FC Groningen
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FC Groningen (ˈɛf ˈseː ˈɣroː.nɪ.ŋə(n)) is a football club from Groningen in the Netherlands
.
, Friesland
and Drenthe
, of which the winner went on to compete for the national title. During the days of the Eerste Klasse Noord GVAV stood in the shadow of Be Quick 1887
and Velocitas, two other sides from the city of Groningen. After the KNVB
allowed professionalism in 1954 the Eerste Klasse Noord, along with the other regional leagues, ceased to exist. From the city of Groningen the teams GVAV, Be Quick 1887, Velocitas and Oosterparkers turned professional but the latter two soon had to step back to amateurism. Be Quick stayed professional until 1964, leaving GVAV as the only professional football team in the city of Groningen. In 1971 GVAV was reformed as FC Groningen.
The club was then propelled back into success by the Koeman brothers, Ronald Koeman
and his elder brother Erwin Koeman
together with defending midfielder Jan van Dijk resulting in qualification to European football
for the first time in the 1982/83 season. Their best season in the Eredivisie
was during the 1990/91 season when they finished third.
The club plays its home games in the 22,000 seat Euroborg
stadium. In December 2005, the club played its last match ever in the 12,500 seat Oosterpark Stadion
after having played there for 72 years. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500 people. This has risen to just below 22,000 people in the new stadium. There are plans to expand the stadium to a capacity of 30.000 or 40.000. The Euroborg Stadium is known to be one of the more atmospheric of all Dutch stadiums. Despite its relative short existence, it has already earned the nickname the Green Hell.
third round qualification. However, they were beaten by Ajax
in the finals who scored a goal two minutes before the final whistle.
By finishing fifth in the league, FC Groningen qualified for European football
for the first time in 14 years, where they were defeated 4–3 on aggregate in the first round by Partizan Belgrade
.
in the first round. Both matches in Groningen and Florence
ended in a draw, 1–1. FC Groningen were defeated after penalties and knocked out in the first round.
would take charge of FC Groningen after Ron Jans
' departure to SC Heerenveen. Groningen signed the Serbia
n attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic
from Vojvodina
for a reported €1,1 million, Belgian
defender
Jonas Ivens
from KV Mechelen for €600,000 and Dutch
midfielder
Maikel Kieftenbeld
from Go Ahead Eagles
for an undisclosed fee.
Groningen started the competition with two draws against Ajax (2-2) and AZ (1-1). The team went on an eight match unbeaten run til they got beaten by leading champions FC Twente
(4-2). The first half of the season was the best ever in Groningen's history, going into the winter break with no less than 39 points and a third place. The first match of the second half of the season ended in a 1-2 loss against FC Twente, ending an impressive run of 10 wins and 1 draw at Euroborg Stadium
. After a cup
-loss at FC Utrecht (3-2), Groningen went on beating rivals SC Heerenveen, with former manager Ron Jans, 4-1, with two goals from Dusan Tadic. A week later Groningen recorded their biggest ever win in the Eredivisie. Bottom of the table Willem II
was thrashed with 7-1, with top scorer Tim Matavz
scoring his first ever hat-trick in league football. Then followed a period of heavy losses against Roda JC, Heracles Almelo
(both 1-4) and Feyenoord (1-5) before breaking the deadlock with a 0-1 win at NAC Breda
. Groningen went climbing again in the table to draw their final game against PSV (0-0), only just missing out on direct Europa League qualification.
In the play-offs Groningen started with a 2-3 loss away at Heracles Almelo. They were supported by their two away goals and won the second leg at home, beating their opponents 2-1 to progress to the Final of the play offs for European qualification, in which they will take on season sensation ADO Den Haag
. The first leg will be played in Den Haag on the 26th of May and the return match took place on the 29th of May in Euroborg Stadium. At the end of the first half, it was 1-1, meaning ADO Den Haag got the ticket. But at full time, it was 5-1 for FC Groningen, thanks to a penalty in the last minute, meaning there had to be penalties to decide who gets the ticket. Matavz and Sparv missed for Groningen, meaning Den Haag got the ticket after all.
pattern of a football.
