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The Royal Dutch Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond, pronounced [ˌkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈvutbɑlbɔnt]; KNVB [ˌkaːʔenveːˈbeː]) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands.
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Men's and women's competitions. The highest level in Dutch men's football is now known as the Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division). There is a relegation and promotion system with the second level in Dutch football, the Eerste Divisie (First Division, named Keuken Kampioen Divisie).
The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) was founded on 8 December 1889 and joined FIFA in 1904 as one of the founding members alongside the Football Associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues, the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch...
The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the governing body for football in the Netherlands, which is a part of UEFA, under the jurisdiction of FIFA. Most of the Netherlands home matches are played at the Johan Cruyff Arena, De Kuip, Philips Stadion, and De Grolsch Veste .
In 1895, after the athletes had separated, the name changed into Netherlands Football Assocation. Another name-change followed a few decades later. To mark the Football Association’s 40th anniversary in 1929, it behoved Queen Wilhelmina to award the 'royal' predicate to the organisation.
