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Telstar

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«White Lions»

287 Matches

97 wins

73 draws

117 losses

421–449 Goals

−28 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form L W L L D 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

9 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Twente A	0:1	L
6 Sep	Eredivisie	Cambuur H	2:2	D
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

Standing

Eredivisie

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
12	Heerenveen	5	1	2	2	7:9	5
13	PEC Zwolle	5	1	1	3	6:10	4
14	Telstar	5	1	1	3	5:11	4
15	Utrecht	5	0	2	3	9:18	2
16	ADO Den Haag	5	0	1	4	6:14	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 287

287 Matches

97 wins

73 draws

117 losses

421–449 Goals

−28 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 287

97 73 117

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	287	136	151
Scored	421	241	180
Conceded	449	201	248
Scored per game	1.5	1.8	1.2
Conceded per game	1.6	1.5	1.6
Difference	−28	+40	−68

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Jeff Hardeveld Midfielder 18 Matches

Ronald Koeman Jr. Goalkeeper 18 Matches

Daan Reiziger Goalkeeper 18 Matches

Jelani Sedorf Forward 18 Matches

Patrick Brouwer Midfielder 17 Matches

Neville Nwankwo Defender 15 Matches

Tyrone Owusu Midfielder 15 Matches

S. Hetley Midfielder 15 Matches

Squad of Telstar

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
2	Jeff Hardeveld	Midfielder		18
1	Ronald Koeman Jr.	Goalkeeper		18
20	Daan Reiziger	Goalkeeper		18
9	Jelani Sedorf	Forward		18
27	Patrick Brouwer	Midfielder		17
15	Neville Nwankwo	Defender		15
10	Tyrone Owusu	Midfielder		15
11	S. Hetley	Midfielder		15
17	Nils Rossen	Midfielder		13
28	Rodgero Oudsten	Defender		13
6	Danny Bakker	Defender		13
11	T. Nossin	Midfielder		13
37	Sem van Duijn	Forward	22	13
3	G. Alders	Midfielder		12
4	Guus Offerhaus	Midfielder	25	12
23	Cédric Hatzenböhler	Midfielder		12
21	Devon Koswal	Defender		11
30	Kay Tejan	Forward		11
11	Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson	Forward		10
39	Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp	Midfielder		10
13	Tyrick Bodak	Goalkeeper		10
13	Finn Mulder	Goalkeeper		8
15	Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo	Defender		8
29	Dion Malone	Defender		7
16	Dylan Mertens	Midfielder		6
6	I. Ahmed	Midfielder		5
7	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes	Midfielder		5
43	Marvin Peersman	Defender		5
4	Abdelnour Soualhia	Defender		5
5	Prince Adu-Addae Junior Aning	Midfielder		5
8	Emirhan Demirjan	Forward		5
14	Harri Küster	Midfielder		5
23	Noah Schenkman	Midfielder		5
21	Fofin Touray	Forward		5
16	Sem Valk	Defender		3
18	Gabrielle Caschili	Defender		3
15	A. Lechkar	Defender		3
15	Amin Bushari	Defender		3
42	Ar'jany Martha	Defender		2
19	Fabiano Rust	Forward		2