RKC Waalwijk
| Full name | Rooms Katholieke Combinatie Waalwijk | ||
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| Short name | RKC | ||
| Founded | 26 August 1940 | ||
| Ground | Mandemakers Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 7,508 | ||
| Chairman | Peter Konijnenburg | ||
| Head coach | Sander Duits | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie, 17th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | rkcwaalwijk | ||
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RKC Waalwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛrkaːˈseː ˈʋaːlʋɛik]) is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, North Brabant. The club competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Its name is an abbreviation of Rooms Katholieke Combinatie ("Roman Catholic Combination"), reflecting its origins as a merger of three local Catholic clubs in 1940.
After decades in amateur football, RKC entered the professional leagues in 1984 and were promoted to the Eredivisie in 1988. The club remained in the top flight for nineteen consecutive seasons, establishing itself as a regular mid-table side and qualifying for European competition on multiple occasions. Since then, RKC have alternated between the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie, with several promotions and relegations marking the modern era.
RKC play their home matches at the Mandemakers Stadion, their home ground since 1996, and traditionally wear yellow and blue.