List of VVV-Venlo seasons

This is a list of the seasons played by VVV-Venlo from 1956.

Summary of VVV-Venlo seasons

1960s

VVV-Venlo enjoyed one of the most successful periods in the club's history at the start of the decade, finishing third in the Eredivisie in 1960–61, their highest-ever league finish. However, a rapid decline followed as they were relegated from the Eredivisie in 1961–62, and then from the Eerste Divisie in 1965–66, dropping into the Tweede Divisie. The club responded immediately by winning promotion back to the Eerste Divisie in 1966–67. Their best KNVB Cup performance of the decade was reaching the quarter-finals in 1968–69.

1970s

VVV-Venlo spent most of the decade in the Eerste Divisie before securing promotion to the Eredivisie through the promotion play-offs in 1976. They gradually re-established themselves in the top flight and remained there for the rest of the decade. The club's strongest league finish during the 1970s was 11th place in the 1978–79 season, while their best KNVB Cup run ended in the quarter-finals.

1980s

The decade was marked by both setbacks and success. VVV-Venlo were relegated from the Eredivisie in 1982–83 but returned after winning promotion in 1985. They then enjoyed one of their strongest top-flight spells, finishing fifth in the 1988–89 season, which remains one of the club's best Eredivisie campaigns. VVV also reached the semi-finals of the 1987–88 KNVB Cup, their best cup performance in the professional era until 2021.

1990s

VVV-Venlo won promotion to the Eredivisie through the play-offs in 1991 and captured the 1992–93 Eerste Divisie championship two years later. Despite these achievements, the club struggled to establish itself in the top division and alternated between the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie during the decade. Their best KNVB Cup performance came in 1998–99, when they reached the quarter-finals.

2000s

After several seasons in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo earned promotion to the Eredivisie via the play-offs in 2007. They were immediately relegated but bounced back by winning the 2008–09 Eerste Divisie title, finishing comfortably ahead of the competition. The arrival of Japanese international Keisuke Honda during this period played a major role in the club's resurgence. VVV also reached the quarter-finals of the 2008–09 KNVB Cup.

2010s

VVV-Venlo remained in the Eredivisie until relegation in 2012–13, after which they spent four seasons in the Eerste Divisie. They won the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie title to secure an immediate return to the top flight. During their second Eredivisie spell, the club achieved stable mid-table finishes, placing 12th in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. Their best KNVB Cup performance during the decade was reaching the round of 16 on multiple occasions.

2020s

The decade began with one of the most remarkable seasons in the club's history. Despite suffering a record 13–0 Eredivisie defeat to Ajax, VVV reached the semi-finals of the 2020–21 KNVB Cup and Giorgos Giakoumakis became the club's first Eredivisie top scorer with 26 goals. The club was nevertheless relegated from the Eredivisie in 2021. Since then, VVV have competed in the Eerste Divisie, qualifying for the promotion play-offs in 2022–23, where they reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by Almere City.

Seasons

Key to KNVB Cup rounds:

• 2R – Second round
• 3R – Third round
• GS – Group stage
• QF – Quarter-final
• R16 – 1/8 Final (round of 16)
• R32 – 1/16 Final (round of 32)
• SF – Semi-final

