2022–23 FC Groningen season

FC Groningen 2022–23 football season

FC Groningen

2022–23 season

Chairman

Erik Mulder

Head coach

Frank Wormuth
(until 14 November 2022)
Dennis van der Ree
(from 2 December 2022)

Stadium

Euroborg

Eredivisie

18th (relegated)

KNVB Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Ricardo Pepi (12)
All: Ricardo Pepi (13)

Home colours

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The 2022–23 season was the 51st in the history of FC Groningen and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. The team ended up relegated at the end of the season.

Players

As of 23 February 2023^[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	NED	Peter Leeuwenburgh
2	DF	SUR	Damil Dankerlui
4	MF	NED	Joey Pelupessy (captain)
6	MF	NED	Laros Duarte
7	MF	SVK	Tomáš Suslov
8	MF	NOR	Johan Hove
9	FW	USA	Ricardo Pepi (on loan from FC Augsburg)
10	MF	SWE	Daleho Irandust
11	FW	SWE	Paulos Abraham
12	DF	NED	Radinio Balker
14	MF	BEL	Emmanuel Matuta
15	DF	NED	Jetro Willems
18	DF	NOR	Isak Dybvik Määttä
19	DF	NED	Liam van Gelderen
20	GK	NED	Michael Verrips (on loan from Fortuna Sittard)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	FIN	Oliver Antman (on loan from Nordsjælland)
23	FW	GER	Florian Krüger
24	DF	NED	Nordin Musampa
25	GK	NED	Jan de Boer
26	FW	NED	Kian Slor
28	FW	NED	Elvis Manu (on loan from Botev Plovdiv)
29	DF	DEN	Mads Bech Sørensen (on loan from Brentford)
31	MF	SWE	Aimar Sher (on loan from Spezia)
34	FW	NED	Ragnar Oratmangoen
37	DF	CZE	Matěj Chaluš (on loan from Malmö FF)
39	MF	NED	Jorg Schreuders
40	MF	ITA	Luciano Valente
42	DF	NED	Thijmen Blokzijl
48	DF	NED	Maxim Mariani
55	FW	NED	Thom van Bergen

Out 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
—	GK	NED	Jan Hoekstra (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	SWE	Yahya Kalley (at Norrköping until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CRO	Marin Šverko (at Venezia until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	NED	Romano Postema (at Roda JC until 30 June 2023)

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SWE	Alex Mortensen (long-term injury)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Groningen

PAOK

2 July 2022 Friendly	Groningen	2–1	PAOK	Wenum-Wiesel, Netherlands
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Wiesel

Hannover 96

Groningen

9 July 2022 Friendly	Hannover 96	3–0	Groningen	Hanover, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: 96 Das Stadion

VfL Osnabrück

Groningen

16 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Osnabrück	1–2	Groningen	Osnabrück, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Bremer Brücke

Groningen

Emmen

17 July 2022 Friendly	Groningen	2–1	Emmen	Rolde, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Boerbos

Werder Bremen

Groningen

23 July 2022 Friendly	Werder Bremen	6–1	Groningen	Delmenhorst, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion an der Düsternortstraße

Blau-Weiß Lohne

Groningen

24 July 2022 Friendly	Blau-Weiß Lohne	1–3	Groningen	Lohne, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion

Groningen

Osasuna

30 July 2022 Friendly	Groningen	2–1	Osasuna	Groningen, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngonge 6' Lundqvist 23'	Report	Ibáñez 55'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 4,561 Referee: Rob Dieperink

Groningen

Cambuur

9 December 2022 Friendly	Groningen	1–1	Cambuur	Groningen, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn

Metz

Groningen

17 December 2022 Friendly	Metz	2–3	Groningen	Murcia, Spain
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report
Note: Played over two periods of 60 minutes.

