About VSV Velsen

VSV (Velseroorder Sport Vereniging) is a historic Dutch football club from the IJmuiden and Velsen region, officially founded in 1912. The club originally began under the name Unitas before adopting the VSV identity when it entered organized competition. As one of the oldest football clubs in the IJmond area, VSV played an important role in the development of football in North Holland and became closely connected to the sporting culture of the region. The club traditionally wore red-and-white colours and built a strong local following over the decades.

VSV achieved some of its greatest successes during the amateur and early professional eras of Dutch football. The club won the KNVB Cup in 1938 after defeating AGOVV in the final, which remains one of the biggest achievements in its history. After professional football was introduced in the Netherlands in the 1950s, VSV joined the professional leagues and spent several seasons mainly in the Eerste Divisie. In 1963, the club won the Tweede Divisie title and earned promotion, confirming its status as one of the stronger regional sides outside the traditional Dutch elite.

In the same year, the professional sections of VSV and Stormvogels merged to create SC Telstar, a new professional club representing the Velsen area. While the professional branch disappeared into Telstar, VSV itself continued independently as an amateur club. Today, the club remains active in lower amateur divisions and continues to preserve its long history and local traditions. VSV is still remembered as an important part of Dutch football heritage, particularly for its cup success and its contribution to the creation of Telstar.