In 1993 the mythical flying horse Pegasus
was added to the crest. The supporters resisted against this alternation and the crest was restored to its original form in 1996.
FC Groningen's official colours are the city's green and white. However the crest was green and white from the beginning, the team's first ever home kit was blue. After the club's first season, the purple kit was exchanged for a green and white one. FC Groningen have played in these colours ever since. The design of the shirt has differed until 1991, when a kit with two vertical stripes was adopted as FC Groningen's standard. Since 2006 the colour purple has been revived as the team's third colour and is used in the away kits.
in 1956.
Netherlands Raymond Atteveld (1997–99) Foeke Booy
(1987–88) Bud Brocken
(1982–85) Joost Broerse
(1997–03) Johan de Kock
(1984–87) John de Wolf
(1985–89) Martin Drent
(1992–93), (2005–07) René Eijkelkamp
(1986–90) Dean Gorré (1995–97) Ronald Hamming
(1992–94) Peter Hoekstra
(2000–01) Peter Houtman
(1977–78), (1979–82), (1985–87) Hugo Hovenkamp (1975–83) Pieter Huistra
(1984–86), (1996–97) Ron Jans
(1982–84) Erwin Koeman
(1978–79), (1982–85), (1994–98) Ronald Koeman
(1980–83) Wim Koevermans
(1988–90) Jurrie Koolhof
(1987–88) Hennie Meijer
(1988–93) Johan Neeskens
(1984–85) Erik Regtop
(1988–89) Michael Reiziger
(1993–94) Arjen Robben
(2000–02) Harry Schellekens
(1983–85) Jan van Dijk
(1975–78), (1978–92) Sander van Gessel
(1995–00) Adri van Tiggelen
(1983–86) Piet Wildschut (1974–77)
Austria Rolf Landerl (2002–04)
Argentina Mariano Bombarda
(1994–96), (1996–98)
Brazil Hugo
(1997–05) Luciano
(2007–) Magno Mocelin
(1996–99)
England Stephen Goble (1981–84), (1985–86) Paul Mason
(1984–88) Rob McDonald
(1982–85), (1986–87)
Morocco Ali Boussaboun
(2001–02)
Norway Erik Nevland
(2004–08)
Republic of Macedonia
Milko Đurovski (1990–92), (1993–94)
Romania Lucian Ilie
(1992–93)
Serbia Goran Lovre
(2006–10) Dušan Tadić
(2010-)
Singapore Fandi Ahmad
(1983–85)
South Africa
Glen Salmon
(2002–07)
Sweden Petter Andersson
(2008–) Marcus Berg
(2007–09) Andreas Granqvist
(2008–11) Rasmus Lindgren
(2005–08) Fredrik Stenman
(2007–11)
Uruguay Bruno Silva
(2005–08) Luis Suárez
(2006–07)
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
.
GVAV
The predecessor of FC Groningen was founded as Unitas in 1915. When Unitas joined the Eerste Klasse Noord their name was changed to GVAV (Groningen Football and Athletics Association). The Eerste Klasse Noord was a football league that consisted of teams from the northern provinces GroningenGroningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
and Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
, of which the winner went on to compete for the national title. During the days of the Eerste Klasse Noord GVAV stood in the shadow of Be Quick 1887
Be Quick 1887
Be Quick 1887 is a football club from Groningen, the Netherlands. The club was established in 1887, and is currently playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse C. Be Quick 1887 won the 1919-20 Dutch national football title.-History:...
and Velocitas, two other sides from the city of Groningen. After the KNVB
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
allowed professionalism in 1954 the Eerste Klasse Noord, along with the other regional leagues, ceased to exist. From the city of Groningen the teams GVAV, Be Quick 1887, Velocitas and Oosterparkers turned professional but the latter two soon had to step back to amateurism. Be Quick stayed professional until 1964, leaving GVAV as the only professional football team in the city of Groningen. In 1971 GVAV was reformed as FC Groningen.
