2020–21 FC Twente season

The 2020–21 FC Twente season is the club's 56th season in existence and second consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, FC Twente participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

FC Twente
2020–21 season
ChairmanRené Takens
Head coachRon Jans
StadiumDe Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie7th
KNVB CupFirst round
All statistics correct as of 17 January 2021.

Players

Current squad
As of 25 October 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  NED Xandro Schenk
4 DF  ESP Julio Pleguezuelo
5 DF  NED Gijs Smal
6 MF  NED Wout Brama (captain)
7 FW  CZE Václav Černý (on loan from FC Utrecht)
8 MF  SRB Luka Ilić (on loan from Manchester City)
9 FW  BRA Danilo (on loan from Ajax)
10 MF  GRE Lazaros Lamprou (on loan from PAOK)
11 FW  NED Queensy Menig
14 FW  SWE Alexander Jeremejeff (on loan from Dynamo Dresden)
15 DF  NED Kik Pierie (on loan from Ajax)
16 GK  NED Joël Drommel
17 DF  NED Jayden Oosterwolde
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ALB Lindon Selahi
19 DF  NED Ramiz Zerrouki
20 MF  NED Godfried Roemeratoe
21 FW  TUR Halil Dervişoğlu (on loan from Brentford)
22 GK  NED Jeffrey de Lange
23 DF  NGA Tyronne Ebuehi (on loan from Benfica)
24 DF  NED Nathangelo Markelo
30 GK  NED Ennio van der Gouw
32 MF  NED Jesse Bosch
35 DF  NED Mees Hilgers
37 MF  NED Thijs van Leeuwen
40 DF  NED Casper Staring
43 DF  BIH Dario Đumić

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos. Name Transferred from Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 DF Gijs Smal FC Volendam Free transfer [1]
13 July 2020 FW Václav Černý FC Utrecht Loan [2]
16 July 2020 DF Kik Pierie Ajax Loan [3]
20 July 2020 DF Jayden Oosterwolde FC Twente / Heracles Academie Free transfer [4]
27 July 2020 DF Nathangelo Markelo Everton Loan [5]
31 July 2020 FW Lazaros Lamprou PAOK Loan [6]
3 August 2020 FW Alexander Jeremejeff Dynamo Dresden Loan [7]
20 August 2020 FW Danilo Ajax Loan [8]
21 August 2020 DF Tyronne Ebuehi Benfica Loan [9]
4 September 2020 DF Dario Đumić FC Utrecht Undisclosed [10]
5 October 2020 MF Luka Ilić Manchester City Loan [11]
6 October 2020 FW Halil Dervişoğlu Brentford Loan [12]

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

    Pre-season and friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    7 August 2020 Friendly FC Twente 3–1 Excelsior '31 Enschede, Netherlands
    19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    • Ezafzafi  55'
    		 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    10 August 2020 Friendly FC Twente 2–1 Fortuna Sittard Enschede, Netherlands
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 3,025
    Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
    16 August 2020 Friendly Feyenoord 0–0 FC Twente Rotterdam, Netherlands
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: De Kuip
    Referee: Siemen Mulder
    22 August 2020 Friendly FC Twente 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles Enschede, Netherlands
    18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    • Bosch  32'
    • Seppenwoolde  86'
    		 Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 3,650
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    5 September 2020 Friendly FC Twente 1–1 FC Emmen Enschede, Netherlands
    19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 3,600
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot

    Competitions

    Overview
    Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Eredivisie 12 September 2020 16 May 2021 Matchday 1 21 8 6 7 33 28 +5 038.10
    KNVB Cup 27 October 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
    Total 22 8 6 8 34 31 +3 036.36

    Last updated: 6 February 2021

    Source: Soccerway

    Eredivisie
    Main article: 2020–21 Eredivisie

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    5 Feyenoord 20 11 5 4 37 20 +17 38 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    6 FC Groningen 20 10 4 6 28 23 +5 34
    7 FC Twente 21 8 6 7 33 28 +5 30
    8 SC Heerenveen 21 7 8 6 29 27 +2 29
    9 FC Utrecht 20 6 10 4 27 27 0 28
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Eredivisie Soccerway
    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)[13]
    Notes:
    1. Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    21 8 6 7 33 28  +5 30 3 3 5 14 15  −1 5 3 2 19 13  +6

    Last updated: 6 February 2021.
    Source: Eredivisie

    Results by round
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
    GroundHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAA
    ResultWDWDWLWWDLWLWLWLDLDDL
    Position36465665555777677777
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Eredivisie
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.[14]

    12 September 2020 1 FC Twente 2–0 Fortuna Sittard Enschede
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    20 September 2020 2 Feyenoord 1–1 FC Twente Rotterdam
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 13,000
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    25 September 2020 3 FC Twente 3–1 FC Groningen Enschede
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Sander van der Eijk
    3 October 2020 4 FC Twente 1–1 FC Emmen Enschede
    21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Siemen Mulder
    17 October 2020 5 Willem II 0–3 FC Twente Tilburg
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    24 October 2020 6 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente Utrecht
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Blom
    31 October 2020 7 FC Twente 5–1 PEC Zwolle Enschede
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    7 November 2020 8 ADO Den Haag 2–4 FC Twente The Hague
    16:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Rob Dieperink
    22 November 2020 9 FC Twente 1–1 PSV Enschede
    16:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    27 November 2020 10 FC Twente 0–2 RKC Waalwijk Enschede
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Richard Martens
    5 December 2020 11 Ajax 1–2 FC Twente Amsterdam
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    13 December 2020 12 FC Twente 1–3 AZ Enschede
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    19 December 2020 13 VVV-Venlo 1–2 FC Twente Venlo
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Koel
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    22 December 2020 14 FC Twente 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Martin Van Den Kerkhof
    9 January 2021 15 FC Emmen 1–4 FC Twente Emmen
    18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    14 January 2021 16 FC Twente 1–3 Ajax Enschede
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    17 January 2021 17 FC Groningen 2–2 FC Twente Groningen
    14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Euroborg
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Blom
    24 January 2021 18 FC Twente 0–1 VVV-Venlo Enschede
    14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
    28 January 2021 19 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 FC Twente Rotterdam
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
    31 January 2021 20 FC Twente 0–0 SC Heerenveen Enschede
    12:15 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    6 February 2021 21 PSV 3–0 FC Twente Eindhoven
    16:30 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Philips Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Siemen Mulder
    14 February 2021 22 Vitesse v FC Twente Arnhem
    16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: GelreDome

    KNVB Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 KNVB Cup
    27 October 2020 First round FC Twente 1–3 De Graafschap Enschede
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot

    Statistics

    References
    1. "Gijs Smal naar FC Twente: "Het voelt fantastisch"". FC Twente. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    2. "FC Twente huurt vleugelspits Cerny voor een seizoen van FC Utrecht". NU.nl. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    3. "Kik Pierie op huurbasis naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    4. "Jayden Oosterwolde tekent contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    5. "FC Twente huurt Nathangelo Markelo van Everton FC". FC Twente. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    6. "FC Twente huurt Lazaros Lamprou van PAOK Saloniki". FC Twente. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    7. "Alexander Jeremejeff naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    8. "Danilo, welkom!". FC Twente. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    9. "Tyronne Ebuehi naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    10. "Dario Dumic naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
    11. "Luka Ilich naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    12. "Halil Dervisoglu naar FC Twente". FC Twente. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
    13. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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