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ADO Den Haag was created by the merger of FC Den Haag and
Holland Sport in 1971. •
AZ was created by the merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek in 1967. The name AZ stands for Alkmaar Zaanstreek. •
FC Amsterdam created by the merger in 1972 of three clubs from the city of Amsterdam:
Blauw-Wit,
DWS, and
De Volewijckers. •
FC Den Bosch was created by the merger of BVV and Wilhelmina in 1967. •
FC Twente was created by the merger of
Sportclub Enschede and
Enschedese Boys in 1965. •
FC Utrecht created by the merger in 1970 of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS,
Elinkwijk, and
Velox. •
Fortuna Sittard was created by the merger of Fortuna '54 and Sittardia in 1968. •
N.E.C. was created by the merger of SV Nijmegen and SV Eendracht in 1910. The name Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie means "combination of Nijmegen and Eendracht". •
NAC Breda was created by the merger of ADVENDO and NOAD in 1912. Both were acronyms:
NOAD stands for Nooit Opgeven, Altijd Doorzetten (English: "Never give up, always persevere") and
AVENDO stands for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant through Entertainment And Useful through Relaxation) and
C for Combinatie (English: Combination). The full name of NAC Breda is the longest name for a football club in the world, with 80 characters. •
PEC Zwolle was created by the merger of Prins Hendrik and EDN (Ende Desespereert Nimmer) in 1910. The name P.E.C. stands for PH EDN Combinatie (PH EDN Combination). •
RKC Waalwijk created by the merger in 1940 of three clubs from the city of Waalwijk: HEC, WVB and Hercules. The name stands for Rooms Katholieke Combinatie (English: Roman Catholic Combination) •
Roda JC Kerkrade was created by the merger of multiple clubs from the town of
Kerkrade: SV Kerkrade and SV Bleijerheide merged to become Roda Sport in 1954. That same year Rapid '54 and amateur club Juliana merged to form Rapid JC. Roda Sport then merged with Rapid JC to form Roda JC in 1956. "Kerkrade" was added to the club name in 2010 after the municipality had to bail the club out financially. •
SC Telstar was created by the merger of IJVV Stormvogels and VSV in 1963. == English clubs ==