Seasons of VVV-Venlo

#	Season	League					KNVB Cup	Top scorer(s)
		Division	Total	Consecutive	Pts	Pos		Player(s)	Goals
1	1956–57	Eredivisie	1st	1st	38	7th	—	—	—
2	1957–58	Eredivisie	2nd	2nd	35	7th	—	—	—
3	1958–59	Eredivisie	3rd	3rd	36	9th	—	—	—
4	1959–60	Eredivisie	4th	4th	36	6th	—	—	—
5	1960–61	Eredivisie	5th	5th	42	3rd	—	—	—
6	1961–62	Eredivisie	6th	6th	27	17th	—	—	—
7	1962–63	Eerste Divisie	1st	1st	23	14th	—	—	—
8	1963–64	Eerste Divisie	2nd	2nd	23	14th	—	—	—
9	1964–65	Eerste Divisie	3rd	3rd	29	8th	—	—	—
10	1965–66	Eerste Divisie	4th	4th	13	15th	—	—	—
11	1966–67	Tweede Divisie	1st	1st	59	2nd	—	—	—
12	1967–68	Eerste Divisie	5th	1st	23	18th	Group	—	—
13	1968–69	Tweede Divisie	2nd	1st	27	15th	1R	—	—
14	1969–70	Tweede Divisie	3rd	2nd	18	16th	1R	—	—
15	1970–71	Tweede Divisie	4th	3rd	30	11th	1R	—	—
16	1971–72	Eerste Divisie	6th	1st	34	16th	R32	—	—
17	1972–73	Eerste Divisie	7th	2nd	28	18th	R32	—	—
18	1973–74	Eerste Divisie	8th	3rd	33	16th	R32	—	—
19	1974–75	Eerste Divisie	9th	4th	43	5th	R32	—	—
20	1975–76	Eerste Divisie	10th	5th	49	2nd	R32	—	—
21	1976–77	Eredivisie	7th	1st	27	13th	R32	—	—
22	1977–78	Eredivisie	8th	2nd	28	14th	R32	—	—
23	1978–79	Eredivisie	9th	3rd	14	18th	R32	—	—
24	1979–80	Eerste Divisie	11th	1st	35	12th	1R	—	—
25	1980–81	Eerste Divisie	12th	2nd	33	13th	R16	—	—
26	1981–82	Eerste Divisie	13th	3rd	41	7th	R32	—	—
27	1982–83	Eerste Divisie	14th	4th	31	7th	R16	—	—
28	1983–84	Eerste Divisie	15th	5th	32	10th	R32	—	—
29	1984–85	Eerste Divisie	16th	6th	45	2nd	R32	—	—
30	1985–86	Eredivisie	10th	1st	27	13th	1R	—	—
31	1986–87	Eredivisie	11th	2nd	37	5th	R16	—	—
32	1987–88	Eredivisie	12th	3rd	38	5th	SF	—	—
33	1988–89	Eredivisie	13th	4th	24	17th	R32	—	—
34	1989–90	Eerste Divisie	17th	1st	39	4th	2R	—	—
35	1990–91	Eerste Divisie	18th	2nd	49	3rd	2R	—	—
36	1991–92	Eredivisie	14th	1st	12	18th	QF	—	—
37	1992–93	Eerste Divisie	19th	1st	50	1st	3R	—	—
38	1993–94	Eredivisie	15th	1st	25	17th	3R	—	—
39	1994–95	Eerste Divisie	20th	1st	29	12th	R32	—	—
40	1995–96	Eerste Divisie	21st	2nd	57	5th	QR	—	—
41	1996–97	Eerste Divisie	22nd	3rd	57	4th	R32	—	—
42	1997–98	Eerste Divisie	23rd	4th	47	11th	Group	—	—
43	1998–99	Eerste Divisie	24th	5th	42	11th	R32	—	—
44	1999–00	Eerste Divisie	25th	6th	35	15th	Group	—	—
45	2000–01	Eerste Divisie	26th	7th	28	18th	R16	—	—
46	2001–02	Eerste Divisie	27th	8th	38	13th	R32	—	—
47	2002–03	Eerste Divisie	28th	9th	37	13th	R32	—	—
48	2003–04	Eerste Divisie	29th	10th	61	7th	2R	—	—
49	2004–05	Eerste Divisie	30th	11th	62	3rd	2R	—	—
50	2005–06	Eerste Divisie	31st	12th	68	2nd	R32	—	—
51	2006–07	Eerste Divisie	32nd	13th	71	2nd	2R	—	—
52	2007–08	Eredivisie	16th	1st	29	17th	2R	—	—
53	2008–09	Eerste Divisie	33rd	1st	80	1st	2R	—	—
54	2009–10	Eredivisie	17th	1st	35	12th	R32	—	—
55	2010–11	Eredivisie	18th	2nd	21	17th	3R	—	—
56	2011–12	Eredivisie	19th	3rd	31	16th	2R	—	—
57	2012–13	Eredivisie	20th	4th	28	17th	2R	—	—
58	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	34th	1st	61	5th	R16	—	—
59	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	35th	2nd	60	7th	R16	—	—
60	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	36th	3rd	75	2nd	2R	Ralf Seuntjens	29
61	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	37th	4th	80	1st	R32	Ralf Seuntjens	16
62	2017–18	Eredivisie	21st	1st	34	15th	R16	Clint Leemans	10
63	2018–19	Eredivisie	22nd	2nd	41	12th	R32	Peniel Mlapa	15
64	2019–20	Eredivisie	23rd	3rd	28	13th	1R	Johnatan Opoku	7
65	2020–21	Eredivisie	24th	4th	23	17th	SF	Giorgos Giakoumakis	29
66	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	38th	1st	48	10th	1R	—	—
67	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	39th	2nd	58	7th	1R	—	—
68	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	40th	3rd	48	12th	1R	—	—
69	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	41st	4th	41	14th	1R	—	—
70	2025–26	Eerste Divisie	42nd	5th	45	13th	1R	—	—
71	2026–27	Eerste Divisie	43rd	6th				—	—