2021–22 FC Utrecht season

FC Utrecht 2021–22 football season

FC Utrecht

2021–22 season

Owner

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

Chairman

Pieter Leyssius

Head coach

René Hake^[1]
(until 22 March 2022)
Rick Kruys (interim)
(from 22 March 2022)

Stadium

Stadion Galgenwaard

Eredivisie

7th

KNVB Cup

Second round

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Top goalscorer

League:
Anastasios Douvikas
Bart Ramselaar
(both 9)
All:
Anastasios Douvikas (10)

Highest home attendance

22,269
(vs. PSV, 13 March 2022)

Lowest home attendance

0
(vs. Heracles Almelo, 28 November 2021)
(vs. Go Ahead Eagles, 11 December 2021)
(vs. FC Twente, 22 December 2021)
(vs. Ajax, 16 January 2022)

Average home league attendance

18,404

Biggest win

0–5
(vs. SteDoCo, 26 October 2021)

Biggest defeat

5–1
(vs. AZ, 17 October 2021)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2020–21

2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is the 52nd season in the existence of FC Utrecht and the club's 52nd 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 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 March 2022^[2]

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~~^[a]
2	DF	NED	Mark van der Maarel (vice-captain)
3	DF	NED	Tommy St. Jago
5	DF	NED	Hidde ter Avest
6	MF	NED	Adam Maher
7	FW	NED	~~Gyrano Kerk~~^[a]
7	FW	JPN	Naoki Maeda (on loan from Nagoya Grampus)
8	MF	NED	Joris van Overeem
9	FW	ESP	~~Adrián Dalmau~~^[a]
9	FW	GRE	Anastasios Douvikas
10	MF	SWE	Simon Gustafson
11	FW	MAR	Mimoun Mahi
14	DF	NED	Willem Janssen (captain)
16	GK	NED	Fabian de Keijzer
17	DF	MAR	~~Benaissa Benamar~~^[a]
17	FW	SWE	Pontus Almqvist
18	FW	NED	Henk Veerman
19	MF	NED	~~Davy van den Berg~~^[a]
20	DF	FRA	Arthur Zagre (on loan from AS Monaco)
21	DF	NED	Django Warmerdam
22	MF	NED	Sander van de Streek
23	MF	NED	Bart Ramselaar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	NED	Christopher Mamengi
25	DF	NED	Sylian Mokono
26	MF	BEL	Othmane Boussaid
27	MF	NED	Quinten Timber
28	MF	NED	Urby Emanuelson
29	FW	FRA	Moussa Sylla
30	FW	NED	Remco Balk
31	GK	NED	Joey Houweling
31	GK	NED	Thijmen Nijhuis
32	GK	GER	Eric Oelschlägel
33	DF	NED	Mike van der Hoorn (on loan from Arminia Bielefeld)
35	DF	NED	Djevencio van der Kust
37	FW	NED	Mohamed Mallahi
38	MF	EST	Rocco Robert Shein
39	FW	NED	Mees Rijks
44	DF	NED	Ruben Kluivert
45	MF	NED	Raymond Huizing
46	DF	NED	Rick Meissen
47	FW	NED	Eros Maddy
61	GK	NED	Kevin Gadellaa
61	GK	NED	Sep van der Heijden

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sold, loaned out or contract terminated during the season.

Transfers

Summer

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities
GRE	FW	Anastasios Douvikas	Volos NFC
NED	MF	Quinten Timber	Jong Ajax	Transfer free
NED	DF	Mike van der Hoorn	Arminia Bielefeld	On loan (+purchase obligation)
FRA	DF	Arthur Zagre	AS Monaco	On loan (+option to buy)
GER	FW	Jonas Arweiler	ADO Den Haag	Back from loan
CZE	FW	Václav Černý	FC Twente	Back from loan
GAM	DF	Leon Guwara	VVV-Venlo	Back from loan
NED	MF	Mitchell van Rooijen	Excelsior	Back from loan
NED	FW	Nick Venema	NAC Breda	Back from loan
NED	MF	Justin Lonwijk	Viborg FF	Back from loan (+option to buy)

