R.C. & F.C. Concordia
| Full name | Rotterdamsche cricket- en footballclub Concordia | |
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| Founded | 1884 | |
| Dissolved | 1889 | |
| Ground | Stieltjes Monument | |
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Rotterdamsche cricket- en footballclub Concordia is a former Dutch amateur association football club from Rotterdam.
History
[edit]The club was founded on 16 May 1884 as a cricket club, and started playing football in 1886. In 1888–89, the club finished top of an informal club ranking, with 5 wins in 7 first-class matches.[1][2]
One of the club's players was Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn, who was one of the founder members of the KNVB and later Mayor of Rotterdam.[3]
The club merged on 12 June 1891 with the Rotterdam football club RC & FC Olympia to form the Rotterdamsche Cricket & Voetbal Vereniging Rotterdam.
Colours
[edit]The club wore all black, other than a red cap with a black star.[4]
Ground
[edit]The club's ground was behind the Stieltjes monument.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ admin (5 January 2014). "Concordia (Rotterdam)". Voetbalarchieven (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Doesburg, Allard. "Netherlands Eerste Klasse West Final League Tables 1890-1950". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Pieter Fortuyn". Huygens Institute. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Concordia (Rotterdam)". voetbalarchieven. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "North Island - Rotterdam". voetbalarchieven. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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