2020–21 FC Utrecht season

FC Utrecht 2020–21 football season

FC Utrecht

2020–21 season

Owner

Frans van Seumeren Holding B.V. (99%)
Stichting Beheer Aandelen FC Utrecht (1%)

Chairman

Pieter Leyssius

Head coach

John van den Brom
(until 6 November 2020)
René Hake
(from 6 November 2020)

Stadium

Stadion Galgenwaard

Eredivisie

6th

KNVB Cup

Second round

Play-offs

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League:
Sander van de Streek (11)
All:
Sander van de Streek (15)

Highest home attendance

4,944 (RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie game)

Lowest home attendance

3,000 (FC Groningen, Play-offs game)

Average home league attendance

3,972

Biggest win

League: 0–6
(Willem II away)
Cup: 2–4
(FC Dordrecht away
Play-offs: 1–0
(FC Groningen home)

Biggest defeat

League: 4–1
(Heracles Almelo away)
Cup: 5–4
(AFC Ajax away)
Play-offs: 2–0
(Feyenoord away)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2020–21 FC Utrecht season was the club's 51st season in existence and the 51st consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Utrecht participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup. In the regular season, they have qualified for the play-offs, for this they played for a place in the second round of the Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 February 2021

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	NED	Maarten Paes
2	DF	NED	Mark van der Maarel
3	DF	NED	Justin Hoogma (on loan from Hoffenheim)
5	DF	NED	Hidde ter Avest
5	DF	GER	Leon Guwara^[a]
6	MF	NED	Adam Maher
7	FW	NED	Gyrano Kerk
8	MF	NED	Joris van Overeem
9	FW	ESP	Adrián Dalmau
10	MF	SWE	Simon Gustafson
11	FW	NED	Eljero Elia
13	DF	SWE	Emil Bergström
14	DF	NED	Willem Janssen (captain)
15	FW	AUS	Daniel Arzani^[a] (on loan from Manchester City)
16	GK	NED	Thijmen Nijhuis
17	DF	MAR	Benaissa Benamar
17	DF	NED	Sean Klaiber^[a]
18	MF	NED	Justin Lonwijk^[a]
19	FW	MAR	Mimoun Mahi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	NED	Giovanni Troupée
21	DF	NED	Django Warmerdam
22	MF	NED	Sander van de Streek
23	MF	NED	Bart Ramselaar
24	MF	NED	Odysseus Velanas
25	MF	NED	Tommy St. Jago
26	FW	BEL	Othmane Boussaid
28	MF	NED	Urby Emanuelson
29	FW	FRA	Moussa Sylla
30	FW	NED	Remco Balk
31	GK	NED	Fabian de Keijzer
32	GK	GER	Eric Oelschlägel
33	DF	NED	Ruben Kluivert
34	DF	NED	Christopher Mamengi
37	FW	NED	Mohamed Mallahi
38	MF	NED	Davy van den Berg
39	FW	NED	Jeredy Hilterman
40	DF	NED	Sylian Mokono
50	GK	NED	Joey Houweling

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sold or loaned out during the season.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Particularities
NED	DF	Django Warmerdam	FC Groningen	Transfer free
NED	FW	Eljero Elia	İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.	Transfer free
MAR	FW	Mimoun Mahi	FC Zürich	Transfer free
FRA	FW	Moussa Sylla	AS Monaco FC	Transfer free
GER	GK	Eric Oelschlägel	Borussia Dortmund	Transfer free
NED	DF	Justin Hoogma	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	On loan
AUS	FW	Daniel Arzani	Manchester City	On loan
BIH	DF	Dario Đumić	SV Darmstadt 98	Back from loan
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	FC Basel	Back from loan
NED	FW	Nick Venema	Almere City FC	Back from loan
GER	MF	Rico Strieder	PEC Zwolle	Back from loan
BEL	FW	Othmane Boussaid	NAC Breda	Back from loan
NED	FW	Patrick Joosten	Sparta Rotterdam	Back from loan

