2021–22 Go Ahead Eagles season
Go Ahead Eagles 2021–22 football season
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The 2021–22 season is the 119th season in the existence of Go Ahead Eagles and the club's first season back in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Go Ahead Eagles will participate in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup.
| 2021–22 season | |
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| Chairman | Jan Willem van Dop |
| Head coach | Kees van Wonderen |
| Stadium | De Adelaarshorst |
| Eredivisie | 12th |
| KNVB Cup | First round |
| Highest home attendance | 6,650 (vs. SC Heerenveen, 13 August 2021) |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,650 (vs. SC Heerenveen, 13 August 2021) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,650 |
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (vs. Feyenoord, 22 August 2021) |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 2 June 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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Transfers
In
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Go Ahead Eagles  | 1–1 | RKC Waalwijk | Netherlands |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Note: three halves of 30 minutes. | ||||
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Heracles Almelo | Cancelled | Go Ahead Eagles | Almelo, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Jong FC Utrecht | Cancelled | Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Sparta Nijkerk | Cancelled | Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 7 August 2021 Friendly | Go Ahead Eagles | Cancelled |  SV Rödinghausen | Deventer, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eredivisie | 14–15 August 2021 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 40.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 27 October 2021 | First round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 43.75 | |||
Last updated: 5 December 2021
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | NEC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 38 |
| 12 | Groningen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 36 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 36 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 35 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 35 |
Source: Eredivisie
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)[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)[2]
Results summary
| Overall | 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 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Last updated: 5 December 2021.
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]
| 13 August 2021 1 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0–1 | SC Heerenveen | Deventer |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 6,650 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 22 August 2021 2 | Feyenoord | 2–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST(UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 34,384 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 28 August 2021 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Deventer |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
| 22 September 2021 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–2 | PSV | Deventer |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 7 November 2021 12 | Ajax | 0–0 | Go Ahead Eagles | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open) Attendance: 53,497 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 5 December 2021 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–2 | FC Twente | Deventer |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
| 11 December 2021 16 | FC Utrecht | v | Go Ahead Eagles | Utrecht |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
| 27 February 2022 24 | Go Ahead Eagles | v | Ajax | Deventer |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
| 6 March 2022 25 | Go Ahead Eagles | v | FC Utrecht | Deventer |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
KNVB Cup
| 27 October 2021 First round | Almere City | 0–2 | Go Ahead Eagles | Almere |
| 20:00 CEST | Stadium: Yanmar Stadion |
| 15 December 2021 Second round | Go Ahead Eagles | v | Roda JC | Deventer |
| 20:00 CET(UTC+1) | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |