2019–20 FC Utrecht season

The 2019–20 season is Football Club Utrecht's 50th season in existence and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Utecht will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Utrecht

2019–20 season
Chairman	Paul Verhoeff
Manager	John van den Brom
Stadium	Stadion Galgenwaard
Eredivisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Final
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Current squad

As of 9 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 Jeroen Zoet (on loan from PSV) 2 DF  NED Mark van der Maarel 3 DF  NED Justin Hoogma (on loan from Hoffenheim) 5 DF  GER Leon Guwara 6 MF  NED Adam Maher 7 FW  NED Gyrano Kerk 8 MF  NED Joris van Overeem 9 FW  FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck 10 MF  SWE Simon Gustafson 11 FW  ESP Adrián Dalmau 14 DF  NED Willem Janssen (captain) 16 GK  NED Maarten Paes 17 DF  NED Sean Klaiber

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  NED Justin Lonwijk 19 FW  SWE Kristoffer Peterson (on loan from Swansea City) 20 DF  SEN Lamine Sané 21 FW  GHA Issah Abass (on loan from Mainz) 22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek 25 MF  NED Bart Ramselaar 28 MF  NED Urby Emanuelson 30 DF  NED Christopher Mamengi 31 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis 32 FW  CZE Václav Černý 33 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago 36 MF  NED Mitchell van Rooijen 41 GK  NED Fabian de Keijzer

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 13 DF  SWE Emil Bergström (at FC Basel until 30 June 2020) 15 MF  GER Rico Strieder (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2020) 19 FW  NED Patrick Joosten ( at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2020) 20 DF  NED Giovanni Troupée ( at FC Twente until 30 June 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 FW  BEL Othman Boussaid ( at NAC Breda until 30 June 2020) 29 FW  NED Nick Venema ( at Almere City FC until 30 June 2020) — DF  BIH Dario Đumić ( at SV Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

SV Meppen v Utrecht

14 July 2019 Friendly	SV Meppen	0–0 (4–5 p)	Utrecht	Meppen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Hänsch-Arena

Utrecht v Bayer Leverkusen

10 January 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	4–3	Bayer Leverkusen	La Manga, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dalmau  17' Klaiber  35' Kerk  51' Maddy  86'		Havertz  54', 90' Volland  80'	Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium Attendance: 300

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	4 August 2019	24 May 2020	Matchday 1	6th	25	12	5	8	50	34	+16	048.00
KNVB Cup	31 October 2019	19 April 2020	First round	Final	5	5	0	0	13	3	+10	100.00
Total					30	17	5	8	63	37	+26	056.67

Last updated: 8 March 2020

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	PSV	26	14	7	5	54	28	+26	49	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5	Willem II	26	13	5	8	37	34	+3	44	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6	FC 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

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)[2]

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
25	12	5	8	50	34	+16	41	8	0	4	30	12	+18	4	5	4	20	22	−2

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	C	D	W	L	W	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	3	2	4	7	8	6	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[4] It was declared void the following day.[5]

ADO Den Haag v Utrecht

4 August 2019 1	ADO Den Haag	2–4	Utrecht	The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Necid  8' Meijers  21' Falkenburg  25' Bakker  55'	Report	Černý  30' Zwinkels  36' (o.g.) Kerk  44' Immers  52' (o.g.) Venema  63'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,633 Referee: Kevin Blom

Utrecht v PEC Zwolle

11 August 2019 2	Utrecht	3–1	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaiber  15' Van de Streek  47' Gustafsson  44',  49' Janssen  73'	Report	Huiberts  10' Hamer  16'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Feyenoord v Utrecht

18 August 2019 3	Feyenoord	1–1	Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Haps  51'	Report	Abass  9'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 39,452 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Utrecht v VVV-Venlo

25 August 2019 4	Utrecht	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dalmau  76'	Report	Sinclair  18' Janssen  29' Linthorst  37', 44' Cattermole  84'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,986 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Twente v Utrecht

1 September 2019 5	Twente	3–1	Utrecht	Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Cantalapiedra  22', 90+3' Vučkić  39',  68'	Report	Maher  35' Dalmau  59' Guwara  90+3'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Utrecht v Emmen

14 September 2019 6	Utrecht	3–1	Emmen	Utrecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Dalmau  38' Kerk  54' Maher  65' Janssen  65' Abass  90+5' Bahebeck  90+6'	Report	Chacón  34' Beste  43' Laursen  51' de Leeuw  58' Peña  86'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,661 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Heerenveen v Utrecht

22 September 2019 7	Heerenveen	1–1	Utrecht	Heerenveen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Utrecht v Willem II

