MVV Maastricht

Foundation and early years (1902–1946) MVV was founded in 1902 following a meeting held on Maastricht's Vrijthof square. Initially named Maastrichtsche Voetbal Club (MVC), the club changed its name several times before adopting the title Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging (MVV) in 1908. From its formation until the mid-1970s, MVV competed in the top tiers of Dutch football. The club enjoyed several strong campaigns in the interwar period, finishing as national runners-up in 1927 and 1932, and recording further high finishes in 1936, 1939 and 1946. That season the club began its Eerste Divisie campaign with an eight-point deduction due to financial irregularities, but nonetheless finished in mid-table. Under coach René Trost, MVV challenged for promotion in the 2012–13 season, finishing fifth despite the annulment of results against bankrupt clubs AGOVV and Veendam. In 2016–17 the club reached the promotion play-off final, but were defeated by local rivals Roda JC Kerkrade. By the early 2020s MVV remained an established second-tier club. In financial assessments by the KNVB the club was rated as "sufficient" in 2018, a marked improvement on its earlier struggles. == Support and rivalries ==

A hardcore supporters' group known as the Angel Side emerged in the 1980s, taking its name from Maastricht's coat of arms. The group became associated with match-day disorder at venues around the country and its prominence has since diminished amid anti-hooliganism measures and fluctuating results. Matches against Roda JC Kerkrade constitute MVV's principal rivalry within the Dutch province of Limburg. Despite a period without league meetings in the early 2000s, fixtures between the clubs have been accompanied by incidents involving sections of the hardcore support, and some player transfers between the clubs have drawn threats from supporters. Supporter sources describe Roda JC as emphasising a Germanic and Limburgish identity—with German flags visible in home sections and the provincial anthem played before matches—while Maastricht is often characterised as having a more Latin, Burgundian civic identity. Beyond Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard, MVV also contest regional or historical rivalries with Helmond Sport, VVV-Venlo and NEC Nijmegen. ==Stadium==

In the early days MVV changed grounds often, starting by playing promotional games on the Vrijthof square. They moved to a cycling track on the edge of the city, before finally creating their own ground at the Boschpoort location. The stadium was given the same name. It is claimed that the first MVV players themselves raised the pasture to create a playable pitch. Later on stands were built, improved and enlarged during various periods in time. In January 1962 they moved to their current ground at the Geusselt terrain. Again, the name of the location also became the name of the stadium. The Geusselt was restructured at different occasions. In a first major reconstruction the athletic track was removed, the pitch was turned 90 degrees and newly built seat-only stands reduced the capacity of the ground. In the new millennium the open corners of the stadium were closed and the last stand-only stand was replaced by a seat-only stand. Currently the stadium has a capacity of approximately 10,000. ==Honours==

• Eerste Divisie • Winner: 1984, 1997 • Promoted to Eredivisie • Promotion: 1978, 1988 • UEFA Intertoto Cup • Winner: 1970 Results ImageSize = width:800 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1990 till:01/01/2024 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1990 Colors = id:bl1 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:bl2 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:rs value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) id:rn value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1) PlotData= bar:Position width:15 color:white align:center from:01/01/1990 till:01/01/1991 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/01/1991 till:01/01/1992 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/01/1992 till:01/01/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/01/1994 till:01/01/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/01/1996 till:01/01/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/01/1997 till:01/01/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/01/1998 till:01/01/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/01/1999 till:01/01/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/01/2000 till:01/01/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/01/2001 till:01/01/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/01/2002 till:01/01/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/01/2003 till:01/01/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2005 shift:(0,-4) text:14 from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2006 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/01/2006 till:01/01/2007 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2008 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2009 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2010 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/01/2010 till:01/01/2011 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/01/2011 till:01/01/2012 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2013 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/01/2013 till:01/01/2014 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/01/2014 till:01/01/2015 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/01/2015 till:01/01/2016 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/01/2016 till:01/01/2017 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/01/2017 till:01/01/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/01/2018 till:01/01/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:12 from:01/01/2019 till:01/01/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/01/2020 till:01/01/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:11 from:01/01/2021 till:01/01/2022 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/01/2022 till:01/01/2023 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/01/2023 till:01/01/2024 shift:(0,-4) text:9 from:01/01/1990 till:01/01/1995 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "Eredivisie" from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1997 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "Eerste Divisie" from:01/01/1997 till:01/01/2000 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "Eredivisie" from:01/01/2000 till:01/01/2024 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "Eerste Divisie" Below is a table with MVV's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956. ==Players==

Current squad ==Club officials==

• Bill Julian (1932–34) • Viktor Havlicek (1948–56) • Friedrich Donnenfeld (1966–68) • George Knobel (1969–73) • Maarten Vink (1973) • Leo Canjels (1973–75) • André Maas (1975–76) • George Knobel (1976–78) • Leo Steegman (1978–81) • Cor van der Hart (1980–81) • Friedel Rausch (1982–83) • Jo Bonfrere (1983) • Clemens Westerhof (1983–84) • Barry Hughes (1984–85) • Jo Bonfrere (1985) • Cor Brom (1985) • Pim van de Meent (1985–86) • Frans Körver (1986–89) • Sef Vergoossen (1989–95) • Jan Reker (1995–95) • Frans Körver (1995–98) • Wim Koevermans (1998–2000) • Roger Reijners (2000–02) • Ron Elsen (2002–03) (caretaker) • Jan van Deinsen (2003–04) • Rob Delahaye (2004) (caretaker) • Andries Jonker (2004–06) • Jurrie Koolhof (2006–07) • Ron Elsen (2007) (caretaker) • Rob Delahaye (2007) (caretaker) • Robert Maaskant (2007–08) • Fuat Çapa (2008–10) • Paul Meulenberg (2010) (caretaker) • Ron Elsen (2010) (caretaker) • René Trost (2010–13) • Tiny Ruys (2013) • Edwin Hermans / Ron Elsen (2013–14) • Ron Elsen (2014–19) • Fuat Usta (2019–20) • Darije Kalezić (2020–21) • Klaas Wels (2021–2022) • Maurice Verberne (2022–24) • Edwin Hermans (2024–25) • Davy Heymans (2025) (caretaker) • Peter van den Berg (2025–present) ==References==