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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, sharing a logo and home stadium, 711 Stadion.
The club was established in 2011 as Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland and previously played in the Eredivisie and BeNe League. In the 2016–17 season, future Dutch national striker Katja Snoeijs led the league with 21 goals.[1] After that season, the team relocated to Alkmaar and formed VV Alkmaar.[2][3][4] In January 2022, media outlets reported Telstar, under the new VVK organization, would rejoin the Eredivisie the following season.[5][6] Following its comeback, the club finished second-to-last in both of its first two seasons.
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.[7] This change requires approval from the KNVB.[8] Hera intends to play its matches at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam,[9] including a potential Amsterdam derby with AFC Ajax, though it may continue to play some of its matches in Velsen in 2025 and future years.[10]
- ^ "KATJA SNOEIJS Topscorer Eredivisie Veld 2016–2017". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "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.