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| Full name | Football Club Utrecht | |||
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| Short name | FCU | |||
| Founded | 1 July 1970 | |||
| Ground | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht | |||
| Capacity | 23,750 | |||
| Coordinates | 52°04′42″N 5°08′45″E / 52.07833°N 5.14583°E | |||
| Owner | Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (81,5%) Stichting Administratiekantoor FC Utrecht (17,5%) Stichting Continuïteit FC Utrecht (1%) | |||
| Chairman | Frans van Seumeren | |||
| Head coach | Dick Advocaat | |||
| League | Eredivisie | |||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie, 6th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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FC Utrecht (full: Football Club Utrecht, short: FCU,[1] Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː ˈytrɛxt]) is a Dutch professional football club currently competing in the Eredivisie. The club was founded in 1970 as a merger of the three clubs VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox. The home base of the club is Stadion Galgenwaard. In the 2018/19 season, the club ranked 163th on the UEFA team ranking.
History[edit]
Merger[edit]
Before FC Utrecht was founded, three clubs from Utrecht were active in professional football: VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox. Whilst VV DOS was mostly active in the Eredivisie, even winning the title in the 1957-58 season, USV Elinkwijk and Velox were mostly active in the semi-professional Tweede Divisie.[2] In 1964, the members of VV DOS and USV Elinkwijk rejected a proposal to merge, despite the worsening financial situation of the clubs. After VV DOS just managed to maintain in the Eredivisie for the third season in a row, it was still suffering from a growing threat of bankruptcy, and as such, the idea of merging with the two other clubs from Utrecht became popular again.[3] Additionally, the government of Utrecht pressured the clubs to merge, so that it would only have to fund one club instead of three,[4] and consequently the chairmen of the three clubs came to an agreement, 15 June 1970. The municipal council of Utrecht agreed with the merger on 18 June 1970.[3]
The merger officially took place 1 July 1970. Because VV DOS was still in the Eredivisie, the newly established FC Utrecht could directly start in the league. The first player bought by the new club was Co Adriaanse. The three original clubs retained their amateur football teams.[4]
First season[edit]
Bert Jacobs was appointed as the first head coach of FC Utrecht, with Fritz Korbach as his assistant. They were given the difficult task of ensuring that three different teams would compete as one team with one identity.[5]
https://www.fcutrecht.nl/club/historie/seizoen-19701971/ https://www.voetbaluitslagen.com/fc-utrecht/#team-info https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/historie-fc-utrecht https://www.fcfusie.nl/over-de-documentaire/het-verhaal/
Stadium[edit]
FC Utrecht's stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard, previously named the Galgenwaard, then later the Nieuw Galgenwaard. It has a current capacity of 23,750 spectators. The attendance on average was 19,600 people in 2004/2005, while the average attendance rose to 20,004 in 2006/2007. The stadium also accommodates several shops, offices, and the supporters home of the FC Utrecht fan club (Supporters Vereniging F.C. Utrecht).
Management[edit]
Erik ten Hag was head coach until the winter break of the 2017/2018 season when he left to take over at AFC Ajax. Jean-Paul de Jong, his assistant, took over as head coach at FC Utrecht. Jean-Paul de Jong was fired after only four games in the 2018/2019 season and Dick Advocaat was appointed as head coach.
Business[edit]
On 2 April 2008, it was announced that former owner of Mammoet, Van Seumeren, had taken over 51% of the shares of FC Utrecht. This made Utrecht the second club in the Netherlands, after AZ, to be owned by investors.
The board of FC Utrecht further announced that, because of the money they got from this take over, there would be more room for youth facilities and scouting. The board wanted FC Utrecht to be competing within the top of the Eredivisie by 2013.
Honours[edit]
FC Utrecht in European Competition[edit]
FC Utrecht's first competitive European match, in the team's current iteration (not as DOS), was on September 17, 1980, in the 1980-81 UEFA Cup, playing FC Argeş Piteşti to a 0–0 draw. Since then, the club has participated in fourteen UEFA competitions, advancing as far as the Group Stage in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup and the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League
- Accurate as of 24 August 2017
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 30.77 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 56 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 30.36 |
Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference. Defunct competitions indicated in italics.
UEFA Current ranking[edit]
- As of 22/05/2019[6]
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 162 |  |
AS Trenčín | 6.500 |
| 163 |  |
FC Utrecht | 6.486 |
| 164 | |
Heracles Almelo | 6.486 |
Domestic results[edit]
Below is a table with FC Utrecht's results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup season | Cup result |
| 2016–17 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2) | 2016–17 | Quarter final |
| 2015–16 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 2015–16 | final |
| 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[edit]
- As of 29 January 2019[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers[edit]
4 — 
David Di Tommaso, defender (2004–05) — posthumous honour.
Records[edit]
- As of May 17, 2017[8]
- Players in bold text are still active.
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Coaches[edit]
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Kit manufacturers[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ten Boden, Ben (17 March 2019). "FC Utrecht wint met twee vingers in de neus". De Utrechtse Internet Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "FC Utrecht - Fusieclub en subtopper Eredivisie". VoetbalUitslagen (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Utrechtse voetbalgeschiedenis - Het ontstaan van FC Utrecht". FC fUsie (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Historie FC Utrecht". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ de Ruiter, Ton. "Seizoen 1970/1971". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Uefa current ranking".
- ^ https://www.fcutrecht.nl/team/selectie
- ^ De All Time Eredivisietopscorerslijst van FC Utrecht: – FC Utrecht
- ^ https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2019/02/fc-utrecht-gaat-driejarig-partnership-aan-met-nike/
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Dutch and English)
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