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{{Short description|Dutch professional football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
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| image = VVV Venlo.svg
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| fullname = Venlose Voetbal Vereniging Venlo
| short name = VVV
| nickname = ''The Good Old'',<br />''Venlose Trots'',<br /> ''Pride of the South'',<br /> ''Yellow Black Army''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1903|2|7|df=y}}
| ground = [[De Koel]]
| capacity = 8,000
| chairman = Jeroen Oehlen
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[John Lammers (footballer)|John Lammers]]
| league = {{Dutch football updater|VVVVenlo}}
| season = {{Dutch football updater|VVVVenlo2}}
| position = {{Dutch football updater|VVVVenlo3}}
| current = 2024–25 VVV-Venlo season
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'''VVV-Venlo''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌveːveːˈveː ˈvɛnloː}}, ''VVV'' stands for '''''V'''enlose '''V'''oetbal '''V'''ereniging'' {{IPA|nl|ˈvɛnloːzə ˈvudbɑl vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ|}} meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch [[association football|football]] club from [[Venlo]], a city on the border with Germany. They play in the [[Eerste Divisie]], the second tier of [[Dutch football league system|Dutch football]], following relegation from the [[Eredivisie]] in the [[2020–21 Eredivisie|2020–21]] season. The club plays its home games in the Covebo Stadion – [[De Koel]] stadium, which is named after one of the club's sponsors Covebo Uitzendgroep. VVV's home colours are yellow and black.

==History==
===Foundation and first decades (1903–1952)===
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.<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web |title=KNVB clubs |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/nedfer/ned-allclubs-v.html |access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

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 Netherlands Football League Championship|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 Netherlands Football League Championship|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 Netherlands Football League Championship|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.

===Recent years (2006–present)===
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 [[FC CSKA Moscow|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13224130|title=Club 'signs up' hat-trick toddler|date=28 April 2011|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327001154/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13224130|url-status=live}}</ref> Honda was replaced by [[Gonzalo García García|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 [[FC Groningen|Groningen]], while [[Sandro Calabro]] signed with Swiss side [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]. The club contracted [[Ruud Boymans]] and the Nigerian [[Ahmed Musa (footballer)|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.<ref>[http://nos.nl/artikel/2168322-vvv-venlo-na-vier-jaar-terug-in-de-eredivisie.html VVV-Venlo na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415103946/http://nos.nl/artikel/2168322-vvv-venlo-na-vier-jaar-terug-in-de-eredivisie.html |date=15 April 2017 }} – NOS {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

On 24 October 2020, VVV-Venlo suffered the biggest defeat in Eredivisie history<ref>{{Cite web|title=VVV-Venlo vs. Ajax Amsterdam – Football Match Report – October 24, 2020 – ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/574730|access-date=23 June 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205307/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/574730|url-status=live}}</ref> by losing to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] at home [[VVV-Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax|13–0]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/Fixtures/Wedstrijdoverzicht-en-US/id/2119298|title=Eredivisie > Fixtures > Wedstrijdoverzicht (en-US)|website=eredivisie.nl|access-date=24 October 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027005309/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/Fixtures/Wedstrijdoverzicht-en-US/id/2119298|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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 (footballer)|Robert Cullen]] and [[Yuki Otsu]]. [[Sef Vergoossen]], a legendary manager of the club, and Japanese agent [[Tetsuro Kiyooka]] were a bridge between the Japanese players and the club.<ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/04/03/soccer/venlo-chief-eyes-new-japanese-talent/ Venlo chief eyes new Japanese talent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112022342/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/04/03/soccer/venlo-chief-eyes-new-japanese-talent/ |date=12 November 2016 }}, The Japan Times, 3 April 2014</ref>

==Community support==

The official club mascot since 1 July 2004 is a dog named ''"Koelie" ({{langx|en|Coolie}})''.

