FC Utrecht

Football Club Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː ˈytrɛxt]) is a Dutch football club founded on 1 July 1970 and based in the city of Utrecht.[1] The club's colours are red and white.

For the women's club, see FC Utrecht (women).

Utrecht

Full name	Football Club Utrecht
Founded	1 July 1970 (1970-07-01)
Ground	Stadion Galgenwaard Utrecht
Capacity	23,750
Owner	Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%) Stichting Beheer Aandelen FC Utrecht (1%)
Chairman	Paul Verhoeff
Head coach	John van den Brom
League	Eredivisie
2019–20	Eredivisie, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

FC Utrecht was founded in 1970 as a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox, the former of the three having won the national championship in 1958.[2]

FC Utrecht has won the KNVB Cup three times in, 1985, 2003 and 2004, also winning the Johan Cruijff Shield in 2004. After winning the Johan Cruijff Shield, Utrecht became the first club outside the "Big Three" of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV to win the trophy. Utrecht is also the only club outside the Big Three that has never been relegated from the top-flight Eredivisie.[2]

Stadium

FC Utrecht's stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard, previously named the Galgenwaard, then later the Nieuw Galgenwaard. It has a current capacity of 23,750 spectators. The attendance on average was 19,600 people in 2004–05, while the average attendance rose to 20,004 in 2006–07. The stadium also accommodates several shops, offices, and the supporters home of the FC Utrecht fan club (Supporters Vereniging F.C. Utrecht).

Management

Erik ten Hag was head coach until the winter break of the 2017/2018 season when he left to take over at AFC Ajax. Jean-Paul de Jong, his assistant, took over as head coach at FC Utrecht. Jean-Paul de Jong was fired after only four games in the 2018/2019 season and Dick Advocaat was appointed as head coach.

Business

On 2 April 2008, it was announced that former owner of Mammoet, Van Seumeren, had taken over 51% of the shares of FC Utrecht. This made Utrecht the second club in the Netherlands, after AZ, to be owned by investors.

The board of FC Utrecht further announced that, because of the money they got from this take over, there would be more room for youth facilities and scouting. The board wanted FC Utrecht to be competing within the top of the Eredivisie by 2013.

Honours

• Eredivisie
  • Winners: 1957–58 (as VV DOS)
• KNVB Cup
  • Winners: 1984–85, 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Runners-up: 1981–82, 2001–02, 2015–16
• Johan Cruijff Schaal
  • Winners: 2004
  • Runners-up: 2003

FC Utrecht in European Competition

FC Utrecht's first competitive European match, in the team's current iteration (not as DOS), was on 17 September 1980, in the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, playing FC Argeş Piteşti to a 0–0 draw. Since then, the club has participated in fourteen UEFA competitions, advancing as far as the Group Stage in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Main article: FC Utrecht in European football

Accurate as of 1 August 2019

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Cup Winners' Cup	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	54	16	17	21	69	72	−3	029.63
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	58	17	19	22	73	78	−5	029.31

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.

UEFA Current ranking

As of 9 July 2020[3]

Rank	Country	Team	Points
150		Shkëndija	7.250
151		FC Utrecht	7.150
152		Vitesse	7.150

Domestic results

Below is a table with FC Utrecht's results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2019–20 Eredivisie	6th	–	2019–20	finalist[lower-alpha 1]
2018–19 Eredivisie	6th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2018–19	round of 16
2017–18 Eredivisie	5th	–	2017–18	second round
2016–17 Eredivisie	4th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2016–17	Quarter final
2015–16 Eredivisie	5th	–	2015–16	final
2014–15 Eredivisie	11th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eredivisie	10th	–	2013–14	quarter final
2012–13 Eredivisie	5th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eredivisie	11th	–	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eredivisie	9th	–	2010–11	semi-final
2009–10 Eredivisie	7th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eredivisie	9th	– (after losing EL play-offs)	2008–09	second round
2007–08 Eredivisie	10th	– (after losing UC play-offs)	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	9th	Intertoto Cup (after losing UC play-offs final)	2006–07	quarter final
2005–06 Eredivisie	6th	– (after losing UC play-offs)	2005–06	third round
2004–05 Eredivisie	11th	–	2004–05	round of 16
2003–04 Eredivisie	11th	UEFA Cup	2003–04	winners
2002–03 Eredivisie	8th	UEFA Cup	2002–03	winners
2001–02 Eredivisie	7th	UEFA Cup	2001–02	final
2000–01 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2000–01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eredivisie	10th	–	1999–2000	quarter final
1998–99 Eredivisie	12th	–	1998–99	round of 16
1997–98 Eredivisie	10th	–	1997–98	group stage
1996–97 Eredivisie	12th	–	1996–97	group stage
1995–96 Eredivisie	15th	–	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	12th	–	1994–95	semi-final
1993–94 Eredivisie	15th	–	1993–94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	8th	–	1992–93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	11th	–	1991–92	quarter final
1990–91 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1990–91	round of 16
1989–90 Eredivisie	14th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	13th	–	1988–89	round of 16
1987–88 Eredivisie	10th	–	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eredivisie	6th	UEFA Cup (after winning UC play-offs)	1986–87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	12th	–	1985–86	second round
1984–85 Eredivisie	10th	Cup Winners' Cup	1984–85	winners
1983–84 Eredivisie	8th	–	1983–84	second round
1982–83 Eredivisie	10th	–	1982–83	second round
1981–82 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1981–82	final
1980–81 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1980–81	round of 16
1979–80 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1979–80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	13th	–	1978–79	round of 16
1977–78 Eredivisie	8th	–	1977–78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	6th	–	1976–77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	14th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eredivisie	15th	–	1974–75	round of 16
1973–74 Eredivisie	9th	–	1973–74	semi-final
1972–73 Eredivisie	8th	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	6th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eredivisie	9th	–	1970–71	second round
1969–70 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1969–70 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1969–70 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	6th 4th 3rd	–	1969–70	second round quarter final second round
1968–69 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1968–69 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1968–69 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	17th 12th 10th	– (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off)  –  –	1968–69	first round second round first round
1967–68 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1967–68 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	16th 8th 19th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  – Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1967–68	group stage quarter final second round
1966–67 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	15th 17th 16th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eerste Divisie (relegation)  –	1966–67	first round second round DNC
1965–66 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	12th 14th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  –  –	1965–66	second round group stage group stage
1964–65 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	12th 2nd 4th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eredivisie (promotion)  –	1964–65	first round second round round of 16
1963–64 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	9th 7th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  –  –	1963–64	first round first round round of 16
1962–63 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	7th 10th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup  –  –	1962–63	third round third round second round
1961–62 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	10th 3rd (group B) 1st	–  – Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1961–62	?
1960–61 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	5th 16th 8th	– Eerste Divisie (relegation)  –	1960–61	?
1959–60 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	4th 15th 4th (group B)	–  – (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off)  –	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	4th 12th	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	1st 16th	European Cup  –	1957–58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	10th 16th	–	1956–57	?

