2019–20 ADO Den Haag season

During the 2019–20 season, ADO Den Haag participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eredivisie season was abandoned with ADO Den Haag in 17th place.^[1] They were knocked out in the first round of the KNVB Cup, losing in the first round at Fortuna Sittard.^[2]

ADO Den Haag

2019–20 season
Owner	United Vansen Limited
Chairman	Ben Knüppe
Manager	Alfons Groenendijk (until 2 December 2019) Alan Pardew (24 December 2019–28 April 2020)
Eredivisie	17th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Tomáš Necid (6) All: Tomáš Necid (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2020.

Season summary

After a poor start to the season, manager Alfons Groenendijk resigned on 2 December 2019, with Den Haag second bottom in the Eredivisie.^[3] On 24 December 2019, Den Haag appointed English manager Alan Pardew as their new manager signing a contract until the end of the season, with Chris Powell appointed as assistant manager.^[4] Pardew took charge of eight league games, winning one, before play was halted in the Netherlands on 12 March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Den Haag were seven points from safety in the 2019–20 Eredivisie before the season was cancelled with no relegation.^[5] On 28 April 2020, Pardew left the club after both parties mutually agreed to not extend his contract beyond the end of the season.^[6]

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

ADO Den Haag v Noordwijk

6 January 2020 Friendly	ADO Den Haag	2–0	Noordwijk	Alhaurín el Grande, Spain
11:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Miguel Fijones

1899 Hoffenheim v ADO Den Haag

9 January 2020 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	1–2	ADO Den Haag	Marbella, Spain
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Locadia 16'	Report	Necid 62' (pen.) Summerville 89'	Stadium: Campo La Quinta

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	4 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	17th	26	4	7	15	25	54	−29	015.38
KNVB Cup	31 October 2019		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					27	4	7	16	25	57	−32	014.81

Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	FC Twente	26	7	6	13	34	46	−12	27
15	PEC Zwolle	26	7	5	14	37	55	−18	26
16	Fortuna Sittard	26	6	8	12	29	52	−23	26
17	ADO Den Haag	26	4	7	15	25	54	−29	19
18	RKC Waalwijk	26	4	3	19	27	60	−33	15

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)^[7]

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
26	4	7	15	25	54	−29	19	2	6	5	11	17	−6	2	1	10	14	37	−23

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	14	15	17	12	10	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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.^[8] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.^[9][10]

ADO Den Haag v Utrecht

4 August 2019 1	ADO Den Haag	2–4	Utrecht	The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Necid  8' Meijers 21' Falkenburg 25' Bakker  55'	Report	Černý  30' Zwinkels 36' (o.g.) Kerk 44' Immers 52' (o.g.) Venema 63'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,633 Referee: Kevin Blom

PSV v ADO Den Haag

11 August 2019 2	PSV	3–1	ADO Den Haag	Eindhoven
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bruma 44' Bergwijn  45+1' Malen 52' Gakpo 90+1'	Report	Necid 33'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam

17 August 2019 3	ADO Den Haag	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	The Hague
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,479 Referee: Dennis Higler

RKC Waalwijk v ADO Den Haag

25 August 2019 4	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	ADO Den Haag	Waalwijk
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

ADO Den Haag v VVV-Venlo

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

Feyenoord v ADO Den Haag

15 September 2019 6	Feyenoord	3–2	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karsdorp 7' (pen.) Narsingh 21' Fer 33' (pen.)		Ié 77' (o.g.) Tapia 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 43,694 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

ADO Den Haag v AZ

22 September 2019 7	ADO Den Haag	0–1	AZ	The Hague
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Koopmeiners 75'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,091 Referee: Allard Lindhout

FC Emmen v ADO Den Haag

27 September 2019 8	FC Emmen	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Emmen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Erwin Blank

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

6 October 2019 9	ADO Den Haag	0–2	Ajax	The Hague
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Meijers  37' Kramer  43' Bakker  62'		Huntelaar 10' Promes  35' Tagliafico  56' Neres 86'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 14,733 Referee: Kevin Blom

PEC Zwolle v ADO Den Haag

20 October 2019 10	PEC Zwolle	3–1	ADO Den Haag	Zwolle
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 12,943 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Vitesse v ADO Den Haag

26 October 2019 11	Vitesse	0–2	ADO Den Haag	Arnhem
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 12,663 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

ADO Den Haag v SC Heerenveen

3 November 2019 12	ADO Den Haag	1–1	SC Heerenveen	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

Fortuna Sittard v ADO Den Haag

9 November 2019 13	Fortuna Sittard	1–0	ADO Den Haag	Sittard
19:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 8,223 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

ADO Den Haag v Willem II

23 November 2019 14	ADO Den Haag	3–3	Willem II	The Hague
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,889 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Heracles Almelo v ADO Den Haag

30 November 2019 15	Heracles Almelo	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Almelo
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

ADO Den Haag v Twente

7 December 2019 16	ADO Den Haag	0–0	Twente	The Hague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 11,439 Referee: Siemen Mulder

ADO Den Haag v Groningen

14 December 2019 17	ADO Den Haag	1–1	Groningen	The Hague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Joey Kooij

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

22 December 2019 18	Ajax	6–1	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Ziyech 15' Van de Beek 23' Ekkelenkamp 37' Gravenberch 39' Tadić 48' Traoré 63' Marin  74' Hansen  84' Martínez  90+1'		Bakker  43'  80' Haye  45+1' Pinas  78' Summerville  89' Goossens 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,976 Referee: Dennis Higler

ADO Den Haag v RKC Waalwijk

19 January 2020 19	ADO Den Haag	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	The Hague
16:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,433 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Utrecht v ADO Den Haag