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Particularities
NED	DF	Sean Klaiber	AFC Ajax	€ 5,000,000
NED	FW	Patrick Joosten	FC Groningen	€ 400,000
GER	MF	Rico Strieder	PEC Zwolle
BIH	DF	Dario Đumić	FC Twente
CZE	FW	Václav Černý	FC Twente	On loan
NED	MF	Mitchell van Rooijen	SBV Excelsior	On loan
GER	FW	Jonas Arweiler	ADO Den Haag	On loan
NED	FW	Nick Venema	NAC Breda	On loan
GHA	FW	Abass Issah	1. FSV Mainz 05	Back from loan
SWE	FW	Kristoffer Peterson	Swansea City A.F.C.	Back from loan
NED	GK	Jeroen Zoet	PSV Eindhoven	Back from loan
NED	DF	Justin Hoogma	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Back from loan
NED	FW	Jean-Christophe Bahebeck	FK Partizan Belgrado	End of contract
SEN	DF	Lamine Sané	Unknown	End of contract

Winter

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Particularities
NED	DF	Hidde ter Avest	Udinese Calcio	Transfer free
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	Telstar
NED	FW	Remco Balk	FC Groningen

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Particularities
GER	DF	Leon Guwara	VVV-Venlo	On loan
NED	MF	Justin Lonwijk	Viborg FF	On loan (+option to buy)
AUS	FW	Daniel Arzani	Manchester City	Terminated the loan early

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Antwerp

Utrecht

18 July 2020 Friendly	Antwerp	0–0	Utrecht	Antwerp, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 0

Utrecht

Genk

22 July 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	3–3	Genk	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kerk 36' Adewoye 68' (o.g.) Gustafson 88' (pen.)	Report	Dessers 41' Onuachu 67' (pen.) Oyen 79'	Stadium: Sportpark Van Zuijen Attendance: 0

Utrecht

AZ Alkmaar

1 August 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	1–0	AZ Alkmaar	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gustafson 9'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Utrecht

Go Ahead Eagles

8 August 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht, Netherlands
14.00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Beukema 2'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0
Note: Match played in two games from 60-minutes.

Utrecht

Go Ahead Eagles

8 August 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht, Netherlands
14.00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dalmau 7'	Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0
Note: Match played in two games from 60-minutes.

Ajax

Utrecht

13 August 2020 Friendly	Ajax	5–1	Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mazraoui Labyad 4', 38', 45' Lang 21' Tagliafico 32'	Report	Klaiber St. Jago Boussaid 70'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

Utrecht

Excelsior

15 August 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	5–1	Excelsior	Utrecht, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mallahi 50' Klaiber 54' Velanas 63' Dalmau 69', 90'	Report	Matthys Sanches Fernandes 85'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0

Utrecht

SC Heerenveen

20 August 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	4–1	SC Heerenveen	Utrecht, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Warmerdam 7' Gustafson 23' Dalmau 36' Kerk 84'	Report	Hajal 45'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

PEC Zwolle

Utrecht

29 August 2020 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	0–2	Utrecht	Zwolle, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kersten Huiberts	Report	Ramselaar 17' Bergström 73'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0

Utrecht

Vitesse

14 September 2020 Friendly	Utrecht	1–2	Vitesse	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Keijzer Nasser 90'	Report	Manhoef 67' Broja 78'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0

ADO Den Haag

Utrecht

28 September 2020 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	1–0	Utrecht	The Hague, Netherlands
	Ratiu 51'	Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Stijn van Zuilichem

PEC Zwolle

Utrecht

8 October 2020 Friendly	PEC Zwolle	3–3	Utrecht	Zwolle, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Wermeskerken 29' Doué 54' Van Duinen 76' (pen.)	Report	Velanas 2' Van de Streek 12', 40'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurice Paarhuis

RKC Waalwijk

Utrecht

12 November 2020 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	4–3	Utrecht	Waalwijk, Netherlands
	Daneels 56' Van der Venne 58', 62', 68'		Sylla 2' Mallahi 43' Janssen 70'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0

NAC Breda

Utrecht

2 February 2021 Friendly	NAC Breda	2–2	Utrecht	Breda, Netherlands
	Venema 11', 59'	Report	Dalmau 2' (pen.) Velanas 16'	Stadium: Sportpark Heksenwiel Attendance: 0

Utrecht

RKC Waalwijk

9 March 2021 Friendly	Utrecht	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht, Netherlands
	Van den Berg Sanches Fernandes 56'	Report	Augustijns Nieuwpoort Efmorfidis 16'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Hardeman

Ajax

Utrecht

24 March 2021 Friendly	Ajax	2–1	Utrecht	Duivendrecht, Netherlands
	Fitz-Jim 9' Idrissi 40'	Report	Mokono 45'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0

Utrecht

16 April 2021 Friendly	AZ	1–0	Utrecht	Wijdewormer, Netherlands
	Wijndal Boadu 84'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Trainingscomplex Attendance: 0

