| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jakob Klompien |
| Manager | Dick Lukkien |
| Stadium | Euroborg |
| KNVB Cup | 2nd round |
| All statistics correct as of 24 June 2024. | |
The 2024–25 season is FC Groningen's 54th season in existence and 45th in the Eredivisie.
The team will compete also in the KNVB Cup.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 6 September 2024
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
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Florian Krüger | Eintracht Braunschweig | End of loan | 30 June 2024 |
| FW | Kevin van Veen | Kilmarnock F.C. | End of loan | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Ragnar Oratmangoen | Fortuna Sittard | End of loan | 30 June 2024 |
| MF | Brynjólfur Willumsson | Kristiansund BK | €75,000 | 1 July 2024 |
| GK | Etienne Vaessen | RKC Waalwijk | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| DF | Sven Bouland | FC Groningen U21 | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| DF | Finn Stam | AZ Alkmaar | On loan | 10 July 2024 |
| FW | Thijs Oosting | Willem II | €1,000,000 | 2 July 2024 |
| MF | Stije Resink | Almere City FC | €700,000 | 20 August 2024 |
| MF | Kevin van Veen | St Mirren F.C. | End of loan | 5 November 2024 |
| MF | David van der Werff | FC Groningen U21 | Free | 23 December 2024 |
| MF | Kristian Lien | Kristiansund BK | End of loan | 31 December 2024 |
| FW | Paulos Abraham | IFK Göteborg | End of loan | 31 December 2024 |
| MF | Mats Seuntjens | CD Castellón | Free | 3 January 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Daniël Beukers | FC Volendam | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| GK | Dirk Baron | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Nick Bakker | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Steyn Potma | SC Cambuur | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| MF | Isak Dybvik Määttä | FK Bodø/Glimt | €600,000 | 17 July 2024 |
| FW | Kristian Lien | Kristiansund BK | On loan | 26 July 2024 |
| FW | Ragnar Oratmangoen | F.C.V. Dender E.H. | Free | 13 August 2024 |
| MF | Laros Duarte | Puskás Akadémia FC | €875,000 | 23 August 2024 |
| FW | Florian Krüger | K Beerschot VA | €275,000 | 6 September 2024 |
| FW | Paulos Abraham | Hammarby Fotboll | €1,300,000 | 29 January 2025 |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 3 July 2024 Friendly | VV GOMOS | 0–9 | Groningen | Norg |
| Tika de Jonge Kristian Strømland Lien Nils Eggens Rui Mendes Noam Emeran Laros Duarte |
Stadium: Sportpark Schapendrift |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | VV ASVB | 0–15 | FC Groningen | Blijham |
| Thijs Oosting Luciano Valente Kristian Strømland Lien Thom van Bergen Brynjólfur Willumsson Johan Hove Romano Postema Leandro Bacuna Noam Emeran |
Stadium: Sportpark Schapendrift |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | FC Groningen | 4–4 | F.C.V. Dender E.H. | Groningen |
| 13:00 | Leandro Bacuna Johan Hove Kristian Strømland Lien Maxim Mariani |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | FC Groningen | 1–0 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Leek |
| 15:00 | Leandro Bacuna | Attendance: 2,750 |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | FC Groningen | 3–2 | FC Emmen | Rolde |
| 14:30 | Romano Postema 22' (pen.) Nils Eggens 102' 107' |
Report | Jalen Hawkins 20' Franck Evina 50' |
Stadium: Sportpark Boerbos |
Competitions
Overall record
- As of 2 February 2025
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eredivisie | 9 August 2024 | Week 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 23.81 | |
| KNVB Cup | 29 October 2024 | 18 December 2024 | 1st Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 26.09 | |||
Source: ESPN
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Willem II | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 23 | |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 21 | |
| 15 | Groningen | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 21 | |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 14 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. 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)
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)
Results summary
- As of 2 February 2025
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 |
Results by round
- As of 2 February 2025
Matches
1st half
| 9 August 2024 Week 1 | FC Groningen | 4–1 | NAC Breda | Groningen |
| 20:00 | Leandro Bacuna 8' (pen.) Rui Mendes 25' Marco Rente 31' Jorg Schreuders 68' |
Report | Dominik Janosek 48' (pen.) | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,306 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
| 17 August 2024 Week 2 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–2 | FC Groningen | Waalwijk |
| 21:00 | Richard van der Venne 89' | Report | Jorg Schreuders 11' Thom van Bergen 77' |
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,492 Referee: Robin Hensgens |
| 25 August 2024 Week 3 | FC Groningen | 0–0 | AZ Alkmaar | Groningen |
| 12:15 | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,981 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 31 August 2024 Week 4 | Almere City FC | 1–1 | FC Groningen | Almere |
| 16:30 | Baptiste Guillaume 8' | Report | Leandro Bacuna 67' | Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Martijn Vos |
| 14 September 2024 Week 5 | FC Groningen | 2–2 | Feyenoord | Groningen |
| 18:45 | Brynjólfur Willumsson 81' 90+1' | Report | Thom van Bergen 33' (o.g.) Igor Paixão 70' |
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,525 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 22 September 2024 Week 6 | SC Heerenveen | 2–1 | FC Groningen | Heerenveen |
| 12:15 | Jacob Trenskow 12' Ion Nicolaescu 69' |
Report | Luciano Valente 9' | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 23,729 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 29 September 2024 Week 7 | FC Groningen | 0–1 | Go Ahead Eagles | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Report | Oliver Valaker Edvardsen 75' | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,040 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 6 October 2024 Week 8 | AFC Ajax | 3–1 | FC Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 | Davy Klaassen 21' Wout Weghorst 90+1' Chuba Akpom 90+4' |
Report | Jorg Schreuders 69' | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,984 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 20 October 2024 Week 9 | FC Groningen | 0–1 | FC Utrecht | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Report | Yoann Cathline 20' | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,160 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 26 October 2024 Week 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 1–0 | FC Groningen | Sittard |
| 16:30 | Leandro Bacuna 86' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 11,267 Referee: Erwin Blank |
| 3 November 2024 Week 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 6–0 | FC Groningen | Nijmegen |
| 14:30 | Kōki Ogawa 6' (pen.) 26' Sontje Hansen 32' Vito van Crooij 52' Sami Ouaissa 74' Thomas Ouwejan 86' |
Report | Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Martijn Vos |
| 9 November 2024 Week 12 | FC Groningen | 1–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Groningen |
