2020–21_Heracles_Almelo_season
2020–21 Heracles Almelo season
Heracles Almelo 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was the 118th season in existence of Heracles Almelo and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Heracles Almelo participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Hans Bredewoud | ||
| Manager | Frank Wormuth | ||
| Stadium | Erve Asito | ||
| Eredivisie | 9th | ||
| KNVB Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Rai Vloet (16) All: Rai Vloet (17) | ||
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First-team squad
- As of 1 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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In
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 |  |
TBD | 1 July 2020 |
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Out
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 15 | |
TBD | 1 July 2020 |
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Win Draw Loss
FC Groningen 
v Heracles Almelo
v Heracles Almelo
| 1 August 2020 Friendly | FC Groningen | 1–0 | Heracles Almelo | Groningen, Netherlands |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Danny Makkelie |
Heracles Almelo v PEC Zwolle
v PEC Zwolle
| 9 August 2020 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | PEC Zwolle | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
Heracles Almelo v Go Ahead Eagles
v Go Ahead Eagles
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Referee: Ingmar Oosterom |
Heracles Almelo v 
Sportfreunde Lotte
v 
Sportfreunde Lotte
| 16 August 2020 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | Cancelled | Sportfreunde Lotte | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
FC Emmen v Heracles Almelo
v Heracles Almelo
| 19 August 2020 Friendly | FC Emmen | 0–2 | Heracles Almelo | Emmen, Netherlands |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
De Graafschap v Heracles Almelo
v Heracles Almelo
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | De Graafschap | 1–0 | Heracles Almelo | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
Heracles Almelo v Telstar
v Telstar
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | Telstar | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito |
Heracles Almelo v Jong FC Utrecht
v Jong FC Utrecht
| 2 September 2020 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | Jong FC Utrecht | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito |
Eintracht Braunschweig v Heracles Almelo
v Heracles Almelo
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–0 | Heracles Almelo | Lotte, Germany |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion am Lotter Kreuz Attendance: 0 |
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 | 13 September 2020 | 16 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 035.29 |
| KNVB Cup | 28 October 2020 | 20 January 2021 | First round | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 036.11 | ||||
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Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 50 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
| 9 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 44 | |
| 10 | Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 41 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 41 |
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Source: Eredivisie,[2] Soccerway[3]
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)[4]
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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)[4]
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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 |
| 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | −24 |
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Last updated: 16 May 2021.
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[5]
Heracles Almelo v ADO Den Haag
| 13 September 2020 1 | Heracles Almelo | 2–0 | ADO Den Haag | Almelo |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
Willem II v Heracles Almelo
| 20 September 2020 2 | Willem II | 4–0 | Heracles Almelo | Tilburg |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 3,908 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
Heracles Almelo v PSV
| 27 September 2020 3 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | PSV | Almelo |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
Vitesse v Heracles Almelo
| 3 October 2020 4 | Vitesse | 3–0 | Heracles Almelo | Arnhem |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
Heracles Almelo v RKC Waalwijk
| 17 October 2020 5 | Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Almelo |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
Sparta Rotterdam v Heracles Almelo
| 25 October 2020 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
Heracles Almelo v FC Utrecht
| 1 November 2020 7 | Heracles Almelo | 4–1 | FC Utrecht | Almelo |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
VVV-Venlo v Heracles Almelo
| 7 November 2020 8 | VVV-Venlo | 3–2 | Heracles Almelo | Venlo |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens |
Ajax v Heracles Almelo
| 22 November 2020 9 | Ajax | 5–0 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
Heracles Almelo v AZ
| 29 November 2020 10 | Heracles Almelo | 1–2 | AZ | Almelo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
Feyenoord v Heracles Almelo
| 6 December 2020 11 | Feyenoord | 0–0 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
| 12:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
Heracles Almelo v Fortuna Sittard
| 11 December 2020 12 | Heracles Almelo | 1–2 | Fortuna Sittard | Almelo |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank |
SC Heerenveen v Heracles Almelo
| 20 December 2020 13 | SC Heerenveen | 1–2 | Heracles Almelo | Heerenveen |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Pérez |
FC Groningen v Heracles Almelo
| 23 December 2020 14 | FC Groningen | 0–1 | Heracles Almelo | Groningen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
Heracles Almelo v Vitesse
| 9 January 2021 15 | Heracles Almelo | 0–2 | Vitesse | Almelo |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
Heracles Almelo v FC Emmen
| 12 January 2021 16 | Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | FC Emmen | Almelo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
FC Utrecht v Heracles Almelo
| 16 January 2021 17 | FC Utrecht | 2–0 | Heracles Almelo | Utrecht |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom |
Heracles Almelo v SC Heerenveen
| 23 January 2021 18 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | SC Heerenveen | Almelo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
PEC Zwolle v Heracles Almelo
| 26 January 2021 19 | PEC Zwolle | 2–2 | Heracles Almelo | Zwolle |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
Heracles Almelo v FC Groningen
| 30 January 2021 20 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | FC Groningen | Almelo |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
Fortuna Sittard v Heracles Almelo
| 5 February 2021 21 | Fortuna Sittard | 0–1 | Heracles Almelo | Sittard |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Pérez |
Heracles Almelo v Ajax
| 13 February 2021 22 | Heracles Almelo | 0–2 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
RKC Waalwijk v Heracles Almelo
| 21 February 2021 23 | RKC Waalwijk | 3–0 | Heracles Almelo | Waalwijk |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax |
Heracles Almelo v FC Twente
| 27 February 2021 24 | Heracles Almelo | 2–2 | FC Twente | Almelo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
Heracles Almelo v PEC Zwolle
| 7 March 2021 25 | Heracles Almelo | 2–1 | PEC Zwolle | Almelo |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
ADO Den Haag v Heracles Almelo
| 13 March 2021 26 | ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | Heracles Almelo | The Hague |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens |
Heracles Almelo v Sparta Rotterdam
| 21 March 2021 27 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Almelo |
| 16:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder |
PSV v Heracles Almelo
| 4 April 2021 28 | PSV | 3–0 | Heracles Almelo | Eindhoven |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
Heracles Almelo v Willem II
| 10 April 2021 29 | Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | Willem II | Almelo |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
FC Emmen v Heracles Almelo
| 25 April 2021 30 | FC Emmen | 3–1 | Heracles Almelo | Emmen |
| 12:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 987 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
Heracles Almelo v VVV-Venlo
| 1 May 2021 31 | Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | VVV-Venlo | Almelo |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
FC Twente v Heracles Almelo
| 8 May 2021 32 | FC Twente | 1–1 | Heracles Almelo | Enschede |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
KNVB Cup
Main article: 2020–21 KNVB Cup
Heracles Almelo v SC Telstar
| 28 October 2020 First round | Heracles Almelo | 3–0 | SC Telstar | Almelo |
| 19:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Clay Ruperti |
Feyenoord v Heracles Almelo
| 20 January 2021 Round of 16 | Feyenoord | 3–2 | Heracles Almelo | De Kuip |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Rotterdam Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
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