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VVV-Venlo

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Dutch professional football club

Football club
VVV-Venlo
Full nameVenlose Voetbal Vereniging Venlo
NicknamesThe Good Old,
Venlose Trots,
Pride of the South,
Yellow Black Army
Short nameVVV
Founded7 February 1903; 123 years ago (1903-02-07)
GroundDe bb Stadion – De Koel
Capacity8,000
ChairmanJeroen Oehlen
Head coachPeter Uneken
LeagueEerste Divisie
2024–25Eerste Divisie, 14th of 20
Websitevvv-venlo.nl
Current season

Venlose Voetbal Vereniging (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈvɛnloːzəˈvudbɑlvəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known asVVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation:[ˌveːveːˈveːˈvɛnloː]) or simply asVVV, is a Dutch professionalfootball club based inVenlo,Limburg. Founded in 1903, the club competes in theEerste Divisie, the second tier of theDutch football league system. VVV-Venlo have played multiple seasons in the top-flightEredivisie, most recently between 2017 and 2021, and are among the oldest active football clubs in the Netherlands.

The club is based in the southeastern city of Venlo, near theGerman border, and hosts home matches at the 8,000-capacityDe Koel, a stadium known for its unique sunken design and steep stands. The team traditionally plays in yellow shirts and black shorts and is nicknamed "The Good Old". Organised as a member-based association, the club maintains a strong regional identity and is active in community outreach, including the presentation of theJan Klaassens Award [nl] and the hosting of the annualHerman & Wiel Teeuwen Memorial [nl].

Historically, VVV-Venlo enjoyed periods of success in the 1950s and 1960s, winning theKNVB Cup in 1959 and reaching the final again in 1962. The club has spent over twenty seasons in the Eredivisie and has become known for developing talent and regularly returning to the top flight through promotion. Notable players to have worn the VVV shirt includeKeisuke Honda,Bryan Linssen, andAhmed Musa. While the club has not competed in European competitions, it maintains a reputation as a competitive and resilient side in Dutch football's upper tiers.

VVV-Venlo's fanbase draws from across North Limburg and the lowerMeuse Valley, with strong local support rooted in regional pride. The club shares a local rivalry withMVV Maastricht, known as the Limburgse Derby, and has historically had competitive encounters withRoda JC andFortuna Sittard.

History

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Foundation and first decades (1903–1952)

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VVV originated from theassociation football clubDe Gouden Leeuw, which was founded by a group of friends inVenlo at the end of the nineteenth century. A few more name changes would occur, and the team was also known asValuas for some time. Eventually, it was decided on 7 February 1903 to change the name toVenlose Voetbal Vereniging (VVV), the current name of the club. VVV wrote itself into the history books as one of the oldest clubs in Dutch professional football. In 1909, the clubsVITOS andTHOR merged and became part of VVV.Quick followed in 1910.[1]

During the first years of its existence, VVV could not enter the highest league of Dutch football. This was due to the fact that before the1911–12 season, there was no first-tierEerste Klasse in the southern Netherlands, but only Eastern and a Western Eerste Klasse. From the1912–13 season, the South also competed in its own Eerste Klasse. VVV has been part of this since its introduction into Dutch football, with varying degrees of success. After the1921–22 season, the club suffered relegation to the second-tierTweede Klasse. Afterwards, the team played for some time in the Tweede Klasse, in which they won the championship during several seasons. They, however, failed to reach promotion to the Eerste Klasse again afterwards. After the end ofWorld War II, the number of Eerste Klasse teams was expanded, which also included VVV. From 1948 to 1952, the club achieved fourth-place finishes in the Eerste Klasse.

Return to the Eredivisie (2006–2013)

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VVV returned to theEredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeatingRKC Waalwijk (3–0) in the promotion/relegation play-offs in the 2006–07 season. After one season in the Eredivisie, VVV-Venlo were relegated back to theEerste Divisie. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the2008–09 Eerste Divisie title and returned to the Eredivisie.

In the 2009–10 season, the team booked its best league result since 1988 after finishing 12th in the Eredivisie. Another remarkable event was the transfer of star playerKeisuke Honda toCSKA Moscow. They also signed toddler Baerke van der Meij on a symbolic ten-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring ahat trick into a toy box became popular.[2] Honda was replaced byGonzalo and the club signed Japanese playerMaya Yoshida. The departure of Honda turned out to be a key point in the club's season. In the second half of the season, the team was not able to win matches and barely escaped from relegation.

