FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Vrouwen was the women's football section of Dutch club FC Utrecht based in Utrecht. Established in 2007, as one of the founding members of the professional Dutch women's football league the team competed in the league from its inaugural season (2007–08) until 2011–12 and the BeNe League (Belgian and Dutch combined league) from 2012–13 until the team's dissolution in January 2014. The club won the Dutch Cup once and the Dutch Super Cup once.Late July 2021 it was reported that FC Utrecht was looking into provisionally restarting a women's team in the Eredivisie Vrouwen in season 2023-24 History 20 March 2007, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) officially unveiled the professional Dutch women's football league (Eredivisie Vrouwen) for three seasons starting in 2007–08 with FC Utrecht amongst the six clubs taking part. The club played its first official match on 30 August 2007, a 0–2 home defeat to AZ at the Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch in its opening Eredivisie match of the 2007–08 season. The team had a good season finishing third in the league and runners-up in the KNVB Women's Cup (Dutch Cup), after losing the final 3–0 to FC Twente. A fourth place finish in the league's 2008–09 season was followed by a fifth place in the next season (2009–10), in that same season the club won the Dutch Cup, on 15 May 2010 by beating Ter Leede 3–0 in the final, and subsequently, on 27 August 2010 defeated 3–1 (after extra time) Eredivisie champion AZ to win the Dutch Super Cup.