Vitesse

Vitesse
Full name	Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse
Nickname(s)	Vitas, FC Hollywood aan de Rijn (FC Hollywood on the Rhine)
Founded	May 14, 1892; 119 years ago
Ground	GelreDome; Arnhem; (Capacity: 25,000)
Chairman	Merab Jordania
Manager	John van den Brom
League	Eredivisie
2010–11	Eredivisie, 15th
Website	Club home page
Home colours	Away colours

For other uses, see Vitesse (disambiguation).

Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse (French for speed) has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands football, namely PSV, Feyenoord, and Ajax. The owner and chairman is a Georgian businessman, which makes Vitesse the first Dutch football club owned by a foreigner.

[edit] History

The idea of conceiving a football team stemmed from the club's early roots as a cricket club.

Vitesse once attracted big name signings into its ranks including Roy Makaay, Nikos Machlas, Sander Westerveld, Danko Lazovic, Ulises Davila, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mahamadou Diarra and Philip Cocu.

In the 1980s, the club was threatened with bankruptcy, the solution to which was to form a new administrative board to govern both the professionals and the amateur sides. This is because, up to the 1980s, the club had incorporated both its professional and its amateur players into its club structure. It was restructured again in 2003 when it could have gone bankrupt again, when the timely intervention of the Arnhem city council bought GelreDome, and created a financial rescue package to salvage the club.

The clubs training ground and youth development system are based at the National Sports Centre Papendal.

[edit] Stadium

Its home is the unique GelreDome stadium built in 1998, featuring a retractable roof and a convertible pitch that can be retracted when unused during concerts or other events held at the stadium. Its capacity is 25,000. The average league attendance in recent years was just below 20,000. Their previous home was the Nieuw Monnikenhuize.

[edit] Ownership

On 16 August 2010, the former Georgian footballer and now businessman Merab Jordania became the owner of Vitesse. Jordania expressed his ambition for Vitesse to become champion of the Eredivisie league within three years.^[1] His first action as owner involved attracting 8 new young players, though no established stars. However, the takeover, especially given Jordania's background, resulted in massive controversy, some commentators arguing that this takeover was the Dutch equivalent of what had happened in English football, financial globalization and possibly longer-term destabilization, as expressed in the many opinions in the local paper.^[2]

[edit] Current squad

As of 4 December 2011

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Eloy Room
2	DF	Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea)
3	DF	Raio Piiroja
4	MF	Jan-Arie van der Heijden
5	DF	Alexander Büttner
6	DF	Frank van der Struijk
7	MF	Nicky Hofs
8	MF	Marco van Ginkel
9	FW	Wilfried Bony
10	MF	Davy Pröpper
11	FW	Giorgi Chanturia
13	FW	Jonathan Reis
14	FW	Mike Havenaar
15	DF	Patrick van Aanholt (on loan from Chelsea)

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Michihiro Yasuda
18	FW	Valeri Kazaishvili
20	MF	Anthony Annan (on loan from Schalke 04)
21	GK	Marko Meerits
22	GK	Piet Velthuizen
23	MF	Stanley Aborah
24	MF	Ulises Dávila (on loan from Chelsea)
25	DF	Jeroen Drost
26	DF	Kevin van Diermen
27	FW	Julian Jenner
29	FW	Mart Lieder
30	FW	Renato Ibarra
37	DF	Guram Kashia (captain)
39	MF	Wimilio Vink

[edit] On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Hayri Pinarci (on loan to AGOVV Apeldoorn)
		FW	Marcus Pedersen (on loan to Vålerenga Fotball)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Genaro Snijders (on loan to Willem II)
		FW	Adnane Tighadouini (on loan to FC Volendam)

[edit] Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
28	GK	Sebastiaan van der Sman
31	MF	Ryan Bouwmeester
33	DF	Anderson
34	MF	Sander van de Streek
35	FW	Hamza Tagherbit
36	FW	Irfan Hadžić
38	FW	Gregory Viereck

No.	Position	Player
40	MF	Mike Vreekamp
41	DF	Nando Wormgoor
42	GK	Stan Berrevoets
43	DF	Alex
44	FW	Brahim Darri
45	MF	Gino Bosz
46	DF	Kay Tassenaar

