2019–20 VVV-Venlo season

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.

VVV-Venlo
2019–20 season
ChairmanHai Berden
Head coachHans de Koning
StadiumDe Koel
Eredivisie13th
KNVB CupFirst round

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
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
Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLLWLWLLLLLLLWLWLLDWDDWWDLCCCCCCCC
Position41012912911121315171717161615161617151616151413131313131313131313
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] It was declared void the following day.[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)
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
25 August 2019 4 Utrecht 1–2 VVV-Venlo Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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)
Report
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)
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)
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)
Report
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)
Report
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
Main article: 2019–20 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
Stadium: Pronsebroek
Referee: Robin Hensgens
Penalties

References
  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. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/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.
  6. "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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