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ARC is a Dutch association football club from Alphen aan den Rijn. In the 2017–18 season it competes in the Eerste Klasse. ARC played several times in the national KNVB Cup.HistoryARC was established in 1927.1990s–2000s: Hoofdklasse and Eerste KlasseIn the 1990s ARC played mostly in the Eerste Klasse. It won the title in the Saturday Hoofdklasse A division in 1998. That same year, it agreed with the neighboring football clubs not to offer improved contracts to each other's players.In the national cup of 1998–99 and 1999–00 ARC competed in the group rounds but failed to classify for the finals. In the 2000s ARC played mostly in the Hoofdklasse2010: Topklasse and back to Eerste KlasseIn 2010 the club was a serious candidate for Topklasse even though it had finished the season only in the position in the Hoofdklasse. The opportunity was there because the Topklasse was founded that year and would fill with Hoofdklasse teams, among others. Still the decisive game against Be Quick 1887 finished in 1-1 also after extra time. ARC finally made it in through penalties.Susbequently ARC played two years in the Topklasse. It's was never a natural fit with its best achievement was an 11th position in 2011. In 2012 it ended 16th out of 16.In the 2010–11 KNVB Cup ARC beat SV Venray 4-0. In the next round it lost against Heracles Almelo, 3-0. In the 2011–12 national cup it beat Quick'20 6-2. In the next round it lost against MVV Maastricht, 8-0.