Vitesse

For other uses, see Vitesse (disambiguation).

Vitesse

Vitesse logo
Full name	Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse
Nickname(s)	Vitas
Founded	14 May 1892 (1892-05-14)
Ground	GelreDome Arnhem, Netherlands
Ground Capacity	25,000
Owner	Aleksandr Chigirinski
Chairman	Bert Roetert
Manager	Rob Maas
League	Eredivisie
2014–15	Eredivisie, 5th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse, commonly referred to simply as Vitesse (internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem) is a Dutch football club based in Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has enjoyed some success in the Eredivisie and featured in the UEFA Cup competition. The owner is a Russian businessman, which makes Vitesse the first Dutch football club owned by a foreigner. Vitesse's home ground since 1998 is the Gelredome.

History

Vitesse Est 1892

The idea of conceiving a football team stemmed from the club's early roots as a cricket club.

Vitesse once attracted big name signings into its ranks including Roy Makaay, Nemanja Matić, Nikos Machlas, Sander Westerveld, Danko Lazovic, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mahamadou Diarra, Philip Cocu and Wilfried Bony . In 1990, the club reached its most recent KNVB Cup final when it was defeated by PSV Eindhoven on a penalty-kick in the 75' minute from Stan Valckx at De Kuip on 25 April 1990.

Karel Aalbers was the President of the club from 1984 until February 2000. Aalbers' goal was to bring Vitesse from the bottom of the Second League (Eerste divisie, now Jupiler League), where the club was when he started, to the top 40 soccer clubs of Europe. He developed the basic idea for the ‘Gelredome’, a stadium with a sliding pitch that can be moved out of the building. Later, the same system was applied in Gelsenkirchen (Schalke 04) and in Japan. Events such as pop concerts can be held without damaging the grass. Gelredome opened in 1998. It has a roof that can be opened and closed. It is fully climate controlled as well. In the first season after the opening, Gelredome's attendance rose to 20,000, (from less than 8,000 in the old stadium.) Vitesse ranked top 4 positions, made profit and showed a solid balance sheet in the final years of his presidency. Aalbers resigned on February 15, 2000, after the main sponsor, Nuon, threatened to pull the plug if he did not. Nuon, as a public utility company, owned by local authorities, had trouble explaining why it invested heavily in Aalbers' ambitious plans. His successor was Jan Koning (former chief of Sara Lee/DE who resigned after 4 month). In a short period of time, Vitesse began to show negative financial results, due to poor deals on the transfer market. The club survived numerous financial crises, such as the last one in 2008, when debts were bought of, under the threat of bankruptcy.

In 2010 the club was bought by Georgian businessman Merab Jordania, who is a good friend with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Shortly thereafter, the two clubs agreed to a partnership and in the years following, many young Chelsea players have the move to Vitesse on loan, including Nemanja Matić, Gaël Kakuta, Patrick van Aanholt and Bertrand Traoré twice.

Stadium

GelreDome with closed roof and pitch outside

Training accommodation at the National Sports Centre Papendal

Its home is the unique GelreDome stadium opened in 1998, featuring a retractable roof and a convertible pitch that can be retracted when unused during concerts or other events held at the stadium.

The stadium was finished in time to host three group stage matches during the Euro 2000 tournament held in the Netherlands and Belgium. Its current capacity for football is 25,000, the maximum capacity for shows is around 34,000, and the average league attendance in recent years was just below 20,000. Their previous home was the Nieuw Monnikenhuize.

Training accommodation

The club's training ground and youth development system are based at the National Sports Centre Papendal. As of 2012 the club's pitches have been renewed, where under-soil heating was introduced; one pitch has artificial turf. The new accommodation was completed and opened in the first half of 2013.

