VV Martinus
{{short description|Dutch volleyball club}}
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Volleybalvereniging St. Martinus was a Dutch volleyball club based in Amstelveen. It won the national league and cup multiple times and also played in European competitions.
In 2009 the women's first team merged with AMVJ Amstelveen and formed a new club called TVC Amstelveen{{cite web |url=http://topvolleybalamstelveen.nl/wie-zijn-wij/ |title=Wie zijn wij |language=nl |work=Top Volleybal Combinatie Amstelveen |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508081503/http://topvolleybalamstelveen.nl/wie-zijn-wij/ |archive-date=8 May 2011 |url-status=dead}} and in 2011, the club's remaining teams merged with AMVJ Amstelveen to form a new club called AMVJ-Martinus Amstelveen, competing under the name {{em|vv AMstelveen}}.{{cite web |url=http://vvamstelveen.nl/index.php/historie-clubinfomenu |title=Historie |language=nl |work=Volleybalvereniging AMstelveen |access-date=26 September 2017}}
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Martinus (1954–1978)
- Valkenberg Martinus (1978–1983)
- Brother Martinus (1983–2006)
- ....
- Schipper K Martinus (women's team) (....–2004)
- HCCnet Martinus (women's team) (2004–2006)
- Dela Martinus (women's team) (2006–2009)
Honours
=Men=
=Women=
History
Founded on 24 September 1954,{{cite web |url=http://www.martinus.org:80/club_info.php?sectie=algemene_informatie |title=Club Info - Algemene Informatie |language=nl |work=VV Martinus |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103112813/http://www.martinus.org/club_info.php?sectie=algemene_informatie&PHPSESSID=cbf75324d2e3f77ab004e82e17942de9 |archive-date=3 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} as the volleyball division of club St. Martinus, which already had football, badminton and tennis departments.{{cite web |url=http://www.martinus.org:80/club_info.php?sectie=historie |title=Club Info - Historie |language=nl |work=VV Martinus |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125172543/http://www.martinus.org/club_info.php?sectie=historie&PHPSESSID=cbf75324d2e3f77ab004e82e17942de9 |archive-date=25 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
The club reached the highest division in 1978, and shortly after during the 1980s, the club became successful with the men's team winning five consecutive times the Dutch League and Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.martinus.org:80/files/brochure_welkom_sep09.pdf |title=Welkom bij Volleybalvereniging MARTINUS |language=nl |work=VV Martinus |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104211512/http://www.martinus.org/files/brochure_welkom_sep09.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-sports.org/volleyball-martinus-amstelveen-results-identity-equ299.html |title=Martinus Amstelveen - Prize list |work=The-Sports.org |access-date=26 September 2017}} During that time the men's team also competed in the CEV Champions League, finishing third three times in a row (1986, 1987 and 1988).{{cite web |url=http://ebook.cev.lu/general/cevbooks/40thAnniversary/index.html#53 |title=CEV 40th Anniversary Book - European Cups |work=CEV |access-date=26 September 2017}}
The women's team also achieved success during the 2000s after winning four Dutch Leagues and Cups in succession and two Supercups, were added to the two Dutch Cups won in the 1990s. The club also played in the CEV Women's Champions League, Women's CEV Cup and the CEV Women's Challenge Cup.
During the 2000s, the women's team became successful by winning four consecutive
Both its men's and women's teams achieved success, with the men's side winning the Dutch League on five occasions during the 1980s and the women's winning four league titles in the 2000s. Both teams had also played in their respective CEV Champions League.{{cite web |url=http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=1110 |title=Dela Martinus - Team history |work=CEV |access-date=26 September 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-sports.org/volleyball-dela-martinus-amstelveen-women-results-identity-equ4223.html |title=Dela Martinus Amstelveen (Women) - Prize list |work=The-Sports.org |access-date=26 September 2017}}
On 15 July 2009, the first women's team of Martinus and AMVJ Amstelveen merged, creating the {{em|Top Volleybal Combinatie Amstelveen}}, known as TVC Amstelveen.{{cite web |url=http://www.amstelveenweb.com/nieuws-Dames-AMVJ-en-Martinus-samen-door |title=Dames AMVJ en Martinus samen door |language=nl |work=amstelveenweb.com |date=15 July 2009 |access-date=26 September 2017}}
On 15 June 2011, the remaining Martinus teams merged with AMVJ and AMVJ Martinus Amstelveen was born, competing under the name {{em|vv AMstelveen}}{{cite web |url=http://www.amstelveenweb.com/nieuws-Fusie-AMVJ-en-Martinus-vv%20AMstelveen |title=Fusie AMVJ en Martinus: vv AMstelveen |language=nl |work=amstelveenweb.com |date=16 June 2011 |access-date=26 September 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150801193631/http://martinus.org/ Official website]
- [http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=4592 European Men's Team History] at CEV
- [http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=1110 European Women's Team History] at CEV
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Category:Volleyball clubs in the Netherlands
Category:Volleyball clubs established in 1954
Category:1954 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Amstelveen