Sportclub Telstar () is a Dutch professional association football club based in the town of Velsen-Zuid, North Holland. The team competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 17 July 1963, as a merger between the professional departments of rivals VSV and Stormvogels. The new club was named Telstar, after the then recently launched communications satellite. Telstar plays its home games at the BUKO Stadion. Since its founding in 1963, the football club has used The Tornados' song "Telstar" as the entrance tune for home games. History When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, both IJVV Stormvogels and neighbouring club VSV played in the professional leagues. Because of financial problems at both clubs, their professional teams were merged on 17 July 1963. The new club was named Telstar, after the Telstar communication satellite launched that year. Stormvogels and VSV returned to amateur football. In 2001, Telstar and Stormvogels merged again, this time forming Stormvogels Telstar. This merger was disbanded on 1 July 2008, with the professional branch continuing as Telstar. Its home stadium is the 3,625 seater BUKO Stadion and its home colors are white. VSV won the KNVB Cup in 1938. Honours KNVB Cup Winner: 1937–38 Runners-up: 1916–17 Tweede Divisie Winner: 1962–63 Eerste Divisie Runners-up: 1963–64 Club names 1963–2001: Telstar 2001–2008: Stormvogels Telstar 2008–present: Telstar Results Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956. Current squad Retired numbers 22: Luciano van den Berg, defender (2004–2005)—posthumous honour. Staff Andries Jonker (head coach) Anthony Correia (assistant coach) Gert-Jan Tamerus (assistant coach) Edgar Davids (assistant coach) Colin van der Meijden (goalkeeping coach) Historic facts All-time leading goalscorers Most appearances Former managers References External links Official website Association football clubs established in 1963 1963 establishments in the Netherlands Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Velsen