SC Telstar explained

Clubname:Telstar
Nickname:De Witte Leeuwen (The White Lions)
Fullname:Sportclub Telstar
Ground:711 Stadion, Velsen
Capacity:5,200
Manager:Anthony Correia
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Current:2023–24 SC Telstar season
Website:http://www.sctelstar.nl/

Sportclub Telstar (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈspɔrtklʏp ˈtɛlstɑr/) is a Dutch professional association football club based in the town of Velsen-Zuid, North Holland. The team competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 17 July 1963, as a merger between the professional departments of rivals VSV and Stormvogels. The new club was named Telstar, after the then recently launched communications satellite.

Telstar plays its home games at the Sportpark Schoonenberg, renamed 711 Stadion, for sponsorship reasons. Since its founding in 1963, the football club has used The Tornados' song "Telstar" as the entrance tune for home games.

History

When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, both IJVV Stormvogels and neighbouring club VSV played in the professional leagues. VSV won the KNVB Cup in 1938. Because of financial problems at both clubs, their professional teams were merged on 17 July 1963. The new club was named Telstar, after the Telstar communication satellite launched that year. Stormvogels and VSV returned to amateur football. In 2001, Telstar and Stormvogels merged again, this time forming Stormvogels Telstar. This merger was disbanded on 1 July 2008, with the professional branch continuing as Telstar.

Telstar has been a mid-table team in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, in recent years. They have occasionally challenged for promotion to the Eredivisie, but have not been successful in achieving this goal.

In the 2017–18 season, Telstar finished in sixth place in the league table, their highest finish since the 1993–94 campaign, where they finished fifth.[1] [2] The club also made it to the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup, where they were eliminated by Feyenoord. The following season, Telstar finished in 14th place in the league table, but once again made a strong showing in the KNVB Cup. The club advanced to the round of 16, where they were beaten 4–3 by Ajax in a thrilling match.[3]

In the 2019–20 season, Telstar finished in tenth place in the league table. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several matches still to be played.[4] The following season saw Telstar finishing in 13th place in the league table.

Stadium

Its home stadium is the 3,625 seater Sportpark Schoonenberg, name 711 Stadion for sponsorship reasons. The stadium was opened in 1948 and has undergone several renovations over the years. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, near the city of Haarlem, and is easily accessible by car and public transport.[5]

Honours

Club names

Results

Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since 1963.

Players

First-team squad

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Retired numbers

22: Luciano van den Berg, defender (2004–2005)—posthumous honour.

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Ulrich Landvreugd[7]
Assistant coach Anthony Correia[8]
Goalkeeping coach Colin van der Meijden[9]
First-team doctor Ron Peters[10]
First-team physio Rens Teeuwen[11]
Paul de Vlugt[12]
Equipmant manager Dirk van der Lugt[13]
Performance manager Kevin Dinkelberg[14]

Historic facts

All-time leading goalscorers

Pos. Name Birth Nationality Goals - 1 30 January 1987 90 - 2 14 July 1967 87 - 3 2 January 1980 60 - 4 4 April 1967 52 - 5 20 August 1948 45 - 6 24 January 1961 43 - 7 7 September 1948 41 - 20 March 1965 41 - 9 27 December 1943 38 - 10 30 September 1969 37

Most appearances

Pos. Name Birth Nationality Appearances - 1 23 July 1948 372 - 2 19 February 1948 360 - 3 2 May 1982 355 - 4 29 October 1984 343 - 5 6 July 1944 339 - 6 31 May 1941 321 - 7 14 July 1967 320 - 8 2 January 1958 310 - 9 13 October 1981 294 - 10 26 August 1964 282 -

Former managers

Period Manager Nationality - 1963–64 - 1964–65 - 1965–66 - 1966–69 - 1969–74 - 1974–77 - 1977–78 - 1978–80 - 1980–83 - 1983–87 - 1987–88 - 1988–90 - 1990–93 - 1993–95 - 1995–97 - 1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–05 - 2005–08 - 2008–10 - 2010–2012 - 2012–2014 - 2014–2017 - 2017–2019 - 2019–2022 - 2022–

Notes and References

  1. News: Bruijn . Thijs de . Hoe Telstar opnieuw mag dromen van play-off voetbal onder Mike Snoei . 7 April 2023 . Elfvoetbal . 26 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326162539/https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/binnenland/282676/hoe-telstar-opnieuw-mag-dromen-van-play-off-voetbal-onder-mike-snoei . 26 March 2023 . nl.
  2. News: Vertrek met slaande deuren leidt tot statement Telstar . 7 April 2023 . Voetbal International . 14 June 2019 . nl.
  3. News: Ajax bekert verder na zege bij Telstar: 3-4 . 7 April 2023 . RTL Nieuws . 18 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407180205/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/4960431/ajax-bekert-verder-na-zege-bij-telstar-3-4 . 7 April 2023 . nl.
  4. News: KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie . 7 April 2023 . NOS . 24 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312172139/https://nos.nl/artikel/2331612-knvb-beslist-ajax-nummer-een-geen-promotie-degradatie . 12 March 2023 . nl.
  5. Web site: Telstar de Witte Leeuwen – Historie . SC Telstar . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228033432/https://sctelstar.nl/de-club/historie . 28 February 2023 . nl.
  6. Web site: Telstar de Witte Leeuwen – Selectie . SC Telstar . 12 June 2023.
  7. News: Janse . Monique . Telstar-trainer: 'Belangrijk dat spelers zich goed verkopen' . 20 April 2024 . Haarlems Dagblad . 19 April 2024 . nl.
  8. News: Brandhorst . Stephan . Telstar-assistent Anthony Correia loodst Katwijk naar kampioenschap in tweede divisie . 12 June 2023 . NH Nieuws . 21 May 2022 . nl.
  9. News: Lambers . Milo . Colin van der Meijden ging binnen paar jaar van keepersvader naar Telstar: Ik heb de ambitie om er alles uit te halen . 12 June 2023 . Noordhollands Dagblad . 23 July 2020 . nl.
  10. Web site: Samenwerking SC Telstar en Atalmedial . Atalmedial zorgverleners . 12 June 2023 . nl.
  11. Web site: Ons team – CareworX . CareworX . 12 June 2023 . nl.
  12. News: Lambers . Milo . Fysiotherapeut Paul de Vlugt werkte bij Manchester United, Juventus en FC Barcelona. In Football Manager, in het echt blijft hij Telstar trouw . 12 June 2023 . Noordhollands Dagblad . 27 November 2020 . nl.
  13. News: Brood . Thomas . Materiaalman woont om de hoek van Telstar-stadion: "Ideaal na uitwedstrijden" . 12 June 2023 . NH Nieuws . 15 November 2021 . nl.
  14. News: Kevin Dinkelberg nieuwe teammanager van Telstar . 12 June 2023 . NH Nieuws . 27 September 2019 . nl.