2023–24 FC Groningen season

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The 2023–24 season was FC Groningen's 53rd season in existence and their first one back in the Eerste Divisie since 2000 after enduring a disastrous campaign the previous season.[1] They also competed in the KNVB Cup.

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FC Groningen
2023–24 season
Head coachDick Lukkien
StadiumEuroborg
Eerste Divisie2nd (promoted)
KNVB CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Romano Postema (18)

All:
Romano Postema (21)
Average home league attendance20,217
Biggest winJong AZ 0–5 Groningen
Biggest defeatGroningen 0–3 FC Den Bosch
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Under coach Dick Lukkien, Groningen finished as runners-up and won promotion back to the Eredivisie with a squad composed of many players who were recruited from Groningen's youth academy; the team defeated direct rivals Roda JC 2–0 on the last matchday to take second place from them.[2] Groningen also reached the semi-final of the KNVB Cup for the first time since 2015.

Players

First-team squad

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

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Netherlands Daniël Beukers Netherlands Jong AZ
GK Netherlands Hidde Jurjus Netherlands De Graafschap
FW Netherlands Kevin van Veen Scotland Motherwell €586,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Norway Kristian Strømland Lien Norway Mjøndalen IF Fotball
MF Curaçao Leandro Bacuna England Watford F.C.
DF Germany Marco Rente Netherlands Heracles Almelo €630,000 1 July 2023 [4]
DF Netherlands Marvin Peersman Greece Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
FW France Noam Emeran England Manchester United U21 Undisclosed 24 August 2023 [5]
FW Portugal Rui Mendes Netherlands FC Emmen €300,000 24 January 2024
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Out

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MF Sweden Aimar Sher Italy Spezia Calcio End of loan 30 June 2023
DF Suriname Damil Dankerlui Greece Panserraikos F.C. Free 6 July 2023
FW Netherlands Elvis Manu Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv End of loan 30 June 2023
FW Germany Florian Krüger Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Loan 29 August 2023 [6]
GK Netherlands Jan de Boer Netherlands VVV-Venlo
DF Netherlands Jetro Willems Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free 1 July 2023 [7]
MF Netherlands Kevin van Veen Scotland Kilmarnock F.C. On loan 1 February 2024
DF Croatia Marin Šverko Italy Venezia FC €250,000 7 July 2023
DF Denmark Mads Bech Sørensen England Brentford F.C. End of loan 30 June 2023
DF Czech Republic Matěj Chaluš Sweden Malmö FF End of loan 30 June 2023
GK Netherlands Michael Verrips Netherlands Fortuna Sittard End of loan 12 January 2024
MF Finland Oliver Antman Denmark FC Nordsjælland End of loan 30 June 2023
GK Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Cyprus Apollon Limassol Free 12 August 2023 [8]
DF Netherlands Radinio Balker England Huddersfield Town A.F.C. €1,300,000 18 January 2024
MF Netherlands Ragnar Oratmangoen Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Loan 1 September 2023 [9]
FW United States Ricardo Pepi Germany FC Augsburg End of loan 30 June 2023
MF Slovakia Tomáš Suslov Italy Hellas Verona Loan 1 September 2023
DF Sweden Yahya Kalley Sweden IFK Norrköping Undisclosed 8 July 2023 [10]
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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 July 2023 Friendly VV Annen Netherlands 0–2 Netherlands Groningen Annen, Netherlands
15:00 Report
Attendance: 2,500
8 July 2023 Friendly VV Onstwedder Boys Netherlands 0–11 Netherlands Groningen Onstwedde, Netherlands
15:00 Report Stadium: Sportpark de Boskamp
Attendance: 1,900
12 July 2023 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands 1–3 Netherlands Groningen
15 July 2023 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 5–2 Belgium Deinze Epe, Netherlands
17:30 Report
  • Ferdinand 36', 42'
Stadium: Sportcomplex Ericaweg
Note: Two periods of 60 minutes.
21 July 2023 Friendly Hibernian Scotland 2–1 Netherlands Groningen Edinburgh, Scotland
21:15 UTC+1
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,113
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
28 July 2023 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 1–0 Netherlands De Graafschap Middelstum, Netherlands
16:30
  • Van Riel Red card 75'
Stadium: Sportpark Middelstum
29 July 2023 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 1–1 Netherlands Emmen Rolde, Netherlands
15:00 Stadium: Sportpark Boerbos
5 August 2023 Friendly PEC Zwolle Netherlands 0–0 Netherlands Groningen Zwolle, Netherlands
16:00 Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
6 September 2023 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 1-0 Netherlands SC Heerenveen
11 October 2023 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 1–1 Netherlands Almere City Groningen, Netherlands
16:00 Stadium: Euroborg
15 November 2023 Friendly SC Heerenveen Netherlands 1–3 Netherlands Groningen
6 January 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 2-1 Netherlands Groningen
9 January 2024 Friendly Groningen Netherlands 0-3 Netherlands PEC Zwolle
21 March 2024 Friendly Heracles Almelo Netherlands 4-1 Netherlands Groningen

