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Football Club Groningen ( dutch pronunciation : [ ɛfˈseː ˈɣroːnɪŋə ( n ) ] ) is a dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team presently compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. Groningen played their inauguration season in the Eredivisie, before the english were relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1973–74 as they got into fiscal difficulties. Groningen were promoted back to the Eredivisie as champions in 1979–80 and remained in the top flight for about 20 seasons before they dropped to the second tier in 1997–98. The team won promotion to the Eredivisie in 1999–2000, where they have remained since. Groningen have won the KNVB Cup once—in 2014–15 —and were champions of the Eerste Divisie in 1979–80. They were KNVB Cup finalists in 1988–89 and were runners-up in the 2015 Johan Cruyff Shield. Groningen achieved their highest-ever league position in 1990–91 when they finished third base in the Eredivisie. The side ‘s first gear participation in european rival came in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup ; Groningen defeated Atlético Madrid on sum in the first round, but were eliminated by Inter Milan in the stick to round. luminary players who have played for the clubhouse include Ronald Koeman, Arjen Robben, Luis Suárez and Virgil vanguard Dijk. The team ‘s first home plate stadium was Oosterparkstadion ; since 2006, they have played their base games at Euroborg. Groningen ‘s home kit colours are based on the city ‘s coating of arms : green and white. The baseball club is nicknamed “ Trots van heated Noorden ” ( english : “ pride of the North ” ), and has a competition with frisian side south carolina Heerenveen, with whom it contests the Derby of the North .

history [edit ]

In 1954, professional football started in the Netherlands. [ 1 ] The clubs from Groningen who turned professional were Be Quick, [ 2 ] Velocitas 1897 [ nl ], [ 3 ] GVAV and Oosterparkers [ nl ]. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1956, GVAV became fall through members of the first tier Eredivisie, [ 4 ] while Be Quick, Velocitas and Oosterparkers were founder members of the Tweede Divisie, the third base tier. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Oosterparkers cursorily returned to amateurism, [ 5 ] Velocitas played professional football until 1960 and Be Quick remained master until 1964 ; [ 2 ] [ 3 ] this left GVAV as the city ‘s only professional team. [ 5 ] Although GVAV averaged home attendances of 10,000 or more during the early 1960s, the clubhouse had become mired in fiscal difficulties. This instigated the establishment of “ Stichting Betaald Voetbal GVAV ” ( english : “ Professional Football Foundation GVAV ” ) in 1963, a triumvirate of GVAV, the Groningen municipality politics and an administration representing local businesses. [ 8 ] The three parties paid 300,000 guilders each to be the foundation ‘s shareholders ; [ 8 ] GVAV ‘s finances remained in a faint position and their future as a master side was uncertain. [ 9 ] The team remained in the Eredivisie throughout the 1960s, however, but were relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1969–70. [ 10 ]

foundation of FC Groningen [edit ]

In February 1970, Harm Brink, the president of amateur club GRC Groningen [ nl ], suggested that all Groningen amateur sides should put their best players to the disposal of the local professional team. however, he recognised that the name “ GVAV ” might be an obstacle in such a cooperation and proposed the initiation of a fresh club. The amateurish clubs supported Brink ‘s mind, and the local anesthetic businesses and the Groningen municipality government were uncoerced to remit the debt of Stichting Betaald Voetbal GVAV. [ 10 ] In September 1970, the GVAV members accepted the plans. The team won forwarding to the Eredivisie after a annual absence, and “ Football Club Groningen ” were founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, who returned to amateur football. [ 11 ] During the 1970–71 temper, GVAV goalkeeper and Dutch international Tonny avant-garde Leeuwen conceded entirely seven goals ; no goalkeeper conceded fewer during the year and Van Leeuwen was honoured by the Royal Dutch Football Association in Rotterdam. On his way home, he died in a car accident, one day before the club ‘s foundation. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Groningen played their first match on 17 July and defeated german Regionalliga english TSR Olympia Wilhelmshaven 6–0. [ 8 ] The team played in a green and white kit, the colors of Groningen ‘s coat of arms. [ 11 ]

fiscal difficulties and relegation from the Eredivisie ( 1971–1980 ) [edit ]

Groningen lost their first league game 1–0 at home against Utrecht in presence of an attendance of 13,000 spectators. [ 14 ] The team recorded their first league victory on the tenth matchday—a 2–1 gain at Vitesse —and finished the 1971–72 Eredivisie season 12th out of 18 sides. [ 15 ] The clubhouse was placid mired in fiscal difficulties ; to cut transfer expenses, Groningen established a scouting system. [ 16 ] In 1973, Piet Fransen retired after playing 484 matches for GVAV and Groningen, and gaining 6 caps for the Dutch national team. [ 17 ] The follow year, Groningen ranked bottom and were relegated to the Eerste Divisie ; during the season, the team lost 9–0 to Ajax, Groningen ‘s record get the better of. [ 14 ] The club came very close to bankruptcy but was saved by the Groningen municipality government. [ 18 ] In 1974–75, the side finished finished runner-up to NEC Nijmegen because of a worse goal deviation. Groningen qualified for the play-offs which determined the moment and final examination team to gain promotion to the Eredivisie ; the side finished second behind FC Eindhoven and remained in the moment tier. [ 19 ] In 1975, Groningen established a youth boarding school, and the club tried to rebuild the squad with youth players. [ 20 ] The side placed 8th in the 1976–77 Eerste Divisie —Groningen ‘s lowest league finish—before they missed promotion to the Eredivisie on goal difference in the promotion play-offs in 1977–78, despite the 31 goals of Peter Houtman during the season. [ 14 ] [ 21 ] In 1978–79, Groningen finished runner-up to Excelsior. [ 22 ] During the season, the club hit the headlines after a home match against Telstar : a Groningen fan threw a knife in the focus of Telstar ‘s Fred Bischot [ nl ] but missed him. The catch was halted by the reviewer but continued 10 days later ; Groningen won 3–0. [ 23 ] The side returned to the Eredivisie as champions in 1979–80 under director Theo Verlangen [ nl ], losing only 4 times in 36 matches. [ 24 ] Most of the team came from Groningen ‘s youth academy. [ 4 ]

first european matches ( 1980–1991 ) [edit ]

In 1982–83, Groningen qualified for european rival for the first time following a fifth rate position. [ 25 ] Ronald Koeman left the clubhouse in 1983 and joined Ajax, while his brother Erwin remained at Groningen ; both players had made their professional debut at Groningen. [ 26 ] The team debuted in the 1983–84 UEFA Cup beginning round with an away match against Atlético Madrid —former european Cup finalists [ 27 ] —and lost 2–1. Groningen recorded a 3–0 victory in the revert game and won 4–2 on sum. Inter Milan were the opponents in the second base round ; Groningen won 2–0 at their Oosterparkstadion but lost 5–1 in Italy and were eliminated from the competition. [ 28 ] Groningen competed in european competition again on five occasions from 1986 until 1992, [ 4 ] with a position in the third round in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup ( eliminated by Vitória de Guimarães ) and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup ( eliminated by VfB Stuttgart ) as the best results. [ 29 ] As a result of the successful spell, Groningen became about amply professional during the mid 1980s—only Jan avant-garde Dijk and Adri van Tiggelen remained semi-professional—and the baseball club recorded the fourth highest average home attendances in Dutch football during this period—behind Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord —as it attracted at least 10,000 fans for each couple. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] In 1989, Groningen reached their first KNVB Cup final but lost 4–1 against PSV. [ 32 ] During the lapp class, Groningen president Renze de Vries [ nl ] was found guilty by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service ( FIOD ) of embezzlement and using dirty money to lure players into signing for the club. [ 33 ] De Vries, Groningen ‘s chair since 1980, stepped down and late spent several days in prison. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Although respective other clubs were besides investigated and punished by the FIOD during this period, [ 35 ] Groningen received an extra assessment of 700,000 guilders from the Tax and Customs Administration. [ 33 ] The club was saddled with millions of debt and came close to bankruptcy. [ 36 ] Despite the fiscal position, Groningen recorded their highest-ever league finish in 1990–91 —third stead. Managed by Hans Westerhof, Groningen competed for the league title with Ajax and PSV until the last depart of the season, when suspensions and injuries to first team players saw them drop points. Groningen ‘s ahead duet, Hennie Meijer and Milko Djurovski, had 27 goals between them ; Meijer was named Dutch Footballer of the year after the season ended. [ 37 ]

Decline, recovery and a new stadium ( 1991–2010 ) [edit ]