The [[Jan Klaassens]] Museum, set up in 2003 is located in the city center of Venlo and is operated by the Limburgs Museum. Since 2005, VVV has annually presented the Jan Klaassens Award to the greatest talent from its own youth academy.<ref>[https://www.vvv-venlo.nl/nl/vvv-venlo/nieuws/simon_janssen_wint_jan_klaassens_award Simon Janssen wint Jan Klaassens Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803070210/https://www.vvv-venlo.nl/nl/vvv-venlo/nieuws/simon_janssen_wint_jan_klaassens_award |date=3 August 2019 }} Officiële website VVV-Venlo, 30 July 2019</ref>

The [[:nl:Herman Teeuwen (voetballer)|Herman Teeuwen]] Memorial, named after the club icon who died suddenly in 2003, since 2004 has been organised by the club, usually with well-known foreign clubs participating on an invitational basis.

VVV announced in July 2015 that they would be retiring the number 28 shirt in memory of youth player [[Beau Vilters]], who had previously worn that number but was killed in a traffic accident on 14 June 2015, at the age of 18.<ref>[http://www.vvv-venlo.nl/nl/nieuws/Nummer28 Nummer 28...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173928/http://www.vvv-venlo.nl/nl/nieuws/Nummer28 |date=5 March 2016 }} – VVV-Venlo, 10 July 2015</ref>

In April 2011, after a viral video of a local toddler, Baerke van der Meij, grandson of VVV player [[:nl:Jan van der Meij|Jan van der Meij]], showing him scoring a hat trick into his toy box, the club gave the 18-month-old an honorary contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13224130|title=Dutch football club VVV 'signs up' hat-trick toddler|date=28 April 2011|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327001154/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13224130|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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===
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==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|23 March 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Spelers |url=https://www.vvv-venlo.nl/team/spelers/ |website=VVV-Venlo |access-date=11 August 2024 |language=nl |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810201611/https://www.vvv-venlo.nl/team/spelers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Robin Lathouwers]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Roel Janssen]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Rick Ketting]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Simon Janssen]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Joep Kluskens]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Lasse Wehmeyer}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Elias Sierra]]}}
{{fs player|no= 9|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Dean Zandbergen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Brahim Darri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Thijme Verheijen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Sylian Mokono]]}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=David Dailoski}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=CUW|pos=GK|name=[[Trevor Doornbusch]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Martijn Berden]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=[[Emmanuel Gyamfi (footballer, born 2004)|Emmanuel Gyamfi]]|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]}}}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=CUR|pos=DF|name=[[Dylan Timber]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Max de Waal]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Tim Schrick}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Delano van Crooij]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Mohammed Odriss}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Navarone Foor]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Naïm Matoug]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=Layee Kromah|other={{small|on loan from [[Sparta Rotterdam]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Tim Braem}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Gabin Blancquart}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Serano Seymor]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Diego van Zutphen}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Niels van Berkel|other={{small|on loan from [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]}}}}'
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Driess Saddiki]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
<big>'''28'''</big>&nbsp;— {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Beau Vilters]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]] (2014–15)&nbsp;— ''posthumous honour''

==Former players==
{{further|:Category:VVV-Venlo players}}

===National team players===
''The following players were called up to represent their [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] in [[FIFA|international football]] and received [[Cap (sport)|caps]] during their tenure with VVV-Venlo:''

{{col-begin}}	
{{col-3}}
*;Aruba
** {{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Joshua John]] (2020–2021)
*;Finland
** {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Niki Mäenpää]] (2012–2015)
*;Greece
** {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Giakoumakis]] (2020–2021)
*;Japan
** {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Keisuke Honda]] (2008–2009)
** {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yūki Ōtsu]] (2012–2015)
** {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Maya Yoshida]] (2010–2012)
{{col-3}}
*;Latvia
** {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Vitālijs Maksimenko]] (2014–2015)
*;Netherlands
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Klaassens]] (1948–1959; 1964–1967)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Coy Koopal]] (1954–1956)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Faas Wilkes]] (1956–1958)
*;Nigeria
** {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ahmed Musa]] (2010–2012)
** {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Uche Nwofor]] (2011–2014)
{{col-3}}
*;Slovenia
** {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Aleksandar Radosavljević (footballer, born 1979)|Aleksandar Radosavljević]] (2012–2013)
*;Togo
** {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Peniel Mlapa]] (2018–2019)
{{col-3}}	
{{col-end}}
* ''Players in bold actively play for VVV-Venlo and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with VVV-Venlo.''

