Helmond RSC

Helmond Real Sport Club, also known as HRSC, is a Brunanter multi-sports club based in Nieuw Helmond, Helmond Parish. Though the club participates in basketball and amateur volleyball, it is best known for its football team, which plays in the Second League since 1970.

Cristian Holten bought the team in 1998. His nephew Pieter Holten is current manager.

History
Helmond Real Sport Club (English: Royal Helmond Sports Club) was founded in 1910 as a multi-sports club. Holten owner Cristian Holten bought the team in 1998 as part of his conglomerate.

League
Helmond RSC was founded in 1921 and entered the Second League in 1928. In the 1963-64 season the club finished last and lost relegation playoffs thereby going into the parish leagues. In 1969-70 it managed to win promotion back to the Second League. Apart from the 2010-11 First League, it has never been promoted to the First League, with the closest being in 1978-79, finishing two points shy of second.

In the 1996-97 Second League, they finished second, but it was revealed that they had been involved in a match-fixing scandal (as well as FC Taurus Niesburg, which finished third and was also relegated), and the club was relegated to the parish leagues.

The football club famously signed Robin Nylund, before he moved to First League giants Dortmund SFC in a swap for Argentine legend Hernan Crespo. They signed Kemburger star Marc Le Tissey for the 2014-15 season and also Matthias Jutsons, former Red Dragon.

Cup
In the Johan II Cup, Helmond have had much more success. In the very first cup season, they made it to the semifinals, defeating the likes of FC Drenthe and Fulvia along the way. Facing Grijzestad Strijders the team collapsed and lost 1-9 on aggregate. In 1932-33, they made it to the quarter-finals but controversially lost out to Fulvian F.C. 4-3 away (due to a hand ball) after a scoreless first leg.

In 1937 Helmond would find their greatest success. After coming up second in their group, they defeated St. Marks Koningstad 2-1 (aggr.) and in the semifinals bested Real Koningstad 4-2. In the final match they met Fulvia; after two quick Fulvia goals (by Florian Evers) Helmond slowly responded to even the score at 2-2. Forced to play a replay with Evers out on injury, Helmond managed to score one goal to lift the trophy.

Famous former coaches

 * Will Branson (2004-2005)

Honors

 * Johan II Cup champions: 1937

Basketball
The Helmond Real Sport Club played several times in the Brunanter Basketball League and the Brunanter 2nd Basketball League, however, they joined the third divison of Brunanter basketball for the 2012-13 season, promoting in the 2014-15 season.