VVV-Venlo
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| Full name | Venlose Voetbal Vereniging Venlo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Good Old, Venlose Trots, Pride of the South, Yellow Black Army | ||
| Short name | VVV | ||
| Founded | 7 February 1903 | ||
| Ground | De Koel Venlo | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hai Berden | ||
| Manager | Robert Maaskant | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie, 12th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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VVV-Venlo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː], VVV stands for Venlose Voetbal Vereniging [ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ]) is a football club from the Dutch-German border town 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. VVV's home colours are yellow and black, the former being the dominant shirt colour.
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 barely 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, Covebo Stadion De Koel.
Results
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 September 2019[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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| 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
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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.