2019–20 FC Utrecht season

The 2019–20 FC Utrecht season is the club's 50st season in existence and the 50st consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 2 August 2019 to 10 May 2020. Due to COVID-19, the last day of play was on 8 March 2020.

FC Utrecht
2019–20 season
ChairmanThijs van Es
ManagerJohn van den Brom
StadiumStadion Galgenwaard
Eredivisie6th
KNVB CupFinal

Players

Current squad
As of 9 February 2020[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 Jeroen Zoet (on loan from PSV)
2 DF  NED Mark van der Maarel
3 DF  NED Justin Hoogma (on loan from Hoffenheim)
5 DF  GER Leon Guwara
6 MF  NED Adam Maher
7 FW  NED Gyrano Kerk
8 MF  NED Joris van Overeem
9 FW  FRA Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
10 MF  SWE Simon Gustafson
11 FW  ESP Adrián Dalmau
14 DF  NED Willem Janssen (captain)
16 GK  NED Maarten Paes
17 DF  NED Sean Klaiber
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NED Justin Lonwijk
19 FW  SWE Kristoffer Peterson (on loan from Swansea City)
20 DF  SEN Lamine Sané
21 FW  GHA Abass Issah (on loan from Mainz)
22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek
25 MF  NED Bart Ramselaar
28 MF  NED Urby Emanuelson
30 DF  NED Christopher Mamengi
31 GK  NED Thijmen Nijhuis
32 FW  CZE Václav Černý
33 DF  NED Tommy St. Jago
36 MF  NED Mitchell van Rooijen
41 GK  NED Fabian de Keijzer

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
13 DF  SWE Emil Bergström (at FC Basel until 30 June 2020)
15 MF  GER Rico Strieder (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2020)
19 FW  NED Patrick Joosten ( at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2020)
20 DF  NED Giovanni Troupée ( at FC Twente until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  BEL Othman Boussaid ( at NAC Breda until 30 June 2020)
29 FW  NED Nick Venema ( at Almere City FC until 30 June 2020)
— DF  BIH Dario Đumić ( at SV Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 July 2019 Friendly SV Meppen 0–0
(4–5 p)		 FC Utrecht Meppen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Hänsch-Arena
10 January 2020 Friendly FC Utrecht 4–3 Bayer Leverkusen La Manga, Spain
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium
Attendance: 300

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 4 August 2019 24 May 2020 Matchday 1 6th 25 12 5 8 50 34 +16 048.00
TOTO KNVB Cup 31 October 2019 19 April 2020 First round Final 5 5 0 0 13 3 +10 100.00
Total 30 17 5 8 63 37 +26 056.67

Last updated: 8 March 2020

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie
Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 PSV 26 14 7 5 54 28 +26 49 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 +3 44 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
6 FC Utrecht 25 12 5 8 50 34 +16 41
7 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 45 35 +10 41
8 Heracles Almelo 26 10 6 10 40 34 +6 36
Source: eredivisie.nl
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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
25 12 5 8 50 34  +16 41 8 0 4 30 12  +18 4 5 4 20 22  −2

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLLWDWLWWWLLLWWLDWDCDWLWCCCCCCCC
Position3247867565544486577776666666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[4] It was declared void the following day.[5]

4 August 2019 1 ADO Den Haag 2–4 FC Utrecht The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 10,633
Referee: Kevin Blom
11 August 2019 2 FC Utrecht 3–1 PEC Zwolle Utrecht
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,736
Referee: Siemen Mulder
18 August 2019 3 Feyenoord 1–1 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 39,452
Referee: Pol van Boekel
25 August 2019 4 FC Utrecht 1–2 VVV-Venlo Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 17,986
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
1 September 2019 5 FC Twente 3–1 FC Utrecht Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
14 September 2019 6 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Emmen Utrecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 17,661
Referee: Björn Kuipers
22 September 2019 7 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht Heerenveen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
29 September 2019 8 FC Utrecht 2–0 Willem II Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 19,419
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
5 October 2019 9 Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht Arnhem
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
19 October 2019 10 FC Utrecht 3–0 PSV Utrecht
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 22,632
Referee: Danny Makkelie
27 October 2019 11 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Utrecht Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
3 November 2019 12 FC Utrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,776
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
10 November 2019 13 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Utrecht Amsterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,381
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
23 November 2019 14 FC Utrecht 0–3 AZ Utrecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 22,401
Referee: Björn Kuipers
1 December 2019 15 FC Utrecht 0–1 RKC Waalwijk Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
8 December 2019 16 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Noordlease Stadion
15 December 2019 17 Heracles Almelo 1–3 FC Utrecht Almelo
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Polman Stadion
22 December 2019 18 FC Utrecht 1–2 Feyenoord Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 21,103
Referee: Björn Kuipers
17 January 2020 19 PEC Zwolle 3–3 FC Utrecht Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
24 January 2020 20 FC Utrecht 4–0 ADO Den Haag Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
2 February 2020 21 VVV-Venlo 1–1 FC Utrecht Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Koel
16 February 2020 23 Willem II 1–1 FC Utrecht Tilburg
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,107
Referee: Siemen Mulder
23 February 2020 24 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 18,491
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
1 March 2020 25 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Utrecht Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
8 March 2020 26 FC Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
14 March 2020 27 FC Utrecht Cancelled Vitesse Utrecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 14 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
22 March 2020 28 FC Emmen Cancelled FC Utrecht Emmen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
4 April 2020 29 FC Utrecht Cancelled FC Groningen Utrecht
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
9 April 2020 22 FC Utrecht Cancelled AFC Ajax Utrecht
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
12 April 2020 30 Fortuna Sittard Cancelled FC Utrecht Sittard
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
22 April 2020 31 FC Utrecht Cancelled Heracles Almelo Utrecht
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
25 April 2020 32 PSV Cancelled FC Utrecht Eindhoven
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
3 May 2020 33 AZ Cancelled FC Utrecht Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
10 May 2020 34 FC Utrecht Cancelled SC Heerenveen Utrecht
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

TOTO KNVB Cup
Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup
31 October 2019 First round Excelsior '31 1–4 FC Utrecht Rijssen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
  • Penterman  77'
 Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Richard Martens
19 December 2019 Second round FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht Groningen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 14,548
Referee: Pol van Boekel
21 January 2020 Round of 16 FC Eindhoven 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Utrecht Eindhoven
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: Stan Teuben
13 February 2020 Quarter-finals Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 FC Utrecht Deventer
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 8,064
Referee: Danny Makkelie
4 March 2020 Semi-finals FC Utrecht 2–0 AFC Ajax Utrecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 22,601
Referee: Björn Kuipers
19 April 2020 Final FC Utrecht Cancelled Feyenoord Rotterdam
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 19 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

References
  1. "Selectie". FC Utrecht.
  2. "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. June 14, 2019.
  4. "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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