MVV Maastricht

Club · Netherlands · Eerste Divisie

«Wearers of Stars»

273 Matches

93 wins

53 draws

126 losses

387–476 Goals

−89 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form D W W W L W

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

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
9 Aug	Eerste Divisie	Jong Utrecht H	2:1	W
1 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Patro Eisden H	1:1	D

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Regular season

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	4	4	0	0	16:7	12
2	MVV Maastricht	4	4	0	0	8:4	12
3	Almere City	4	3	1	0	11:3	10
4	Emmen	3	3	0	0	10:5	9
5	Vitesse	4	2	1	1	8:6	7

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 273

273 Matches

93 wins

53 draws

126 losses

387–476 Goals

−89 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 273

93 53 126

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	273	129	144
Scored	387	213	174
Conceded	476	200	276
Scored per game	1.4	1.7	1.2
Conceded per game	1.7	1.6	1.9
Difference	−89	+13	−102

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Robert Klaasen Midfielder 15 Matches

Stan Van Dessel Midfielder 15 Matches

Finn Jesper Dicke Defender 14 Matches

Amine Amghar Midfielder 14 Matches

Sep van der Heijden Goalkeeper 14 Matches

Thijme Verheijen Forward 12 Matches

Wout Coomans Defender 12 Matches

Sem Westerveld Goalkeeper 11 Matches

Squad of MVV Maastricht

by appearances over the last year

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