The 2020–21 season was the 65th season in existence of FC Groningen and the club's 54th (21st consecutive) season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Groningen participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Fc Groningen Beheer B.V. | |||
Chairman | Bert Middel | |||
Manager | Danny Buijs | |||
Stadium | Euroborg | |||
Eredivisie | 7th | |||
KNVB Cup | 2nd round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jørgen Strand Larsen (9) All: Jørgen Strand Larsen (9) | |||
Highest home attendance | 6,049 (against PSV Eindhoven in Eredivisie) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 0 (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
Average home league attendance | 356 | |||
Biggest win | 4-0 (against FC Emmen in Eredivisie) | |||
Biggest defeat | 3-1 (against PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente, AFC Ajax and RKC Waalwijk) and 2-0 (against Feyenoord and SC Heerenveen) in Eredivisie | |||
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All statistics correct as of 14 September 2024. |
FC Groningen finished 2020–21 Eredivisie season as 7th.
In the KNVB Cup, FC Groningen lost 2–1 against FC Emmen in the 2nd round and are eliminated from the cup.
Jørgen Strand Larsen was the top scorer of the club in this season with 9 goals in Eredivisie.
Ko Itakura and Sergio Padt were the most appeared players in this season with 36 appearances; 35 appearances in Eredivisie and 1 appearance in the KNVB Cup.
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 1 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editPos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
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MF | Tom van de Looi | NEC Nijmegen | End of loan | 30 Jun 2020 |
DF | Amir Absalem | Almere City FC | End of loan | 30 Jun 2020 |
FW | Arjen Robben | 1 Jul 2020 | ||
DF | Wessel Dammers | Fortuna Sittard | Free | 1 Jul 2020 |
DF | Damil Dankerlui | Willem II | €375,000 | 27 Jul 2020 |
DF | Ko Itakura | Manchester City F.C. | On loan | 27 Jul 2020 |
FW | Patrick Joosten | FC Utrecht | €600,000 | 6 Aug 2020 |
GK | Nigel Bertrams | MVV Maastricht | Free | 18 Aug 2020 |
FW | Jørgen Strand Larsen | Sarpsborg 08 FF | €1,100,000 | 9 Sep 2020 |
DF | Migue Leal | Villarreal CF B | On loan | 19 Sep 2020 |
MF | Alessio da Cruz | Parma Calcio 1913 | On loan | 3 Oct 2020 |
GK | Per Kristian Bråtveit | Djurgårdens IF Fotboll | On loan | 4 Jan 2021 |
DF | Mike te Wierik | Derby County F.C. | Undisclosed | 19 Jan 2021 |
FW | Paulos Abraham | AIK | On loan | 1 Feb 2021 |
Out
editPos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
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FW | Daishawn Redan | Hertha BSC | End of loan | 30 Jun 2020 |
FW | Joel Asoro | Swansea City A.F.C. | End of loan | 30 Jun 2020 |
DF | Ko Itakura | Manchester City F.C. | End of loan | 30 Jun 2020 |
DF | Django Warmerdam | FC Utrecht | Free | 1 Jul 2020 |
DF | Deyovaisio Zeefuik | Hertha BSC | €4,000,000 | 6 Aug 2020 |
MF | Ajdin Hrustic | Eintracht Frankfurt | €1,000,000 | 28 Sep 2020 |
DF | Nicklas Strunck | Esbjerg fB | On loan | 5 Oct 2020 |
DF | Görkem Can | Denizlispor | Free | 26 Jan 2021 |
Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss
1 August 2020 Friendly | Groningen | 1–0 | Heracles Almelo | Groningen, Netherlands |
20:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Euroborg Referee: Danny Makkelie |
11 August 2020 Friendly | Emmen | 1–4 | Groningen | Emmen, Netherlands |
18:45 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk |
14 August 2020 Friendly | Groningen | 0–2 | PEC Zwolle | Groningen, Netherlands |
19:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Jeroen Manschot | |
Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. |
21 August 2020 Friendly | FC Volendam | 0–2 | Groningen | Westwoud, Netherlands |
18:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: VV Woudia |
22 August 2020 Friendly | Almere City | 1–1 | Groningen | Almere, Netherlands |
14:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion |
29 August 2020 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 4–0 | Groningen | Lohne, Germany |
15:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion |
4 September 2020 Friendly | Groningen | 3–3 | NEC Nijmegen | Rolde, Netherlands |
14:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Stadium: Sportpark Boerbos |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | 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 | 7th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 41.18 |
Eredivisie Play-offs | 19 May 2021 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
KNVB Cup | 2 December 2020 | 15 December 2020 | First round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 38.89 |
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Feyenoord (O) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 59 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs[a] |
6 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 53 | |
7 | Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 50 | |
8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 47 | |
9 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 44 |
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]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 |
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[5]
13 September 2020 1 | Groningen | 1–3 | PSV | Groningen |
16:45 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 6,049 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
20 September 2020 2 | ADO Den Haag | 0–1 | Groningen | The Hague |
12:15 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
25 September 2020 3 | Twente | 3–1 | Groningen | Enschede |
20:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sander van der Eijk |
4 October 2020 4 | Groningen | 1–0 | Ajax | Groningen |
12:15 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
18 October 2020 5 | Groningen | 0–0 | Utrecht | Groningen |
16:45 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
25 October 2020 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | Groningen | Sittard |
12:15 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
31 October 2020 7 | Groningen | 2–1 | VVV-Venlo | Groningen |
20:00 CET (UTC 1) |
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Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
8 November 2020 8 | Feyenoord | 2–0 | Groningen | Rotterdam |
14:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
21 November 2020 9 | Groningen | 1–1 | Vitesse | Groningen |
20:00 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report | Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
29 November 2020 10 | Groningen | 1–0 | Willem II | Groningen |
14:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
6 December 2020 11 | AZ | 1–2 | Groningen | Alkmaar |
14:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
12 December 2020 12 | Groningen | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Groningen |
16:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report | Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
