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R.C. & F.C. Concordia
Former football team in Rotterdam, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rotterdamsche cricket- en footballclub Concordia is a former Dutch amateur association football club from Rotterdam.
History
The club was founded on 16 May 1884 as a cricket club, and started playing football in 1886. In 1888–89, the club finished top of an informal club ranking, with 5 wins in 7 first-class matches.[1][2]
One of the club's players was Pieter Droogleever Fortuyn, who was one of the founder members of the KNVB and later Mayor of Rotterdam.[3]
The club merged on 12 June 1891 with the Rotterdam football club RC & FC Olympia to form the Rotterdamsche Cricket & Voetbal Vereniging Rotterdam.
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Colours
The club wore all black, other than a red cap with a black star.[4]
Ground
The club's ground was behind the Stieltjes monument.[5]
References
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