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{{Short description|Association football club in Velsen, Netherlands}}
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname    = sc Telstar
| image       = SC Telstar.png
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| nickname    = De Witte Leeuwen (The White Lions)
| fullname    = Sportclub Telstar
| founded     = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1963|7|17}}
| ground      = [[Sportpark Schoonenberg|BUKO Stadion]], [[Velsen]]
| capacity    = 5,338
| chairman    = Lex de Jager<ref>{{cite web |title=Nieuw bestuur voor Telstar |url=https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/nieuw-bestuur-voor-telstar |website=SC Telstar |access-date=23 July 2025 |language=nl |date=22 July 2025}}</ref>
| manager     = [[Anthony Correia (footballer, born 1982)|Anthony Correia]]
| mgrtitle    = Head coach
| league      = {{Dutch football updater|Telstar}}
| season      = {{Dutch football updater|Telstar2}}
| position    = {{Dutch football updater|Telstar3}}
| current     = 2025–26 SC Telstar season
| website     = {{URL|http://www.sctelstar.nl/|sctelstar.nl}}
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'''Sportclub Telstar''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈspɔrtklʏp ˈtɛlstɑr}}), commonly known simply as '''Telstar''', is a Dutch professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Velsen-Zuid]], [[North Holland]]. Nicknamed the ''Witte Leeuwen'' ("White Lions") for their all‑white home strip, the team competes in the [[Eredivisie]], the highest tier of the [[Dutch football league system]], having secured promotion via the [[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25 play‑offs]]—their first top‑flight appearance since 1978.

Founded on 17 July 1963 through the merger of the professional sections of local rivals VSV and Stormvogels, the new club was named after the recently launched communications satellite ''[[Telstar 1]]''. Telstar play their home matches at [[Sportpark Schoonenberg]], branded the BUKO Stadion for sponsorship purposes, a compact all‑seater ground that holds 5,338 spectators. Since formation the team have taken to the field to [[the Tornados]]' instrumental "[[Telstar (instrumental)|Telstar]]", a tradition that underlines their link with the satellite and remains a distinctive feature of match days.

==History==
When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, both {{ill|IJ.V.V. Stormvogels|nl}} and their neighbouring club, [[:nl:VSV (voetbalclub)|VSV]], played in the professional leagues. VSV won the [[KNVB Cup]] in 1938. Due to financial difficulties at both clubs, their professional teams were merged on July 17, 1963. The new club was named Telstar, after the [[Telstar|Telstar communication satellite]] launched that year. Both Stormvogels and VSV continued separately as amateur clubs.<ref name="historie" />

Telstar was immediately promoted to the [[Eredivisie]] following the 1963–64 season and remained in the top flight for 14 consecutive years. The mid-1970s marked the club's most successful era, with top-flight finishes of sixth in [[1973–74 Eredivisie|1973–74]], seventh in [[1974–75 Eredivisie|1974–75]], and ninth in [[1975–76 Eredivisie|1975–76]]. However, performances declined thereafter. The club finished 14th in [[1976–77 Eredivisie|1976–77]], and in the [[1977–78 Eredivisie|1977–78 season]], placed 18th and last, resulting in relegation to the [[Eerste Divisie]]. The squad during that season included future [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] manager [[Louis van Gaal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=17.200 dagen nadat Van Gaal uitblonk, is Telstar terug in de Eredivisie |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/17200-dagen-nadat-van-gaal-uitblonk-is-telstar-terug-in-de-eredivisie |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=Voetbal International |date=2 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602180724/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/17200-dagen-nadat-van-gaal-uitblonk-is-telstar-terug-in-de-eredivisie |archive-date=2 June 2025 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=De iconische Telstar-jaren in de Eredivisie: "Mensen zaten in de bomen om ons te zien" |url=https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/15243903/de-iconische-telstar-jaren-in-de-eredivisie-mensen-zaten-in-de-bomen-om-ons-te-zien |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=ESPN.nl |date=31 May 2025 |language=nl}}</ref>

