UVV Utrecht is a sports club based in

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1902 in a merger between several clubs that date back to 1893. In 2009, the club removed its former acronym, ''Utrechtse Voetbal Vereniging'' (Utrecht Football Association), and is now known by the three letters UVV. The club has teams in the following sports:

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tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

, and

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. The baseball team competes in the

Honkbal Hoofdklasse The Honkbal Hoofdklasse ( Dutch for ''Major League Baseball'') is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). Games are pl ...

, the top Dutch league. The team plays at the Sportpark Paperclip. The UVV baseball stadium has a capacity of 1,000. The baseball team was formerly named UVV Pickles due to an advertising agreement. The club rejoined the Hoofdklasse in 2023, replacing Silicon Storks. The club's top men's football team competes in the amateur

Vierde Klasse The Vierde Klasse () is the ninth tier of football in the Netherlands and the seventh tier of Dutch amateur football. This is the lowest league in the South I region. The league is divided into 55 divisions, 29 played on Saturday and 26 on Sunday ...

, the ninth tier of Dutch club football. The women's team plays in the amateur

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district i ...

, the fourth tier of Dutch club football.

Notable football players

Marco van Basten Marcel "Marco" Van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch former football manager and player who played as a striker for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all t ...

Piet van Reenen Piet van Reenen born (17 January 1909 – 8 June 1969) was a Dutch former professional footballer who was a prolific goalscorer at Ajax. With 278 goals in 240 matches from 1929 to 1943, he is the club's all-time top goal scorer. He was also the ...

* Wout Buitenweg *

Harry van den Ham Harry Van Den Ham (born 16 August 1954) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. Playing career Van den Ham played for UVV Utrecht in his youth and from the age of 11 began playing for USV Elinkwijk. With Elinkwijk, he beca ...

John van Loen Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born 4 February 1965) is a Dutch football manager and former player who most recently managed Locomotive Tbilisi. A forward, he earned seven caps for the Netherlands national team, with which he scored one g ...

Alje Schut Alje Schut (born 18 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for FC Utrecht, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kozakken Boys. Career Born in Utrecht, Schut began his career with his hometown club FC Utrecht, makin ...

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Jan Willem van Ede Jan Willem van Ede (born 13 April 1963 in Utrecht) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper. Playing career Club He played the majority of his career for hometown club FC Utrecht and as of 2017, still holds the record of most Eredivisie games pla ...

Erik Tammer Erik Tammer (born 29 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current co-owner of USL League Two club Dayton Dutch Lions. Playing career Tammer played youth football with VV de Meeuwen, DSO/Ultra ...

References

External links

UVV Official website
(in Dutch) Multi-sport clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in Utrecht (city) Sports clubs and teams in Utrecht (city) 1902 establishments in the Netherlands Sports clubs and teams established in 1902 Honkbal Hoofdklasse teams {{Netherlands-footyclub-stub