VVV-Venlo

VVV
Full name	Venlose Voetbal Vereniging Venlo
Nickname(s)	The Good Old,; Venlose Trots,; Pride of the South,; Yellow Black Army
Short name	VVV
Founded	7 February 1903; 121 years ago
Ground	De Koel; Venlo
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Hai Berden
Manager	Maurice Steijn
League	Eredivisie
2017–18	Eredivisie, 15th
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

VVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː], VVV stands for Venlose Voetbal Vereniging [ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]) is a football club from Venlo, Netherlands, playing in the Eredivisie. The club plays its home games in the -Seacon Stadion- De Koel stadium, which is named after their main sponsor Seacon Logistics.

History

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 went viral.^[1] 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 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 Groningen, while Sandro Calabro signed with Swiss side St. Gallen. The club contracted Ruud Boymans and the Nigerian Ahmed Musa to strengthen the squad for the 2010-11 season. They avoided relegation, but it was a harsh season in which Jan van Dijk was fired and former international Patrick Paauwe terminated 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 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 against Go Ahead Eagles. The club finished fifth in its first Eerste 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.^[2]

Japanese players

Since Keisuke Honda transferred from Nagoya Grampus in 2008, a slew of Japanese players have played at VVV-Venlo, including Maya Yoshida, Robert Cullen and Yuki Otsu. Sef Vergoossen, a legendary manager of the club, and Japanese agent Tetsuro Kiyooka were the bridge between the Japanese players and the club.^[3]

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.

Results

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 2018^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Lars Unnerstall (on loan from PSV)
2	DF	NED	Moreno Rutten
3	DF	NED	Jerold Promes
4	DF	NED	Roel Janssen
6	MF	NED	Danny Post (captain)
7	MF	NOR	Martin Samuelsen (on loan from West Ham United)
8	MF	NED	Peter van Ooijen
9	FW	NED	Ralf Seuntjens
10	MF	NED	Johnatan Opoku
11	FW	NED	Jay-Roy Grot (on loan from Leeds United)
13	DF	GER	Nils Röseler
14	DF	NED	Christian Kum
16	GK	NED	Delano van Crooy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	NED	Tristan Dekker
19	MF	NED	Patrick Joosten (on loan from Utrecht)
20	DF	NED	Damian van Bruggen
21	DF	GER	Axel Borgmann
22	GK	NED	Bram Verbong
25	DF	NED	Evren Korkmaz
26	FW	TOG	Peniel Mlapa (on loan from Dynamo Dresden)
29	MF	NED	Evert Linthorst
30	DF	NED	Stan van Dijck
31	MF	BIH	Tino-Sven Sušić
32	MF	NED	Paul Wienhoven
35	MF	NED	Sem Steijn (on loan from ADO Den Haag)

Retired numbers

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

Notable players

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
2014–15 Eerste Divisie	7th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2014–15	round of 16
2013–14 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2013–14	third round
2012–13 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (losing promotion/relegation play-offs)	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eredivisie	17th	– (surviving 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 ^{[citation needed]}
1968–69 Tweede Divisie	15th	–	1968–69	first round ^{[citation needed]}
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	18th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1967–68	group stage ^{[citation needed]}
1966–67 Tweede Divisie	2nd	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1966–67	DNC
1965–66 Eerste Divisie	15th	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1965–66	group stage ^{[citation needed]}
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1964–65	second round ^{[citation needed]}
1963–64 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1963–64	second round ^{[citation needed]}
1962–63 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1962–63	round of 16 ^{[citation needed]}
1961–62 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1961–62	? ^{[citation needed]}
1960–61 Eredivisie	3rd	–	1960–61	? ^{[citation needed]}
1959–60 Eredivisie	6th	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie	10th	–	1958–59	winners
1957–58 Eredivisie	7th	–	1957–58	? ^{[citation needed]}
1956–57 Eredivisie	7th	–	1956–57	? ^{[citation needed]}

Managerial history

Years	Name	Nat.
1954–56	Ferdi Silz
1956–60	Wilhelm Kment
1961–63	Ferdi Silz
1964–65	Josef Gesell
1968–69	Bas Paauwe
1970–72	Josef Gesell
1972–78	Rob Baan
1978–79	Hans Croon
1979	Sef Vergoossen
1979–81	Jan Morsing

Years	Name	Nat.
1981–86	Sef Vergoossen
1986–88	Jan Reker
1989	Sef Vergoossen
1992–94	Frans Körver
1995–96	Jan Versleijen
1996–98	Henk van Stee
1998–99	Hennie Spijkerman
2000–01	Jan Versleijen
2002–04	Wim Dusseldorp
2004–05	Adrie Koster

Years	Name	Nat.
2005–06	Herbert Neumann
2006–08	André Wetzel
2008–10	Jan van Dijk
2010–11	Willy Boessen (a.i.)
2011	Glen De Boeck
2011	Willy Boessen (a.i.)
2011–13	Ton Lokhoff
2013–14	René Trost
2014–	Maurice Steijn

References

^ "Club 'signs up' hat-trick toddler". 28 April 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ VVV-Venlo na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie - NOS Template:Nl
^ Venlo chief eyes new Japanese talent, The Japan Times, 3 April 2014
^ "Selectie". vvv-venlo.nl. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

External links

[1] "Club 'signs up' hat-trick toddler". 28 April 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[2] VVV-Venlo na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie - NOS Template:Nl

[3] Venlo chief eyes new Japanese talent, The Japan Times, 3 April 2014

[4] "Selectie". vvv-venlo.nl. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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