2020–21 PEC Zwolle season

PEC Zwolle
2020–21 season
Chairman	Adriaan Visser
Manager	John Stegeman
Stadium	MAC³PARK Stadion
Eredivisie	13th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Reza Ghoochannejhad (6); All: ; Reza Ghoochannejhad (6)
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	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 24 January 2021.

The 2020–21 PEC Zwolle season is the club's 111th season in existence and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, PEC Zwolle will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2020

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	Xavier Mous
2	DF	NED	Bram van Polen (captain)
3	DF	FIN	Thomas Lam
4	DF	JPN	Yuta Nakayama
5	DF	NED	Kenneth Paal
6	MF	NED	Mustafa Saymak
8	FW	IRN	Reza Ghoochannejhad
9	FW	NED	Mike van Duinen
10	MF	NED	Clint Leemans
11	MF	NED	Jesper Drost
13	MF	GER	Rico Strieder
15	DF	NED	Sam Kersten


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer (on loan from Werder Bremen)
17	DF	KOS	Destan Bajselmani
20	MF	NED	Thomas van den Belt
22	MF	NED	Pelle Clement
23	FW	NED	Eliano Reijnders
25	MF	NED	Immanuel Pherai (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
27	FW	SRB	Slobodan Tedić (on loan from Manchester City)
30	MF	NED	Dean Huiberts
31	DF	JPN	Sai van Wermeskerken
32	FW	NED	Jarno Westerman
40	GK	NED	Mike Hauptmeijer

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Source
1 July 2020	DF	Destan Bajselmani	Academy
1 July 2020	FW	Zian Flemming	NEC Nijmegen	Loan return	^[1]
1 July 2020	MF	Clint Leemans	RKC Waalwijk	Loan return
1 July 2020	FW	Stanley Elbers	RKC Waalwijk	Loan return
2 July 2020	MF	Rico Strieder	FC Utrecht	Undisclosed	^[2]
3 July 2020	MF	Jesper Drost	FC Groningen	Free transfer	^[3]

Out

Date	No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Type	Fee	Source
1 July 2020	19	MF	Rick Dekker	De Graafschap^[4]	End of contract		^[5]
1 July 2020	32	MF	Jarni Koorman	TBD	End of contract		^[5]
1 July 2020	25	FW	Stanley Elbers	TBD	End of contract		^[5]
1 July 2020	23	DF	Etiënne Reijnen	End of career			^[6]
1 July 2020	17	FW	Dennis Johnsen	AFC Ajax	End of loan		^[5]
1 July 2020	13	MF	Rico Strieder	FC Utrecht	End of loan
3 July 2020	38	MF	Gustavo Hamer	Coventry City F.C.	Transfer	€1,500,000^[a]	^[7]

^ Fee may eventually rise due to undisclosed bonuses.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 August 2020 Friendly	SC Cambuur	2–0	PEC Zwolle	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mühren 22' Korte 57'	Report		Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Siemen Mulder

5 August 2020 Friendly	AZ	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Wissel, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Flemming 68'	Stadium: Sportpark Ericaweg Attendance: 0

9 August 2020 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Almelo, Netherlands
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Kersten 38'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

14 August 2020 Friendly	FC Groningen	0–2	PEC Zwolle	Groningen, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ghoochannejhad 48', 92'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves.

21 August 2020 Friendly	Team VVCS	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Wissel, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Brusselers 25'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ericaweg
Note: Match was played in two 35-minute halves.

24 August 2020 Friendly	Emmen	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Emmen, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ghoochannejhad 76'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rob Dieperink

29 August 2020 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	0–2	FC Utrecht	Zwolle, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kersten Huiberts		Ramselaar 17' Bergström 73'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0

5 September 2020 Friendly	SC Heerenveen	0–1	PEC Zwolle	Heerenveen, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Akujobi 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers

8 October 2020 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	3–3	FC Utrecht	Zwolle, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Wermeskerken 29' Doue 54' Van Duinen 76' (pen.)	Report	Velanas 2' Van de Streek 12', 40'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurice Paarhuis

Competitions

Overview

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	12 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1		20	4	10	6	25	32	−7	020.00
KNVB Cup	1 December 2020	15 December 2020	First round	Second round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					21	4	10	7	25	34	−9	019.05

Last updated: 30 January 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

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
20	4	10	6	25	32	−7	22	2	5	3	10	12	−2	2	5	3	15	20	−5

Last updated: 30 January 2021.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	D
Position	17	13	7	11	10	9	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.^[8]

12 September 2020 1	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Feyenoord	Zwolle
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huiberts 16' Kersten 50' Van Polen 78'	Report	Berghuis 5', 68' (pen.) Toornstra 90'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

19 September 2020 2	AZ	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Alkmaar
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stengs 17' Boadu 68' Guðmundsson 72' Svensson 90+2'	Report	Van Duinen 9' Leemans 38' Huiberts 40' Van Polen 71' Lam 74', 83' Nakayama 90+5'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