Current squad

As of 1 September 2015

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2015

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Eloy Room 3 DF Maikel van der Werff 5 DF Kelvin Leerdam 6 DF Arnold Kruiswijk (vice-captain) 7 FW Isaiah Brown (on loan from Chelsea) 8 DF Kosuke Ota 9 FW Dominic Solanke (on loan from Chelsea) 10 MF Valeri Qazaishvili 11 MF Denys Oliynyk 13 MF Nathan (on loan from Chelsea) 14 FW Abiola Dauda 17 DF Kevin Diks 18 MF Marvelous Nakamba 20 MF Danilo Pantić (on loan from Chelsea)

No. Position Player 21 MF Sheran Yeini 22 GK Piet Velthuizen 26 MF Milot Rashica 30 MF Renato Ibarra 31 FW Arshak Koryan 34 MF Lewis Baker (on loan from Chelsea) 35 DF Rochdi Achenteh 37 DF Guram Kashia (captain) 40 MF Elmo Lieftink 41 MF Mohammed Osman 42 FW Mitchell van Bergen 48 GK Jeroen Houwen 49 DF Julian Lelieveld

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player 16 DF Wellington Verloo 31 FW Arshak Koryan 32 FW Zhang Yuning 42 FW Mitchell van Bergen 43 FW Amine Ennali 44 MF Ewout Gouw 45 FW Kai Huisman 46 FW Louisben Jagt

No. Position Player 47 MF Joris Klein-Holte 48 GK Jeroen Houwen 50 GK Wouter Dronkers 51 FW Anil Mercan 52 FW Jovi Munter 53 DF Thomas Oude Kotte 54 DF Leeroy Schorea

Retired numbers

04 — Theo Bos, defender (1983–98) — posthumous honour.
12 — reserved for the club supporters

Managerial History

Leo Beenhakker

Henk ten Cate

Ronald Koeman

Aad de Mos

Fred Rutten

• Unknown (1893–1914)
• Edgar Chadwick / John Sutcliffe (1914–15)
• Mac Pherson (1919–20)
• Charles Griffith (1920–22)
• Jan van Dort / Bram Evers (1922–23)
• Jan van Dort (1923–24)
• Bob Jefferson (1924–27)
• Heinrich Schwarz (1927–36)
• Gerrit van Wijhe (1936–38)
• Gerrit Horsten (1938–39)
• Gerrit Horsten / Ben Tap (1939–43)
• Gerrit Horsten / Jacques Piederiet / Jan Zonnenberg (1943–44)
• Gerrit Horsten / Jacques Piederiet (1945–46)
• George Roper (1946–47)
• Arie van der Wel (1947–48)
• Jan Zonnenberg (1948–54)
• Joseph Gruber (1954–57)
• Louis Pastoors (1957–60)
• Branko Vidović (1960–62)
• Jan Zonnenberg (1962–64)
• Joseph Gruber (1964–66)
• Frans de Munck (1966–69)
• Cor Brom (1969–72)
• Frans de Munck (1972–74)
• Nedeljko Bulatović (1974 – Sept 75)
• Jan de Bouter (Sept 1975 – April 76)
• Clemens Westerhof (Jan 31, 1976 – June 30, 1976)
• Henk Wullems (1976–82)
• Leen Looijen (1982 – Feb 84)
• Henk Hofstee (Feb 1984–84)
• Clemens Westerhof (July 1, 1984 – June 30, 1985)
• Janusz Kowalik / Henk Bosveld (1985–86)
• Hans Dorjee / Niels Overweg (1986–87)
• Hans Dorjee (1987 – July 87)
• Niels Overweg (July 1987 – Sept 87)
• Bert Jacobs (Sept 30, 1987 – June 30, 1992)
• Herbert Neumann (July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1995)
• Ronald Spelbos (July 1, 1995 – Nov 20, 1995)
• Frans Thijssen (Nov 20, 1995 – June 30, 1996)
• Leo Beenhakker (July 1, 1996 – Jan 11, 1997)
• Henk ten Cate (Jan 12, 1997 – Sept 29, 1998)
• Artur Jorge (July 1, 1998 – Oct 8, 1998)
• Herbert Neumann (Oct 9, 1998 – Oct 30, 1999)
• Edward Sturing / Jan Jongbloed (Oct 30, 1999 – Jan 1, 2000)
• Ronald Koeman (Jan 1, 2000 – Dec 2, 2001)
• Edward Sturing (Dec 3, 2001 – June 30, 2002)
• Mike Snoei (July 1, 2002 – March 25, 2003)
• Edward Sturing (March 26, 2003 – June 30, 2006)
• Aad de Mos (July 1, 2006 – April 28, 2008)
• Hans Westerhof (July 1, 2008 – Dec 30, 2008)
• Theo Bos (Jan 3, 2009 – Oct 21, 2010)
• Raimond van der Gouw / Hans van Arum (interim) (Oct 21, 2010 – Nov 15, 2010)
• Albert Ferrer (Oct 27, 2010 – June 30, 2011)
• John van den Brom (June 30, 2011 – June 30, 2012)
• Fred Rutten (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
• Peter Bosz (July 1, 2013 – January 4, 2016)