Since 1978, Telstar competed in the Eerste Divisie and did not return to the top flight for nearly five decades. The club reached the promotion play-offs in [[1978–79 Eerste Divisie|1978–79]] and again in [[1981–82 Eerste Divisie|1981–82]], when it recorded its highest post-relegation finish of fourth place. In the mid-1980s, Telstar entered into a partnership with [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and functioned informally as a satellite club. During this period, [[Michel van Oostrum]] joined from Ajax, and former Ajax assistant coach [[Cor van der Hart]] took over as Telstar manager for the [[1987–88 Eerste Divisie|1987–88 season]]. In [[1991–92 KNVB Cup|1991–92]], the club made its best-ever run in the [[KNVB Cup]], reaching the semi-finals before losing 3–0 to [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]].

Telstar made a strong push for promotion in the [[1993–94 Eerste Divisie|1993–94 season]], finishing fifth and narrowly missing out by a single point to [[RKC Waalwijk]]. Further top-half finishes came in [[1991–92 Eerste Divisie|1991–92]] and [[2001–02 Eerste Divisie|2001–02]], with the club ending both seasons in seventh place. In [[2000–01 Eerste Divisie|2000–01]] and [[2004–05 Eerste Divisie|2004–05]], Telstar again participated in the promotion play-offs but failed to advance.

In 2001, Telstar and Stormvogels entered into a renewed partnership, forming '''Stormvogels Telstar'''. The merger was intended to strengthen the club's youth development system and benefit from training compensation mechanisms. However, the partnership did not yield the expected results. Few players from the youth academy advanced to the professional first team, and the anticipated financial returns from development fees failed to materialise. As a result, the collaboration was discontinued on 1 July 2008, and the club reverted to its original name, Telstar.<ref name="historie" />

In [[2008–09 Eerste Divisie|2008–09]], Telstar reached the play-offs once more as winners of the third period title but were eliminated in the first round by [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]. A resurgence came in the [[2017–18 Eerste Divisie|2017–18]] season under head coach [[Mike Snoei]], with Telstar finishing sixth—its highest league position since 1993–94—and reaching the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup, where they were defeated by [[Feyenoord]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bruijn |first1=Thijs de |title=Hoe Telstar opnieuw mag dromen van play-off voetbal onder Mike Snoei |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/binnenland/282676/hoe-telstar-opnieuw-mag-dromen-van-play-off-voetbal-onder-mike-snoei |access-date=7 April 2023 |work=Elfvoetbal |date=26 March 2023}}</ref>

In [[2018–19 Eerste Divisie|2018–19]], the club finished 14th but made another notable KNVB Cup run, reaching the round of 16 before a narrow 4–3 loss to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ajax bekert verder na zege bij Telstar: 3-4 |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/4960431/ajax-bekert-verder-na-zege-bij-telstar-3-4 |access-date=7 April 2023 |work=RTL Nieuws |date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