[edit] Vitesse-managers since 1914

Leo Beenhakker

Henk ten Cate

Aad de Mos

Hans Westerhof

Edgar Chadwick / John Sutcliffe (1914–15)
Mac Pherson (1919–20)
Charles Griffith (1920–22)
Jan van Dort / Bram Evers (1922–23)
Jan van Dort (1923–24)
Bob Jefferson (1924–27)
Heinrich Schwarz (1927–36)
Gerrit van Wijhe (1936–38)
Gerrit Horsten (1938–39)
Gerrit Horsten / Ben Tap (1939–43)
Gerrit Horsten / Jacques Piederiet / Jan Zonnenberg (1943–44)
Gerrit Horsten / Jacques Piederiet (1945–46)
George Roper (1946–47)
Arie van der Wel (1947–48)
Jan Zonnenberg (1948–54)
Joseph Gruber (1954–57)
Louis Pastoors (1957–60)
Branko Vidović (1960–62)
Jan Zonnenberg (1962–64)
Joseph Gruber (1964–66)
Frans de Munck (1966–69)
Cor Brom (1969–72)
Frans de Munck (1972–74)
Nedeljko Bulatović (1974-September 75)
Jan de Bouter (September 1975-April 76)
Clemens Westerhof (1976)
Henk Wullems (1976–82)
Leen Looijen (1982-February 1984)
Henk Hofstee (February 1984-1984)
Clemens Westerhof (1984–85)
Janusz Kowalik / Henk Bosveld (1985–86)
Hans Dorjee / Niels Overweg (1986–87)
Hans Dorjee (1987-July 1987)
Niels Overweg (July 1987-September 87)
Bert Jacobs (September 87-92)
Herbert Neumann (1992–95)
Ronald Spelbos (1995-November 95)
Frans Thijssen (November 1995-96)
Leo Beenhakker (1996-January 97)
Henk ten Cate (January 1997-98)
Artur Jorge (1998-October 98)
Herbert Neumann (October 98-October 99)
Edward Sturing / Jan Jongbloed (1999-January 2000)
Ronald Koeman (January 2000-December 2001)
Edward Sturing (December 2001-02)
Mike Snoei (2002-March 2003)
Edward Sturing (March 2003-06)
Aad de Mos (2006–08)
Hans Westerhof (2008-December 2008)
Theo Bos (2009–10)
Albert Ferrer (2010–11)
John van den Brom (2011–)

[edit] Club officials

Position	Name	Since
Club owner	Merab Jordania	16 August 2010
Chairman	Merab Jordania	1 October 2010
Chief Executive Officer	Paul van der Kraan	16 January 2004
Chief Scout	Ted van Leeuwen	1 July 2008
Manager	John van den Brom	1 July 2011
Assistant manager	Stanley Menzo	15 Novermber 2010
Assistant manager	Raimond van der Gouw	1 Juli 2009

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team Achievements

Champion Gelderse Competitie NVB: 2x (1895, 1896)
Champion Eerste Klasse Oost: 7x (1897, 1898, 1903, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1953)
Champion Tweede Klasse Oost: 5x (1923, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950)
KNVB Beker finalist: 3x (1912, 1927, 1990)
Champion Eerste Divisie: 2x (1977, 1989)
Champion Tweede Divisie: 1x (1966)
Also promoted to Eredivisie: 1x (1971)
UEFA Cup: 9x participation (36 matches): (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002)

[edit] Individual Achievements

Top scorer Eerste Divisie: 2x (1974, 1983), Herman Veenendaal (23 goals), Remco Boere (27 goals)
Top scorer Eredivisie: 1x (1998), Nikos Machlas (34 goals)
European Golden Shoe-winner: 1x (1998), Nikos Machlas (34 goals)

[edit] Vitesse in Europe

Group = group game
1R = first round
2R = second round
3R = third round
1/8 = 1/8 final

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Score	Goalscorers Vitesse
1978/79	Intertoto Cup	Groep	Hellas Verona	2–1, 0–2	Bursac, Hofs / (-)
		Groep	RWDM	0–5, 0–2	(-) / (-)
		Groep	Troyes AC	5–3, 2–1	Bleijenberg (2), Heezen, Mulderij, Bosveld /
1990/91	UEFA Cup	1R	Derry City FC	1–0, 0–0	Loeffen / (-)
		2R	Dundee United	1–0, 4–0	Eijer / Latuheru (2), Van den Brom, Eijer
		1/8	Sporting CP	0–2, 1–2	(-) / Van Arum
1992/93	UEFA Cup	1R	Derry City FC	3–0, 2–1	Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers
		2R	KV Mechelen	1–0, 1–0	Van den Brom / Cocu
		1/8	Real Madrid	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)
1993/94	UEFA Cup	1R	Norwich City	0–3, 0–0	(-) / (-)
1994/95	UEFA Cup	1R	AC Parma	1–0, 0–2	Gillhaus / (-)
1997/98	UEFA Cup	1R	SC Braga	2–1, 0–2	Curovic, Trustfull / (-)
1998/99	UEFA Cup	1R	AEK Athens	3–0, 3–3	Laros, Perovic, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser
		2R	Girondins de Bordeaux	0–1, 1–2	(-) / Jochemsen
1999/00	UEFA Cup	1R	SC Beira-Mar	2–1, 0–0	Van Hooijdonk, Grozdic / (-)
		2R	RC Lens	1–4, 1–1	Van Hooijdonk / Kreek
2000/01	UEFA Cup	1R	Maccabi Haifa FC	3–0, 1–2	Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah
		2R	Internazionale	0–0, 1–1	(-) / Peeters
2002/03	UEFA Cup	1R	FC Rapid Bucureşti	1–1, 1–0	Peeters / Peeters
		2R	Werder Bremen	2–1, 3–3	Amoah, Verlaat (e.d.) / Levchenko, Claessens, Mbamba
		3R	Liverpool FC	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)

