Full name | Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem | ||
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Nickname(s) | Vites FC Hollywood at the Rhine Airborne Football Club | ||
Founded | 14 May 1892; 132 years ago (1892-05-14) | ||
Ground | GelreDome | ||
Capacity | 21,248 | ||
Owner | Coley Parry | ||
Chairman | Henk Parren | ||
Head coach | John van den Brom | ||
League | Eerste Divisie | ||
2023β24 | Eredivisie, 18th of 18 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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SBV Vitesse Arnhem (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem, Eng: Professional Football Foundation Vitesse Arnhem), widely known as Vitesse (Dutch pronunciation: [viΛtΙsΙ]) or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem, is a Dutch professional football club located in the municipality of Arnhem. Established on 14 May 1892, they currently play in the Eerste Divisie following relegation from the 2023β24 Eredivisie. Since 1998, the club has played its home games at the GelreDome.
Vitesse had its most successful period in the 1990s. Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997β98. They won the KNVB Cup in 2017 and also reached the final in 1912, 1927, 1990 and 2021. Throughout the years, Vitesse established itself as a stepping stone for future top class players like Raimond van der Gouw, Phillip Cocu, Roy Makaay, Sander Westerveld, Nikos Machlas, Mahamadou Diarra, Nemanja MatiΔ, Wilfried Bony, Bertrand TraorΓ©, Robin Gosens, Lewis Baker, Dominic Solanke, Martin Γdegaard, Milot Rashica and Mason Mount.
History
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Vitesse, founded in 1892, is the 2nd oldest professional football club still in existence in the Netherlands, after Sparta Rotterdam who were formed in 1888. The roots of Vitesse actually pre-dated Sparta by a year as in 1887, a club with the name "Arnhemsche cricket- en voetbalvereeniging Vitesse" was formed by a group of high school students who played their sport on the Rijnkade, overlooking the River Rhine in the city centre. Reluctant to choose a Latin or English name for the club as they felt those languages were too elitist, they picked the French word Vitesse, meaning "speed".
In 1891 the club disbanded as they were no longer able to find anywhere suitable to play cricket after a Velodrome was built on their usual playing field in the Klarenbeek Park. The following year a group of wealthy students resurrected the sports club, this time with the name AVC (Arnhemse Voetbal en Cricketclub) Vitesse. In the summer they played cricket and in the winter football. In the end of 1892, Vitesse played its first real football match, and in 1894 Vitesse disbanded the cricket branch. In 1895 and 1896 Vitesse became champions of the Gelderland competition. From the foundation of the Netherlands national football championship in 1898 until 1954, the title was decided by play-offs by a handful of clubs who had previously won their regional league. Vitesse lost the final of the national championship six times (1898, 1899, 1903, 1913, 1914 and 1915).
In 1912, Vitesse reached the final of the Dutch Cup Tournament for the first time. Vitesse lost the final with 0β2 from HFC Haarlem. In this period Vitesse had top players, likes Willem Hesselink and Just GΓΆbel. These players were also active in the Netherlands national team. In 1914 John William Sutcliffe became the first foreign trainer.
During World War II, Vitesse did not play-official matches because playing football in the open air was forbidden. During the Battle of Arnhem, the residents of the city were forcibly evicted from their homes, allowing the Germans to turn the north bank of the Rhine into a heavily defended line. Residents were not allowed to return home without a permit and most did not return until after the war. The football field and clubhouse was completely destroyed. The damage was repaired in the years after the liberation.
In 1984 it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamed SBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal β "Professional Football Foundation") Vitesse whilst the amateur section became "Vitesse 1892", which lasted until they disbanded in 2009.
From 1984, Karel Aalbers was the president of SBV Vitesse. Aalbers' goal was to bring Vitesse from the bottom of the Second League (Eerste divisie, now Jupiler League), the league in which the club originated, 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 made their debut in European competition in 1990. The club won their first match in the first round 1β0 over Derry City.
The club remained financially sound through making notable profits on the transfer market. Players such as Roy Makaay, Sander Westerveld, Nikos Machlas, Glenn Helder and Philip Cocu were sold for large sums of money. Others came to occupy empty player positions, such as Mahamadou Diarra and Pierre van Hooijdonk. Vitesse finished in the top four positions, made profits and showed a solid balance sheet in the final years of Aalbers' presidency. Also, the club became regular competitors in the UEFA Cup and in 1997β1998 finished third in the Eredivise, its record highest finish to date.
Herbert Neumann was Vitesse's manager over most of these years (1992β95 and 1998β99), while star players included: Nikos Machlas, the first ever Vitesse player to win the European Golden Boot in 1998 when he scored 34 goals in a season; John van den Brom, who played 378 matches for Vitesse during this period scoring 110 goals from midfield; and Edward Sturing, who played 383 matches in defence for Vitesse from 1987 to 1998, as well as receiving 3 caps for the Netherlands national team. Additional stars included Dejan ΔuroviΔ, who spent six years at Vitesse playing 109 matches as a striker, scoring 41 goals including the first goal in GelreDome. Meanwhile, Dutch forward Roy Makaay spent four years at Vitesse, scoring 42 goals in 109 matches between 1993 and 1997.
Aalbers resigned on 15 February 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 four months). 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 off, under the threat of bankruptcy.
The club was in serious financial trouble, and in August 2010 its majority shareholder agreed to sell the club to the Georgian businessman Merab Jordania. There were rumors in The Guardian and various news outlets that this purchase was engineered by former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The club underwent a successful transformation into a modern, commercial sports organization and established itself as one of the dominant teams of the Eredivisie.
On 1 July 2012, Fred Rutten signed a contract as the new manager of Vitesse, for the season 2012-13. Rutten left Vitesse after the season, finishing in fourth place. Wilfried Bony ended the season as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 31 goals in 30 matches and was awarded the Golden Shoe for the best player in the Netherlands.
For the 2013β14 season, Vitesse appointed Peter Bosz as its new manager. In November 2013, Vitesse was top of the league in the Eredivisie for the first time since 2006. It was the first time since 2000 they'd been top of the league later than the first week. Halfway through the season, after 17 matches, Vitesse was the leader in the competition. Key players in the squad from this period included Davy PrΓΆpper, Christian Atsu and Bertrand TraorΓ©.
Vitesse announced on 13 June 2016 that Henk Fraser would replace Bosz at the start of the 2016β17 season. In his first full season, won the club first major trophy in its 125-year existence. Fraser defeating AZ by a score of 2β0 in the final of the KNVB Cup, with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel. On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1β1 (4β2 pen.) at De Kuip, Rotterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord. In the 2017β18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Vitesse's opponents were Lazio, Nice and Zulte Waregem. Vitesse ultimately finished the group stage in fourth place. In October 2017, Guram Kashia wore a rainbow-striped captain's armband for Vitesse against Heracles Almelo in support of LGBT rights, leading to a backlash in his own country. In August 2018, he became the inaugural recipient of UEFA's #EqualGame award for his act.
In 2021, after beating VVV-Venlo in the semi-final, Vitesse reached the KNVB Cup Final for the fifth time in their history. Vitesse lost the final 2β1 to Ajax. Vitesse finished the 2020β21 Eredivise season in fourth place. In July and August 2021, Vitesse qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Vitesse knocked-out Dundalk (2-2 and 2β1) and Anderlecht (3-3 and 2β1) in the qualifiers. On 27 August, Vitesse was drawn on Group G of the 2021β22 UEFA Europa Conference League alongside Tottenham Hotspur, Rennes and Mura. Vitesse eventually placed second in the group, making it to the round of 32.
