Formed on 2 November 1926, the club have mostly played in the lower tiers of Dutch football, but reached the final of the nationwide KNVB Cup in 1943–44, where they however lost to with a record 9–1 score to winners Willem II.

[5] The fourth-tier division in the Netherlands, the promotion marked the first time in club history that Groene Ster reached that level.

In the Derde Divisie Zondag group, Groene Ster were accompanied by fellow Limburg club EVV.

This made Groene Ster and EVV – after the professional sides of MVV Maastricht, Fortuna Sittard, Roda JC Kerkrade and VVV-Venlo – the highest ranked football teams in the province.

On 30 October 2019, Groene Ster defeated Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo in a penalty shoot-out in the KNVB Cup.