FC Emmen
Dutch association football club
FC Emmen is a professional football club based in Emmen, the Netherlands. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. In 2018, FC Emmen was promoted to the Eredivisie for the first time. Home games are played at De Oude Meerdijk.
History
The amateur club Emmen was formed on 21 August 1925 as NEC (Noordbarge Emmen Combinatie). It was quickly changed to VV Emmen due to confusion with NEC Nijmegen. When the Dutch professional league was formed in 1954, VV Emmen opted to maintain its amateur club status instead.
In 1985, VV Emmen finally joined the professional ranks. In 1988 the club was split into an amateur and a professional section.
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