Korfbal Combinatie Capelle

KCC
Leagues	Korfbal League (indoor), Ereklasse (outdoor)
Founded	1 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-01)
Location	Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
President	Anton van der Heiden
Head coach	Henno Ploeg and Wilrik Wassink
Website	kcconline.nl

Korfbal Combinatie Capelle (KCC), also known under its sponsored name KCC/CK Kozijnen,[1] is a Dutch korfball and boules club located in Capelle aan den IJssel. The club was founded in 1999, from a merger of the korfball clubs AKV De Bermen and CKV De Kapellen.

History

1963–1999: Foundation and merger

The areligious AKV De Bermen was founded in 1963.[2] It became the largest korfball cub in members in the Rotterdam region.[3] By 1967, De Bermen already had 11 teams and a new clubhouse.[4]

The Christian CKV De Kapellen was founded on 4 June 1963 and stood out as a smaller korfball club.[5] Just before it merged and disappeared, it won the korfball cup of the Rotterdams Dagblad.[6]

On 1 July 1999, AKV De Bermen and CKV De Kapellen merged into Korfbal Combinatie Capelle (KCC).[7]

21st century: Top tier indoors

In 2017, KCC promoted for the first time to the top tier indoor Korfbal League. It relegated back to second tier in 2019, though not for long as in 2020 it returned to the Korfbal League. KCC was early on referred to as a candidate for the championship in the second league.[8]

In 2021 KCC finished dead-last, yet it was saved from relegation by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. In the 2021–22 season, it was under the threat of losing an indoor facility, when their sports hall was needed for COVID-19 vaccinations.[9] In 2022–23, KCC's player, Bo Oppe, who also played on the Dutch national team, became the top scorer for the season of the Korfbal League. It sufficed only for a 7th place out of 10 for KCC, and no relegation games that year for KCC.

After Oppe left to the Papendrechtse Korfbalclub, KCC played a weak 2023–2024 season.[1] Finishing second to last, it played relegation games against promotion-hopeful KV TOP, which KCC won twice.[10] A third game was not necessary and KCC hence remained in the Korfbal League for 2024–2025.[10][11] The amount of players leaving the club could potentially impact KCC's success in the new season.[11]

References

1. Timmers, Jan (4 December 2023). "KCC/CK Kozijnen belandt in zwaar weer" [KCC/CK Kozijnen is in dire straits]. Het Kontakt IJssel en Lekstreek. Goudriaan: Kontakt Media Partners. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
2. Van Dieren, Peter (15 April 2022). "Verenigingsgegevens" [Club details]. Korfbal Combinatie Capelle. Capelle aan den IJssel. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
3. Kouwenhoven, André (11 September 1980). "'De Bermen speelt korfbal met visie'" ['De Bermen plays korfball with vision']. Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam. p. 5. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via Delpher.
4. "Nieuw clubhuis voor De Bermen" [New clubhouse for De Bermen]. De Havenloods. 9 March 1967. p. 9 – via Krantenkijker.
5. Kouwenhoven, André (27 March 1980). "'De Kapellen' wacht op plek in Schenkel-Oost" ['De Kapellen' is waiting for a place in Schenkel-Oost]. Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam. p. 5. Retrieved 18 June 2024 – via Delpher.
6. Grandia, Kees (10 March 1999). "De Kapellen laatste winnaar korfbalbokaal" [De Kappelen newest winner of korfball cup]. Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad. p. 2 – via Krantenkijker.
7. "Adieu De Bermen en De Kapellen" [So long De Bermen and De Kapellen]. 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via Korfbal Combinatie Capelle.
8. Ritsema, Jaap (25 November 2019). "TOP komt er niet aan te pas" [TOP fails to perform]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. p. 44 – via Krantenbank Zeeland.
9. Brassinga, Blanchefleur (6 December 2021). "KCC in grote onzekerheid nu het straks dakloos is vanwege priklocatie in sporthal: 'Een enorme dreun'" [KCC is in great uncertainty now that it will soon be homeless due to a vaccination location in its sports hall: 'A huge blow']. Algemeen Dagblad. Rotterdam. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
10. Zandbergen, Stijn (16 April 2024). "Promotiedroom TOP spat definitief uiteen na tweede verlies tegen KCC" [TOP's promotion dream finally shatters after second loss against KCC]. Bollenstreek Omproep. Noordwijk. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
11. De Bruin, Eelco (10 May 2024). "Leegloop en rampseizoen dreigt voor KCC" [Exodus and disastrous season threaten KCC]. Radio Capelle. Capelle aan den IJssel.