2015–16 PEC Zwolle season

PEC Zwolle
2015–16 season
Chairman	Adriaan Visser
Manager	Ron Jans
Stadium	IJsseldelta Stadion
Eredivisie	8th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Europa League Play-offs	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lars Veldwijk (14); All: ; Lars Veldwijk (14)
Highest home attendance	51,862 vs Ajax (3 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance	3,750 at SBV Excelsior (1 May 2016)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2015–16 season was PEC Zwolle's 105th season of play, it marked its 16th season in the Eredivisie and its 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. They ended the season eight in the league. PEC Zwolle entered the KNVB Cup in the second round. They started their campaign by losing to Feyenoord.

Competitions

Friendlies

30 June 2015	SV Hatto Heim	0–9	PEC Zwolle	Hattem
		Report	3', 28' Stefan Nijland 6', 38' Jesper Drost 16' Wouter Marinus 58' (p) Lars Veldwijk 61' Ben Rienstra 73' Mustafa Saymak 81' Sheraldo Becker	Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen

7 July 2015	SC Genemuiden	1–4	PEC Zwolle	Genemuiden
	Erik Rotman 45+1' (p)	Report	4' Mustafa Saymak 21' Lars Veldwijk 40' Sheraldo Becker 60' Emmanuel Mbende	Stadium: Sportpark de Wetering

11 July 2015	PEC Zwolle	2–2	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Hasselt
	Jesper Drost 9' Lars Veldwijk 49' (p)	Report	45' (p) Nikola Kalinić 62' (p) Yevhen Seleznyov	Stadium: Sportpark 't Hoenbroeck

17 July 2015	PEC Zwolle	3–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Hattem
	Jesper Drost 30' Lars Veldwijk 57', 59'	Report	75' Huseyin Dogan	Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen

21 July 2015	PEC Zwolle	5–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Hattem
	Lars Veldwijk 12' Jesper Drost 29' Sheraldo Becker 45' Ben Rienstra 65' Kudbettin Tekin Oğrak 72' (o.g.)		62' Préjuce Nakoulma	Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen

25 July 2015	PEC Zwolle	1–3	Levante UD	Hasselt
	Bram van Polen 90+1' (p)	Report	38', 49' Nabil Ghilas 70' Roger Martí	Stadium: Sportpark 't Hoenbroeck

1 August 2015	VVV-Venlo	1–2	PEC Zwolle	Venlo
	Ralf Seuntjens 60' (p)	Report	23' Sheraldo Becker 54' Lars Veldwijk	Stadium: De Koel

3 September 2015	PEC Zwolle	2–2	SC Cambuur	Zwolle
	Stefan Nijland 2' Kingsley Ehizibue 18'		27' Martijn Barto 71' Valmir Berisha	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion

8 October 2015	PEC Zwolle	1–0	FC Emmen	Zwolle
	Stefan Nijland 23'			Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion

8 January 2016	PEC Zwolle	1–3	N.E.C.	San Pedro de Alcántara
	Bram van Polen 49' (p)	Report	20' Christian Santos 32' Anthony Limbombe 45' Gregor Breinburg

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Heracles Almelo (O)	34	14	9	11	47	49	−2	51	Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
7	Groningen	34	14	8	12	41	48	−7	50
8	PEC Zwolle	34	14	6	14	56	54	+2	48
9	Vitesse	34	12	10	12	55	38	+17	46
10	NEC	34	13	7	14	37	42	−5	46

Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
(O) Play-off winner.
Notes:

Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	6	14	56	54	+2	48	10	2	5	35	27	+8	4	4	9	21	27	−6

Source: League matches

League matches

12 August 2015 1	PEC Zwolle	2–2	SC Cambuur	Zwolle
	Dirk Marcellis 31' Sheraldo Becker 33'	Report	70' Erik Bakker 77' Sjoerd Overgoor	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 11,650 Referee: Dennis Higler

15 August 2015 2	De Graafschap	0–3	PEC Zwolle	Doetinchem
		Report	50' Wouter Marinus 61' Bart van Hintum 66' Sheraldo Becker	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Allard Lindhout

23 August 2015 3	PEC Zwolle	2–1	FC Twente	Zwolle
	Lars Veldwijk 26' (p) Ben Rienstra 63'	Report	46' Hakim Ziyech	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,123 Referee: Kevin Blom

