Sint-Truidense V.V.

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə sɪnˈtrœydə(n)sə ˈvudbɑlvərˌeːnəɣɪŋ]), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV (pronounced [ˌɛsteːveːˈveː]) or by their nickname De Kanaries (pronounced [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.

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Sint-Truidense V.V.

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

Sint-Truidense V.V.

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 languished in seventeenth position. In 2008 the women's team of FCL Rapide Wezemaal joined STVV.

On 15 November 2017, Japanese-based electronic commerce and Internet company DMM.com acquired Sint-Truidense, becoming the full owner. Since the takeover, the club began recruiting and developing Japanese players, such as, Daichi Kamada, Wataru Endo, Daniel Schmidt, Zion Suzuki, Daiki Hashioka and Joel Chima Fujita.

STVV won the League Cup in 1999

Promotion to the highest division in the season 2008–09

Stayen, the stadium of STVV

Historical chart of Sint-Truidense VV league performance

Honours

Sint-Truidense V.V.

• Belgian First Division • Runners-up (1): 1965–66 • Belgian Second Division • Winners (4): 1986–87, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2014–15 • Belgian Cup • Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 2002–03 • Belgian League Cup • Winners (1): 1998–99

European record

Sint-Truidense V.V.

<table><thead><tr><th>Competition</th><th>APP</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Intertoto Cup</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>

Current squad

Sint-Truidense V.V.

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

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>3</td><td>DF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Taiga Hata</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>DF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Loïc Mbe Soh</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Shōgo Taniguchi (captain)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>MF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Rihito Yamamoto</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>FW</td><td> ALB</td><td>Arbnor Muja (on loan from Samsunspor)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Abdoulaye Sissako</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FW</td><td> MAR</td><td>Ilias Sebaoui</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>MF</td><td> ARG</td><td>Isaías Delpupo</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>GK</td><td> BEL</td><td>Jo Coppens</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>MF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Ryōtarō Itō</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>MF</td><td> FRA</td><td>Ryan Merlen</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>GK</td><td> JPN</td><td>Leo Kokubo</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>DF</td><td> NOR</td><td>Simen Juklerød</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>GK</td><td> BEL</td><td>Matt Lendfers</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>DF</td><td> BEL</td><td>Wolke Janssens</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>DF</td><td> BEL</td><td>Joedrick Pupe (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps)</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>DF</td><td> MKD</td><td>Visar Musliu</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>FW</td><td> MAR</td><td>Illyès Benachour</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>MF</td><td> BEL</td><td>Alouis Diriken</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>DF</td><td> BEL</td><td>Hugo Lambotte</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>MF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Kaito Matsuzawa</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>FW</td><td> JPN</td><td>Keisuke Gotō (on loan from Anderlecht)</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>FW</td><td> BEL</td><td>Adam Nhaili</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>DF</td><td> BEL</td><td>Robert-Jan Vanwesemael</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>FW</td><td> SEN</td><td>Oumar Diouf</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>MF</td><td> JPN</td><td>Shion Shinkawa</td></tr></tbody></table>

Out on loan

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

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Nation</th><th>Player</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td> URU</td><td>Andrés Ferrari (on loan at Sporting Gijón)</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Pos.</td><td>Nation</td><td>Player</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>FW</td><td> BEL</td><td>Jay-David Mbalanda (on loan at Olympic Charleroi)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Coaching and medical staff

Sint-Truidense V.V.

• Head coach: Wouter Vrancken • Assistant head coach: Sil Rouvrois, Dries Van Meirhaeghe • 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