29 September 2019 8	Utrecht	2–0	Willem II	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,419 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Vitesse v Utrecht

5 October 2019 9	Vitesse	2–1	Utrecht	Arnhem
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome

Utrecht v PSV Eindhoven

19 October 2019 10	Utrecht	3–0	PSV Eindhoven	Utrecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek  49' Maher  82' Klaiber  90+3'	Report	Viergever  68' Dumfries  70' Hendrix  74'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,632 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht

27 October 2019 11	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel

Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard

3 November 2019 12	Utrecht	6–0	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v Utrecht

10 November 2019 13	Ajax	4–0	Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Beek  14', 40' Tadić  24' Martínez  66'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Utrecht v AZ

23 November 2019 14	Utrecht	0–3	AZ	Utrecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Koopmeiners  24' Idrissi  31' Boadu  50'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,401 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

1 December 2019 15	Utrecht	0–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

Groningen v Utrecht

8 December 2019 16	Groningen	0–1	Utrecht	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Noordlease Stadion

Heracles Almelo v Utrecht

15 December 2019 17	Heracles Almelo	1–3	Utrecht	Almelo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Polman Stadion

Utrecht v Feyenoord

22 December 2019 18	Utrecht	1–2	Feyenoord	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hoogma  17'	Report	Kökçü  15' Toornstra  50'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Björn Kuipers

PEC Zwolle v Utrecht

17 January 2020 19	PEC Zwolle	3–3	Utrecht	Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

Utrecht v ADO Den Haag

24 January 2020 20	Utrecht	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

VVV-Venlo v Utrecht

2 February 2020 21	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Utrecht	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Koel

Willem II v Utrecht

16 February 2020 23	Willem II	1–1	Utrecht	Tilburg
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Nieuwkoop  78' Gladon  90+1'	Report	Bahebeck  4' Gustafson  90+2'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,107 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Utrecht v Twente

23 February 2020 24	Utrecht	2–1	Twente	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Klaiber  23' Van der Maarel  79' Kerk  83' Arweiler  86'	Report	Selahi  31' Vučkić  70' Verdonk  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

RKC Waalwijk v Utrecht

1 March 2020 25	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Utrecht	Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

8 March 2020 26	Utrecht	5–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

Utrecht v Vitesse

14 March 2020 27	Utrecht	Cancelled	Vitesse	Utrecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 14 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Emmen v Utrecht

22 March 2020 28	Emmen	Cancelled	Utrecht	Emmen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Utrecht v Groningen

4 April 2020 29	Utrecht	Cancelled	Groningen	Utrecht
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Utrecht v Ajax

9 April 2020 22	Utrecht	Cancelled	Ajax	Utrecht
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Fortuna Sittard v Utrecht

12 April 2020 30	Fortuna Sittard	Cancelled	Utrecht	Sittard
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Utrecht v Heracles Almelo

22 April 2020 31	Utrecht	Cancelled	Heracles Almelo	Utrecht
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

PSV v Utrecht

25 April 2020 32	PSV	Cancelled	Utrecht	Eindhoven
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

AZ v Utrecht

3 May 2020 33	AZ	Cancelled	Utrecht	Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

Utrecht v Heerenveen

10 May 2020 34	Utrecht	Cancelled	Heerenveen	Utrecht
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Excelsior '31 v Utrecht

31 October 2019 First round	Excelsior '31	1–4	Utrecht	Rijssen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Penterman  77'	Report	Guwara  9' Maher  41' (pen.) Abass  72' Makienok  90'	Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Richard Martens

Groningen v Utrecht

19 December 2019 Second round	Groningen	0–1	Utrecht	Groningen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Abass  68'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 14,548 Referee: Pol van Boekel

FC Eindhoven v Utrecht

21 January 2020 Round of 16	FC Eindhoven	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Utrecht	Eindhoven
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Bourard  37'	Report	Abass  61' Bahebeck  112'	Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 1,678 Referee: Stan Teuben

Go Ahead Eagles v Utrecht

13 February 2020 Quarter-finals	Go Ahead Eagles	1–4	Utrecht	Deventer
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Navrátil  49'	Report	Gustafson  37' Maher  45+2' Bahebeck  55' Peterson  74'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 8,064 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Utrecht v Ajax

4 March 2020 Semi-finals	Utrecht	2–0	Ajax	Utrecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Streek  33' Gustafson  65' (pen.) Klaiber  87'	Report	Huntelaar  72' Martínez  89'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,601 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Utrecht v Feyenoord

19 April 2020 Final	Utrecht	Cancelled	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 19 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

References

1. "Selectie". FC Utrecht.
2. "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
3. "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. June 14, 2019.
4. "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
6. "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
7. "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

• Official website