Swimming team

MVV Maastricht

Club · Netherlands · Eerste Divisie

«Wearers of Stars»

277 Matches

94 wins

54 draws

128 losses

391–487 Goals

−96 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form L W D L 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

Fixtures and results

26 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Helmond Sport H	2:0	W
18 Sep	Eerste Divisie	Waalwijk A	1:6	L
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

Standing

Eerste Divisie

Group stage · Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Heracles	8	7	0	1	26:10	21
2	Almere City	8	5	1	2	18:7	16
3	MVV Maastricht	8	5	1	2	12:15	16
4	VVV Venlo	8	5	0	3	21:14	15
5	Roda	8	4	3	1	9:5	15

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 277

277 Matches

94 wins

54 draws

128 losses

391–487 Goals

−96 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 277

94 54 128

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	277	132	145
Scored	391	216	175
Conceded	487	205	282
Scored per game	1.4	1.6	1.2
Conceded per game	1.8	1.6	1.9
Difference	−96	+11	−107

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Robert Klaasen Midfielder 19 Matches

Finn Jesper Dicke Defender 18 Matches

Amine Amghar Midfielder 17 Matches

Sep van der Heijden Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Stan Van Dessel Midfielder 15 Matches

Delano Asante Defender 14 Matches

Thijme Verheijen Forward 14 Matches

Mats Kuyper Forward 12 Matches

Squad of MVV Maastricht

by appearances over the last year

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