Royal Dutch Football Association

Also known as Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond, KNVB, Royal Netherlands Football Association

governing body of association football in the Netherlands

Key facts

Founded: 8 December 1889 ; 136 years ago ( 1889-12-08 )
Headquarters: Zeist , Netherlands
Fifa affiliation: 21 May 1904 ; 122 years ago ( 1904-05-21 )
Uefa affiliation: 15 June 1954 ; 71 years ago ( 1954-06-15 )
Bene league affiliation: 5 May 2012 ( 2012-05-05 ) – 5 May 2015 ( 2015-05-05 )
President: Frank Paauw
Website: knvb.nl (in Dutch) knvb.com (in English) onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)

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Official name: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
Official website: www.knvb.nl
Image: Knvbbeker cropped.jpg

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The Royal Dutch Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond, pronounced [ˌkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈvudbɑlbɔnt]; KNVB [ˌkaːʔɛɱveːˈbeː]) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women's national teams.

For three seasons in the 2010s, the KNVB and its Belgian counterpart operated a joint top-level women's league, the BeNe League, until the two countries dissolved the league after the 2014–15 season and re-established their own top-level leagues. The KNVB is based in the central municipality of Zeist. With over 1.2 million members, the KNVB is the single largest sports association in the Netherlands.