2021–22 SBV Vitesse season

SBV Vitesse
2021–22 season
Owner	Valeriy Oyf
Chairman	Yevgeny Merkel
Head coach	Thomas Letsch
Stadium	GelreDome
Eredivisie	5th
KNVB Cup	First Round
UEFA Europa Conference League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Loïs Openda (7); All: ; Loïs Openda (9)
Biggest win	2-1 ; (vs. Dundalk (a), 12 August 2021); (vs. Anderlecht (h), 26 August 2021)
Biggest defeat	0-3 ; (vs. Willem II (h), 22 August 2021)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →
	All statistics correct as of 4 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 129th season in the existence of SBV Vitesse and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Vitesse are participating in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 5 November 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	GER	Markus Schubert
2	DF	ISR	Eli Dasa
3	DF	NED	Danilho Doekhi (captain)
6	DF	DEN	Jacob Rasmussen (on loan from Fiorentina)
7	FW	BEL	Loïs Openda (on loan from Club Brugge)
8	MF	NOR	Sondre Tronstad
9	FW	ALG	Oussama Darfalou
10	MF	NED	Riechedly Bazoer
11	FW	DEN	Nikolai Baden Frederiksen
14	MF	MAR	Oussama Tannane
16	DF	CRO	Alois Oroz
17	FW	NGA	Hilary Gong
18	DF	CZE	Tomáš Hájek
19	FW	SUI	Julian Von Moos (on loan from FC Basel)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Yann Gboho (on loan from Stade Rennais)
21	MF	SVK	Matúš Bero (vice-captain)
22	MF	KVX	Toni Domgjoni
24	GK	NED	Jeroen Houwen
27	DF	FRA	Romaric Yapi
29	FW	NED	Thomas Buitink
32	DF	GER	Maximilian Wittek
33	GK	NED	Daan Reiziger
36	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
39	DF	NED	Enzo Cornelisse
40	MF	NED	Daan Huisman
42	DF	NED	Million Manhoef
—	GK	NED	Eric Verstappen

Players out 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
44	FW	SLV	Enrico Hernández (at FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

Pos.	Name	To	Fee
FW	Thomas Buitink	PEC Zwolle	End of loan
MF	Yann Gboho	Stade Rennais	Loan
FW	Nikolai Frederiksen	Juventus
GK	Markus Schubert	Schalke 04	Free transfer
DEF	Romaric Yapi	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer
MF	Toni Domgjoni	FC Zürich	Free transfer
GK	Daan Reiziger	Jong Ajax	Free transfer
FW	Julian Von Moos	FC Basel	Loan

Out[]

Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
FW	Noah Ohio	RB Leipzig	Loan return
MF	Idrissa Touré	Juventus	Loan return
FW	Armando Broja	Chelsea	Loan return
GK	Remko Pasveer	Ajax	Free transfer
GK	Bilal Bayazit	Kayserispor	Free transfer
MF	Thomas Bruns	Adanaspor	Free transfer
FW	Enrico Hernández	FC Eindhoven	Loan	^[2]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 July 2021 Friendly	Vitesse	0–5	Nordsjælland	Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)			2' 42' 82' 84' 86'
Note: three halves of 40 minutes.

13 July 2021 Friendly	Vitesse	2–1	OFI	Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

16 July 2021 Friendly	Schalke 04	3–2	Vitesse	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terodde 53', 65' Idrizi 83'		Manhoef 73' Oroz 88'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,000

23 July 2021 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Vitesse	Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

24 July 2021 Friendly	Vitesse	0–1	Lommel	Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

29 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–2	Vitesse	Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	15 August 2021	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	18	10	3	5	25	25	+0	055.56
KNVB Cup	15 December 2021		Second round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa Conference League	19 August 2021		Third qualifying round	10	5	3	2	21	16	+5	050.00
Total				28	15	6	7	46	41	+5	053.57

Last updated: 21 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Ajax	18	13	3	2	56	4	+52	42	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	18	12	3	3	42	17	+25	39	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4	Vitesse	18	10	3	5	25	25	0	33	Qualification to European competition play-offs
5	AZ	18	10	2	6	35	23	+12	32
6	Twente	18	9	5	4	28	22	+6	32

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)^[3]

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
18	10	3	5	25	25	0	33	4	2	3	10	13	−3	6	1	2	15	12	+3

Last updated: 21 December 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W
Position	9	10	14	10	12	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.^[4]

15 August 2021 1	PEC Zwolle	0–1	Vitesse	Zwolle
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Frederiksen 20' Bero 31' Buitink 72'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Richard Martens

22 August 2021 2	Vitesse	0–3	Willem II	Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Oroz 24' Bero 55' Tannane 65' Wittek 78'	Report	Wriedt 18' Jenssen 28' Nunnely 36' Kabangu 71' Spieringhs 82'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 11,329 Referee: Allard Lindhout

29 August 2021 3	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Antony 5' Álvarez 31' Gravenberch 43' Hájek 60' (o.g.) Klaassen 67'	Report	Bazoer 41' Oroz 85'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 36,816 Referee: Danny Makkelie

12 September 2021 4	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Vitesse	Waalwijk
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

19 September 2021 5	Vitesse	1–4	FC Twente	Arnhem
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

22 September 2021 6	FC Groningen	0–1	Vitesse	Groningen
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Euroborg

25 September 2021 7	Vitesse	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Arnhem
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