Club officials

Position	Name	Since
Club owner	Alexander Chigirinsky	22 October 2013
Chairman	Bert Roetert	10 December 2013
Managing Director	Joost de Wit	16 May 2013
Technical Director	Mohammed Allach	1 October 2013
Manager	Peter Bosz	19 June 2013
Assistant manager	Jon Dahl Tomasson	1 July 2015
Assistant manager	Rob Maas	12 June 2014
Assistant manager	John Lammers	1 July 2014
Assistant manager (goalkeeper coach)	Raimond van der Gouw	1 July 2009

Honours

League

• Eredivisie / Netherlands Football League Championship

Runners-up (5): 1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15

Third Place (1): 1997–98

• Eerste Divisie

Winners (2): 1976–77, 1988–89

Runners-up (2): 1959–60, 1973–74

• Tweede Divisie

Winners (1): 1965–66

Cup

• KNVB Cup

Runners-up (3): 1912, 1927, 1990

Individual Achievements

• Top scorer Eerste Divisie: 2x (1974, 1983), Herman Veenendaal (23 goals), Remco Boere (27 goals)
• Top scorer Eredivisie: 2x (1998, 2013), Nikos Machlas (34 goals), Wilfried Bony (31 goals)
• European Golden Shoe-winner: 1x (1998), {} Nikos Machlas (34 goals)

Vitesse in Europe

• Group = group game
• Q = qualifying round
• 1R = first round
• 2R = second round
• 3R = third round
• 1/8 = 1/8 final

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score	Goalscorers Vitesse
1978/79	Intertoto Cup	Group		Verona	2–1, 0–2	Bursac, Hofs / (-)
		Group		RWDM	0–5, 0–2	(-) / (-)
		Group		Troyes AC	5–3, 2–1	Bleijenberg (2), Heezen, Mulderij, Bosveld / Bleijenberg, Beukhof
1990/91	UEFA Cup	1R		Derry City FC	1–0, 0–0	Loeffen / (-)
		2R		Dundee United	1–0, 4–0	Eijer / Latuheru (2), Van den Brom, Eijer
		1/8		Sporting CP	0–2, 1–2	(-) / Van Arum
1992/93	UEFA Cup	1R		Derry City FC	3–0, 2–1	Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers
		2R		KV Mechelen	1–0, 1–0	Van den Brom / Cocu
		1/8		Real Madrid	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)
1993/94	UEFA Cup	1R		Norwich City	0–3, 0–0	(-) / (-)
1994/95	UEFA Cup	1R		AC Parma	1–0, 0–2	Gillhaus / (-)
1997/98	UEFA Cup	1R		SC Braga	2–1, 0–2	Curovic, Trustfull / (-)
1998/99	UEFA Cup	1R		AEK Athens	3–0, 3–3	Laros, Perovic, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser
		2R		Girondins de Bordeaux	0–1, 1–2	(-) / Jochemsen
1999/00	UEFA Cup	1R		SC Beira-Mar	2–1, 0–0	Van Hooijdonk, Grozdic / (-)
		2R		RC Lens	1–4, 1–1	Van Hooijdonk / Kreek
2000/01	UEFA Cup	1R		Maccabi Haifa FC	3–0, 1–2	Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah
		2R		Internazionale	0–0, 1–1	(-) / Peeters
2002/03	UEFA Cup	1R		FC Rapid Bucureşti	1–1, 1–0	Peeters / Peeters
		2R		Werder Bremen	2–1, 3–3	Amoah, Verlaat (o.g.) / Levchenko, Claessens, Mbamba
		3R		Liverpool F.C.	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)
2012/13	Europa League	Q2		Lokomotiv Plovdiv	4–4, 3–1	Van Ginkel (2), Reis, Bony / Van Ginkel, Van Aanholt, Bony
		Q3		Anzhi Makhachkala	0–2, 0–2	(-) / (-)
2013/14	Europa League	Q3		Petrolul Ploiești	1–1, 1–2	Reis / Van der Heijden
2015/16	Europa League	Q3		Southampton F.C.	0–3, 0–2	(-) / (-)

