The club initially served the Moroccan-Dutch community in the Kanaleneiland district and gained prominence in Dutch amateur football under the leadership of chairman Najim El Houati.

By 2016, the club had reached the newly established Derde Divisie, but this period of success was marred by El Houati's arrest for drug trafficking that same year.

During the 2017–18 season, the first team, competing in the Derde Divisie Saturday pool after swapping places with Jong Vitesse, finished last and was relegated.

[4] The following season in the Hoofdklasse (Sunday B) was even more turbulent, with the team withdrawn from the league in November 2018 after failing to field a representative squad for multiple matches.

This incident prompted the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) to suspend SVA Papendorp's participation in all competitions.