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History

1912–1949: Formative years, mostly Tweede Klasse

RBC, the idea of Frans Mathijsen and Anton Poldermans, was formed on 31 July 1912. The club was initially called Excelsior and was renamed VV Roosendaal in 1920. On 16 July 1927, the club name changed to Roosendaal Boys Combinatie (RBC) because of the merger with Roosendaalsche Boys.

1950–1999: Hovering between amateurs and professionals

In 1955 the club turned professional and won the Tweede Divisie B in 1957. With the leagues restructured by the KNVB the club left professional football in 1971. Between the return to professional status in 1983 RBC was a successful amateur club.On 23 October 1999, the club's name was officially changed to RBC Roosendaal.WEB, 23 oktober 1999 RBC verandert de naam in RBC Roosendaal. [23 October the name changes into RBC Roosendaal.],weblink Historisch overzicht, Historical Overview, rbcvoetbal.nl, 2020-01-06, 2021-05-10,weblink dead,

2000s: Eredivisie for the first time

(File:RBC Roosendaal logo.svg|thumb|left|RBC Roosendaal badge between 1999 and its bankruptcy in 2011.)In 2000 the club reached the Eredivisie for the first time just for one season. Before 2001, RBC played its league games in stadium De Luiten, which had a capacity of 2,000 seats and 5,000 standing places. In 2001, RBC moved into its new 5,000 seater stadium. RBC returned in the Eredivisie in 2002 for four seasons.In the 2004–05 season, RBC just avoided the relegation playoff. Relegation could not be avoided a year later, with RBC finishing bottom of the Eredivisie in the 2005–06 season.

2010s: Bankruptcy and a fresh beginning

On 8 June 2011, RBC Roosendaal was declared bankrupt after the board failed to repay the outstanding debts of €1.6 million; this led to an automatic revocation of the professional license from KNVB.NEWS,weblink BN/De Stem, nl, Voetbalclub RBC failliet verklaard, 8 June 2011, 8 June 2011, With RBC Roosendaal now out of Eerste Divisie, the board started working in order to register the club to the amateur Hoofdklasse league for the 15 June deadline.NEWS,weblink VoetbalPlus.nl, nl, RBC Roosendaal bezigt met Hoofdklasse, 13 June 2011, 13 June 2011, On 14 June 2011, it was announced that RBC would not play in the Hoofdklasse.On 21 September 2011, it was announced that the club would make a new start in Dutch football under the name RBC. RBC started season 2012–13 in the Vijfde Klasse, the 9th tier in Dutch football.NEWS,weblink RBC Roosendaal wil terug naar de top van het amateurvoetbal, 2 January 2015, nl, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150320043018weblink">weblink 20 March 2015, It played its games at Sportpark Rimboe in the village of Wouwse Plantage, just south of Roosendaal. On 7 April 2013, its first promotion since their restart was confirmed after beating VV Rimboe 10–1. It played the 2013–14 season in the Vierde Klasse. One week after winning promotion, it won the championship of the division. After the end of the 2012–13 season it was announced that RBC would return to its old ground, the RBC Stadion.{{in lang|nl}} Stadion RBC per 1 augustus weer operationeel, Omroep Brabant (3 mei 2013) After finishing second two years in a row, RBC won a Vierde Klasse title in 2017 and it promoted to the Derde Klasse.

2020s: Promotions and a botched merger

At the beginning of 2020 the club was again at the brink of a bankruptcy and was exploring a merger with RKSV Halsteren.NEWS,weblink Toekomst noodlijdend RBC in gevaar: fusie met Halsteren laatste redmiddel, Het voortbestaan van voetbalclub RBC hangt aan een zijden draadje. Een fusie met RKSV Halsteren, waarover momenteel ‘verkennende gesprekken’ gevoerd worden, is het laatste redmiddel. Er is geen plan B., Dennis, Kas, 18 January 2020, 23 January 2020, BN De Stem, A merger agreement has been reached and was contingent to supporter input.WEB,weblink Ex-profclub RBC kan driedubbele promotie maken door op handen zijnde fusie, After already agreeing on a new name and colors, the clubs decided not to merge.WEB,weblink Fusie tussen RBC en Halsteren van de baan, In May 2020, RBC reached promotion to the Tweede Klasse after the Royal Dutch Football Association granted them the decision.WEB, Promotie voor RBC naar Tweede Klasse,weblink rbcvoetbal.nl, RBC, 8 August 2020, 26 May 2020, 11 May 2021,weblink dead, RBC had won two period titles in the 2019–20 season, which had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.WEB, Kas, Dennis, 'Verguld' RBC promoveert alsnog naar tweede klasse,weblink bndestem.nl, BN DeStem, 8 August 2020, 26 May 2020, In 2023, RBC won another promotion, reaching the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse after a 6–1 home victory against VV Virtus.NEWS, RBC promoveert 12 jaar na faillissement naar eerste klasse,weblink 2 July 2023, Sportnieuws, 17 April 2023, nl-NL, And a year later, in 2024, They won another promotion to the Vierde Divisie after staying unbeaten in the league.

Honours

• KNVB Cup
  • Runners-up: 1986
• Tweede Divisie B
  • Winner: 1957
• Promoted to Eredivisie
  • 2000, 2002
• Sunday Amateur Champions
  • 1973
• Sunday Hoofdklasse B
  • 1975
• Eerste Klasse
  • 1973, 1974, 1980, 2024
• Tweede Klasse
  • 1941, 1949, 1972, 2023
• Derde Klasse
  • 2020
• Vierde Klasse
  • 2017
• Vijfde Klasse
  • 2013

Results

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Seasons

• 2023-24 Season

Managers

{{RBC Roosendaal managers}}

References

{{reflist}}{{Eerste Klasse}}{{eredivisie}}