FC Utrecht

Utrecht
Full name	Football Club Utrecht
Founded	1 July 1970; 54 years ago
Ground	Stadion Galgenwaard; Utrecht
Capacity	24,426
Chairman	Wilco van Schaik
Manager	Erik ten Hag
League	Eredivisie
2015–16	Eredivisie, 5th
Website	Club website
	Current season

Football Club Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː ˈytrɛxt]) is a Dutch football club founded on 1 July 1970 and based in the city of Utrecht. The club's colours are red and white.

History

FC Utrecht was founded in 1970 as a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox, the former of the three having won the national championship in 1958.

FC Utrecht has won the KNVB Cup three times in, 1985, 2003 and 2004, also winning the Johan Cruijff Shield in 2004. After winning the Johan Cruijff Shield, Utrecht became the first club outside the "Big Three" of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV to win the trophy. Utrecht is also the only club outside the Big Three that has never been relegated from the top-flight Eredivisie.

Stadium

FC Utrecht's stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard, previously named the Galgenwaard, then later the Nieuw Galgenwaard. It has a current capacity of 24,426 spectators. The average attendance in 2004–05 was 19,600 people, while in 2006–07 the average rose to 20,004. The stadium is also the accommodation for several shops, offices, and the supporters home of the FC Utrecht fan club (Supporters Vereniging F.C.Utrecht).

Management

Erik ten Hag is the current head coach of the team, with Jean-Paul de Jong his assistant.

Business

On 2 April 2008, it was announced that former owner of Mammoet, Van Seumeren, has taken over 51% of the shares of FC Utrecht. This makes Utrecht the second club in the Netherlands, after AZ, to be owned by investors.

The board of FC Utrecht has further announced that, because of the money they got for this take over, there will be more room for youth facilities and scouting. The board wants FC Utrecht to be competing within the top of the Eredivisie by 2013.

Honours

Eredivisie
- Winners: 1957–58 (as VV DOS)
KNVB Cup
- Winners: 1985, 2003, 2004
- Runners-up: 1982, 2002, 2016
Johan Cruijff Schaal
- Winners: 2004
- Runners-up: 2003

European Cups history

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
European Cup (as DOS)	2	0	0	2	4	6
UEFA Cup/Europa League	36	13	7	16	47	47
Cup Winners' Cup	2	1	0	1	3	5
Total	40	14	7	19	54	58

Domestic results

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

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2014–15 Eredivisie	11th	–	2014–15	second round
2013–14 Eredivisie	10th	–	2013–14	quarter final
2012–13 Eredivisie	5th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2012–13	second round
2011–12 Eredivisie	11th	–	2011–12	second round
2010–11 Eredivisie	9th	–	2010–11	semi-final
2009–10 Eredivisie	7th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2009–10	second round
2008–09 Eredivisie	9th	– (after losing EL play-offs)	2008–09	second round
2007–08 Eredivisie	10th	– (after losing UC play-offs)	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	9th	Intertoto Cup (after losing UC play-offs final)	2006–07	quarter final
2005–06 Eredivisie	6th	– (after losing UC play-offs)	2005–06	third round
2004–05 Eredivisie	11th	–	2004–05	round of 16
2003–04 Eredivisie	11th	UEFA Cup	2003–04	winners
2002–03 Eredivisie	8th	UEFA Cup	2002–03	winners
2001–02 Eredivisie	7th	UEFA Cup	2001–02	final
2000–01 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2000–01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eredivisie	10th	–	1999–2000	quarter final
1998–99 Eredivisie	12th	–	1998–99	round of 16
1997–98 Eredivisie	10th	–	1997–98	group stage
1996–97 Eredivisie	12th	–	1996–97	group stage
1995–96 Eredivisie	15th	–	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	12th	–	1994–95	semi-final
1993–94 Eredivisie	15th	–	1993–94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	8th	–	1992–93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	11th	–	1991–92	quarter final
1990–91 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1990–91	round of 16
1989–90 Eredivisie	14th	–	1989–90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	13th	–	1988–89	round of 16
1987–88 Eredivisie	10th	–	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eredivisie	6th	UEFA Cup (after winning UC play-offs)	1986–87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	12th	–	1985–86	second round
1984–85 Eredivisie	10th	Cup Winners' Cup	1984–85	winners
1983–84 Eredivisie	8th	–	1983–84	second round
1982–83 Eredivisie	10th	–	1982–83	second round
1981–82 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1981–82	final
1980–81 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1980–81	round of 16
1979–80 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1979–80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	13th	–	1978–79	round of 16
1977–78 Eredivisie	8th	–	1977–78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	6th	–	1976–77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	14th	–	1975–76	second round
1974–75 Eredivisie	15th	–	1974–75	round of 16
1973–74 Eredivisie	9th	–	1973–74	semi-final
1972–73 Eredivisie	8th	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	6th	–	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eredivisie	9th	–	1970–71	second round
1969–70 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1969–70 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1969–70 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	6th 4th 3rd	–	1969–70	second round ^{[citation needed]} quarter final ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]}
1968–69 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1968–69 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1968–69 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	17th 12th 10th	– (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) – –	1968–69	first round ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]} first round ^{[citation needed]}
1967–68 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1967–68 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	16th 8th 19th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1967–68	group stage ^{[citation needed]} quarter final ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]}
1966–67 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	15th 17th 16th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eerste Divisie (relegation) –	1966–67	first round ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]} DNC ^{[citation needed]}
1965–66 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	12th 14th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – –	1965–66	second round ^{[citation needed]} group stage ^{[citation needed]} group stage ^{[citation needed]}
1964–65 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	12th 2nd 4th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eredivisie (promotion) –	1964–65	first round ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]} round of 16 ^{[citation needed]}
1963–64 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	9th 7th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – –	1963–64	first round ^{[citation needed]} first round ^{[citation needed]} round of 16 ^{[citation needed]}
1962–63 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	7th 10th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – –	1962–63	third round ^{[citation needed]} third round ^{[citation needed]} second round ^{[citation needed]}
1961–62 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	10th 3rd (group B) 1st	– – Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1961–62	? ^{[citation needed]}
1960–61 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	5th 16th 8th	– Eerste Divisie (relegation) –	1960–61	? ^{[citation needed]}
1959–60 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	4th 15th 4th (group B)	– – (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) –	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	4th 12th	–	1958–59	? ^{[citation needed]}
1957–58 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	1st 16th	European Cup –	1957–58	? ^{[citation needed]}
1956–57 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	10th 16th	–	1956–57	? ^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

