SBV Vitesse

Vitesse
Full name Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse
Nickname(s) Vitas, FC Hollywood at the Rhine
Founded 14 May 1892 (1892-05-14)
Ground GelreDome
Arnhem, Netherlands
Capacity 21,248
Owner Valeriy Oyf
Chairman Yevgeny Merkel
Manager Leonid Slutsky
League Eredivisie
2017–18 Eredivisie, 6th
Website Club website
GelreDome Stadium

SBV Vitesse (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse), widely known as Vitesse Arnhem, or simply as Vitesse, is a Dutch professional football club based in Arnhem (Gelderland). Established on 14 May 1892, Vitesse is the oldest professional football club in the Eredivisie. The club has enjoyed some success in the competition, has featured in the UEFA Cup competition and became the first Dutch football club to be owned by a foreigner when it was taken over by Georgian businessman Merab Zjordania in 2010.[1] Since 1998, the club has played its home games at the GelreDome. Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997–98. The club won the KNVB Cup in 2016–17.

Throughout the years, Vitesse established itself as a stepping stone for future world class players like Willem Hesselink, Just Göbel, Roy Makaay, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mahamadou Diarra, Philip Cocu, Nikos Machlas, Sander Westerveld, Raimond van der Gouw, Wilfried Bony, Marco van Ginkel and Nemanja Matić.

History

Vitesse's first squad in 1896
Vitesse's first squad in 1913
Against AFC Ajax in the 1970 Dutch Cup match

Vitesse, founded in 1892, are the 2nd oldest professional football club still in existence in the Netherlands, after Sparta Rotterdam who were formed in 1888. The roots of Vitesse actually pre-dated Sparta by a year as in 1887 a club with the name "Arnhemsche cricket- en voetbalvereeniging Vitesse" was formed by a group of high school students who played their sport on the Rijnkade, overlooking the River Rhine in the city centre. They had chosen the name as they didn't want to choose a word from the Latin or English languages as it was felt they were too elitist and so instead choose the French word "Vitesse", meaning "speed".

In 1891 the club disbanded as they were no longer able to find anywhere suitable to play cricket after a Velodrome was built on their usual playing field in the Klarenbeek Park. The following year a group of wealthy students resurrected the sports club, this time with the name AVC (Arnhemse Voetbal en Cricketclub) Vitesse. In the summer they played cricket and in the winter football. In the end of 1892, Vitesse played its first real football match, and in 1894 Vitesse disbanded the cricket branch. In 1895 and 1896 Vitesse became champions of the Gelderland competition. From the foundation of the Dutch national football championship in 1898 until 1954, the title was decided through play-offs by a handful of clubs who had previously won their regional league. Vitesse lost the final of the national championship six times (1898, 1899, 1903, 1913, 1914 and 1915).

In 1912, Vitesse reached the final of the Dutch Cup Tournament for the first time. Vitesse lost the final with 0-2 from HFC Haarlem. In this period Vitesse had top players, likes Willem Hesselink and Just Göbel. This players were also active in the Dutch national team. In 1914 John William Sutcliffe became the first foreign trainer.

During World War II, Vitesse didn't play official matches because playing football in the open air was forbidden. During the Battle of Arnhem, the residents of the city were forcibly evicted from their homes, allowing the Germans to turn the north bank of the Rhine into a heavily defended line. Residents were not allowed to return home without a permit and most did not return until after the war. The football field and clubhouse was completely destroyed. The damage was repaired in the years after the liberation.

In 1984 it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamed SBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal – "Professional Football Foundation") Vitesse whilst the amateur section became "Vitesse 1892", which lasted until they disbanded in 2009.

From 1984, Karel Aalbers was the president of SBV Vitesse. Aalbers' goal was to bring Vitesse from the bottom of the Second League (Eerste divisie, now Jupiler League), the league in which the club originated, to the top 40 soccer clubs of Europe. He developed the basic idea for the 'Gelredome', a stadium with a sliding pitch that can be moved out of the building. Later, the same system was applied in Gelsenkirchen (Schalke 04) and in Japan. Events such as pop concerts can be held without damaging the grass. Gelredome opened in 1998. It has a roof that can be opened and closed. It is fully climate controlled as well. In the first season after the opening, Gelredome's attendance rose to 20,000, (from less than 8,000 in the old stadium).

Vitesse made their debut in European competition in 1990. The club won their first match in the first round 1–0 over Derry City.

The club remained financially sound through making notable profits on the transfer market. Players such as Roy Makaay, Sander Westerveld, Nikos Machlas, Glenn Helder and Philip Cocu were sold for large sums of money. Others came to occupy empty player positions, such as Mahamadou Diarra and Pierre van Hooijdonk. Vitesse finished in top 4 positions, made profits and showed a solid balance sheet in the final years of Aalbers' presidency. Also, the club became regular competitors in the UEFA Cup and in 1997–1998 finished third in the Eredivise, its record highest finish to date.