Although Groningen recorded a fifth position finish in 1991–92 and qualified for the 1992–93 UEFA Cup, [ 38 ] the team began to slide down the league table ; they were finally relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1997–98. [ 39 ] During this period, Groningen had short fiscal resources left and made many managerial changes in a search for achiever. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The side returned to the Eredivisie in 1999–2000 following a first put finish in the promotion play-offs group. [ 41 ] During the temper, Groningen set several club records : they scored 81 goals, won 10 matches in a row and recorded their largest victory—10–1 against DVS ’33 in the KNVB Cup. [ 39 ] In December 2000, 16-year-old Arjen Robben made his master debut under coach Jan vanguard Dijk ; Robben was soon sold to PSV for a fee of 3.9 million euro. [ 42 ] Groningen avoided delegating in their first seasons back in the Eredivisie ; under coach Ron Jans, appointed in 2002, Groningen began to return into the top one-half of the Eredivisie. [ 43 ] In January 2006, Groningen moved from the outdated Oosterparkstadion—the club ‘s foremost home stadium—to the newly built Euroborg. [ 44 ] The clubhouse ‘s average base attendance increased from about 12,000 in the Oosterparkstadion to around 20,000 in its new stadium. [ 43 ] The team went the beginning 15 league games unbeaten at Euroborg, [ 45 ] and the stadium was soon dub “ De Groene Hel ” ( “ The Green Hell ” ). [ 43 ] At the end of the 2005–06 season, Groningen finished in one-fifth place and qualified for the play-offs which determined a plaza in the preliminary polish of the UEFA Champions League. Groningen reached the final but lost against Ajax on aggregate in the last minutes of the moment leg ; the team qualified rather for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup in which they were eliminated by Partizan Belgrade in the preliminary orotund. [ 43 ] Groningen again qualified for the UEFA Cup preliminary round the come season but were eliminated by italian side Fiorentina after a penalty gunfight. [ 43 ] [ 46 ] In April 2008, Groningen fans threw toilet composition rolls on the lurch ahead of the home meet against Ajax as a tifo display ; one spectator pump threw a electrocution toilet newspaper roll, however, leading to a fire and leaving 28 people injured. The game was fuelled as Ajax had signed Luis Suárez, Bruno Silva and Rasmus Lindgren from Groningen, which had led to a decline in Groningen ‘s results. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] The Royal Dutch Football Association fined the clubhouse 15,000 euro and banned its fans from the next home game. [ 49 ] In 2009, Groningen sold the swedish striker Marcus Berg —having scored 32 goals in 56 matches—to Hamburger SV for a cabaret record fee of 10 million euro. [ 50 ] The follow class, Jans left the club and went to local rivals Heerenveen ; his successor was erstwhile Groningen musician Pieter Huistra. [ 51 ]

first major honor ( 2010–present ) [edit ]

Under Huistra, the team finished 5th in 2010–11 and reached the european contest play-off final ; Groningen turned around a 5–1 deficit against ADO Den Haag but lost after a punishment gunfight. [ 52 ] In 2013–14, Groningen won the european rival play-off final under coach Erwin vanguard de Looi and qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, [ 53 ] but lost against Aberdeen in the second gear qualify round. [ 54 ] Groningen claimed their first major respect during the season, however, defeating PEC Zwolle 2–0 in the 2015 KNVB Cup Final. [ 55 ] The side became the third base Groningen-based team to win a major award, after Be Quick won the 1919–20 Dutch League Championship and Velocitas claimed the 1933–34 KNVB Cup. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] By winning the cup, Groningen qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stagecoach, [ 58 ] but gained only two points from six matches and finished the group in bottom place. [ 59 ] In 2016, Van de Looi was replaced by former Groningen player Ernest Faber, [ 60 ] who was succeeded in 2018 by another early Groningen player, Danny Buijs. [ 61 ] In 2019, Hans Nijland [ nl ] —Groningen ‘s CEO since 1996 and the longest-serving director in Dutch professional football—stepped depressed and was replaced by Excelsior ‘s Wouter Gudde. [ 62 ] In 2020, Arjen Robben came out of retirement and returned to Groningen as a player ; [ 63 ] Robben made seven appearances for the club before retiring again in 2021. [ 64 ]

Crest and colours [edit ]

Groningen supporter scarf joint with the club crest shortly after Groningen were founded in June 1971, Nieuwsblad van het Noorden organised a contest to design a crest for the golf club. The blueprint of 21-year-old Reint Rozema, a interior designer at a local printing firm, was chosen : an abstract letter “ G ”, referring to “ Groningen ”. [ 11 ] In 1993, board member Jos Smulders proposed the addition of a Pegasus to the badge in rate to give the Groningen team “ more dynamism and aggression ” ; in 1996, the Pegasus was removed and the original crest was restored. [ 65 ] Groningen ‘s colours have been green and white since the club ‘s foundation, derived from the city ‘s coat of arms. During their first seasons, the team besides played several matches in a purple kit. [ 11 ] Groningen ‘s jerseys were manufactured by local anesthetic companies until 1975, when Adidas became the first to have its logo on the clubhouse ‘s shirt. [ 66 ] The team ‘s first kit sponsor was AGO in 1982. Since then, the cabaret has had a diverseness of kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors. [ 25 ] Until the early 1990s, Groningen used assorted permutations of green and egg white on their base kits, when the club adopted a white shirt with two erect green stripes. [ 67 ]

stadium [edit ]

