Sint-Truidense V.V.

Sint-Truiden

Full name

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense
Voetbalvereniging

Nickname(s)

De Kanaries (The Canaries)

Founded

February 23, 1924

Ground

Stayen, Sint-Truiden

Capacity

14,600^[1]

Chairman

Marieke Höfte

Manager

Vacant

League

Belgian First Division A

2016–17

Belgian First Division A, 12th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈsɪnt ˈtrœy̯də(n)sə ˈvudbɑlvərˌeːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛs ˈteː ˈveː ˈveː]) or by their nickname De Kanaries (Dutch pronunciation: [də kaːˈnaːris], is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Belgian Pro League. Their best ranking was a second place in 1965–66. They also reached the final of the Belgian Cup twice. The club was founded in 1924. They are matricule number 373. The club colours are yellow and blue, hence their nickname De Kanaries, meaning 'The Canaries'. They play their home games at the Stayen since 1927.

History

The club was created in 1924 following the merger between FC Union and FC Goldstar, two clubs from Sint-Truiden. The colors of the club were chosen to be yellow and blue, to match the colors of the city, and it was named Sint-Truidense Voetbal Vereeniging. The first game of the team, against Cercle Tongeren, was played in front of only 9 attendees. In the late 1930s, Léopold Appeltans was the leading player of Sint-Truidense. On November 21, 1948, he became the first capped player for Belgium while playing at this club. In the late 1940s it qualified for the second division. It also changed its name to Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging in 1947. Five years later it finished second in the second division and thus promoted to the first division. Successful manager Raymond Goethals arrived at Sint-Truiden in 1959. Under his management, the team finished second of the top division in 1966.

The former Sint-Truidense goalkeeper Jacky Mathijssen became the manager of the club in 2001 and remained at the helm for three seasons after which he left for Charleroi. He was replaced by Marc Wilmots, who was fired shortly after. The team finished the season under the coaching of the trio Guy Mangelschots, Eddy Raymaekers and Peter Voets. At the end of the 2004–05 season the board of directors hired Oostende manager Herman Vermeulen but he was fired on February 9, 2006 as the club pointed at the seventeenth position in the ranking. In 2008 the women's team of FCL Rapide Wezemaal joined STVV.

Honours

Belgian First Division:
- Runners-up (1): 1965–66
Belgian Second Division:
- Winners (4): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2014–15
- Runners-up (1): 1956–57
Belgian Cup:
- Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 2002–03
Belgian League Cup:
- Winners (1): 1997–98

European record

As of March 5, 2006:

Competition	APP	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Intertoto Cup	2	8	5	0	3	15	8

Current squad

As of 24 July 2017 ^[2]

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	Kenny Steppe
4	DF	Lorenzo Matarrese
5	MF	Alexis De Sart
6	MF	Steven De Petter
7	FW	Jordan Botaka
8	MF	Charis Charisis (on loan from PAOK)
9	FW	Babacar Gueye (on loan from Hannover 96)
10	MF	Roman Bezus
11	FW	Yohan Boli
12	MF	Samuel Asamoah
13	GK	Marten Schevenels
14	FW	Igor Vetokele (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Stelios Kitsiou (on loan from PAOK)
18	DF	Fabien Antunes
19	MF	Cristian Ceballos
20	DF	Damien Dussaut
21	GK	Lucas Pirard
23	DF	Sascha Kotysch
24	MF	Casper de Norre
25	FW	Kurt Abrahams
26	DF	Jorge Teixeira
30	MF	Samy Bourard
—	DF	Sergio Ayala
—	DF	Dimitris Goutas (on loan from Olympiacos)

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
		FW	Steve Ryckaert (at AFC Tubize until 30 June 2018)
		FW	Wolke Janssens (at Lierse SK until 30 June 2018)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Iebe Swers (at Lommel SK until 30 June 2018)

Coaching and medical staff

Manager: Chris O'Loughlin (acting)
Assistant manager: Peter Delorge
Assistant manager: Patrick Van Kets
Goalkeeping coach: Jos Beckx
Team representative: Romain Proesmans
Kit men: Benny Liebens & Valere Stevens
Club Doctors: Steven Bex & Koen Pansaers
Physiotherapists: Tim Vollon & Arnold Wilmots
Masseur: Roger Reniers

Managers

Raymond Goethals (1959–66)
Ward Volckaert (1966–69)
Marcel Vercammen (1971–73)
Gerard Bergholtz (1979–81)
Wilfried Van Moer (1982–84)
Eric Vanlessen (1984–85)
Guy Mangelschots (1986–90)
Walter Meeuws (1990–91)
Odilon Polleunis (1991–92)
Rudy Liebens & Marek Dziuba (1992)
Albert Van Marcke (1992)
Martin Lippens (1992–93)

Guy Mangelschots (1992–96)
Wilfried Sleurs (1996)
Freddy Smets (1996–97)
Guy Mangelschots (1997)
Barry Hulshoff (1997–98)
Poll Peters (1998–99)
Willy Reynders (1999–01)
Jules Knaepen (2001)
Jacky Mathijssen (2001–04)
Marc Wilmots (2004–05)
Herman Vermeulen (2005–06)
Eddy Raeymaekers & Peter Voets (2006)

Thomas Caers (2006)
Peter Voets (2006)
Henk Houwaart (2006–07)
Valère Billen (2007)
Peter Voets (2007)
Dennis Van Wijk (2007–08)
Guido Brepoels (2008–11)
Franky Van der Elst (2011–12)
Guido Brepoels (2012–13)
Yannick Ferrera (2013–15)
Chris O'Loughlin (2015–16)
Ivan Leko (2016–17)

References

(in Dutch) Official website
(in English) UEFA page

Belgian First Division A

Seasons

Championship Cup (1895–1904)	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04
First Division (1904–1926)	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26
Division of Honour (1926–1952)	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 1939–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52
First Division (1952–1993)	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
Belgian League (1993–2008)	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
Belgian Pro League (2008–2016)	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Belgian First Division A (2016–present)	2016–17 2017–18

Clubs

2017–18 teams

Former

Active

Defunct

Statistics and awards

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