2019–20 FC Twente season

The 2019–20 season was FC Twente's 55th season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of Dutch football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. They participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.

FC Twente

2019–20 season
Chairman	René Takens
Head coach	Gonzalo García
Stadium	De Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	14th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Haris Vučkić (11) All: Haris Vučkić (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

Current squad

As of 20 September 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  NED Paul Verhaegh 3 DF  NED Xandro Schenk 4 DF  NED Calvin Verdonk (on loan from Feyenoord) 5 DF  ESP Julio Pleguezuelo 6 MF  NED Wout Brama (captain) 7 FW  ESP Aitor 8 MF  ESP Javi Espinosa 10 MF  SVN Haris Vučkić 11 FW  NED Queensy Menig 12 DF  ESP José Matos (on loan from Cádiz) 13 FW  JPN Keito Nakamura (on loan from Gamba Osaka) 14 MF  NOR Rafik Zekhnini (on loan from Fiorentina)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  DEN Emil Berggreen 16 GK  NED Joël Drommel 17 MF  GER Tim Hölscher 18 MF  ALB Lindon Selahi 19 DF  JAM Joel Latibeaudiere (on loan from Manchester City) 20 MF  ESP Oriol Busquets (on loan from Barcelona) 21 MF  GEO Giorgi Aburjania (on loan from Sevilla) 22 GK  NED Jeffrey de Lange 25 DF  NED Peet Bijen 26 GK  BEL Jorn Brondeel 29 MF  NED Godfried Roemeratoe

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Twente v Al Wahda

5 July 2019 Friendly	Twente	0–0	Al Wahda	Enschede, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark de Zweede

Twente v Oud-Heverlee Leuven

20 July 2019 Friendly	Twente	0–0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Goor, Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren

Twente v Schalke 04

23 July 2019 Friendly	Twente	1–1	Schalke 04	Enschede, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laukart 79'		Firat 82'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 19,000

Twente v Konyaspor

28 July 2019 Friendly	Twente	1–0	Konyaspor	Fleringen, Netherlands
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Espinosa 48'			Stadium: Sportpark ’t Reuvekamp

Twente v Fortuna Düsseldorf

7 January 2020 Friendly	Twente	1–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Coín, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hölscher 87'		Skrzybski 43'	Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos Quintana

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	3 August 2019	10 May 2020	Matchday 1	14th	26	7	6	13	34	46	−12	026.92
KNVB Cup	30 October 2019	17 December 2019	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	050.00
Total					28	8	6	14	38	51	−13	028.57

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
16	Fortuna Sittard	26	6	8	12	29	52	−23	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)^[1]

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	7	6	13	34	46	−12	27	5	3	5	23	22	+1	2	3	8	11	24	−13

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	11	6	8	8	5	4	5	8	11	12	9	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.^[2] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.^[3][4]

Twente v PSV

3 August 2019 1	Twente	1–1	PSV	Enschede
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nakamura 8' Pleguezuelo  89'	Report	Dumfries 65',  76'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,200 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Groningen v Twente

10 August 2019 2	Groningen	1–3	Twente	Groningen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,049 Referee: Christiaan Bax

Twente v RKC Waalwijk

18 August 2019 3	Twente	3–3	RKC Waalwijk	Enschede
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Martin Pérez

Heerenveen v Twente

24 August 2019 4	Heerenveen	0–0	Twente	Heerenveen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Twente v Utrecht

1 September 2019 5	Twente	3–1	Utrecht	Enschede
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Fortuna Sittard v Twente

15 September 2019 6	Fortuna Sittard	2–3	Twente	Sittard
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Dennis Higler

Twente v Heracles Almelo

20 September 2019 7	Twente	2–3	Heracles Almelo	Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,300 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Feyenoord v Twente

29 September 2019 8	Feyenoord	5–1	Twente	Rotterdam
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Berghuis 6' Larsson 26', 88' Bijen 55' (o.g.) Sinisterra 67'	Report	Cantalapiedra 23'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 44,336 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Sparta Rotterdam v Twente

5 October 2019 9	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	Twente	Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Twente v Willem II

19 October 2019 10	Twente	0–1	Willem II	Enschede
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Twente v Emmen

25 October 2019 11	Twente	4–1	Emmen	Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,400 Referee: Christiaan Bax

AZ v Twente

2 November 2019 12	AZ	3–0	Twente	The Hague
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hatzidiakos 45+2' De Wit 55' Boadu 78'	Report		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Twente v PEC Zwolle

10 November 2019 13	Twente	2–1	PEC Zwolle	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,900 Referee: Kevin Blom

VVV-Venlo v Twente

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

Twente v Ajax

1 December 2019 15	Twente	2–5	Ajax	Enschede
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Schenk  11' Nakamura 15' Aitor 19' Roemeratoe  50' Selahi  60'	Report	Lang 32', 51', 70' Tagliafico  42' Huntelaar 61', 90+6' Mazraoui  90' Marin  90+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

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

Twente v Vitesse

14 December 2019 17	Twente	0–3	Vitesse	Enschede
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Linssen 51', 72' Dicko 61'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Allard Lindhout

RKC Waalwijk v Twente

20 December 2019 18	RKC Waalwijk	3–0	Twente	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tahiri 12' Bilate  37' Spierings 47', 60'	Report	Verdonk  82'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Twente v Groningen

