VVV originated from the association football club De Gouden Leeuw, which was founded by a group of friends in Venlo at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1909, the clubs VITOS and THOR merged and became part of VVV. After the 1921–22 season, the club suffered relegation to the second-tier Tweede Klasse. The club returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk in the promotionrelegation play-offs in the 2006–07 season.
About VVV-Venlo in brief
VVV originated from the association football club De Gouden Leeuw, which was founded by a group of friends in Venlo at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1909, the clubs VITOS and THOR merged and became part of VVV. After the 1921–22 season, the club suffered relegation to the second-tier Tweede Klasse. The club returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk in the promotionrelegation play-offs in the 2006–07 season. From 1948 to 1952, the team achieved fourth-place finishes in the Eerste Klasse, with varying degrees of success. In the 2009–10 season, the team booked its best league result since 1988 after finishing 12th.
On October 24, 2020, VV-Venlo suffered the biggest defeat in the club’s history by losing at home to Ajax at 13–0. Since then, they have bounced back and won promotion in 2017, clinching promotion by beating RKCWaalwijn in the post-season play-off final. The team’s home colours are yellow and black, with the former being the dominant shirt colour. The stadium is named after one of the club’s sponsors Covebo Uitzendgroep, which is also a sponsor of the football club. The first home game of the season is against FC Twente on November 14.
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