2021–22 FC Groningen season

FC Groningen
2021–22 season
Chairman	Erik Mulder
Head coach	Danny Buijs
Stadium	Euroborg
Eredivisie	12th
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Jørgen Strand Larsen (14); All: Jørgen Strand Larsen (17)
Highest home attendance	25,525 (vs. Ajax, 2 April 2022)
Lowest home attendance	0 (several games with restricted attendance, due to COVID-19 government measures)
Average home league attendance	13,529
Biggest win	4–1 (vs. Fortuna Sittard (a), 27 November 2021)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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[edit]

In[edit]

Out[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

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	Matusiwa 27' De Leeuw 48'	Stadium: Borussia-Park

6 August 2021 Friendly	FC Groningen	1–1	Venezia	Groningen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Euroborg

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 2022	Matchday 1	12th	34	9	9	16	2	1	+1	026.47
KNVB Cup	14–16 December 2021		Second round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					34	9	9	16	2	1	+1	026.47

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	RKC Waalwijk	34	9	11	14	40	51	−11	38
11	NEC	34	10	8	16	38	52	−14	38
12	Groningen	34	9	9	16	41	55	−14	36
13	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	6	18	37	51	−14	36
14	Sparta Rotterdam	34	8	11	15	30	48	−18	35

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]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	+1

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round[edit]

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	6	6	11	11	14	15	16	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	12	12	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	11	12

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

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)	Maulun 67'	Report	El Messaoudi 32' Strand Larsen 90+2'	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)	Kasanwirjo 57' Matusiwa 74' Suslov 75'	Report	Q. Timber 45' Ter Avest 57' Kerk 75' W. Janssen 88'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Danny Makkelie

28 August 2021 3	PSV	5–2	FC Groningen	Eindhoven
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gakpo 7' El Hankouri 27' (o.g.) Ramalho 45+7' Zahavi 55' Bruma 90+7', 90+8'	Report	Ngonge 15', 18'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 23,447 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

12 September 2021 4	FC Groningen	1–1	SC Heerenveen	Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duarte 59' Ngonge 68' Te Wierik 71' 84'	Report	Halilović 19', 70' Madsen 44' Woudenberg 79' Stevanović 90+2'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rob Dieperink

18 September 2021 5	Willem II	2–1	FC Groningen	Tilburg
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wriedt 5', 66' Saddiki 7', 24' Llonch 54'	Report	Van Hintum 19' Suslov 61' Ngonge 68', 90+5'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 9,463 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

22 September 2021 6	FC Groningen	0–1	Vitesse	Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Te Wierik 36' Van Kaam 45+5'	Report	Gboho 45+3' Bero 51' Tannane 61' Rasmussen 90+3'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 14,963 Referee: Allard Lindhout

25 September 2021 7	Ajax	3–0	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 40' Antony 56' Mazraoui 81'	Report	Suslov 36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,148 Referee: Pol van Boekel

1 October 2021 8	FC Groningen	1–1	FC Twente	Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngonge 8', 72' Van Hintum 49' El Hankouri 59'	Report	Zerrouki 68' Ugalde 74', 89' Everink 79' Oosterwolde 90+6'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 16,250 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

17 October 2021 9	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	FC Groningen	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Auasaar 5' B. Smeets 33', 36' Okoye 36' Abels 79'	Report	Ngonge 28', 36' Suslov 88'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,038 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

24 October 2021 10	FC Groningen	2–0	AZ	Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngonge 20' Suslov 62' De Leeuw 71'	Report	Chatzidiakos 43' Guðmundsson 65' Reijnders 72'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Danny Makkelie

31 October 2021 11	N.E.C.	3–0	FC Groningen	Nijmegen
14:30 CET (UTC+2)	Akman 45+1' Tavşan 55' Okita 90+2'	Report	Ngonge 70' Dammers 81'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

7 November 2021 12	FC Groningen	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Strand Larsen 85' Van Hintum 90'	Report	M. Kramer 14' Touba 34'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

21 November 2021 13	Go Ahead Eagles	0–1	FC Groningen	Deventer
12:15	Rommens 43' I. Córdoba 57' 75' J. Kramer 70' 90+4' Mulenga 89'	Report	Strand Larsen 50' Suslov 54'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

27 November 2021 14	Fortuna Sittard	1–4	FC Groningen	Sittard
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	M. Seuntjens 24' R. Janssen 63'	Report	Ngonge 29' Cox 42' (o.g.) Irandust 51' Strand Larsen 80' Abraham 90+3'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

16 January 2022 19	FC Groningen	0–1	PSV	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Götze 10'	Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Bas Nijhuis

11 May 2022 33	Twente	3–0	FC Groningen	Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Černý 29' Limnios 68', 81'			Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

15 May 2022 34	FC Groningen	2–3	Cambuur	Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Strand Larsen 58' Postema 90+2'		Uldriķis 12' Hoedemakers 50' Kallon 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Rob Dieperink

KNVB Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

27 October 2021	FC Groningen	4–0	Helmond Sport	Groningen
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Euroborg

Second round[edit]

15 December 2021	Excelsior	2–4 (a.e.t.)	FC Groningen	Rotterdam
20:00 CET(UTC+1)	Niemeijer 23' Baas 69'		45+1' Ngonge 85' (pen.) El Hankouri 111', 115' Strand Larsen	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

Round of 16[edit]

19 January 2022	FC Groningen	1–2	NEC	Groningen
18:45 CET(UTC+1)	De Leeuw 45'		10' Verdonk 48' Duelund	Stadium: Euroborg

References[edit]

^ "Selectie". FC Groningen. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "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.

[1] "Selectie". FC Groningen. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. 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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History	History European football
Grounds	Stadion Oosterpark (1971–2005) Euroborg (2006–present)
Football teams	First team
Notable matches	1989 KNVB Cup final 2015 KNVB Cup final 2015 Johan Cruyff Shield
Rivalries	Derby of the North (with sc Heerenveen) Groningse derby (with SC Veendam)
Seasons	2006–07 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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