2021–22 FC Groningen season

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FC Groningen
2021–22 season
ChairmanErik Mulder
Head coachDanny Buijs
StadiumEuroborg
Eredivisie6th
KNVB CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ahmed El Messaoudi
Jørgen Strand Larsen
(1 each)
All:
Ahmed El Messaoudi
Jørgen Strand Larsen
(1 each)
Highest home attendance14,800 (vs. FC Utrecht, 22 August 2021)
Biggest win2–1 (vs. SC Cambuur (a), 15 August 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is the 51st season in the existence of FC Groningen and the club's 24th 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.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 12 July 2021[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 Netherlands NED Peter Leeuwenburgh
2 DF Suriname SUR Damil Dankerlui
3 DF Netherlands NED Bart van Hintum
4 DF Netherlands NED Wessel Dammers
5 DF Netherlands NED Mike te Wierik
6 MF Netherlands NED Azor Matusiwa
7 MF Sweden SWE Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
8 FW Netherlands NED Michael de Leeuw
9 FW Norway NOR Jørgen Strand Larsen
10 FW Netherlands NED Arjen Robben (captain)
11 FW Morocco MAR Mohamed El Hankouri
12 DF Netherlands NED Radinio Balker
14 FW Netherlands NED Patrick Joosten
15 FW Sweden SWE Gabriel Gudmundsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Netherlands NED Jan Hoekstra
17 MF Slovakia SVK Tomáš Suslov
18 MF Morocco MAR Ahmed El Messaoudi
19 FW Sweden SWE Paulos Abraham
20 DF Croatia CRO Marin Sverko
21 DF Netherlands NED Neraysho Kasanwirjo
22 DF Netherlands NED Joël van Kaam
23 FW Netherlands NED Kian Slor
24 DF Netherlands NED Thomas Poll
25 GK Netherlands NED Jan de Boer
26 MF Netherlands NED Daniël van Kaam
27 FW Belgium BEL Cyril Ngonge
29 FW Netherlands NED Romano Postema
30 MF Germany GER Sam Schreck

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 July 2021 Friendly Pelikaan-S Netherlands 1–4 Netherlands FC Groningen Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2021 Friendly FC Groningen Netherlands Cancelled Netherlands FC Emmen Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
10 July 2021 Friendly Genk Belgium 1–1 Netherlands FC Groningen Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
16 July 2021 Friendly SC Verl Germany 3–2 Netherlands FC Groningen Ankum, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
17 July 2021 Friendly VfL Osnabrück Germany 0–1 Netherlands FC Groningen Ankum, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
31 July 2021 Friendly Almere City Netherlands 0–1 Netherlands FC Groningen Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 2–1 Netherlands FC Groningen Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Stindl Goal 15'
  • Matusiwa Goal 40' (o.g.)
  • Wolf Yellow card 58'
 Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
6 August 2021 Friendly FC Groningen Netherlands 1–1 Italy Venezia Groningen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Euroborg

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 14–15 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
KNVB Cup 14–16 December 2021 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00

Last updated: 14–15 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie[]

Main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Heerenveen 18 7 4 7 20 25 −5 25
11 Go Ahead Eagles 18 6 3 9 19 29 −10 21
12 Groningen 18 4 7 7 20 27 −7 19
13 Heracles Almelo 18 5 3 10 21 26 −5 18
14 Willem II 18 5 3 10 18 36 −18 18
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie
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
2 1 1 0 2 1  +1 4 0 1 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Last updated: August 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[]

Round123
GroundAH
ResultWD
Position66
Updated to match(es) played on August 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]

15 August 2021 1 SC Cambuur 1–2 FC Groningen Leeuwarden
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout
21 August 2021 2 FC Groningen 0-0 FC Utrecht Groningen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Selectie". FC Groningen. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.
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