VVK Telstar

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Telstar Vrouwen
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Full nameStichting Vrouwenvoetbal Kennemerland e.o. / Telstar Vrouwen
Nickname(s)Witte Leeuwinnen (White Lionesess)
Founded18 July 2011;14 years ago (2011-07-18), as SC Telstar VVNH
GroundSportpark Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam
Capacity3,000
Managing directorLeon Annokkée
Head coach Ed Engelkes
League Eredivisie
2024–25 11th
Website vrouwen.sctelstar.nl

Vrouwenvoetbal Kennemerland e.o. (VVK) or Telstar Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football club based in Velsen, North Holland that plays in the Dutch top level Eredivisie. It has historically been affiliated with men's team SC Telstar, sharing a logo and home stadium, though the club management has announced its plans to have the women's team be run by a new club, Hera United  [ nl ], based in Amsterdam, beginning as early as September 2025. [1] [2]

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The club was established in 2011 as Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland and played in the Eredivisie and BeNe League. Many of its initial players came from AZ Alkmaar, which had discontinued its women's team. [3] In the 2016–17 season, future Dutch national striker Katja Snoeijs led the league with 21 goals. [4] After that season, the team relocated to Alkmaar and formed VV Alkmaar. [5] [6] [7]

In January 2022, media outlets reported Telstar, under the new VVK organization, would rejoin the Eredivisie the following season. [8] [9] Following its return, the club finished second-to-last in its first three seasons. Marelle Worm  [ nl ] coached the team upon its return to the Eredivisie before being fired in February 2025. She was replaced by former Ajax coach Ed Engelkes. [10] [11] [12]

In July 2024, Telstar announced a partnership with Hera United, a newly formed women's football club, that could lead to Hera operating the Eredivisie club beginning in the 2025–26 season. [1] This change requires approval from the KNVB. [13] Hera intends to play its matches at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, [14] including a potential Amsterdam derby with AFC Ajax, though it may continue to play some of its matches in Velsen in 2025 and future years. [15] In December 2024, the KNVB approved a rule change allowing a women's-only club to field a professional team, a necessary step for Hera to take over the club. [16] In June 2025, the KNVB approved additional needed rule changes. [17] In August, the club announced it would play its home games at Sportpark Goed Genoeg in Amsterdam for the 2025–26 season. [2]

Results Eredivisie / BeNe League

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Women's Eredivisie
BeNe League
SeasonLeaguePositionW – D – L = PtsGF – GATop scorer KNVB Cup
2011–12 Eredivisie 3 / 78 – 3 – 7 = 2739 – 42 de Vos (16)Quarterfinals
2012–13 BeNe League 9 / 1616 – 4 – 8 = 5271 – 29de Vos (11)Quarterfinals
2013–14 5 / 1413 – 4 – 9 = 4353 – 33 Koopmans  [ nl ] (12)Quarterfinals
2014–15 6 / 1310 – 7 – 7 = 3743 – 31Koopmans (10)Semifinals
2015–16 Eredivisie5 / 76 – 2 – 16 = 2033 – 79 Roof (8)Round of 16
2016–17 5 / 811 – 4 – 12 = 3761 – 65 Snoeijs (21)Quarterfinals
2022-23 10 / 113 – 3 – 14 = 1218 – 65 Hassani (5)Round of 16
2023-24 11 / 123 – 3 – 16 = 1216 – 69 Gomez  [ nl ] (4)Round of 16 [18]
2024-25 11 / 122 – 5 – 15 = 1122 – 59 van Belen (6)Round of 16

Head coaches

Current squad

As of 15 October 2024 [20] [21]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Kelly Steen  [ nl ]
2 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Puck Donker  [ nl ]
3 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Felice Hermans  [ nl ]
4 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Akari Takeshige
5 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nikki Ridder  [ nl ]
6 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Kim Remijnse  [ nl ]
7 DF Flag of Aruba.svg  ARU Soraya Verhoeve  [ nl ]
8 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Isa Gomez  [ nl ]
9 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jannette van Belen
10 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Chinatsu Kira
11 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Samya Hassani
12 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Pauline van de Pol  [ nl ]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Blomquist
14 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Isabelle Nottet  [ nl ]
15 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Esmee Daalman  [ nl ]
16 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mei Wei Rispens  [ nl ]
17 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mila Lagcher  [ nl ]
18 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Joy Vader  [ nl ]
19 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Lieke Vis  [ nl ]
20 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Tess Tiebie  [ nl ]
21 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Nicci Berrevoets  [ nl ]
22 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Yasmin Kleef  [ nl ]
23 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Anna van der Vlist  [ nl ]
24 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Floor Ursem  [ nl ]