At the end of the season, key playersRuben Schaken andAdil Auassar both signed withFeyenoord on a free transfer. Gonzalo returned to his employerGroningen, whileSandro Calabro signed with Swiss sideSt. Gallen. The club contractedRuud Boymans and the NigerianAhmed Musa to strengthen the squad for the 2010–11 season. They avoided relegation, but it was a harsh season in whichJan van Dijk was fired and former internationalPatrick Paauwe terminated his contract after losing the competition from his competitors.

Belgian managerGlen De Boeck was signed for the next season, but failed to improve the results. As a result of that, he resigned in December 2011.Ton Lokhoff was recruited as the new manager and succeeded in avoiding relegation by winning the post-season play-offs. However, in the 2012–13 season, the club was relegated after losing the promotion/relegation play-offs againstGo Ahead Eagles. The club finished fifth in its firstEerste Divisie season since its promotion in 2009. But again, the club bounced back and returned to the Eredivisie in 2017, after clinching promotion by defeating RKC Waalwijk.[3] The club finished 15th and secured survival without the need for play-offs. In the following2018–19 season, VVV improved its league position, finishing 12th.

Resurgence, relegation and financial restructuring (2017–present)

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In the summer of 2019, head coachMaurice Steijn left the club after five years in charge to take up a position in the United Arab Emirates. He was replaced byRobert Maaskant, whose tenure proved short-lived; after seven consecutive league defeats, he was dismissed in November 2019. Former playerJay Driessen served as interim head coach until the winter break, after whichHans de Koning was appointed on 1 January 2020. De Koning managed to lift VVV out of the relegation zone, ensuring the club's continued presence in the Eredivisie for the2020–21 season.

During De Koning's tenure, VVV suffered a record-breaking13–0 away defeat toAjax on matchday six of the2020–21 season, the heaviest loss in Eredivisie history.[4][5] Following a run of seven consecutive defeats, De Koning was dismissed and replaced byJos Luhukay on 17 March 2021. Luhukay was unable to prevent relegation, which was confirmed after a 3–1 away loss to Ajax on 13 May 2021. Despite relegation, the season included several notable achievements. Greek strikerGiorgos Giakoumakis scored 26 league goals, becoming the first player in the club's history to finish as Eredivisie top goalscorer. VVV also reached the semi-finals of the2020–21 KNVB Cup, their best cup performance since 1988.

Following relegation, VVV struggled to re-establish themselves in theEerste Divisie. Although the club qualified for thepromotion play-offs in 2023, they were eliminated in the semi-finals after a penalty shoot-out defeat to eventual promoteesAlmere City. Shortly thereafter, it emerged that the club was facing significant financial difficulties, leading to a scaling back of sporting ambitions and delaying plans for a swift return to the top flight.[6][7] In August 2023, VVV initiated a WHOA (Dutch Act on Court Confirmation of Extrajudicial Restructuring Plans) procedure in an effort to restructure its debts and ensure financial continuity.[8] On 1 February 2024, the District Court of Limburg approved the restructuring plan and the associated creditor agreement. The ruling relieved the club of a substantial portion of its outstanding debt, safeguarding its future.[9][10]

Japanese players

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SinceKeisuke Honda transferred fromNagoya Grampus in 2008, a slew of Japanese players have played at VVV-Venlo, includingMaya Yoshida,Robert Cullen andYuki Otsu.Sef Vergoossen, a legendary manager of the club, and Japanese agentTetsuro Kiyooka were a bridge between the Japanese players and the club.[11]

Community support

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The official club mascot since 1 July 2004 is a dog named"Koelie" (English:Coolie).

TheJan Klaassens Museum, set up in 2003 is located in the city center of Venlo and is operated by the Limburgs Museum. Since 2005, VVV has annually presented the Jan Klaassens Award to the greatest talent from its own youth academy.[12]

TheHerman Teeuwen Memorial, named after the club icon who died suddenly in 2003, since 2004 has been organised by the club, usually with well-known foreign clubs participating on an invitational basis.

VVV announced in July 2015 that they would be retiring the number 28 shirt in memory of youth playerBeau Vilters, who had previously worn that number but was killed in a traffic accident on 14 June 2015, at the age of 18.[13]

In April 2011, after a viral video of a local toddler, Baerke van der Meij, grandson of VVV playerJan van der Meij, showing him scoring a hat trick into his toy box, the club gave the 18-month-old an honorary contract.[14]

Stadium

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VVV-Venlo currently play atDe Koel in Venlo. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1972. It is named after its main sponsor, hence its current name, Covebo Stadion De Koel.