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eerste Divisie 11 August 2023 10 May 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 38 22 9 7 71 30 +41 057.89
KNVB Cup 1 November 2023 29 February 2024 First round Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 060.00
Total 43 25 10 8 78 33 +45 058.14
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Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Willem II[a] (C, P) 38 23 10 5 77 35 +42 79 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Groningen[b] (P) 38 22 9 7 71 30 +41 75
3 Roda JC Kerkrade[c] 38 21 12 5 69 34 +35 75 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Dordrecht 38 18 15 5 74 51 +23 69
5 ADO Den Haag 38 17 12 9 72 50 +22 63
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Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
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)[11]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
  2. Winner of the Third and Fourth Period (Rounds 20–29 and 30–38)
  3. Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 9 7 71 30  +41 75 12 5 2 38 14  +24 10 4 5 33 16  +17
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Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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GroundHAHAHHAHAAAAHAAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAH
ResultWLDWWLWLLLLLDDWWWWDWWWLWWDWWWWWWDWDDW
Position16832538111312131314131198999662
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Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[12]

1st half
11 August 2023 1[13] Groningen 4–1 Jong Ajax Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,502
Referee: Martijn Vos
21 August 2023 2[14] Jong Utrecht 1–0 Groningen Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Clay Ruperti
27 August 2023 3[15] Groningen 0–0 Willem II Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
1 September 2023 4[16] TOP Oss 0–2 Groningen Oss
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Frans Heesen Stadion
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Stan Teuben
15 September 2023 6[17] Groningen 0–1 ADO Den Haag Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
18 September 2023 5[18] Groningen 4–0 Jong PSV Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 18,980
Referee: Jesse Rozendal
22 September 2023 7[19] Helmond Sport 1–2 Groningen Helmond
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Robin Hensgens
29 September 2023 8[20] Groningen 0–3 Den Bosch Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,962
Referee: Martin Fernando Perezlindo
6 October 2023 9[21] NAC Breda 3–2 Groningen Breda
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 18,371
Referee: Stan Teuben
20 October 2023 11[22] De Graafschap 2–1 Groningen Doetinchem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 11,379
Referee: Allard Lindhout
23 October 2023 10[23] Groningen 0–0 Emmen Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 22,013
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
29 October 2023 12[24] Cambuur 2–1 Groningen Leeuwarden
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joey Kooij
5 November 2023 13[25] Groningen 2–2 Dordrecht Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,218
Referee: Alex Bos
12 November 2023 14[26] Roda JC 0–0 Groningen Kerkrade
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Jorg Schreuders Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 11,124
Referee: Dennis Higler
24 November 2023 16[27] Groningen 2–1 FC Eindhoven Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Euroburg
Attendance: 18,708
Referee: Erwin Blank
27 November 2023 15[28] Jong AZ 0–5 Groningen Wijdewormer
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sportcomplex Kalverhoek
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nick Smit
1 December 2023 17[29] Groningen 2–1 VVV-Venlo Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 18,504
Referee: Laurens Gerrets
8 December 2023 18[30] Groningen 2–0 Telstar Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 18,788
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
15 December 2023 19[31] MVV Maastricht 1–1 Groningen Maastricht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Martijn Vos
22 December 2023 20[32] Groningen 2–1 Jong FC Utrecht Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
  • Yah Yellow card 30'
  • Jesse van de Haar 38'
  • Wessel Kooy Yellow card 60'
  • Rafik El Arguioui Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 18,698
Referee: Wouter Wiersma
2nd half
