PEC Zwolle

at Stadionplein, Zwolle , 8025 CP Netherlands

1. Sports Club
2. Sports Team
3. Sports Venue & Stadium

Description

PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eredivisie, the country's highest level of professional club football. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total of 16 seasons, reaching sixth place in 2015. They won the KNVB Cup in 2014 and also reached the final in 1928, 1977 and 2015.This is the second incarnation of the club; its predecessor of the same name went bankrupt in 1990. The current club was founded immediately afterwards as FC Zwolle before renaming back to PEC Zwolle in 2012.HistoryIntroductionPEC was founded on 12 June 1910, the name being an abbreviation of PH EDN Combinatie . The club was formed by a merger of Prins Hendrik and Ende Desespereert Nimmer . PEC has been a professional football club since 23 February 1955. The club name was changed to PEC Zwolle in 1971 and to PEC Zwolle '82 in 1982. Instantly after the bankruptcy a new name was chosen for the new club: FC Zwolle. On 14 April 2012, after the promotion, the club name was changed back to PEC Zwolle.PECPEC was one of Zwolle's three top football clubs, along with ZAC (founded in 1893) and Zwolsche Boys (1918). ZAC was associated with the local high society, Zwolsche Boys were associated with the working class, while PEC was the club of the local middle class. There was considerable rivalry between these three clubs, especially between Zwolsche Boys and PEC. Not only were their stadiums on walking distance from each other, the clubs frequently met each other in league matches.

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Summary

PEC Zwolle is Zwolle based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. Located at Stadionplein 8025 CP.