De Zouaven is a football club from Grootebroek, North Holland Netherlands. The club was founded in 1930. Its first squad plays in the Eerste Klasse since 2023, after suffering relegation from the Sunday Vierde Divisie A.[1] De Zouaven also previously played in the Vierde Divisie (hoofdklasse),[2] from 2010 through 2015, and again from 2020 to 2023.[3][4]

De Zouaven
Full nameVoetbalvereniging De Zouaven
Founded1 September 1931; 92 years ago (1931-09-01)
GroundSportpark De Kloet, Grootebroek
Capacity2,000
ChairmanCees Deen
ManagerJohan Rutz
LeagueEerste Klasse
2022–23Sunday Vierde Divisie A, 13th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

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  1. ^ Strouwen, Eric (11 June 2023). "Zelfs tweevoudige hulp baat De Zouaven niet: Grootebroekers dalen af naar eerste klasse". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ "De Zouaven speeltuin voor Ajax-talenten". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Goed nieuws: Hollandia en JOS/W'meer naar derde divisie, maar wanneer rolt de bal?" (in Dutch). NH Nieuws. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020. Due to the promotion of Hollandia, JOS/Watergraafsmeer and GVV Unitas from the main league on Sunday, some spots will be available in that competition. One of the lucky ones is De Zouaven. They led the competition by a margin of five points and also had played a match less than the competition.
  4. ^ "Zondag 1e klasse A - 2019/2020 - West 1". Hollandse Velden. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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