22 January 2024 21[33] Jong Ajax 0–1 Groningen Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Kalokoh Yellow card 60'
  • Nick Verschuren Yellow card 90+2'
Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 962
Referee: Thomas Hardeman
26 January 2024 22[34] Groningen 4–1 Jong AZ Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Erwin Blank
2 February 2024 23[35] Dordrecht 1–0 Groningen Dordrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Matchoholic Stadion
Attendance: 3,249
Referee: Richard Martens
11 February 2024 24[36] Groningen 3–0 TOP Oss Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Thom van Bergen 41'
Luciano Valente 55'
Kristian Stromland Lien 87'
Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Martin Fernando Perezlindo
18 February 2024 25[37] FC Eindhoven 0–3 Groningen Eindhoven
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Luciano Valente 20'
Laros Duarte 64' 70'
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Attendance: 3,042
Referee: Clay Ruperti
23 February 2024 26[38] Groningen 0–0 Helmond Sport Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,791
Referee: Robin Vereijken
4 March 2024 27[39] FC Den Bosch 1–4 Groningen Den Bosch
20:00 Kacper Kostorz 55' Report Rui Mendes 66' 75'
Romano Postema 71' 90+2'
Stadium: Stadion De Vliert
Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
8 March 2024 28[40] Groningen 3–0 MVV Maastricht Groningen
20:00 Romano Postema 10' 21' 53' Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk
11 March 2024 29[41] Jong PSV 2–3 Groningen Eindhoven
20:00 Dantaye Gilbert 46'
Jesper Uneken 90'
Report Johan Hove 20'
Mylian Jimenez 65' (o.g.)
Marvin Peersman 90+4'
Stadium: De Herdgang
Attendance: 603
Referee: Nick Smit
15 March 2024 30[42] Groningen 4–2 De Graafschap Groningen
20:00 Romano Postema 6' 16' 90+5'
Luciano Valente 56'
Report Ralf Seuntjens 23' 33' Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 21,111
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
29 March 2024 31[43] ADO Den Haag 0-2 Groningen Den Haag
20:00 Report Romano Postema 18'
Thom van Bergen 65'
Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
Attendance: 11,045
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
1 April 2024 32[44] FC Emmen 0-3 Groningen Emmen
14:30 Report Thom van Bergen 13'
Leandro Bacuna 18'
Romano Postema 62'
Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Martijn Vos
7 April 2024 33[45] Groningen 1–1 NAC Breda Groningen
12:15 Johan Hove 66' Report Manel Royo 49' Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 21,853
Referee: Jannick Van Der Laan
14 April 2024 34[46] VVV-Venlo 0-1 Groningen Venlo
16:45 Report Jorg Schreuders 78' Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
20 April 2024 35[47] Groningen 3–0 SC Cambuur Groningen
21:00 Marvin Peersman 23'
Thom van Bergen 33'
Romano Postema 84'
Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 22,118
Referee: Erwin Blank
26 April 2024 36[48] Willem II 1-1 Groningen Tilburg
20:00 Nick Doodeman 56' Report Jorg Schreuders 62' Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,350
Referee: Rob Dieperink
3 May 2024 37[49] SC Telstar 1-1 Groningen Velsen-Zuid
20:00 Zakaria Eddahchouri 1' Report Thom van Bergen 90+5' Stadium: 711 Stadion
Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Richard Martens
10 May 2024 38[50] Groningen 2–0 Roda JC Kerkrade Groningen
20:00 Johan Hove 39'
Jorg Schreuders 51'
Report Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 22,391
Referee: Jeroen Manschot

KNVB Cup

1 November 2023 First round[51] Rijnsburgse Boys 0–1 Groningen Rijnsburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Marvin Peersman 71' Stadium: Sportpark Middelmors Veld 8
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Richard Martens
19 December 2023 Second round[52] Willem II 1–3 Groningen Tilburg
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Bosch 56'
Behounek Yellow card 60'
Schouten Yellow card 83'
Report Valente 21'
Peersman Yellow card 56'
Rente Yellow card 64'
Laros Duarte 75'
Postema 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 7.800
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
16 January 2024 Round of 16[53] Excelsior 0–2 Groningen Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Bacuna Yellow card 67'
Postema 72' 78'
Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
29 February 2024 Semi-finals[55] Feyenoord 2-1 Groningen Rotterdam
20:00 David Hancko 61'
Ondrej Lingr 83'
Report Laros Duarte 31' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Danny Makkelie

