2020–21 ADO Den Haag season

ADO Den Haag
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ben Knüppe
Head coach	Aleksandar Ranković
Stadium	Cars Jeans Stadion
Eredivisie	18th (relegated)
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 ADO Den Haag season was the club's 116th season in existence and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, ADO Den Haag participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Luuk Koopmans
2	DF	NED	Milan van Ewijk
3	DF	NED	Peet Bijen
4	DF	NED	Boy Kemper
5	DF	NED	Juan Familia-Castillo (on loan from Chelsea)
8	MF	NED	John Goossens
9	FW	GER	Jonas Arweiler (on loan from FC Utrecht)
10	MF	NED	Nasser El Khayati
14	MF	NED	Kees de Boer
15	DF	ITA	Dario Del Fabro (on loan from Juventus)
17	MF	ISR	Ilay Elmkies (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
18	FW	GER	David Philipp (on loan from Werder Bremen)
19	DF	NED	Shaquille Pinas
20	FW	NED	Vicente Besuijen
21	FW	NED	Bilal Ould-Chikh
22	GK	NED	Robert Zwinkels
23	MF	ESP	Pascu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	FW	NED	Bobby Adekanye (on loan from Lazio)
25	DF	NED	Jamal Amofa
26	MF	NED	Sem Steijn
27	FW	NED	Yahya Boussakou
28	MF	NED	Maarten Rieder
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer
30	MF	MAR	Youness Mokhtar
31	FW	NED	Ricardo Kishna
33	FW	BEL	Amine Essabri
34	FW	BIH	Amar Ćatić
35	GK	NED	Youri Schoonderwaldt
43	DF	NED	Lassana Faye (on loan from Sparta Rotterdam)
51	DF	NED	Gianni Zuiverloon
53	DF	NED	Daryl Janmaat (captain)
88	MF	NED	Marko Vejinović
90	GK	AUT	Martin Fraisl
95	MF	CRO	Tomislav Gomelt

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Danny Bakker (to Roda JC until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	NED	Hugo Botermans (to FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2021)
—	GK	NED	Mike Havekotte (to MVV Maastricht until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	NED	Lorenzo van Kleef (to FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Aaron Meijers (to Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	NED	Dehninio Muringen (to FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	GHA	Robin Polley (to FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	NED	Evan Rottier (to TOP Oss until 30 June 2021)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

25 July 2020 Friendly	Telstar	0–0	ADO Den Haag	Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion

31 July 2020 Friendly	MVV	0–0	ADO Den Haag	Maastricht, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: De Geusselt

2 August 2020 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Deventer, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

8 August 2020 Friendly	Almere City	1–2	ADO Den Haag	Almere, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

15 August 2020 Friendly	NAC Breda	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Breda, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

22 August 2020 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	2–2	Vitesse	The Hague, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC 2)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion

29 August 2020 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	1–0	AZ	The Hague, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Arweiler 45'			Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

4 September 2020 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC 2)	Fortes 88'		Kramer 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0

28 September 2020 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	1–0	FC Utrecht	The Hague, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC 2)	Rațiu 51'			Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	13 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1	18th	34	4	10	20	29	76	−47	011.76
KNVB Cup	28 October 2020	19 January 2021	First round	Round of 16	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					36	4	11	21	31	79	−48	011.11

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Willem II	34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	31
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	9	18	33	55	−22	30
16	Emmen (R)	34	7	9	18	40	68	−28	30	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs^[a]
17	VVV-Venlo (R)	34	6	5	23	43	91	−48	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	ADO Den Haag (R)	34	4	10	20	29	76	−47	22	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie,^[1] Soccerway^[2]
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)^[3]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	4	10	20	29	76	−47	22	1	6	10	17	38	−21	3	4	10	12	38	−26

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L
Position	15	15	16	14	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.^[4]

13 September 2020 1	Heracles Almelo	2–0	ADO Den Haag	Almelo
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Vloet 48' Bijleveld 68' Van der Water 70'	Report	Kemper 18' 72' Bourard 25'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