FC Groningen
FC Groningen enjoyed top flight football for most of their existence, although the club was relegated to the second division after the third season of their existence.The club was then propelled back into success by the Koeman brothers, Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
and his elder brother Erwin Koeman
Erwin Koeman
Erwin Koeman is a former football player and Dutch football manager. Currently he is the manager of FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands...
together with defending midfielder Jan van Dijk resulting in qualification to European football
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
for the first time in the 1982/83 season. Their best season in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
was during the 1990/91 season when they finished third.
The club plays its home games in the 22,000 seat Euroborg
Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007....
stadium. In December 2005, the club played its last match ever in the 12,500 seat Oosterpark Stadion
Oosterpark Stadion
Oosterpark Stadion was the stadium of football club FC Groningen until December 2005. The all-seater stadium in Groningen's Oosterpark neighbourhood was inaugurated on September 30, 1933, and renovated in 1960, 1984 and 1987/88...
after having played there for 72 years. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500 people. This has risen to just below 22,000 people in the new stadium. There are plans to expand the stadium to a capacity of 30.000 or 40.000. The Euroborg Stadium is known to be one of the more atmospheric of all Dutch stadiums. Despite its relative short existence, it has already earned the nickname the Green Hell.
2005-06 season
The 2005-06 season turned out to be one of the best in a long time for FC Groningen, with the club finishing 5th place in the league. This allowed Groningen to enter the play-off tournament for the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
third round qualification. However, they were beaten by Ajax
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
in the finals who scored a goal two minutes before the final whistle.
By finishing fifth in the league, FC Groningen qualified for European football
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...
for the first time in 14 years, where they were defeated 4–3 on aggregate in the first round by Partizan Belgrade
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
.
2006–07 season
In the 2006/07 season FC Groningen again managed to get an entrance for the UEFA Cup. They ended the season on an 8th place but thanks to the play-off tournament system, in which they beat Feyenoord and FC Utrecht, they qualified for the UEFA Cup where they faced ACF FiorentinaACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
in the first round. Both matches in Groningen and Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
ended in a draw, 1–1. FC Groningen were defeated after penalties and knocked out in the first round.
2007–08 season
On April 13, 2008 the weststand of the Euroborg was partly set on fire during a supporters tifo-action gone bad. For this a few 1000 rolls of toiletpaper where thrown down from the stand but the large pile of toiletpaper caught fire. This happened right before the beginning of the match FC Groningen -AFC Ajax, one of the fierce rivals of FC Groningen. The match was posponed and replayed 3 days later.2009–10 season
At the end of the 2009–2010 season Ron Jans, who has been the manager of FC Groningen for 8 successful years, stepped down. He is now manager of another team in the Eredivisie.2010-11 season
Halfway through the 2009-2010 season, FC Groningen announced that Ajax Youth Coach Pieter HuistraPieter Huistra
Pieter Egge Huistra is a Dutch football coach and former winger, currently serving as manager of FC Groningen. He is best remembered for his time with Scottish club Rangers.-Playing career:...
would take charge of FC Groningen after Ron Jans
Ron Jans
Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...
' departure to SC Heerenveen. Groningen signed the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n attacking midfielder Dusan Tadic
Dušan Tadic
Dušan Tadić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Eredivisie club FC Groningen.-Career in Serbia:...
from Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
for a reported €1,1 million, Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
Jonas Ivens
Jonas Ivens
Jonas Ivens is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie....
from KV Mechelen for €600,000 and Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
Maikel Kieftenbeld
Maikel Kieftenbeld
Maikel Kieftenbeld is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen....
from Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
for an undisclosed fee.
Groningen started the competition with two draws against Ajax (2-2) and AZ (1-1). The team went on an eight match unbeaten run til they got beaten by leading champions FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
(4-2). The first half of the season was the best ever in Groningen's history, going into the winter break with no less than 39 points and a third place. The first match of the second half of the season ended in a 1-2 loss against FC Twente, ending an impressive run of 10 wins and 1 draw at Euroborg Stadium
Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007....