Herbert Neumann was Vitesse's manager over most of these years (1992–95 and 1998–99), while star players included: Nikos Machlas, the first ever Vitesse player to win the European Golden Boot in 1998 when he scored 34 goals in a season; John van den Brom, who played 378 matches for Vitesse during this period scoring 110 goals from midfield; and Edward Sturing, who played 383 matches in defence for Vitesse from 1987–98, as well as receiving 3 caps for the Netherlands national team. Additional stars included Dejan Čurović, who spent six years at Vitesse playing 109 matches as a striker, scoring 41 goals including the first goal in GelreDome. Meanwhile, Dutch forward Roy Makaay spent four years at Vitesse, scoring 42 goals in 109 matches between 1993 and 1997.

Aalbers resigned on 15 February 2000,[2] after the main sponsor, Nuon, threatened to pull the plug if he did not. Nuon, as a public utility company owned by local authorities, had trouble explaining why it invested heavily in Aalbers' ambitious plans. His successor was Jan Koning (former chief of Sara Lee/DE who resigned after four months). In a short period of time, Vitesse began to show negative financial results due to poor deals on the transfer market. The club survived numerous financial crises, such as the last one in 2008, when debts were bought off, under the threat of bankruptcy.

The club was in serious financial trouble, and in August 2010 its majority shareholder agreed to sell the club to the Georgian businessman Merab Jordania. There was rumors that this purchase was engineered by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The club underwent a successful transformation into a modern, commercial sports organization and established itself as one of the dominant teams of the Eredivisie. In November 2013, Vitesse was top of the league in the Eredivisie for the first time since 2006. It was the first time since 2000 they'd been top of the league later than the first week. Halfway through the season, after 17 matches, Vitesse was the leader in the competition.

In April 2017, the club won its first major trophy in its 125-year existence, defeating AZ by a score of 2−0 in the final of the KNVB Cup, with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel.[3] On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1 (4–2 pen.) at De Kuip, Rotterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord. In the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Vitesse's opponents were Lazio Roma, OGC Nice and Zulte Waregem. Vitesse ultimately finished the group stage in fourth place.

Facilities

GelreDome with closed roof and pitch outside.
GelreDome Stadium

Stadium

The GelreDome is the home stadium of Vitesse, one of the largest stadiums in the Netherlands. The stadium has a retractable roof and a convertible pitch that can be retracted when unused during concerts or other events held at the stadium.

In 1998, the GelreDome replaced the Nieuw Monnikenhuize. The stadium was able to hold 12,000 people in a mix of seats and standing, however with the addition of temporary bleachers it could be raised to 18,000. After the increasing popularity of Vitesse in the 1990s, it became obvious that the traditional ground was too small for the increasing number of Vitesse supporters.

The GelreDome currently holds a four-star rating by UEFA. Three international matches of the Dutch national football team were played in the stadium, the first one being on May 27, 1998: a friendly against Cameroon (0–1). The last one, played on April 26, 2000, was also a friendly: a 0–0 against Scotland. Furthermore, the GelreDome was the location for three UEFA Euro 2000 group stage matches, as well as the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament. Aside from football-related purposes, the ground is occasionally used for music concerts

The stadium has a maximum capacity of 21,000 people for sports events, or 41,000 during concerts. The GelreDome pitch is surrounded on each side by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Edward Sturing Stand (North), Charly Bosveld Stand (East), Theo Bos Stand (South) and Just Göbel Stand (West).

Stadium history

# Stadium Years
1 Rijnkade / Klarenbeek Park 1887–1891
2 Molenbeekstraat 1892
3 IJsclub Boulevard Heuvelink 1892–1894
4 Bronbeek Royal Palace [4] 1893
5 Paasweide 1894–1896
6 Klarenbeek Stadium 1896–1915
7 Monnikenhuize 1915–1950
8 Nieuw Monnikenhuize 1950–1997
9 GelreDome 1998–

Training ground

Vitesse's training ground and Academy are based at the Olympic Training Centre Papendal, located in the Veluwe woods, 8km northwest of the city centre. Papendal is also the home base of NOC*NSF. Around 550 top athletes use the facilities of Papendal, 400 on a daily basis.

The year 2013 was marked by the official opening of the new Vitesse Training Centre. The complex has been inspired by Cobham Training Centre (Chelsea FC). Even though the Papendal complex is of a more modest format, it has many similar facilities, such as a weight training room, a state-of-the-art therapy bath, a steam room, sports medical rooms, a press reception area and separate restaurants for visitors and players.

On the grounds, there are 6 full size football pitches of which one is astro turf. A stand has been built at the Academy's main pitch, with a capacity of over 500 people. The reserve squad and academy teams all play their matches here. The complex is situated in large wooded area, where the players can prepare in a peaceful and private environment, whilst not being too far from the hustle and bustle of Arnhem's city centre.