Towards the end of the 2023β24 Eredivisie season, Vitesse was relegated after being deducted eighteen points for failing to comply with the KNVB's license requirements amid continuous financial troubles.
Stadium and training facilities
The club plays its home games at the GelreDome stadium, with a capacity of 21,000 seats. The GelreDome was built to serve as a multifunctional stadium suited for sports, concerts and other events. It was the first football stadium in the world to have a retractable pitch, and, after the Amsterdam ArenA, the second stadium in Europe to have a sliding roof. The pitch is surrounded on each side by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the Edward Sturing Stand (North), Charly Bosveld Stand (East), Theo Bos Stand (South) and Just GΓΆbel Stand (West).
The idea of building a multifunctional stadium, which had more than double the capacity of Vitesse's old Nieuw Monnikenhuize stadium, came from former Vitesse chairman Karel Aalbers. The ambitious chairman had been playing with the idea from as early as the late 1980s, but it took until 1996 and the prospect of the upcoming Euro 2000 championships for construction to finally begin. The GelreDome opened two years later, on 25 March 1998, with a league match between Vitesse and NAC Breda (4β1). Three international matches of the Netherlands national football team were played in the stadium, the first one being on 27 May 1998: a friendly against Cameroon (0β1). The last one, played on 26 April 2000, was also a friendly: a 0β0 against Scotland. In 2019, the Netherlands women's national team, also played their an international (friendly) match at the stadium. Furthermore, the GelreDome was the location for three UEFA Euro 2000 group stage matches, as well as the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament.
Vitesse's training facilities are conducted at National Sports Centre Papendal, located in the outskirts of Arnhem in woodland surroundings. The training ground consists of several pitches, a number of which have an artificial turf pitch, and extensive training facilities, including a fitness centre. Papendal, a mere twelve kilometers north of the GelreDome, is not only the training facility for Vitesse's first team; the youth teams play their home matches here as well. Its main field has seating capacity for 500 people. The complex is situated in large wooded area, where the players can prepare in a peaceful and private environment, whilst not being too far from the hustle and bustle of Arnhem's city centre. Papendal is also the base for administration staff, scouting department and all club coaches.
Stadium history
Name | Years |
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Rijnkade / Klarenbeek Park | 1887β1891 |
Molenbeekstraat | 1892 |
IJsclub Boulevard Heuvelink | 1892β1894 |
Bronbeek Royal Palace | 1893 |
Paasweide | 1894β1896 |
Klarenbeek Stadium | 1896β1915 |
Monnikenhuize | 1915β1950 |
Nieuw Monnikenhuize | 1950β1997 |
GelreDome | 1998βpresent |
Symbols
Hertog
Vitesse are well known for the American bald Eagle 'Hertog', which is released before the match and flies over the crowds.
Anthems
Vitesse fans are known to be creative and have various songs and chants during matches. Among the most important Vitesse songs are "Geel en Zwart zijn onze kleuren" by Emile Hartkamp, "Ernems Trots" by Joey Hartkamp, and "Bouw mee aan een steengoed Vites!" by Henk Bleker & Enka Harmonie. Vitesse opens its home matches with "Whatever You Want" by Status Quo, and after every home goal "Bro Hymn" by Pennywise is played.
Mr Vitesse
Theo Bos was raised in Arnhem and started playing football from an early age. He began his career at amateur club Sv Sempre Avanti and played from 1979 to 1983 in the academy of Vitesse. Manager Leen Looijen gave him his professional debut on 13 August 1983 against FC Wageningen; the match ended in a 3β0 victory for Vitesse. Bos spent his entire playing career for Vitesse, making a total 369 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. After his playing career, Bos worked at Vitesse as youth coach, assistant coach and manager. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse. In 2012, the south stand of the GelreDome stadium was named the Theo Bos Stand. Bos died on 28 February 2013 of pancreatic cancer, aged forty-seven. Following his death, a special remembrance to honour Theo Bos took place at Gelredome with around 7,000 Vitesse supporters. As of the 2012β13 season, no player will wear the number 4 shirt at Vitesse after the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect for Theo Bos, "the legendary number four". Dutch defender Jan-Arie van der Heijden was the last player to wear the number. In November 2013, his biography Het is zoals het is ('It is what it is') was published, written by journalist Marcel van Roosmalen. In 2015, a statue of Bos was erected outside of the training complex at Papendal.
Airborne-match
Around September there is an annual 'Airborne memorial' football match. During this annual Airborne-match the veterans of World War II will be honored. The Gelredome is decorated with Airborne flags, both outside and inside the stadium, and at halftime, 120 members of the Royal British Legion played the bagpipes with some other musical guests. Clubsymbol Hertog fly with the typical Airborne colours. The match is traditionally visited by veterans who were fighting in this battle, while a special shirt is worn by Vitesse. The club drop their normal striped black and yellow kit for this special match. Instead they wear claret and blue outfits, the same colours of the 1st Airborne Division, with a 1st Airborne 'winged horse' emblem also etched on the kit. Pictured on the collar sticker is the John Frost Bridge. These shirts are after the match auctioned for charity. In addition, Vitesse wearing a special captain's armband as a sign of recognition and respect for those who have fought for our freedom. In the 2014β15 and 2019β20 seasons, Vitesse played their away games in the same colours of the 1st Airborne Division.
Colours and badge
Originally, Vitesse played in white shirts with a blue sash from inception until 1900, paying hommage to the city's colours. At the turn of the century, player Reinhard Jan Christiaan baron van Pallandt offered to sponsor the club's shirts in exchange for Vitesse switching to his family colours of black and yellow. The board were quick to accept, noting that Vitesse, being one of the strongest team in the province of Gelderland, would be vindicated in playing in what could also be considered the province's colours (the flag of Gelderland is a tricolour in blue, yellow, and black).
The first logo of Vitesse was a shield-shaped crest. In the middle there was a diagonal dividing line between the left yellow face and the right black box. In the left box, "AVC Vitesse" was diagonally written and in the right-hand side, "1892 ", the club's founding year. The old logo was replaced in 1984, the year in which the roads of the BVO branch and the amateur branch separated. The amateur branch retained the logo with limited modification, SBV Vitesse got a new logo.
The new logo of the BVO from 1984 is once again a shield-shaped figure, but it has straight lines at both the top and sides of the logo. At the top is with thick white uppercase Vitesse. Under the name is a double-headed eagle counterchanged on a black and yellow field. This double-headed eagle can also be found in the coat of arms of Arnhem. In the middle of the logo is a football.
In the autumn of 2011, a new version of the logo was put into use; a total of 13 changes were made. For example, the symmetry of the eagle was improved, the black outer edge replaced by a white and in the writing has been made thinner. The football has been altered in terms of appearance as a shadow effect is added and (if the context allows it) the year of creation as text EST. 1892 under the logo can be found.