. After a cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
-loss at FC Utrecht (3-2), Groningen went on beating rivals SC Heerenveen, with former manager Ron Jans, 4-1, with two goals from Dusan Tadic. A week later Groningen recorded their biggest ever win in the Eredivisie. Bottom of the table Willem II
Willem II
Willem II may refer to:People*William II, Prince of Orange , stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands*William II of the Netherlands , King of the NetherlandsOther*Willem II , a Dutch football club...
was thrashed with 7-1, with top scorer Tim Matavz
Tim Matavž
Tim Matavž is a Slovenian football player who plays as a striker for the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.-Club career:Matavž began his football career at the age of 6 playing for NK Bilje. In 2004 he moved to ND Gorica youth squads...
scoring his first ever hat-trick in league football. Then followed a period of heavy losses against Roda JC, Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
(both 1-4) and Feyenoord (1-5) before breaking the deadlock with a 0-1 win at NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
. Groningen went climbing again in the table to draw their final game against PSV (0-0), only just missing out on direct Europa League qualification.
In the play-offs Groningen started with a 2-3 loss away at Heracles Almelo. They were supported by their two away goals and won the second leg at home, beating their opponents 2-1 to progress to the Final of the play offs for European qualification, in which they will take on season sensation ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
. The first leg will be played in Den Haag on the 26th of May and the return match took place on the 29th of May in Euroborg Stadium. At the end of the first half, it was 1-1, meaning ADO Den Haag got the ticket. But at full time, it was 5-1 for FC Groningen, thanks to a penalty in the last minute, meaning there had to be penalties to decide who gets the ticket. Matavz and Sparv missed for Groningen, meaning Den Haag got the ticket after all.
Crest and colours
When GVAV was reformed as FC Groningen in 1971 a competition was subscriped to come up with a new crest. The winning design was created by Reint Rozema. It showed a rather abstract character G, referring to Groningen. The "simple but strong shape of the crest" (as it was described by Rozema) had to symbolize the nature of the people of Groningen. The crest's form was inspired by the truncated icosahedronTruncated icosahedron
In geometry, the truncated icosahedron is an Archimedean solid, one of thirteen convex isogonal nonprismatic solids whose faces are two or more types of regular polygons.It has 12 regular pentagonal faces, 20 regular hexagonal faces, 60 vertices and 90 edges....
pattern of a football.
In 1993 the mythical flying horse Pegasus
Pegasus
Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
was added to the crest. The supporters resisted against this alternation and the crest was restored to its original form in 1996.
FC Groningen's official colours are the city's green and white. However the crest was green and white from the beginning, the team's first ever home kit was blue. After the club's first season, the purple kit was exchanged for a green and white one. FC Groningen have played in these colours ever since. The design of the shirt has differed until 1991, when a kit with two vertical stripes was adopted as FC Groningen's standard. Since 2006 the colour purple has been revived as the team's third colour and is used in the away kits.