29 August 2015 4	SC Heerenveen	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Heerenveen
	Sam Larsson 4'	Report	59' Lars Veldwijk	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 22,763 Referee: Pol van Boekel

12 September 2015 5	PEC Zwolle	3–0	Excelsior	Zwolle
	Lars Veldwijk 13', 25', 57'	Report		Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 September 2015 6	PEC Zwolle	2–1	ADO Den Haag	Zwolle
	Sheraldo Becker 69' Lars Veldwijk 79'	Report	35' Mike Havenaar	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Ed Janssen

27 September 2015 7	Feyenoord	2–0	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
	Dirk Kuyt 54' Eljero Elia 82'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers

3 October 2015 8	Willem II	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Tilburg
		Report	43' Ouasim Bouy	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Richard Liesveld

18 October 2015 9	PEC Zwolle	1–5	Vitesse	Zwolle
	Thomas Lam 15'	Report	7' Lewis Baker 21' Dominic Solanke 44' Valeri Qazaishvili 52' Denys Oliynyk 78' Milot Rashica	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,250 Referee: Pol van Boekel

23 October 2015 10	PEC Zwolle	1–2	FC Utrecht	Zwolle
	Wouter Marinus 13'	Report	25', 90+3' (p) Sébastian Haller	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

31 October 2015 11	FC Groningen	2–0	PEC Zwolle	Groningen
	Michael de Leeuw 5' Lorenzo Burnet 35'	Report		Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,565 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

7 November 2015 12	PEC Zwolle	1–1	Heracles Almelo	Zwolle
	Stefan Nijland 90+4'	Report	17' Wout Weghorst	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,420 Referee: Dennis Higler

21 November 2015 13	Roda JC Kerkrade	0–5	PEC Zwolle	Kerkrade
		Report	4' Wouter Marinus 14', 47' Ryan Thomas 60' Lars Veldwijk 90+2' Stefan Nijland	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,378 Referee: Danny Makkelie

29 November 2015 14	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Ajax	Zwolle
		Report	37' Amin Younes 86' Thulani Serero	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Kevin Blom

6 December 2015 15	NEC	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Nijmegen
	Janio Bikel 53' Anthony Limbombe 62'	Report	21' Trent Sainsbury 44' Lars Veldwijk	Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 10,503 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

13 December 2015 16	PEC Zwolle	2–1	AZ	Zwolle
	Queensy Menig 36' Kingsley Ehizibue 45'	Report	90+4' Muamer Tanković	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,120 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

19 December 2015 17	PSV	3–2	PEC Zwolle	Eindhoven
	Gastón Pereiro 7', 15' Luuk de Jong 75'	Report	40' (p) Bram van Polen 43' Lars Veldwijk	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

16 January 2016 18	PEC Zwolle	5–2	SC Heerenveen	Zwolle
	Dirk Marcellis 12' Bram van Polen 20', 55' (p) Wout Brama 77' Stefan Nijland 86'	Report	46' Mitchell te Vrede 79' Jerry St. Juste	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,320 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

24 January 2016 19	FC Utrecht	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
	Ruud Boymans 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,715 Referee: Kevin Blom

27 January 2016 20	Vitesse	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Arnhem
	Bram van Polen 65' (o.g.)	Report	68' Dirk Marcellis	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 14,876 Referee: Ed Janssen

30 January 2016 21	PEC Zwolle	1–3	FC Groningen	Zwolle
	Thomas Lam 56'	Report	17' Alexander Sørloth 62' Michael de Leeuw 77' Danny Hoesen	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,225 Referee: Dennis Higler

6 February 2016 22	Heracles Almelo	2–0	PEC Zwolle	Almelo
	Iliass Bel Hassani 54' Jaroslav Navrátil 81'	Report		Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 10,543 Referee: Pol van Boekel

14 February 2016 23	PEC Zwolle	3–1	Feyenoord	Zwolle
	Lars Veldwijk 15', 50' Kingsley Ehizibue 90+3'	Report	42' Sven van Beek	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

19 February 2016 24	ADO Den Haag	0–2	PEC Zwolle	The Hague
		Report	44' Rick Dekker 90+1' Lars Veldwijk	Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 11,784 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

27 February 2016 25	SC Cambuur	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Leeuwarden
	Jack Byrne 85'	Report		Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,775 Referee: Siemen Mulder