Results

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 27 January 2026[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GK CUWTrevor Doornbusch
3DF NEDLuuk Verheij
4DF CUWDylan Timber
5DF NEDLars de Blok
6MF NEDJoep Kluskens
7FW GERLasse Wehmeyer
8FW NEDDiego van Oorschot(on loan fromHeracles Almelo)
9FW NEDDean Zandbergen
10MF NEDJorn Triep(on loan fromSparta Rotterdam)
11FW MARNassim Ait Mouhou
13GK NEDYouri Schoonderwaldt(on loan fromSparta Rotterdam)
14DF NEDThomas Reinders
15DF NEDTijn Joosten
16DF GERPhilip Heise
17MF MARDriess Saddiki
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18FW NEDBjorn van Zijl
20MF NEDJoshua Eijgenraam
21MF NEDResley Kessels
22GK NEDZidane Taylan
23DF NEDYousri Sbai(on loan fromNEC)
24MF NEDMohammed Odriss
25MF NEDNavarone Foor
26FW NEDNaïm Matoug
27FW NEDLayee Kromah(on loan fromSparta Rotterdam)
31DF BELMichael Davis
33DF FRAGabin Blancquart
35DF NEDYousri El Anbri
37DF NEDDiego van Zutphen
45FW NEDThomas Janssen

Retired numbers

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28 —NetherlandsBeau Vilters,defender (2014–15) —posthumous honour

Former players

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Further information:Category:VVV-Venlo players

Club staff

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PositionStaff
Head coachNetherlandsPeter Uneken
Assistant coachNetherlands Joeri Janssen
First-team coachNetherlandsIvo Rossen
Goalkeeper coachNetherlands Ronnie Buitenkamp
Team DoctorNetherlands Rolf Timmermans
PhysiotherapistNetherlands Bram Smeets
Netherlands Manon Peeters
Netherlands Falk Louwers
Team OfficialNetherlands Harrold Kerren
ManagerNetherlands Roel Engelen
Technical directorNetherlands Teun Jacobs

Coaching history

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YearsNameNat.
1954–56Ferdi SilzGermany
1956–60Wilhelm KmentAustria
1961–63Ferdi SilzGermany
1964–65Josef GesellGermany
1968–69Bas PaauweNetherlands
1970–72Josef GesellGermany
1972–78Rob BaanNetherlands
1978–79Hans CroonJapan
1979Sef Vergoossen(a.i.)Netherlands
1979–81Jan MorsingNetherlands
1981–86Sef VergoossenNetherlands
1986–88Jan RekerNetherlands
1989Sef Vergoossen(a.i.)Netherlands
 
YearsNameNat.
1992–94Frans KörverNetherlands
1995–96Jan VersleijenNetherlands
1996Joop Brand(a.i.)Netherlands
1996–98Henk van SteeNetherlands
1998–2000Hennie SpijkermanNetherlands
2000–01Jan VersleijenNetherlands
2001–04Wim DusseldorpNetherlands
2004–05Adrie KosterNetherlands
2005–06Herbert NeumannGermany
2006–08André WetzelNetherlands
2008–10Jan van DijkNetherlands
2010–11Willy Boessen(a.i.)Netherlands
2011Glen De BoeckBelgium
 
YearsNameNat.
2011Willy Boessen(a.i.)Netherlands
2012–13Ton LokhoffNetherlands
2013–14René TrostNetherlands
2014–19Maurice SteijnNetherlands
2019Robert MaaskantNetherlands
2019Jay Driessen(a.i.)Netherlands
2019–2021Hans de KoningNetherlands
2021–2022Jos LuhukayNetherlands
2022–2024Rick KruysNetherlands
2024–2025John LammersNetherlands
2025–presentPeter UnekenNetherlands

National team players

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The following players were called up to represent theirnational teams ininternational football and receivedcaps during their tenure with VVV-Venlo:

  • Players in bold actively play for VVV-Venlo and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with VVV-Venlo.

National team players by Confederation

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Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former VVV-Venlo players represented Internationally

Total national team players by confederation
ConfederationTotal(Nation) Association
AFC3JapanJapan (3)
CAF3NigeriaNigeria (2),TogoTogo (1)
CONCACAF1ArubaAruba (1)
CONMEBOL0 
OFC0 
UEFA7NetherlandsNetherlands (3),FinlandFinland (1),GreeceGreece (1),LatviaLatvia (1),SloveniaSlovenia (1)

Players in international tournaments

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The following is a list of VVV-Venlo players who have competed in international tournaments, including theAFC Asian Cup. To this date no VVV-Venlo players have participated in theFIFA World Cup,UEFA European Championship,Africa Cup of Nations,Copa América,CONCACAF Gold Cup or theOFC Nations Cup while playing for VVV-Venlo.

