VBC Akrides
basketball team in IJmuiden, Netherlands
Velser Basketballclub Akrides or simply Akrides is a professional basketball club based in IJmuiden, Netherlands. The men's team plays in the 1e divisie, the third tier of Dutch basketball.
History
Akrides was founded on October 5, 1961 by Joop Roosenstein. In 1987, the first men's team under the name ESTS Akrides promoted to the Eredivisie, where it remained two seasons. In 1990 Akrides again played in the premier league, then under the name Bestmate Akrides and coming from Haarlem. After three years, the team was moved back to IJmuiden. After the season 1996/1997 Akrides relegated again.
Highlights in the history of Akrides are the winning of the Dutch Cup in 1990 and 1991. The next two years Bestmate Akrides participated in 1990–91 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and 1991–92 FIBA European Cup but eliminated by Uppsala (first round, 75–95 defeat away, 94–80 win in home) the first time and by Sunair Oostende (second round, home win 68–63, 66–88 away defeat).
“VBC Akrides” enters the record as basketball team in IJmuiden, Netherlands. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Akrides, basketball and team can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“VBC Akrides” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Akrides, basketball and team provides the most credible route into that argument.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2677976. The first chronological checks are 1961, 1987, 1990 and 1996.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “VBC Akrides”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow VBC Akrides primary sources, VBC Akrides archive and Akrides research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “VBC Akrides”?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “VBC Akrides” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.