VVV-Venlo

VVV

Full name

Venlose Voetbal
Vereniging Venlo

Nickname(s)

The Good Old,
Venlose trots,
Pride of the South

Short name

V.V.V.

Founded

February 7, 1903

Ground

De Koel
Venlo

Capacity

8,000

Chairman

Hai Berden

Manager

Maurice Steijn

League

Eerste Divisie

2013–14

Eerste Divisie, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

VVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː], VVV stands for Venlose Voetbal Vereniging [ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]) is a football club from Venlo in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club plays its home games in the De Koel stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.

VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk in the promotion/relegation play-offs of the season 2006-2007. After one season in the Eredivisie, VVV-Venlo were relegated back to the Eerste Divisie. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the Eerste Divisie 2008-09 title and returned to the Eredivisie.

In the 2009-2010 season, the team booked its best league result since 1988, by finishing 12th in the Eredivisie. Another remarkable event was the transfer of star player Keisuke Honda to CSKA Moscow. They also signed toddler Baerke van der Meij on a symbolic 10-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring a hat trick into a toy box went viral.^[1] Honda was replaced by Gonzalo and the club signed Japanese player Maya Yoshida. The department of Keisuke Honda turned out to be a key point in the club's success. In the second half of the season the team was not able to win matches and nearly escaped from relegation. At the end of the season, key players Ruben Schaken and Adil Auassar both signed with Feyenoord on a free transfer. Gonzalo returned to his employer FC Groningen, Sandro Calabro signed with Swiss side St. Gallen. The club contracted Ruud Boymans and the Nigerian Ahmed Musa to strengthen the squad to be able to escaping from relegation. This succeeded, but it had been a harsh season in which Jan van Dijk was fired and former international Patrick Paauwe dissolved his contract after losing the competition from his competitors. Belgian manager Glen 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 to not relegate after the winning the post-season play-offs. However, the 2012-13 season turned out to be the club's final Eredivisie season in the Eredivisie for the time being, as it relegated after losing the promotion/relegation play-offs against Go Ahead Eagles. The club finished fifth in its first Eerste Divisie season since its promotion in 2009.

Stadium

VVV Venlo currently play at De 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 'Seacon Stadion De Koel'.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2014

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alexandros Tabakis (on loan from Panathinaikos)
2	DF	Guus Joppen
3	DF	Jerold Promes
4	DF	Pim Balkestein
5	DF	Niels Fleuren
6	DF	Vitālijs Maksimenko (on loan from Brighton)
7	FW	Aziz Khalouta
8	MF	Danny Post (captain)
9	FW	Melvin Platje
10	MF	Gianluca Nijholt
11	FW	Randy Wolters
12	GK	Niki Mäenpää
14	MF	Selman Sevinç

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Ramon Voorn (on loan from Fortuna Sittard)
17	MF	Quin Kruijsen
18	FW	Dyon Gijzen
20	FW	Bas Hendriks
21	DF	Dylan Donkers
22	GK	Eric Verstappen
24	FW	Medy Elito
25	MF	Jeffrey Altheer
26	FW	Vito van Crooy
27	FW	Shaquille Simmons
28	DF	Beau Vilters
38	DF	Robin Buwalda (on loan from ADO Den Haag)

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Danny Wintjens (at PSV until 30 June 2015)
		DF	Joeri Schroyen (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2015)

Notable Players

Tijani Babangida (1991-1993)
Sandro Calabro (2007-2010)
Maurice Graef (1988-1994)
Harry Heijnen (1959-1962, 1970-1973)
Keisuke Honda (2008-2010)
Leon Kantelberg(2005-2009)
Jan Klaassens (1948-1959, 1964-1967)
Jos Luhukay (1988-1989)
Marcel Meeuwis (2002-2006, 2011-2012)
Ahmed Musa (2010-2012)

Gijs Nass (1954-1962)
Uche Nwofor (2011-2014)
Yūki Ōtsu (2012-2015)
Patrick Paauwe (2009-2011)
Remy Reynierse (1983-1990)
Earnie Stewart (1988-1990, 2004-2005)
Herman Theeuwen (1954-1961)
Michael Uchebo (2010-2012)
Stan Valckx (1983-1988)
Maya Yoshida (2010-2012)

