TELSTAR celebrates Sensation: Ascent to the Eredivisie after 47 years!

TELSTAR celebrates Sensation: Ascent to the Eredivisie after 47 years!

A memorable evening for Dutch football: Telstar managed to move back to the eredivisie after 47 years! On June 1, 2025, the clubs of the club prevailed in the decisive second leg against Willem II and thus celebrated a great success, which has not been recorded since 1978, such as VI.NL reported.

Already in the first leg, both teams showed big football cinema when they separated in Velsen-Zuid with an exciting 2-2 draw. Telstar had qualified for the Play-Offs with a strong 7th place in the Kampioen Kampioen Kampioen Divisie after they defeated the Hague in the first round and also in the second duel against FC the Bosch through an extension, such as Ajax ShowTime added.

The dream is

The second leg took place in the Koning Willem II stadium and started fulminant from the point of view of Telstar. Within just 15 minutes, Mees Kaandorp and Youssef El Kachata found their way into the net. Rob Nizet was able to shorten for Willem II, but the tension remained up to the end when the team of coach Kristof Aelbrecht tried to catch up. Despite good chances, including a hit on the latte of Ringo Meernerveld, the catch -up was unsuccessful.

The second half was similar: Telstar prevailed and El Kachati scored the 3: 1 with a header from a corner. Willem II reacted and had ways to find the connection through Kyan Vaesen and Nick Doodeman, but again missed the crucial goal. Another crossbar from Vaesen in the final phase finally made hopes of a comeback. With this defeat, Willem II descends from the eredivisia after only one season, together with RKC Waalwijk and Almere City.

a new beginning for Telstar

Telstar is now celebrating the return to the eredivisia, where they will meet the other promoters, FC Volendam and Excelsior in the 2025/26 season. The club looks into the future with confidence and wants to establish itself in the highest league. The fans can already look forward to exciting duels while Willem II has to reorient.

Another exciting season is imminent - stay tuned for all developments in the world of Dutch football! Further information can also be found at Kicker .