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities
NED	FW	Gyrano Kerk	Lokomotiv Moscow
GER	FW	Jonas Arweiler	Almere City FC
CZE	FW	Václav Černý	FC Twente
NED	MF	Mitchell van Rooijen	VVV-Venlo
NED	MF	Odysseus Velanas	NAC Breda
NED	FW	Nick Venema	Jong FC Utrecht
NED	FW	Eljero Elia	ADO Den Haag	Contract terminated
GAM	DF	Leon Guwara	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Transfer free
NED	MF	Justin Lonwijk	Viborg FF	Buy option lifted
SWE	DF	Emil Bergström	Willem II	On loan
NED	GK	Thijmen Nijhuis	MVV Maastricht	On loan
NED	DF	Justin Hoogma	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Back from loan
NED	DF	Giovanni Troupée	FC Twente	End of contract

Winter

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities
NED	FW	Henk Veerman	sc Heerenveen
JPN	FW	Naoki Maeda	Nagoya Grampus	On loan (+option to buy, if lifted contract till 2025)
NED	GK	Thijmen Nijhuis	MVV Maastricht	Terminated the loan early

Transfers out

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Particularities
ESP	FW	Adrián Dalmau	Sparta Rotterdam
NED	GK	Thijmen Nijhuis	Jong FC Utrecht
NED	MF	Davy van den Berg	Roda JC Kerkrade	On loan
MAR	DF	Benaissa Benamar	FC Volendam	On loan (when promotion final transfer)
NED	GK	Maarten Paes	FC Dallas	On loan (+option to buy)

Outside transfer window

Transfers in

Nat.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Particularities
SWE	FW	Pontus Almqvist	FK Rostov	Transfer due to special Russia/Ukraine rule

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FC Utrecht

KV Mechelen

30 June 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	7–2	KV Mechelen	Utrecht, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 2' Ramselaar 19' Dalmau 28', 44' Balk 57' Kerk 65' Cuypers 71' (o.g.)	Report	Hairemans 32' Cuypers 75'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors.

Royal Antwerp FC

FC Utrecht

3 July 2021 Friendly	Royal Antwerp FC	2–2	FC Utrecht	Antwerp, Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Laet 48' Mbenza 65' (pen.)	Report	Gustafson Van der Maarel Dalmau Kerk 80' Boussaid 107'	Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors and the match was played in two periods of 60 minutes each.

KAA Gent

FC Utrecht

9 July 2021 Friendly	KAA Gent	0–3	FC Utrecht	Scharendijke, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nurio	Report	Douvikas 38' Van de Streek 61' Ramselaar 73'	Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors.

RSC Anderlecht

FC Utrecht

10 July 2021 Friendly	RSC Anderlecht	1–1	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stassin 81'	Report	Dalmau 45'	Stadium: Overdie Sportpark - Alkmaarsche Boys Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors.

Club Brugge

FC Utrecht

13 July 2021 Friendly	Club Brugge	2–4	FC Utrecht	Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rits 51' Audoor 79'	Report	Balk 32' Van der Kust 65' Douvikas 76' (pen.) Gustafson 83'	Stadium: Belfius Basecamp Attendance: 0 Referee: Christophe Windels
Note: Behind closed doors.

