2019–20_FC_Utrecht_season
2019–20 FC Utrecht season
FC Utrecht 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 FC Utrecht season was the club's 50th season in existence and the 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 2 August 2019 to 10 May 2020. Due to COVID-19, the last day of play was on 8 March 2020.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Thijs van Es | |||
| Manager | John van den Brom | |||
| Stadium | Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Eredivisie | 6th | |||
| KNVB Cup | Final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gyrano Kerk (10) All: Gyrano Kerk (11) | |||
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First-team squad
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On loan
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Win Draw Loss
SV Meppen 
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Utrecht
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Utrecht
| 14 July 2019 Friendly | SV Meppen | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Utrecht | Meppen, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Hänsch-Arena |
Utrecht v Bayer Leverkusen
v Bayer Leverkusen
| 10 January 2020 Friendly | Utrecht | 4–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | La Manga, Spain |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium Attendance: 300 |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 4 August 2019 | 8 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 048.00 |
| TOTO KNVB Cup | 31 October 2019 | 4 March 2020 | First round | Final | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 056.67 | ||||
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Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 41 | |
| 7 | Vitesse | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 41 | |
| 8 | Heracles Almelo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 36 |
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Source: eredivisie.nl
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)[1]
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)[1]
Results summary
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 |
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Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
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| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | C | D | W | L | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Matches
The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[2] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[3][4]
ADO Den Haag v Utrecht
| 4 August 2019 1 | ADO Den Haag | 2–4 | Utrecht | The Hague |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,633 Referee: Kevin Blom |
Utrecht v PEC Zwolle
| 11 August 2019 2 | Utrecht | 3–1 | PEC Zwolle | Utrecht |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,736 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
Feyenoord v Utrecht
| 18 August 2019 3 | Feyenoord | 1–1 | Utrecht | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 39,452 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
Utrecht v VVV-Venlo
| 25 August 2019 4 | Utrecht | 1–2 | VVV-Venlo | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,986 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
FC Twente v Utrecht
| 1 September 2019 5 | FC Twente | 3–1 | Utrecht | Enschede |
| 12:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
Utrecht v FC Emmen
| 14 September 2019 6 | Utrecht | 3–1 | FC Emmen | Utrecht |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,661 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
SC Heerenveen v Utrecht
| 22 September 2019 7 | SC Heerenveen | 1–1 | Utrecht | Heerenveen |
| 12:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
Utrecht v Willem II
| 29 September 2019 8 | Utrecht | 2–0 | Willem II | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,419 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
Vitesse v Utrecht
| 5 October 2019 9 | Vitesse | 2–1 | Utrecht | Arnhem |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GelreDome |
Utrecht v PSV
| 19 October 2019 10 | Utrecht | 3–0 | PSV | Utrecht |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,632 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht
| 27 October 2019 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–2 | Utrecht | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Het Kasteel |
Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard
| 3 November 2019 12 | Utrecht | 6–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
AFC Ajax v Utrecht
| 10 November 2019 13 | AFC Ajax | 4–0 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
Utrecht v AZ
| 23 November 2019 14 | Utrecht | 0–3 | AZ | Utrecht |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,401 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk
| 1 December 2019 15 | Utrecht | 0–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
FC Groningen v Utrecht
| 8 December 2019 16 | FC Groningen | 0–1 | Utrecht | Groningen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Noordlease Stadion |
Heracles Almelo v Utrecht
| 15 December 2019 17 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 | Utrecht | Almelo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Polman Stadion |
Utrecht v Feyenoord
| 22 December 2019 18 | Utrecht | 1–2 | Feyenoord | Utrecht |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
PEC Zwolle v Utrecht
| 17 January 2020 19 | PEC Zwolle | 3–3 | Utrecht | Zwolle |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion |
Utrecht v ADO Den Haag
| 24 January 2020 20 | Utrecht | 4–0 | ADO Den Haag | Utrecht |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
VVV-Venlo v Utrecht
| 2 February 2020 21 | VVV-Venlo | 1–1 | Utrecht | Venlo |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Koel |
Willem II v Utrecht
| 16 February 2020 23 | Willem II | 1–1 | Utrecht | Tilburg |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,107 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
Utrecht v FC Twente
| 23 February 2020 24 | Utrecht | 2–1 | FC Twente | Utrecht |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
RKC Waalwijk v Utrecht
| 1 March 2020 25 | RKC Waalwijk | 2–1 | Utrecht | Waalwijk |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion |
Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam
| 8 March 2020 26 | Utrecht | 5–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Utrecht |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
Utrecht v Vitesse
| 14 March 2020 27 | Utrecht | Cancelled | Vitesse | Utrecht |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 14 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5] | ||||
FC Emmen v Utrecht
| 22 March 2020 28 | FC Emmen | Cancelled | Utrecht | Emmen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5] | ||||
Utrecht v FC Groningen
| 4 April 2020 29 | Utrecht | Cancelled | FC Groningen | Utrecht |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
Utrecht v AFC Ajax
| 9 April 2020 22 | Utrecht | Cancelled | AFC Ajax | Utrecht |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
Fortuna Sittard v Utrecht
| 12 April 2020 30 | Fortuna Sittard | Cancelled | Utrecht | Sittard |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
Utrecht v Heracles Almelo
| 22 April 2020 31 | Utrecht | Cancelled | Heracles Almelo | Utrecht |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
PSV v Utrecht
| 25 April 2020 32 | PSV | Cancelled | Utrecht | Eindhoven |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Philips Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 25 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
AZ v Utrecht
| 3 May 2020 33 | AZ | Cancelled | Utrecht | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
Utrecht v SC Heerenveen
| 10 May 2020 34 | Utrecht | Cancelled | SC Heerenveen | Utrecht |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6] | ||||
TOTO KNVB Cup
Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup
Excelsior '31 v Utrecht
| 31 October 2019 First round | Excelsior '31 | 1–4 | Utrecht | Rijssen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Richard Martens |
FC Groningen v Utrecht
| 19 December 2019 Second round | FC Groningen | 0–1 | Utrecht | Groningen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 14,548 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
FC Eindhoven v Utrecht
| 21 January 2020 Round of 16 | FC Eindhoven | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Utrecht | Eindhoven |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 1,678 Referee: Stan Teuben |
Go Ahead Eagles v Utrecht
| 13 February 2020 Quarter-finals | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–4 | Utrecht | Deventer |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 8,064 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
Utrecht v AFC Ajax
| 4 March 2020 Semi-finals | Utrecht | 2–0 | AFC Ajax | Utrecht |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,601 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
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