24 January 2020 20	Utrecht	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Utrecht
20:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

ADO Den Haag v Vitesse

1 February 2020 21	ADO Den Haag	0–0	Vitesse	The Hague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Joey Kooij

Sparta Rotterdam v ADO Den Haag

11 February 2020 22	Sparta Rotterdam	4–2	ADO Den Haag	Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 8,083 Referee: Danny Makkelie

ADO Den Haag v PSV

15 February 2020 23	ADO Den Haag	0–3	PSV	The Hague
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meijers  66'	Report	Lammers 17' (pen.) Thomas 70' Gakpo 83'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 13,370 Referee: Pol van Boekel

SC Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag

22 February 2020 24	SC Heerenveen	2–2	ADO Den Haag	Heerenveen
19:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 16,640 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

ADO Den Haag v Heracles Almelo

29 February 2020 25	ADO Den Haag	0–0	Heracles Almelo	The Hague
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 11,207 Referee: Christiaan Bax

AZ v ADO Den Haag

7 March 2020 26	AZ	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Alkmaar
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Clasie  2' Koopmeiners 13' (pen.), 84' Wijndal 19' Druijf 89'	Report	Meijers  61' Băluță  78' Necid  90+1'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Dennis Higler

ADO Den Haag v Fortuna Sittard

13 March 2020 27	ADO Den Haag	Cancelled	Fortuna Sittard	The Hague
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Note: Match was scheduled for 13 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[11]

Twente v ADO Den Haag

21 March 2020 28	Twente	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Enschede
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 21 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[11]

ADO Den Haag v FC Emmen

5 April 2020 29	ADO Den Haag	Cancelled	FC Emmen	The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12]

Willem II v ADO Den Haag

11 April 2020 30	Willem II	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Tilburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 11 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12]

ADO Den Haag v Feyenoord

22 April 2020 31	ADO Den Haag	Cancelled	Feyenoord	The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12]

VVV-Venlo v ADO Den Haag

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.[12]

Groningen v ADO Den Haag

3 May 2020 33	Groningen	Cancelled	ADO Den Haag	Groningen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Euroborg
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12]

ADO Den Haag v PEC Zwolle

10 May 2020 34	ADO Den Haag	Cancelled	PEC Zwolle	The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Fortuna Sittard v ADO Den Haag

31 October 2019 First round	Fortuna Sittard	3–0	ADO Den Haag	Sittard
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Diemers 59' (pen.) Damașcan 61' Zeka 76'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 4,822 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	FW	Michiel Kramer	FC Utrecht	Free	[13]
1 July 2019	DF	Milan van Ewijk	Excelsior Maassluis	Free	[14]
7 August 2019	MF	Bilal Ould-Chikh	Denizlispor	Free	[15]
12 September 2019	MF	Thom Haye	Lecce	Free	[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	DF	Trevor David	Released	Free	[17]
1 July 2019	FW	Melvyn Lorenzen	Released	Free	[18]
1 July 2019	MF	Johnny Reynolds	Released	Free	[19]
1 July 2019	MF	Sheraldo Becker	1. FC Union Berlin	Free	[20]
1 July 2019	MF	Kyle Ebecilio	Excelsior	Free	[21]
1 July 2019	MF	Sam van Huffel	Koninklijke HFC	Free	[22]
1 July 2019	MF	Nino Roffelsen	Sparta	Free	[23]
31 July 2019	GK	Indy Groothuizen	Vejle Boldklub	Undisclosed	[24]
5 August 2019	FW	Delano Ladan	SC Cambuur	Free	[25]
15 August 2019	FW	Abdenasser El Khayati	Qatar SC	Undisclosed	[26]
16 August 2019	DF	Nick Kuipers	Persib Bandung	Undisclosed	[27]
18 September 2019	DF	Wilfried Kanon	Pyramids FC	Undisclosed	[28]

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
20 August 2019	GK	Luuk Koopmans	PSV Eindhoven	30 June 2020[a]	[29]
21 August 2019	FW	Paweł Cibicki	Leeds United	12 January 2020[b]	[31]
30 August 2019	FW	Crysencio Summerville	Feyenoord	30 June 2020	[32]
2 September 2019	DF	Aleksandar Bjelica	Korona Kielce	30 June 2020	[33]
7 January 2020	DF	Sam Stubbs	Middlesbrough	30 June 2020	[34]
13 January 2020	MF	George Thomas	Leicester City	30 June 2020	[35]
13 January 2020	DF	Laurens De Bock	Leeds United	30 June 2020	[36]
13 January 2020	FW	Mick van Buren	Slavia Prague	30 June 2020	[37]
16 January 2020	MF	Tudor Băluță	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2020	[38]
31 January 2020	FW	Omar Bogle	Cardiff City	11 May 2020	[39]
31 January 2020	MF	Mark Duffy	Sheffield United	30 June 2020	[40]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2019	DF	Hennos Asmelash	TOP Oss	30 June 2020	[41]
2 September 2019	MF	Thijmen Goppel	MVV Maastricht	30 June 2020	[42]
2 January 2020	GK	Mike Havekotte	FC Dordrecht	30 June 2020	[43]
14 January 2020	DF	Robin Polley	FC Dordrecht	30 June 2020	[44]
29 January 2020	MF	Thom Haye	NAC Breda	30 June 2020	[45]
31 January 2020	DF	Milan van Ewijk	SC Cambuur	30 June 2020	[46]

Notes

1. Following the loan, Koopmans will sign a three-year contract with ADO Den Haag
2. Cibicki recalled in order to complete transfer to Pogoń Szczecin.^[30]