Due to certain disagreements, several football clubs ended their association with it and joined together to form Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) which was later renamed to its present name.

[4] The Netherlands Football League Championship had already existed unofficially for a decade when the association was founded.

"[5] In 2012, the KNVB launched an 11-point action plan, called 'Football for everyone' to promote gay football players in coming out.

The video was also broadcast during the Dutch national football teams World Cup qualifier match against Andorra held in October 2012.

[6] During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it collaborated with Royal Philips to open six football clinics across Brazil.