2021–22 FC Groningen season

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.

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)

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

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 July 2021 Friendly Pelikaan-S 1–4 FC Groningen Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
9 July 2021 Friendly FC Groningen Cancelled FC Emmen Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
10 July 2021 Friendly Genk 1–1 FC Groningen Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
16 July 2021 Friendly SC Verl 3–2 FC Groningen Ankum, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
17 July 2021 Friendly VfL Osnabrück 0–1 FC Groningen Ankum, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
31 July 2021 Friendly Almere City 0–1 FC Groningen Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 FC Groningen Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Stindl 15'
  • Matusiwa 40' (o.g.)
  • Wolf  58'
 Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
6 August 2021 Friendly FC Groningen 1–1 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 Qualification or relegation
6 Vitesse (Q) 31 14 5 12 37 46 −9 47 Qualification to European competition play-offs
7 Utrecht 31 12 9 10 48 40 +8 45
8 Groningen 31 9 9 13 38 47 −9 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 31 10 6 15 36 46 −10 36
10 SC Heerenveen 31 9 8 14 32 43 −11 35
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
28 August 2021 3 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen Eindhoven
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Philips Stadion
25 September 2021 7 Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
Attendance: 53,148
Referee: Pol van Boekel
24 October 2021 10 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ Groningen
CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Danny Makkelie
16 January 2022 19 FC Groningen 0–1 PSV Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Referee: Bas Nijhuis

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. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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