Former players

Current and former internationals

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dyanne Bito
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loes Geurts
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim Dolstra
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stefanie van der Gragt
Flag of Morocco.svg Samya Hassani
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Claudia van den Heiligenberg
Flag of Tunisia.svg Yesmin Khanchouch
Flag of Japan.svg Chinatsu Kira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daphne Koster
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Desiree van Lunteren
Flag of Guyana.svg Brittany Persaud
Flag of Croatia.svg Kristina Šundov
Flag of Israel.svg Mairav Shamir
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Katja Snoeijs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Priscilla de Vos
Flag of Croatia.svg Kelly Zeeman
Source [22]

References

  1. 1 2 "HERA United en Telstar kondigen samenwerking vrouwenvoetbal aan" [HERA United and Telstar announce women's football partnership]. Vrouwen SC Telstar (in Dutch). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Nieuwe vrouwenprofclub Hera United gaat spelen bij amateurclub AFC" [New women's professional club Hera United will play at amateur club AFC]. NOS (in Dutch). 12 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Telstar vrouwen in eredivisie". IJmuider Courant . 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Katja Snoeijs Topscorer Eredivisie Veld 2016–2017". Vrouwenvoetbal Nederland (in Dutch). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Oprichting VV Alkmaar" [Establishment of VV Alkmaar]. Telstar • Vrouwenvoetbal in Noord – Holland (in Dutch). 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Telstar Vrouwen" [Establishment of VV Alkmaar]. Telstar • Vrouwenvoetbal in Noord – Holland (in Dutch). 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Vrouwen van Telstar zoeken hun heil onder de vlag van Alkmaar" [Women of Telstar seek refuge under the flag of Alkmaar]. NOS (in Dutch). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Impuls vrouwenvoetbal: uitbreiding eredivisie en nieuwe competitiestructuur". NOS (in Dutch). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Lamberts, Marc (27 February 2022). "Eredivisie: Fortuna Sittard and Telstar added to Dutch 2022/23 roster". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Telstar neemt per direct afscheid van hoofdtrainer Marelle Worm". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Ed Engelkes nieuwe hoofdtrainer Telstar Vrouwen". SC Telstar Vrouwen (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Telstar Vrouwen vindt nieuwe trainer in Ed Engelkes". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 22 February 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  13. ↑ de Ridder, Audrey; Grol, Sjors (3 July 2024). "Hera United hoopt vrouwentak Telstar over te nemen: "Nu is hun voortbestaan gegarandeerd"" [Hera United hopes to take over women's branch Telstar: "Now their survival is guaranteed"]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Amsterdam could get a new all-women pro football club". NL Times. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  15. ↑ de Ridder, Audrey (24 September 2024). "Telstar Vrouwen lijkt bezig aan laatste seizoen: dit zijn de plannen van Hera United" [Telstar Women seems to be in its final season: these are Hera United's plans]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "34 clubs stemmen unaniem: Hera United kan toetreden tot Azerion Vrouwen Eredivisie" [34 clubs vote unanimously: Hera United can join Azerion Women's Eredivisie]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Nieuw succes voor Hera United, KNVB past regels definitief aan: 'Trekken champagne open'" [New success for Hera United, KNVB adjusts final rules: 'Open the champagne']. NOS (in Dutch). 19 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Summary - KNVB Beker - Netherlands - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  19. ↑ Diamond, Drew (16 October 2023). "Vrouwen Eredivisie: Telstar take hard earned 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Selectie en staf Telstar Vrouwen" (in Dutch). Vrouwen SC Telstar. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Telstar Squad" (in Dutch). ESPN. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Historie Telstar Vrouwen". Telstar Fans (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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