3 October 2021 8	Vitesse	2–1	Feyenoord	Arnhem
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

17 October 2021 9	N.E.C.	0–1	Vitesse	Nijmegen
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Goffertstadion

24 October 2021 10	Vitesse	1–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Arnhem
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GelreDome

30 October 2021 11	sc Heerenveen	1–2	Vitesse	Heerenveen
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

7 November 2021 12	Vitesse	2–1	FC Utrecht	Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Frederiksen 7' Bazoer 45+2'	Report	Janssen 64' Zagre 77' Maher 90+1' Mallahi 90+9'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 15,867 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

20 November 2021 13	PSV	2–0	Vitesse	Eindhoven
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sangaré 19' Bruma 30'	Report	Openda 25' Wittek 45'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

28 November 2021 14	Vitesse	0–0	AZ	Arnhem
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

4 December 2021 15	SC Cambuur	1–6	Vitesse	Leeuwarden
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

12 December 2021 16	Vitesse	2–1	Heracles Almelo	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Jeroen Manschot

18 December 2021 17	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Vitesse	Rotterdam
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Het Kasteel

21 December 2021 18	Vitesse	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Arnhem
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

KNVB Cup[]

15 December 2021 Second round	Vitesse	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Arnhem
19:00 CET(UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Third qualifying round[]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.^[5]

5 August 2021 First leg	Vitesse	2–2	Dundalk	Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bero 20', 79' Openda 89', 90'	Report	McEleney 36', 65', 76' Abibi 85' Stanton 90'	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

12 August 2021 Second leg	Dundalk	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Vitesse	Dublin, Ireland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoban 71' (pen.), 90+4' Kelly 78' McMillan 90+1' Jurkovskis 90+4'	Report	Bero 28' Gboho 38' Tronstad 70' Manhoef 76' Von Moos 83' Oroz 86' Bazoer 90+4' Darfalou 90+4'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: (Luxembourg)
Note: Dundalk played their home match at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Play-off round[]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.^[6]

19 August 2021 First leg	Anderlecht	3–3	Vitesse	Anderlecht, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Raman 10', 32' Cullen 43' Verschaeren 90' Refaelov 90+4 Thelin 90+7'	Report	Bazoer 24' Dasa 31', 76' Bero 36' Frederiksen 46' Schubert 66' Tannane 72', 73' Darfalou 85' Wittek 88' Buitink 89'	Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

26 August 2021 Second leg	Vitesse	2–1 (5–4 agg.)	Anderlecht	Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wittek 4', 49' Bazoer 8' Schubert 66' Hajek 71' Buitink 90+2'	Report	Hoedt 9' Olsson 29' Amuzu 66' Refaelov 80'	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.^[7]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	REN	VIT	TOT	MUR
1	Rennes	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	14	Advance to round of 16	—	3–3	2–2	1–0
2	Vitesse	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–2	—	1–0	3–1
3	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7		0–3^[a]	3–2	—	5–1
4	Mura	6	1	0	5	5	14	−9	3		1–2	0–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.^[8]

16 September 2021 1	Mura	0–2	Vitesse	Maribor, Slovenia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tronstad 30' Doekhi 69'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

30 September 2021 2	Vitesse	1–2	Rennes	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wittek 30' Tronstad 47' Hájek 61' Openda 68' Bero 90+2'	Report	Santamaria 9' Traoré 35' Bourigeaud 45+1' Guirassy 54' (pen.) Badé 56' 73' Kamaldeen 70' Assignon 90+2'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 14,571 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

21 October 2021 3	Vitesse	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Arnhem, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bero 13' Wittek 78', 81' Buitink 90'	Report	Bergwijn 41' Sánchez 72' Scarlett 74' Winks 80'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 23,931 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

4 November 2021 4	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Vitesse	Tottenham, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Son 15' Lucas 22' Rasmussen 28' (o.g.) Romero 37' 59'	Report	Rasmussen 32' Bero 39' Buitink 63' Doekhi 76' 81' Bazoer 80' Schubert 85'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 36,312 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

25 November 2021 5	Rennes	3–3	Vitesse	Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Laborde 9', 39', 69' Omari 82' Kamaldeen 88'	Report	Rasmussen 34' Openda 40', 90' Huisman 43' Wittek 68' Buitink 75' Bazoer 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,081 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

9 December 2021 6	Vitesse	3–1	Mura	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Buitink 4' Openda 35' Huisman 40'	Report	Maroša 82'	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: (Slovakia)

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Knockout round play-offs[]

17 February 2022 First leg	Rapid Wien	v	Vitesse	Vienna, Austria
18:45				Stadium: Allianz Stadion

24 February 2022 Second leg	Vitesse	v	Rapid Wien	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00				Stadium: GelreDome

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

References[]

^ "Vitesse - Selectie".
^ "Vitesse nieuws: Enrico Hernández tekent bij en wordt verhuurd aan FC Eindhoven".
^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
^ "Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[table_note_TOT_REN0.033903980643444-9] The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.^[8]

[1] "Vitesse - Selectie".

[2] "Vitesse nieuws: Enrico Hernández tekent bij en wordt verhuurd aan FC Eindhoven".

[3] "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[4] "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021.

[5] "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[6] "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[7] "UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.

[8] "Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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