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The first Vitesse crest
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The second crest
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The third crest
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2011βpresent
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Since 2023 Vitesse's kit has been manufactured by Robey. Previous manufacturers include Adidas (1982β89), Hummel (1989β90), Bukta (1990β91), Diadora (1991β93), Umbro (1993β97), Lotto (1997β99), Uhlsport (1999β05), Quick (2005β06), Legea (2006β09), Klupp (2009β12), Nike (2012β14), Macron (2014β19), Nike (2019β23) and Robey (2023-present).
The club's shirts are currently sponsored by BetCity. Previous commercial sponsors have been Akai (1982β83), Oad Reizen (1983β85), Spitman (1985β86), Schoenenreus (1987β89), RTL 4 (1990β1991), PTT Telecom (1991β92), BFI (1991β92), Spaarenergie (1992β93), Nuon Energy (1993β01), ATAG Benelux (2000β01), SITA (2002β03), Hubo (2002β03), Bavaria (2002β03), SBS 6 (2002β03), Sunweb Group (2003β04), AFAB (2004β2010), Zuka.nl (2010β2011), Simpel (2011β12), Youfone (2013β14), Truphone (2014β17), SWOOP (2017β18), Droomparken (2018β19), Royal Burgers' Zoo (2019β20), The Netherlands Open Air Museum (2019β20), Waterontharder.com (2020β21) eToro (2021β23) and BetCity (2023βpresent).
Support
The supporters of the club are known as Vitessenaren. Vitesse has two independent fan bodies. The Supportersvereniging Vitesse was founded in 1992 and currently consists of 3,000 members. They own a fan base within the GelreDome. The second one, Arnhem Ultras, serve a more specific purpose: to improve the atmosphere in the stadium. Besides the fan unions, there are several sets of fans who work together on tifo choreography, likes VIVO (Vitesse Is van Ons), De Aftrap, VAK 113, VAK 212, RFFC, Crew 81 and BGN among others. Nowadays, Vitesse is supported by one fanatic side: The Theo Bos β South Stand. This stand is responsible for a big part of the atmosphere in the stadium.
Vitesse have attracted around 18,000 people to Eredivisie matches on average in the last years. The record attendance stands at 26,600, achieved in a match against NAC Breda at 25 March 1998. Research showed that about 10,000 season ticket holders from Gelderland, with other significant groups coming from Utrecht, South Holland and North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Vitesse Kids Club was founded by Vitesse in 1998 for children up to 16 years. Every year, the Vitesse Kids Club Day is organized, offering activities for members who are joined by the first team squad. During pre-season, Vitesse also holds an Open Day for people of all ages; the event gives the opportunity for sponsors and new player signings to be presented.
Vitesse fans have established a close friendship with the supporters of Petrolul PloieΘti and RFC LiΓ¨ge. Previously, they had a friendship with Lierse until there was a big riot between them at a friendly match in 2011.
Rivalries
Rivalry with NEC
N.E.C. from Nijmegen are Vitesse's archrivals. The two clubs share a long history together and matches between the two clubs are called the Gelderse Derby (Derby of Gelderland). The rivalry between these two clubs goes beyond the football rivalry, it transcends into the city rivalry between the two largest cities of Gelderland: Nijmegen and Arnhem. This city rivalry began when these two cities first received their city rights. The two cities are just 20 kilometres apart, leading to an intense feeling of a cross-town rivalry, heightened by a feeling that local pride is at stake. The meeting between the two teams is still considered to be one of the biggest matches of the season.
The inhabitants of these cities differ extremely in both attitudes and cultures which is clearly reflected on the football pitch. Vitesse's style of play has long been a source of pride for the supporters, and one of irritation for the NEC fans.
Since 1813, Arnhem has been the capital of Gelderland, historically based on finance and trade. Arnhem is perceived as an office city with modern buildings. Nijmegen, on the other hand, is predominantly a workers' city, with middle and high-income groups in the minority. People from Nijmegen see Arnhem as arrogant and lazy.
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Rivalries with other clubs
De Graafschap are also a rival of Vitesse, but in terms of tension and rivalry, these matches are not as loaded as the duels with NEC Nijmegen. The rivalry has existed for some time with De Graafschap and stems from various causes, such as the opposition between the large city (Arnhem) and the countryside (Doetinchem).
Further teams who share a rivalry with Vitesse include Twente, Utrecht and Ajax. Past rivalries include local derbies between Vitesse and clubs such as FC Wageningen, Go Ahead Eagles, Quick 1888, Arnhemse Boys and VV Rheden. However, the tension between the local sides lessened as the division of the clubs through playing in different leagues over time became greater. Years of not competing in the same league resulted in less frequent match-ups, until tensions finally settled between the local clubs.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
4 | Theo Bos, defender (1983β98), posthumous honour |
12 | Club Supporters (the 12th Man) |
13 | Vito, the official team mascot |
Youth teams
The club is famous, however, for its Youth Academy, which is rated with the maximum of 4 Stars by the KNVB. Many players in professional football in Europe have played at Vitesse in the past including Roy Makaay, Robin Gosens, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Davy PrΓΆpper, Alexander BΓΌttner, Stijn Schaars, Peter Bosz, Marco van Ginkel, Theo Janssen, Erwin Mulder, Eloy Room, Piet Velthuizen, Martin Laamers, Nicky Hofs and Mitchell van Bergen. All youth teams will train and play their matches at Papendal.
The Vitesse Academy comprises age-group teams ranging from U8's up to the flagship U19's. The youngest players are scouted at amateur clubs in the direct surroundings of Arnhem. For the age of twelve and older, the academy extends its scouting area, mainly to the remaining part of the Netherlands and Germany. In Vitesse's youth system, efficient and qualified training is done by full-time coaches and organized by further employees looking after the administration. The goal of the sporting education is to train the youths from basic to development to performance levels, for them to fulfil the sportive and non sportive demands of professional football.
Former players
National team players
The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with Vitesse:
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- Players in bold actively play for Vitesse and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with Vitesse.
National team players by Confederation
Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Vitesse players represented Internationally
Confederation | Total | (Nation) Association |
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AFC | 4 | Japan (2), China (1), Saudi Arabia (1) |
CAF | 14 | Ghana (4), Burkina Faso (2), Nigeria (2), Algeria (1), Ivory Coast (1), Mali (1), Morocco (1), South Africa (1), Zimbabwe (1) |
CONCACAF | 5 | Curaçao (1), El Salvador (1), Haiti (1), Mexico (1), United States (1) |
CONMEBOL | 2 | Ecuador (2) |
OFC | 0 | |
UEFA | 57 | Netherlands (24), Serbia (6), Georgia (3), Norway (3), Belgium (2), Estonia (2), Israel (2), Kosovo (2), Slovakia (2), Slovenia (2), Albania (1), Bosnia & Herzegovina (1), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Finland (1), Luxembourg (1), Romania (1), Russia (1), Ukraine (1) |
Players in international tournaments
The following is a list of Vitesse players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA European Championship, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Copa AmΓ©rica, and the Caribbean Cup. To this date no Vitesse players have participated in the AFC Asian Cup, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Vitesse.
