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| Full name | Stichting Vrouwenvoetbal Kennemerland e.o. / Telstar Vrouwen | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Witte Leeuwinnen (White Lionesess) | ||
| Founded | 18 July 2011, as SC Telstar VVNH | ||
| Ground | 711 Stadion, Velsen-Zuid | ||
| Capacity | 5,200 | ||
| Managing director | Leon Annokkée | ||
| Head coach | Marelle Worm | ||
| League | Eredivisie | ||
| 2023–24 | 11th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Vrouwenvoetbal Kennemerland e.o. (VVK) or Telstar Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football club based in Velsen, North Holland that plays in the Dutch top level Eredivisie. It is affiliated with men's team SC Telstar.
The club was established in 2011 as Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland and previously played in the BeNe League. After the 2016–17 season, the team relocated to Alkmaar and formed VV Alkmaar.[1][2][3] In January 2022, media outlets reported Telstar, under the new VVK organization, would rejoin the Eredivisie the following season.[4][5] The team's home stadium is the 5,200 seat 711 Stadion.
In July 2024, Telstar announced a partnership with a newly formed women's football club, Hera United, that could lead to Hera operating the Eredivisie club beginning in the 2025-2026 season.[6] This change requires approval from the KNVB.[7] Hera intends to play its matches at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam,[8] including a potential Amsterdam derby with AFC Ajax, though it may continue to play some of its matches in Velsen in 2025 and beyond.[9]
- ^ "Oprichting VV Alkmaar" [Establishment of VV Alkmaar]. Telstar • Vrouwenvoetbal in Noord – Holland. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Telstar Vrouwen" [Establishment of VV Alkmaar]. Telstar • Vrouwenvoetbal in Noord – Holland. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Vrouwen van Telstar zoeken hun heil onder de vlag van Alkmaar" [Women of Telstar seek refuge under the flag of Alkmaar]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Impuls vrouwenvoetbal: uitbreiding eredivisie en nieuwe competitiestructuur". nos.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Lamberts, Marc (27 February 2022). "Eredivisie: Fortuna Sittard and Telstar added to Dutch 2022/23 roster". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "HERA United en Telstar kondigen samenwerking vrouwenvoetbal aan" [HERA United and Telstar announce women's football partnership]. Vrouwen SC Telstar. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ de Ridder, Audrey; Grol, Sjors (3 July 2024). "Hera United hoopt vrouwentak Telstar over te nemen: "Nu is hun voortbestaan gegarandeerd"" [Hera United hopes to take over women's branch Telstar: "Now their survival is guaranteed"]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Amsterdam could get a new all-women pro football club | NL Times". NL Times. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ de Ridder, Audrey (24 September 2024). "Telstar Vrouwen lijkt bezig aan laatste seizoen: dit zijn de plannen van Hera United" [Telstar Women seems to be in its final season: these are Hera United's plans]. ESPN.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2024.