FC Groningen is a football club from Groningen in the Netherlands. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Euroborg is the Stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 19814 seats Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Ron Jans (born September 29, 1958 in Zwolle, Overijssel) is a former Dutch football striker The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal Groningen is the capital city of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands.
The club was founded in June 16, 1971 by the Groningen Football and Athletics Association (GVAV, founded January 26, 1921). Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar They enjoyed top flight football for most of their existence, although the club was relegated to the second division after the third season.
The club was then propelled back into success by the Koeman brothers, Ronald Koeman and his elder brother Erwin Koeman together with defending midfielder Jan van Dijk resulting in qualification to European football for the first time in the 1982/83 season. Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961 in Zaandam) is a Dutch football manager and former football player Johannes ("Jan" Hermannus van Dijk (born 10 December 1956 in Diepenveen, Overijssel) is a former football Midfielder The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Their best season in the Eredivisie was during the 1990/91 season when they finished third. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands.
FC Groningen's home colors are green and white. The club plays its home games in the 20,000 seat Euroborg stadium. Euroborg is the Stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 19814 seats In December 2005, the club played its last match ever in the 12,500 seat Oosterpark Stadion after having played there for 72 years. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Oosterpark Stadion was the Stadium of football club FC Groningen until December 2005 The average attendance in 2004/05 was 12,500 people. This has risen to just below 20,000 people in the new stadium. After the summer of 2008 Euroborg will have a capacity of 22,000, because of an expansion of 2200 seats. Euroborg is the Stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 19814 seats
The 2005/06 season turned out to be one of the best in a long time for FC Groningen, with the club finishing 5th place in the league. This allowed Groningen to enter the play-off tournament for the UEFA Champions League third round qualification. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club However, they were beaten by Ajax in the finals who scored a goal two minutes before the final whistle. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam
By finishing fifth in the league, FC Groningen qualified for European football for the first time in 14 years, where they were defeated 4-3 on aggregate in the first round by Partizan Belgrade. Fudbalski klub Partizan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Партизан English: Football Club Partizan) is a professional football
The 2006/07 season FC Groningen again managed to get an entrance for the UEFA Cup. They ended the season on an 8th place but thanks to the play-off tournament system, in which they beat Feyenoord and FC Utrecht, they qualified for the UEFA Cup where they faced ACF Fiorentina in the first round. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Both matches in Groningen and Florence ended in a draw, 1-1. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany FC Groningen were defeated after penalties and knocked out in the first round.
FC Groningen Ranking Graph 1976-2005
Current squad
| | | No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Brian van Loo (born 1975-04-02 in Almelo) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sepp De Roover (born 12 November 1984) is a Belgian footballer (Right-Back who currently plays for FC Groningen. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gibril Sankoh (born May 15, 1983, in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Arnold Kruiswijk (born November 2, 1984 in Groningen) is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for RSC Anderlecht of the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Fredrik Stenman 'steːnmɑn (born 2 June, 1983 in Munktorp) is a Swedish football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Paul Matthijs (born 5 October, 1976 in Paterswolde) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Martjin Meerdink (born September 15, 1976 in Winterswijk) is a football player who currently plays for F For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Yevgeny Levchenko (born January 3, 1978 in Konstantinovka) is a Ukrainian football Midfielder. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Marcus Berg (born 17 August, 1986 in Torsby) is a Swedish football Striker who currently represents FC Groningen For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Goran Lovre ( Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Ловре (born March 23, 1982 in Zagreb, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Berry Powel (born 2 May, 1980 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands) is an Dutch footballer who currently plays In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring (born 3 December 1982 in Opava) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Koen van de Laak (born 3 September 1982 in Vught) is is an Dutch footballer who currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Stefan Nijland (born 10 August 1988 in Hoogezand-Sappemeer) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Danny Holla (born 1987-12-31 in Almere) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen. | | Position | Player |
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For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional Raymond Atteveld (born September 8, 1966 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch footballer who could play as a full back or in midfield Foeke Booy (born April 25, 1964) is a Dutch former Football player and a football manager who was born in the Frisian town of Joost Broerse (born 8 May 1979) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for APOEL F Bud Brocken (born 12 September 1957 in Tilburg) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Willem II, Johannes ("Jan" Hermannus van Dijk (born 10 December 1956 in Diepenveen, Overijssel) is a former football Midfielder Martin Drent is a Dutch retired football Striker. He is best remembered for his stints at BV Veendam, FC Emmen and FC Groningen René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (born April 6, 1964 in Dalfsen) is a retired football forward from the Netherlands, who is the Sander van Gessel (born November 4, 1976 in Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland) is a Football (soccer defender from the Netherlands Dean Gorré (born 10 December, 1970 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese professional footballer. Ronald Hamming (born January 9, 1973 in Zeegse, Drenthe) is a football Striker from the Netherlands, who is Peter Martin Hoekstra (born April 4, 1973 in Assen, Drenthe) is a former football winger from The Netherlands, who earned Peter Houtman (born June 4, 1957 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football Striker from the Netherlands Hugo Hovenkamp (born 5 October 1950 in Groningen) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for the Dutch club Pieter Huistra (born 18 January 1967, in Goënga Friesland) is a former Dutch footballer. Ron Jans (born September 29, 1958 in Zwolle, Overijssel) is a former Dutch football striker Johannes ("Johan" de Kock (born October 25, 1964 in Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a former football central defender Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961 in Zaandam) is a Dutch football manager and former football player Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Wilhelmus ("Wim" Jacobus Koevermans (born June 28, 1960 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a former football central Jurjen Jacob (Jurrie Koolhof (born 10 January 1960 in Beerta, Groningen) is a former Dutch international football Striker and Hennie Meijer (born February 17, 1962 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch football player Johannes ("Johan" Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former Midfielder Hendrik Jan "Erik" Regtop (born February 16 1968, Schoonebeek) is a retired Dutch footballer. Michael John Reiziger (born May 3, 1973 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a right Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Harry Schellekens (born November 5, 1952 in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant) is a former Football (soccer Goalkeeper, who played Adrianus A "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender from the Pieter ("Piet" Wildschut (born October 25, 1957 in Leeuwarden, Friesland) is a retired football defender from John de Wolf (born 10 December 1962 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps Mariano Bombarda (born September 10, 1972 in Cadiz) is a retired football Striker from Argentina, who was born in Robert Roderick McDonald (born 22 January 1959 in Hull) is a retired English footballer who played Striker for Hull Paul Mason (born 3 September, 1963 in Liverpool) is a former professional footballer. Stephen Goble (born 5 September 1960 in Erpingham) is a retired English footballer who played in England for Norwich City Milko Djurovski or Milko Gjurovski (Милко Ѓуровски (born 26 February, 1963 in Tetovo, SFR Yugoslavia, now the Republic Ali Boussaboun (علي بوصابون ( June 18, 1979 in Tangier, Morocco) is a Dutch - Moroccan football Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian football Striker who currently plays for Fandi Ahmad (born 29 May, 1962) is a football coach and former Professional footballer from Singapore. Glen George Salmon (born December 24, 1977 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a professional football (soccer from South Africa who plays for Supersport Luis Alberto Suárez Diaz (born January 24 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Ajax and Henk van Brussel ( June 12, 1936 &ndash October 7 2007) was a footballer and football Manager from the Johannes ("Jan" Hermannus van Dijk (born 10 December 1956 in Diepenveen, Overijssel) is a former football Midfielder Wilhelmus ("Wim" Jacobus Koevermans (born June 28, 1960 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a former football central Dwight Lodeweges (born October 26, 1957 in Turner Valley Alberta, Canada) was a Dutch footballer and coach Wilhelmus ("Wim" Gerardus Rijsbergen (born 18 January 1952 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland) is a football manager Pim Verbeek (derived from his first name Peter and second name Tim Verbeek (born March 12, 1956 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948 in Terborg) is a Dutch Soccer coach The Dutch Football League is organized by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond (KNVB Royal Dutch Football Association
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