List of Vitesse coaches
- No official coach (1887β1914)
- Edgar Chadwick (1914)
- John William Sutcliffe (1914β1915)
- James McPherson (1919β1920)
- Charles Griffith (1920β1922)
- Jan van Dort & Bram Evers (1922β1923)
- Jan van Dort (1923β1924)
- Bob Jefferson (1924β1927
- Heinrich Schwarz (1927β1936)
- Joop DamstΓ© (1936)
- Gerrit van Wijhe (1936β1938)
- Gerrit Horsten (1938β1946)
- George Roper (1946β1947)
- Arie van der Wel (1948β1949)
- Gerrit Horsten (interim) (1949)
- Jan Zonnenberg (1949β1954)
- Joseph Gruber (1954β1957)
- Louis Pastoors (1957β1960)
- Branko VidoviΔ (1960β1962)
- Jan Zonnenberg (1962β1964)
- Joseph Gruber (1964β1966)
- Frans de Munck (1966β1969)
- Cor Brom (1969β1972)
- Frans de Munck (1972β1974)
- Nedeljko BulatoviΔ (1974β1975)
- Jan de Bouter (1975β1976)
- Clemens Westerhof (interim) (1976)
- Henk Wullems (1976β1982)
- Leen Looijen (1982β1984)
- Henk Hofstee (interim) (1984)
- Clemens Westerhof (1984β1985)
- Janusz Kowalik (1985β1986)
- Hans Dorjee (1986β1987)
- Niels Overweg (1987)
- Bert Jacobs (1987β1992)
- Herbert Neumann (1992β1995)
- Ronald Spelbos (1995)
- Frans Thijssen & Jan Jongbloed (interim) (1995β1996)
- Leo Beenhakker (1996β1997)
- Henk ten Cate (1997β1998)
- Artur Jorge (1998)
- Herbert Neumann (1998β1999)
- Jan Jongbloed & Edward Sturing (interim) (1999β2000)
- Ronald Koeman (2000β2001)
- Edward Sturing (interim) (2001β2002)
- Mike Snoei (2002β2003)
- Edward Sturing (2003β2006)
- Aad de Mos (2006β2008)
- Hans Westerhof (2008)
- Theo Bos (2009β2010)
- Raimond van der Gouw & Hans van Arum (interim) (2010)
- Albert Ferrer (2010β2011)
- John van den Brom (2011β2012)
- Fred Rutten (2012β2013)
- Peter Bosz (2013β2016)
- Rob Maas (2016)
- Henk Fraser (2016β2018)
- Edward Sturing (interim) (2018)
- Leonid Slutsky (2018β2019)
- Joseph Oosting (interim) (2019)
- Edward Sturing (interim) (2020)
- Thomas Letsch (2020β2022)
- Phillip Cocu (2022β2023)
- Edward Sturing (interim) (2023β2024)
- John van den Brom (2024βpresent)
Board and staff
Corporate hierarchy
Position | Name |
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Owner | Coley Parry |
Supervisory Board | Henk Parren (chairman) Coley Parry |
Board of the Vitesse-Arnhem Foundation | Henk Parren (chairman) Peter van Bussel Gerrit Jan Steenbergen |
Advisory Council | Bert Roetert Cor Guijt Jan Snellenburg |
Directors | Pascal van Wijk (General/Financial director) Benjamin Schmedes (Technical director) Peter Rovers (marketing director) |
Ambassadors | Edward Sturing Theo Janssen Nicky Hofs |
Management hierarchy
Position | Staff |
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Sports director | Benjamin Schmedes |
Chief scout | Daniel Ebbert |
Manager | Edward Sturing (interim) |
Assistant manager | Nicky Hofs |
Tim Cornelisse | |
Goalkeepers coach | Raimond van der Gouw |
Fitness coach / Recovery trainer | Jan van Norel |
Video analyst | Koen Berkheij |
Head of academy | Edward Sturing |
Under-21 coach | Nicky Hofs |
Owners
After Karel Aalbers left, the financial situation for the club became dire. This downfall almost led Vitesse into bankruptcy in 2008, as they were not able to pay back loans given by their sponsor AFAB Geldservice B.V. Eventually the club arranged a deal that saw AFAB's owner, Maasbert Schouten, gain 100% of Vitesse's shares. Schouten immediately expressed his intent to sell the club, which opened the window for Merab Jordania to buy Vitesse. When Jordania, a former Dinamo Tbilisi player and owner, bought the team in 2010, Vitesse became the first Dutch club in history with a foreign owner. In 2013, Russian businessman Alexander Tsjigirinski bought the club from Jordania. In May 2018 a new acquisition took place at Vitesse. Valeriy Oyf became the new majority shareholder of Vitesse. The Russian oligarch, who was part of the Board of Directors of Vitesse from 2016, took over the shares of Tsjigirinski.
Chairmen
The first chairman was Frans DezentjΓ©. Willem Hesselink was chairman of the club from 1917 to 1922 and was appointed honorary chairman in 1962. Although Vitesse's coaches have come from all over Europe, the club's chairmen have been mostly Dutch, with Merab Jordania and Yevgeny Merkel as the only exceptions. The name of Karel Aalbers is inseparably linked to Vitesse. Although a club's success is never the work of a single man, nonetheless, the former chairman's part in the sportive and professional growth of Vitesse may be labelled as truly exceptional. Karel Aalbers handled the chairman's gavel from 1984 to 2000.
- Frans DezentjΓ©, 1982
- Dick Couvéé, 1892β1993
- Siegfried Leopold, 1893
- Fons Donkers, 1893β1895
- Chris Engelberts, 1895β1909
- Johan Caderius van Veen, 1902β1906
- Lodewijk Suringa, 1906β1908
- Jan F. Keppel Hesselink, 1908β1909
- Wim Hupkes, 1909β1916
- Daniel Brondgeest, 1916
- Willem Hesselink, 1916β22
- Lex Staal, 1922β1924
- Jan Holtus, 1924β1929
- Wim Hupkes, 1929β1936
- Henk Herberts, 1936β1947
- Jan Bosloper, 1947β1949
- Herbert Mogendorff, 1949β1951
- Henk Hoolboom, 1951β1955
- Henk Lammers, 1955β1963
- Henk Herberts, 1963
- Coen Winters, 1963β1965
- Herbert Mogendorff, 1965
- Herman Ribbink, 1965β1967
- Gerard Veerkamp, 1967β1969
- Arnold van der Louw, 1969β1974
- Eef van Amerongen, 1974β1979
- Piet Bodewes, 1979β1982
- Bob Treffers, 1982β1984
- Karel Aalbers, 1984β2000
- Jan Konings, 2000
- Jos Vaessen, 2000β2003
- Kees Bakker, 2003β2004
- Henk Ramautar, 2004β2008
- Kees Bakker, 2008β2009
- Maasbert Schouten, 2009β2010
