2021–22 SBV Vitesse season

The 2021–22 season was the 129th season in the existence of SBV Vitesse and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Vitesse participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.

SBV Vitesse
2021–22 season
OwnerValeriy Oyf
ChairmanYevgeny Merkel
Head coachThomas Letsch
StadiumGelreDome
Eredivisie6th
KNVB CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Loïs Openda (21)

All:
Loïs Openda (27)
Biggest win2–1
(vs. Dundalk (a), 12 August 2021)
(vs. Anderlecht (h), 26 August 2021)
Biggest defeat0–3
(vs. Willem II (h), 22 August 2021)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 13 January 2022[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 Markus Schubert
2 DF   ISR Eli Dasa
3 DF   NED Danilho Doekhi (captain)
6 DF   DEN Jacob Rasmussen (on loan from Fiorentina)
7 FW   BEL Loïs Openda (on loan from Club Brugge)
8 MF   NOR Sondre Tronstad
9 FW   AUT Adrian Grbić (on loan from FC Lorient)
10 MF   NED Riechedly Bazoer
11 FW   DEN Nikolai Baden Frederiksen
16 DF   CRO Alois Oroz
18 DF   CZE Tomáš Hájek
20 MF   FRA Yann Gboho (on loan from Stade Rennais)
21 MF   SVK Matúš Bero (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   KOS Toni Domgjoni
23 GK   NED Eric Verstappen
24 GK   NED Jeroen Houwen
27 DF   FRA Romaric Yapi
29 FW   NED Thomas Buitink
32 DF   GER Maximilian Wittek
33 GK   NED Daan Reiziger
36 MF   NED Patrick Vroegh
39 DF   NED Enzo Cornelisse
40 MF   NED Daan Huisman
42 DF   NED Million Manhoef
44 FW   SLV Enrico Hernández
52 FW   NED Gyan de Regt

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   ALG Oussama Darfalou (at PEC Zwolle until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
FW   Thomas Buitink   PEC Zwolle End of loan
MF   Yann Gboho   Stade Rennais Loan
FW   Nikolai Frederiksen   Juventus
GK   Markus Schubert   Schalke 04 Free transfer
DEF   Romaric Yapi   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer
MF   Toni Domgjoni   FC Zürich Free transfer
GK   Daan Reiziger   Jong Ajax Free transfer
FW   Julian Von Moos   FC Basel Loan
FW   Adrian Grbić   Lorient Loan
FW   Simon van Duivenbooden   PSV Loan
Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
FW   Noah Ohio   RB Leipzig Loan return
MF   Idrissa Touré   Juventus Loan return
FW   Armando Broja   Chelsea Loan return
GK   Remko Pasveer   Ajax Free transfer
GK   Bilal Bayazit   Kayserispor Free transfer
MF   Thomas Bruns   Adanaspor Free transfer
FW   Enrico Hernández   FC Eindhoven Loan [2]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2021 Friendly Vitesse   0–5   Nordsjælland Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  •   2'
  •   42'
  •   82'
  •   84'
  •   86'
Note: three halves of 40 minutes.
13 July 2021 Friendly Vitesse   2–1   OFI Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
16 July 2021 Friendly Schalke 04   3–2   Vitesse Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 1,000
23 July 2021 Friendly Go Ahead Eagles   1–1   Vitesse Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
24 July 2021 Friendly Vitesse   0–1   Lommel Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: GelreDome
29 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum   1–2   Vitesse Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 15 August 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 6th 34 15 6 13 42 51 −9 044.12
Eredivisie Play-offs 19 May 2022 29 May 2022 Semi-finals Runners-up 4 2 0 2 7 10 −3 050.00
KNVB Cup 15 December 2021 9 February 2022 Second round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 066.67
Europa Conference League 19 August 2021 17 March 2022 Third qualifying round Round of 16 14 6 4 4 25 20 +5 042.86
Total 55 25 10 20 78 87 −9 045.45

Last updated: 29 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Twente 34 20 8 6 55 37 +18 68 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
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 Heerenveen 34 11 8 15 37 50 −13 41
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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 15 6 13 42 51  −9 51 6 3 8 20 29  −9 9 3 5 22 22  0

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLLWLWDWWLWWLDWWDWWLLLDWLDLLWLWLWD
Position91114101299866555654544666667667666666
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