=== National team players by Confederation ===
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former VVV-Venlo players represented Internationally
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Total national team players by confederation<br>
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | (Nation) Association
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| 3
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] (3)
|-
| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
| 3
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]] (2), {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togo]] (1)
|-
| [[CONCACAF]]
| 1
| {{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Aruba]] (1)
|-
| [[CONMEBOL]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[UEFA]]
| 7
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]] (3), {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]] (1), {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]] (1), {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]] (1), {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia]] (1)
|}

==Players in international tournaments==
The following is a list of VVV-Venlo players who have competed in international tournaments, including the [[AFC Asian Cup]]. To this date no VVV-Venlo players have participated in the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA European Championship]], [[Africa Cup of Nations]], [[Copa América]], [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] or the [[OFC Nations Cup]] while playing for VVV-Venlo.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|- style="text-align: center"
!Cup
!Players
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Maya Yoshida]]
|-
|}

==Domestic results==
[[File:VVV-Venlo League Performance.png|thumb|280px|Historical chart of league performance]]
Below is a table with VVV-Venlo's domestic results since the introduction of the [[Eredivisie]] in 1956.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! colspan=6 | Domestic Results since 1956
|-
! width="19%"|Domestic league
! width="19%"|League result
! width="19%"|Qualification to
! width="5%" rowspan="68"|
! width="19%"|[[KNVB Cup]] season
! width="19%"|Cup result
|-
|[[2023–24 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2023–24 KNVB Cup|2023–24]]
|first round
|-
|[[2022–23 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2022–23 KNVB Cup|2022–23]]
|second round
|-
|[[2021–22 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2021–22 KNVB Cup|2021–22]]
|first round
|-
|[[2020–21 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|semi-final
|-
|[[2019–20 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2019–20 KNVB Cup|2019–20]]
|first round
|-
|[[2018–19 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2018–19 KNVB Cup|2018–19]]
|second round
|-
|[[2017–18 Eredivisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2017–18 KNVB Cup|2017–18]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2016–17 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
|second round
|-
|[[2015–16 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2015–16 KNVB Cup|2015–16]]
|second round
|-
|[[2014–15 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|2014–15]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2013–14 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2013–14 KNVB Cup|2013–14]]
|third round
|-
|[[2012–13 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (losing promo./releg. play-offs)
|[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|second round
|-
|[[2011–12 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)
|[[2011–12 KNVB Cup|2011–12]]
|second round
|-
|[[2010–11 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|&nbsp;– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)
|[[2010–11 KNVB Cup|2010–11]]
|third round
|-
|[[2009–10 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2009–10 KNVB Cup|2009–10]]
|third round
|-
|[[2008–09 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[2008–09 KNVB Cup|2008–09]]
|second round
|-
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (losing promo./releg. play-offs)
|[[2007–08 KNVB Cup|2007–08]]
|second round
|-
|[[2006–07 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2006–07 KNVB Cup|2006–07]]
|second round
|-
|[[2005–06 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2005–06 KNVB Cup|2005–06]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2004–05 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2004–05 KNVB Cup|2004–05]]
|second round
|-
|[[2003–04 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[2003–04 KNVB Cup|2003–04]]
|second round
|-
|[[2002–03 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2002–03 KNVB Cup|2002–03]]
|third round
|-
|[[2001–02 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2001–02 KNVB Cup|2001–02]]
|third round
|-
|[[2000–01 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2000–01 KNVB Cup|2000–01]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1999–2000 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1999–2000 KNVB Cup|1999–2000]]
|group stage
|-
|[[1998–99 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1998–99 KNVB Cup|1998–99]]
