SC Emma
{{short description|Dutch football club}}
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| founded = 1 May 1911
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Sportclub Emma is an association football club from Dordrecht, Netherlands. Its first squad plays in the Derde Klasse since 2019. Its colors are red and blue.
History
= 1910s–1930s: Foundation and the early years =
SC Emma was founded on 1 May 1911. In the 1930–1931 season it played in the Derde Klasse D of the KNVB.{{cite news|title=De competitie van den KNVB; Het programma voor Zondag|newspaper=Haagsche Courant|date=24 April 1931|via=Delpher|access-date=8 May 2020|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB04:000147447:mpeg21:p021}}
SC Emma in [[Eindhoven on 28 November 1947, before a match against PSV Eindhoven|thumb|300px]]
= 1940s–1950s: Eerste Klasse and professional football =
In September 1940, four months after the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, Emma beat VIOS 10–0.{{cite news|title=Emma slaat V.I.O.S. met 10—0|newspaper=Haagsche Courant|date=17 September 1940|page=7|via=Delpher|access-date=8 May 2020|url=http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110527945:mpeg21:p007}} SC Emma promoted to the Dutch top tier, at that time the Eerste Klasse, in 1941. In 1946 it returned to the Tweede Klasse and in 1950 it promoted again to the Eerste.
From 1954 to 1958, beginning when the Eerste Klasse turned professional, it played four seasons of pro football.{{Cite web|url=https://historiebetaaldvoetbal.nl/emma/|title=Emma – Historie Betaald Voetbal}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.janvolwerk.com/2011/04/23/emma’s-enige-international-cor-van-der-gijp-79-over-de-gloriejaren-van-emma-in-de-vijftiger-jaren/|title=Emma’s enige international: Cor van der Gijp (79) over de gloriejaren van Emma in de vijftiger jaren|date=23 April 2011}} The professional leagues were under development during these years, so it played every year in another league: Eerste Klasse then Hoofdklasse, both as tier 1, the Eerste Divisie (tier 2) and finally Tweede Divisie (tier 3).
Their most famous players were the brothers Cor, Freek, Janus and Wim and their cousin Jur. Alongside played Wim van der Gaag and Leen Hubert. Cor van der Gijp had 13 caps on the Dutch national team and was sold for 18,000 guilders to Feyenoord. After its best players left and under the pressure of the KNVB, who were concerned about the long-term viability of three professional football clubs from one town, SC Emma relegated to lower leagues (EBOH left professional football in 1962 and FC Dordrecht continues, usually in the Eerste Divisie).
= 1960s–1980s: Back to amateur football and gradual decline =
Going back to amateur football wasn't easy on SC Emma. In November 1960 Emma stood dead-last in the Eerste Klasse, having played one more game than all other teams, and were beaten 6–2 by ONA Gouda.Hollandia en Sc Emma nog zonder nederlaag; Vijfde gelijke spel van Spartaan". Algemeen Handelsblad. Amsterdam, 1960/11/14, p. 13. Delpher 8 May 2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000036355:mpeg21:p013 In the season of 1971–72, Emma already played in the Tweede Klasse D."Sportuitslagen van het weekeinde". "Algemeen Dagblad". Rotterdam, 1972/02/14, p. 16. Delpher 8 May 2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002873012:mpeg21:p00016 In the season of 1977–78, it could be found in the Derde Klasse D."Sportuitslagen voetbal". Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam, 1978/04/03, p. 22. Delpher 8 May 2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010959781:mpeg21:p022 In 1988, Emma filed a protest against relegation to the Derde Klasse."Emma gaat protesteren". Het Vrije Volk. Rotterdam, 1988/06/08, p. 9. Delpher 8 May 2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010962838:mpeg21:p009
= 1990s–2010s: Vierde Klasse, merging and name revisions =
In 1994–95 Emma played in the Vierde Klasse."SPORT IN CIJFERS". "De Telegraaf". Amsterdam, 1994/12/12, p. 16. Delpher 8 May 2020, http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010691963:mpeg21:p016 Decades of gradual decline and relegation led to difficulties in team staging, finance, and membership. In 1997 Emma merged with two other clubs from Dordrecht, ASW and ODS. The new name was Sportclub Reeland, after the neighborhood that was its home base. In 2007, as SC Reeland rebranded itself SC Emma, ODS left for new independence, then merged in 2013 with another fusion club from Dordrecht, GSC.
Between 1998 and 2019, SC Reeland turned SC Emma played predominantly in the Vierde Klasse, except for three single seasons in the Vijfde Klasse and one in the Derde Klasse, always immediately bouncing back. In 2009 the promotion came after a Vierde Klasse section championship, in 2014 likewise in the Vijfde Klasse. Also in 2014, Emma lost 16–0 to Dordrecht neighbor VV Wieldrecht{{Cite news|url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2014/01/hoessin-el-jouhri-verder-bij-sc-emma/|title=Hoessin El Jouhri verder bij sc Emma ||date=10 January 2014}} that played in the particular season two tiers higher. In the summer of 2019 SC Emma promoted to the Derde Klasse after it won a Vierde Klasse section championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dordrecht.net/sportnieuws/2009-04-20-737-sportclub-emma-kampioen-4e-klasse|title=Sportclub Emma kampioen 4e klasse|website=Dordrecht.net}}
= 2020s: Derde Klasse =
With the results of the 2019–20 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Emma remained in the Derde Klasse until summer 2021.
Associated people
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=Managers=
- 1952–1953: {{Flagicon|Austria}} Richard Kohn
- 1953–1955: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Daaf Drok
- 1955–1956: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Bob Janse
- 1956–1957: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Piet de Wolf
- 1957–1958: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Jan van Buitenen
- 2003–2005: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Virgil Breetveld (as SC Reeland)
- 2005–2008: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Marco ten Braak (partially as SC Reeland)
- 2008–2010: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} René Hiddink{{Cite web|url=https://www.janvolwerk.com/2010/05/11/marco-ten-braak-na-time-out-van-twee-jaar-terug-als-hoofdtrainer-bij-sc-emma/|title=Marco ten Braak na time-out van twee jaar terug als hoofdtrainer bij SC Emma|date=11 May 2010}}
- 2010–2011: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Marco ten Braak
- 2011–2015: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Hoessin Jouhri{{Cite web|url=https://www.janvolwerk.com/2011/11/05/sc-emma-weer-in-de-lift-discipline-jonge-trainer-hoessin-jouhri-werpt-vruchten-af/|title=SC Emma weer in de lift: Discipline jonge trainer Hoessin Jouhri werpt vruchten af|date=5 November 2011}}
- 2015–2017: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Egon Bergmans{{Cite news|url=https://dordtcentraal.nl/sport/sc-emma-en-trainer-bergmans-elkaar/|title=SC Emma en trainer Bergmans niet verder met elkaar|date=4 December 2016|website=DordtCentraal}}
- Since 2017: {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Roy de Bruijn{{Cite news|url=http://www.regiorijnmondvoetbal.nl/amateur-voetbal/sc-emma-stelt-roy-de-bruyn-aan/|title=SC Emma stelt Roy de Bruyn aan|date=6 February 2017|website=Regio Rijnmond Voetbal}}
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=Top Scorers=
- 1954–55: Cor van der Gijp (12)
- 1955–56: Wim van der Gaag and Janus van der Gijp (7)
- 1957–58: Leen Hubert (13)
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References
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Category:1911 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Football clubs in the Netherlands