About Quick 1888

Quick 1888 (often called Quick Nijmegen) is a historic sports club from Nijmegen in the Netherlands, founded on 10 April 1888. It began as a cricket club and quickly expanded into football, becoming one of the early pioneers of organised sport in the country. The club developed a strong multi-sport identity over time, including football, cricket, athletics, badminton, and other activities, making it one of the traditional “omni-sport” associations in Dutch sport.

In football, Quick 1888 was especially important during the early amateur era of Dutch football. The club competed at a high regional and national level in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was considered one of the stronger sides in the eastern Netherlands. Its most famous achievement came in 1949, when Quick won the KNVB Cup, becoming one of the few amateur clubs in Dutch football history to win the national cup competition.

After the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands, Quick 1888 gradually moved away from top-level competition and became an amateur club again. Today, it continues to exist in the lower amateur divisions while maintaining its long sporting tradition. Despite no longer being a major professional force, Quick is still respected as one of the oldest sports clubs in the Netherlands and an important part of Dutch football history.