- Merab Jordania, 2010β2013
- Bert Roetert, 2013β2016
- Kees Bakker, 2016β2017
- Yevgeny Merkel, 2017β2021
- Henk Parren, 2021β
Honours
Domestic
- Winners: 1965β66
- Runners-up: 2017
Regional
- Eerste klasse Oost
- Winners: 1896β97, 1897β98, 1902β03, 1912β13, 1913β14, 1914β15, 1952β53
- Promoted: 1954β55
- Tweede klasse Oost
- Winners: 1922β23, 1940β41, 1943β44, 1945β46, 1949β50
- Gelderland Competition
- Winners: 1894β95, 1895β96
Club Awards
- Winners: 1989β90
Personnel honours
European Golden Boot
The following players have won the European Golden Boot whilst playing for Vitesse:
- Nikos Machlas (34 goals) β 1998
Dutch Footballer of the Year (Golden Boots)
The following players have won the Dutch Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Vitesse:
- Edward Sturing β 1990 (Eredivisie)
- Wilfried Bony β 2013 (Eredivisie)
Johan Cruyff Trophy
The following players have won the Johan Cruyff Trophy whilst playing for Vitesse:
- Marco van Ginkel β 2013
Eredivisie Top Scorer
- Nikos Machlas (34 goals) β 1998
- Wilfried Bony (31 goals) β 2013
Eerste Divisie Top Scorer
- Herman Veenendaal (23 goals) β 1974
- Remco Boere (27 goals) β 1983
Rinus Michels Award (Manager of the year)
- Fred Rutten (Runner-up) β 2012/13
- Peter Bosz (Runner-up) β 2013/14, 2014/15
- Henk Fraser (Runner-up) β 2016/17
- Thomas Letsch (Runner-up) β 2020/21
- Guram Kashia β 2018
Georgian Footballer of the Year
( Guram Kashia β 2012, 2013
Vitesse in Europe
- Group = group game
- Q = qualifying round
- KPO = knockout round play-offs
- PO = play-off round
- 1R = first round
- 2R = second round
- 3R = third round
- 1/8 = 1/8 final
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score | Goalscorers Vitesse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978β79 | Intertoto Cup | Group | Hellas Verona | 2β1, 0β2 | Bursac, Hofs / (-) | |
Group | RWDM | 0β5, 0β2 | (-) / (-) | |||
Group | Troyes | 5β3, 2β1 | Bleijenberg (2), Heezen, Mulderij, Bosveld / Bleijenberg, Beukhof | |||
1990β91 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Derry City | 1β0, 0β0 | Loeffen / (-) | |
2R | Dundee United | 1β0, 4β0 | Eijer / Latuheru (2), Van den Brom, Eijer | |||
1/16 | Sporting CP | 0β2, 1β2 | (-) / Van Arum | |||
1992β93 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Derry City | 3β0, 2β1 | Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers | |
2R | Mechelen | 1β0, 1β0 | Van den Brom / Cocu | |||
1/16 | Real Madrid | 0β1, 0β1 | (-) / (-) | |||
1993β94 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Norwich City | 0β3, 0β0 | (-) / (-) | |
1994β95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Parma | 1β0, 0β2 | Gillhaus / (-) | |
1997β98 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Braga | 2β1, 0β2 | ΔuroviΔ, Trustfull / (-) | |
1998β99 | UEFA Cup | 1R | AEK Athens | 3β0, 3β3 | Laros, PeroviΔ, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser | |
2R | Bordeaux | 0β1, 1β2 | (-) / Jochemsen | |||
1999β00 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Beira-Mar | 2β1, 0β0 | Van Hooijdonk, GrozdiΔ / (-) | |
2R | Lens | 1β4, 1β1 | Van Hooijdonk / Kreek | |||
2000β01 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Maccabi Haifa | 3β0, 1β2 | Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah | |
2R | Internazionale | 0β0, 1β1 | (-) / Peeters | |||
2002β03 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Rapid BucureΘti | 1β1, 1β0 | Peeters / Peeters | |
2R | Werder Bremen | 2β1, 3β3 | Amoah, Verlaat (o.g.) / Levchenko, Claessens, Mbamba | |||
3R | Liverpool | 0β1, 0β1 | (-) / (-) | |||
2012β13 | Europa League | Q2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4β4, 3β1 | Van Ginkel (2), Reis, Bony / Van Ginkel, Van Aanholt, Bony | |
Q3 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0β2, 0β2 | (-) / (-) | |||
2013β14 | Europa League | Q3 | Petrolul PloieΘti | 1β1, 1β2 | Reis / Van der Heijden | |
2015β16 | Europa League | Q3 | Southampton | 0β3, 0β2 | (-) / (-) | |
2017β18 | Europa League | Group | Nice | 0β3, 1β0 | (-) / Castaignos | |
Group | Lazio | 2β3, 1β1 | MatavΕΎ, Linssen / Linssen | |||
Group | Zulte Waregem | 0β2, 1β1 | (-) / Bruns | |||
2018β19 | Europa League | Q2 | Viitorul ConstanΘa | 3β1, 2β2 | MatavΕΎ, Linssen, Beerens / MatavΕΎ, Linssen | |
Q3 | Basel | 0β1, 0β1 | (-) / (-) | |||
2021β22 | Europa Conference League | Q3 | Dundalk | 2β2, 2β1 | Bero, Openda / Bero, Gboho | |
PO | Anderlecht | 3β3, 2β1 | Dasa, Frederiksen, Tannane / Wittek (2) | |||
Group | Tottenham Hotspur | 1β0, 2β3 | Wittek / Rasmussen, BerΓ³ | |||
Group | Rennes | 1β2, 3β3 | Wittek / Huisman, Buitink, Openda | |||
Group | Mura | 3β1, 2β0 | Buitink, Openda, Huisman / Tronstad, Doekhi | |||
KPO | Rapid Wien | 2β0, 1β2 | Grbic, BerΓ³ / Openda | |||
1/16 | Roma | 0β1, 1β1 | (-) / Wittek |
UEFA Current ranking
- As of 25 February 2022
Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
103 | Vitesse | 14.000 |
Dutch Cup finals
Season | Opponent | Result | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1911β12 | Haarlem | 0β2 | R.A.P.-terrein, Amsterdam | 26 May 1912 |
1926β27 | V.U.C. | 1β3 | Monnikenhuize, Arnhem | 19 June 1927 |
1989β90 | PSV Eindhoven | 0β1 | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 25 April 1990 |
2016β17 | AZ | 2β0 | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 30 April 2017 |
2020β21 | Ajax | 1β2 | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 18 April 2021 |
The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruyff Shield.