Domestic Results
Below is a table with FC Groningen's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
5th | - (losing EL play-offs) | 2010-11 | quarter final |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
8th | - (losing EL play-offs) | 2009-10 | round of 16 |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 6th | - (losing EL play-offs) | 2008-09 | round of 16 |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 7th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
2007-08 | third round |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 8th | UEFA Cup (winning UC play-offs) | 2006-07 | third round |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2006-07 The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time... (losing CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... play-offs) |
2005-06 | quarter final |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 12th | - | 2004-05 | second round |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 2003-04 | third round |
| 2002–03 Eredivisie | 15th | - | 2002-03 | quarter final |
| 2001–02 Eredivisie | 15th | - | 2001-02 | quarter final |
| 2000–01 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 2000-01 | third round |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
1999-2000 | second round |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1998-99 | round of 16 |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (losing promo./releg. play-offs) |
1997-98 | round of 16 |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 10th | Intertoto Cup | 1996-97 | round of 16 |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 9th | Intertoto Cup | 1995-96 | second round |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 13th | Intertoto Cup | 1994-95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1993-94 | second round |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 12th | - | 1992-93 | quarter final |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1992-93 The UEFA Cup 1992–93 was won by Juventus, who beat Borussia Dortmund 6–1 in the final aggregate over, a record score for a UEFA Cup final. It was the third victory in the competition for the Italian team .... |
1991-92 | round of 16 |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1991-92 The UEFA Cup 1991–92 was won by Ajax on away goals over Torino.Although this was the second season since the ban on English clubs in European competitions was lifted, only one English club was entered into the 1991–92 UEFA Cup... |
1990-91 | round of 16 |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1989-90 | round of 16 |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 6th | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989-90 The season 1989-90 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won for the only time by Sampdoria in the final against Anderlecht, 2-0 at Nya Ullevi in Göteborg, on 9 May 1990... |
1988-89 | final |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 11th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1988-89 The UEFA Cup 1988-89 was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985... (after winning UC play-offs) |
1987-88 | second round |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1986-87 | semi-final |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1985-86 | quarter final |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 5th | - | 1984-85 | first round |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1983-84 | semi-final |
| 1982–83 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 1982-83 | quarter final |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1981-82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 15th | - | 1980-81 | quarter final |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1979-80 | first round |
| 1978–79 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1978-79 | first round |
| 1977–78 Eerste Divisie | 6th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1977-78 | round of 16 |
| 1976–77 Eerste Divisie | 8th | - | 1976-77 | quarter final |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie | 4th | - | 1975-76 | first round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1974-75 | second round |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1973-74 | quarter final |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1972-73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 12th | - | 1971-72 | round of 16 |
| 1970–71 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
1970-71 | quarter final |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1969-70 | semi-final |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 11th | - | 1968-69 | second round |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1967-68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1966-67 | first round |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1965-66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1964-65 | second round |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie | 8th | - | 1963-64 | first round |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie | 8th | - | 1962-63 | quarter final |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1961-62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie | 6th | - | 1960-61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... (promotion) |
not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eerste Divisie | 3rd (group B) | - | 1958-59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... (relegation) |
1957-58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1956-57 | ? |
Current squad
As of 1 August 2011Notable players
This list contains notable players who played for FC Groningen. They are shown by nationality and between brackets the periods they have been active for FC Groningen.Netherlands Raymond Atteveld (1997–99) Foeke Booy
Foeke Booy
Foeke Booy is a Dutch former football player and current football manager, who was born in the Frisian town of Leeuwarden. On Tuesday 18 December 2007 Booy was named as the Sparta Rotterdam coach after having guided Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia for only eight league matches during the summer of 2007...
(1987–88) Bud Brocken
Bud Brocken
Bud Brocken is a retired Dutch football player who played for Willem II, FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch in the Netherlands, as well as with Birmingham City in England. He also won five caps for the Dutch national side....
(1982–85) Joost Broerse
Joost Broerse
Joost Broerse is an Dutch football player who plays for Excelsior in the Eredivisie. He is traditionally a central defender or defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
(1997–03) Johan de Kock
Johan de Kock
Johannes de Kock is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned thirteen caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal...
(1984–87) John de Wolf
John de Wolf
Johannes "John" Hildebrand de Wolf is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.-Club:...
(1985–89) Martin Drent
Martin Drent
Martin Drent is a Dutch former footballer. He is best remembered for his stints at BV Veendam, FC Emmen and FC Groningen.-Career:...
(1992–93), (2005–07) René Eijkelkamp
René Eijkelkamp
René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp is a retired football forward from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant coach at PSV Eindhoven...
(1986–90) Dean Gorré (1995–97) Ronald Hamming
Ronald Hamming
Ronald Hamming is a football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for BV Veendam since the summer of 2003 in the Dutch second league, Eerste Divisie. He previously played for FC Groningen and Fortuna Sittard , for which he scored 99 goals in nine seasons.-References:...