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	18 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 2	6th	34	13	14	7	52	41	+11	038.24
Play-offs Conference League	19 May 2021	23 May 2021	Semifinals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
KNVB Cup	27 October 2020	16 December 2020	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1	050.00
Total					38	15	14	9	61	50	+11	039.47

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Vitesse	34	18	7	9	52	38	+14	61	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Feyenoord (O)	34	16	11	7	64	36	+28	59	Qualification for the European competition play-offs^[a]
6	Utrecht	34	13	14	7	52	41	+11	53
7	Groningen	34	14	8	12	40	37	+3	50
8	Sparta Rotterdam	34	13	8	13	49	48	+1	47

Source: Eredivisie,^[1] Soccerway^[2]
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)^[3]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

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	13	14	7	52	41	+11	53	6	7	4	27	25	+2	7	7	3	25	16	+9

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.^[4]

VVV-Venlo v Utrecht

18 September 2020 2	VVV-Venlo	1–1	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

Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

27 September 2020 3	Utrecht	3–1	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mahi 40' Kerk 74' Van de Streek 85'	Report	Damașcan 59'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 4,944 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Utrecht v sc Heerenveen

2 October 2020 4	Utrecht	1–1	sc Heerenveen	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kerk 44' Van de Streek 48'	Report	H. Veerman 4' Smit 77', 83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Groningen v Utrecht

18 October 2020 5	Groningen	0–0	Utrecht	Groningen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Dammers 11' Strand Larsen 59' El Messaoudi 64' Van Hintum 70' Matusiwa 85'	Report		Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Utrecht v Twente

24 October 2020 6	Utrecht	2–1	Twente	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Maarel 27' Ramselaar 43' Van de Streek 47'	Report	Danilo 1' Oosterwolde 18' Ebuehi 32' Bosch 55' Pleguezuelo 57'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

Heracles Almelo v Utrecht

1 November 2020 7	Heracles Almelo	4–1	Utrecht	Almelo
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vloet 2', 63', 71' Szőke 26' Van der Water 45+1' Rente 61'	Report	Gustafson 62' (pen.) Ramselaar 65'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Utrecht v Ajax

8 November 2020 8	Utrecht	0–3	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Klaassen 62' Tadić 65', 71' (pen.) Promes 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

PEC Zwolle v Utrecht

21 November 2020 9	PEC Zwolle	1–1	Utrecht	Zwolle
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Paal 21' Warmerdam 32' (o.g.) Huiberts 54' Lam 84'	Report	St. Jago 17' Mahi 59' Gustafson 85' Elia 87'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v Utrecht

29 November 2020 10	Feyenoord	1–1	Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Geertruida 65' Wehrmann 67'	Report	Van der Maarel 50', 64'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Utrecht v ADO Den Haag

6 December 2020 11	Utrecht	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hoogma 48' Dalmau 56' 66' Gustafson 71'	Report	Faye 14' Elmkies 34' Kramer 85' Bourard 90' Besuijen 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

PSV v Utrecht

13 December 2020 12	PSV	2–1	Utrecht	Eindhoven
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Malen 30' Ihattaren 37' Dumfries 76'	Report	Hoogma 54' Mahi 71'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard

19 December 2020 13	Utrecht	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mahi 52' Kerk 82'	Report	Polter 63', 90+1' Angha 86'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Emmen v Utrecht

22 December 2020 14	FC Emmen	2–3	Utrecht	Emmen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Araujo 27' Bernadou 43'	Report	Elia 22' Van Overeem 60' Dalmau 75'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

Utrecht v AZ

27 December 2020 1	Utrecht	2–2	AZ	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hoogma 16' Elia 30' Van Overeem 45+4' Gustafson 63' Dalmau 90+3'	Report	Koopmeiners 64' (pen.) Stengs 83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Utrecht v Groningen

9 January 2021 15	Utrecht	2–2	Groningen	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ramselaar 39' Kerk 42', 90+4' Janssen 69'	Report	Joosten 16' Larsen 21' Suslov 55'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Vitesse v Utrecht

12 January 2021 16	Vitesse	1–0	Utrecht	Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Doekhi 26' Bruns 83'	Report	Van der Maarel 15'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Utrecht v Heracles Almelo

16 January 2021 17	Utrecht	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Streek 31' Van Overeem 34' Dalmau 72' St. Jago 89'	Report	Breukers 40'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

