːlə(n)ˈdɑm]) is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football, but will play in the Eerste Divisie from the 2026–27 season following relegation. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded as Victoria in 1920, changed its name to RKSV Volendam in 1923 and emerged as an exclusively professional club, FC Volendam, in 1977, following a split from its parent club. The team plays its home matches in the 6,984-capacity Kras Stadion, where it has been based since 1975.