Besides having the most advanced and up-to-date sports and training complexes, Papendal is also the base for administration staff, scouting department and all club coaches. There are eleven dressing rooms, physiotherapy suites and a base for the medical staff, including a consulting room.

Symbols

Vitesse's crest is composed of an eagle.
Mister Vitesse Theo Bos

Hertog

Vitesse are well known for the American bald Eagle 'Hertog', which is released before the match and flies over the crowds.

Mr Vitesse

Theo Bos spent his entire playing career for Vitesse, making a total 369 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse. Bos died on 28 February 2013 of pancreatic cancer, aged forty-seven. Following his death, a special remembrance to honour Theo Bos took place at Gelredome with around 7,000 Vitesse supporters. As of the 2012–13 season, no player could wear the number 4 shirt at Vitesse after the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect for Theo Bos, "the legendary number four". Dutch defender Jan-Arie van der Heijden was the last player to wear the number.

Airborne-match

Around September there is an annual 'Airborne memorial' football match. During this annual Airborne-match the veterans of World War II will be honored. The Gelredome is decorated with Airborne flags, both outside and inside the stadium, and at halftime, 120 members of the Royal British Legion played the bagpipes with some other musical guests. The match is traditionally visited by veterans who were fighting in this battle, while a special shirt is worn by Vitesse. Vitesse drop their normal striped black and yellow kit for this special match. Instead they wear claret and blue outfits, the same colours of the 1st Airborne Division, with a 1st Airborne 'winged horse' emblem also etched on the kit. These shirts are after the match auctioned for charity.

Johnny Peters was one of the first Brits on September 17, 1944 to be part of the Battle of Arnhem. After the war, He became the chairman of the Arnhem 1944 Veterans Club. Since 2007, Peters visited Vitesse each year for the Airborne match in september. In 2012, Captain Guram Kashia went over to Peters to express his thanks for coming to the match, gave him his shirt (which Peters donated to the Airborne Assault Museum in Duxford), stood at what we'll loosely call attention, and saluted Peters. A year later, on the match commemorating, the Vitesse supporters unveiled a banner capturing the moment between Peters and Kashia. Johnny Peters died on 8 august 2014 after a short illness.

Anthems

Vitesse fans are known to be creative and have various songs and chants during matches. Among the most important Vitesse songs are "Geel en Zwart zijn onze kleuren" by Emile Hartkamp, and "Bouw mee aan een steengoed Vites!" by Henk Bleker & Enka Harmonie. Vitesse opens its home matches with "Whatever You Want" by Status Quo, and after every home goal "Bro Hymn" by Pennywise is played.

Colours

The club's shirt consists of black-yellow vertical stripes, inspired by the colours of the flag of Gelderland. Its colours originate from the coat of arms of Gelderland which in turn was based on the coat of arms of the Hertogdom Gelre.

Crest

The first logo of Vitesse was a shield-shaped crest. In the middle there was a diagonal dividing line between the left yellow face and the right black box. In the left box, "AVC Vitesse" was diagonally written and in the right-hand side, "1892 ", the club's founding year. The old logo was replaced in 1984, the year in which the roads of the BVO branch and the amateur branch separated. The amateur branch retained the logo with limited modification, SBV Vitesse got a new logo.

The new logo of the BVO from 1984 is once again a shield-shaped figure, but it has straight lines at both the top and sides of the logo. At the top is with thick white uppercase Vitesse. Under the name is a double-headed eagle, with left and right half mirrored. Also the colors are mirrored, which is left yellow is black right and vice versa. This double-headed eagle can also be found in the coat of arms of Arnhem. In the middle of the logo is a football positioned.

In the autumn of 2011, a new version of the logo was put into use; A total of 13 changes have been made. For example, the symmetry of the eagle was improved, the black outer edge replaced by a white and in the writing has been made thinner. The football has been altered in terms of appearance as a shadow effect is added and (if the context allows it) the year of creation as text EST. 1892 under the logo can be found.

There was also a special anniversary crest to celebrate the 125th (2017) anniversary of the club.

Kit

Vitesse wore sponsored shirts for the first time in the 1982–83 season, to promote the Akai. The club signed its first kit manufacturing deal with the German firm adidas. The kit is being produced by Macron for the 2018–19 season.

Historical home kits

1892-1894
1894-1900
1900-1945
1945-1953
1953-1977
1977-1982
1982-1983
1983-2014
2014-2018
2018-2019

Alternative

Airborne kit
Airborne kit
Airborne kit
Airborne kit
Anniversary kit

Support

Vitesse fans at the 2017 Dutch Cup Final in Rotterdam.

Fans

The supporters of the club are known as Vitessenaren. Vitesse has two independent fan bodies. The Supportersvereniging Vitesse was founded in 1992 and currently consists of 3,000 members. They own a fan base within the GelreDome. The second one, Arnhem Ultras, serve a more specific purpose: to improve the atmosphere in the stadium. Besides the fan unions, there are several sets of fans who work together on tifo choreography, likes VIVO (Vitesse Is van Ons), De Aftrap and VAK 113 among others. Nowadays, Vitesse is supported by one fanatic side: The Theo Bos - South Stand. This stand is responsible for a big part of the atmosphere in the stadium.

Vitesse have attracted around 18,000 people to Eredivisie matches on average in the last years. The record attendance stands at 26,600, achieved in a match against NAC Breda at March 25, 1998. Research showed that about 10,000 season ticket holders from Gelderland, with other significant groups coming from Utrecht, South Holland and North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Vitesse Kids Club was founded by Vitesse in 1998 for children up to 16 years. Every year, the Vitesse Kids Club Day is organized, offering activities for members who are joined by the first team squad. During pre-season, Vitesse also holds an Open Day for people of all ages; the event gives the opportunity for sponsors and new player signings to be presented.

Vitesse fans have established a close friendship with the supporters of FC Petrolul Ploiești and Lierse SK.

Rivalries

Rivalry with N.E.C.

N.E.C. from Nijmegen are Vitesse's archrivals. The two clubs share a long history together and matches between the two clubs are called the Gelderse Derby (Derby of Gelderland). The rivalry between these two clubs goes beyond the football rivalry, it transcends into the city rivalry between the two largest cities of Gelderland: Nijmegen and Arnhem. This city rivalry began when these two cities first received their city rights. The two cities are just 20 kilometres apart, leading to an intense feeling of a cross-town rivalry, heightened by a feeling that local pride is at stake. The meeting between the two teams is still considered to be one of the biggest matches of the season.

The inhabitants of these cities differ extremely in both attitudes and cultures which is clearly reflected on to the football pitch. Vitesse's style of play has long been a source of pride for the supporters, and one of irritation for the NEC fans.

Since 1813, Arnhem has been the capital of Gelderland, historically based on finance and trade. Nijmegen, on the other hand, is predominantly a workers' city, where middle and high-income groups are only small minority. People from Nijmegen see Arnhem as arrogant and lazy.

Played Vitesse wins Draws N.E.C. wins Vitesse goals N.E.C. goals
Eredivisie 562116196861
Eerste divisie 142661827
Tweede divisie 401339
Eerste klasse 8116923
Tweede klasse 421175
KNVB Cup 502339
Play-offs 641194
Total 97302839117138
Last two results
Venue Date Competition Vitesse N.E.C.
GelreDome 2 April 2017Eredivisie21
De Goffert 23 October 2016Eredivisie11

Rivalries with other clubs

De Graafschap are also a rival of Vitesse, but in terms of tension and rivalry, these matches are not as loaded as the duels with N.E.C. Nijmegen. The rivalry has existed for some time with De Graafschap and stems from various causes, such as the opposition between the large city (Arnhem) and the countryside (Doetinchem).

Further teams who share a rivalry with Vitesse include FC Twente and AFC Ajax. Past rivalries include local derbies between Vitesse and clubs such as FC Wageningen, Go Ahead Eagles, Quick 1888, Arnhemse Boys and VV Rheden. However, the tension between the local sides lessened as the division of the clubs through playing in different leagues over time became greater. Years of not competing in the same league resulted in less frequent match-ups, until tensions finally settled between the local clubs.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 September 2018[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 Portugal GK Eduardo (on loan from Chelsea)
2 Netherlands DF Khalid Karami
3 Netherlands DF Maikel van der Werff (captain)
5 England DF Max Clark
6 Netherlands DF Arnold Kruiswijk
7 Netherlands MF Roy Beerens
8 Russia DF Vyacheslav Karavayev
9 Slovenia FW Tim Matavž (2nd vice captain)
10 Netherlands MF Thomas Bruns
11 Netherlands MF Bryan Linssen (vice captain)
13 Algeria FW Oussama Darfalou
14 England DF Jake Clarke-Salter (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Position Player
17 South Africa MF Thulani Serero
18 Norway MF Martin Ødegaard (on loan from Real Madrid)
19 Nigeria MF Hilary Gong
20 Belgium MF Charly Musonda (on loan from Chelsea)
21 Slovakia MF Matúš Bero
22 Netherlands GK Remko Pasveer
23 Saudi Arabia MF Mukhtar Ali
25 Netherlands MF Navarone Foor
26 Denmark DF Rasmus Thelander
28 Netherlands DF Alexander Büttner
30 Netherlands DF Danilho Doekhi
43 Netherlands DF Lassana Faye

For recent transfers, see 2018–19 SBV Vitesse season.

Players out on loan

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

No. Position Player
24 Netherlands GK Jeroen Houwen (on loan at Telstar until 30 June 2019)
— Netherlands DF Julian Lelieveld (on loan at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2019)
No. Position Player
— Netherlands MF Sven van Doorm (on loan at Telstar until 30 June 2019)

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player
29 Netherlands FW Thomas Buitink
31 Netherlands MF Hicham Acheffay
32 Netherlands DF Özgür Aktas
33 Netherlands FW Martijn Berden
34 Turkey MF Anil Mercan
35 Netherlands MF Jesse Schuurman
36 Netherlands MF Patrick Vroegh
40 Netherlands GK Bilal Bayazit
— Netherlands GK Stef Brummel
— Netherlands DF Azzedine Dkidak
No. Position Player
— Netherlands DF Mats Grotenbreg
— Netherlands DF Joris Klein-Holte
— Netherlands DF Boyd Lucassen
— Netherlands DF Danny Mühl
— Netherlands DF Wellington Verloo
— Netherlands DF Younes Zakir
— Netherlands MF Richie Musaba
— Netherlands FW Mike de Beer
— Netherlands FW Lars ten Teije
— Netherlands FW Bo van Essen

Youth teams

The club also have 11 further youth teams: Under-19, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15, Under-14, Under-13, Under-12, Under-11, Under-10, Under-9 and Under-8.

Retired numbers

4 — Netherlands Theo Bos, defender (1983–98) — posthumous honour.
12 — Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
. 13 — Vito, the official team mascot.

List of Vitesse managers

Board and staff

Corporate hierarchy

PositionName
OwnerRussia Valeriy Oyf
Supervisory BoardGermany Yevgeny Merkel (President)
Russia Valeriy Oyf
Netherlands Henk Parren
Board of the Vitesse-Arnhem FoundationNetherlands Henk Parren (President)
Netherlands Albert van 't Blik
Netherlands Gerrit Jan Steenbergen
Advisory CouncilNetherlands Kees Bakker
Netherlands Cor Guijt
Netherlands Bert Roetert
Netherlands Jan Snellenburg
DirectorsNetherlands Joost de Wit (Managing Director)
Netherlands Marc van Hintum (Technical Director)
Netherlands Olivier Smit (Commercial Director)

Management hierarchy

Position Staff
Director of FootballNetherlands Marc van Hintum
First-team ManagerRussia Leonid Slutsky
Assistant ManagersRussia Oleg Yarovinskiy
Netherlands Edward Sturing
Netherlands Nicky Hofs
Goalkeeping CoachNetherlands Raimond van der Gouw
Fitness CoachNetherlands Jan van Norel
Video AnalystNetherlands Kevin Balvers
Head of AcademyNetherlands Aloys Wijnker
Head of International ScoutingNetherlands Marc van Hintum
Head Coach Reserve TeamNetherlands Joseph Oosting
Under-19 CoachNetherlands Dennis van Beukering
Under-17 CoachNetherlands Kevin Moeliker
Under-16 CoachNetherlands Tim Cornelisse

Ownership

  • Netherlands Maasbert Schouten (2009–10)
  • Georgia (country) Merab Jordania (2010–13)
  • Russia Aleksandr Tsjigirinski (2013–18)
  • Russia Valeriy Oyf (2018–)

Presidents

  • 1892       Frans Dezentjé
  • 1892–93 Dick Couvéé
  • 1893       Siegfried Leopold
  • 1893–95 Fons Donkers
  • 1895–09 Chris Engelberts
  • 1902–06 Johan Caderius van Veen
  • 1906–08 Lodewijk Suringa
  • 1908–09 Jan F. Keppel Hesselink
  • 1909–16 Wim Hupkes
  • 1916       Daniel Brondgeest
  • 1916–22 Willem Hesselink
  • 1922–24 Lex Staal
  • 1924–29 Jan Holtus
  • 1929–36 Wim Hupkes
  • 1936–47 Henk Herberts
  • 1947–49 Jan Bosloper
  • 1949–51 Herbert Mogendorff
  • 1951–55 Henk Hoolboom
  • 1955–63 Henk Lammers
  • 1963       Henk Herberts
  • 1963–65 Coen Winters
  • 1965       Herbert Mogendorff
  • 1965–67 Herman Ribbink
  • 1967–69 Gerard Veerkamp
  • 1969–74 Arnold van der Louw
  • 1974–79 Eef van Amerongen
  • 1979–82 Piet Bodewes
  • 1982–84 Bob Treffers
  • 1984–00 Karel Aalbers
  • 2000       Jan Konings
  • 2000–03 Jos Vaessen
  • 2003–04 Kees Bakker
  • 2004–08 Henk Ramautar
  • 2008–09 Kees Bakker
  • 2009–10 Maasbert Schouten
  • 2010–13 Merab Jordania
  • 2013–16 Bert Roetert
  • 2016–17 Kees Bakker
  • 2017–     Yevgeny Merkel

Vitesse Youth Academy

Marco van Ginkel began his career in the youth ranks of Vitesse.

The Vitesse Jeugdopleiding (English: Vitesse Youth Academy) is a four-star certified youth academy and amongst the strongest in the nation. It has produced Dutch internationals such as Roy Makaay, Marco van Ginkel, Theo Janssen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Davy Pröpper, Piet Velthuizen, Martin Laamers, Nicky Hofs and Stijn Schaars. Since 1984, more than 40 successful players have risen through the Vitesse youth system and joined their first team, including: Alexander Büttner, Kevin Diks, Matthew Amoah, Peter Bosz, Onur Kaya, Erwin Mulder, Eloy Room, Adnane Tighadouini, Theo Bos and Riga Mustapha.

The academy was officially founded in 2005, when the youth academies of Vitesse and AGOVV Apeldoorn merged. The newly formed academy received the official regional youth academy status from the KNVB and was based on the structure of the former Vitesse youth academy, with the addition of various AGOVV youth players and staff members. The co-operation between Vitesse and AGOVV was terminated as of July 2013, where the academy continued solely as Vitesse's youth academy. The goal of the Vitesse Voetbal Academy is to develop young players into professional football players for Vitesse's first team squad.

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from U8's up to the flagship U19's. The youngest players are scouted at amateur clubs in the direct surroundings of Arnhem. For the age of twelve and older the academy extends its scouting area, mainly to the remaining part of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Until the U12 team, the players only have training sessions during the evening and are largely guided by part-time coaches. When players are ready to join secondary education they start training during daytime.

The following clubs are affiliated with the academy:

Honours

In April 2017, the club won its first major trophy in its 125-year existence.

National

League

Cup

Super Cup

Regional

  • Eerste klasse Oost
    • Winners (7): 1896–97, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1952–53
      Promoted (1): 1954–55
  • Tweede klasse Oost
    • Winners (5): 1922–23, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1949–50
  • Gelderland Competition
    • Winners (2): 1894–95, 1895–96

Other trophies

Club Awards

Individual Achievements

European Golden Boot

The following players have won the European Golden Boot whilst playing for Vitesse:

Dutch Footballer of the Year (Golden Boots)

The following players have won the Dutch Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Vitesse:

Johan Cruyff Trophy

The following players have won the Johan Cruyff Trophy whilst playing for Vitesse:

Eredivisie Top Scorer

Eerste Divisie Top Scorer

  • Netherlands Herman Veenendaal (23 goals) – 1974
  • Netherlands Remco Boere (27 goals) – 1983

Rinus Michels Award (Manager of the year)

UEFA's #EqualGame award

Vitesse in Europe

Vitesse in the Europa League.
Theo Bos - South Stand.
  • Group = group game
  • Q = qualifying round
  • 1R = first round
  • 2R = second round
  • 3R = third round
  • 1/8 = 1/8 final
Season Competition Round Country Club Score Goalscorers Vitesse
1978–79 Intertoto Cup Group Italy Hellas Verona 2–1, 0–2 Bursac, Hofs / (-)
Group Belgium RWDM 0–5, 0–2 (-) / (-)
Group France Troyes 5–3, 2–1 Bleijenberg (2), Heezen, Mulderij, Bosveld / Bleijenberg, Beukhof
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–0, 0–0 Loeffen / (-)
2R Scotland Dundee United 1–0, 4–0 Eijer / Latuheru (2), Van den Brom, Eijer
1/8 Portugal Sporting CP 0–2, 1–2 (-) / Van Arum
1992–93 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Ireland Derry City 3–0, 2–1 Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers
2R Belgium KV Mechelen 1–0, 1–0 Van den Brom / Cocu
1/8 Spain Real Madrid 0–1, 0–1 (-) / (-)
1993–94 UEFA Cup 1R England Norwich City 0–3, 0–0 (-) / (-)
1994–95 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Parma 1–0, 0–2 Gillhaus / (-)
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1R Portugal Braga 2–1, 0–2 Čurović, Trustfull / (-)
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1R Greece AEK Athens 3–0, 3–3 Laros, Perović, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser
2R France Bordeaux 0–1, 1–2 (-) / Jochemsen
1999–00 UEFA Cup 1R Portugal Beira-Mar 2–1, 0–0 Van Hooijdonk, Grozdić / (-)
2R France Lens 1–4, 1–1 Van Hooijdonk / Kreek
2000–01 UEFA Cup 1R Israel Maccabi Haifa 3–0, 1–2 Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah
2R Italy Internazionale 0–0, 1–1 (-) / Peeters
2002–03 UEFA Cup 1R Romania Rapid București 1–1, 1–0 Peeters / Peeters
2R Germany Werder Bremen 2–1, 3–3 Amoah, Verlaat (o.g.) / Levchenko, Claessens, Mbamba
3R England Liverpool 0–1, 0–1 (-) / (-)
2012–13 Europa League Q2 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–4, 3–1 Van Ginkel (2), Reis, Bony / Van Ginkel, Van Aanholt, Bony
Q3 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 0–2, 0–2 (-) / (-)
2013–14 Europa League Q3 Romania Petrolul Ploiești 1–1, 1–2 Reis / Van der Heijden
2015–16 Europa League Q3 England Southampton 0–3, 0–2 (-) / (-)
2017–18 Europa League Group France Nice 0–3, 1–0 (-) / Castaignos
Group Italy Lazio 2–3, 1–1 Matavž, Linssen / Linssen
Group Belgium Zulte Waregem 0–2, 1–1 (-) / Bruns
2018–19 Europa League Q2 Romania FC Viitorul Constanța 3–1, 2–2 Matavž, Linssen, Beerens / Matavž, Linssen
Q3 Switzerland FC Basel 1893 0–1, 0–1 (-) / (-)

UEFA Current ranking

As of 04/05/2018[6]
RankCountryTeamPoints
175Czech RepublicFK Jablonec3.000
176NetherlandsVitesse6.000
177NetherlandsFC Utrecht2.000

Dutch Cup finals

Season Opponent Result Place Date
1911–12 HFC Haarlem 0-2 R.A.P.-terrein, Amsterdam May 26, 1912
1926–27 V.U.C. 1-3 Monnikenhuize, Arnhem June 19, 1927
1989–90 PSV 0-1 De Kuip, Rotterdam April 25, 1990
2016–17 AZ Alkmaar 2-0 De Kuip, Rotterdam April 30, 2017

The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruijff Shield.

Johan Cruyff Shield

Season Opponent Result Place Date
2017 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-1 (2-4 pen.) De Kuip, Rotterdam August 5, 2017

Club records

Highest transfer fee received: Wilfried Bony to Swansea City for £12 million. (2013)

Domestic results

Below is a table with Vitesse's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Statistics

Eredivisie

Matches played 1020
Matches won 391
Matches drawn 292
Matches lost 337
Points (two points-system) 1074
Goals for 1518
Goal against 1455
Seasons 30
Best ranking 3 (1997–98)
Worst ranking 18 (1971–72)

As of 20 June 2015

  

Eerste Divisie

Matches played 852
Matches won 379
Matches drawn 215
Matches lost 258
Points (two points-system) 973
Goals for 1450
Goals against 1192
Seasons 25
Best ranking 1 (1976–77, 1988–89)
Worst ranking 17 (1984–85)
  

Tweede Divisie

Matches played 120
Matches won 57
Matches drawn 34
Matches lost 29
Points (two points-system) 148
Goals for 221
Goals against 165
Seasons 4
Best ranking 1 (1965–66)
Worst ranking 9 (1963–64)

Club topscorers by season

     

Player of the Year

Year Winner
1990Netherlands Theo Bos
1991Netherlands René Eijer
1992Netherlands Martin Laamers
1993Netherlands Phillip Cocu
1994Netherlands Glenn Helder
1995Netherlands Chris van der Weerden
1996Netherlands Arco Jochemsen
1997Netherlands Edward Sturing
1998Greece Nikos Machlas
1999Netherlands Sander Westerveld
  
Year Winner
2000Netherlands Michel Kreek
2001Netherlands Victor Sikora
2002Serbia Dejan Stefanović
2003Ghana Matthew Amoah
2004Netherlands Nicky Hofs
2005Ghana Abubakari Yakubu
2006Netherlands Youssouf Hersi
2007Serbia Danko Lazović
2008Netherlands Piet Velthuizen
2009Netherlands Paul Verhaegh
  
Year Winner
2010Netherlands Piet Velthuizen
2011Serbia Slobodan Rajković
2012Netherlands Alexander Büttner
2013Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony
2014Ghana Christian Atsu
2015Netherlands Davy Pröpper
2016Georgia (country) Guram Kashia
2017Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel
2018England Mason Mount

Most appearances

All competitions

Bos spent his entire career for Vitesse, making a total of 429 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse.
Van der Gouw is a former Dutch goalkeeper who played most of his career for Vitesse. He amassed a total of 294 matches.
Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season
1. Netherlands Theo Bos DF 429 1983/1984 1997/1998
2. Netherlands Edward Sturing DF 383 1987/1988 1997/1998
3. Netherlands John van den Brom MF 378 1986/1987 2000/2001
4. Netherlands Martin Laamers MF 354 1986/1987 1995/1996
5. Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw GK 294 1988/1989 1995/1996
6. Georgia (country) Guram Kashia DF 292 2010/2011 2017/2018

Eredivisie

Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season
1. Georgia (country) Guram Kashia DF 244 2010/2011 2017/2018
2. Netherlands Davy Pröpper MF 133 2009/2010 2014/2015
3. Curaçao Eloy Room GK 128 2008/2009 2016/2017
4. Netherlands Piet Velthuizen GK 125 2006/2007 2015/2016
5. Netherlands Jan-Arie van der Heijden DF 123 2011/2012 2014/2015
6. Ecuador Renato Ibarra FW 122 2011/2012 2015/2016

Europa

Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season
1. Netherlands Theo Bos DF 17 1983/1984 1997/1998
2. Netherlands John van den Brom MF 17 1986/1987 2000/2001
3. Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw GK 16 1988/1989 1995/1996
4. Netherlands Theo Janssen MF 16 1998/1999 2013/2014
5. Netherlands Martin Laamers MF 16 1986/1987 1995/1996
6. Netherlands Bart Latuheru FW 15 1989/1990 1995/1996

Top goalscorers

John van den Brom played at Vitesse from 1986 to 1993, and from 1996 to 2001. He came back to manage the club from 2011 to 2012.

All competitions

Ranking Name Position Goals Period
1. Netherlands Jan Dommering FW 168 1929-1948
2. Netherlands John van den Brom MF 110 1986-2001
3. Netherlands Gerrit Langeler FW 91 1916-1925
4. Netherlands Kees Meeuwsen FW 89 1929-1954
5. Netherlands Henk Bosveld MF 82 1968-1979
6. Serbia Boško Bursać FW 78 1974-1980

Eredivisie

Ranking Name Position Goals Period
1. Ghana Matthew Amoah FW 61 1998-2006
2. Netherlands John van den Brom
Greece Nikos Machlas		 MF
 60 1986-2001
1996–1999
3. Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony FW 46 2011–2013
4. Netherlands Roy Makaay FW 42 1993–1997
5. Serbia Dejan Čurović FW 41 1994–2000
6. Netherlands Hans Gillhaus FW 33 1993–1995

Europa

Ranking Name Position Goals Period
1. Netherlands Bryan Linssen FW 4 2017-2018
2. Belgium Bob Peeters FW 4 2000–2003
3. Netherlands John van den Brom MF 4 1986-2001
4. Netherlands Marco van Ginkel MF 3 2010–2013
5. Greece Nikos Machlas FW 3 1996–1999
6. Slovenia Tim Matavž FW 3 2017–2018

Vitesse All Stars

The daily newspaper De Gelderlander conducted a survey in which fans voted Henk Bosveld (r.) as the best Vitesse-player of the twentieth century.
NamePosNatYearsGamesGoals
Bert JacobsCoachNetherlands1988–1993--
Just GöbelGKNetherlands1909–19241160
Willem HesselinkDFNetherlands1892–19197938
Theo BosDFNetherlands1983–19984291
Edward SturingDFNetherlands1987-19883833
John van den BromMFNetherlands1986–2001378110
Theo JanssenMFNetherlands1998–201424230
Dik HerbertsFWNetherlands1947–195922049
Toon HuibertsFWNetherlands1951–196846971
Henk BosveldFWNetherlands1968-197919182
Nikos MachlasFWGreece1996–19999270
Dejan ČurovićFWSerbia1994–200010947

Other teams

Vitesse II

Vitesse's reserve team currently plays in the Tweede Divisie (English: Second Division). It plays its home matches at Olympic Training Centre Papendal and it is coached by Joseph Oosting.[7] The team is composed mostly of professional footballers, who are often recent graduates from the highest youth level (Vitesse U19) serving their first professional contract as a reserve, or players who are otherwise unable to play in the first team.

Since 1992, Jong Vitesse competed in the Beloften Eredivisie, competing against other reserve teams such as Jong PSV, Jong Ajax or Jong AZ. They have won the Beloften Eredivisie title two times, the Derde Divisie one time, as well as the KNVB Reserve Cup three times.

Amateur team

In 1984 it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamed SBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal – "Professional Football Foundation") Vitesse whilst the amateur section became "(AVC) Vitesse 1892", who played their home matches at the Sportcomplex Valkenhuizen. In total, the club has won 5 trophies; one Derde Klasse title, one Vierde Klasse title, one Zesde Klasse title and two Arnhem Cups. On 2009, Vitesse 1892 was declared bankrupt. The amateur section has produced a number of professional players including Andy van der Meijde, Nicky Hofs, Léon Hese, Erwin van de Looi en Theo Janssen.

National team players

Willem Hesselink.

A number of Vitesse players have represented the Dutch national team, the first official international being Willem Hesselink. He was one of the founders of Vitesse in 1892 at age 14. In 1905 he started in the first ever home match of the Netherlands national football team, a 4-0 victory against Belgium. Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to him. Just Göbel played 22 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2-1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics. The record number of Vitesse players for the Netherlands was three, which occurred on two occasions in 1989. The following players were called-up to represent the Dutch national team in international football and received caps during their tenure with Vitesse:

Notable former players

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Vitesse first Dutch club sold to foreign investor". RNW. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Ritsema, André (2000-02-16). "Aalbers moet bij Vitesse weg als voorzitter". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Van Wolfswinkel fires Vitesse to first major trophy". Goal.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Bronbeek en Vitesse: beide stokoud, Sportgeschiedenis.nl, 6 maart 2013
  5. ↑ http://www.vitesse.nl/en/first-team/selection
  6. ↑ "Uefa current ranking". uefa.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "3. Liga / U 23 > Trainer". Werder.de. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
Official websites
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  • GelreDome.nl Official website of stadium GelreDome
  • UEFA.com The Vitesse Arnhem Story
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