Club records

• Highest transfer fee paid: Bob Peeters from Roda JC for €6.4 million, 2000
• Highest transfer fee received: Wilfried Bony to Swansea City for £12 million, 2013
• Record League win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
• Record Eredivisie win: 1–7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27-09-1997
• Record Eerste Divisie win: 7–0 v FC Wageningen, 30-08-1970
• Record European win: 0–4 v Dundee United FC, UEFA Cup Second Round, 7 November 1990
• Record home win: 14–0 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 20 January 1895
• Record away win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
• Record home Eredivisie win: 6–0 v FC Volendam, 8 April 1998
• Record away Eredivisie win: 1–7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27 September 1997
• Record defeat: 12–1 v AFC Ajax, Eredivisie, 19 May 1972
• Record tournament defeat: 0–7 v PSV, KNVB Beker, Fourth Round, 4 May 1969
• Highest ranking: 3rd in Eredivisie, 1997/1998
• Longest unbeaten run (League): 22, from 8 January 1967 until 17 September 1967 in Eerste Divisie
• Most clean sheets in one season: 18, Eerste Divisie, 1988/89
• Most League goals all-time by player : 155 – Jan Dommering
• Most League goals in a season by player: 34 – Nikos Machlas, Eredivisie, 1997/98
• Most goals scored in a match: 9 – Nico Westdijk v De Treffers, Tweede Klasse C Oost, 19 October 1941
• Most League goals scored in a season: 85, Eredivisie, 1997/98
• Most League goals conceded in a season: 74, Eredivisie, 1971/72
• Most hat-tricks scored (League): 12 – Jan Dommering
• Fewest League goals scored in a season: 22, Eredivisie, 1971/72
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 20, Eerste Divisie, 1988/89
• Fastest own goal: 19 seconds – Purrel Fränkel v FC Twente, Eredivisie, 3 October 2003
• Most top scorer of Vitesse: John van den Brom, 5 times
• Most international caps for the Netherlands national football team as a Vitesse player: Just Göbel, 22

Domestic results

Below is a table with Vitesse's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2014–15 Eredivisie	5th (4th after EC play-offs)	Europa League (Q3) (winning EC play-offs)	2014–15	quarter final
2013–14 Eredivisie	6th (8th after EC play-offs)	– (losing EC play-offs)	2013–14	round of 16
2012–13 Eredivisie	4th	Europa League	2012–13	quarter final
2011–12 Eredivisie	7th (6th after EC play-offs)	Europa League (winning EC play-offs)	2011–12	quarter final
2010–11 Eredivisie	15th	–	2010–11	round of 16
2009–10 Eredivisie	14th	–	2009–10	third round
2008–09 Eredivisie	10th	–	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eredivisie	12th	–	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	12th (10th after IC play-offs)	– (losing IC play-offs)	2006–07	third round
2005–06 Eredivisie	11th (10th after IC play-offs)	– (losing IC play-offs)	2005–06	second round
2004–05 Eredivisie	7th	–	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2003–04	round of 16
2002–03 Eredivisie	14th	–	2002–03	quarter final
2001–02 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2001–02	second round
2000–01 Eredivisie	6th	–	2000–01	semi-final
1999–2000 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1999–2000	semi-final
1998–99 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1998–99	quarter final
1997–98 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1997–98	quarter final
1996–97 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1996–97	quarter final
1995–96 Eredivisie	5th	–	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	6th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1993–94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1992–93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1991–92	round of 16
1990–91 Eredivisie	5th	–	1990–91	quarter final
1989–90 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1989–90	final
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1988–89	quarter final
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1986–87	quarter final
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1984–85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1982–83	second round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1981–82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1979–80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	14th	–	1978–79	second round
1977–78 Eredivisie	9th	–	1977–78	quarter final
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1976–77	second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1975–76	first round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1973–74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	3rd	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1970–71	second round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1969–70	second round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	3rd	–	1968–69	quarter final
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1966–67	first round
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	1st (group A)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	9th (group B)	–	1963–64	first round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	6th (group A)	–	1962–63	second round
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	10th (group A)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1961–62	fourth round
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1960–61	group stage
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	2nd (group A)	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	10th (group B)	–	1958–59	no participation
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	5th (group A)	–	1957–58	fourth round
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	–	1956–57	second round