Domestic Results

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

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie	17th	- (relegated in promotion/relegation play-offs)	2010-11	third round
2009–10 Eredivisie	12th	-	2009-10	third round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2008-09	second round
2007–08 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)	2007-08	second round
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	2006-07	second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2005-06	round of 16
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2004-05	second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2003-04	second round
2002–03 Eerste Divisie	13th	-	2002-03	third round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	13th	-	2001-02	third round
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	18th	-	2000-01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	15th	-	1999-2000	group stage
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	11th	-	1998-99	second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	11th	-	1997-98	group stage
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1996-97	second round
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1995-96	quarter final
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	12th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1994-95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1993-94	third round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1992-93	third round
1991–92 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1991-92	quarter final
1990–91 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1990-91	second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	4th	-	1989-90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1988-89	second round
1987–88 Eredivisie	5th	- (losing UC play-offs)	1987-88	semi-final
1986–87 Eredivisie	5th	- (losing UC play-offs)	1986-87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	13th	-	1985-86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1984-85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	10th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1983-84	second round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1982-83	round of 16
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1981-82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	13th	-	1980-81	round of 16
1979–80 Eerste Divisie	12th	-	1979-80	first round
1978–79 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1978-79	second round
1977–78 Eredivisie	14th	-	1977-78	second round
1976–77 Eredivisie	13th	-	1976-77	second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1975-76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	5th	-	1974-75	second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	16th	-	1973-74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	18th	-	1972-73	second round
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	16th	-	1971-72	first round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie	11th	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1970-71	first round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie	16th	-	1969-70	first round
1968–69 Tweede Divisie	15th	-	1968-69	first round
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	18th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1967-68	group stage
1966–67 Tweede Divisie	2nd	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1966-67	DNC
1965–66 Eerste Divisie	15th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1965-66	group stage
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1964-65	second round
1963–64 Eerste Divisie	14th	-	1963-64	second round
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	14th	-	1962-63	round of 16
1961–62 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1961-62	?
1960–61 Eredivisie	3rd	-	1960-61	?
1959–60 Eredivisie	6th	-	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie	10th	-	1958-59	winners
1957–58 Eredivisie	7th	-	1957-58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie	7th	-	1956-57	?

Former managers

Ferdi Silz (1954–1956)
Wilhelm Kment (1956–1960)
Ferdi Silz (1961–1963)
Josef Gesell (1964–1965, 1970–72)
Rob Baan (1972–1978)
Hans Croon (1978–1979)
Sef Vergoossen (1979)
Jan Morsing (1979–1981)
Sef Vergoossen (1981–1986)
Jan Reker (1986–1988)
Sef Vergoossen (1989)
Frans Körver (1992–1994)
Jan Versleijen (1995–1996)

Henk van Stee (1996–1998)
Hennie Spijkerman (1998–1999)
Jan Versleijen (2000–2001)
Wim Dusseldorp (2002–2004)
Adrie Koster (2004–2005)
Herbert Neumann (2005–2006)
André Wetzel (2006–2008)
Jan van Dijk (2008–2010)
Willy Boessen (a.i.) (2010–2011)
Glen De Boeck (2011)
Willy Boessen (a.i.) (2011)
Ton Lokhoff (2011–2013)
René Trost (2013–2014)

References

↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13224130

External links

Eredivisie

2014–15 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Dordrecht Excelsior Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Eindhoven Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II

Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion De Adelaarshorst AFAS Stadion Amsterdam ArenA Cambuur Stadion Euroborg Galgenwaard GelreDome De Goffert De Grolsch Veste IJsseldeltastadion De Kuip Kyocera Stadion Mandemakers Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion Philips Stadion Polman Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion

Former clubs	Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Amsterdam FC Den Bosch DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven USV Elinkwijk SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap GVAV HFC Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV Maastricht NEC TSV NOAD RBC Roosendaal RKC Waalwijk Roda JC SHS Sittardia Sparta Rotterdam SVV Telstar SC Veendam FC Volendam De Volewijckers VVV-Venlo FC Wageningen XerxesDZB

Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies Eredivisie Live

Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award

Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Beloften Eredivisie Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Seasons	1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

KNVB Cup Winners 1899-1960

1898-99 RAP
1899-00 Velocitas
1900-01 HBS Craeyenhout (1/2)
1901-02 HFC Haarlem (1/2)
1902-03 HVV Den Haag
1903-04 Koninklijke HFC (1/3)
1904-05 VOC Rotterdam (1/2)
1905-06 Concordia
1906-07 VOC Rotterdam (2/2)
1907-08 HBS Crayenhout 2 (2/2)
1908-09 Quick D.Haag 2 (1/4)
1909-10 Quick D.Haag 2 (2/4)

1910-11 Quick D.Haag (3/4)
1911-12 HFC Haarlem (2/2)
1912-13 Koninklijke HFC (2/3)
1913-14 DFC (1/2)
1914-15 Koninklijke HFC (3/3)
1915-16 Quick D.Haag (4/4)
1916-17 Ajax (1/18)
1917-18 RHC (1/2)
1918-19 Not Played
1919-20 CVV

1920-21 Schoten
1921-22 Not Played
1922-23 Not Played
1923-24 Not Played
1924-25 ZFC
1925-26 LONGA
1926-27 VUC Den Haag
1927-28 RHC (2/2)
1928-29 Not Played
1929-30 Feyenoord (1/11)

1930-31 Not Played
1931-32 DFC (2/2)
1932-33 Not Played
1933-34 Velocitas 1897
1934-35 Feyenoord (2/11)
1935-36 Roermond
1936-37 EVV
1937-38 VSV
1938-39 FC Wageningen (1/2)
1939-40 Not Played

1940-41 Not Played
1941-42 Not Played
1942-43 Ajax (2/18)
1943-44 Willem II (1/2)
1944-45 Not Played
1945-46 Not Played
1946-47 Not Played
1947-48 FC Wageningen (2/2)
1948-49 Quick 1888
1949-50 PSV (1/9)

1950-51 Not Played
1951-52 Not Played
1952-53 Not Played
1953-54 Not Played
1954-55 Not Played
1955-56 Not Played
1956-57 Fortuna '54 (1/2)
1957-58 Sparta (1/3)
1958-59 VVV
1959-60 Not Played