2019–20 FC Groningen season

In the 2019–20 season, FC Groningen played in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch professional football, as well as the KNVB Cup.

Groningen
2019–20 season
ChairmanBert Middel
ManagerDanny Buijs
StadiumEuroborg
Eredivisie9th
KNVB CupSecond round

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 28 February 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NED Sergio Padt
3 DF   NED Bart van Hintum
4 DF   NED Mike te Wierik (captain)
6 MF   NED Azor Matusiwa
8 MF   GER Sam Schreck
9 FW   NED Daishawn Redan (on loan from Hertha BSC)
10 MF   SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
11 FW   SWE Joel Asoro (on loan from Swansea City)
14 FW   MAR Mohamed El Hankouri
15 FW   SWE Gabriel Gudmundsson
16 GK   NED Jan Hoekstra
17 DF   JPN Ko Itakura (on loan from Manchester City)
18 MF   MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi
19 MF   DEN Nicklas Strunck
21 DF   NED Django Warmerdam
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   TUR Görkem Can
23 MF   AUS Ajdin Hrustic
26 MF   NED Daniël van Kaam
27 FW   NED Thijs Dallinga
28 DF   NED Tapmahoe Sopacua
29 FW   NED Romano Postema
32 GK   NED Marco van Duin
36 GK   NED Jan de Boer
42 DF   NED Deyovaisio Zeefuik
43 FW   NED Joel van Kaam
46 DF   NED Thomas Poll
51 FW   NED Kian Slor
52 FW   SVK Tomáš Suslov
53 FW   NED Giovanni Zwikstra

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   MAR Amir Absalem (at Almere City until 30 June 2020)
36 MF   NED Tom van de Looi (at NEC until 30 June 2020)

Player transfers edit

Players In edit

Date Position Player From Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DF   Azor Matusiwa   Ajax AFC Transfer Free [2]
1 July 2019 MF   Sam Schreck   Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2019 MF   Ramon Pascal Lundqvist   NAC Breda Transfer Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2019 MF   Gabriel Gudmundsson  Halmstads BK Transfer Undisclosed [5]
5 July 2019 GK   Marco van Duin   NEC Transfer Free [6]
6 July 2019 DF   Bart van Hintum   Heracles Almelo Transfer Free [7]
9 July 2019 FW   Charlison Benschop   FC Ingolstadt Transfer Free [8]

Players Out edit

Date Position Player To Type Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DF   Ludovit Reis   FC Barcelona Transfer Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2019 FW   Mimoun Mahi   FC Zurich Transfer Free [10]
1 July 2019 MF   Gerald Postma   Harkemase Boys Transfer Free [11]
1 July 2019 DF   Lars Kramer   Viborg FF Transfer Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2019 DF   Julian Chabot   Sampdoria Transfer €3.7M [13]
1 July 2019 MF   Daniel Bouman   SC Cambuur Transfer Free [14]
1 July 2019 MF   Matthijs Hardijk   ACV Assen Transfer Free [15]
1 July 2019 DF  Kellian van der Kaap   SC Cambuur Transfer Free [16]
1 July 2019 DF   Marijn Ploem   HVV Hollandia Transfer Free [17]
1 July 2019 GK   Pelle Boevink   SSV Jeddeloh Transfer Free [18]
1 July 2019 FW   Paul Gladon Released Transfer Free [19]
1 July 2019 DF   Tim Riksman Released Transfer Free [20]
1 July 2019 GK   Kevin Begois N/A Retired N/A [21]

Competitions edit

Club Friendlies edit

Eredivisie edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 25 18 2 5 68 23 +45 56 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 AZ 25 18 2 5 54 17 +37 56 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 25 14 8 3 50 35 +15 50 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 PSV Eindhoven 26 14 7 5 54 28 +26 49 Qualification to European competition play-offs[a]
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 +3 44
6 Utrecht 25 12 5 8 50 34 +16 41
7 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 45 35 +10 41
8 Heracles Almelo 26 10 6 10 40 34 +6 36
9 Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 +1 35
10 Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 33
12 Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 −13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 −27 28
14 Twente 26 7 6 13 34 46 −12 27
15 PEC Zwolle 26 7 5 14 37 55 −18 26
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 8 12 29 52 −23 26 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[b]
17 ADO Den Haag 26 4 7 15 25 54 −29 19 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 RKC Waalwijk 26 4 3 19 27 60 −33 15
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[22]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for a spot in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. ^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2020–21 Eredivisie. The remaining teams play in the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie.


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: [citation needed]

Matches edit

KNVB Cup edit

30 October 2019 First Round Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 Groningen Harkema
19:45
  • Robert Stelpstra   49'
  • Mark Bruintjes   53'
  • Dennis van Duinen   75'
Summary
Stadium: De Bosk
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Sander van der Eijk
19 December 2019 Second Round Groningen 0 - 1 Utrecht Groningen
18:30
Summary
Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
Attendance: 14,548
Referee:   Pol van Boekel

References edit

  1. ^ 2019/2020 zonnig van start[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "FC Groningen neemt Azor Matusiwa over van Ajax - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  3. ^ "Middenvelder Sam Schreck tekent bij FC Groningen - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. ^ "FC Groningen kaapt creatieve middenvelder Lundqvist weg bij NAC".
  5. ^ "FC Groningen contracteert Gabriel Gudmundsson - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  6. ^ "Marco van Duin nieuwe keeper bij FC Groningen - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  7. ^ "FC Groningen pikt Van Hintum transfervrij op". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  8. ^ "FC Groningen haalt spits Charlison Benschop". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  9. ^ "Barcelona transfer news: La Liga champions snap up teenage midfielder Ludovit Reis from Groningen | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  10. ^ "FC Zurich sign striker Mimoun Mahi". FC Zürich. Archived from the original on 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  11. ^ "Gerald Postma van FC Groningen naar Harkemase Boys". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 2019-02-08. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  12. ^ nk. "VFF henter hollandsk U20-landsholdspiller". www.vff.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  13. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, preso Chabot dal Groningen. Contratto fino al 2024". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  14. ^ "Cambuur haalt vier beloften naar de eerste selectie". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  15. ^ "Vleugelaanvaller Matthijs Hardijk naar ACV". ACV Assen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  16. ^ "Van der Kaap en Bouman naar SC Cambuur". www.boerenmacht.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  17. ^ "Marijn Ploem raakte bij FC Groningen op een zijspoor en keert terug bij Hollandia". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Flemish). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  18. ^ "Jeddeloh verpflichtet Torwart Pelle Boevink – SSV Jeddeloh II" (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  19. ^ "Paul Gladon: 'Ik had heel graag bij FC Groningen willen blijven'". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  20. ^ "Helders voetbaltalent Tim Riksman (21) na zes jaar weg bij eredivisionist FC Groningen: 'Klaar voor een andere club'". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Flemish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  21. ^ "FC Groningen voegt keeper Van Duin toe aan de selectie". www.foxsports.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  22. ^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.