Telstar

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«White Lions»

285 Matches

97 wins

72 draws

116 losses

419–446 Goals

−27 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form L W L W L L

Louis van Gaal spent the 1977-78 season at Telstar.

The club itself was assembled rather than born. In 1963, two rivals from Velsen, VSV and Stormvogels, folded their professional sections into a single side because neither could carry the cost alone. The new name came from the communications satellite Telstar 1, launched into orbit that same year. Between 2001 and 2008 the team played as Stormvogels Telstar under a tie-up with an amateur club before reverting to the original name.

Telstar have never won the Dutch title or the KNVB Cup outright; the closest they have come is the semi-final, first in 1991-92 and again in 2025-26. What they have done twice is win promotion to the Eredivisie, in 1964 and in 2025, six decades apart. They play in all white at the BUKO Stadion, a ground that holds 5,338 and has carried several names down the years, which is also where the nickname comes from: De Witte Leeuwen, the White Lions.

Latest results

All matches

30 Aug	Eredivisie	Ajax H	0:4	L
14 Aug	Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam H	1:3	L
8 Aug	Eredivisie	NEC Nijmegen A	2:1	W
31 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	VfL Wolfsburg A	1:3	L
29 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Waalwijk A
17 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	De Graafschap A	6:3	W

Standing

Eredivisie

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
12	Sparta Rotterdam	4	1	1	2	7:7	4
13	PEC Zwolle	4	1	0	3	4:8	3
14	Telstar	3	1	0	2	3:8	3
15	Willem II	3	0	1	2	4:10	1
16	ADO Den Haag	4	0	1	3	4:11	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 285

285 Matches

97 wins

72 draws

116 losses

419–446 Goals

−27 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 285

97 72 116

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	285	135	150
Scored	419	239	180
Conceded	446	199	247
Scored per game	1.5	1.8	1.2
Conceded per game	1.6	1.5	1.6
Difference	−27	+40	−67

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Ronald Koeman Jr. Goalkeeper 16 Matches

Daan Reiziger Goalkeeper 16 Matches

Jelani Sedorf Forward 16 Matches

Jeff Hardeveld Midfielder 16 Matches

Patrick Brouwer Forward 15 Matches

S. Hetley Midfielder 15 Matches

Tyrone Owusu Midfielder 13 Matches

Sem van Duijn Forward 13 Matches

Squad of Telstar

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
1	Ronald Koeman Jr.	Goalkeeper		16
20	Daan Reiziger	Goalkeeper		16
9	Jelani Sedorf	Forward		16
2	Jeff Hardeveld	Midfielder		16
27	Patrick Brouwer	Forward		15
11	S. Hetley	Midfielder		15
10	Tyrone Owusu	Midfielder		13
37	Sem van Duijn	Forward	22	13
14	Neville Nwankwo	Defender		13
11	T. Nossin	Midfielder		13
6	Danny Bakker	Defender		13
4	Guus Offerhaus	Midfielder		12
23	Cédric Hatzenböhler	Midfielder		12
28	Rodgero Oudsten	Defender		11
17	Nils Rossen	Midfielder		11
21	Devon Koswal	Defender		11
30	Kay Tejan	Forward		11
3	G. Alders	Midfielder		10
39	Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp	Midfielder		10
13	Tyrick Bodak	Goalkeeper		10
15	Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo	Defender		8
19	Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson	Forward		8
29	Dion Malone	Defender		7
13	Finn Mulder	Goalkeeper		6
16	Dylan Mertens	Midfielder		6
4	Abdelnour Soualhia	Defender		3
5	Prince Adu-Addae Junior Aning	Midfielder		3
18	Gabrielle Caschili	Defender		3
43	Marvin Peersman	Defender		3
8	Emirhan Demirjan	Forward		3
14	Harri Küster	Midfielder		3
23	Noah Schenkman	Midfielder		3
21	Fofin Touray	Forward		3
6	I. Ahmed	Midfielder		3
7	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes	Forward		3
15	A. Lechkar	Defender		3
15	Amin Bushari	Defender		3
19	Fabiano Rust	Forward		2
16	Sem Valk	Defender		1
17	Yamano Olfers	Defender		1