CupPlayers
Qatar2011 AFC Asian CupJapanMaya Yoshida

Domestic results

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Historical chart of league performance

Below is a table with VVV-Venlo's domestic results since the introduction of theEredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic leagueLeague resultQualification toKNVB Cup seasonCup result
2024–25 Eerste Divisie14th –2024–25first round
2023–24 Eerste Divisie12th –2023–24first round
2022–23 Eerste Divisie7thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2022–23second round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie10th –2021–22first round
2020–21 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)2020–21semi-final
2019–20 Eredivisie13th –2019–20first round
2018–19 Eredivisie12th –2018–19second round
2017–18 Eredivisie15th –2017–18round of 16
2016–17 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)2016–17second round
2015–16 Eerste Divisie2ndpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2015–16second round
2014–15 Eerste Divisie7thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2014–15round of 16
2013–14 Eerste Divisie5thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2013–14third round
2012–13 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)2012–13second round
2011–12 Eredivisie16th – (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)2011–12second round
2010–11 Eredivisie17th – (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)2010–11third round
2009–10 Eredivisie12th –2009–10third round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)2008–09second round
2007–08 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)2007–08second round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie2ndEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)2006–07second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie2ndpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2005–06round of 16
2004–05 Eerste Divisie3rdpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2004–05second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie7thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2003–04second round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie13th –2002–03third round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie13th –2001–02third round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie18th –2000–01round of 16
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie15th –1999–2000group stage
1998–99 Eerste Divisie11th –1998–99second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie11th –1997–98group stage
1996–97 Eerste Divisie4thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1996–97second round
1995–96 Eerste Divisie5thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1995–96quarter final
1994–95 Eerste Divisie12thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1994–95second round
1993–94 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)1993–94third round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)1992–93third round
1991–92 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)1991–92quarter final
1990–91 Eerste Divisie3rdEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)1990–91second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie4th –1989–90second round
1988–89 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)1988–89second round
1987–88 Eredivisie5th – (losingUC play-offs)1987–88semi-final
1986–87 Eredivisie5th – (losingUC play-offs)1986–87round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie13th –1985–86first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie2ndEredivisie (promotion)1984–85second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie10thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1983–84second round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie7thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1982–83round of 16
1981–82 Eerste Divisie7thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1981–82second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie13th –1980–81round of 16
1979–80 Eerste Divisie12th –1979–80first round
1978–79 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)1978–79second round
1977–78 Eredivisie14th –1977–78second round
1976–77 Eredivisie13th –1976–77second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie2ndEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)1975–76second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie5th –1974–75second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie16th –1973–74second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie18th –1972–73second round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie16th –1971–72first round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie11thEerste Divisie (promotion)1970–71first round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie16th –1969–70first round[citation needed]
1968–69 Tweede Divisie15th –1968–69first round[citation needed]
1967–68 Eerste Divisie18thTweede Divisie (relegation)1967–68group stage[citation needed]
1966–67 Tweede Divisie2ndEerste Divisie (promotion)1966–67DNC
1965–66 Eerste Divisie15thTweede Divisie (relegation)1965–66group stage[citation needed]
1964–65 Eerste Divisie8th –1964–65second round[citation needed]
1963–64 Eerste Divisie14th –1963–64second round[citation needed]
1962–63 Eerste Divisie14th –1962–63round of 16[citation needed]
1961–62 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)1961–62?[citation needed]
1960–61 Eredivisie3rd –1960–61?[citation needed]
1959–60 Eredivisie6th –not heldnot held
1958–59 Eredivisie10th –1958–59winners
1957–58 Eredivisie7th –1957–58?[citation needed]
1956–57 Eredivisie7th –1956–57?[citation needed]

References

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1898–99  RAP
1899–1900   Velocitas
1900–01  HBS Craeyenhout (1/2)
1901–02  HFC Haarlem (1/2)
1902–03  HVV Den Haag
1903–04  Koninklijke HFC (1/3)
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1905–06   Concordia
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1908–09  Quick Den Haag 2 (1/4)
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1924–25   ZFC
1925–26   LONGA
1926–27   VUC Den Haag
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1933–34  Velocitas 1897
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1943–44  Willem II (1/2)
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1957–58  Sparta (1/3)
1958–59  VVV
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