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Association football club in Velsen, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sportclub Telstar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtklʏp ˈtɛlstɑr]), commonly known simply as Telstar, is a Dutch professional football club based in Velsen-Zuid, North Holland. Nicknamed the Witte Leeuwen ("White Lions") for their all‑white home strip, the team competes in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of the Dutch football league system, having secured promotion via the 2024–25 play‑offs—their first top‑flight appearance since 1978.
Founded on 17 July 1963 through the merger of the professional sections of local rivals VSV and Stormvogels, the new club was named after the recently launched communications satellite Telstar 1. Telstar play their home matches at Sportpark Schoonenberg, branded the BUKO Stadion for sponsorship purposes, a compact all‑seater ground that holds roughly 4,200 spectators. Since formation the team have taken to the field to the Tornados' instrumental "Telstar", a tradition that underlines their link with the satellite and remains a distinctive feature of match days.
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History
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When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, both IJVV Stormvogels and their neighbouring club, VSV, played in the professional leagues. VSV won the KNVB Cup in 1938. Due to financial difficulties at both clubs, their professional teams were merged on July 17, 1963. The new club was named Telstar, after the Telstar communication satellite launched that year. Both Stormvogels and VSV continued separately as amateur clubs.[2]
Telstar was immediately promoted to the Eredivisie following the 1963–64 season and remained in the top flight for 14 consecutive years. The mid-1970s marked the club's most successful era, with top-flight finishes of sixth in 1973–74, seventh in 1974–75, and ninth in 1975–76. However, performances declined thereafter. The club finished 14th in 1976–77, and in the 1977–78 season, placed 18th and last, resulting in relegation to the Eerste Divisie. The squad during that season included future Bayern Munich and Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal.[3][4]
From 1978 onwards, Telstar competed in the Eerste Divisie and did not return to the top flight for nearly five decades. The club reached the promotion play-offs in 1978–79 and again in 1981–82, when it recorded its highest post-relegation finish of fourth place. In the mid-1980s, Telstar entered into a partnership with Ajax and functioned informally as a satellite club. During this period, Michel van Oostrum joined from Ajax, and former Ajax assistant coach Cor van der Hart took over as Telstar manager for the 1987–88 season. In 1991–92, the club made its best-ever run in the KNVB Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing 3–0 to Roda JC.
Telstar made a strong push for promotion in the 1993–94 season, finishing fifth and narrowly missing out by a single point to RKC Waalwijk. Further top-half finishes came in 1991–92 and 2001–02, with the club ending both seasons in seventh place. In 2000–01 and 2004–05, Telstar again participated in the promotion play-offs but failed to advance.
In 2001, Telstar and Stormvogels entered into a renewed partnership, forming Stormvogels Telstar. The merger was intended to strengthen the club's youth development system and benefit from training compensation mechanisms. However, the partnership did not yield the expected results. Few players from the youth academy advanced to the professional first team, and the anticipated financial returns from development fees failed to materialise. As a result, the collaboration was discontinued on 1 July 2008, and the club reverted to its original name, Telstar.[2]
In 2008–09, Telstar reached the play-offs once more as winners of the third period title but were eliminated in the first round by MVV. A resurgence came in the 2017–18 season under head coach Mike Snoei, with Telstar finishing sixth—its highest league position since 1993–94—and reaching the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup, where they were defeated by Feyenoord.[5]
In 2018–19, the club finished 14th but made another notable KNVB Cup run, reaching the round of 16 before a narrow 4–3 loss to Ajax.[6]
After the 2024–25 season, Telstar finished seventh in the Eerste Divisie, earning a place in the promotion play-offs.[7] In the first round, the club defeated ADO Den Haag 3–0 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals, where they faced Den Bosch.[8] After a 1–1 draw over two legs, Telstar secured a 2–1 aggregate victory with a 109th-minute goal in extra time from Danny Bakker.[9] In the final, Telstar faced Willem II, which had finished 16th in the Eredivisie after winning the Eerste Divisie the previous season. Following a 2–2 draw in the first leg in Velsen, Telstar won the second leg 3–1 at the Koning Willem II Stadion, securing promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time since 1978.[10][11]
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Stadium
Telstar's home stadium is the 4,200[12] seater Sportpark Schoonenberg, named BUKO Stadion for sponsorship reasons.[13] The stadium opened in 1948 and has undergone several renovations throughout the years. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, near the city of Haarlem, and is easily accessible by car and public transport.[2]
Honours
Club names
- 1963–2001: Telstar
- 2001–2008: Stormvogels Telstar
- 2008–present: Telstar
Results
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Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since 1963.