After the [[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25 season]], Telstar finished seventh in the Eerste Divisie, earning a place in the promotion play-offs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brandhorst |first1=Stephan |title=Telstar in de play-offs een succes? Zo verliepen de vorige nacompetities |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/348643/telstar-in-de-play-offs-een-succes-zo-verliepen-de-vorige-nacompetities |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=NH Nieuws |date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518175310/https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/348643/telstar-in-de-play-offs-een-succes-zo-verliepen-de-vorige-nacompetities |archive-date=18 May 2025 |language=nl}}</ref> In the first round, the club defeated [[ADO Den Haag]] 3–0 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals, where they faced [[FC Den Bosch|Den Bosch]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meijden |first1=Frank van der |title=Fans ADO verpesten euforisch moment van Telstar dat doordendert naar halve finale |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/348686/fans-ado-verpesten-euforisch-moment-van-telstar-dat-doordendert-naar-halve-finale |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=NH Nieuws |date=17 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518175255/https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/348686/fans-ado-verpesten-euforisch-moment-van-telstar-dat-doordendert-naar-halve-finale |archive-date=18 May 2025 |language=nl}}</ref> After a 1–1 draw over two legs, Telstar secured a 2–1 aggregate victory with a 109th-minute goal in extra time from [[Danny Bakker (footballer, born 16 January 1995)|Danny Bakker]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Telstar klopt Den Bosch na verlenging en bereikt finale play-offs |url=https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/sport/artikel/5510561/telstar-klopt-den-bosch-na-verlenging-en-bereikt-finale-play-offs |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=RTL.nl |date=23 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524081439/https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/sport/artikel/5510561/telstar-klopt-den-bosch-na-verlenging-en-bereikt-finale-play-offs |archive-date=24 May 2025 |language=nl}}</ref> In the final, Telstar faced [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]], which had finished 16th in the Eredivisie after winning the Eerste Divisie the previous season. Following a 2–2 draw in the first leg in Velsen, Telstar won the second leg 3–1 at the [[Koning Willem II Stadion]], securing promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time since 1978.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telstar-captain Mitch Apau viert geboorte zoon en promotie: 'Spakenburg of eredivisie, daar gaan we nog over nadenken' |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/eindhoven/telstar-captain-mitch-apau-viert-geboorte-zoon-en-promotie-spakenburg-of-eredivisie-daar-gaan-we-nog-over-nadenken~a23c28ae/ |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=De Gelderlander |date=1 June 2025 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1 June 2025 |title=Telstar keert na 47 jaar terug in de Eredivisie, Willem II degradeert |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/telstar-keert-na-47-jaar-terug-in-de-eredivisie-willem-ii-degradeert |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601180432/https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/telstar-keert-na-47-jaar-terug-in-de-eredivisie-willem-ii-degradeert |archive-date=1 June 2025 |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=Voetbal International |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

==Stadium==
Telstar's home stadium is the 5,338<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6357758/echt-gras-en-veldverwarming-telstar-moet-veel-veranderen-voor-eredivisie.html |publisher=NU.nl |language=nl |date=2025-06-01 |accessdate=2025-06-26 |title=Echt gras en veldverwarming: Telstar moet veel veranderen voor Eredivisie}}</ref> seater [[Sportpark Schoonenberg]], named BUKO Stadion for sponsorship reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/buko-stadionsponsor-en-shirtsponsor-van-telstar |publisher=SC Telstar |language=nl |date=2025-06-26 |accessdate=2025-06-27 |title=BUKO opnieuw stadionsponsor en shirtsponsor van Telstar}}</ref> The stadium opened in 1948 and has undergone several renovations throughout the years. It is located in [[Velsen-Zuid]], near the city of [[Haarlem]], and is easily accessible by car and public transport.<ref name="historie">{{cite web |title=Telstar de Witte Leeuwen – Historie |trans-title=Telstar the White Lions – History |url=https://sctelstar.nl/de-club/historie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228033432/https://sctelstar.nl/de-club/historie |archive-date=28 February 2023 |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=SC Telstar |language=nl}}</ref>

==Honours==
* '''[[Eerste Divisie]]'''
** Promotion: [[Eerste Divisie 1963–64|1963–64]], [[2024–25 Eerste Divisie|2024–25]]

==Club names==
* 1963–2001: Telstar
* 2001–2008: Stormvogels Telstar
* 2008–present: Telstar

