UVV Utrecht
Dutch sports club
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UVV Utrecht is a sports club based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1902 in a merger between several clubs that date back to 1893.[3][4] In 2009, the club removed its former acronym, Utrechtse Voetbal Vereniging (Utrecht Football Association), and is now known by the three letters UVV.[5] The club has teams in the following sports: football, tennis, baseball, softball, and beach volleyball.
| UVV Utrecht | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Honkbal Hoofdklasse |
| Location | Utrecht |
| Ballpark | Sportpark Paperclip |
| Founded | 1902 |
| 2025 | 15–34–2[1] |
| Former name | Utrechtse Voetbal Vereniging, UVV Pickles, Red Lions, Wild Cats |
| President | Merijn van Elsacker[2] |
| Website | hsvuvv.nl, uvv-voetbal.nl |
The baseball team competes in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch league.[6] The team plays at the Sportpark Paperclip.[5] The UVV baseball stadium has a capacity of 1,000.[citation needed] The baseball team was formerly named UVV Pickles due to an advertising agreement.[7] The club rejoined the Hoofdklasse in 2023, replacing Silicon Storks.[8]
The club's top men's football team competes in the amateur Vierde Klasse, the ninth tier of Dutch club football.[9] The women's team plays in the amateur Eerste Klasse, the fourth tier of Dutch club football.[10]