19 December 2020 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–3 | Groningen | Rotterdam |
16:30 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
23 December 2020 14 | Groningen | 0–1 | Heracles Almelo | Groningen |
20:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
9 January 2021 15 | Utrecht | 2–2 | Groningen | Utrecht |
21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
14 January 2021 16 | Willem II | 2–3 | Groningen | Tilburg |
21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
17 January 2021 17 | Groningen | 2–2 | Twente | Groningen |
14:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
23 January 2021 18 | Vitesse | 1–0 | Groningen | Arnhem |
18:45 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
26 January 2021 19 | Groningen | 3–0 | ADO Den Haag | Groningen |
21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
30 January 2021 20 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | Groningen | Almelo |
16:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
13 February 2021 22 | Groningen | 1–0 | PEC Zwolle | Groningen |
20:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
21 February 2021 23 | SC Heerenveen | 1–1 | Groningen | Heerenveen |
14:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
24 February 2021 21 | Groningen | 0–0 | Feyenoord | Groningen |
18:45 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
28 February 2021 24 | Groningen | 1–0 | Fortuna Sittard | Groningen |
14:30 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
7 March 2021 25 | Ajax | 3–1 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
12:15 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
13 March 2021 26 | Groningen | 1–1 | Emmen | Groningen |
20:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
20 March 2021 27 | RKC Waalwijk | 3–1 | Groningen | Waalwijk |
21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
3 April 2021 28 | VVV-Venlo | 0–1 | Groningen | Venlo |
18:45 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
11 April 2021 29 | Groningen | 0–2 | SC Heerenveen | Groningen |
14:30 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler |
24 April 2021 30 | PSV | 1–0 | Groningen | Eindhoven |
20:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
2 May 2021 31 | Groningen | 1–2 | Sparta Rotterdam | Groningen |
14:30 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
9 May 2021 32 | Emmen | 0–4 | Groningen | Emmen |
12:15 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
13 May 2021 33 | Groningen | 0–0 | AZ | Groningen |
14:30 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
16 May 2021 34 | PEC Zwolle | 1–0 | Groningen | Zwolle |
14:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens |
European competition play-offs
edit19 May 2021 Semi-finals | Utrecht | 1–0 | Groningen | Utrecht |
18:45 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
KNVB Cup
edit15 December 2020 Second round | Emmen | 2–1 | Groningen | Emmen |
21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom |
Statistics
editScorers
edit# | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
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1 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2 | Ahmed El Messaoudi | 8 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Alessio da Cruz | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Mohamed El Hankouri | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Patrick Joosten | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Paulos Abraham | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | Bart van Hintum | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tomáš Suslov | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Daniël van Kaam | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ko Itakura | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Remco Balk | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wessel Dammers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
edit# | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
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1 | Ko Itakura | 35 | 1 | 36 |
Sergio Padt | 35 | 1 | 36 | |
3 | Daniël van Kaam | 33 | 1 | 34 |
Mohamed El Hankouri | 34 | 0 | 34 | |
5 | Bart van Hintum | 32 | 1 | 33 |
6 | Jørgen Strand Larsen | 31 | 1 | 32 |
7 | Ahmed El Messaoudi | 29 | 1 | 30 |
Damil Dankerlui | 29 | 1 | 30 | |
Tomáš Suslov | 29 | 1 | 30 | |
10 | Wessel Dammers | 27 | 1 | 28 |
11 | Patrick Joosten | 26 | 1 | 27 |
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | 26 | 1 | 27 | |
13 | Azor Matusiwa | 23 | 1 | 24 |
14 | Alessio da Cruz | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Gabriel Gudmundsson | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
16 | Mike te Wierik | 16 | 0 | 16 |
17 | Paulos Abraham | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Sam Schreck | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
19 | Remco Balk | 11 | 1 | 12 |
20 | Migue Leal | 10 | 0 | 10 |
21 | Arjen Robben | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Thijs Dallinga | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
23 | Joël van Kaam | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Kian Slor | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
25 | Thomas Poll | 4 | 0 | 4 |
26 | Romano Postema | 3 | 0 | 3 |
27 | Ajdin Hrustic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bjorn Meijer | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Leonel Miguel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
edit# | Player | Eredivisie | Total |
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1 | Sergio Padt | 13 | 13 |
Total | 13 | 13 |
Disciplinary record
edit# | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total | |||
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1 | Mohamed El Hankouri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2 | Azor Matusiwa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Damil Dankerlui | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | Wessel Dammers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
5 | Alessio da Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bart van Hintum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Mike te Wierik | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
8 | Ko Itakura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
9 | Ramon Pascal Lundqvist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
10 | Ahmed El Messaoudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Remco Balk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Sam Schreck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Sergio Padt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | Gabriel Gudmundsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joël van Kaam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Jørgen Strand Larsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Patrick Joosten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Tomáš Suslov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Selectie". FC Groningen. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "2020-21 statistics of FC Groningen". ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2024.