5 March 2016 26	PEC Zwolle	2–1	De Graafschap	Zwolle
	Stefan Nijland 23', 32'	Report	67' Nathan Kabasele	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,250 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

12 March 2016 27	FC Twente	2–1	PEC Zwolle	Enschede
	Hakim Ziyech 47' Jerson Cabral 55'	Report	28' Kingsley Ehizibue	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,200 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 March 2016 28	PEC Zwolle	4–1	Willem II	Zwolle
	Dirk Marcellis 18' Queensy Menig 23' Lars Veldwijk 60' Stefan Nijland 90+3'	Report	37' Erik Falkenburg	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,185 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

3 April 2016 29	Ajax	3–0	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
	Lasse Schöne 2' Arkadiusz Milik 29', 40'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,862 Referee: Kevin Blom

8 April 2016 30	PEC Zwolle	3–1	Roda JC Kerkrade	Zwolle
	Queensy Menig 49' Ouasim Bouy 73', 78'	Report	41' Marcos Gullón	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Siemen Mulder

16 April 2016 31	AZ	5–1	PEC Zwolle	Alkmaar
	Vincent Janssen 20' (p), 25', 64', 83' Dabney dos Santos 64'	Report	63' Kingsley Ehizibue	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,341 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

20 April 2016 32	PEC Zwolle	2–0	NEC	Zwolle
	Sheraldo Becker 17' Queensy Menig 27'	Report		Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,352 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

1 May 2016 33	Excelsior	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
	Tom van Weert 61' Daan Bovenberg 80'	Report	15' Lars Veldwijk 65' Queensy Menig	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

8 May 2016 34	PEC Zwolle	1–3	PSV	Zwolle
	Ouasim Bouy 66'	Report	34' Jürgen Locadia 43', 67' Luuk de Jong	Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Play-offs

12 May 2016 First round	PEC Zwolle	0–0	FC Utrecht	Zwolle
		Report		Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 8,125 Referee: Kevin Blom

15 May 2016 First round	FC Utrecht	5–2	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
	Sébastien Haller 5' Bart Ramselaar 23' Christian Kum 28' Giovanni Troupée 62' Sébastien Haller 73' (p)	Report	58' Queensy Menig 58' Wout Brama	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

24 September 2015 Second round	Feyenoord	3–0	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
	Marcellis 19' (o.g.) Kuyt 60', 69'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Nijhuis

