19th century Be Quick 1887 was founded on 4 October 1887 by students of a local
gymnasium. The club joined the football competition in 1895, and was placed in the
Tweede Klasse Noord, then the highest tier of football in the northern districts of the country. ,
Rieks de Haas,
Jaap Bulder,
Appie Groen, and
Evert Jan Bulder. Kneeling from left to right:
Siebold Sissingh,
Evert van Linge and
Herman Legger. Standing from left to right: J. (E.G.?) van Bisselick (referee),
Harry Waites (trainer),
Harry Rodermond, Deck de Ruiter Zijlker,
Hans Tetzner, unknown, Jacob Koning (board member) and Bruins Oving (board member).
20th century Be Quick joined the newly established
Eerste Klasse in 1916, and would remain in the league until the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands in 1954. The heyday of Be Quick came between 1915 and 1926. The club won the title in the northern football competition in every season except for 1925. On 6 June 1920, Be Quick won the national football title, by defeating
VOC of
Rotterdam, champion of the western football league, 4–0. Of that team, goalkeeper
Deck Ruijter Zylker was the only player who wouldn't make it to the
Netherlands national football team. When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, in 1954, Be Quick joined the professional leagues. They were placed in the
Tweede Divisie, where they won the 1959–60 title. Be Quick played in the
Eerste Divisie for a number of seasons, but withdrew from the ranks of professional football after the 1963–64 season. Upon returning to the amateur football structure, Be Quick were placed in the Tweede Klasse (now
Eerste Klasse). The club were promoted to the
Hoofdklasse in 1992, suffered relegation to the
Eerste Klasse in 1995 and to the
Tweede Klasse in 1997. After one season in the Tweede Klasse, the club returned to the Eerste Klasse, finishing the first season there in second place and winning the title in the second season, 1999–2000.
21st century The club was relegated back to the Eerste Klasse in 2002, but secured promotion a year later, and has played in the Hoofdklasse since. They were promoted to the Topklasse in 2013, but went relegated after one only season in the top Dutch amateur level. Two seasons later, they returned to the renamed
Derde Divisie by placing second in Hoofdklasse C. In 2018, the club would get relegated from the Derde Divisie again, playing in the Zondag Hoofdklasse A until it got renamed to the
Vierde Divisie in 2022. In 2024, the club would finish 15th in the Vierde Divisie D, meaning the club would be relegated to the
Eerste Klasse, the 4th highest amateur level and the 6th level in the complete Dutch football pyramid. ==Stadium==