18 January 2020 19	Twente	0–0	Groningen	Enschede
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aitor  38' Troupée  58' Vučkić  74'	Report	Zeefuik  38' Hrustic  76'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Dennis Higler

PSV v Twente

26 January 2020 20	PSV	1–1	Twente	Eindhoven
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Gakpo  58' Dumfries 61' Afellay  64'  75' Hendrix  90+4'	Report	Selahi  30' Espinosa  63' Vučkić 87'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,600 Referee: Siemen Mulder

Twente v Sparta Rotterdam

1 February 2020 21	Twente	2–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Enschede
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Aitor  26' Pleguezuelo  59' Bijen 80' Lang 90' Menig  90+3'	Report	Rayhi  38'  87' Piroe  66' Pinto  81'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Emmen v Twente

11 February 2020 22	Emmen	2–0	Twente	Emmen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Frei 40' Heylen  52' Jansen 90+3'	Report	Selahi  28' Espinosa  38' Busquets  62' Aburjania  84' Lang  87'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 8,039 Referee: Christiaan Bax

Twente v AZ

15 February 2020 23	Twente	2–0	AZ	Enschede
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aburjania 25' Menig 30' Busquets  65'	Report	Idrissi  38'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,300 Referee: Allard Lindhout

Utrecht v Twente

23 February 2020 24	Utrecht	2–1	Twente	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Klaiber  23' Van der Maarel  79' Kerk 83' Arweiler 86'	Report	Selahi  31' Vučkić 70' Verdonk  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,491 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Twente v Heerenveen

29 February 2020 25	Twente	2–3	Heerenveen	Enschede
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vučkić 65' (pen.) Selahi 72'	Report	Faik 4' Ejuke 48' Veerman 55' Bednarek  64'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Joey Kooij

Vitesse v Twente

7 March 2020 26	Vitesse	1–0	Twente	Arnhem
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tronstad  8' Bazoer  11' Grot 70' Linssen  81'	Report	Selahi  48' Bijen  71' Menig  79'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 14,210 Referee: Richard Martens

Ajax v Twente

15 March 2020 27	Ajax	Cancelled	Twente	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5]

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.[5]

Twente v Fortuna Sittard

5 April 2020 29	Twente	Cancelled	Fortuna Sittard	Enschede
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

PEC Zwolle v Twente

12 April 2020 30	PEC Zwolle	Cancelled	Twente	Zwolle
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Twente v VVV-Venlo

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.[6]

Heracles Almelo v Twente

26 April 2020 32	Heracles Almelo	Cancelled	Twente	Almelo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Polman Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Twente v Feyenoord

3 May 2020 33	Twente	Cancelled	Feyenoord	Enschede
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

Willem II v Twente

10 May 2020 34	Willem II	Cancelled	Twente	Tilburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]

KNVB Cup

Main article: KNVB Cup

De Treffers v Twente

30 October 2019 First round	De Treffers	0–2	Twente	Groesbeek
19:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Nakamura 16', 22'	Stadium: Sportpark Zuid Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Joey Kooij

Twente v Go Ahead Eagles

17 December 2019 Second round	Twente	2–5	Go Ahead Eagles	Enschede
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aitor 31' (pen.) Bijen 47'	Report	Rabillard 8', 85' Veldmate 14' (pen.) Berden 69' Van der Venne 77'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 20,400 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNVB Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
16	GK	NED	Joël Drommel	27	0	25	0	2	0
22	GK	NED	Jeffrey de Lange	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	BEL	Jorn Brondeel	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Paul Verhaegh	8	0	5+2	0	1	0
3	DF	NED	Xandro Schenk	23	0	22	0	1	0
4	DF	NED	Calvin Verdonk	24	1	22	1	1+1	0
5	DF	ESP	Julio Pleguezuelo	20	0	16+3	0	1	0
12	DF	ESP	José Matos	2	0	2	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Joel Latibeaudiere	6	1	5	1	1	0
25	DF	NED	Peet Bijen	21	2	18+2	1	1	1
28	DF	NED	Giovanni Troupée	8	0	8	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	NED	Wout Brama	11	0	6+3	0	2	0
8	MF	ESP	Javier Espinosa	20	1	18+1	1	0+1	0
10	MF	SVN	Haris Vučkić	26	11	23+2	11	0+1	0
14	MF	NOR	Rafik Zekhnini	22	1	5+16	1	1	0
17	MF	GER	Tim Hölscher	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ALB	Lindon Selahi	26	2	23+2	2	1	0
20	MF	ESP	Oriol Busquets	23	0	20+1	0	2	0
21	MF	GEO	Giorgi Aburjania	19	2	5+12	2	2	0
27	MF	NED	Noa Lang	7	1	7	1	0	0
29	MF	NED	Godfried Roemeratoe	16	0	12+3	0	1	0
31	MF	NED	Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	NED	Jesse Bosch	5	0	3+1	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Aitor	22	8	21	7	1	1
11	FW	NED	Queensy Menig	13	1	4+7	1	1+1	0
13	FW	JPN	Keito Nakamura	18	6	13+4	4	1	2
15	FW	DEN	Emil Berggreen	15	1	2+11	1	2	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 7 March 2020
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