24 January 2021 18	Utrecht	1–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Maher 56' Boussaid 88'	Report	Auassar 76'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

AZ v Utrecht

27 January 2021 19	AZ	0–1	Utrecht	Alkmaar
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wijndal 70'	Report	Ramselaar 51' Van de Streek 69' Janssen 81'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Utrecht v PEC Zwolle

30 January 2021 20	Utrecht	3–3	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Streek 2' Maher 54' (pen.) Balk 90+3' Ter Avest 90+6'	Report	Misidjan 4' Lam 39' (pen.) Buitink 67' Benson 72' Van Polen 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jannick van der Laan

Utrecht v VVV-Venlo

14 February 2021 22	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: Bas Nijhuis

Willem II v Utrecht

19 February 2021 23	Willem II	0–6	Utrecht	Tilburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Selahi 77'	Report	Ter Avest 3' Van de Streek 11', 19' Ramselaar 47' Kerk 69' Van der Maarel 86'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Utrecht v FC Emmen

27 February 2021 24	Utrecht	0–1	FC Emmen	Utrecht
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boussaid 18' Maher 36' Van de Streek 54' Van der Maarel 83' Kerk 90+2'	Report	Peña 14' Frei 64' De Leeuw 86' Araujo 89' Veendorp 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

RKC Waalwijk v Utrecht

6 March 2021 25	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Utrecht	Waalwijk
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van der Venne 53' Oosting 59' Anita 68'	Report	Mahi 12' Janssen 83' Van de Streek 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Utrecht v Vitesse

14 March 2021 26	Utrecht	1–3	Vitesse	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kerk 41' Maher 48' Mahi 51' Oelschlägel 54' Janssen 79'	Report	Wittek 17', 57' Bazoer 23' 82' Darfalou 44', 54' (pen.) Openda 51' Huisman 88' Bruns 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Fortuna Sittard v Utrecht

20 March 2021 27	Fortuna Sittard	0–1	Utrecht	Sittard
16:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Dalmau 81'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

ADO Den Haag v Utrecht

4 April 2021 28	ADO Den Haag	1–4	Utrecht	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vejinović 66' Arweiler 72' De Boer 75'	Report	Kerk 10' Van Overeem 16' Boussaid 43' Maher 74'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Utrecht v Feyenoord

11 April 2021 29	Utrecht	1–2	Feyenoord	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Fer 13' (o.g.)	Report	Gustafson 27' (o.g.) Botteghin 35' Berghuis 57'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Utrecht

22 April 2021 21	Ajax	1–1	Utrecht	Amsterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kudus 53' Álvarez 70' Tagliafico 87'	Report	Gustafson 13' (pen.)	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Twente v Utrecht

25 April 2021 30	Twente	1–2	Utrecht	Enschede
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Danilo 28' Drommel 59' Pierie 61' Oosterwolde 61'	Report	Elia 21' Van de Streek 49', 60' Kerk 55' Janssen 62' Van der Maarel 80'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kevin Blom

Utrecht v Willem II

1 May 2021 31	Utrecht	3–2	Willem II	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek 4' Maher 33' Van Beek 45+4' (o.g.) Kerk 68' Gustafson 90+2'	Report	Holmén 34', 57' Wriedt 37', 82'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

sc Heerenveen v Utrecht

8 May 2021 32	sc Heerenveen	0–0	Utrecht	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nygren 84'	Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Sparta Rotterdam v Utrecht

13 May 2021 33	Sparta Rotterdam	0–0	Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Beugelsdijk 50' Auassar 52' Abels 90+4'	Report	Maher 52' Boussaid 76'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

Utrecht v PSV

16 May 2021 34	Utrecht	1–1	PSV	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek 36'	Report	Van Ginkel 49'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Play-offs Conference League

Utrecht v Groningen

19 May 2021 Semifinals	Utrecht	1–0	Groningen	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Boussaid 20' Gustafson 77' Van de Streek 84'	Report	Itakura 17' Dankerlui 23' Lundqvist 62' El Hankouri 75'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v Utrecht

23 May 2021 Final	Feyenoord	2–0	Utrecht	Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Sinisterra 25' Fer 40' Senesi 63' Linssen 89' Kökçü 90+4' Spajić 90+6'	Report	Warmerdam 32' Janssen 90+6'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

FC Dordrecht v Utrecht

27 October 2020 First round	FC Dordrecht	2–4	Utrecht	Dordrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Agrafiotis 16', 57', 81' Musaba 83'	Report	Ramselaar 5', 40' Kerk 42' Van de Streek 79'	Stadium: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Ajax v Utrecht

16 December 2020 Second round	Ajax	5–4	Utrecht	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tadić 8', 89', 26' Labyad 45+1', 81' St. Jago 54' (o.g.) Tagliafico 60' Schuurs 82' Gravenberch 90+1'	Report	Mahi 1', 47' Van Overeem 53' Van de Streek 55' Sylla 70' Boussaid 77'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

Statistics

Goalscorers

Eredivisie

No.	Name
1.	Sander van de Streek	11
2.	Gyrano Kerk	8
3.	Mimoun Mahi	7
4.	Adrián Dalmau	4
4.	Bart Ramselaar	4
6.	Hidde ter Avest	2
	Othmane Boussaid	2
	Eljero Elia	2
	Simon Gustafson	2
	Mark van der Maarel	2
	Adam Maher	2
	Joris van Overeem	2
13.	Justin Hoogma	1
13.	Sean Klaiber^[a]	1
Own goals opponent		2
Totals		52

KNVB Cup

No.	Name
1.	Mimoun Mahi	2
	Bart Ramselaar	2
	Sander van de Streek	2
4.	Gyrano Kerk	1
4.	Moussa Sylla	1
Own goals opponent		–
Totals		8

Play-offs Conference League

No.	Name
1.	Simon Gustafson	1
Own goals opponent		–
Totals		1

^ Sold or loaned out during the season.

Assists

Eredivisie

No.	Name
1.	Sander van de Streek	5
2.	Gyrano Kerk	4
	Adam Maher	4
	Bart Ramselaar	4
5.	Hidde ter Avest	3
5.	Mark van der Maarel	3
7.	Othmane Boussaid	2
	Mimoun Mahi	2
	Django Warmerdam	2
10.	Daniel Arzani^[a]	1
	Benaissa Benamar	1
	Simon Gustafson	1
	Justin Hoogma	1
	Moussa Sylla	1
Totals		34

KNVB Cup

No.	Name
1.	Daniel Arzani^[a]	1
	Eljero Elia	1
	Mark van der Maarel	1
	Gyrano Kerk	1
	Giovanni Troupée	1
	Django Warmerdam	1
Totals		6

^ ^a ^b Sold or loaned out during the season.

Attendance

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average^[a]
Eredivisie
3	RKC Waalwijk	4,944	4,944	4,944
4	sc Heerenveen	0	4,944	4,944
6	FC Twente	0	4,944	4,944
8	AFC Ajax	0	4,944	4,944
11	ADO Den Haag	0	4,944	4,944
13	Fortuna Sittard	0	4,944	4,944
1	AZ	0	4,944	4,944
15	FC Groningen	0	4,944	4,944
17	Heracles Almelo	0	4,944	4,944
18	Sparta Rotterdam	0	4,944	4,944
20	PEC Zwolle	0	4,944	4,944
22	VVV-Venlo	0	4,944	4,944
24	FC Emmen	0	4,944	4,944
26	Vitesse	0	4,944	4,944
29	Feyenoord	0	4,944	4,944
31	Willem II	0	4,944	4,944
34	PSV	0	4,944	4,944
KNVB Cup
There have been no home games this season.
Play-offs Conference League
Semifinals	FC Groningen	3,000	3,000	3,000

^ Only the matches with an audience are included in this.

References

^ "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 profesional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020.

External links

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	TOTO KNVB Cup Final 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Women's Champions League
National team	UEFA Euro 2020 (Group C) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group G)

Club seasons
Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ FC Emmen Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard FC Groningen sc Heerenveen Heracles Almelo PEC Zwolle PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam FC Twente FC Utrecht Vitesse VVV-Venlo Willem II
Eerste Divisie	Almere City FC SC Cambuur FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht FC Eindhoven Excelsior Go Ahead Eagles De Graafschap Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong FC Utrecht MVV Maastricht NAC Breda N.E.C. Roda JC Kerkrade Telstar TOP Oss FC Volendam
Women's Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax VV Alkmaar Excelsior sc Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV FC Twente

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	13	14	7	52	41	+11	53	6	7	4	27	25	+2	7	7	3	25	16	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	13	14	7	52	41	+11	53	6	7	4	27	25	+2	7	7	3	25	16	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	13	14	7	52	41	+11	53	6	7	4	27	25	+2	7	7	3	25	16	+9