2024–25 NEC Nijmegen season

During the 2024–25 season, NEC Nijmegen will compete in the Eredivisie for the fourth consecutive season, as well as the KNVB Cup.

NEC Nijmegen

2024–25 season
Manager	Rogier Meijer
Stadium	Goffertstadion
Eredivisie	8th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Koki Ogawa (5) All: Koki Ogawa (7)
Biggest win	NEC 6–0 FC Groningen
Biggest defeat	Go Ahead Eagles 5–0 NEC
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Argyris Darelas	PAOK	Undisclosed	7 August 2024	[1]
MF	Thomas Ouwejan	Schalke 04	Free	14 August 2024	[2]
FW	Kento Shiogai	Keio University	Undisclosed	28 August 2024
DF	Lefteris Lyratzis	PAOK	Loan	2 September 2024	[3]
MF	Vito van Crooij	Unattached	Free	30 September 2024	[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Bart van Rooij	FC Twente	€900k	23 August 2024
MF	Lars Olden Larsen	BK Häcken	Loan	27 August 2024	[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

NEC v Standard Liège

13 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	1–2	Standard Liège
16:00

NEC v Hertha BSC

20 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	0–1	Hertha BSC
16:00

NEC v Olympiacos

27 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	0–2	Olympiacos
15:30

NEC v Le Havre

2 August 2024 Friendly	NEC	1–1	Le Havre
19:00

Borussia Mönchengladbach v NEC

5 January 2025 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	NEC
13:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	10 August 2024		Matchday 1		17	5	2	10	23	24	−1	029.41
KNVB Cup	29 October 2024	18 December 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Total					19	6	2	11	27	28	−1	031.58

Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 2024–25 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Twente	34	15	9	10	62	49	+13	54	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
7	Go Ahead Eagles	34	14	9	11	57	55	+2	51	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
8	NEC	34	12	7	15	51	46	+5	43	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
9	Heerenveen	34	12	7	15	42	57	−15	43
10	PEC Zwolle	34	10	11	13	43	51	−8	41

Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 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)
Notes:

1. Qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2024–25 KNVB Cup winners.

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
17	5	2	10	23	24	−1	17	3	2	4	16	10	+6	2	0	6	7	14	−7

Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

The league schedule was released on 24 June 2024.^[6]

NEC v Twente

10 August 2024 1	NEC	1–2	Twente	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

AZ v NEC

17 August 2024 2

AZ

1–0

NEC

Alkmaar

NEC v PEC Zwolle

24 August 2024 3	NEC	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

Fortuna Sittard v NEC

31 August 2024 4

Fortuna Sittard

0–3

NEC

Sittard

PSV v NEC

14 September 2024 5

PSV

2–0

NEC

Eindhoven

NEC v Heracles Almelo

21 September 2024 6	NEC	1–2	Heracles Almelo	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

NEC v Feyenoord

28 September 2024 7	NEC	1–1	Feyenoord	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

NAC Breda v NEC

5 October 2024 8

NAC Breda

1–0

NEC

Breda

NEC v sc Heerenveen

19 October 2024 9	NEC	3–0	sc Heerenveen	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

Almere City v NEC

25 October 2024 10

Almere City

1–0

NEC

Almere

NEC v FC Groningen

3 November 2024 11	NEC	6–0	FC Groningen	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

RKC Waalwijk v NEC

9 November 2024 12

RKC Waalwijk

0–3

NEC

Waalwijk

NEC v FC Utrecht

24 November 2024 13	NEC	1–2	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

NEC v Ajax

1 December 2024 14	NEC	1–2	Ajax	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

Go Ahead Eagles v NEC

7 December 2024 15	Go Ahead Eagles	5–0	NEC	Deventer
				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

NEC v Sparta Rotterdam

15 December 2024 16	NEC	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Nijmegen
14:30				Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Willem II v NEC

22 December 2024 17	Willem II	4–1	NEC	Tilburg
16:45				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

PEC Zwolle v NEC

11 January 2025 18	PEC Zwolle	v	NEC	Zwolle
20:00				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

KNVB Cup

NEC v PEC Zwolle

29 October 2024 First round	NEC	4–3 (a.e.t.)	PEC Zwolle	Nijmegen
18:45	Hansen 62' Ogawa 89', 105+1' Shiogai 103'	Report	Monteiro 17' Vente 68' Buitink 116' (pen.)	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Robin Hensgens

Heracles Almelo v NEC

18 December 2024 Second round	Heracles Almelo	1–0 (a.e.t.)	NEC	Almelo
20:00	Scheperman 117'	Report		Stadium: Erve Asito