About VV Concordia

VV Concordia was an early Dutch football club from Rotterdam, founded in 1884. Originally created as a cricket club, it began playing football in 1886 and quickly became one of the strongest teams in the early development of Dutch football. The club wore black kits with a distinctive red cap and competed in the earliest unofficial national competitions, where it achieved strong results and helped shape the beginnings of organized football in the Netherlands.

In the late 1880s, Concordia reached its peak, finishing at the top of early national standings and being considered one of the strongest clubs in the country. One of its most notable achievements was being associated with the early unofficial Dutch championship in 1889, a period when football in the Netherlands was still in its formative stage. The club also played an important role in the early structure of Dutch football competitions and contributed to the sport’s rapid growth in Rotterdam and beyond.

Despite its early importance, VV Concordia had a very short existence. In 1891, the club merged with another Rotterdam side, RC & FC Olympia, forming a new organization that eventually disappeared a few years later. Although it existed for less than a decade, Concordia is remembered as one of the pioneering clubs in Dutch football history, playing a key role in the sport’s earliest competitive era in the Netherlands.