1. On 24 April 2020, the 2019–20 Eredivisie and KNVB Cup seasons were prematurely terminates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. As such, the final of the 2019–20 KNVB Cup was canceled with no club being appointed as winners.

Current squad

As of 17 August 2020[4]

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 Maarten Paes 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  ESP Adrián Dalmau 10 MF  SWE Simon Gustafson 13 DF  SWE Emil Bergström 14 DF  NED Willem Janssen (captain) 15 MF  AUS Daniel Arzani (on loan from Manchester City) 16 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  NED Sean Klaiber 18 MF  NED Justin Lonwijk 19 FW  MAR Mimoun Mahi 20 DF  NED Giovanni Troupée 21 DF  NED Django Warmerdam 22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek 23 MF  NED Bart Ramselaar 24 MF  NED Odysseus Velanas 25 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago 26 FW  BEL Othman Boussaid 27 FW  GER Jonas Arweiler 29 FW  NED Nick Venema 31 GK  NED Fabian de Keijzer 33 DF  BIH Dario Đumić

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 30 MF  NED Mitchell van Rooijen (at Excelsior until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 FW  CZE Václav Černý (at Twente until 30 June 2021)

Retired numbers

4 — David Di Tommaso, defender (2004–05) — posthumous honour.

Records

As of 17 May 2017[5]

Players in bold text are still active.

Top Goalscorers # Player Goals Utrecht career 1 Leo van Veen 153 1970–1982, 1983–1984 2 John van Loen 52 1983–1988, 1996–1998 3 Dirk Kuyt 51 1998–2003 = Ton de Kruijk 51 1976–1988 5 Michael Mols 50 1996–1999, 2004–2005 6 Sébastien Haller 44 2015–2017 = Willy Carbo 44 1979–1983 8 Erik Willaarts 42 1986–1990 9 Stefaan Tanghe 40 2000–2005 10 Igor Gluščević 39 2000–2003

Coaches

Bert Jacobs (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1974) Jan Rab (1974–76) Han Berger (1 Jan 1976 – 30 June 1983) Barry Hughes (1983–84) Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1984 – 30 June 1987) Han Berger (1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989) Cees Loffeld (1989–90) Ab Fafié (17 Oct 1990 – 17 Feb 1993) Henk Vonk (caretaker) (17 Feb 1993 – Sept 16, 1993) Leo van Veen (Sept 17, 1993–30 June 1995) Ton du Chatinier and Henk Vonk (1995) Simon Kistemaker (1 July 1995 – 30 Nov 1995) Nol de Ruiter (caretaker) (30 Nov 1995 – 23 Jan 1996)

Ronald Spelbos (18 Jan 1996 – 27 Nov 1997) Jan Wouters (1997) Mark Wotte (31 Dec 1997 – 28 March 2000) Frans Adelaar (29 March 2000 – 30 June 2002) Foeke Booy (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007) Willem van Hanegem (1 July 2007 – 23 Dec 2008) Ton du Chatinier (24 Dec 2008 – 19 May 2011) Erwin Koeman (1 July 2011 – 18 Oct 2011) Jan Wouters (18 Oct 2011 – 30 June 2014) Rob Alflen (1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015) Erik ten Hag (1 July 2015 – 27 Dec 2017) Jean-Paul de Jong (28 Dec 2017 – 4 Sep 2018) Dick Advocaat (17 Sep 2018 – 30 June 2019) John van den Brom (1 July 2019 – )

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit Manufacturer 1970–1983 Adidas 1983–1995 Puma 1995–2001 Reebok 2001–2009 Puma 2009–2012 Kappa 2012–2019 Hummel 2019–2022 Nike[6]

See also

• Dutch football league teams

References

1. "Netherlands - FC Utrecht - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
2. "Historie: Eredivisievoetbal sinds 1970". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. "Uefa current ranking".
4. https://www.fcutrecht.nl/team/selectie
5. De All Time Eredivisietopscorerslijst van FC Utrecht: – FC Utrecht
6. https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2019/02/fc-utrecht-gaat-driejarig-partnership-aan-met-nike/