Achilles '29 (women)

Achilles '29 Vrouwen
Full nameRooms-Katholieke Sport Vereniging Achilles '29
Nickname(s)De Witzwarten (The White-blacks)
Founded2015
Dissolved2019
GroundSportpark De Heikant, Groesbeek
Capacity4,506
LeagueEredivisie
2018–199th

Achilles '29 Vrouwen was the women's section of Dutch football club Achilles '29 from Groesbeek, Netherlands.[1] The club competed in the women's Eredivisie for three seasons, from 2016 to 2019.[2][3]

The amateur team is called Achilles '29 Dames and pre-dates the professional team (Achilles '29 Vrouwen) which was established in 2015.[4]

In April 2019, the club announced that it would discontinue the women's team after the current season due to financial difficulties. The on-field performance also was poor, with the team finishing in second-to-last or last place in all three seasons.[5]

  1. ^ "Vrouwen Achilles lijden ongelukkige nederlaag". Arnhem: Omroep Gelderland. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Achilles'29 met vrouwenteam de eredivisie in". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Achilles'29-vrouwen met piepjong team de eredivisie in". Arnhem: Omroep Gelderland. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Judith Thijssen geeft vorm aan vrouwenafdeling Achilles'29". Achilles '29 (in Dutch). 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Vrouwenteam Achilles stopt na dit seizoen". www.gld.nl (in Dutch). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2024.