2019–20 SC Heerenveen season

During the 2019–20 season, SC Heerenveen participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eredivisie season was cancelled with Heerenveen in 10th place.[2] They were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Feyenoord.[3]

SC Heerenveen

2019–20 season
Manager	Johnny Jansen
Stadium	Abe Lenstra Stadion
Eredivisie	10th
2019–20 KNVB Cup	Quarter-final
Average home league attendance	18,490[1]
All statistics correct as of 18:11, 27 May 2020 (UTC).

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	4 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	10th	26	8	9	9	41	41	+0	030.77
KNVB Cup	30 October 2019	13 February 2020	First round	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	050.00
Total					30	10	10	10	48	44	+4	033.33

Last updated: 7 March 2020

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Heracles Almelo	26	10	6	10	40	34	+6	36
9	FC 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	FC Emmen	26	9	5	12	32	45	−13	32

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)[4]

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
26	8	9	9	41	41	0	33	3	8	3	17	18	−1	5	1	6	24	23	+1

Last updated: 7 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	2	4	9	10	9	13	12	11	8	6	8	7	8	7	6	5	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[5] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] It was declared void the following day.[7]

Heracles Almelo v SC Heerenveen

4 August 2019 1	Heracles Almelo	0–4	SC Heerenveen	Almelo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Polman Stadion

SC Heerenveen v Feyenoord

11 August 2019 2	SC Heerenveen	1–1	Feyenoord	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST	Drešević  80'		Berghuis  45' (pen.)	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 18,633 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Emmen v SC Heerenveen

17 August 2019 3	Emmen	2–0	SC Heerenveen	Emmen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

SC Heerenveen v Twente

24 August 2019 4	SC Heerenveen	0–0	Twente	Heerenveen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Pol van Boekel

SC Heerenveen v Fortuna Sittard

31 August 2019 5	SC Heerenveen	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Heerenveen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Ajax v SC Heerenveen

14 September 2019 6	Ajax	4–1	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
18:30 CEST	Tadić  14' Tagliafico  38',  45+2', 58' Schuurs  52'		Odgaard  22' Kongolo  36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,921 Referee: Allard Lindhout

SC Heerenveen v Utrecht

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

VVV-Venlo v SC Heerenveen

28 September 2019 8	VVV-Venlo	0–3	SC Heerenveen	Venlo
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

SC Heerenveen v PEC Zwolle

5 October 2019 9	SC Heerenveen	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Heerenveen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

AZ v SC Heerenveen

19 October 2019 10	AZ	2–4	SC Heerenveen	The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlaar  31' Stengs  48'	Report	Botman  7' Kongolo  36' Odgaard  45+3' Koopmeiners  63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 7,648 Referee: Björn Kuipers

SC Heerenveen v Groningen

27 October 2019 11	SC Heerenveen	1–1	Groningen	Heerenveen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

ADO Den Haag v SC Heerenveen

3 November 2019 12	ADO Den Haag	1–1	SC Heerenveen	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

SC Heerenveen v Sparta Rotterdam

9 November 2019 13	SC Heerenveen	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Heerenveen
20:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

PSV v SC Heerenveen

24 November 2019 14	PSV	2–1	SC Heerenveen	Eindhoven
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bergwijn  17', 36' Unnerstall  81'	Report	Odgaard  55' Faik  70' Drešević  90+2'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

SC Heerenveen v Vitesse

29 November 2019 15	SC Heerenveen	3–2	Vitesse	Heerenveen
20:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v SC Heerenveen

8 December 2019 16	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	SC Heerenveen	Waalwijk
20:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

SC Heerenveen v Willem II

13 December 2019 17	SC Heerenveen	1–2	Willem II	Heerenveen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 18,121 Referee: Dennis Higler

SC Heerenveen v Heracles Almelo

21 December 2019 18	SC Heerenveen	1–1	Heracles Almelo	Heerenveen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Feyenoord v SC Heerenveen

18 January 2020 19	Feyenoord	3–1	SC Heerenveen	Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sinisterra  9' Jørgensen  17', 26'		Veerman  31'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Siemen Mulder

SC Heerenveen v AZ

25 January 2020 20	SC Heerenveen	1–2	AZ	Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Veerman  28' Ejuke  69'	Report	De Wit  35' Boadu  72' Koopmeiners  76'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,638 Referee: Kevin Blom

Fortuna Sittard v SC Heerenveen

2 February 2020 21	Fortuna Sittard	2–1	SC Heerenveen	Sittard
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Passlack  15' Dammers  29' Ciss  69' Botman  74' (o.g.) Karjalainen  90+1'	Report	Van Bergen  6' Van Rhijn  69' Drešević  90+3'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,371 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

SC Heerenveen v VVV-Venlo

8 February 2020 22	SC Heerenveen	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Vitesse v SC Heerenveen

16 February 2020 23	Vitesse	4–2	SC Heerenveen	Arnhem
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

SC Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag

22 February 2020 24	SC Heerenveen	2–2	ADO Den Haag	Heerenveen
19:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 16,640 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Twente v SC Heerenveen