Spezia

Groningen

20 December 2022 Friendly	Spezia	2–0	Groningen	Benidorm, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report

Utrecht

Groningen

23 December 2022 Friendly	Utrecht	0–3	Groningen	Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)

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	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	18th	34	4	6	24	31	75	−44	011.76
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022	12 January 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					36	5	6	25	36	78	−42	013.89

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Volendam	34	10	6	18	42	71	−29	36
15	Excelsior	34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	32
16	Emmen (R)	34	6	10	18	33	65	−32	28	Relegation play-offs
17	Cambuur (R)	34	5	4	25	26	69	−43	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	Groningen (R)	34	4	6	24	31	75	−44	18	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

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)
(R) Relegated

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	4	6	24	31	75	−44	18	3	3	11	20	34	−14	1	3	13	11	41	−30

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[2]

Groningen v Volendam

7 August 2022 1	Groningen	2–2	Volendam	Groningen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngonge 2' Larsen 34'	Report	Van Mieghem 38' Benamar 68', 83'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Joey Kooij

Ajax v Groningen

14 August 2022 2	Ajax	6–1	Groningen	Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bergwijn 4', 45', 67' Antony 28' Tadić 30' K. Taylor 66' Berghuis 88' (pen.)	Report	Ngonge 10'	Stadium: Johan Cruijff ArenA Attendance: 54,060 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Groningen v Go Ahead Eagles

21 August 2022 3	Groningen	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Groningen
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	De Lange 3' (o.g.) te Wierik 7' Kalley 90+1'	Report	Fontán 90' Rommens 90+4'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,575 Referee: Pol van Boekel

NEC v Groningen

26 August 2022 4	NEC	1–1	Groningen	Nijmegen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tannane 63' Cissoko 88' Tavşan 90+3'	Report	Suslov 58' Kasanwirjo 63' Duarte 75'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Groningen v Vitesse

4 September 2022 5	Groningen	0–1	Vitesse	Groningen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Valente 79'	Report	Bero 77' Flamingo 82' Arcus 90+1'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,014 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Cambuur v Groningen

11 September 2022 6	Cambuur	0–1	Groningen	Leeuwarden
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Balk 18' Breij 75'	Report	Suslov 64' 71' Šverko 75' Dankerlui 90' Irandust 90+6'	Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dennis Higler

Sparta Rotterdam v Groningen

17 September 2022 7	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	Groningen	Rotterdam
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mijnans 73' van Crooij 90' (pen.)	Report	Balker 28' Pepi 61' Šverko 79' Verrips 84'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Groningen v AZ

1 October 2022 8	Groningen	1–4	AZ	Groningen
CEST (UTC+2)	Pepi 42' Pelupessy 80'	Report	de Wit 3' Karlsson 19' Kerkez 61', 84' Lahdo 85'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,890 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Groningen v RKC Waalwijk

7 October 2022 9	Groningen	2–3	RKC Waalwijk	Groningen
20:00	Pepi 14' (pen.), 76' te Wierik 35' Balker 36'	Report	Van den Buijs 38' (pen.) Biereth 61', 80', 83' Oukili 83'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,835 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

FC Twente v Groningen

16 October 2022 10	FC Twente	3–0	Groningen	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Misidjan 26', 48' Brenet 55' van Wolfswinkel 84'	Report	Kalley 88' te Wierik 90+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Groningen v PSV

23 October 2022 11	Groningen	4–2	PSV	Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pepi 39' Balker 43' Ngonge 45+1' Pelupessy 90+2'	Report	Sangaré 45+3' Til 76'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,333 Referee: Dennis Higler

Emmen v Groningen

30 October 2022 12	Emmen	0–0	Groningen	Emmen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vlak 66'	Report	Kasanwirjo 90+7'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Danny Makkelie

FC Utrecht v Groningen

6 November 2022 13	FC Utrecht	2–1	Groningen	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Klaiber 45+1' Booth 26', 79' Sagnan 67' van de Streek 84'	Report	Krüger 40' Valente 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,904 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Groningen v Fortuna Sittard

13 November 2022 14	Groningen	2–3	Fortuna Sittard	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pepi 45' Balker 49' te Wierik 89' Krüger 90+1'	Report	Córdoba 17' Embaló 72' Paul Gladon 78', 84' Noslin 90+5'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,023 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Excelsior v Groningen

8 January 2023 15	Excelsior	1–0	Groningen	Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Azarkan 37' Driouech 59' El Yaakoubi 69'	Report	van Gelderen 40' Suslov 61' Määttä 81'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Erwin Blank

Groningen v Feyenoord

15 January 2023 16	Groningen	0–3	Feyenoord	Groningen
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Valente 66'	Report	Paixão 19' Kökçü 30' Giménez 90+1'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 20,589 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