Johan Cruyff Shield
Season | Opponent | Result | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Feyenoord | 1β1 (2β4 pen.) | De Kuip, Rotterdam | 5 August 2017 |
Club records
- Highest transfer fee paid: Bob Peeters from Roda JC for β¬6.4 million, 2000
- Record League win: 0β17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
- Record Eredivisie win: 7β0 v Sparta Rotterdam, 14 April 2018
- Record Eerste Divisie win: 7β0 v FC Wageningen, 30 August 1970
- Record European win: 0β4 v Dundee United, UEFA Cup Second Round, 7 November 1990
- Record home win: 14β0 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 20 January 1895
- Record away win: 0β17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
- Record home Eredivisie win: 7β0 v Sparta Rotterdam, 14 April 2018
- Record away Eredivisie win: 1β7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27 September 1997
- Record defeat: 12β1 v Ajax, Eredivisie, 19 May 1972
- Record tournament defeat: 0β7 v PSV, KNVB Beker, Fourth Round, 4 May 1969
- Highest ranking: 3rd in Eredivisie, 1997β98
- 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, 1988β89
- Most League goals all-time by player : 155 β Jan Dommering
- Most League goals in a season by player: 34 β Nikos Machlas, Eredivisie, 1997β98
- Most goals scored in a match: 9 β Nico Westdijk v De Treffers, Tweede Klasse C Oost, 19 October 1941
- Most League goals scored in a season: 85, Eredivisie, 1997β98
- Most League goals conceded in a season: 74, Eredivisie, 1971β72
- Most hat-tricks scored (League): 12 β Jan Dommering
- Fewest League goals scored in a season: 22, Eredivisie, 1971β72
- Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 20, Eerste Divisie, 1988β89
- Fastest own goal: 19 seconds β Purrel FrΓ€nkel v 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 GΓΆbel, 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 |
2023β24 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 2023β24 | quarter-final |
2022β23 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 2022β23 | first round |
2021β22 Eredivisie | 6th | β (losing UECL play-offs) | 2021β22 | quarter-final |
2020β21 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa Conference League (Q3) | 2020β21 | final |
2019β20 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 2019β20 | quarter-final |
2018β19 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 2018β19 | quarter-final |
2017β18 Eredivisie | 6th (5th after EC play-offs) | Europa League (Q2) (winning EC play-offs) | 2017β18 | first round |
2016β17 Eredivisie | 5th | Europa League | 2016β17 | winners |
2015β16 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 2015β16 | second round |
2014β15 Eredivisie | 5th (4th after EC play-offs) | Europa League (Q3) (winning EC play-offs) | 2014β15 | quarter-final |
2013β14 Eredivisie | 6th (8th after EC play-offs) | β (losing EC play-offs) | 2013β14 | round of 16 |
2012β13 Eredivisie | 4th | Europa League | 2012β13 | quarter-final |
2011β12 Eredivisie | 7th (6th after EC play-offs) | Europa League (winning EC play-offs) | 2011β12 | quarter-final |
2010β11 Eredivisie | 15th | β | 2010β11 | round of 16 |
2009β10 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 2009β10 | third round |
2008β09 Eredivisie | 10th | β | 2008β09 | third round |
2007β08 Eredivisie | 12th | β | 2007β08 | second round |
2006β07 Eredivisie | 12th (10th after IC play-offs) | β (losing IC play-offs) | 2006β07 | third round |
2005β06 Eredivisie | 11th (10th after IC play-offs) | β (losing IC play-offs) | 2005β06 | second round |
2004β05 Eredivisie | 7th | β | 2004β05 | third round |
2003β04 Eredivisie | 16th | β (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs) | 2003β04 | round of 16 |
2002β03 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 2002β03 | quarter-final |
2001β02 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 2001β02 | second round |
2000β01 Eredivisie | 6th | β | 2000β01 | semi-final |
1999β2000 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1999β2000 | semi-final |
1998β99 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1998β99 | quarter-final |
1997β98 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1997β98 | quarter-final |
1996β97 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup | 1996β97 | quarter-final |
1995β96 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1995β96 | second round |
1994β95 Eredivisie | 6th | β | 1994β95 | second round |
1993β94 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1993β94 | third round |
1992β93 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1992β93 | round of 16 |
1991β92 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1991β92 | round of 16 |
1990β91 Eredivisie | 5th | β | 1990β91 | quarter-final |
1989β90 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup | 1989β90 | final |
1988β89 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1988β89 | quarter-final |
1987β88 Eerste Divisie | 9th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1987β88 | first round |
1986β87 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 1986β87 | quarter-final |
1985β86 Eerste Divisie | 8th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1985β86 | first round |
1984β85 Eerste Divisie | 17th | β | 1984β85 | second round |
1983β84 Eerste Divisie | 11th | β | 1983β84 | first round |
1982β83 Eerste Divisie | 10th | β | 1982β83 | second round |
1981β82 Eerste Divisie | 8th | β | 1981β82 | second round |
1980β81 Eerste Divisie | 8th | β | 1980β81 | first round |
1979β80 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1979β80 | round of 16 |
1978β79 Eredivisie | 14th | β | 1978β79 | second round |
1977β78 Eredivisie | 9th | β | 1977β78 | quarter-final |
1976β77 Eerste Divisie | 1st | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1976β77 | second round |
1975β76 Eerste Divisie | 5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1975β76 | first round |
1974β75 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1974β75 | first round |
1973β74 Eerste Divisie | 2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1973β74 | second round |
1972β73 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | β | 1972β73 | second round |
1971β72 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie (relegation) | 1971β72 | first round |
1970β71 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | Eredivisie (promotion) | 1970β71 | second round |
1969β70 Eerste Divisie | 7th | β | 1969β70 | second round |
1968β69 Eerste Divisie | 3rd | β | 1968β69 | quarter-final |
1967β68 Eerste Divisie | 5th | β | 1967β68 | group stage |
1966β67 Eerste Divisie | 8th | β | 1966β67 | first round |
1965β66 Tweede Divisie | 1st (group A) | Eerste Divisie (promotion) | 1965β66 | group stage |
1964β65 Tweede Divisie | 4th (group A) | β | 1964β65 | first round |
1963β64 Tweede Divisie | 9th (group B) | β | 1963β64 | first round |
1962β63 Tweede Divisie | 6th (group A) | β | 1962β63 | second round |
1961β62 Eerste Divisie | 10th (group A) | Tweede Divisie (relegation) | 1961β62 | fourth round |
1960β61 Eerste Divisie | 4th (group A) | β | 1960β61 | group stage |
1959β60 Eerste Divisie | 2nd (group A) | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | not held | not held |
1958β59 Eerste Divisie | 10th (group B) | β | 1958β59 | no participation |
1957β58 Eerste Divisie | 5th (group A) | β | 1957β58 | fourth round |
1956β57 Eerste Divisie | 7th (group B) | β | 1956β57 | second round |
Statistics
(As of 10 December 2021) | Eredivisie | Eerste Divisie | Tweede Divisie | UEFA CUP | UEFA Europa League | Europa Conference League |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matches played
|
1228 | 852 | 120 | 36 | 18 | 14 |
Matches won
|
482 | 379 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
Matches drawn
|
342 | 215 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Matches lost
|
404 | 258 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Goals for
|
1868 | 1450 | 221 | 40 | 19 | 25 |
Goal against
|
1697 | 1192 | 165 | 37 | 32 | 20 |
Seasons
|
37 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Best ranking
|
3 (1997β98) | 1 (1976β77, 1988β89) | 1 (1965β66) | β | β | β |
Worst ranking
|
18 (1971β72) | 17 (1984β85) | 9 (1963β64) | β | β | β |
Club topscorers by season
- 1954/55 Eltjo Veentjer (10)
- 1955/56 Eltjo Veentjer (10)
- 1956/57 Jan SchatorjΓ© (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 BoΕ‘ko BursaΔ (10)
- 1976/77 BoΕ‘ko BursaΔ (20)
- 1977/78 BoΕ‘ko BursaΔ (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 LazoviΔ (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 TraorΓ© (14)
- 2015/16 Valeri Qazaishvili (10)
- 2016/17 Ricky van Wolfswinkel (20)
- 2017/18 Bryan Linssen (15)
- 2018/19 Bryan Linssen (12)
- 2019/20 Bryan Linssen (14)
- 2020/21 Armando Broja (10)
- 2021/22 LoΓ―s Openda (18)
- 2022/23 Million Manhoef (9)
- 2023/24 Marco van Ginkel (7)
Player of the Season
Vitesse's Player of the Season award is voted for by the club's supporters. It was first introduced in the 1989β90 season.