Statistics

Scorers

Source[56]

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Assists

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# Player Eerste Divisie KNVB Total
1 Netherlands Luciano Valente 7 1 8
2 Netherlands Thom van Bergen 6 1 7
3 Norway Johan Hove 6 0 6
Curaçao Leandro Bacuna 6 0 6
Belgium Marvin Peersman 6 0 6
6 Netherlands Jorg Schreuders 3 1 4
Cape Verde Laros Duarte 4 0 4
Netherlands Romano Postema 4 0 4
9 Germany Marco Rente 3 0 3
Portugal Rui Mendes 3 0 3
11 Syria Daleho Irandust 2 0 2
Norway Isak Dybvik Määttä 2 0 2
Netherlands Wouter Prins 1 1 2
14 Netherlands Hidde Jurjus 1 0 1
France Noam Emeran 1 0 1
Sweden Paulos Abraham 1 0 1
Netherlands Tika De Jonge 1 0 1
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Appearances

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# Player Eerste Divisie KNVB Total
1 Belgium Marvin Peersman 37 4 41
Netherlands Thom van Bergen 36 5 41
3 Netherlands Romano Postema 35 5 40
4 Netherlands Luciano Valente 34 5 39
5 Norway Isak Dybvik Määttä 34 4 38
Norway Johan Hove 34 4 38
Curaçao Leandro Bacuna 33 5 38
Germany Marco Rente 35 3 38
9 Netherlands Jorg Schreuders 29 5 34
10 Netherlands Hidde Jurjus 28 5 33
11 Netherlands Joey Pelupessy 25 4 29
12 Cape Verde Laros Duarte 23 3 26
Netherlands Thijmen Blokzijl 25 1 26
14 Netherlands Radinio Balker 19 1 20
15 Netherlands Fofin Turay 16 3 19
Netherlands Wouter Prins 15 4 19
17 Portugal Rui Mendes 15 2 17
18 Norway Kristian Lien 15 1 16
19 Netherlands Kevin van Veen 14 1 15
20 France Noam Emeran 12 1 13
21 Netherlands Tika De Jonge 9 2 11
22 Netherlands Michael Verrips 10 0 10
23 Syria Daleho Irandust 8 0 8
24 Netherlands Liam van Gelderen 6 1 7
Netherlands Nick Bakker 3 4 7
26 Sweden Paulos Abraham 6 0 6
27 Netherlands Kian Slor 4 0 4
28 Netherlands Nils Eggens 2 0 2
Slovakia Tomáš Suslov 2 0 2
30 Netherlands Daniël Beukers 0 1 1
Netherlands Dirk Baron 1 0 1
Netherlands Nordin Musampa 1 0 1
Netherlands Ragnar Oratmangoen 1 0 1
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Clean sheets

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# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
1 Netherlands Hidde Jurjus 14 3 17
2 Netherlands Michael Verrips 3 0 3
Total 17 3 20
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Disciplinary record

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# Player Eredivisie KNVB Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1 Germany Marco Rente 601100701
2 Netherlands Hidde Jurjus 101000101
3 Belgium Marvin Peersman 400300700
4 Norway Isak Dybvik Määttä 600000600
Curaçao Leandro Bacuna 400200600
6 Netherlands Luciano Valente 400000400
Netherlands Romano Postema 400000400
Netherlands Thom van Bergen 300100400
Netherlands Wouter Prins 300100400
10 Netherlands Joey Pelupessy 300000300
Netherlands Jorg Schreuders 300000300
Netherlands Kevin van Veen 300000300
Netherlands Radinio Balker 300000300
14 Norway Johan Hove 200000200
Cape Verde Laros Duarte 200000200
16 Netherlands Liam van Gelderen 100000100
France Noam Emeran 000100100
Portugal Rui Mendes 100000100
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