Euroborg during a match in 2015 The side have played their dwelling matches at Euroborg since January 2006, which replaced Oosterparkstadion, the home of GVAV and Groningen since the 1930s. [ 44 ] The Dutch home team played two international matches at Oosterparkstadion : against Cyprus in 1981 and in 1983 against Iceland. [ 68 ] In 1985, Groningen recorded their largest attendance at the stadium in a 1–1 draw against Feyenoord, when 21,500 spectators attended. [ 69 ] The club first expressed an interest in building a raw stadium away from Oosterparkstadion in 1996 as it had become outdated and had only a capacity of around 12,500. In 2003, Groningen started with the build of Euroborg ; Wiel Arets was the architect. The stadium was opened on 13 January 2006 with a match against Heerenveen, which Groningen won 2–0. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] It hosted the 2007 UEFA european Under-21 Championship final, in which the Netherlands defeated Serbia 4–1. [ 70 ] In 2014, Groningen became the first Dutch golf club to have its own solar exponent establish ; more than 1,000 solar panels were placed on the roof of Euroborg to make Groningen “ more eco-friendly ”. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] Euroborg ‘s current capacity is 22,525, [ 73 ] and is nicknamed “ De Groene Hel ” ( “ The Green Hell ” ) and “ De Groene Kathedraal ” ( “ The green Cathedral ” ). [ 43 ] [ 44 ] The stadium consists of four stands : the Tonny van Leeuwen Tribune, the Piet Fransen Tribune, the Koeman Familie Tribune and a resist containing skyboxes. [ 74 ]

Supporters and rivalries [edit ]

Groningen fans before a game in 2015

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

As of 18 October 2021[88]

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

Out on loanword [edit ]

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management [edit ]

reference : [ 88 ] [ 89 ]

Managers [edit ]

Ron Groenewoud was the cabaret ‘s first coach ; he was relegated with Groningen to the Eerste Divisie in 1974 and remained in charge until 1975. [ 90 ] Groningen won the Eerste Divisie championship in 1979–80 under director Theo Verlangen, who besides led the team to qualification for their beginning ever european campaign in 1983. [ 24 ] Hans Westerhof led Groningen to their best ever league polish : third base in the 1990–91 Eredivisie. [ 37 ] After relegation in 1998, the team won promotion back to the lead flight under Jan van Dijk in 1999–2000. [ 39 ] Erwin van de Looi led Groningen to their first major respect : the 2014–15 KNVB Cup. [ 91 ] The golf club ‘s stream coach is Danny Buijs, who was appointed in 2018. [ 61 ] [ 88 ]

Honours and achievements [edit ]

Eredivisie ( Tier 1 ) [ 92 ]

Highest position: 3rd in 1990–91

Eerste Divisie ( Tier 2 ) [ 6 ]
KNVB Cup [ 57 ]
Johan Cruyff Shield [ 93 ]

Records and statistics [edit ]

The record for the most foremost team appearances in all competitions for Groningen is held by Jan van Dijk, who played 537 games between 1975 and 1992. [ 94 ] The club ‘s top finish scorer is Peter Houtman, who scored 128 goals in three spells for Groningen. [ 95 ] He besides holds the club commemorate for the most goals scored in a season, when he netted 31 times in 1977–78. [ 14 ] The youngest actor to play for Groningen is Richairo Živković, who was aged 16 years and 88 days on his introduction against Heracles Almelo in 2012. [ 96 ] The cabaret ‘s oldest musician is goalkeeper Peter van five hundred Vlag, who played his last equal aged 37 years and 163 days against NAC Breda in 2015. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] In 1991, Hennie Meijer won the Dutch Footballer of the Year award, the first and to date entirely time a Groningen musician achieved this. [ 37 ] Groningen ‘s largest always victory has been a 10–1 acquire against DVS ’33 in the 1999–2000 KNVB Cup. The club ‘s largest gain in league football has been a 7–1 home victory against Willem II in the 2010–11 Eredivisie. [ 39 ] The largest kill is an 9–0 loss to Ajax in the 1973–74 Eredivisie. [ 14 ] The highest transfer tip received is €10 million from Hamburger SV for Swedish striker Marcus Berg in 2009, [ 50 ] while the highest transfer tip paid by the cabaret was for nigerian midfielder Oluwafemi Ajilore from Midtjylland in 2008 ; he was bought for a fee of €3.3 million. [ 99 ]

References [edit ]

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Donker, Martin; Heuvelman, Dick; Mennega, Jan; Mulder, Henk; Nederlof, Bert; Penning, Wessel; Swart, Nico; Verkamman, Matty; Visser, Jaap; Zweverink, Paul (2011). 40 jaar FC Groningen en de historie van GVAV (in Dutch). Uitgeverij de Buitenspelers. ISBN 9789071359439.
Poker, Henk (1996). 25 jaar FC Groningen (in Dutch). Profiel Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789052941394.

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