[edit] Club records

Highest transfer fee paid: Bob Peeters from Roda JC for € 6.4 million, 2000
Highest transfer fee received: Nikos Machlas to Ajax for € 8.6 million, 1999
Record League win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
Record Eredivisie win: 1–7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27-09-1997
Record Eerste Divisie win: 7–0 v FC Wageningen, 30-08-1970
Record European win: 0–4 v Dundee United FC, UEFA Cup Second Round, 7 November 1990
Record home win: 14–0 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 20 January 1895
Record away win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
Record home Eredivisie win: 6–0 v FC Volendam, 8 April 1998
Record away Eredivisie win: 1–7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27 September 1997
Record defeat: 12–1 v AFC Ajax, Eredivisie, 19 May 1972
Record tournament defeat: 0–7 v PSV, KNVB Beker, Fourth Round, 4 May 1969
Highest ranking: 3rd in Eredivisie, 1997/1998
Longest unbeaten run (League): 22, from 8 January 1967 until 17 September 1967 in Eerste Divisie
Most clean sheets in one season: 18, Eerste Divisie, 1988/89
Most League goals all-time by player : 155 – Jan Dommering
Most League goals in a season by player: 34 – Nikos Machlas, Eredivisie, 1997/98
Most goals scored in a match: 9 – Nico Westdijk v De Treffers, Tweede Klasse C Oost, 19 October 1941
Most League goals scored in a season: 85, Eredivisie, 1997/98
Most League goals conceded in a season: 74, Eredivisie, 1971/72
Most hat-tricks scored (League): 12 – Jan Dommering
Fewest League goals scored in a season: 22, Eredivisie, 1971/72
Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 20, Eerste Divisie, 1988/89
Fastest own goal: 19 seconds – Purrel Fränkel v FC Twente, Eredivisie, 3 October 2003
Most top scorer of Vitesse: John van den Brom, 5 times
Most international caps for the Netherlands national football team as a Vitesse player: Just Göbel, 22

[edit] Domestic results

Below is a table with Vitesse's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie	15th	-	2010-11	round of 16
2009–10 Eredivisie	14th	-	2009-10	third round
2008–09 Eredivisie	10th	-	2008-09	third round
2007–08 Eredivisie	12th	-	2007-08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	12th	- (losing IC play-offs)	2006-07	third round
2005–06 Eredivisie	11th	- (losing IC play-offs)	2005-06	second round
2004–05 Eredivisie	7th	-	2004-05	third round
2003–04 Eredivisie	16th	- (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2003-04	round of 16
2002–03 Eredivisie	14th	-	2002-03	quarter final
2001–02 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2001-02	second round
2000–01 Eredivisie	6th	-	2000-01	semi-final
1999–2000 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1999-2000	semi-final
1998–99 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1998-99	quarter final
1997–98 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1997-98	quarter final
1996–97 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1996-97	quarter final
1995–96 Eredivisie	5th	-	1995-96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	6th	-	1994-95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1993-94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1992-93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1991-92	round of 16
1990–91 Eredivisie	5th	-	1990-91	quarter final
1989–90 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1989-90	final
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1988-89	quarter final
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1987-88	first round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	7th	-	1986-87	quarter final
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1985-86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	17th	-	1984-85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	11th	-	1983-84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	10th	-	1982-83	second round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1981-82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1980-81	first round
1979–80 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1979-80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	14th	-	1978-79	second round
1977–78 Eredivisie	9th	-	1977-78	quarter final
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1976-77	second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1975-76	first round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1974-75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1973-74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	3rd	-	1972-73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1971-72	first round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1970-71	second round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	7th	-	1969-70	second round^{[citation needed]}
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	3rd	-	1968-69	quarter final^{[citation needed]}
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	5th	-	1967-68	group stage^{[citation needed]}
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1966-67	first round^{[citation needed]}
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	1st	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1965-66	first round^{[citation needed]}
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	4th (group A)	-	1964-65	first round^{[citation needed]}
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	9th (group B)	-	1963-64	first round^{[citation needed]}
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	6th (group A)	-	1962-63	second round^{[citation needed]}
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	10th (group A)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1961-62	?^{[citation needed]}
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	4th (group A)	-	1960-61	?^{[citation needed]}
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	2nd (group A)	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	10th (group B)	-	1958-59	?^{[citation needed]}
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	5th (group A)	-	1957-58	?^{[citation needed]}
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	-	1956-57	?^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Eredivisie

Matches played	882
Matches won	326
Matches lost	299
Matches drawn	257
Points (twopoints-system)	909
Goals for	1269
Goal against	1246
Seasons	26
Best ranking	3 (1997/1998)
Worst ranking	18 (1971/1972)

As of 24 April 2011

[edit] Eerste Divisie

Matches played	852
Matches won	0
Matches lost	258
Matches drawn	215
Points (twopoints-system)	973
Goals for	1450
Goals against	0
Seasons	25
Best ranking	1 (1976/77, 1988/89)
Worst ranking	17 (1984/85)