# SC Telstar

Sportclub Telstar (Dutch pronunciation:) 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. 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.
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. 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.

## Honours

* Eerste Divisie
** Runners-up: 1963–64

## Club names

* 1963–2001: Telstar
* 2001–2008: Stormvogels Telstar
* 2008–present: Telstar

## Results

Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since 1963.
Domestic Results since 1963 :
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
| 2023–24 Eerste Divisie | 17th | – | 2023–24 | first round |
| 2022–23 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 2022–23 | second round |
| 2021–22 Eerste Divisie | 19th | – | 2021–22 | third round |
| 2020–21 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 2020–21 | first round |
| 2019–20 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 2019–20 | second round |
| 2018–19 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2018–19 | first round |
| 2017–18 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2017–18 | first round |
| 2016–17 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2016–17 | second round |
| 2015–16 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2015–16 | third round |
| 2014–15 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2014–15 | second round |
| 2013–14 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2013–14 | second round |
| 2012–13 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 2012–13 | third round |
| 2011–12 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 2011–12 | second round |
| 2010–11 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 2010–11 | round of 16 |
| 2009–10 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 2009–10 | second round |
| 2008–09 Eerste Divisie | 17th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2008–09 | third round |
| 2007–08 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 2007–08 | second round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – | 2006–07 | third round |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 2005–06 | first round |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2004–05 | third round |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2003–04 | third round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie | 12th | – | 2002–03 | round of 16 |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 2001–02 | quarter-finals |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie | 7th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 2000–01 | group stage |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1999–2000 | second round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 1998–99 | group stage |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1997–98 | round of 16 |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie | 16th | – | 1996–97 | second round |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie | 9th | – | 1995–96 | second round |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1994–95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion | 1993–94 | round of 16 |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 1992–93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eerste Divisie | 7th | – | 1991–92 | semi-finals |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1990–91 | second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie | 18th | – | 1989–90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eerste Divisie | 14th | – | 1988–89 | round of 16 |
| 1987–88 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1987–88 | first round |
| 1986–87 Eerste Divisie | 19th | – | 1986–87 | first round |
| 1985–86 Eerste Divisie | 6th | – | 1985–86 | round of 16 |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1984–85 | first round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie | 5th | – | 1983–84 | first round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie | 15th | – | 1982–83 | second round |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie | 4th | – (losing in promotion group) | 1981–82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie | 11th | – | 1980–81 | second round |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 13th | – | 1979–80 | second round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie | 10th | – (losing in promotion group) | 1978–79 | first round |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1977–78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1976–77 | round of 16 |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 9th | – | 1975–76 | round of 16 |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 7th | – | 1974–75 | round of 16 |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1973–74 | round of 16 |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 12th | – | 1972–73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 11th | – | 1971–72 | first round |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie | 11th | – | 1970–71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1969–70 | round of 16 |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 14th | – | 1968–69 | first round |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 11th | – | 1967–68 | round of 16 |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie | 16th | – | 1966–67 | round of 16 |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 1965–66 | quarter-finals |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie | 10th | – | 1964–65 | second round |
| 1963–64 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1963–64 | second round |

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 8 March 2025
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. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NED | Ronald Koeman Jr. |
| 2 | DF | NED | Jeff Hardeveld |
| 3 | DF | NED | Mitch Apau |
| 4 | DF | NED | Guus Offerhaus |
| 6 | MF | NED | Danny Bakker |
| 7 | FW | NED | Mo Hamdaoui |
| 8 | MF | SUR | Jayden Turfkruier |
| 9 | FW | MAR | Youssef El Kachati |
| 11 | DF | CUW | Tyrese Noslin |
| 12 | MF | NED | Tom Overtoom |
| 14 | MF | NED | Mees Kaandorp |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NED | Adil Lechkar |
| 16 | FW | NED | Achraf Douiri |
| 17 | MF | NED | Nils Rossen |
| 18 | MF | NED | Remi van Ekeris |
| 19 | FW | NED | Sebastiaan Hagedoorn |
| 20 | GK | NED | Joey Houweling |
| 21 | DF | NED | Devon Koswal |
| 23 | FW | NED | Soufiane Hetli |
| 25 | MF | NED | Tyrone Owusu |
| 27 | FW | NED | Reda Kharchouch |
| 28 | GK | CUW | Tyrick Bodak |

### Retired numbers

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

## Former players
### 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:
* 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
Total national team players by confederation :
| Confederation | Total | (Nation) Association |
| AFC | 2 | Afghanistan (1), Indonesia (1) |
| CAF | 2 | Cape Verde (1), Central African Republic (1) |
| CONCACAF | 2 | Suriname (2), Guyana (1) |
| CONMEBOL | 0 | |
| OFC | 0 | |
| UEFA | 7 | Netherlands (6), Luxembourg (1) |

## Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of SC Telstar players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. To this date no SC 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 SC Telstar.
| Cup | Players |
| 1938 FIFA World Cup | Niek Michel |
| 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Terell Ondaan |

## Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Anthony Correia |
| Assistant Coaches | Rory Roubos Gertjan Tamerus Robbert Michielsen |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Rick van der Mast |
| Medical Staff | First-Team Doctor: Ron Peters Pim Graafland First-Team Physiotherapists: Rens Teeuwen Paul de Vlugt Bob Kooning Physio Assistant: Clement Uittenbogaard |
| Equipment Manager | Dirk van der Lugt |
| Performance Coaches | Niels Bunink Pieter van Roode |
| Video Analyst | Pieter van der Slikke |
| Team Manager | Jordi van Ewijk |

## Historic facts
### All-time leading goalscorers

| Pos. | Name | Birth | 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 |
| 7 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |