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

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

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
20 DF Amir Absalem (at Almere City until 30 June 2020)
36 MF Tom van de Looi (at NEC until 30 June 2020)

Player Transfers

Players In
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
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

Club Friendlies

Eredivisie

Standings
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

Matches

KNVB Cup
30 October 2019 First RoundHarkemase Boys1 - 2GroningenHarkema
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 RoundGroningen0 - 1UtrechtGroningen
18:30
Summary
Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
Attendance: 14,548
Referee: Pol van Boekel

References
  1. 2019/2020 zonnig van start
  2. "FC Groningen neemt Azor Matusiwa over van Ajax - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  3. "Middenvelder Sam Schreck tekent bij FC Groningen - FC Groningen". www.fcgroningen.nl. 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. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  7. "Het Dagblad van het Noorden maakt gebruik van cookies". toestemming.ndcmediagroep.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  8. "FC Groningen haalt spits Charlison Benschop". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 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. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  11. "De Leeuwarder Courant maakt gebruik van cookies". toestemming.ndcmediagroep.nl. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  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. "De Leeuwarder Courant maakt gebruik van cookies". toestemming.ndcmediagroep.nl. 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 Dutch). 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). 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 Dutch). 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.
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