Beerschot

FC Utrecht

14 July 2021 Friendly	Beerschot	1–2	FC Utrecht	Antwerp, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holzhauser Eleke 81'	Report	Mallahi Maher Boussaid 33' Van de Streek 76'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 2,500

SV Zulte Waregem

FC Utrecht

17 July 2021 Friendly	SV Zulte Waregem	0–0	FC Utrecht	Waregem, Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Warmerdam	Stadium: Elindus Arena Attendance: 3,000

FC Utrecht

Volos NFC

24 July 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	6–2	Volos NFC	Utrecht, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 29', 33' Timber 35' Balk 68', 86' Van de Streek 90' (pen.)	Report	Van Weert 37' Ninis 56'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 200

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

FC Utrecht

28 July 2021 Friendly	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1–5	FC Utrecht	Leverkusen, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aourir Bakker 50'	Report	Kerk 55', 71' Balk 102' Dalmau 128' (pen.), 133' (pen.)	Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 375 Referee: Niklas Dardenne
Note: The match was played in three periods of 45 minutes each.

VfL Bochum

FC Utrecht

31 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–2	FC Utrecht	Bochum, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soares	Report	Boussaid Ramselaar 44', 69'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Niklas Dardenne

FC Utrecht

Venezia FC

31 July 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–3	Venezia FC	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van den Berg Benamar Van der Kust Gustafson 7' (pen.), 75' (pen.)	Report	Aramu , 12' Forte 20' Di Mariano 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Hardeman
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht

Fortuna Sittard

7 August 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	2–3	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 15' Ramselaar 55'	Report	Janssen Douvikas 3' (o.g.) Sambou 44' Seuntjens 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 200

FC Utrecht

Fortuna Sittard

7 August 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	7–0	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Balk 20', 26' Dalmau 32', 44' (pen.), 51' Sylla 53', 58'	Report		Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 200

FC Utrecht

Cercle Brugge

2 September 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–1	Cercle Brugge	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van den Berg Van der Hoorn 42' Benamar 63' Mallahi 69'	Report	Somers 81'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 501

FC Utrecht

Sparta Rotterdam

7 October 2021 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mahi 27' Dalmau 52' Benamar 83'	Report	Engels 7' (pen.) Abels 50'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 251 Referee: Alex Bos

Willen II

FC Utrecht

10 November 2021 Friendly	Willen II	2–1	FC Utrecht	Tilburg, Netherlands
	Kampetsis 12' Yeboah 39'	Report	Balk 14'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Luuk Timmer
Note: Behind closed doors.

Ajax

FC Utrecht

26 January 2022 Friendly	Ajax	0–1	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sylla 39'	Stadium: Sportcomplex de Toekomst Attendance: 0 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
Note: Behind closed doors.

Go Ahead Eagles

FC Utrecht

27 January 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	FC Utrecht	Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Deijl Lidberg 31'	Report	Douvikas 47'	Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors.

Schalke 04

FC Utrecht

24 March 2022 Friendly	Schalke 04	1–0	FC Utrecht	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
	Drexler 12'	Report	Janssen	Attendance: 0 Referee: Waldemar Stor
Note: Behind closed doors.

FC Utrecht

ADO Den Haag

12 April 2022 Friendly	FC Utrecht	3–1	ADO Den Haag	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Warmerdam Mahi 49' Almqvist 53' Ter Avest 59'	Report	Owusu Bourard 72'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Bos
Note: Behind closed doors.

Go Ahead Eagles

FC Utrecht

14 April 2022 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	0–3	FC Utrecht	Deventer, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Timber 9' Boussaid 14' Ramselaar 63'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 0
Note: Behind closed doors.

Competitions

Overall record

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	15 August 2021	15 May 2022	Matchday 1	7th	34	12	11	11	51	46	+5	035.29
KNVB Cup	26 October 2021	14 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	050.00
Play-offs	19 May 2022	22 May 2022	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Total					38	14	11	13	61	53	+8	036.84

Last updated: 23 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	AZ (O)	34	18	7	9	64	44	+20	61	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6	Vitesse	34	15	6	13	42	51	−9	51
7	Utrecht	34	12	11	11	51	46	+5	47
8	SC Heerenveen	34	11	8	15	37	50	−13	41
9	Cambuur	34	11	6	17	53	70	−17	39

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)^[3]
(O) Play-off winners

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	12	11	11	51	46	+5	47	8	6	3	32	20	+12	4	5	8	19	26	−7

