2021–22 SBV Vitesse season

SBV Vitesse
2021–22 season
Owner	Valeriy Oyf
Chairman	Yevgeny Merkel
Head coach	Thomas Letsch
Stadium	GelreDome
Eredivisie	6th
KNVB Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Loïs Openda (13); All: ; Loïs Openda (18)
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)
	All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

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 13 January 2022[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	AUT	Adrian Grbić (on loan from FC Lorient)
10	MF	NED	Riechedly Bazoer
11	FW	DEN	Nikolai Baden Frederiksen
16	DF	CRO	Alois Oroz
18	DF	CZE	Tomáš Hájek
20	MF	FRA	Yann Gboho (on loan from Stade Rennais)
21	MF	SVK	Matúš Bero (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	KVX	Toni Domgjoni
23	GK	NED	Eric Verstappen
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
44	FW	SLV	Enrico Hernández
52	FW	NED	Gyan de Regt

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
9	FW	ALG	Oussama Darfalou (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Name	From	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
FW	Adrian Grbić	Lorient	Loan
FW	Simon van Duivenbooden	PSV	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	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	15 August 2021	15 May 2021	Matchday 1		31	14	5	12	37	46	−9	045.16
KNVB Cup	15 December 2021	9 February 2022	Second round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	4	6	−2	066.67
Europa Conference League	19 August 2021	17 March 2022	Third qualifying round	Round of 16	14	6	4	4	25	20	+5	042.86
Total					48	22	9	17	66	72	−6	045.83

Last updated: 1 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Twente (Y)	31	18	8	5	49	34	+15	62	Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	AZ (Y)	31	18	5	8	59	37	+22	59	Qualification to European competition play-offs
6	Vitesse (Q)	31	14	5	12	37	46	−9	47
7	Utrecht	31	12	9	10	48	40	+8	45
8	Groningen	31	9	9	13	38	47	−9	36

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)[3]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Assured of at least European competition play-offs

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
31	14	5	12	37	46	−9	47	6	2	7	17	25	−8	8	3	5	20	21	−1

Last updated: 1 May 2022.
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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W
Position	9	11	14	10	12	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

4 December 2021 15	SC Cambuur	1–6	Vitesse	Leeuwarden
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

12 December 2021 16	Vitesse	2–1	Heracles Almelo	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

18 December 2021 17	Sparta Rotterdam	2–2	Vitesse	Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

21 December 2021 18	Vitesse	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

15 January 2022 19	Feyenoord	0–1	Vitesse	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

22 January 2022 20	Vitesse	1–3	FC Groningen	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

5 February 2022 21	FC Twente	3–0	Vitesse	Enschede
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

12 February 2022 22	Vitesse	0–5	PSV	Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bazoer 38' Oroz 67'	Report	Zahavi 4' Mauro Júnior 24' Gakpo 28' Carlos Vinícius 62' Dōan 88'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

20 February 2022 23	FC Utrecht	1–1	Vitesse	Utrecht
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,886 Referee: Allard Lindhout

27 February 2022 24	Vitesse	4–1	NEC	Arnhem
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Doekhi 54' Oroz 56', 80' Buitink 90+5'	Report	Duelund 49'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13877 Referee: Danny Makkelie

19 April 2022 25	Vitesse	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Arnhem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Dalmau 5'	Stadium: GelreDome

European competition play-offs

18 May 2022 Semi-finals

Vitesse

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TBD

TBD

KNVB Cup

15 December 2021 Second round	Vitesse	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Arnhem
19:00 CET(UTC+1)	Baden Frederiksen 42', 80'	Report	Van Crooij 33' (pen.)	Stadium: GelreDome Referee: Rob Dieperink

18 January 2022 Round of 16	Vitesse	2–0	DVS '33	Arnhem
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Huisman 22' Openda 57'	Report		Stadium: GelreDome

9 February 2022 Quarter Finals	Ajax	5–0	Vitesse	Amsterdam
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antony 17', 62' Haller 30', 46' Tadić 51'	Report	Wittek 53'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof closed) Attendance: 15,403 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

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: Alain Durieux (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	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[lower-alpha 1]	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: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Knockout Phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[9]

17 February 2022 First leg	Rapid Wien	2–1	Vitesse	Vienna, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Druijf 1' Grüll 16'	Report	Openda 74'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

24 February 2022 Second leg	Vitesse	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Rapid Wien	Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grbic 3' Bero 19'	Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,517 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[10]

10 March 2022 First leg	Vitesse	0–1	Roma	Arnhem, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Oroz 33'	Report	Viña 7' Oliveira 45+1', 70' 79' Mancini 86'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 24,022 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

17 March 2022 Second leg	Roma	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Vitesse	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ibañez 18' Zaniolo 72' El Shaarawy 89' Abraham 90+1'	Report	Grbić 42' Rasmussen 58' Wittek 62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Statistics

References

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"Vitesse nieuws: Enrico Hernández tekent bij en wordt verhuurd aan FC Eindhoven".
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"UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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[table_note_TOT_REN0.36289709776775-9] 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. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 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.

[KRP_draw-10] "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.

[11] "UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.