2020–21 PEC Zwolle season

The 2020–21 PEC Zwolle season is the club's 111th season in existence and the 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, PEC Zwolle will participate in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

PEC Zwolle
2020–21 season
ChairmanAdriaan Visser
ManagerJohn Stegeman
StadiumMAC³PARK Stadion
Eredivisie13th
KNVB CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reza Ghoochannejhad (6)
All:
Reza Ghoochannejhad (6)
All statistics correct as of 24 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 18 September 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
1 GK  NED Xavier Mous
2 DF  NED Bram van Polen (captain)
3 DF  FIN Thomas Lam
4 DF  JPN Yuta Nakayama
5 DF  NED Kenneth Paal
6 MF  NED Mustafa Saymak
8 FW  IRN Reza Ghoochannejhad
9 FW  NED Mike van Duinen
10 MF  NED Clint Leemans
11 MF  NED Jesper Drost
13 MF  GER Rico Strieder
15 DF  NED Sam Kersten
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  GER Michael Zetterer (on loan from Werder Bremen)
17 DF  KVX Destan Bajselmani
20 MF  NED Thomas van den Belt
22 MF  NED Pelle Clement
23 FW  NED Eliano Reijnders
25 MF  NED Immanuel Pherai (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
27 FW  SRB Slobodan Tedić (on loan from Manchester City)
30 MF  NED Dean Huiberts
31 DF  JPN Sai van Wermeskerken
32 FW  NED Jarno Westerman
40 GK  NED Mike Hauptmeijer

Transfers

In
Date No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Source
1 July 2020 DF Destan Bajselmani Academy
1 July 2020 FW Zian Flemming NEC Nijmegen Loan return [1]
1 July 2020 MF Clint Leemans RKC Waalwijk Loan return
1 July 2020 FW Stanley Elbers RKC Waalwijk Loan return
2 July 2020 MF Rico Strieder FC Utrecht Undisclosed [2]
3 July 2020 MF Jesper Drost FC Groningen Free transfer [3]

    Out
    Date No. Pos Player Transferred to Type Fee Source
    1 July 2020 19 MF Rick Dekker De Graafschap[4] End of contract [5]
    1 July 2020 32 MF Jarni Koorman TBD End of contract [5]
    1 July 2020 25 FW Stanley Elbers TBD End of contract [5]
    1 July 2020 23 DF Etiënne Reijnen End of career [6]
    1 July 2020 17 FW Dennis Johnsen AFC Ajax End of loan [5]
    1 July 2020 13 MF Rico Strieder FC Utrecht End of loan
    3 July 2020 38 MF Gustavo Hamer Coventry City F.C. Transfer €1,500,000[lower-alpha 1] [7]
    1. Fee may eventually rise due to undisclosed bonuses.

    Pre-season and friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    1 August 2020 Friendly SC Cambuur 2–0 PEC Zwolle Leeuwarden, Netherlands
    17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
    Attendance: 1,400
    Referee: Siemen Mulder
    5 August 2020 Friendly AZ 0–1 PEC Zwolle Wissel, Netherlands
    19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: Sportpark Ericaweg
    Attendance: 0
    9 August 2020 Friendly Heracles Almelo 0–1 PEC Zwolle Almelo, Netherlands
    16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: Erve Asito
    Attendance: 1,200
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    14 August 2020 Friendly FC Groningen 0–2 PEC Zwolle Groningen, Netherlands
    14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: Euroborg
    Attendance: 1,400
    Referee: Jeroen Manschot
    Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves.
    21 August 2020 Friendly Team VVCS 1–0 PEC Zwolle Wissel, Netherlands
    14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report Stadium: Sportpark Ericaweg
    Note: Match was played in two 35-minute halves.
    24 August 2020 Friendly Emmen 0–1 PEC Zwolle Emmen, Netherlands
    18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
    Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Rob Dieperink
    29 August 2020 Friendly PEC Zwolle 0–2 FC Utrecht Zwolle, Netherlands
    14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    5 September 2020 Friendly SC Heerenveen 0–1 PEC Zwolle Heerenveen, Netherlands
    14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
    		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Attendance: 1,500
    Referee: Björn Kuipers
    8 October 2020 Friendly PEC Zwolle 3–3 FC Utrecht Zwolle, Netherlands
    13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Maurice Paarhuis

