FC Utrecht

Full name

Football Club Utrecht

Founded

1 July 1970

Ground

Stadion Galgenwaard
Utrecht

Capacity

24,426

Chairman

Wilco van Schaik

Manager

Rob Alflen

League

Eredivisie

2013–14

Eredivisie, 10th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Football Club Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛfˈseː ˈytrɛxt]) is a Dutch football club founded on 1 July 1970 and based in the city of Utrecht. The club's colours are red and white.

History

FC Utrecht came into being in 2015 as a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox.

DOS won the national championship in 1958. FC Utrecht has won the KNVB Cup three times: 1985, 2003 and 2004. In 2004 FC Utrecht won the Johan Cruijff Shield. FC Utrecht was the first club outside the traditional top three Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV to win this Trophy. FC Utrecht is also the only club outside the traditional top three that has never been relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie.

Stadium

FC Utrecht's stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard and was previously named Galgenwaard and then later Nieuw Galgenwaard with a current capacity of 24,426 spectators. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 19,600 people. In the season 2006/07 the average attendance rose to 20,004.

Management

Rob Alflen is the current head coach of the team, and Harry van der Ham as his assistant.

Business

On 2 April 2008 it was announced that former owner of Mammoet, Van Seumeren, has taken over 51% of the shares of FC Utrecht. This makes Utrecht the second club in the Netherlands, after AZ, to be owned by investors.

The board of FC Utrecht has further announced that, because of the money they got for this take over, there will be more room for youth facilities and scouting. The board wants FC Utrecht to be competing within the top of the Eredivisie by 2013.

Honours

Eredivisie
- Winners: 1957–58 (as VV DOS)

KNVB Cup
- Winners: 1985, 2003, 2004
- Runners-up: 1982, 2002

Johan Cruijff Schaal
- Winners: 2004
- Runners-up: 2003

European Cups history

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
European Cup (as DOS)	2	0	0	2	4	6
UEFA Cup/Europa League	36	13	7	16	47	47
Cup Winners' Cup	2	1	0	1	3	5
Total	40	14	7	19	54	58

Domestic Results

Below is a table with FC Utrecht's results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2012–13 Eredivisie	5th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2012-13	second round
2011–12 Eredivisie	11th	-	2011-12	second round
2010–11 Eredivisie	9th	-	2010-11	semi-final
2009–10 Eredivisie	7th	Europa League (after winning EL play-offs) (Q2)	2009-10	second round
2008–09 Eredivisie	9th	- (after losing EL play-offs)	2008-09	second round
2007–08 Eredivisie	10th	- (after losing UC play-offs)	2007-08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	9th	Intertoto Cup (after losing UC play-offs final)	2006-07	quarter final
2005–06 Eredivisie	6th	- (after losing UC play-offs)	2005-06	third round
2004–05 Eredivisie	11th	-	2004-05	round of 16
2003–04 Eredivisie	11th	UEFA Cup	2003-04	winners
2002–03 Eredivisie	8th	UEFA Cup	2002-03	winners
2001–02 Eredivisie	7th	UEFA Cup	2001-02	final
2000–01 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2000-01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eredivisie	10th	-	1999-2000	quarter final
1998–99 Eredivisie	12th	-	1998-99	round of 16
1997–98 Eredivisie	10th	-	1997-98	group stage
1996–97 Eredivisie	12th	-	1996-97	group stage
1995–96 Eredivisie	15th	-	1995-96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	12th	-	1994-95	semi-final
1993–94 Eredivisie	15th	-	1993-94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	8th	-	1992-93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	11th	-	1991-92	quarter final
1990–91 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1990-91	round of 16
1989–90 Eredivisie	14th	-	1989-90	second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	13th	-	1988-89	round of 16
1987–88 Eredivisie	10th	-	1987-88	first round
1986–87 Eredivisie	6th	UEFA Cup (after winning UC play-offs)	1986-87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	12th	-	1985-86	second round
1984–85 Eredivisie	10th	Cup Winners' Cup	1984-85	winners
1983–84 Eredivisie	8th	-	1983-84	second round
1982–83 Eredivisie	10th	-	1982-83	second round
1981–82 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1981-82	final
1980–81 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1980-81	round of 16
1979–80 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1979-80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	13th	-	1978-79	round of 16
1977–78 Eredivisie	8th	-	1977-78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	6th	-	1976-77	round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie	14th	-	1975-76	second round
1974–75 Eredivisie	15th	-	1974-75	round of 16
1973–74 Eredivisie	9th	-	1973-74	semi-final
1972–73 Eredivisie	8th	-	1972-73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	6th	-	1971-72	first round
1970–71 Eredivisie	9th	-	1970-71	second round
1969–70 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1969–70 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1969–70 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	6th 4th 3rd	-	1969-70	second round quarter final second round
1968–69 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1968–69 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1968–69 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	17th 12th 10th	- (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) - -	1968-69	first round second round first round
1967–68 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1967–68 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	16th 8th 19th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1967-68	group stage quarter final second round
1966–67 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1966–67 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	15th 17th 16th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eerste Divisie (relegation) -	1966-67	first round second round DNC
1965–66 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1965–66 Eerste Divisie (as Velox)	12th 14th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - -	1965-66	second round group stage group stage
1964–65 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	12th 2nd 4th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Eredivisie (promotion) -	1964-65	first round second round round of 16
1963–64 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	9th 7th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - -	1963-64	first round first round round of 16
1962–63 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk... ...and Velox)	7th 10th 5th	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - -	1962-63	third round third round second round
1961–62 Eredivisie (as DOS) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Elinkwijk) 1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	10th 3rd (group B) 1st	- - Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1961-62	?
1960–61 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	5th 16th 8th	- Eerste Divisie (relegation) -	1960-61	?
1959–60 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Velox)	4th 15th 4th (group B)	- - (after surviving promotion/relegation play-off) -	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	4th 12th	-	1958-59	?
1957–58 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	1st 16th	European Cup -	1957-58	?
1956–57 Eredivisie (as DOS... ...and Elinkwijk)	10th 16th	-	1956-57	?

Current squad

As of 1 January 2014

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Robbin Ruiter
2	DF	Mark van der Maarel
3	DF	Ramon Leeuwin
5	DF	Christian Kum
7	MF	Édouard Duplan
8	MF	Willem Janssen (captain)
9	FW	Ruud Boymans
10	FW	Nacer Barazite
11	FW	Tommy Oar
13	DF	Gévero Markiet
14	DF	Kai Heerings
15	MF	Mark Diemers
16	MF	Yassine Ayoub
17	DF	Michael Zullo
20	FW	Danny Verbeek (on loan from Standard Liège)

No.	Position	Player
21	FW	Kristoffer Peterson
22	FW	Sébastien Haller (on loan from Auxerre)
24	DF	Yannick Cortie
25	DF	Timo Letschert (on loan from Roda JC Kerkrade)
27	FW	Gyliano van Velzen
30	GK	Jeroen Verhoeven
34	DF	Jeff Hardeveld
37	FW	Gyrano Kerk
41	FW	Hamza Boukhari
44	MF	Sofyan Amrabat
45	FW	Rubio Rubin
46	GK	Menno Heus
47	FW	Rodney Antwi
48	MF	Bart Ramselaar
49	FW	Issa Kallon

On loan

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

No.	Position	Player
12	FW	Leon de Kogel (at Almere City until 30 June 2015)
18	MF	Fernando Quesada (at Achilles '29 until 30 June 2015)
19	MF	Adam Sarota (at Brisbane Roar until 17 May 2015)

No.	Position	Player
23	DF	Kenny Teijsse (at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2015)
26	DF	Sean Klaiber (at FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2015)
29	MF	Elroy Pappot (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2015)

Retired numbers

4 — David Di Tommaso, defender (2004–2005) — posthumous honour.

Managers

Joseph Gruber (1 July 1957 – 30 June 1959)
Bert Jacobs (1 July 1970 – 30 June 1974)
Jan Rab (1974–76)
Han Berger (1 Jan 1976 – 30 June 1983)
Barry Hughes (1983–84)
Nol de Ruiter (1 July 1984 – 30 June 1987)
Han Berger (1 July 1987 – 30 June 1989)
Cees Loffeld (1989–90)
Ab Fafié (17 Oct 1990 – 17 Feb 1993)
Henk Vonk (caretaker) (17 Feb 1993–Sept 16, 1993)
Leo van Veen (Sept 17, 1993–30 June 1995)
Ton du Chatinier and Henk Vonk (1995)