|second round
|-
|[[1997–98 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1997–98 KNVB Cup|1997–98]]
|group stage
|-
|[[1996–97 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1996–97 KNVB Cup|1996–97]]
|second round
|-
|[[1995–96 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1995–96 KNVB Cup|1995–96]]
|quarter final
|-
|[[1994–95 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1994–95 KNVB Cup|1994–95]]
|second round
|-
|[[1993–94 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1993–94 KNVB Cup|1993–94]]
|third round
|-
|[[1992–93 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1992–93 KNVB Cup|1992–93]]
|third round
|-
|[[1991–92 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]]
|quarter final
|-
|[[1990–91 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[1990–91 KNVB Cup|1990–91]]
|second round
|-
|[[1989–90 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1989–90 KNVB Cup|1989–90]]
|second round
|-
|[[1988–89 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1988–89 KNVB Cup|1988–89]]
|second round
|-
|[[1987–88 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;– (losing [[UEFA Cup|UC]] play-offs)
|[[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|semi-final
|-
|[[1986–87 Eredivisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;– (losing [[UEFA Cup|UC]] play-offs)
|[[1986–87 KNVB Cup|1986–87]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1985–86 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1985–86 KNVB Cup|1985–86]]
|first round
|-
|[[1984–85 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|[[1984–85 KNVB Cup|1984–85]]
|second round
|-
|[[1983–84 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1983–84 KNVB Cup|1983–84]]
|second round
|-
|[[1982–83 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1982–83 KNVB Cup|1982–83]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1981–82 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion
|[[1981–82 KNVB Cup|1981–82]]
|second round
|-
|[[1980–81 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1980–81 KNVB Cup|1980–81]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1979–80 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1979–80 KNVB Cup|1979–80]]
|first round
|-
|[[1978–79 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[1978–79 KNVB Cup|1978–79]]
|second round
|-
|[[1977–78 Eredivisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1977–78 KNVB Cup|1977–78]]
|second round
|-
|[[1976–77 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1976–77 KNVB Cup|1976–77]]
|second round
|-
|[[1975–76 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[1975–76 KNVB Cup|1975–76]]
|second round
|-
|[[1974–75 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1974–75 KNVB Cup|1974–75]]
|second round
|-
|[[1973–74 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1973–74 KNVB Cup|1973–74]]
|second round
|-
|[[1972–73 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1972–73 KNVB Cup|1972–73]]
|second round
|-
|[[1971–72 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1971–72 KNVB Cup|1971–72]]
|first round
|-
|[[1970–71 Tweede Divisie]]
|11th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (promotion)
|[[1970–71 KNVB Cup|1970–71]]
|first round
|-
|[[1969–70 Tweede Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|1969–70
|first round {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1968–69 Tweede Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|1968–69
|first round {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1967–68 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|18th
|[[Tweede Divisie]] (relegation)
|1967–68
|group stage {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1966–67 Tweede Divisie]]
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (promotion)
|1966–67
|''DNC''
|-
|[[1965–66 Eerste Divisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|15th
|[[Tweede Divisie]] (relegation)
|1965–66
|group stage {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1964–65 Eerste Divisie]]
|8th
|&nbsp;–
|1964–65
|second round {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1963–64 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|1963–64
|second round {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1962–63 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|1962–63
|round of 16 {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1961–62 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="pink"|17th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|1961–62
|? {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1960–61 Eredivisie]]
|bgcolor="#CD7F32"|3rd
|&nbsp;–
|1960–61
|? {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1959–60 Eredivisie]]
|6th
|&nbsp;–
|''not held''
|''not held''
|-
|[[1958–59 Eredivisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|1958–59
|bgcolor="gold"|winners
|-
|[[1957–58 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|1957–58
|? {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|-
|[[1956–57 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|1956–57
|? {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|}