Year | Winner |
---|---|
1990 | Theo Bos |
1991 | RenΓ© Eijer |
1992 | Martin Laamers |
1993 | Phillip Cocu |
1994 | Glenn Helder |
1995 | Chris van der Weerden |
1996 | Arco Jochemsen |
1997 | Edward Sturing |
1998 | Nikos Machlas |
1999 | Sander Westerveld |
Year | Winner |
---|---|
2000 | Michel Kreek |
2001 | Victor Sikora |
2002 | Dejan StefanoviΔ |
2003 | Matthew Amoah |
2004 | Nicky Hofs |
2005 | Abubakari Yakubu |
2006 | Youssouf Hersi |
2007 | Danko LazoviΔ |
2008 | Piet Velthuizen |
2009 | Paul Verhaegh |
Year | Winner |
---|---|
2010 | Piet Velthuizen |
2011 | Slobodan RajkoviΔ |
2012 | Alexander BΓΌttner |
2013 | Wilfried Bony |
2014 | Christian Atsu |
2015 | Davy PrΓΆpper |
2016 | Guram Kashia |
2017 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel |
2018 | Mason Mount |
2019 | Martin Γdegaard |
Year | Winner |
---|---|
2020 | Remko Pasveer |
2021 | Remko Pasveer |
2022 | Maximilian Wittek |
Most appearances
All competitions
Ranking | Name | Position | matches | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Theo Bos | DF | 429 | 1983/1984 | 1997/1998 |
2. | Edward Sturing | DF | 383 | 1987/1988 | 1997/1998 |
3. | John van den Brom | MF | 378 | 1986/1987 | 2000/2001 |
4. | Martin Laamers | MF | 354 | 1986/1987 | 1995/1996 |
5. | Raimond van der Gouw | GK | 294 | 1988/1989 | 1995/1996 |
6. | Guram Kashia | DF | 292 | 2010/2011 | 2017/2018 |
Eredivisie
Ranking | Name | Position | matches | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Guram Kashia | DF | 244 | 2010/2011 | 2017/2018 |
2. | Davy PrΓΆpper | MF | 133 | 2009/2010 | 2014/2015 |
3. | Eloy Room | GK | 128 | 2008/2009 | 2016/2017 |
4. | Piet Velthuizen | GK | 125 | 2006/2007 | 2015/2016 |
5. | Jan-Arie van der Heijden | DF | 123 | 2011/2012 | 2014/2015 |
6. | Renato Ibarra | FW | 122 | 2011/2012 | 2015/2016 |
Europa
Ranking | Name | Position | matches | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Theo Bos | DF | 17 | 1983/1984 | 1997/1998 |
2. | John van den Brom | MF | 17 | 1986/1987 | 2000/2001 |
3. | Raimond van der Gouw | GK | 16 | 1988/1989 | 1995/1996 |
4. | Theo Janssen | MF | 16 | 1998/1999 | 2013/2014 |
5. | Martin Laamers | MF | 16 | 1986/1987 | 1995/1996 |
6. | Bart Latuheru | FW | 15 | 1989/1990 | 1995/1996 |
Top goalscorers
All competitions
Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Jan Dommering | FW | 168 | 1929β1948 |
2. | John van den Brom | MF | 110 | 1986β2001 |
3. | Gerrit Langeler | FW | 91 | 1916β1925 |
4. | Kees Meeuwsen | FW | 89 | 1929β1954 |
5. | Henk Bosveld | MF | 82 | 1968β1979 |
6. | BoΕ‘ko BursaΔ | FW | 78 | 1974β1980 |
Eredivisie
Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Matthew Amoah | FW | 61 | 1998β2006 |
2. | John van den Brom Nikos Machlas |
MF |
60 | 1986β2001 1996β1999 |
3. | Wilfried Bony | FW | 46 | 2011β2013 |
4. | Roy Makaay | FW | 42 | 1993β1997 |
5. | Bryan Linssen | FW | 41 | 2017β2020 |
6. | Dejan ΔuroviΔ | FW | 41 | 1994β2000 |
Europa
Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Maximilian Wittek | DF | 5 | 2020β |
2. | John van den Brom | MF | 4 | 1986β2001 |
3. | Bryan Linssen | FW | 4 | 2017β2020 |
4. | Bob Peeters | FW | 4 | 2000β2003 |
5. | Matthew Amoah | FW | 3 | 2000β2005 |
Vitesse All Stars
Name | Pos | Nat | Years at Club | Games | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Jacobs | Coach | 1988β1993 | β | β | |
Just GΓΆbel | GK | 1909β1924 | 116 | 0 | |
Willem Hesselink | DF | 1892β1919 | 79 | 38 | |
Theo Bos | DF | 1983β1998 | 429 | 1 | |
Edward Sturing | DF | 1987β1988 | 383 | 3 | |
John van den Brom | MF | 1986β2001 | 378 | 110 | |
Theo Janssen | MF | 1998β2014 | 242 | 30 | |
Dik Herberts | FW | 1947β1959 | 220 | 49 | |
Toon Huiberts | FW | 1951β1968 | 469 | 71 | |
Henk Bosveld | FW | 1968β1979 | 191 | 82 | |
Nikos Machlas | FW | 1996β1999 | 92 | 70 | |
Dejan ΔuroviΔ | FW | 1994β2000 | 109 | 47 |
Other teams
Vitesse II
Vitesse's reserve team (Under-21) currently plays in the Beloften Eredivisie. It plays its home matches at Papendal and it is coached by Joseph Oosting. The team is composed mostly of professional footballers, who are often recent graduates from the highest youth level (Vitesse U19) serving their first professional contract as a reserve, or players who are otherwise unable to play in the first team.
Honours
The team's honours:
- Derde Divisie
- Champions: 2018
- Beloften Eredivisie
- Champions: 1993, 2015
- KNVB Reserve Cup
- Winners: 1998, 2002, 2011
- KNVB District (South)
- Champions: 1992, 1993
- KNVB District Cup (East)
- Winners: 1990
Amateur team
In 1984, it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamed SBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal β "Professional Football Foundation") Vitesse whilst the amateur section became "(AVC) Vitesse 1892", who played their home matches at the Sportcomplex Valkenhuizen. In total, the club has won five trophies; one Derde Klasse title, one Vierde Klasse title, one Zesde Klasse title and two Arnhem Cups. In 2009, Vitesse 1892 was declared bankrupt. The amateur section has produced a number of professional players including Andy van der Meijde, Nicky Hofs, LΓ©on Hese, Erwin van de Looi and Theo Janssen.
Vitesse Legends
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Vitesse Legends are a beneficiary team that was initiated by Ben Snelders, Leo de Kleermaeker and Dik Herberts in the 1990s, competing in at least one match a year, usually in the name of charity and/or to bid farewell to retiring former Vitesse players. The team is made up of various members of the Club van 100 of Vitesse who will come out of retirement for this match to face the current Vitesse squad. Past participants have included Theo Janssen, Marc van Hintum, Edward Sturing, Ruud Knol, Remco van der Schaaf, Nicky Hofs, Erwin van de Looi, Glenn Helder, Philip Cocu, John van den Brom, Theo Bos, Martin Laamers, Michael Dingsdag, Roberto Straal, Frans Thijssen, Dejan ΔuroviΔ, Jhon van Beukering and Huub Loeffen.