15 August 2021 1 PEC Zwolle 0–1 Vitesse Zwolle
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Referee: Richard Martens
22 August 2021 2 Vitesse 0–3 Willem II Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 11,329
Referee: Allard Lindhout
29 August 2021 3 Ajax 5–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 36,816
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 September 2021 4 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Vitesse Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
19 September 2021 5 Vitesse 1–4 FC Twente Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,808
Referee: Pol van Boekel
22 September 2021 6 FC Groningen 0–1 Vitesse Groningen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 14,963
Referee: Allard Lindhout
25 September 2021 7 Vitesse 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 11,631
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
3 October 2021 8 Vitesse 2–1 Feyenoord Arnhem
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,328
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
17 October 2021 9 N.E.C. 0–1 Vitesse Nijmegen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Goffertstadion
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Allard Lindhout
24 October 2021 10 Vitesse 1–2 Go Ahead Eagles Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 12,783
Referee: Dennis Higler
30 October 2021 11 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Vitesse Heerenveen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 17,187
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
7 November 2021 12 Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,867
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
20 November 2021 13 PSV 2–0 Vitesse Eindhoven
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
28 November 2021 14 Vitesse 0–0 AZ Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie
4 December 2021 15 SC Cambuur 1–6 Vitesse Leeuwarden
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
12 December 2021 16 Vitesse 2–1 Heracles Almelo Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
18 December 2021 17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Vitesse Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
21 December 2021 18 Vitesse 1–0 PEC Zwolle Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pol van Boekel
15 January 2022 19 Feyenoord 0–1 Vitesse Rotterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 0
Referee: Allard Lindhout
22 January 2022 20 Vitesse 1–3 FC Groningen Arnhem
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dennis Higler
5 February 2022 21 FC Twente 3–0 Vitesse Enschede
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 0
Referee: Danny Makkelie
12 February 2022 22 Vitesse 0–5 PSV Arnhem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 9,177
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
20 February 2022 23 FC Utrecht 1–1 Vitesse Utrecht
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,886
Referee: Allard Lindhout
27 February 2022 24 Vitesse 4–1 NEC Arnhem
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,877
Referee: Danny Makkelie
13 March 2022 26 Heracles Almelo 0–0 Vitesse Almelo
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Erve Asito
Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
20 March 2022 27 Vitesse 1–2 RKC Waalwijk Arnhem
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,625
Referee: Joey Kooij
2 April 2022 28 AZ 3–1 Vitesse Alkmaar
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 17,406
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
10 April 2022 29 Vitesse 1–0 SC Cambuur Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,970
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
19 April 2022 25 Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
24 April 2022 30 Willem II 1–0 Vitesse Tilburg
12:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
1 May 2022 31 Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 Vitesse Deventer
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 9,814
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
8 May 2022 32 Vitesse 1–2 SC Heerenveen Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,710
Referee: Richard Martens
11 May 2022 33 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 Vitesse Sittard
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 10,883
Referee: Pol van Boekel
15 May 2022 34 Vitesse 2–2 Ajax Arnhem
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18,920
Referee: Bas Nijhuis

European competition play-offs

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19 May 2022 Semi-finals First leg FC Utrecht 3–1 Vitesse Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 17,524
Referee: Dennis Higler
22 May 2022 Semi-finals Second leg Vitesse 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)
FC Utrecht Arnhem
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,675
Referee: Allard Lindhout
26 May 2022 Final First leg Vitesse 2–1 AZ Arnhem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 17,547
Referee: Pol van Boekel
29 May 2022 Final Second leg AZ 6–1
(7–3 agg.)
Vitesse Alkmaar
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,222
Referee: Bas Nijhuis

KNVB Cup

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15 December 2021 Second round Vitesse 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
19:00 CET(UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Rob Dieperink
18 January 2022 Round of 16 Vitesse 2–0 DVS '33 Arnhem
20:00 CET(UTC+1)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Clay Ruperti
9 February 2022 Quarter-finals Ajax 5–0 Vitesse Amsterdam
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 15,403
Referee: Bas Nijhuis

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[5]

5 August 2021 First leg Vitesse   2–2   Dundalk Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
12 August 2021 Second leg Dundalk   1–2
(3–4 agg.)
  Vitesse Dublin, Ireland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
Note: Dundalk played their home match at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Play-off round

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The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[6]

19 August 2021 First leg Anderlecht   3–3   Vitesse Anderlecht, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
26 August 2021 Second leg Vitesse   2–1
(5–4 agg.)
  Anderlecht Arnhem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN VIT TOT MUR
1   Rennes 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 3–3 2–2 1–0
2   Vitesse 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 1–0 3–1
3   Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3[a] 3–2 5–1
4   Mura 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–2 0–2 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.[8]
16 September 2021 1 Mura   0–2   Vitesse Maribor, Slovenia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
30 September 2021 2 Vitesse   1–2   Rennes Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,571
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
21 October 2021 3 Vitesse   1–0   Tottenham Hotspur Arnhem, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 23,931
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
4 November 2021 4 Tottenham Hotspur   3–2   Vitesse Tottenham, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 36,312
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
25 November 2021 5 Rennes   3–3   Vitesse Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 23,081
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
9 December 2021 6 Vitesse   3–1   Mura Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Knockout Phase

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Knockout round play-offs

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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[9]

17 February 2022 First leg Rapid Wien   2–1   Vitesse Vienna, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
24 February 2022 Second leg Vitesse   2–0
(3–2 agg.)
  Rapid Wien Arnhem, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,517
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[10]

10 March 2022 First leg Vitesse   0–1   Roma Arnhem, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 24,022
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
17 March 2022 Second leg Roma   1–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Vitesse Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Vitesse - Selectie".
  2. ^ "Vitesse nieuws: Enrico Hernández tekent bij en wordt verhuurd aan FC Eindhoven".
  3. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tottenham vs Rennes forfeited". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.
  10. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.