STVV
Full nameKoninklijke Sint-Truidense
Voetbalvereniging
Nickname(s)De Kanaries (The Canaries)
Founded23 February 1924
GroundStayen, Sint-Truiden
Capacity14,600[1]
OwnerDMM.com
ChairmanDavid Meekers
Head coachThorsten Fink
LeagueBelgian First Division A
2022–23Belgian First Division A, 12th
WebsiteClub website

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə sɪnˈtrœydə(n)sə ˈvudbɑlvərˌeːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsteːveːˈveː]) or by their nickname De Kanaries (Dutch pronunciation: [də kaːˈnaːris]), is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Belgian Pro League.

Their best ranking was a second place in 1965–66. They also reached the final of the Belgian Cup twice. The club was founded in 1924. They are matricule number 373. The club colours are yellow and blue, hence their nickname De Kanaries, meaning 'The Canaries'. They have played their home games at the Stayen since 1927.

History

Founding of the club

The club was created in 1924 following the merger between FC Union and FC Goldstar, two clubs from Sint-Truiden. The colors of the club were chosen to be yellow and blue, to match the colors of the city, and it was named Sint-Truidense Voetbal Vereeniging. The first game of the team, against Cercle Tongeren, was played in front of only 9 attendees. In the late 1930s, Léopold Appeltans was the leading player of Sint-Truidense. On 21 November 1948 he became the first capped player for Belgium while playing at this club. In the late 1940s it qualified for the second division. It also changed its name to Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging in 1947. Five years later it finished second in the second division and thus promoted to the first division. Successful manager Raymond Goethals arrived at Sint-Truiden in 1959. Under his management, the team finished second of the top division in 1966.

The former Sint-Truidense goalkeeper Jacky Mathijssen became the manager of the club in 2001 and remained at the helm for three seasons after which he left for Charleroi. He was replaced by Marc Wilmots, who was fired shortly after. The team finished the season under the coaching of the trio Guy Mangelschots, Eddy Raymaekers and Peter Voets. At the end of the 2004–05 season the board of directors hired Oostende manager Herman Vermeulen but he was dismissed on 9 February 2006 as the club pointed at the seventeenth position in the ranking. In 2008 the women's team of FCL Rapide Wezemaal joined STVV.

STVV won the League Cup in 1999
Promotion to the highest division in the season 2008–09
Stayen, the stadium of STVV

Honours

European record

As of 5 March 2006:
Competition APP P W D L GF GA
Intertoto Cup2850 3158

Current squad

As of 5 September 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Japan JPN Zion Suzuki (on loan from Urawa Reds)
2 DF Japan JPN Ryoya Ogawa (on loan from FC Tokyo)
4 DF Japan JPN Daiki Hashioka
6 MF Japan JPN Rihito Yamamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
7 FW Mauritania MTN Aboubakary Koita
8 MF Japan JPN Joel Chima Fujita
11 FW Germany GER Fatih Kaya
12 GK Belgium BEL Jo Coppens
13 MF Japan JPN Ryotaro Ito
14 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Dumont
15 FW United States USA Kahveh Zahiroleslam
16 MF Belgium BEL Matte Smets
17 MF Belgium BEL Mathias Delorge
18 MF Belgium BEL Jarne Steuckers
20 DF Belgium BEL Rein Van Helden
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Belgium BEL Wolke Janssens
23 MF Ghana GHA Joselpho Barnes
24 DF Belgium BEL David Mindombe
25 DF Belgium BEL Tristan Teuchy
27 DF Togo TOG Frederic Ananou
30 FW Japan JPN Shinji Okazaki
31 DF Belgium BEL Bruno Godeau
32 MF Belgium BEL Andréa Librici
33 DF Belgium BEL Alouis Diriken
35 GK Belgium BEL Siemen Buvé
51 GK Belgium BEL Matt Lendfers
53 FW Belgium BEL Adam Nhaili
60 DF Belgium BEL Robert-Jan Vanwesemael
77 DF France FRA Eric Bocat

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Japan JPN Daichi Hayashi (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)

Coaching and medical staff

  • Head coach: Thorsten Fink
  • Assistant head coach: Davy Heymans
  • Physical coach: Stefan Winters
  • Team manager: Peter Delorge
  • Goalkeeping coach: Jurgen De Braekeleer
  • Team representative: Romain Proesmans
  • Kit men: Benny Liebens & Valere Stevens
  • Club Doctors: Pieter Bormans & Peter Bollars
  • Physiotherapists: Wouter Robijns & Par Vandenborne
  • Masseur: Roger Reniers

Managers

References

  1. ↑ Het Stayen stayen.com (last check 30/03/2018)
  2. ↑ "Eerste Elftal" (in Dutch).
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