20 September 2020 2	ADO Den Haag	0–1	FC Groningen	The Hague
12:15 CEST (UTC 2)	Kramer 49'	Report	Pinas 23' (o.g.) Dammers 45'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Danny Makkelie

27 September 2020 3	Feyenoord	4–2	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC 2)	Geertruida 27' Haps 36' Fer 53' Senesi 57' Narsingh 71' Berguis 84' (pen.)	Report	Arweiler 11' Pinas 69' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

3 October 2020 4	VVV-Venlo	1–2	ADO Den Haag	Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC 2)	Gelmi 3' Giakoumakis 4' Linthorst 52'	Report	Pinas 3' (pen.) Van Ewijk 53' Philipp 90 3'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

18 October 2020 5	ADO Den Haag	0–2	Vitesse	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)		Report	Broja 32', 71' Tannane 45'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

25 October 2020 6	ADO Den Haag	2–2	AZ	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	De Boer 47' Van Ewijk 64' Kramer 87' Besuijen 90 3'	Report	Guðmundsson 33' De Wit 60' Karlsson 66'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

1 November 2020 7	PSV	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Eindhoven
16:45 CET (UTC 1)	Zahavi 16' (pen.) Teze 37' Madueke 51', 90 2' Thomas 84'	Report	Karelis 80'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

7 November 2020 8	ADO Den Haag	2–4	FC Twente	The Hague
16:30 CET (UTC 1)	Pleguezuelo 76' (o.g.) Bourard 86'	Report	Menig 41' Danilo 59', 88' Oosterwolde 80' Van Leeuwen 90 4'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

22 November 2020 9	Sparta Rotterdam	6–0	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC 1)	Smeets 24' Thy 43', 59' Mijnans 53' Harroui 56' Engels 80', 85'	Report	Pinas 24' Pascu 79'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

28 November 2020 10	ADO Den Haag	1–1	SC Heerenveen	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	Philipp 13'	Report	J. Veerman 16' H. Veerman 28'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

6 December 2020 11	FC Utrecht	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC 1)	Hoogma 48' Dalmau 56' 66' Gustafson 71'	Report	Faye 14' Elmkies 34' Kramer 85' Bourard 90' Besuijen 90 2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

12 December 2020 12	FC Emmen	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Emmen
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	De Leeuw 55' Araujo 72'	Report	Besuijen 6' De Boer 42'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

20 December 2020 13	ADO Den Haag	2–4	Ajax	The Hague
14:30 CET (UTC 1)	Kramer 49' Bourard 70'	Report	Tadić 20' Huntelaar 22', 32' Labyad 30'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

23 December 2020 14	ADO Den Haag	0–2	PEC Zwolle	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	Ould-Chikh 87'	Report	Van Duinen 51' Kersten 75' Leemans 84'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

9 January 2021 15	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	ADO Den Haag	Waalwijk
16:30 CET (UTC 1)	Anita 19'	Report	Kemper 17' Kramer 52' Goossens 58'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

13 January 2021 16	ADO Den Haag	1–4	VVV-Venlo	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	Pinas 5' Kemper 44' Bourard 65' Castillo 67'	Report	Giakoumakis 6' (pen.), 58', 68', 86' (pen.) John 35' Van Crooij 42' Dekker 66'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

16 January 2021 17	AZ	2–1	ADO Den Haag	Alkmaar
21:00 CET (UTC 1)	Aboukhlal 72', 89'	Report	Kramer 58'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

23 January 2021 18	ADO Den Haag	0–0	FC Emmen	The Hague
16:30 CET (UTC 1)	Kishna 86' Kramer 90 2'	Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

26 January 2021 19	FC Groningen	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Groningen
21:00 CET (UTC 1)	Lundqvist 18' Larsen 43' Da Cruz 68'	Report	Bourard 38' Ćatić 76'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