26 September 2020 3	PEC Zwolle	4–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Zwolle
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakayama 33', 71' Ghoochannejhad 45+5' (pen.), 47' Leemans 54'	Report	Auassar 45+2' Pinto 45+4'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Allard Lindhout

18 October 2020 5	PEC Zwolle	0–3	PSV	Zwolle
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Huiberts 43' Van Polen 57'	Report	Götze 9' Gakpo 18' Malen 39' Rosario 61' Sangaré 86'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

21 October 2020 4	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stokkers 86'	Report	Reijnders 65'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Rob Dieperink

24 October 2020 6	PEC Zwolle	0–0	Willem II	Zwolle
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leemans 47' Saymak 84' 85'	Report	Trésor 48'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martín Pérez

31 October 2020 7	FC Twente	5–1	PEC Zwolle	Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Menig 5' Danilo 29' Brama 33' Černý 51' Ilić 84'	Report	Reijnders 74'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

6 November 2020 8	Fortuna Sittard	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Sittard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hansson 6' Cox 46'	Report	Jach 33' Lam 54'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

21 November 2020 9	PEC Zwolle	1–1	FC Utrecht	Zwolle
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paal 22' Warmerdam 32' (o.g.) Huiberts 54' Lam 84'	Report	St. Jago 17' Mahi 59' Gustafson 85' Elia 87'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

28 November 2020 10	VVV-Venlo	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Venlo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arias 21' Giakoumakis 78'	Report	Nakayama 9' Pherai 36' Van Duinen 69' Lam 90+3'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

5 December 2020 11	PEC Zwolle	2–1	Vitesse	Zwolle
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Drost 65', 77' Van Duinen 76' (pen.) Reijnders 90'	Report	Darfalou 7' Touré 65' Bero 74' Bazoer 90+3'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

12 December 2020 12	Ajax	4–0	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Huntelaar 7' Promes 11' Antony 35' Gravenberch 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

18 December 2020 13	PEC Zwolle	0–0	FC Emmen	Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

23 December 2020 14	ADO Den Haag	0–2	PEC Zwolle	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0

9 January 2021 15	PEC Zwolle	1–1	AZ	Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Clement 9' Kersten 80'	Report	Midtsjø 67'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

13 January 2021 16	Feyenoord	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sinisterra 64'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

16 January 2021 17	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Fortuna Sittard	Zwolle
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Flemming 57' Seuntjens 89'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

22 January 2021 18	Willem II	1–3	PEC Zwolle	Tilburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wriedt 10', 45+1' Selahi 41'	Report	Kersten 45' Ghoochannejhad 58', 62', 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

26 January 2021 19	PEC Zwolle	2–2	Heracles Almelo	Zwolle
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Misidjan 15', 50' Ghoochannejhad 73'	Report	Schoofs 1' Pröpper 16' Quagliata 24' Burgzorg 45+2'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

30 January 2021 20	FC Utrecht	3–3	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Streek 2' Maher 54' (pen.) Balk 90+3' Ter Avest 90+6'	Report	Misidjan 4' Lam 39' (pen.) Buitink 67' Benson 72' Van Polen 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

6 February 2021 21	PEC Zwolle	v	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0

KNVB Cup

1 December 2020 First round	VV Staphorst	Bye	PEC Zwolle	Staphorst
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag

15 December 2020 Second round	Excelsior	2–0	PEC Zwolle	Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Oude Kotte 63' Mendes Moreira 86'	Report		Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

^ Destan Bajselmani beloond met contract, PEC Zwolle, 15 juni 2020
^ PEC Zwolle neemt Strieder over van FC Utrecht, PEC Zwolle, 2 juli 2020
^ Jesper Drost keert terug bij PEC Zwolle, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020
^ De Graafschap legt Rick Dekker vast, De Graafschap, 30 juli 2020
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d PEC Zwolle neemt afscheid van vier spelers, PEC Zwolle, 30 maart 2020
^ Etiënne Reijnen stopt met voetballen, PEC Zwolle, 20 mei 2020
^ Gustavo Hamer vertrekt naar Engeland, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020
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External links

Official website

[7] Fee may eventually rise due to undisclosed bonuses.

[1] Destan Bajselmani beloond met contract, PEC Zwolle, 15 juni 2020

[2] PEC Zwolle neemt Strieder over van FC Utrecht, PEC Zwolle, 2 juli 2020

[3] Jesper Drost keert terug bij PEC Zwolle, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020

[4] De Graafschap legt Rick Dekker vast, De Graafschap, 30 juli 2020

[VierSpelers-5] PEC Zwolle neemt afscheid van vier spelers, PEC Zwolle, 30 maart 2020

[6] Etiënne Reijnen stopt met voetballen, PEC Zwolle, 20 mei 2020

[8] Gustavo Hamer vertrekt naar Engeland, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020

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