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Venlose Voetbal Vereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known as VVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː]) or simply as VVV, is a Dutch professional football club based in Venlo, Limburg. Founded in 1903, the club competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. VVV-Venlo have played multiple seasons in the top-flight Eredivisie, 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 the German border, and hosts home matches at the 8,000-capacity De 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 the Jan Klaassens Award and the hosting of the annual Herman & Wiel Teeuwen Memorial.
Historically, VVV-Venlo enjoyed periods of success in the 1950s and 1960s, winning the KNVB 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 include Keisuke Honda, Bryan Linssen, and Ahmed 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 lower Meuse Valley, with strong local support rooted in regional pride. The club shares a local rivalry with MVV Maastricht, known as the Limburgse Derby, and has historically had competitive encounters with Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard.
VVV originated from the association football club De Gouden Leeuw, which was founded by a group of friends in Venlo at the end of the nineteenth century. A few more name changes would occur, and the team was also known as Valuas for some time. Eventually, it was decided on 7 February 1903 to change the name to Venlose 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 clubs VITOS and THOR merged and became part of VVV. Quick followed in 1910.
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 the 1911–12 season, there was no first-tier Eerste Klasse in the southern Netherlands, but only Eastern and a Western Eerste Klasse. From the 1912–13 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 the 1921–22 season, the club suffered relegation to the second-tier Tweede 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 of World 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.
VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC 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 the Eerste Divisie. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the 2008–09 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 player Keisuke Honda to CSKA Moscow. They also signed toddler Baerke van der Meij on a symbolic ten-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring a hat trick into a toy box became popular. Honda was replaced by Gonzalo and the club signed Japanese player Maya 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.
VVV-Venlo
Venlose Voetbal Vereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known as VVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː]) or simply as VVV, is a Dutch professional football club based in Venlo, Limburg. Founded in 1903, the club competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. VVV-Venlo have played multiple seasons in the top-flight Eredivisie, 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 the German border, and hosts home matches at the 8,000-capacity De 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 the Jan Klaassens Award and the hosting of the annual Herman & Wiel Teeuwen Memorial.
Historically, VVV-Venlo enjoyed periods of success in the 1950s and 1960s, winning the KNVB 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 include Keisuke Honda, Bryan Linssen, and Ahmed 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 lower Meuse Valley, with strong local support rooted in regional pride. The club shares a local rivalry with MVV Maastricht, known as the Limburgse Derby, and has historically had competitive encounters with Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard.
VVV originated from the association football club De Gouden Leeuw, which was founded by a group of friends in Venlo at the end of the nineteenth century. A few more name changes would occur, and the team was also known as Valuas for some time. Eventually, it was decided on 7 February 1903 to change the name to Venlose 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 clubs VITOS and THOR merged and became part of VVV. Quick followed in 1910.
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 the 1911–12 season, there was no first-tier Eerste Klasse in the southern Netherlands, but only Eastern and a Western Eerste Klasse. From the 1912–13 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 the 1921–22 season, the club suffered relegation to the second-tier Tweede 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 of World 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.
VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC 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 the Eerste Divisie. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the 2008–09 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 player Keisuke Honda to CSKA Moscow. They also signed toddler Baerke van der Meij on a symbolic ten-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring a hat trick into a toy box became popular. Honda was replaced by Gonzalo and the club signed Japanese player Maya 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.
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