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	Robbin Ruiter
2	DF	NED	Mark van der Maarel
3	DF	NED	Ramon Leeuwin
5	DF	DEN	Kevin Conboy
6	MF	NED	Yassin Ayoub
7	MF	GER	Rico Strieder
8	MF	NED	Willem Janssen (captain)
9	FW	NED	Richairo Živković (on loan from Ajax)
10	MF	NED	Nacer Barazite
11	MF	GER	Andreas Ludwig
12	DF	NED	Jeff Hardeveld
14	DF	NED	Menno Koch (on loan from PSV)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NED	Robin van der Meer
16	GK	DEN	David Jensen
17	DF	NED	Sean Klaiber
18	FW	USA	Rubio Rubin
20	DF	NED	Giovanni Troupée
21	FW	SWE	Kristoffer Peterson
22	FW	FRA	Sébastien Haller
24	FW	NED	Patrick Joosten
25	MF	MAR	Sofyan Amrabat
26	DF	NED	Darren Rosheuvel
27	FW	NED	Gyrano Kerk
28	DF	NED	Edson Braafheid

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
28	FW	NED	Issa Kallon (at FC Emmen until 30 June 2017)

Retired numbers

4 — David Di Tommaso, defender (2004–05) — posthumous honour.

Managers

Joseph Gruber (1 July 1957 – 30 June 1959)
Bert Jacobs (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1974)
Jan Rab (1974–76)
Han Berger (1 Jan 1976 – 30 June 1983)
Barry Hughes (1983–84)
Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1984 – 30 June 1987)
Han Berger (1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989)
Cees Loffeld (1989–90)
Ab Fafié (17 Oct 1990 – 17 Feb 1993)
Henk Vonk (caretaker) (17 Feb 1993 – Sept 16, 1993)
Leo van Veen (Sept 17, 1993–30 June 1995)
Ton du Chatinier and Henk Vonk (1995)
Simon Kistemaker (1 July 1995 – 30 Nov 1995)

Nol de Ruiter (caretaker) (30 Nov 1995 – 23 Jan 1996)
Ronald Spelbos (18 Jan 1996 – 27 Nov 1997)
Jan Wouters (1997)
Nol de Ruiter (1997)
Mark Wotte (31 Dec 1997 – 28 March 2000)
Frans Adelaar (29 March 2000 – 30 June 2002)
Foeke Booy (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007)
Willem van Hanegem (1 July 2007 – 23 Dec 2008)
Ton du Chatinier (24 Dec 2008 – 19 May 2011)
Erwin Koeman (1 July 2011 – 18 Oct 2011)
Jan Wouters (18 Oct 2011 – 30 June 2014)
Rob Alflen (1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015)
Erik ten Hag (1 July 2015 – present)

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer
1970–1983	Adidas
1983–1995	Puma
1995–2001	Reebok
2001–2009	Puma
2009–2012	Kappa
2012–present	Hummel

References

External links

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