National team players
A number of Vitesse players have represented the Netherlands national team, the first official international being Willem Hesselink. He was one of the founders of Vitesse in 1892 at age 14. In 1905 he started in the first ever home match of the Netherlands national football team, a 4β0 victory against Belgium. Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to him. Just GΓΆbel played 22 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2β1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics. The record number of Vitesse players for the Netherlands was three, which occurred on two occasions in 1989. The following players were called up to represent the Netherlands national team in international football and received caps during their tenure with Vitesse:
- Willem Hesselink
- Just GΓΆbel
- Jan de Natris
- Gerrit Horsten
- Sjaak Alberts
- Wim Hendriks
- Hans Gillhaus
- Martin Laamers
- Bart Latuheru
- Edward Sturing
- John van den Brom
- Pierre van Hooijdonk
- Glenn Helder
- Roy Makaay
- Patrick van Aanholt
- Ferdi Vierklau
- Martijn Reuser
- Sander Westerveld
- Victor Sikora
- Theo Janssen
- Piet Velthuizen
- Marco van Ginkel
- Davy PrΓΆpper
Notable former players
- Phillip Cocu (1990β1995)
- Pierre van Hooijdonk (1999β2000)
- Roy Makaay (1993β1997)
- Raimond van der Gouw (1988β1996)
- Glenn Helder (1993β1995)
- Orlando Trustfull (1997β2001)
- Frans Thijssen (1988β1991)
- Peter Bosz (1981β1984)
- Henk ten Cate (1975β1976)
- Sander Westerveld (1996β1999)
- Edwin Zoetebier (2000β2001)
- Ricky van Wolfswinkel (2008β2017)
- Marco van Ginkel (2010β2013)
- Davy PrΓΆpper (2010β2015)
- Patrick van Aanholt (2012β2014)
- Stijn Schaars (2003β2005)
- Riechedly Bazoer (2019β2022)
- Paul Verhaegh (2006β2010)
- Eloy Room (2008β2017)
- Hans Gillhaus (1993β1994)
- Willem Hesselink (1894β1919)
- Henk Bosveld (1968β1979)
- Frans de Munck (1965β1967)
- Dick Schoenaker (1986β1988)
- Just GΓΆbel (1909β1924)
- Alexander BΓΌttner (2007β2019)
- Remko Pasveer (2017β2021)
- Gert Claessens (2001β2003)
- Bob Peeters (2000β2003)
- Onur Kaya (2005β2010)
- LoΓ―s Openda (2020β2021)
- Paulo Rink (2004)
- Dieter Burdenski (1990)
- Simon Cziommer (2012β2013)
- Lewis Baker (2015β2017)
- Mason Mount (2017β2018)
- Didier Martel (2000β2003)
- GaΓ«l Kakuta (2012β2013)
- Marco De Marchi (1997β2000)
- Luca Caldirola (2010β2011)
- Jordi LΓ³pez (2011)
- Eduardo Carvalho (2018β2019)
- Scott Booth (1998β1999)
- Nick Deacy (1979β1980)
- Nikos Machlas (1996β1999)
- Eli Dasa (2019β2022)
- Lasse Nilsson (2008β2011)
- Martin Γdegaard (2018β2019)
- Jacob Rasmussen (2020β2021)
- Milot Rashica (2015β2018)
- TomΓ‘Ε‘ Kalas (2011β2013)
- Tim MatavΕΎ (2017β2020)
- Guram Kashia (2010β2018)
- Valeri Qazaishvili (2011β2017)
- Slobodan RajkoviΔ (2010β2011)
- Nemanja MatiΔ (2010β2011)
- Danko LazoviΔ (2006β2007)
- Dejan StefanoviΔ (1999β2003)
- Vladimir StojkoviΔ (2007)
- Θtefan Nanu (1999β2003)
- Matt Miazga (2016β2018)
- Claudemir de Souza (2008β2010)
- Lucas Piazon (2013β2014)
- Jonathan Reis (2012β2013)
- Lloyd Doesburg (1981β1986)
- Zakaria Labyad (2014β2015)
- IsmaΓ―l Aissati (2010β2011)
- Oussama Tannane (2019β)
- Anthony Annan (2011β2012)
- Christian Atsu (2013β2014)
- Riga Mustapha (1998β2003)
- Wilfried Bony (2011β2013)
- Mahamadou Diarra (1999β2002)
- Ben Iroha (1992β1996)
- Tijani Babangida (2001β2002)
- Marvelous Nakamba (2014β2017)
- Bertrand TraorΓ© (2014β2015)
- Thulani Serero (2017β2019)
- Giovanny Espinoza (2007β2008)
- Keisuke Honda (2019)
- Yu Hai (2007β2008)
See also
- Dutch football league teams
- Vitesse Dallas, an American indoor football club
- National Sports Centre Papendal
- GelreDome
Literature
- Van Mierlo, Joost: Verspeelde Energie. Vitesse en Nuon, verslag van een explosieve relatie. SUN, Nijmegen 2001, ISBN 9789058750327.
- Molenaar, Arjen: 111 Jaar Vitesse. De sportieve geschiedenis van Vitesse 1892-2003 Vitesse, Arnhem 2003, ISBN 9090173005.
- Van Roosmalen, Marcel: Je hebt het niet van mij. Een tragi-komisch verslag over de soap bij Vitesse. Hard gras, Amsterdam 2006, ISBN 9046800962.
- Van Roosmalen, Marcel: Het Jaar van de Adelaar. Hard gras, Amsterdam 2009, ISBN 9789046805664.
- Van Roosmalen, Marcel: Geef me nog twee dagen. Hard gras, Amsterdam 2011, ISBN 9789071359446.
- Bierhaus, Peter: Vites! 9 verhalen over onvoorwaardelijke liefde voor Vitesse. Ctrl-E, Arnhem 2011, ISBN 9789081345781.
- Remco, Kok: Een Arnhemmer is niet voor Ajax. Lecturium, Zoetermeer 2014, ISBN 9789048431816.
- Reurink, Ferry: Elke dag Vitesse. 125 jaar clubgeschiedenis in 366 verhalen. Kontrast, Oosterbeek 2017, ISBN 9789492411990.
Notes and references
- "Stichting Betaald Voetbal "Vitesse-Arnhem"". Kamer van Koophandel. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Vitesse verlaagt capaciteit stadion GelreDome naar 25.000 zitplaatsen". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- Ritsema, AndrΓ© (16 February 2000). "Aalbers moet bij Vitesse weg als voorzitter". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- "Roman Abramovich secretly bankrolled Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest". The Guardian. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- "Van Wolfswinkel fires Vitesse to first major trophy". Goal.com. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "Guram Kashia: Georgia captain becomes first recipient of Uefa #EqualGame award". BBC Sport. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- "Vitesse degradeert door enorme puntenstraf na 35 jaar uit de Eredivisie" [Vitesse relegated due to enormous points deduction after 35 years of Eredivisie] (in Dutch). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- "Vitesse - Selectie". 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "Uefa current ranking". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "3. Liga / U 23 > Trainer". Werder.de. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
External links
Official websites
- Vitesse.nl Official website of Vitesse Arnhem (in Dutch and English)
- GelreDome.nl Official website of stadium GelreDome
- UEFA.com The Vitesse Arnhem Story
General fan site
- Official supporters site (in Dutch)
News sites
- Vitesse Arnhem at SkySports.com
- Vitesse Arnhem at Goal
- Vitesse Arnhem at Football-Lineups.com