==Club staff==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
| Head Coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rick Kruys]]
|-
| Assistant Head Coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} Jay Driessen
|-
| First-Team Coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} Frank van Kempen
|-
| Goalkeeper Coach ||{{flagicon|NED}} John Roox
|-
| Chief Scout ||{{flagicon|NED}} Jan Verbong
|-
| Scout ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Marc van Hintum]]
|-
| Team Doctor ||{{flagicon|NED}} Rolf Timmermans
|-
| Physiotherapist ||{{flagicon|NED}} Rinus Louwers  <br/> {{flagicon|NED}} Hans Kuijpers <br/> {{flagicon|NED}}  Falk Louwers
|-
| Team Official ||{{flagicon|NED}} Harrold Kerren
|-
| Advisor ||{{flagicon|NED}} Hai Berden
|-
| Director of Football ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Stan Valckx]]
|-
| Sports coordinator ||{{flagicon|NED}} Albert van der Weide
|-
| Manager ||{{flagicon|NED}} Niels Mulders
|-
| Technical Director ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986)|Willem Janssen]]
|}

==Coaching history==
<div style="font-size:100%">
{|
|-
|width="10"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!|Years
!|Name
!|Nat.
|-
|align=left|1954–56
|align=left|Ferdi Silz
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|-
|align=left|1956–60
|align=left|[[Wilhelm Kment]]
|{{flagicon|Austria}}
|-
|align=left|1961–63
|align=left|Ferdi Silz
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|-
|align=left|1964–65
|align=left|Josef Gesell
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|-
|align=left|1968–69
|align=left|[[Bas Paauwe]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1970–72
|align=left|Josef Gesell
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|-
|align=left|1972–78
|align=left|[[Rob Baan]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1978–79
|align=left|[[Hans Croon]]
|{{flagicon|Japan}}
|-
|align=left|1979
|align=left|[[Sef Vergoossen]]  ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1979–81
|align=left|Jan Morsing
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1981–86
|align=left|[[Sef Vergoossen]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1986–88
|align=left|[[Jan Reker]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|}
|width="10"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!|Years
!|Name
!|Nat.
|-
|align=left|1989
|align=left|[[Sef Vergoossen]]  ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1992–94
|align=left|[[Frans Körver]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1995–96
|align=left|[[Jan Versleijen]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1996
|align=left|[[Joop Brand]] ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1996–98
|align=left|[[Henk van Stee]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|1998–2000
|align=left|[[Hennie Spijkerman]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2000–01
|align=left|[[Jan Versleijen]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2001–04
|align=left|Wim Dusseldorp
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2004–05
|align=left|[[Adrie Koster]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2005–06
|align=left|[[Herbert Neumann]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|-
|align=left|2006–08
|align=left|[[André Wetzel]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2008–10
|align=left|[[Jan van Dijk (footballer)|Jan van Dijk]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|}
|width="10"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!|Years
!|Name
!|Nat.
|-
|align=left|2010–11
|align=left|[[Willy Boessen]] ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2011
|align=left|[[Glen De Boeck]]
|{{flagicon|Belgium}}
|-
|align=left|2011
|align=left|[[Willy Boessen]] ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2012–13
|align=left|[[Ton Lokhoff]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2013–14
|align=left|[[René Trost]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2014–19
|align=left|[[Maurice Steijn]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2019
|align=left|[[Robert Maaskant]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2019
|align=left|Jay Driessen ''(a.i.)''
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2019–2021
|align=left|[[Hans de Koning]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2021–2022
|align=left|[[Jos Luhukay]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2022–2024
|align=left|[[Rick Kruys]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=left|2024–
|align=left|[[John Lammers (footballer)|John Lammers]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|}
|}
</div>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.fanclub-vvv.nl/ Fanclub&nbsp;– Fanclub D'n Twellefde Man]
*[http://www.goodold.nl/ Fanclub&nbsp;– GoodOld VVV]
*[http://www.eastsidevenlo.nl/ Fanclub&nbsp;– East Side Venlo (ESV)]

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