Sportclub Telstar ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtklʏp ˈtɛlstɑr] ), commonly known simply as Telstar , is a Dutch professional football club based in Velsen-Zuid , North Holland . Nicknamed the Witte Leeuwen ("White Lions") for their all‑white home strip, the team competes in the Eredivisie , the highest tier of the Dutch football league system , having secured promotion via the 2024–25 play‑offs —their first top‑flight appearance since 1978.
