Cricket team

MVV Maastricht

Club · Netherlands · Eerste Divisie

«Wearers of Stars»

275 Matches

93 wins

54 draws

127 losses

388–481 Goals

−93 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form W W L W D L

Maastricht sits in the narrow strip of Dutch Limburg wedged between Belgium and Germany, closer to Brussels and Aachen than to Amsterdam, and MVV has always carried that border-town identity into its rivalries more than its trophy cabinet.

That rescue came in the mid-1980s, after debts reached 4.5 million guilders and businessman Leon Melchior helped broker a restructuring alongside the municipality. It set the pattern for the following decades: a yo-yo club, bouncing between the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie through the 1970s, 80s and 90s, winning the second tier outright in 1983/84 and 1996/97, and going up a third time in 1987/88 by winning the promotion play-offs despite finishing only third.

The nickname Sterrendragers, wearers of stars, comes straight off the city's coat of arms, whose five-pointed star sits in the club badge; supporters more often just call it Us MVV'ke.

Derby days mean Roda JC Kerkrade, the Limburgs derby, framed locally as Maastricht's Burgundian self-image against Kerkrade's more Germanic one.

Latest results

All matches

11 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Almere City H	0:4	L
6 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Roda H	1:1	D
28 Aug	Eerste Divisie	Jong AZ A	2:1	W
25 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	KRC Genk II A	0:6	L
21 Aug	Eerste Divisie	FC Volendam H	1:0	W
14 Aug	Eerste Divisie	FC Eindhoven A	3:2	W

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	6	6	0	0	24:9	18
2	Almere City	6	4	1	1	15:4	13
3	MVV Maastricht	6	4	1	1	9:9	13
4	Emmen	5	4	0	1	15:12	12
5	Jong PSV	7	3	2	2	12:12	11

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 275

275 Matches

93 wins

54 draws

127 losses

388–481 Goals

−93 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 275

93 54 127

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	275	131	144
Scored	388	214	174
Conceded	481	205	276
Scored per game	1.4	1.6	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.6	1.9
Difference	−93	+9	−102

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Robert Klaasen Midfielder 17 Matches

Finn Jesper Dicke Defender 16 Matches

Amine Amghar Midfielder 15 Matches

Sep van der Heijden Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Stan Van Dessel Midfielder 15 Matches

Delano Asante Forward 12 Matches

Thijme Verheijen Forward 12 Matches

Wout Coomans Defender 12 Matches

Squad of MVV Maastricht

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
16	Robert Klaasen	Midfielder	33	17
6	Finn Jesper Dicke	Defender	22	16
20	Amine Amghar	Midfielder	17	15
12	Sep van der Heijden	Goalkeeper	22	15
8	Stan Van Dessel	Midfielder	25	15
21	Delano Asante	Forward	26	12
11	Thijme Verheijen	Forward	23	12
3	Wout Coomans	Defender	24	12
9	Sven André Marie Braken	Forward		11
1	Sem Westerveld	Goalkeeper		11
14	Mats Kuyper	Forward	20	10
10	Ilano Silva Timas	Midfielder		10
29	Travis de Jong	Forward		10
18	Lirim Yashari	Midfielder		10
26	Adriano Mansala	Midfielder	19	9
22	Ilias Breugelmans	Defender	25	9
24	Adam Zaiyan	Defender	22	9
2	Simon Francis	Defender		9
39	K. Si	Defender		9
19	Jael Pavaridihadjo	Forward	19	8
32	Lenn-Minh Tran	Defender		8
26	M. van Kempen	Defender		8
15	A. Beidt	Defender		7
27	Luca Fuber	Forward		7
7	Lennerd Daneels	Forward	28	6
10	Olivier Dumont	Midfielder	24	6
17	Siel van der Vegen	Defender	21	6
2	Milan Hofland	Defender	21	6
1	Hugo Wentges	Goalkeeper	24	6
18	Elias Sierra-Cappelleti	Midfielder	25	6
6	N. El-Basri	Midfielder		6
40	Ruud Gullit	Goalkeeper		6
24	Noah El Hamdaoui	Midfielder		5
23	Victor Hoffings	Goalkeeper	16	4
9	Toni Vinogradac	Forward	25	4
22	Sven Buland	Defender		4
12	Tom Pouw	Goalkeeper		4
27	Naïm Matoug	Forward		3
35	Lucas Kurt	Midfielder		3
29	Onesim Zimungana	Forward		2