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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Sergio Padt
3 DF Netherlands NED Bart van Hintum
4 DF Netherlands NED Mike te Wierik (captain)
6 MF Netherlands NED Azor Matusiwa
8 MF Germany GER Sam Schreck
9 FW Netherlands NED Daishawn Redan (on loan from Hertha BSC)
10 MF Sweden SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
11 FW Sweden SWE Joel Asoro (on loan from Swansea City)
14 FW Morocco MAR Mohamed El Hankouri
15 FW Sweden SWE Gabriel Gudmundsson
16 GK Netherlands NED Jan Hoekstra
17 DF Japan JPN Ko Itakura (on loan from Manchester City)
18 MF Morocco MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi
19 MF Denmark DEN Nicklas Strunck
21 DF Netherlands NED Django Warmerdam
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Turkey TUR Görkem Can
23 MF Australia AUS Ajdin Hrustic
26 MF Netherlands NED Daniël van Kaam
27 FW Netherlands NED Thijs Dallinga
28 DF Netherlands NED Tapmahoe Sopacua
29 FW Netherlands NED Romano Postema
32 GK Netherlands NED Marco van Duin
36 GK Netherlands NED Jan de Boer
42 DF Netherlands NED Deyovaisio Zeefuik
43 FW Netherlands NED Joel van Kaam
46 DF Netherlands NED Thomas Poll
51 FW Netherlands NED Kian Slor
52 FW Slovakia SVK Tomáš Suslov
53 FW Netherlands NED 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. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Morocco MAR Amir Absalem (at Almere City until 30 June 2020)
36 MF Netherlands NED 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 Netherlands Azor Matusiwa Netherlands Ajax AFC Transfer Free [2]
1 July 2019 MF Germany Sam Schreck Germany Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2019 MF Sweden Ramon Pascal Lundqvist Netherlands NAC Breda Transfer Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2019 MF Sweden Gabriel Gudmundsson SwedenHalmstads BK Transfer Undisclosed [5]
5 July 2019 GK Netherlands Marco van Duin Netherlands NEC Transfer Free [6]
6 July 2019 DF Netherlands Bart van Hintum Netherlands Heracles Almelo Transfer Free [7]
9 July 2019 FW Curaçao Charlison Benschop Germany FC Ingolstadt Transfer Free [8]

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

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:

KNVB Cup
30 October 2019 First Round Harkemase Boys 1 - 2 Groningen Harkema
19:45
  • Robert Stelpstra 49'
  • Mark Bruintjes Yellow card 53'
  • Dennis van Duinen Yellow card 75'
 Summary
Stadium: De Bosk
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Netherlands 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: Netherlands Pol van Boekel

References
  1. 2019/2020 zonnig van start
  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.
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