Last updated: 16 May 2022.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2022. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.^[4]

FC Utrecht v Sparta Rotterdam

15 August 2021 1	FC Utrecht	4–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maher 2' Van der Maarel 51' 65' Douvikas 75' Gustafson 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Harroui 55' van Crooij 59' Vriends 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

FC Groningen v FC Utrecht

21 August 2021 2	FC Groningen	0–0	FC Utrecht	Groningen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kasanwirjo 57' Matusiwa 74' Suslov 75'	Report	Timber 45' Ter Avest 57' Kerk 75' Janssen 88'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Utrecht v Feyenoord

29 August 2021 3	FC Utrecht	3–1	Feyenoord	Utrecht
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 45+3' Sylla 48' Gustafson 51' (pen.) Maher 75'	Report	Malacia 42' Sinisterra 45' Til 45+3' Toornstra 53' Hendriks 58'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

FC Twente v FC Utrecht

11 September 2021 4	FC Twente	1–0	FC Utrecht	Enschede
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hilgers 12' Sadílek 81' Limnios 89' Ugalde 89' Pröpper 90+1'	Report	Janssen 51' Warmerdam 74' Sylla 82' Maher 89'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

18 September 2021 5	FC Utrecht	2–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gustafson 4' Janssen 27' Douvikas 52' (pen.)	Report	Odgaard 8', 20' Büttner 45' Kramer 69' Vaessen 90+4' Daneels 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Richard Martens

N.E.C. Nijmegen v FC Utrecht

22 September 2021 6	N.E.C. Nijmegen	0–3	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ramselaar 7', 79' Van der Maarel 66' Douvikas 67'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

FC Utrecht v PEC Zwolle

25 September 2021 7	FC Utrecht	5–1	PEC Zwolle	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 11' (pen.) Sylla 59' Ramselaar 65' (pen.) Mahi 66' Janssen 86'	Report	Strieder 64' Saymak 75'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,451 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Ajax v FC Utrecht

3 October 2021 8	Ajax	0–1	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gravenberch 50'	Report	Van der Maarel 38' Paes 63' Maher 67' Warmerdam 77' Timber 79'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA Attendance: 52,621 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

AZ Alkmaar v FC Utrecht

17 October 2021 9	AZ Alkmaar	5–1	FC Utrecht	Alkmaar
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlidis 6' Karlsson 12' De Wit 39', 56' Gudmundsson 86' (pen.)	Report	Timber 90'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,037 Referee: Kevin Blom

FC Utrecht v sc Heerenveen

23 October 2021 10	FC Utrecht	2–1	sc Heerenveen	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 21' Van der Maarel 48' Van de Streek 80'	Report	Janssen 23' (o.g.) Kongolo 34'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,875 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

FC Utrecht v Willem II

31 October 2021 11	FC Utrecht	5–1	Willem II	Utrecht
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ramselaar 10', 25', 67' Maher 38' Van der Maarel 79' Mallahi 83' Van Overeem 90+2'	Report	Owusu 6' Wriedt 35' Saddiki 72' Svensson 78'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,469 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Vitesse v FC Utrecht

7 November 2021 12	Vitesse	2–1	FC Utrecht	Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Frederiksen 7' Bazoer 45+2'	Report	Janssen 64' Zagre 77' Maher 90+1' Mallahi 90+9'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 15,867 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

SC Cambuur v FC Utrecht

21 November 2021 13	SC Cambuur	2–1	FC Utrecht	Leeuwarden
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Uldrikis 21' Jacobs 54'	Report	Sylla 32' Warmerdam 47' Van der Maarel 90+3'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

FC Utrecht v Heracles Almelo

28 November 2021 14	FC Utrecht	1–0	Heracles Almelo	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gustafson 40' Paes 80' Knoester 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Rente 83'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