(1992–94) Peter Hoekstra
Peter Hoekstra (footballer)
Peter Martin Hoekstra is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a winger for, amongst others, PSV Eindhoven, Ajax and Stoke City. Capped 5 times by the Dutch national team, he was a member of the Dutch squad at Euro 1996 in England under manager Guus Hiddink.-Early Career:Hoekstra started his...
(2000–01) Peter Houtman
Peter Houtman
Peter Houtman is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained eight caps for the Dutch national team in the 1980s, scoring seven goals....
(1977–78), (1979–82), (1985–87) Hugo Hovenkamp (1975–83) Pieter Huistra
Pieter Huistra
Pieter Egge Huistra is a Dutch football coach and former winger, currently serving as manager of FC Groningen. He is best remembered for his time with Scottish club Rangers.-Playing career:...
(1984–86), (1996–97) Ron Jans
Ron Jans
Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...
(1982–84) Erwin Koeman
Erwin Koeman
Erwin Koeman is a former football player and Dutch football manager. Currently he is the manager of FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie. He is the son of Dutch international footballer Martin Koeman, and, alongside his younger brother Ronald, has also represented the Netherlands...
(1978–79), (1982–85), (1994–98) Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
(1980–83) Wim Koevermans
Wim Koevermans
Wilhelmus Jacobus Koevermans is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team...
(1988–90) Jurrie Koolhof
Jurrie Koolhof
Jurjen Jacob Koolhof is a former Dutch international football striker and manager.As a player, Koolhof had a long and productive career, with 190 league goals. He played for a number of clubs in the Netherlands including Vitesse Arnhem, F.C. Groningen and PSV Eindhoven...
(1987–88) Hennie Meijer
Hennie Meijer
Hennie Meijer is a retired Dutch football player.Meijer was born in Paramaribo, Suriname. He is known for scoring the first ever J. League goal in the 19th minute of a game against Yokohama Marinos on 15 May 1993.-Club statistics:...
(1988–93) Johan Neeskens
Johan Neeskens
Johannes Jacobus "Johan" Neeskens is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. As a player, he was an important member of the Dutch national team that finished as runners-up in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. Former England manager Alf Ramsey said Neeskens was "as good as any player" in...
(1984–85) Erik Regtop
Erik Regtop
Hendrik Jan "Erik" Regtop is a retired Dutch professional footballer. During his playing career, Regtop played professionally in the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, France and Austria, making nearly 400 league appearances in his career...
(1988–89) Michael Reiziger
Michael Reiziger
Michael John Reiziger is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right defender.After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent three teams in three different countries, namely appearing for FC Barcelona, for which he played in...
(1993–94) Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
(2000–02) Harry Schellekens
Harry Schellekens
Harry Schellekens is a former football goalkeeper, who played for NEC Nijmegen, FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem. Once he was a reserve player for the Netherlands national football team, on May 30, 1975 against Yugoslavia in Belgrade.-References:...
(1983–85) Jan van Dijk
Jan van Dijk (footballer)
Johannes Hermannus van Dijk is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands turned manager.-Club career:...
(1975–78), (1978–92) Sander van Gessel
Sander van Gessel
Sander Branko van Gessel is a Dutch footballer currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba in the J. League Division 2.-Career:...
(1995–00) Adri van Tiggelen
Adri van Tiggelen
Adrianus A. "Adri" van Tiggelen is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left defender.His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to manage the side in several categories and capacities, but he also played with...
(1983–86) Piet Wildschut (1974–77)
Austria Rolf Landerl (2002–04)
Argentina Mariano Bombarda
Mariano Bombarda
Mariano Bombarda is a retired football striker from Argentina, who was born in Spain and raised in the Netherlands....
(1994–96), (1996–98)
Brazil Hugo
Hugo Alves Velame
Hugo Alves Velame is a retired Brazilian footballer. He has formerly played for clubs like Flamengo, Fluminense, FC Groningen, AEP Paphos, BV Veendam and Almirante Brown.- External links :***...
(1997–05) Luciano
Luciano José Pereira da Silva
Luciano José Pereira da Silva is a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He has previously played for Tombense and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot...
