In 1935 and 1938, Volendam won that competition until, in 1940 as part of the Second World War, the RKF was forced by the German occupation to merge into the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).

[6] The following season, Volendam became champions in the Eerste Divisie A and thus promoted to the top-tier Eredivisie for the first time in club history.

[1] Head coach Bram Appel piloted Volendam back to the Eredivisie within one season, honouring the club's new nickname.

The Portuguese Walter Ferreira signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the club, making him their first foreign player.

The following season, 1972–73, in which Ferreira became club top scorer with 11 goals, Volendam narrowly missed out on promotion to the highest level.

He was Volendam's first German manager and had previously successfully led FC Wageningen and PEC Zwolle to the Eredivisie.

Under the guidance of new head coach Jan Brouwer, Volendam again became champions of the Eerste Divisie in the 1986–87 season and thus promoted back to the Eredivisie.

In the autumn, an ambitious plan ensured Volendam salvation from financial ruin, which had threatened the club's existence for some years.

[9] Throughout the years, Volendam spawned many talented players, such as Wim Jonk, Edwin Zoetebier, Arnold and Gerrie Mühren.

Volendam lost the match 2–1 after conceding goals by Gaston Taument and Michael Obiku.

[11] On 10 May 2009, the last matchday of the season, Volendam suffered relegated to the Eerste Divisie once again, after De Graafschap drew (2–2) and Roda JC's beat Feyenoord (2–3).

Due to missing out on promotion, Volendam, for the first time since the start of the Eerste Divisie (1956), competed for more than five consecutive seasons at division 2.

In the 2014–15 season, Volendam again lost in the final of the promotion play-offs by losing 0–1 to De Graafschap at home, after the first leg had finished 0–0 in Doetinchem.

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