    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 4 11 6 26 33 −7 019.05
    KNVB Cup 1 December 2020 15 December 2020 First round Second round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
    Total 22 4 11 7 26 35 −9 018.18

    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
    11 Fortuna Sittard 21 7 4 10 31 40 −9 25
    12 Sparta Rotterdam 20 6 5 9 29 32 −3 23
    13 PEC Zwolle 21 4 11 6 26 33 −7 23
    14 VVV-Venlo 20 6 4 10 34 49 −15 22
    15 RKC Waalwijk 21 3 7 11 18 35 −17 16
    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)[8]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    21 4 11 6 26 33  −7 23 2 6 3 11 13  −2 2 5 3 15 20  −5

    Last updated: 6 February 2021.
    Source: Eredivisie

    Results by round
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
    GroundHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    ResultLDWDLDLDDDWLDWDLLWDDD
    Position17137111091112121111111111111213121313
    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.[9]

    12 September 2020 1 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Feyenoord Zwolle
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 2,993
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    19 September 2020 2 AZ 1–1 PEC Zwolle Alkmaar
    16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: AFAS Stadion
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
    26 September 2020 3 PEC Zwolle 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Zwolle
    16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 2,933
    Referee: Allard Lindhout
    18 October 2020 5 PEC Zwolle 0–3 PSV Zwolle
    16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    21 October 2020 4 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 PEC Zwolle Waalwijk
    17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
    Referee: Rob Dieperink
    24 October 2020 6 PEC Zwolle 0–0 Willem II Zwolle
    20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Martín Pérez
    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
    6 November 2020 8 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 PEC Zwolle Sittard
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
    21 November 2020 9 PEC Zwolle 1–1 FC Utrecht Zwolle
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Danny Makkelie
    28 November 2020 10 VVV-Venlo 2–2 PEC Zwolle Venlo
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: De Koel
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Rob Dieperink
    5 December 2020 11 PEC Zwolle 2–1 Vitesse Zwolle
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Dennis Higler
    12 December 2020 12 Ajax 4–0 PEC Zwolle Amsterdam
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Pol van Boekel
    18 December 2020 13 PEC Zwolle 0–0 FC Emmen Zwolle
    20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Björn Kuipers
    23 December 2020 14 ADO Den Haag 0–2 PEC Zwolle The Hague
    20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    9 January 2021 15 PEC Zwolle 1–1 AZ Zwolle
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kevin Blom
    13 January 2021 16 Feyenoord 1–0 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
    21:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report Stadium: De Kuip
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Bas Nijhuis
    16 January 2021 17 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Fortuna Sittard Zwolle
    20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Christiaan Bax
    22 January 2021 18 Willem II 1–3 PEC Zwolle Tilburg
    20:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Sander van der Eijk
    26 January 2021 19 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Heracles Almelo Zwolle
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
    30 January 2021 20 FC Utrecht 3–3 PEC Zwolle Utrecht
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Jannick van der Laan
    6 February 2021 21 PEC Zwolle 1–1 RKC Waalwijk Zwolle
    14:00 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report
    		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Björn Kuipers
    13 February 2021 22 FC Groningen v PEC Zwolle Groningen
    20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Euroborg
    Attendance: 0

    KNVB Cup
    Main article: 2020–21 KNVB Cup
    1 December 2020 First round VV Staphorst Bye PEC Zwolle Staphorst
    19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Sportpark Het Noorderslag
    15 December 2020 Second round Excelsior 2–0 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
    18:45 CET (UTC+1)
    		Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
    Attendance: 0
    Referee: Laurens Gerrets

    Statistics

    References
    1. Destan Bajselmani beloond met contract, PEC Zwolle, 15 juni 2020
    2. PEC Zwolle neemt Strieder over van FC Utrecht, PEC Zwolle, 2 juli 2020
    3. Jesper Drost keert terug bij PEC Zwolle, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020
    4. De Graafschap legt Rick Dekker vast, De Graafschap, 30 juli 2020
    5. PEC Zwolle neemt afscheid van vier spelers, PEC Zwolle, 30 maart 2020
    6. Etiënne Reijnen stopt met voetballen, PEC Zwolle, 20 mei 2020
    7. Gustavo Hamer vertrekt naar Engeland, PEC Zwolle, 3 juli 2020
    8. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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