2019–20 VVV-Venlo season

VVV-Venlo
2019–20 season
Chairman	Hai Berden
Head coach	Hans de Koning
Stadium	De Koel
Eredivisie	13th
KNVB Cup	First round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was VVV-Venlo's 115th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, VVV-Venlo participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2020^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Thorsten Kirschbaum
2	DF	GER	Tobias Pachonik
4	DF	NED	Roel Janssen
5	DF	GER	Steffen Schäfer
6	MF	NED	Danny Post (captain)
7	FW	USA	Haji Wright
8	MF	NED	Peter van Ooijen
10	MF	NED	Jonathan Opoku
11	MF	GER	Richard Neudecker
13	DF	GER	Nils Röseler
14	DF	NED	Christian Kum
15	FW	ENG	Jerome Sinclair (on loan from Watford)
16	GK	NED	Delano van Crooy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	NED	Tristan Dekker
18	DF	SUI	Roy Gelmi (on loan from FC Thun)
19	MF	GER	John Yeboah (on loan from Wolfsburg)
20	MF	NED	Thomas Bruns (on loan from Vitesse)
21	MF	NED	Evert Linthorst
22	GK	NED	Bram Verbong
23	FW	NED	Yahcuroo Roemer
24	MF	NED	Simon Janssen
25	MF	NED	Aaron Bastiaans
26	DF	NED	Stan van Dijck
29	FW	ALG	Oussama Darfalou (on loan from Vitesse)
30	GK	NED	Joep Munsters
31	MF	ENG	Lee Cattermole

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

5 July 2019 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	3–3	Sint-Truiden	Horst, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Ter Horst

13 July 2019 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	VVV-Venlo	Gifhorn, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: GWG-Stadion A-Platz

16 July 2019 Friendly	SV Straelen	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Straelen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportzentrum an der Römerstraße

20 July 2019 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	2–0	FC Eindhoven	Venlo, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

27 July 2019 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	0–1	Panathinaikos	Venlo, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

10 January 2020 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Kortrijk	Venlo, Netherlands
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	3 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	13th	26	8	4	14	24	51	−27	030.77
KNVB Cup	30 October 2019		First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Total					27	8	5	14	26	53	−27	029.63

Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Sparta Rotterdam	26	9	6	11	41	45	−4	33
12	FC Emmen	26	9	5	12	32	45	−13	32
13	VVV-Venlo	26	8	4	14	24	51	−27	28
14	FC Twente	26	7	6	13	34	46	−12	27
15	PEC Zwolle	26	7	5	14	37	55	−18	26

Source: eredivisie.nl
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
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	8	4	14	24	51	−27	28	5	3	5	14	21	−7	3	1	9	10	30	−20

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	4	10	12	9	12	9	11	12	13	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	17	15	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.^[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.^[4]^[5]

3 August 2019 1	VVV-Venlo	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Venlo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

9 August 2019 2	Sparta Rotterdam	4–1	VVV-Venlo	Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Het Kasteel

17 August 2019 3	VVV-Venlo	1–4	Ajax	Venlo
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Ooijen 33' R. Janssen 48' Linthorst 89'		Martínez 27' Van de Beek 42' Ziyech 44' Tadić 49' (pen.) Huntelaar 66' Neres 76'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

25 August 2019 4	Utrecht	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dalmau 76'	Report	Sinclair 18' Janssen 29' Linthorst 37', 44' Cattermole 84'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,986 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

31 August 2019 5	ADO Den Haag	1–0	VVV-Venlo	The Hague
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,617 Referee: Siemen Mulder

14 September 2019 6	VVV-Venlo	2–1	Groningen	Venlo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

21 September 2019 7	Willem II	1–0	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,227 Referee: Rob Dieperink

28 September 2019 8	VVV-Venlo	0–3	SC Heerenveen	Venlo
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

6 October 2019 9	PSV	4–1	VVV-Venlo	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bergwijn 61' Dumfries 65' Malen 70', 86'	Report	Kirschbaum 60' Pachonik 73'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout

19 October 2019 10	VVV-Venlo	0–4	Vitesse	Venlo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel

26 October 2019 11	Fortuna Sittard	4–1	VVV-Venlo	Sittard
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,388 Referee: Danny Makkelie

3 November 2019 12	VVV-Venlo	0–3	Feyenoord	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)			Jørgensen 18' Berghuis 34', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 6,572 Referee: Kevin Blom

9 November 2019 13	Heracles Almelo	6–1	VVV-Venlo	Almelo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Erve Asito

24 November 2019 14	VVV-Venlo	2–1	Twente	Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

1 December 2019 15	AZ	1–0	VVV-Venlo	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sugawara 39'	Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 6,007 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

7 December 2019 16	VVV-Venlo	2–0	Emmen	Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

14 December 2019 17	VVV-Venlo	1–2	PEC Zwolle	Venlo
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

22 December 2019 18	Vitesse	3–0	VVV-Venlo	Arnhem
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

19 January 2020 19	VVV-Venlo	1–1	PSV	Venlo
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Opoku 68'	Report	Dumfries 90+2'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 7,059 Referee: Danny Makkelie

25 January 2020 20	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	VVV-Venlo	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

2 February 2020 21	VVV-Venlo	1–1	Utrecht	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Koel

8 February 2020 22	SC Heerenveen	1–1	VVV-Venlo	Heerenveen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

14 February 2020 23	VVV-Venlo	1–0	Heracles Almelo	Venlo
16:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Koel

22 February 2020 24	Groningen	0–1	VVV-Venlo	Groningen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Euroborg

29 February 2020 25	VVV-Venlo	0–0	Fortuna Sittard	Venlo
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Post 16' Janssen 40'	Report	Dammers 27' Damașcan 64' Passlack 85'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Danny Makkelie

7 March 2020 26	Emmen	3–0	VVV-Venlo	Emmen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk

15 March 2020 27	VVV-Venlo	Cancelled	AZ	Venlo
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[6]

21 March 2020 28	PEC Zwolle	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Zwolle
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[6]

4 April 2020 29	VVV-Venlo	Cancelled	Willem II	Venlo
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

11 April 2020 30	Feyenoord	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

23 April 2020 31	Twente	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Enschede
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

26 April 2020 32	VVV-Venlo	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Venlo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

3 May 2020 33	Ajax	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

10 May 2020 34	VVV-Venlo	Cancelled	Sparta Rotterdam	Venlo
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[7]

KNVB Cup

30 October 2019 First round	Groene Ster	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	VVV-Venlo	Heerlerheide
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vluggen 62' (pen.) Van Kesteren 84'	Report	Opoku 57' (pen.) Wright 90+4'	Stadium: Pronsebroek Referee: Robin Hensgens
	Penalties
	Stassar Unal Ritzen Knops		Opoku Van Ooijen Neudecker Wright

References

^ "Selectie - VVV-Venlo". vvv-venlo.nl. VVV-Venlo. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotion/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] "Selectie - VVV-Venlo". vvv-venlo.nl. VVV-Venlo. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[2] "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

[3] "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[4] "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotion/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[5] "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[Cancelled-6] "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[Cancelled2-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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