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Groningen

Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie

«Trots van het Noorden»

278 Matches

99 wins

63 draws

116 losses

380–407 Goals

−27 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form W W W L L D

The name it answers to, Trots van het Noorden — pride of the north — is a claim about geography before it is a claim about trophies.

The one that finally arrived came on 3 May 2015, in the KNVB Beker final against PEC Zwolle: 2:0, and the first cup in the club's history. It had been close once before, in 1988/89, when PSV Eindhoven won the final 1:4.

Third in the Eredivisie in 1990/91 remains the high-water mark, and the club has never been champion of the Netherlands.

Green and white are taken from the city's coat of arms, and when the Euroborg opened in 2006 the colour was carried into the building itself — green seats, green trim, enough of it that people started calling the ground De Groene Kathedraal . It holds 22,550.

Latest results

All matches

6 Sep	Eredivisie	FC Twente H	2:2	D
28 Aug	Eredivisie	Fortuna Sittard H	2:3	L
23 Aug	Eredivisie	PSV Eindhoven A	1:5	L
16 Aug	Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag A	4:1	W
9 Aug	Eredivisie	Utrecht H	2:1	W
1 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Valladolid H	1:0	W

Standing

Eredivisie

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
8	Ajax	4	2	1	1	9:5	7
9	NEC Nijmegen	5	2	1	2	11:9	7
10	Groningen	5	2	1	2	11:12	7
11	Sparta Rotterdam	5	1	2	2	9:9	5
12	Heerenveen	5	1	2	2	7:9	5

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 278

278 Matches

99 wins

63 draws

116 losses

380–407 Goals

−27 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 278

99 63 116

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	278	137	141
Scored	380	200	180
Conceded	407	163	244
Scored per game	1.4	1.5	1.3
Conceded per game	1.5	1.2	1.7
Difference	−27	+37	−64

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Thijmen Blokzijl Defender 18 Matches

Lovro Štubljar Goalkeeper 18 Matches

Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson Forward 18 Matches

David van der Werff Midfielder 18 Matches

T. van Bergen Midfielder 18 Matches

V. Prince Defender 18 Matches

Taigo Land Midfielder 18 Matches

Jorg Schroeders Defender 18 Matches

Squad of Groningen

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
3	Thijmen Blokzijl	Defender	21	18
13	Lovro Štubljar	Goalkeeper	22	18
9	Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson	Forward	26	18
17	David van der Werff	Midfielder	22	18
26	T. van Bergen	Midfielder	22	18
2	V. Prince	Defender	22	18
18	Taigo Land	Midfielder	20	18
14	Jorg Schroeders	Defender	22	18
7	Travis Herns	Midfielder	20	17
1	Etienne Vaessen	Goalkeeper	31	16
15	Elvis van der Laan	Defender	18	16
44	Jismray Dillemma	Midfielder	19	15
8	Tika de Jonge	Midfielder	23	15
5	Marco Rente	Defender	29	15
29	Tairik Mercera	Defender	22	14
34	Ryan Metu	Forward	18	13
27	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes	Forward		13
4	Dis Yansen	Defender		13
43	Marvin Peersman	Defender		13
21	Hidde Jurjus	Goalkeeper	32	11
10	Younes Taha	Midfielder	23	11
20	Mats Seuntjens	Midfielder		10
22	Sven Buland	Defender		10
19	Oskar Zawada	Forward		7
48	Robin Kelder	Defender		6
24	Pelle Clement	Midfielder	30	5
16	Elvin Nordin	Midfielder	18	5
12	Nikolas Brandis	Defender	21	5
53	Jahelille Hall	Midfielder		4
20	Nils Eggen	Forward	21	4
4	Márk Csinger	Defender		4
11	Jacob Axel Per Ondrejka	Forward		4
42	Jesper Mosselaar	Defender		4
31	Rijk Janse	Goalkeeper	24	3
24	Dirk Baron	Goalkeeper		3
6	Stije Resink	Midfielder		3
30	Pelle Boevink	Goalkeeper		1