31 January 2021 20	ADO Den Haag	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC 1)	Gomelt 45' Del Fabro 73' Castillo 77' Pinas 78' Besuijen 90 4'	Report	Heylen 36' Kharchouch 68'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

13 February 2021 22	ADO Den Haag	2–2	PSV	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	Adekanye 27' Kramer 90 3'	Report	Max 21' Malen 51', 76' Sangaré 67'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

20 February 2021 23	Fortuna Sittard	2–0	ADO Den Haag	Sittard
21:00 CET (UTC 1)	Semedo 26' Polter 79'	Report	Van Ewijk 65'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

24 February 2021 21	Willem II	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Tilburg
16:30 CET (UTC 1)	Heerkens 37' Ndayishimiye 48' (pen.) Peters 60' 75' Owusu 90 6'	Report	Gomelt 42' Pinas 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder

27 February 2021 24	ADO Den Haag	0–0	RKC Waalwijk	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	Amofa 22' Vejinović 81'	Report	Touba 40'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

6 March 2021 25	SC Heerenveen	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Heerenveen
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	De Jong 8' Bochniewicz 44' Van Bergen 67' H. Veerman 78' J. Veerman 89'	Report	Arweiler 90 2'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

13 March 2021 26	ADO Den Haag	1–2	Heracles Almelo	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	Castillo 37' Vejinović 58' Fadiga 68' (o.g.) Van Ewijk 71' Adekanye 75' Mokhtar 90 3' Kramer 90 3'	Report	Azzaoui 40' Bakış 72' Vloet 83'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

21 March 2021 27	Ajax	5–0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC 1)	Rensch 11' Brobbey 21' Álvarez 32' Tadić 44' Klaassen 50'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

4 April 2021 28	ADO Den Haag	1–4	FC Utrecht	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Vejinović 66' Arweiler 72' De Boer 75'	Report	Kerk 10' Van Overeem 16' Boussaid 43' Maher 74'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

9 April 2021 29	Vitesse	0–0	ADO Den Haag	Arnhem
20:00 CEST (UTC 2)	Tannane 23' Tronstad 38'	Report	Besuijen 20' Vejinović 35' Philipp 57' Pinas 60' Zuiverloon 65' Kemper 90'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

25 April 2021 30	ADO Den Haag	0–3	Fortuna Sittard	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Vejinović 61'	Report	Cox 30' Flemming 39' Polter 48' Tekie 77'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 939 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

2 May 2021 31	ADO Den Haag	3–2	Feyenoord	The Hague
12:15 CEST (UTC 2)	Arweiler 13' Besuijen 15' El Khayati 30' (pen.), 59' Van Ewijk 88' Kramer 89'	Report	Boženík 3', 89' Senesi 30' Toornstra 33' 90 5' Jørgensen 70' Pratto 89'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

9 May 2021 32	PEC Zwolle	0–1	ADO Den Haag	Zwolle
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Bajselmani 19' Paal 76'	Report	Adekanye 12' El Khayati 84' Ćatić 90 1'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

13 May 2021 33	ADO Den Haag	1–4	Willem II	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	El Khayati 38' Van Ewijk 45 4' Kramer 69' Vejinović 88'	Report	Pavlidis 5', 22' Wriedt 40' Nunnely 71' Selahi 73' Muric 75'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

16 May 2021 34	FC Twente	3–2	ADO Den Haag	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC 2)	Rots 40' Narsingh 45 1' (pen.) Menig 51' Bosch 71' Đumić 84'	Report	Goossens 30', 38' Vejinović 88'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

28 October 2020 First round	ADO Den Haag	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	Koopmans 90 4'	Report	Gravenberch 39'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder
	Penalties
	Kramer Karelis Pinas Goossens Ould-Chikh		Heylen Abels Vriends Engels

19 January 2021 Round of 16	Vitesse	2–1	ADO Den Haag	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC 1)	Openda 25' Bero 71'	Report	Castillo 54' Ćatić 81'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

References

^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_RPO0.8046329551398-1] Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

[2] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[3] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[rules2020-21-4] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[5] "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020.

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