SC Heerenveen v Groningen

22 January 2023 17	SC Heerenveen	3–1	Groningen	Heerenveen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 5', 82' van Amersfoort 81'	Report	Krüger 40' van Gelderen 66' Sørensen 72' Suslov 76'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,029 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Groningen v SC Cambuur

26 January 2023 18	Groningen	0–1	SC Cambuur	Groningen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sher 89' van Bergen 89' Lundqvist 90+3'	Report	van Kaam 77'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 18,918 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

FC Volendam v Groningen

29 January 2023 19	FC Volendam	3–2	Groningen	Volendam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Oristanio 21' Twigt 55' Mühren 78'	Report	Hove 50' Määttä 70' Pepi 73'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 6.600 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Groningen v FC Twente

5 February 2023 20	Groningen	1–1	FC Twente	Groningen
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Antman 68'	Report	Steijn 5', 31'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 20,355 Referee: Pol van Boekel

PSV v Groningen

11 February 2023 21	PSV	6–0	Groningen	Eindhoven
20:00CET (UTC+1)	de Jong 27' Simons 46' Branthwaite 69' Bakayoko 73' Fábio Silva 84' Til 88'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 32,198 Referee: Dennis Higler

Groningen v FC Emmen

18 February 2023 22	Groningen	1–1	FC Emmen	Groningen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pepi 12' Oratmangoen 68'	Report	Araujo 14' te Wierik 41' 73' Bernadou 83' Vlak 90+2'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,674 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Groningen v Excelsior

25 February 2023 23	Groningen	3–0	Excelsior	Groningen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hove 13' Pepi 50' van Gelderen 66'	Report		Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Feyenoord v Groningen

4 March 2023 24	Feyenoord	1–0	Groningen	Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pedersen 10' Idrissi 88'	Report	Määttä 45+2' 52' Dankerlui 67' van Gelderen 74'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Joey Kooij

AZ v Groningen

11 March 2023 25	AZ	1–0	Groningen	Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karlsson 4'	Report	van Gelderen 57'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,526 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Groningen v SC Heerenveen

19 March 2023 26	Groningen	0–2	SC Heerenveen	Groningen
12:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Haye 15' van Hooijdonk 27' 40'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,247 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Fortuna Sittard v Groningen

2 April 2023 27	Fortuna Sittard	3–1	Groningen	Sittard
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Iñigo Córdoba 3' 44' Noslin 13' Gladon 90+3'	Report	Pepi 76'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Station Attendance: 10,759 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Groningen v FC Utrecht

7 April 2023 28	Groningen	1–2	FC Utrecht	Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Euroborg

RKC Waalwijk v Groningen

15 April 2023 29	RKC Waalwijk	2–1	Groningen	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Groningen v NEC

22 April 2023 30	Groningen	0–1	NEC	Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Euroborg

Go Ahead Eagles v Groningen

7 May 2023 31	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Groningen	Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

Groningen v Ajax

14 May 2023 32	Groningen	2–3	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Eurborg

Vitesse v Groningen

21 May 2023 33	Vitesse	6–0	Groningen	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: GelreDome

Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam

28 May 2023 34	Groningen	0–5	Sparta Rotterdam	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Euroborg

KNVB Cup

FC Dordrecht v FC Groningen

19 October 2022 First round	FC Dordrecht	0–3	FC Groningen	Dordrecht
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Suray 24'	Report	Valente 10' Kasanwirjo 42', 81' Pepi 90'	Stadium: Stadion Krommewijk Attendance: 2.611 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

FC Groningen v SV Spakenburg

12 January 2023 Second round	FC Groningen	2–3	SV Spakenburg	Groningen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Balker 67' Dankerlui 77', 84'	Report	Koelewijn 10' van der Linden 32' (pen.), 69' (pen.) Werkman 70' Green 90+5'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 8.356 Referee: Danny Makkelie

References

^ "Selectie" [Squad] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld".

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History	History European football
Grounds	Stadion Oosterpark (1971–2005) Euroborg (2006–present)
Football teams	First team
Notable matches	1989 KNVB Cup final 2015 KNVB Cup final 2015 Johan Cruyff Shield
Rivalries	Derby of the North (with sc Heerenveen) Groningse derby (with SC Veendam)
Seasons	2006–07 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Vierde Divisie Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Schaal KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Women's Champions League

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