==Results==
Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since 1963.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"
! colspan=5 | Domestic Results since 1963
|-
! width="20%"|Domestic league
! width="20%"|League result
! width="20%"|Qualification to
! width="20%"|[[KNVB Cup]] season
! width="20%"|Cup result
|-
|[[2024–25 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|[[Eredivisie]] (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)
|[[2024–25 KNVB Cup|2024–25]]
|second round
|-
|[[2023–24 Eerste Divisie]]
|17th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2023–24 KNVB Cup|2023–24]]
|first round
|-
|[[2022–23 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2022–23 KNVB Cup|2022–23]]
|second round
|-
|[[2021–22 Eerste Divisie]]
|19th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2021–22 KNVB Cup|2021–22]]
|third round
|-
|[[2020–21 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2020–21 KNVB Cup|2020–21]]
|first round
|-
|[[2019–20 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2019–20 KNVB Cup|2019–20]]
|second round
|-
|[[2018–19 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2018–19 KNVB Cup|2018–19]]
|first round
|-
|[[2017–18 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[2017–18 KNVB Cup|2017–18]]
|first round
|-
|[[2016–17 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2016–17 KNVB Cup|2016–17]]
|second round
|-
|[[2015–16 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2015–16 KNVB Cup|2015–16]]
|third round
|-
|[[2014–15 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2014–15 KNVB Cup|2014–15]]
|second round
|-
|[[2013–14 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2013–14 KNVB Cup|2013–14]]
|second round
|-
|[[2012–13 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2012–13 KNVB Cup|2012–13]]
|third round
|-
|[[2011–12 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2011–12 KNVB Cup|2011–12]]
|second round
|-
|[[2010–11 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[2010–11 KNVB Cup|2010–11]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2009–10 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2009–10|2009–10]]
|second round
|-
|[[2008–09 Eerste Divisie]]
|17th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[KNVB Cup 2008–09|2008–09]]
|third round
|-
|[[2007–08 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2007–08|2007–08]]
|second round
|-
|[[2006–07 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2006–07|2006–07]]
|third round
|-
|[[2005–06 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2005–06|2005–06]]
|first round
|-
|[[2004–05 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[KNVB Cup 2004–05|2004–05]]
|third round
|-
|[[2003–04 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2003–04|2003–04]]
|third round
|-
|[[2002–03 Eerste Divisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2002–03|2002–03]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[2001–02 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 2001–02|2001–02]]
|quarter-finals
|-
|[[2000–01 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[KNVB Cup 2000–01|2000–01]]
|group stage
|-
|[[1999–2000 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[1999–2000 KNVB Cup|1999–2000]]
|second round
|-
|[[1998–99 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1998–99|1998–99]]
|group stage
|-
|[[1997–98 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1997–98|1997–98]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1996–97 Eerste Divisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1996–97|1996–97]]
|second round
|-
|[[1995–96 Eerste Divisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1995–96|1995–96]]
|second round
|-
|[[1994–95 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1994–95|1994–95]]
|second round
|-
|[[1993–94 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|promotion/relegation play-off: no promotion
|[[KNVB Cup 1993–94|1993–94]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1992–93 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1992–93|1992–93]]
|third round
|-
|[[1991–92 Eerste Divisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1991–92|1991–92]]
|style="background: #CD7F32" |'''semi-finals'''
|-
|[[1990–91 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1990–91|1990–91]]
|second round
|-
|[[1989–90 Eerste Divisie]]
|18th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1989–90|1989–90]]
|second round
|-
|[[1988–89 Eerste Divisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1988–89|1988–89]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1987–88 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1987–88|1987–88]]
|first round
|-
|[[1986–87 Eerste Divisie]]
|19th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1986–87|1986–87]]
|first round
|-
|[[1985–86 Eerste Divisie]]
|6th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1985–86|1985–86]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1984–85 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1984–85|1984–85]]
|first round
|-
|[[1983–84 Eerste Divisie]]
|5th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1983–84|1983–84]]
|first round
|-
|[[1982–83 Eerste Divisie]]
|15th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1982–83|1982–83]]
|second round
|-
|[[1981–82 Eerste Divisie]]
|4th
|&nbsp;– (losing in promotion group)
|[[KNVB Cup 1981–82|1981–82]]
|second round
|-
|[[1980–81 Eerste Divisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1980–81|1980–81]]
|second round
|-
|[[1979–80 Eerste Divisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1979–80|1979–80]]
|second round
|-
|[[1978–79 Eerste Divisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;– (losing in promotion group)
|[[KNVB Cup 1978–79|1978–79]]
|first round
|-
|[[1977–78 Eredivisie]]
|style="background: pink" |18th
|[[Eerste Divisie]] (relegation)
|[[KNVB Cup 1977–78|1977–78]]
|second round
|-
|[[1976–77 Eredivisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1976–77|1976–77]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1975–76 Eredivisie]]
|9th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1975–76|1975–76]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1974–75 Eredivisie]]
|7th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1974–75|1974–75]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1973–74 Eredivisie]]
|6th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1973–74|1973–74]]
|round of 16
|-
|[[1972–73 Eredivisie]]
|12th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1972–73|1972–73]]
|second round
|-
|[[1971–72 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1971–72|1971–72]]
|first round
|-
|[[1970–71 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|[[KNVB Cup 1970–71|1970–71]]
|first round
|-
|[[1969–70 Eredivisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|1969–70
|round of 16 {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1968–69 Eredivisie]]
|14th
|&nbsp;–
|1968–69
|first round {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1967–68 Eredivisie]]
|11th
|&nbsp;–
|1967–68
|round of 16 {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1966–67 Eredivisie]]
|16th
|&nbsp;–
|1966–67
|round of 16 {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1965–66 Eredivisie]]
|13th
|&nbsp;–
|1965–66
|quarter-finals {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1964–65 Eredivisie]]
|10th
|&nbsp;–
|1964–65
|second round {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|[[1963–64 Eerste Divisie]]
|style="background: silver" |'''2nd'''
|[[Eredivisie]] (promotion)
|1963–64
|second round {{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
|-
|}

