2020–21 FC Groningen season

The 2020–21 season is FC Groningen's 105th season in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Groningen will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

FC Groningen
2020–21 season
ChairmanBert Middel
ManagerDanny Buijs
StadiumEuroborg
EredivisiePreseason
KNVB CupPreseason

Players

Current squad
As of 27 June 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 Sergio Padt
3 DF  NED Bart van Hintum
4 DF  NED Wessel Dammers
6 MF  NED Azor Matusiwa
7 MF  SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
8 MF  GER Sam Schreck
10 FW  NED Arjen Robben
11 FW  MAR Mohamed El Hankouri
15 FW  SWE Gabriel Gudmundsson
18 MF  MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi
19 DF  DEN Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen
20 DF  NED Amir Absalem
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  TUR Görkem Can
23 MF  AUS Ajdin Hrustic
26 MF  NED Daniël van Kaam
27 FW  NED Thijs Dallinga
29 FW  NED Romano Postema
31 GK  NED Jan Hoekstra
36 MF  NED Tom van de Looi
36 GK  NED Jan de Boer
42 DF  NED Deyovaisio Zeefuik
46 DF  NED Thomas Poll
51 FW  NED Kian Slor
52 MF  SVK Tomáš Suslov

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 MF Arjen Robben Free agent Free transfer 27 June 2020

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 August 2020 FriendlyFC Groningen 1–0 Heracles AlmeloGroningen, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Euroborg
Referee: Danny Makkelie
11 August 2020 FriendlyFC Emmen 1–4 FC GroningenEmmen, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Hrustic  42'
  • El Karbachi  60', 86'
  • Šabani  84' (o.g.)
 Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
14 August 2020 FriendlyFC Groningen 0–2 PEC ZwolleGroningen, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves.
21 August 2020 FriendlyFC Groningen v FC VolendamTBD, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
22 August 2020 FriendlyAlmere City v FC GroningenAlmere, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion
29 August 2020 FriendlyWerder Bremen v FC GroningenLohne, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 12 September 2020 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
KNVB Cup 2020 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: September 2020

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie
Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Heerenveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: eredivisie.nl Soccerway
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]
Notes:
  1. Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source:

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[3]

KNVB Cup
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References
  1. "Selectie". FC Groningen. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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