FC Utrecht chase points against Go Ahead Eagles
Sitting 15th with just two points from five games, Utrecht host Go Ahead Eagles in a rescheduled fixture as the Champions League returns elsewhere.
Rugby team
Utrecht
Club · Netherlands · Eredivisie
«Cupfighters»
290
Matches
125
wins
73
draws
92
losses
496–407
Goals
+89
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
Form
L
2 Aug · Home Sevilla FC · 0:1
L
9 Aug · Away Groningen · 1:2
L
15 Aug · Home AZ Alkmaar · 1:4
D
22 Aug · Away Sparta Rotterdam · 3:3
L
30 Aug · Home PSV Eindhoven · 1:6
D
8 Sep · Home GO Ahead Eagles · 3:3
The club exists because the city hall wanted it to: on 1 July 1970, with both DOS, the 1958 national champion, and Velox sliding toward bankruptcy and relegation, the municipality pushed the two clubs together with USV Elinkwijk to keep top-flight football in Utrecht at all. Velox's own manager, Bert Jacobs, took charge of the merged side.
The championship never came. The cup did, three times over — 1985, 2003 and 2004 — which is where the nickname Cupfighters comes from, alongside Utreg, the city's name in local dialect, and De Domstedelingen, a nod to the cathedral that gives Utrecht its skyline.
Hans van Breukelen came through the club before his saves settled the 1988 European Championship final for the Netherlands; Jan Wouters, another academy product, later lifted the World Cup with the same generation. Dirk Kuyt passed through on his way to Feyenoord and Liverpool.
Latest results
All matches| 8 Sep | Eredivisie |
GO Ahead Eagles
H
|
3:3 | D |
| 30 Aug | Eredivisie |
PSV Eindhoven
H
|
1:6 | L |
| 22 Aug | Eredivisie |
Sparta Rotterdam
A
|
3:3 | D |
| 15 Aug | Eredivisie |
AZ Alkmaar
H
|
1:4 | L |
| 9 Aug | Eredivisie |
Groningen
A
|
1:2 | L |
| 2 Aug | Friendlies Clubs |
Sevilla FC
H
|
0:1 | L |
Standing
Eredivisie| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |
 PEC Zwolle
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6:10 | 4 |
| 14 |
 Telstar
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5:11 | 4 |
| 15 |
Utrecht
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9:18 | 2 |
| 16 |
 ADO Den Haag
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6:14 | 1 |
| 17 |
 Willem II
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:13 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 290
290
Matches
125
wins
73
draws
92
losses
496–407
Goals
+89
Difference
1.7
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 290 | 148 | 142 |
| Scored | 496 | 257 | 239 |
| Conceded | 407 | 199 | 208 |
| Scored per game | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Conceded per game | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Difference | +89 | +58 | +31 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
A. Blake
Forward
28 Matches
Vasilis Barkas
Goalkeeper
26 Matches
Yoann Cathline
Forward
26 Matches
Dani de Wit
Midfielder
25 Matches
Kevin Gadellaa
Goalkeeper
24 Matches
Siebe Horemans
Defender
23 Matches
Souffian El Karouani
Defender
23 Matches
Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn
Defender
23 Matches
Squad of Utrecht
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  |
A. Blake |
Forward | 21 | 28 |
| 1 | Vasilis Barkas |
Goalkeeper | 26 | ||
| 10 |  |
Yoann Cathline |
Forward | 24 | 26 |
| 20 | |
Dani de Wit |
Midfielder | 28 | 25 |
| 33 | |
Kevin Gadellaa |
Goalkeeper | 23 | 24 |
| 2 |  |
Siebe Horemans |
Defender | 28 | 23 |
| 16 | Souffian El Karouani |
Defender | 23 | ||
| 3 | Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn |
Defender | 23 | ||
| 25 | |
 Michael Brouwer |
Goalkeeper | 33 | 22 |
| 21 |  Gzivi Zekhiel |
Midfielder | 22 | ||
| 27 |  Alonzo Engwanda |
Midfielder | 22 | ||
| 3 |  Matisse Didden |
Defender | 21 | ||
| 23 |  |
 Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen |
Midfielder | 27 | 21 |
| 9 | |
 David Min |
Forward | 27 | 21 |
| 8 |  Can Bozdoğan |
Midfielder | 21 | ||
| 24 | |
 Nick Viergever |
Defender | 37 | 20 |
| 91 |  Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller |
Forward | 18 | ||
| 9 |  A. Stepanov |
Forward | 17 | ||
| 44 | |
 Mike Eerdhuijzen |
Defender | 26 | 16 |
| 11 |  Karl Jesper Karlsson |
Midfielder | 15 | ||
| 5 | |
 E. Adiele |
Defender | 19 | 14 |
| 53 |  Neil Viereck |
Defender | 13 | ||
| 22 |  Miguel Rodríguez Vidal |
Forward | 12 | ||
| 77 |  A. Alarcón |
Forward | 11 | ||
| 32 | |
 Per Kloosterbuer |
Defender | 21 | 10 |
| 43 |  Rafik El Arguioui |
Midfielder | 10 | ||
| 46 |  Jaigo van Ommeren |
Midfielder | 10 | ||
| 34 | |
 Davy van den Berg |
Midfielder | 26 | 9 |
| 14 |  |
 Zidane Aamar Iqbal |
Midfielder | 23 | 9 |
| 31 | |
 Mes Appink |
Goalkeeper | 20 | 8 |
| 11 |  |
 Ángel Alarcón Galiot |
Forward | 22 | 7 |
| 55 |  Derry John Murkin |
Defender | 7 | ||
| 26 |  M. Jonathans |
Forward | 6 | ||
| 92 |  Arthur Zagré |
Midfielder | 24 | 5 | |
| 47 |  |
 Emmanuel Owen |
Forward | 19 | 5 |
| 6 | |
 Guus Offerhaus |
Defender | 25 | 5 |
| 38 |  Oualid Agougil |
Defender | 5 | ||
| 53 | |
 F. Pohl |
Defender | 19 | 4 |
| 5 |  Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson |
Defender | 4 | ||
| 21 |  Neville Nwankwo |
Defender | 3 |
Fixtures of Utrecht
-
8 Sep
GO Ahead Eagles
H
3:3
D
-
30 Aug
PSV Eindhoven
H
1:6
L
-
22 Aug
Sparta Rotterdam
A
3:3
D
-
15 Aug
AZ Alkmaar
H
1:4
L
-
9 Aug
Groningen
A
1:2
L
-
2 Aug
Sevilla FC
H
0:1
L
-
24 Jul
Cambuur
A
0:1
L
-
17 Jul
V-Varen Nagasaki
H
3:2
W
Honours of Utrecht
- KNVB Cup 1985, 2003, 2004 3
- Johan Cruijff Shield 2004 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Emmanuel Owen Leverkusen U19 26/27
- Guus Offerhaus Telstar 26/27
- Arthur Zagré Excelsior 26/27
- Ángel Alarcón FC Porto B 26/27 €2.00M
- E. Adiele Burton Albion 26/27
- Kevin Paredes Wolfsburg 26/27
Departures
- A. Stepanov Leverkusen 26/27
- Tom de Graaff PEC Zwolle 26/27
- E. Adiele Burton Albion 26/27
- Miguel Rodríguez Alavés 26/27 €5.00M
- Can Bozdoğan No Club 26/27
- Mike Van der Hoorn AEK Larnaca 26/27
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