29 February 2020 25	Twente	2–3	SC Heerenveen	Enschede
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vučkić  65' (pen.) Selahi  72'	Report	Faik  4' Ejuke  48' Veerman  55' Bednarek  64'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Joey Kooij

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

7 March 2020 26	SC Heerenveen	1–3	Ajax	Heerenveen
20:45 CET	Van Bergen  67' Kongolo  89'		Timber  12' Tadić  57', 60' Promes  63'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Willem II v SC Heerenveen

14 March 2020 27	Willem II	Cancelled	SC Heerenveen	Tilburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 14 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[8]

SC Heerenveen v RKC Waalwijk

21 March 2020 28	SC Heerenveen	Cancelled	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[8]

Sparta Rotterdam v SC Heerenveen

4 April 2020 29	Sparta Rotterdam	Cancelled	SC Heerenveen	Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[9]

Groningen v SC Heerenveen

10 April 2020 30	Groningen	Cancelled	SC Heerenveen	Groningen
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[9]

SC Heerenveen v Emmen

22 April 2020 31	SC Heerenveen	Cancelled	Emmen	Heerenveen
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[9]

PEC Zwolle v SC Heerenveen

25 April 2020 32	PEC Zwolle	Cancelled	SC Heerenveen	Zwolle
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[9]

SC Heerenveen v PSV

3 May 2020 33	SC Heerenveen	Cancelled	PSV	Heerenveen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[9]

Utrecht v SC Heerenveen

10 May 2020 34	Utrecht	Cancelled	SC 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.[9]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Excelsior Maassluis v SC Heerenveen

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) First round	Excelsior Maassluis	0–3	SC Heerenveen	Maassluis
19:45 CET		Report	Ejuke  10' Bruijn  39' Høegh  84'	Stadium: Lavendelstraat Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Clay Ruperti

SC Heerenveen v Roda JC

17 December 2019 (2019-12-17) Second round	SC Heerenveen	2–0	Roda JC	Heerenveen
19:45 CET	Van Bergen  44' Veerman  55'	Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 12,339 Referee: Kevin Blom

SC Heerenveen v Willem II

22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) Round of 16	SC Heerenveen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Willem II	Heerenveen
20:45 CET	Faik  48' (pen.) Dries Saddiki  76' (o.g.)	Report	Pavlidis  20' Dankerlui  81'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 7,102 Referee: Pol van Boekel
	Penalties
	Faik Drešević Espejord Halilović Ejuke		Heerkens Ndayishimiye Nelom Vrousai Holmén

SC Heerenveen v Feyenoord

13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Quarter-finals	SC Heerenveen	0–1	Feyenoord	Heerenveen
20:45 CET		Report	Fer  15'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Player Transfers

Players In

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	MF	Hicham Faik	Zulte Waregem	Transfer	Undisclosed	[10]
1 July 2019	FW	Jens Odgaard	Sassuolo Calcio	Loan	Season Loan	[10]
1 July 2019	FW	Chidera Ejuke	Vålerenga	Transfer	Undisclosed	[11]
1 July 2019	DF	Ricardo van Rhijn	AZ Alkmaar	Transfer	Free	[12]
27 July 2019	DF	Sven Botman	AFC Ajax	Loan	Season Loan	[13]
23 August 2019	MF	Anders Dreyer	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	Half season	[14][15]
30 August 2019	MF	Joey Veerman	FC Volendam	Transfer	Undisclosed	[16]
2 September 2019	DF	Đoàn Văn Hậu	Hanoi FC	Loan	Season Loan	[17]
3 September 2019	MF	Alen Halilović	A.C. Milan	Loan	Season Loan	[18]
20 December 2019	FW	Runar Espejord	Tromsø IL	Transfer	Undisclosed	[19]

Players Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	DF	Stijn Schaars	N/A	Retired	N/A	[20]
1 July 2019	MF	Morten Thorsby	Sampdoria	Transfer	Free	[21]
1 July 2019	MF	Pelle van Amersfoort	Cracovia	Transfer	Free	[22]
1 July 2019	GK	Jan Bekkema	SV Straelen	Transfer	Free	[23]
1 July 2019	DF	Doke Schmidt	Released	Transfer	Free	[24]
1 July 2019	MF	Yûki Kobayashi	Released	Transfer	Free	[25]
1 July 2019	DF	Kik Pierie	AFC Ajax	Transfer	Undisclosed	[26]
4 July 2019	DF	Michel Vlap	Anderlecht	Transfer	Undisclosed	[27]
22 July 2019	FW	Jizz Hornkamp	FC Den Bosch	Transfer	Free	[28]
8 August 2019	MF	Ben Rienstra	Kayserispor	Transfer	Undisclosed	[29]
31 August 2019	DF	Vanja Drkušić	Rende Calcio	Transfer	Free	[30]
17 January 2020	FW	Nemanja Mihajlović	Arka Gdynia	Transfer	Undisclosed	[31]
31 January 2020	MF	Emil Frederiksen	SønderjyskE	Loan	End of season	[32]
5 February 2020	DF	Andreas Skovgaard	Örebro SK	Loan	one year	[33]

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