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|3 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Telstar de Witte Leeuwen – Selectie |url=https://sctelstar.nl/de-club/telstar-elftal-overzichtspagina/spelers-en-staf-telstar |website=SC Telstar |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Ronald Koeman Jr.]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Jeff Hardeveld]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Guus Offerhaus]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Danny Bakker (footballer, born 16 January 1995)|Danny Bakker]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Soufiane Hetli]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Tyrone Owusu]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Milan Zonneveld]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Mohamed Hamdaoui]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=CUW|pos=DF|name=[[Tyrese Noslin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=CUW|pos=GK|name=[[Tyrick Bodak]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Neville Ogidi Nwankwo]]|other={{small|on loan from [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Adil Lechkar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Dylan Mertens]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Nils Rossen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Sebastiaan Hagedoorn]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=[[Daan Reiziger]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Devon Koswal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Rayyan Koubini}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Abdelrafie Benzzine}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUR|pos=DF|name=Yamano Olfers}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Jaylan van Schooneveld}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Brouwer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=SUR|pos=MF|name=Rojendro Oudsten}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=SUR|pos=DF|name=[[Dion Malone]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Kay Tejan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Almere City FC|Almere City]]}}}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=Remi van Ekeris|other={{small|at [[FC Lisse]] until 30 June 2026}}}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
<big>{{0}}'''22'''</big>: {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Luciano van den Berg]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]] (2004–2005)—posthumous honour.

==Former players==
{{further|:Category:SC Telstar players}}

===National team players===
The following players were called up to represent their [[List of men's national association football teams|national teams]] in [[FIFA|international football]] and received [[Cap (sport)|caps]] during their tenure with SC Telstar:<ref group="nb">The following is a consolidated list of clubs' ''IJVV Stormvogels'', ''VSV'' and ''SC Telstar'', as a result of the merger of the two prior aforementioned clubs in 1963.</ref>

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* '''Afghanistan'''
** {{flagicon|Afghanistan|2013}} [[Hossein Zamani]] (2021)
* '''Cape Verde'''
** {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Elso Brito]] (2017–2019)
* '''Central African Republic'''
** {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[Peter Guinari]] (2024)
* '''Curaçao'''
** {{flagicon|Curaçao}} '''[[Tyrick Bodak]] (2024–present)'''
* '''Guyana'''
** {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Terell Ondaan]] (2013; 2018–2019)
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* '''Indonesia'''
** {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Stefano Lilipaly]] (2015–2017)
* '''Luxembourg'''
** {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Gerson Rodrigues (footballer, born 1995)|Gerson Rodrigues]] (2017)
* '''Netherlands'''
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Piet Kraak]] (1939–1954)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Piet van der Kuil]] (1947–1955; 1964–1966)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Niek Michel]] (1933–1944; 1947)
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* '''Netherlands''' (''continued'')
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Kees Oldenburg]] (192?–19??)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gerrit Visser]] (1924–1925)
** {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ab de Vries]] (1931–1933; 1933–1951)
* '''Suriname'''
** {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Jayden Turfkruier]] (2022–present)'''
** {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Roscello Vlijter]] (2019–2022)
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* ''Players in bold actively play for SC Telstar and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with SC Telstar.''