Statistics

Eredivisie Matches played 1020 Matches won 391 Matches drawn 292 Matches lost 337 Points (two points-system) 1074 Goals for 1518 Goal against 1455 Seasons 30 Best ranking 3 (1997/1998) Worst ranking 18 (1971/1972) As of 20 June 2015

Eerste Divisie Matches played 852 Matches won 379 Matches drawn 215 Matches lost 258 Points (two points-system) 973 Goals for 1450 Goals against 1192 Seasons 25 Best ranking 1 (1976/77, 1988/89) Worst ranking 17 (1984/85)

Tweede Divisie Matches played 120 Matches won 57 Matches drawn 34 Matches lost 29 Points (two points-system) 148 Goals for 221 Goals against 165 Seasons 4 Best ranking 1 (1965/1966) Worst ranking 9 (1963/1964)

Club topscorers by season

1954/55 Eltjo Veentjer (10) 1955/56 Eltjo Veentjer (10) 1956/57 Jan Schatorjé (16) 1957/58 Gerrit van der Pol (13) 1958/59 Loek Feijen (15) 1959/60 Loek Feijen (17) 1960/61 Loek Feijen (12) 1961/62 Jan Seelen (13) 1962/63 Jan Seelen (18) 1963/64 Jan Seelen (10) 1964/65 Jan Veenstra (12) 1965/66 Hans Verhagen (21) 1966/67 Jan Veenstra (22) 1967/68 Hans Verhagen (17) 1968/69 Henk Bosveld (15) 1969/70 Wim Kleinjan (11) 1970/71 Bart Stovers (10) 1971/72 Ben Gerritsen (5) 1971/72 Herman Veenendaal (5) 1972/73 Bram van Kerkhof (20) 1973/74 Herman Veenendaal (23)

1974/75 Henk Bosveld (16) 1975/76 Henk Bosveld (10) 1975/76 Boško Bursać (10) 1976/77 Boško Bursać (20) 1977/78 Boško Bursać (13) 1978/79 Henk Bosveld (7) 1978/79 Herman Gerdsen (7) 1979/80 Hans Bleijenberg (11) 1980/81 Ron van Oosterom (14) 1981/82 Jurrie Koolhof (19) 1982/83 Chris van de Akker (10) 1983/84 Remco Boere (27) 1984/85 Henk Thijssen (8) 1985/86 Roger Schouwenaar (11) 1985/86 Rick Talan (11) 1986/87 John van den Brom (17) 1987/88 Rick Talan (16) 1988/89 Jurrie Koolhof (13) 1989/90 John van den Brom (14) 1990/91 John van den Brom (8) 1991/92 John van den Brom (10)

1992/93 John van den Brom (15) 1993/94 Hans Gillhaus (22) 1994/95 Roy Makaay (11) 1995/96 Roy Makaay (11) 1996/97 Roy Makaay (19) 1997/98 Nikos Machlas (34) 1998/99 Nikos Machlas (18) 1999/00 Pierre van Hooijdonk (25) 2000/01 Matthew Amoah (11) 2001/02 Matthew Amoah (6) 2002/03 Matthew Amoah (15) 2003/04 Emile Mbamba (6) 2004/05 Matthew Amoah (13) 2005/06 Youssouf Hersi (10) 2006/07 Danko Lazović (19) 2007/08 Santi Kolk (12) 2008/09 Ricky van Wolfswinkel (8) 2009/10 Santi Kolk (7) 2009/10 Lasse Nilsson (7) 2010/11 Marco van Ginkel (5) 2010/11 Marcus Pedersen (5)

2011/12 Wilfried Bony (12) 2012/13 Wilfried Bony (31) 2013/14 Lucas Piazon (11) 2014/15 Bertrand Traoré (13)

Affiliated teams

• Chelsea

See also

• Dutch football league teams
• Vitesse Dallas, an American indoor football club

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Official supporters site (Dutch)
• Official GelreDome site (Dutch)Template:Vitesse