2020–21 VVV-Venlo season

VVV-Venlo
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ineke Gutterswijk-Luiten
Head coach	Hans de Koning
Stadium	De Koel
Eredivisie	17th (relegated)
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Giorgos Giakoumakis (26); All: ; Giorgos Giakoumakis (29)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 16 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was the 116th season in existence of VVV-Venlo and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, VVV-Venlo participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 February 2021^[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
3	DF	NED	Arjan Swinkels
4	MF	SUI	Roy Gelmi
5	DF	GER	Steffen Schäfer
6	MF	NED	Danny Post (captain)
7	FW	NED	Guus Hupperts
8	FW	FRA	Zinédine Machach (on loan from Napoli)
10	MF	NED	Vito van Crooij
11	FW	GRE	Giorgos Giakoumakis
12	FW	ARU	Joshua John
14	DF	NED	Christian Kum
15	MF	NED	Simon Janssen
16	GK	NED	Delano van Crooij


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	NED	Tristan Dekker
18	MF	GRE	Christos Donis (on loan from Ascoli)
19	FW	NED	Yahcuroo Roemer
21	FW	GRE	Anastasios Donis (on loan from Stade Reims)
22	GK	NED	Bram Verbong
23	MF	BEL	Nezar S'rifi
24	MF	NED	Wassim Essanoussi
25	FW	CUW	Jafar Arias
26	DF	GER	Lukas Schmitz
27	FW	NED	Torino Hunte
30	GK	NED	Jens Craenmehr
37	MF	GER	Meritan Shabani (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
38	DF	GER	Leon Guwara (on loan from FC Utrecht)
44	DF	SWE	Kristopher Da Graca

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	NED	Stan van Dijck (to Roda JC until 30 June 2021)
20	MF	NED	Aaron Bastiaans (to Helmond Sport until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

26 July 2020 Friendly	EVV	0–2	VVV-Venlo	Echt-Susteren, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Hendrikx 38', 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark In de Bandert

14 August 2020 Friendly	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wriedt 55' Ndayishimiye 65' (pen.)	Report	Linthorst 10'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 2,800

21 August 2020 Friendly	Jong PSV	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Eindhoven, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Herdgang

26 August 2020 Friendly	Fortuna Sittard	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Sittard, Netherlands
14:10 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 32' Rota 38'	Report	Van Crooij 36'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

4 September 2020 Friendly	VVV-Venlo	0–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Venlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Stindl 8' Bensebaini 37' (pen.) Müsel 47' Herrmann 56'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Erwin Blank

Competitions

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	13 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1	17th	34	6	5	23	43	91	−48	017.65
KNVB Cup	27 October 2020	2 March 2021	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	11	6	+5	080.00
Total					39	10	5	24	54	97	−43	025.64

Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Willem II	34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	31
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	9	18	33	55	−22	30
16	Emmen (R)	34	7	9	18	40	68	−28	30	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs^[a]
17	VVV-Venlo (R)	34	6	5	23	43	91	−48	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	ADO Den Haag (R)	34	4	10	20	29	76	−47	22	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie,^[2] Soccerway^[3]
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)^[4]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

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
34	6	5	23	43	91	−48	23	3	4	10	20	46	−26	3	1	13	23	45	−22

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L
Position	1	5	10	11	10	14	14	11	14	13	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.^[5]

13 September 2020 1	FC Emmen	3–5	VVV-Venlo	Emmen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	De Vos 4' Kolar 49', 86' Chacón 64' Laursen 76'	Report	Hupperts 20' Post 39' Giakoumakis 50', 65' (pen.), 72' Kum 67' Cavlan 90' (o.g.) Arias 90+4'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Siemen Mulder

18 September 2020 2	VVV-Venlo	1–1	FC Utrecht	Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hupperts 8' Post 38' Van Crooij 77'	Report	Klaiber 58' Elia 90+4'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Rob Dieperink

26 September 2020 3	SC Heerenveen	1–0	VVV-Venlo	Heerenveen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	J. Veerman 32' (pen.) Floranus 57'	Report	Van Crooij 62' Pachonik 63' Janssen 79'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Kevin Blom