PSV v FC Utrecht

4 December 2021 15	PSV	4–1	FC Utrecht	Eindhoven
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gakpo 27' Ramalho 35' Doan 51' Mwene 70'	Report	Van der Hoorn 12' Ter Avest 32'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Utrecht v Go Ahead Eagles

11 December 2021 16	FC Utrecht	0–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maher 90+3'	Report	Deijl 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Joey Kooij

Fortuna Sittard v FC Utrecht

18 December 2021 17	Fortuna Sittard	2–2	FC Utrecht	Sittard
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cox 23' 33' Flemming 77'	Report	Mahi 21' Van de Streek 45' 50' Maher 70' Janssen 84'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Pérez

FC Utrecht v FC Twente

22 December 2021 18	FC Utrecht	1–1	FC Twente	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van der Maarel 77' Douvikas 82' Mahi 90+5' Timber 90+8'	Report	Van Wolfswinkel 17' Oosterwolde 42' Sadílek 51' Zerrouki 90+7'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Richard Martens

FC Utrecht v Ajax

16 January 2022 19	FC Utrecht	0–3	Ajax	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Maher 20' Boussaid 45+2'	Report	Antony 5' Brobbey 19', 45+2' Mazraoui 65'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Sparta Rotterdam v FC Utrecht

23 January 2022 20	Sparta Rotterdam	0–3	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dalmau 28'	Report	Douvikas 12' Timber 41' Mahi 47' Coremans 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

FC Utrecht v SC Cambuur

5 February 2022 21	FC Utrecht	3–2	SC Cambuur	Utrecht
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 33', 38' Janssen 43' Van der Maarel 60' Veerman 64'	Report	Schouten 8', 12' Maulun 21' Uldrikis 43'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Heracles Almelo v FC Utrecht

11 February 2022 22	Heracles Almelo	1–0	FC Utrecht	Almelo
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Quagliata 71' Basaçikoglu 72' Sierhuis 82'	Report	Van der Maarel 52'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 4,058 Referee: Rob Dieperink

FC Utrecht v Vitesse

20 February 2022 23	FC Utrecht	1–1	Vitesse	Utrecht
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 14' 62' Van de Streek 42' Maher 72'	Report	Tronstad 59' Wittek 64' Grbic 65' Doekhi 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,886 Referee: Allard Lindhout

sc Heerenveen v FC Utrecht

27 February 2022 24	sc Heerenveen	1–2	FC Utrecht	Heerenveen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van Hooijdonk 80' (pen.)	Report	Ramselaar 58' Van der Hoorn 69' 78' Van de Streek 90+1'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Go Ahead Eagles v FC Utrecht

5 March 2022 25	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	FC Utrecht	Deventer
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Brouwers 33' Rommens 59'	Report	Van der Maarel 39' Sylla 76'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Utrecht v PSV

13 March 2022 26	FC Utrecht	0–1	PSV	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Warmerdam 19' Maher 88'	Report	Zahavi 53' Teze 86' Mauro Júnior 90+2' Carlos Vinícius 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 22,269 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v FC Groningen

20 March 2022 27	FC Utrecht	1–3	FC Groningen	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Ramselaar 48' Van Overeem 63'	Report	El Hankouri 4' (pen.) De Leeuw 10' Meijer 41' Te Wierik 41' Dankerlui 48' Strand Larsen 89'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,221 Referee: Dennis Higler

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

2 April 2022 28	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 90+2'	Report	Timber 34'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,389 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

FC Utrecht v Fortuna Sittard

9 April 2022 29	FC Utrecht	1–1	Fortuna Sittard	Utrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ramselaar 5'	Report	Duarte 30' Flemming 61' Gladon 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Feyenoord v FC Utrecht

24 April 2022 30	Feyenoord	2–1	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Van der Hoorn 48' (o.g.) Sinisterra 90+6' 90+7'	Report	Ter Avest 58' Van de Streek 64' De Keijzer 81'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Utrecht v N.E.C. Nijmegen