| 16:30 | Romano Postema 31' | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,995 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 23 November 2024 Week 13 | PSV Eindhoven | 5–0 | FC Groningen | Eindhoven |
| 21:00 | Olivier Boscagli 14' Ricardo Pepi 37' 64' 78' Guus Til 52' |
Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,200 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 30 November 2024 Week 14 | FC Groningen | 2–0 | Willem II | Groningen |
| 18:45 | Thijs Oosting 32' Stije Resink 59' |
Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,136 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal |
| 10 December 2024 Week 15 | FC Groningen | 0–0 | PEC Zwolle | Groningen |
| 12:15 | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,165 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 15 December 2024 Week 16 | FC Twente | 2–0 | FC Groningen | Enschede |
| 14:30 | Bart van Rooij 24' Sem Steijn 57' |
Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Alex Bos |
2nd half
| 12 January 2025 Week 18 | FC Groningen | 0–0 | Almere City FC | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,122 Referee: Erwin Blank |
| 18 January 2025 Week 19 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | FC Groningen | Deventer |
| 21:00 | Oliver Antman 5' Milan Smit 90+1' |
Report | Brynjólfur Willumsson 31' | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 25 January 2025 Week 20 | FC Groningen | 1–0 | SC Heerenveen | Groningen |
| 21:00 | Luciano Valente 63' | Report | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,525 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 28 January 2025 Week 17 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | FC Groningen | Almelo |
| 20:00 | Luka Kulenović 20' | Report | Romano Postema 50' (pen.) | Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Rob Dieperink |
| 2 February 2025 Week 21 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–0 | FC Groningen | Rotterdam |
| 16:45 | Tobias Lauritsen 60' | Report | Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Alex Bos |
KNVB Cup
| 29 October 2024 First round | VV Kolping Boys | 1–5 | FC Groningen | Wijdewormer |
| 21:00 | Joreno Mandjes 52' | Report | Stije Resink 6' Rui Mendes 58' Thijs Oosting 73' 85' 90+4' |
Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Laurens Gerrets |
| 18 December 2024 Second round | AZ Alkmaar | 3–1 | FC Groningen | Alkmaar |
| 21:00 | Sven Mijnans 4' Ruben van Bommel 70' Jayden Addai 84' |
Report | Leandro Bacuna 41' (pen.) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
Statistics
Scorers
- As of 28 January 2025
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thijs Oosting | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Brynjólfur Willumsson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Leandro Bacuna | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Luciano Valente | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Romano Postema | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rui Mendes | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stije Resink | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Marco Rente | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thom van Bergen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
- As of 25 January 2025
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Valente | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thom van Bergen | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Leandro Bacuna | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marvin Peersman | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Finn Stam | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Pelupessy | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jorg Schreuders | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marco Rente | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mats Seuntjens | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romano Postema | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rui Mendes | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stije Resink | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
- As of 2 February 2025
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thom van Bergen | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Johan Hove | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 20 | 2 | 22 | |
| Thijs Oosting | 20 | 2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Jorg Schreuders | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| Luciano Valente | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Etienne Vaessen | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Romano Postema | 18 | 2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Brynjólfur Willumsson | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Marco Rente | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
| 11 | Thijmen Blokzijl | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Marvin Peersman | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Wouter Prins | 15 | 2 | 17 | |
| 14 | Rui Mendes | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 | Finn Stam | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Joey Pelupessy | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Stije Resink | 14 | 1 | 15 | |
| 18 | Tika de Jonge | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | Mats Seuntjens | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | David van der Werf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hidde Jurjus | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Noam Emeran | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | Alex Mortensen | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Kwakman | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Maxim Mariani | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sven Bouland | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | Fofin Turay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Laros Duarte | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
- As of 25 January 2025
| # | Player | Eredivisie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etienne Vaessen | 6 |
| Total | 6 | |
Disciplinary record
- As of 2 February 2025
| # | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Peersman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Brynjólfur Willumsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Rente | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Leandro Bacuna | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Luciano Valente | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stije Resink | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | Finn Stam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rui Mendes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | Etienne Vaessen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Thom van Bergen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | Romano Postema | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wouter Prins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Notes
- ^ The match was abandoned in the 79th minute on December 21st, 2024 due to incidents in the stands. Last 11 minutes of the game is played on January 28th, 2025 without away fans.
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