===National team players by Confederation===
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former SC Telstar players represented Internationally
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ Total national team players by confederation
|-
! scope="row" | Confederation
! scope="col" | Total
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | (Nation) Association
|-
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| 2
| {{flagicon|Afghanistan|2013}} [[Afghanistan]] (1), {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesia]] (1)
|-
| [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
| 2
| {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[Cape Verde]] (1), {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[Central African Republic]] (1)
|-
| [[CONCACAF]]
| 4
| {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Suriname]] (2), {{flagicon|Curaçao}} [[Curaçao]] (1), {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]] (1)
|-
| [[CONMEBOL]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]
| 0
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[UEFA]]
| 7
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]] (6), {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg]] (1)
|}

==Players in international tournaments==
The following is a list of Telstar players who have competed in international tournaments, including the [[FIFA World Cup]], and the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]. To date, no Telstar players have participated in the [[UEFA European Championship]], [[Copa América]], [[Africa Cup of Nations]], [[AFC Asian Cup]], or the [[OFC Nations Cup]] while playing for the club.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|- style="text-align: center"
!Cup
!Players
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Niek Michel]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Costa Rica}}{{Flag icon|Jamaica}}{{Flag icon|United States}} [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Guyana}} [[Terell Ondaan]]
|-
|align="left"|{{Flag icon|Canada}}{{Flag icon|United States}} [[2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]||{{Flag icon|Curaçao}} [[Tyrick Bodak]]<br />{{Flag icon|Suriname}} [[Jayden Turfkruier]]
|-
|}

==Coaching Staff==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Staff
|-
| Head Coach
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Anthony Correia (footballer, born 1982)|Anthony Correia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Correia nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Telstar |url=https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/anthony-correia-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-van-telstar |website=SC Telstar |access-date=11 December 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| Assistant Coaches
| {{flagicon|NED}} Rory Roubos<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Gertjan Tamerus]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Robbert Michielsen
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|NED}} Rick van der Mast
|-
| Medical Staff
| '''First-Team Doctor''':<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Ron Peters<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Pim Graafland<br />'''First-Team Physiotherapists''':<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Rens Teeuwen<ref>{{cite web |title=Ons team – CareworX |url=https://www.careworx.nl/ons-team/ |website=CareworX |access-date=12 June 2023 |language=nl}}</ref><br />{{flagicon|NED}} Paul de Vlugt<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambers |first1=Milo |title=Fysiotherapeut Paul de Vlugt werkte bij Manchester United, Juventus en FC Barcelona. In Football Manager, in het echt blijft hij Telstar trouw |url=https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20201126_56493814 |access-date=12 June 2023 |work=Noordhollands Dagblad |date=27 November 2020 |language=nl}}</ref><br />{{flagicon|NED}} Bob Kooning<br />'''Physio Assistant''':<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Clement Uittenbogaard
|-
| Equipment Manager
| {{flagicon|NED}} Dirk van der Lugt<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brood |first1=Thomas |title=Materiaalman woont om de hoek van Telstar-stadion: "Ideaal na uitwedstrijden" |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/294761/materiaalman-woont-om-de-hoek-van-telstar-stadion-ideaal-na-uitwedstrijden |access-date=12 June 2023 |work=NH Nieuws |date=15 November 2021 |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
| Performance Coaches
| {{flagicon|NED}} Niels Bunink<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Pieter van Roode
|-
| Video Analyst
| {{flagicon|NED}} Pieter van der Slikke
|-
| Team Manager
| {{flagicon|NED}} Jordi van Ewijk
|}