29 April 2022 31	FC Utrecht	1–0	N.E.C. Nijmegen	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Douvikas 77'	Report	Duelund 14' Bruijn 50' Proper 73'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Danny Makkelie

PEC Zwolle v FC Utrecht

7 May 2022 32	PEC Zwolle	1–1	FC Utrecht	Zwolle
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Redan 73'	Report	Ter Avest 29'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

FC Utrecht v AZ

11 May 2022 33	FC Utrecht	2–2	AZ	Utrecht
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek 37' Van Overeem 57' Douvikas 90+4'	Report	Pavlidis 12', 15' De Wit 69'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,085 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Willem II v FC Utrecht

15 May 2022 34	Willem II	3–0	FC Utrecht	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hornkamp 8' Llonch 49' Saddiki 53' Van Overeem 73' (o.g.)	Report	Gustafson 56'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

KNVB Cup

SteDoCo v FC Utrecht

26 October 2021 First round	SteDoCo	0–5	FC Utrecht	Hoornaar
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Balk 17' Boussaid 40' Maher 54' Sylla 79' Van de Streek 90+2'	Stadium: Sportpark SteDoCo Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

NAC Breda v FC Utrecht

14 December 2021 Second round	NAC Breda	3–2	FC Utrecht	Breda
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haye 55', 70' Seuntjens 89' Kotzebue 90+2'	Report	Dalmau 28' Van der Hoorn 34', 54' 81' Douvikas 86'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Play-offs

Semi-finals

FC Utrecht v Vitesse

19 May 2022 First leg	FC Utrecht	3–1	Vitesse	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Janssen 3' Van de Streek 21', 53' Van der Kust 51' Gustafson 81' (pen.)	Report	Buitink 51' Tronstad 60' Doekhi 74' Vroegh 85' Openda 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,524 Referee: Dennis Higler

Vitesse v FC Utrecht

22 May 2022 Second leg	Vitesse	3–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	FC Utrecht	Arnhem
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Manhoef 39' Domgjoni 44' Tronstad 52' Baden Frederiksen 93', 120+1' 120+3' Hájek 112' Houwen 117'	Report	Van der Maarel 105+1'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 13,675 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Statistics

Goalscorers

Friendlies

No.	Name
1.	Adrián Dalmau^[a]	9
2.	Remco Balk	8
3.	Anastasios Douvikas	6
3.	Bart Ramselaar	6
5.	Gyrano Kerk^[a]	4
5.	Moussa Sylla	4
7.	Othmane Boussaid	3
	Simon Gustafson	3
	Sander van de Streek	3
10.	Benaissa Benamar^[a]	2
	Mimoun Mahi	2
	Quinten Timber	2
13.	Pontus Almqvist	1
	Hidde ter Avest	1
	Mike van der Hoorn	1
	Djevencio van der Kust	1
	Mohamed Mallahi	1
Own goals opponent		1
Totals		58

^ ^a ^b ^c Sold, loaned out or contract terminated during the season.

Eredivisie

No.	Name
1.	Anastasios Douvikas	9
1.	Bart Ramselaar	9
3.	Moussa Sylla	6
4.	Mimoun Mahi	4
4.	Sander van de Streek	4
6.	Simon Gustafson	3
7.	Mike van der Hoorn	2
	Willem Janssen	2
	Quinten Timber	2
10.	Hidde ter Avest	1
	Mark van der Maarel	1
	Adam Maher	1
	Mohamed Mallahi	1
	Joris van Overeem	1
	Henk Veerman	1
	Django Warmerdam	1
	Arthur Zagre	1
Own goals opponent		2
Totals		51

KNVB Cup

No.	Name
1.	Remco Balk	1
	Othmane Boussaid	1
	Anastasios Douvikas	1
	Mike van der Hoorn	1
	Adam Maher	1
	Sander van de Streek	1
	Moussa Sylla	1
Own goals opponent		–
Totals		7