3 October 2020 4	VVV-Venlo	1–2	ADO Den Haag	Venlo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gelmi 3' Giakoumakis 4' Linthorst 52'	Report	Pinas 3' (pen.) Van Ewijk 53' Philipp 90+3'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

17 October 2020 5	AZ	2–2	VVV-Venlo	Alkmaar
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karlsson 2' Stengs 24' Svensson 41' De Wit 78'	Report	Machach 19' Gelmi 30' Hunte 46' Linthorst 86' Giakoumakis 88'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

24 October 2020 6	VVV-Venlo	0–13	Ajax	Venlo
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Post 18' Kum 52'	Report	Ekkelenkamp 12', 57' Traoré 17', 32', 54', 65', 87' Tadić 45' Antony 55' Blind 59' Huntelaar 74' (pen.), 76' Martínez 79'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

31 October 2020 7	FC Groningen	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Joosten 26' Strand Larsen 48' Gudmundsson 88'	Report	Giakoumakis 90+5'	Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

7 November 2020 8	VVV-Venlo	3–2	Heracles Almelo	Venlo
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Post 31' Van Crooij 37', 67' Arias 51' Giakoumakis 88'	Report	Van der Water 38' Szőke 47' Vloet 78'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

21 November 2020 9	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 7' Sağlam 18' Llonch 62' Ndayishimiye 86'	Report	Giakoumakis 34' Hunte 73'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

28 November 2020 10	VVV-Venlo	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Venlo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Arias 21' Giakoumakis 78'	Report	Nakayama 9' Pherai 36' Van Duinen 69' Lam 90+3'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

5 December 2020 11	RKC Waalwijk	3–2	VVV-Venlo	Waalwijk
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stokkers 30' Bakari 52' Anita 59' Touba 69', 75' Daneels 87'	Report	Gelmi 26' 55' Post 28' Giakoumakis 35' (pen.) Van Crooij 51' Machach 90+5'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

13 December 2020 12	VVV-Venlo	0–3	Feyenoord	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Toornstra 69', 77' Berghuis 73'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

19 December 2020 13	VVV-Venlo	1–2	FC Twente	Venlo
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Linthorst 70' Schmitz 75' Van Crooij 78'	Report	Danilo 27', 85' Ilić 40', 63'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

22 December 2020 14	PSV	4–1	VVV-Venlo	Eindhoven
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Max 35' (pen.) Boscagli 49' Gakpo 58' Fein 90+2'	Report	Arias 22'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

10 January 2021 15	VVV-Venlo	2–1	Willem II	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Giakoumakis 79' (pen.), 90+3', 87'	Report	Van der Heijden 15', 52' Holmén 66'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

13 January 2021 16	ADO Den Haag	1–4	VVV-Venlo	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pinas 5' Kemper 44' Bourard 65' Castillo 67'	Report	Giakoumakis 6' (pen.), 58', 68', 86' (pen.) John 35' Van Crooij 42' Dekker 66'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

17 January 2021 17	VVV-Venlo	1–1	SC Heerenveen	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Post 46' John 78' Da Graca 90+3'	Report	J. Veerman 17' Nygren 89'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

24 January 2021 18	FC Twente	0–1	VVV-Venlo	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zerrouki 43' Danilo 77'	Report	Van Crooij 69' Hunte 78'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

27 January 2021 19	VVV-Venlo	4–1	Vitesse	Venlo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Giakoumakis 16', 28', 43', 79'	Report	Broja 60', 62'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

30 January 2021 20	Fortuna Sittard	3–2	VVV-Venlo	Sittard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Angha 25' Flemming 33' Seuntjens 58' (pen.) Janssen 67' Rienstra 90'	Report	Kirschbaum 33' Giakoumakis 45+1', 63' Da Graca 56' Hunte 90+2'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

14 February 2021 22	FC Utrecht	3–1	VVV-Venlo	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Maher 32' Mahi 61', 90+5' Ramselaar 85'	Report	Giakoumakis 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