Statistics

Squad details and appearances

Nr.	Nat.	Name	Eredivisie		Play-offs		KNVB Cup		Total		Contract End	Season	Signed from	Debut
Nr.	Nat.	Name	G		G		G		G		Contract End	Season	Signed from	Debut
Goalkeepers
1		Mickey van der Hart	18	0	0	0	1	0	19	0	2018	1st	AFC Ajax	24 September 2015
16		Kevin Begois	16	0	1	0	0	0	17	0	2017	3rd	FC Den Bosch	4 August 2013
25		Boy de Jong	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2016	2nd	Feyenoord	19 December 2015
40		Mike Hauptmeijer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	–
Defenders
2		Bram van Polen	29	3	2	0	1	0	32	3	2017	10th	SBV Vitesse	12 October 2007
3		Trent Sainsbury	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	2016	3rd	Central Coast Mariners FC	6 February 2014
4		Dirk Marcellis	29	4	2	0	1	0	32	4	2017	1st	NAC Breda	12 August 2015
5		Bart van Hintum	24	1	2	0	1	0	27	1	2016	5th	FC Dordrecht	19 August 2011
17		Josef Kvída	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2017	1st	1. FK Příbram	—
20		Kingsley Ehizibue	25	4	2	0	0	0	27	4	2017	2nd	Academy	13 December 2014
22		Bart Schenkeveld	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2018	1st	Heracles Almelo	12 August 2015
28		Thomas Lam	32	2	2	0	1	0	36	2	2016	2nd	AZ	16 August 2014
29		Sander van Looy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	—
34		Pim ten Have	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	–
39		Dalvin Havertong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Sparta Rotterdam	—
45		Mark Bruintjes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	14 February 2016
48		Tarik Evre	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	27 February 2016
Midfielders
6		Mustafa Saymak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2018	5th	Academy	5 August 2011
8		Ouasim Bouy	25	4	2	0	1	0	28	4	On loan	1st	Juventus FC	12 September 2015
14		Wout Brama	25	1	2	1	1	0	28	2	2017	2nd	FC Twente	19 October 2014
18		Wouter Marinus	31	3	0	0	1	0	32	3	2019	2nd	sc Heerenveen (Academy)	12 August 2015
19		Rick Dekker	25	1	2	0	1	0	28	1	2018	2nd	Feyenoord (Academy)	5 October 2014
21		Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui	13	0	2	0	1	0	16	0	2016	1e	AFC Ajax	12 August 2015
23		Ben Rienstra	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2016	2nd	Heracles Almelo	8 August 2014
23		Dario Tanda	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	Amateur	1st	No club	19 February 2016
27		Jeroen Buitenhuis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	—
38		Gustavo Hebling	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	On loan	1st	Paris Saint-Germain	21 November 2015
42		Sander Thomas	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	6 December 2015
Forwards
7		Sheraldo Becker	24	4	2	0	1	0	27	4	On loan	2nd	AFC Ajax	17 January 2015
9		Lars Veldwijk	33	14	2	0	1	0	36	14	On loan	1st	Nottingham Forest FC	12 August 2015
10		Stefan Nijland	26	6	0	0	1	0	27	6	2018	3rd	PSV	10 August 2013
11		Queensy Menig	33	5	2	1	1	0	36	6	On loan	1st	AFC Ajax	12 August 2015
15		Samet Bulut	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2016	1st	AFC Ajax	12 March 2016
24		Boban Lazić	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2016	1st	No club	15 August 2015
26		Boris Rasevic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Amateur	3rd	Academy	30 November 2013
30		Ryan Thomas	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2	2019	3rd	Western Suburbs FC	2 November 2013
33		Athanasios Karagounis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2018	3rd	Atromitos FC	18 January 2014
37		David Browne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Amateur	1st	Academy	—
–		Youness Mokhtar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2018	3rd	Al-Nassr	25 August 2012
No.	Nat.	Name	G		G		G		G		Contract End	Season	Signed from	Debut
No.	Nat.	Name	Eredivisie		Play-offs		KNVB Cup		Total		Contract End	Season	Signed from	Debut

Discipline

The list is sorted by surname when total cards are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Eredivisie			Play-offs			KNVB Cup			Total
Rnk	Pos	No.	Player													T
1	DF	28	Thomas Lam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	8
2	DF	2	Bram van Polen	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	7
3	MF	8	Ouasim Bouy	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	6
4	DF	3	Trent Sainsbury	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
	MF	14	Wout Brama	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
	MF	19	Rick Dekker	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
7	FW	30	Ryan Thomas	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
8	DF	4	Dirk Marcellis	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
9	DF	22	Bart Schenkeveld	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3
10	FW	7	Sheraldo Becker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	DF	20	Kingsley Ehizibue	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	MF	18	Wouter Marinus	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	FW	10	Stefan Nijland	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
	DF	5	Bart van Hintum	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
14	DF	48	Tarik Evre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	21	Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	24	Boban Lazić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	23	Ben Rienstra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Lars Veldwijk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	GK	1	Mickey van der Hart	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total				54	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	56	1	2	59

Top scorers

The list is sorted by Eredivisie goals when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Eredivisie	Play-offs	Friendly	Total
1	FW	9	Lars Veldwijk	14	0	7	21
2	FW	10	Stefan Nijland	6	0	4	10
3	FW	7	Sheraldo Becker	4	0	4	8
4	FW	11	Queensy Menig	5	1	0	6
5	DF	20	Kingsley Ehizibue	4	0	1	5
	MF	–	Jesper Drost	0	0	5	5
	DF	2	Bram van Polen	3	0	2	5
8	DF	6	Ouasim Bouy	4	0	0	4
	DF	4	Dirk Marcellis	4	0	0	4
	MF	18	Wouter Marinus	3	0	1	4
11	MF	23	Ben Rienstra	1	0	2	3
12	DF	28	Thomas Lam	2	0	0	2
	FW	30	Ryan Thomas	2	0	0	2
	MF	14	Wout Brama	1	1	0	2
	MF	6	Mustafa Saymak	0	0	2	2
16	MF	19	Rick Dekker	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Bart van Hintum	1	0	0	1
	DF	3	Trent Sainsbury	1	0	0	1
	DF	–	Emmanuel Mbende	0	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	1	1
Total				56	2	28	86

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References

"Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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[table_note_res_EUPO0.55796979067753-1] Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

[2] "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.