Play-offs

No.	Name
1.	Simon Gustafson	1
	Willem Janssen	1
	Sander van de Streek	1
Own goals opponent		–
Totals		3

Assists

Eredivisie

No.	Name
1.	Othmane Boussaid	5
2.	Mimoun Mahi	4
2.	Quinten Timber	4
4.	Anastasios Douvikas	3
	Adam Maher	3
	Moussa Sylla	3
7.	Hidde ter Avest	2
	Simon Gustafson	2
	Mike van der Hoorn	2
	Django Warmerdam	2
11.	Remco Balk	1
	Mark van der Maarel	1
	Sylian Mokono	1
	Joris van Overeem	1
	Sander van de Streek	1
Totals		35

KNVB Cup

No.	Name
1.	Hidde ter Avest	1
	Remco Balk	1
	Adam Maher	1
	Joris van Overeem	1
	Bart Ramselaar	1
Totals		5

Play-offs

No.	Name
1.	Othmane Boussaid	1
1.	Simon Gustafson	1
Totals		2

Monthly Awards

Month	Type of award	Player	Ref.
August	Team of the Month	Willem Janssen	1
April	Team of the Month	Fabian de Keijzer	2

Attendance

Home games

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Friendlies
N/A	KV Mechelen	0^[a]	0	0
N/A	Volos NFC	200^[a]	200	200
N/A	Venezia FC	0^[b]	200	200
N/A	Fortuna Sittard	200^[a]	400	200
N/A	Cercle Brugge	501^[b]	901	300
N/A	Sparta Rotterdam	251^[b]	1,152	288
N/A	ADO Den Haag	0^[a]	1,152	288
Eredivisie
1	Sparta Rotterdam	16,000	16,000	16,000
3	Feyenoord	16,000	32,000	16,000
5	RKC Waalwijk	16,000	48,000	16,000
7	PEC Zwolle	19,451	67,451	16,863
10	sc Heerenveen	21,875	89,326	17,865
11	Willem II	20,469	109,795	18,299
14	Heracles Almelo	0	109,795	18,299
16	Go Ahead Eagles	0	109,795	18,299
18	FC Twente	0	109,795	18,299
19	Ajax	0	109,795	18,299
21	SC Cambuur	8,000	117,795	16,828
23	Vitesse	16,886	134,681	16.835
26	PSV	22,269	156,950	17,439
27	FC Groningen	21,221	178,181	17,817
29	Fortuna Sittard	21,216	199,387	18,126
31	N.E.C. Nijmegen	20,665	220,052	18,338
33	AZ	20,085	240,137	18,472
KNVB Cup
There have been no home games this season.
Play-offs
Semi-finals	Vitesse	17,524	17,524	17,524

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Match played at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.
^ ^a ^b ^c Match played in Stadion Galgenwaard.

Away supporters

Round	Opponent	Attendance	Total attendance	Average
Eredivisie
2	FC Groningen	503	503	503
4	FC Twente	437	940	470
6	N.E.C. Nijmegen	335	1,275	425
8	Ajax	830	2,105	526
9	AZ	750	2,855	571
12	Vitesse	775	3,630	605
13	SC Cambuur	0	3,630	605
15	PSV	0	3,630	605
17	Fortuna Sittard	0	3,630	605
20	Sparta Rotterdam	0	3,630	605
22	Heracles Almelo	0	3,630	605
24	sc Heerenveen	260	3,890	556
25	Go Ahead Eagles	400	4,290	536
28	RKC Waalwijk	430	4,720	524
30	Feyenoord	531	5,251	525
32	PEC Zwolle	435	5,686	517
34	Vitesse	600	6,286	524
KNVB Cup
First round	SteDoCo	361	361	361
Second round	NAC Breda	0	361	361
Play-offs
Semi-finals	Vitesse	500	500	500

References

^ Wegen FC Utrecht en René Hake scheiden
^ FC Utrecht Players
^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021–22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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