==Historic facts==
===All-time leading goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable"
| Pos.
| Name
| Birth
| Nationality
| Goals
|-
| 1
| [[Glynor Plet]]
| 30 January 1987
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 90
|-
| 2
| [[Sander Oostrom]]
| 14 July 1967
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 87
|-
| 3
| [[Melvin Holwijn]]
| 2 January 1980
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 60
|-
| 4
| [[Ronald Hoop]]
| 4 April 1967
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 52
|-
| 5
| [[Cees van Kooten]]
| 20 August 1948
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 45
|-
| 6
| [[Rini van Roon]]
| 24 January 1961
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 43
|-
| rowspan=2|7
| [[Co Stout]]
| 7 September 1948
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 41
|-
| [[Ron de Roode]]
| 20 March 1965
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 41
|-
| 9
| [[Dick Bond (footballer)|Dick Bond]]
| 27 December 1943
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 38
|-
| 10
| [[Jan Bruin]]
| 30 September 1969
| {{flagicon|NED}}
| 37
|}

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
| Pos.
| Name
| Birth
| Nationality
| Appearances
|-
| 1
| [[Frank Korpershoek]]
| 29 October 1984
| {{flagicon |NED}}
| 386
|-
|  2
| [[Fred Bischot]]
| 23 July 1948
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|  372
|-
|  3
| [[Frans van Essen]]
| 19 February 1948
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  360
|-
|  4
| [[Anthony Correia (footballer, born 1982)|Anthony Correia]]
| 2 May 1982
| {{ flagicon |NED}}
|  356
|-
|  5
| [[Paul van der Meeren]]
| 6 July 1944
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  339
|-
|  6
| [[Fred André]]
| 31 May 1941
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  321
|-
|  7
| [[Sander Oostrom]]
| 14 July 1967
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  320
|-
|  8
| [[Koos Kuut]]
| 2 January 1958
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  310
|-
|  9
| [[Richard van Heulen]]
| 13 October 1981
| {{ flagicon|NED}}
|  294
|-
|  10
| [[René Panhuis]]
| 26 August 1964
| {{ flagicon|NED }}
|  282
|-
|}

===Former managers===
{| class="wikitable"
| Period
| Manager
| Nationality
|-
| 1963–64
| [[Toon van den Ende]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1964–65
| [[Jack Mansell]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
|-
| 1965–66
| [[Oliver Gaspar (football manager)|Oliver Gaspar]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}}
|-
| 1966–69
| [[Piet de Visser (football manager)|Piet de Visser]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1969–74
| [[Jan Rab]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1974–77
| [[Joop Castemiller]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1977–78
| [[Mircea Petescu]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}}
|-
| 1978–80
| [[Martin van Vianen]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1980–83
| [[Joop Brand]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1983–87
| [[Fred André]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1987–88
| [[Cor van der Hart]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1988–90
| [[Cees Glas]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1990–93
| [[Niels Overweg]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1993–95
| [[Simon Kistemaker (football manager)|Simon Kistemaker]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1995–97
| [[Cor Pot]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1997–98
| [[Harry van den Ham]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1998–99
| [[Henny Lee]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 1999–01
| [[Simon Kistemaker (football manager)|Simon Kistemaker]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2001–02
| [[Toon Beijer]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2002–05
| [[Jan Poortvliet]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2005–08
| [[Luc Nijholt]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2008–10
| [[Edward Metgod]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2010–2012
| [[Jan Poortvliet]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2012–2014
| [[Marcel Keizer]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2014–2017
| [[Michel Vonk]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2017–2019
| [[Mike Snoei]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
| 2019–2022
| [[Andries Jonker]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
|2022–2024
|[[Mike Snoei]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
|2024
| [[Ulrich Landvreugd]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|-
|2024–
| [[Anthony Correia (footballer, born 1982)|Anthony Correia]]
| {{flagicon|NED}}
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|SC Telstar}}
* {{official website|http://www.sctelstar.nl}} {{in lang|nl}}

{{Eredivisie}}
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