(2007–) Magno Mocelin
Magno Mocelin
Magno Mocelin, known as Magno , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.His 15-year professional career, which was spent in four different countries, was mainly associated with Alavés in Spain, for which he appeared in more than 200 official games and played in one UEFA Cup...
(1996–99)
England Stephen Goble (1981–84), (1985–86) Paul Mason
Paul Mason (footballer)
Paul Mason is a former professional footballer. After being released by Everton FC as a schoolboy he had trials at Manchester City and Tranmere Rovers but rejected them. He was working as a labourer in Holland when he was spotted by FC Groningen scouts whilst playing for his local pub team...
(1984–88) Rob McDonald
Rob McDonald
Robert Roderick McDonald is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem II Tilburg, FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, Ikast FS, Newcastle United, Beşiktaş J.K...
(1982–85), (1986–87)
Morocco Ali Boussaboun
Ali Boussaboun
Ali Boussaboun is a Dutch-Moroccan football player who is currently unattached to a club. Previously he served ADO Den Haag, FC Groningen, NAC Breda, Feyenoord, Al-Wakrah Sports Club, FC Utrecht and Al-Nasr Sports Club. He joined the Dubai-based club on July 2009, after his contract with FC...
(2001–02)
Norway Erik Nevland
Erik Nevland
Erik Nevland is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Viking. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level....
(2004–08)
Republic of Macedonia
Milko Đurovski (1990–92), (1993–94)Romania Lucian Ilie
Lucian Ilie
Lucian Ilie is a retired Romanian footballer who played for Rapid Bucharest, in Sweden for Jönköpings Södra, and Belgian side KV Mechelen, in the Netherlands for FC Wageningen, FC Groningen, BV Veendam, and FC Zwolle...
(1992–93)
Serbia Goran Lovre
Goran Lovre
Goran Lovre is a Serbian football player playing for Barnsley. He also has Belgian descendance....
(2006–10) Dušan Tadić
Dušan Tadic
Dušan Tadić is a Serbian footballer who plays for Eredivisie club FC Groningen.-Career in Serbia:...
(2010-)
Singapore Fandi Ahmad
Fandi Ahmad
Fandi bin Ahmad is a football coach and former professional footballer from Singapore. During his playing career, he enjoyed success playing in both Europe and Asia, and was captain of the Singapore national football team...
(1983–85)
South Africa
Glen SalmonGlen Salmon
Glen George Salmon is a South African football striker who plays for Supersport United.Despite being born in the Rhodesian capital Salisbury , Salmon grew up in South Africa....
(2002–07)
Sweden Petter Andersson
Petter Andersson
Petter Andersson is a Swedish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Groningen in Groningen. He is nicknamed "Ljusvattnets Henry", which means The Thierry Henry of Ljusvattnet. He also played internationally for the Sweden national football team.-FC Groningen :On September 1, 2008, he...
(2008–) Marcus Berg
Marcus Berg
Marcus Berg is a Swedish football striker who currently plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He is nicknamed Svarte-Marcus due to scoring a lot of goals in the junior teams, in reference to Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson....
(2007–09) Andreas Granqvist
Andreas Granqvist
Andreas Granqvist is a Swedish footballer from Helsingborg, currently playing as a defender for Genoa.-Club career:Granqvist started his career with Påarps GIF, the local club of his home village Påarp. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004...
(2008–11) Rasmus Lindgren
Rasmus Lindgren
Rasmus Lindgren is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. Before he was transferred to Red Bull in the summer of 2011, he played for AFC Ajax and FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.- AFC Ajax :In 2003 Lindgren moved from Landskrona BoIS in...
(2005–08) Fredrik Stenman
Fredrik Stenman
Fredrik Stenman ; born 2 June 1983 in Munktorp) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.-Club career:...
(2007–11)
Uruguay Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
Bruno Ramón Silva Barone , is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a right back for Ajax.-Danubio:...
(2005–08) Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer)
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz , commonly known as Luis Suárez and nicknamed "El Pistolero" , is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Uruguayan national team...
(2006–07)