Simon Kistemaker (1 July 1995 – 30 Nov 1995)
Nol de Ruiter (caretaker) (30 Nov 1995 – 23 Jan 1996)
Ronald Spelbos (18 Jan 1996 – 27 Nov 1997)
Jan Wouters (1997)
Nol de Ruiter (1997)
Mark Wotte (31 Dec 1997 – 28 March 2000)
Frans Adelaar (29 March 2000 – 30 June 2002)
Foeke Booy (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2007)
Willem van Hanegem (1 July 2007 – 23 Dec 2008)
Ton du Chatinier (24 Dec 2008 – 19 May 2011)
Erwin Koeman (1 July 2011 – 18 Oct 2011)
Jan Wouters (18 Oct 2011 – 31 June 2014)
Rob Alflen (1 July 2014, present)

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit Manufacturer
1970-1983	Adidas
1983-1995	Puma
1995-2001	Reebok
2001-2009	Puma
2009–2012	Kappa
2012–present	Hummel

References

External links

Official website (Dutch) / (English)

Eredivisie

2014–15 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Dordrecht Excelsior Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Eindhoven Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II

Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion De Adelaarshorst AFAS Stadion Amsterdam ArenA Cambuur Stadion Euroborg Galgenwaard GelreDome De Goffert De Grolsch Veste IJsseldeltastadion De Kuip Kyocera Stadion Mandemakers Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion Philips Stadion Polman Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion

Former clubs	Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Amsterdam FC Den Bosch DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven USV Elinkwijk SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap GVAV HFC Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV Maastricht NEC TSV NOAD RBC Roosendaal RKC Waalwijk Roda JC SHS Sittardia Sparta Rotterdam SVV Telstar SC Veendam FC Volendam De Volewijckers VVV-Venlo FC Wageningen XerxesDZB

Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies Eredivisie Live

Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award

Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Beloften Eredivisie Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Seasons	1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

KNVB Cup Winners 1961-2014

1960-61 Ajax (3/18)
1961-62 Sparta (2/3)
1962-63 Willem II (2/2)
1963-64 Fortuna '54 (2/2)
1964-65 Feyenoord (3/11)
1965-66 Sparta (3/3)
1966-67 Ajax (4/18)
1967-68 ADO
1968-69 Feyenoord (4/11)
1969-70 Ajax (5/18)

1970-71 Ajax (6/18)
1971-72 Ajax (7/18)
1972-73 NAC
1973-74 PSV (2/9)
1974-75 FC Den Haag
1975-76 PSV (3/9)
1976-77 FC Twente (1/3)
1977-78 AZ (1/4)
1978-79 Ajax (8/18)
1979-80 Feyenoord (5/11)

1980-81 AZ (2/4)
1981-82 AZ (3/4)
1982-83 Ajax (9/18)
1983-84 Feyenoord (6/11)
1984-85 FC Utrecht (1/3)
1985-86 Ajax (10/18)
1986-87 Ajax (11/18)
1987-88 PSV (4/9)
1988-89 PSV (5/9)
1989-90 PSV (6/9)

1990-91 Feyenoord (7/11)
1991-92 Feyenoord (8/11)
1992-93 Ajax (12/18)
1993-94 Feyenoord (9/11)
1994-95 Feyenoord (10/11)
1995-96 PSV (7/9)
1996-97 Roda JC (1/2)
1997-98 Ajax (13/18)
1998-99 Ajax (14/18)
1999-00 Roda JC (2/2)

2000-01 FC Twente (2/3)
2001-02 Ajax (15/18)
2002-03 FC Utrecht (2/3)
2003-04 FC Utrecht (3/3)
2004-05 PSV (8/9)
2005-06 Ajax (16/18)
2006-07 Ajax (17/18)
2007-08 Feyenoord (11/11)
2008-09 Heerenveen
2009-10 Ajax (18/18)

2010-11 FC Twente (3/3)
2011-12 PSV (9/9)
2012-13 AZ (4/4)
2013-14 PEC Zwolle

Dutch Supercup / Johan Cruijff Shield winners

1949 SVV
1991 Feyenoord (1/2)
1992 PSV (1/9)
1993 Ajax (1/8)
1994 Ajax (2/8)
1995 Ajax (3/8)

1996 PSV (2/9)
1997 PSV (3/9)
1998 PSV (4/9)
1999 Feyenoord (2/2)
2000 PSV (5/9)
2001 PSV (6/9)

2002 Ajax (4/8)
2003 PSV (7/9)
2004 FC Utrecht
2005 Ajax (5/8)
2006 Ajax (6/8)
2007 Ajax (7/8)

2008 PSV (8/9)
2009 AZ
2010 FC Twente (1/2)
2011 FC Twente (2/2)
2012 PSV (9/9)
2013 Ajax (8/8)

2014 PEC Zwolle