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Players
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First-team squad
- As of 3 July 2025[14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Retired numbers
Luciano van den Berg, defender (2004–2005)—posthumous honour.
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Former players
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National team players
The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with SC Telstar:[nb 1]
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- Players in bold actively play for SC Telstar and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with SC Telstar.
National team players by Confederation
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former SC Telstar players represented Internationally
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Players in international tournaments
The following is a list of Telstar players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. To date, no Telstar players have participated in the UEFA European Championship, Copa América, Africa Cup of Nations, AFC Asian Cup, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for the club.
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Coaching Staff
Historic facts
All-time leading goalscorers
Pos. | Name | Birth | Nationality | Goals |
1 | Glynor Plet | 30 January 1987 | ![]() |
90 |
2 | Sander Oostrom | 14 July 1967 | ![]() |
87 |
3 | Melvin Holwijn | 2 January 1980 | ![]() |
60 |
4 | Ronald Hoop | 4 April 1967 | ![]() |
52 |
5 | Cees van Kooten | 20 August 1948 | ![]() |
45 |
6 | Rini van Roon | 24 January 1961 | ![]() |
43 |
7 | Co Stout | 7 September 1948 | ![]() |
41 |
Ron de Roode | 20 March 1965 | ![]() |
41 | |
9 | Dick Bond | 27 December 1943 | ![]() |
38 |
10 | Jan Bruin | 30 September 1969 | ![]() |
37 |
Most appearances
Pos. | Name | Birth | Nationality | Appearances |
1 | Frank Korpershoek | 29 October 1984 | ![]() |
386 |
2 | Fred Bischot | 23 July 1948 | ![]() |
372 |
3 | Frans van Essen | 19 February 1948 | ![]() |
360 |
4 | Anthony Correia | 2 May 1982 | ![]() |
356 |
5 | Paul van der Meeren | 6 July 1944 | ![]() |
339 |
6 | Fred André | 31 May 1941 | ![]() |
321 |
7 | Sander Oostrom | 14 July 1967 | ![]() |
320 |
8 | Koos Kuut | 2 January 1958 | ![]() |
310 |
9 | Richard van Heulen | 13 October 1981 | ![]() |
294 |
10 | René Panhuis | 26 August 1964 | ![]() |
282 |
Former managers
Period | Manager | Nationality |
1963–64 | Toon van den Ende | ![]() |
1964–65 | Jack Mansell | ![]() |
1965–66 | Oliver Gaspar | ![]() |
1966–69 | Piet de Visser | ![]() |
1969–74 | Jan Rab | ![]() |
1974–77 | Joop Castemiller | ![]() |
1977–78 | Mircea Petescu | ![]() |
1978–80 | Martin van Vianen | ![]() |
1980–83 | Joop Brand | ![]() |
1983–87 | Fred André | ![]() |
1987–88 | Cor van der Hart | ![]() |
1988–90 | Cees Glas | ![]() |
1990–93 | Niels Overweg | ![]() |
1993–95 | Simon Kistemaker | ![]() |
1995–97 | Cor Pot | ![]() |
1997–98 | Harry van den Ham | ![]() |
1998–99 | Henny Lee | ![]() |
1999–01 | Simon Kistemaker | ![]() |
2001–02 | Toon Beijer | ![]() |
2002–05 | Jan Poortvliet | ![]() |
2005–08 | Luc Nijholt | ![]() |
2008–10 | Edward Metgod | ![]() |
2010–2012 | Jan Poortvliet | ![]() |
2012–2014 | Marcel Keizer | ![]() |
2014–2017 | Michel Vonk | ![]() |
2017–2019 | Mike Snoei | ![]() |
2019–2022 | Andries Jonker | ![]() |
2022–2024 | Mike Snoei | ![]() |
2024 | Ulrich Landvreugd | ![]() |
2024– | Anthony Correia | ![]() |
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Notes
- The following is a consolidated list of clubs' IJVV Stormvogels, VSV and SC Telstar, as a result of the merger of the two prior aforementioned clubs in 1963.
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