20 February 2021 23	VVV-Venlo	1–4	AZ	Venlo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Donis 24' Kum 58'	Report	Karlsson 15' Wijndal 23' Evjen 56' Boadu 64', 85'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

27 February 2021 24	Vitesse	4–1	VVV-Venlo	Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Openda 3' Bazoer 57' Tronstad 75' Broja 82'	Report	Giakoumakis 19' (pen.)	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

6 March 2021 25	Feyenoord	6–0	VVV-Venlo	Rotterdam
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Toornstra 14', 62' Geertruida 19' Linssen 31' Berghuis 73' Botteghin 85'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

9 March 2021 21	VVV-Venlo	0–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Venlo
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Duarte 65' Da Graca 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

14 March 2021 26	VVV-Venlo	1–3	Fortuna Sittard	Venlo
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Giakoumakis 46', 54' Post 78' Arias 90+2'	Report	Semedo 10' Seuntjens 59', 89' Flemming 66'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder

21 March 2021 27	PEC Zwolle	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Zwolle
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lam 51', 79' (pen.) Tedić 66'	Report	Gelmi 69' Giakoumakis 90+3'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

3 April 2021 28	VVV-Venlo	0–1	FC Groningen	Venlo
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Matusiwa 7' 20' El Hankouri 87' Da Cruz 89'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

11 April 2021 29	VVV-Venlo	0–2	PSV	Venlo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Giakoumakis 65'	Report	Gakpo 13' Malen 59'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

24 April 2021 30	Sparta Rotterdam	2–0	VVV-Venlo	Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Duarte 41' Smeets 45', 67' Beugelsdijk 76'	Report	Post 56' Van Crooij 70' Donis 77' Machach 90'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

1 May 2021 31	Heracles Almelo	4–0	VVV-Venlo	Almelo
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakış 35', 55', 83' (pen.) Vloet 44' Knoester 49'	Report	Swinkels 82'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

8 May 2021 32	VVV-Venlo	3–3	RKC Waalwijk	Venlo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Giakoumakis 3' John 44' Da Graca 59' Van Crooij 79', 90+2'	Report	Oosting 14' Sow 28' Ngonge 33', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

13 May 2021 33	Ajax	3–1	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rensch 10' Martínez 49' Taylor 53' Haller 57' Kudus 77'	Report	Giakoumakis 44', 76'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

16 May 2021 34	VVV-Venlo	0–4	FC Emmen	Venlo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pachonik 39' Post 84'	Report	Bijl 24' Adžić 36' Peña 53' (pen.) Bernadou 61' De Leeuw 64' Gladon 81'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

KNVB Cup

27 October 2020 First round	VVV-Venlo	4–2	Den Bosch	Venlo
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Giakoumakis 57', 73' (pen.) Arias 60' Pachonik 90'	Report	Postema 42', 81' Mulders 51'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Laurens Gerrets

16 December 2020 Second round	Almere City	1–4	VVV-Venlo	Almere
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gelmi 10' (o.g.) Koolwijk 72'	Report	Van Crooij 33' Arias 45+1', 70' Linthorst 52'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

21 January 2021 Round of 16	VVV-Venlo	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Venlo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bastiaans 35' Post 62'	Report	Ross 10' Mulenga 57' Lucassen 85' Botos 90+3'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

17 February 2021 Quarter-finals	NEC Nijmegen	1–2 (a.e.t.)	VVV-Venlo	Almelo
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Janga 57' Vet 81' El Karouani 116' Odenthal 119'	Report	Giakoumakis 23' Swinkels 59' Gelmi 103' Shabani 105'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be held on 10 February 2021, 18:45 CET, but was postponed due to the pitch being frozen.

2 March 2021 Semi-finals	Vitesse	2–0	VVV-Venlo	Arnhem
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tannane 63', 84' Broja 75'	Report	Giakoumakis 26'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

^ "Selectie". vvv-venlo.nl. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_RPO0.39138583717467-2] Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

[1] "Selectie". vvv-venlo.nl. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[3] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[4] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[rules2020-21-5] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[6] "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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