Vaessen Turned Groningen's Goalkeeper Into an Attacking Position
Etienne Vaessen helped create Groningen's first three goals in a 4-1 win at ADO. His distribution can become a system if it survives opponents prepared for it.
Read the full argument →Groningen · Eredivisie
The Pride of the North rises together.
News, club stories, standings and every update that matters—built for Groningen supporters.
Next gameEredivisie · 2026-2027
In 4 daysThe Oracle Signal
What matters next for Groningen
Never miss the signal
Groningen reminders
Choose game-start, final-score and new-story alerts. Calendar downloads work without an account; email delivery begins after a team-alert confirmation and does not add the newsletter.
Download the full scheduleAdd every published game to your calendarSports Oracle Editorial
Original Groningen stories
Inside Groningen country
Groningen standings and recent results
Powered by TheSportsDB
Team pulse2026-2027 season
Record2-0-1
Conference5th
FormT W W W L
Next upGroningen vs Fortuna SittardAug 28 · 6:00 PM
Team profile
Groningen
Dutch Eredivisie · Dutch Eredivisie
Football Club Groningen is a Dutch professional football club based in Groningen. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest football league of the Netherlands. The club was founded in 1915 as Unitas, later being renamed GVAV in 1917 and FC Groningen in 1971. Their home stadium was the Oosterpark…
- Home
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Stadium
- Euroborg
- Founded
- 1971
League table
Dutch Eredivisie
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2 PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
3 Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
4 Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5Groningen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
6 Ajax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 Heerenveen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
10 Excelsior | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
12 Twente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
13 Telstar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
14 PEC Zwolle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
16 Willem II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 ADO Den Haag | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 Cambuur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Conference table ranked by points (three for a win, one for a draw).
Player spotlight
Featured Groningen
#— · Manager
Dick Lukkien
View player profile →Recent form
Last five
Rivalry watch
Heerenveen
- Season series
- No meetings yet
- Rival record
- 1-1-1
- Next meeting
- Nov 22 · 4:00 PM
Rivalry center
Groningen vs Heerenveen
- Recent record
- No meetings
- Average score
- —
- Next meeting
- Nov 22 · 4:00 PM
Recent meetings
No completed meetings are available in the configured season.
Season performance
2026-2027 Groningen leaders
Road to game day
Groningen schedule — 2026-2027 season
Home ground
Euroborg
Groningen, Netherlands · The NetherlandsEuroborg
- Capacity
- 22550
- Opened
- 2005
- Architect
- Wiel Arets Architects
- Cost
- 45.500.000
- Timezone
- UTC +01:00 Central European Time (CET)
- Location
- Groningen, Netherlands
The Euroborg, for sponsorship reasons the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, or Hitachi Stadion for short, is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats and located in Boumaboulevard 41, to the south-east of Groningen. The stadium site houses a casino, movie theater, school, supermarket, and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg Stadium opened in late 2007,...
Open in maps →At this venue
Fortuna Sittard at Groningen6:00 PM · UpcomingTwente at Groningen10:15 AM · UpcomingPEC Zwolle at Groningen6:00 PM · UpcomingUtrecht 1 – 2 GroningenFinalReal Valladolid 0 – 1 GroningenFinalVolos 0 – 0 GroningenFinalAcross the sports world
Latest Groningen news
No recent coverage found
The Guardian has not published a matching sports story for Groningen in the current coverage window.
Across the Eredivisie
More original Eredivisie stories
AZ's Three-Goal Burst Revealed a Shared Attack
AZ scored through Peer Koopmeiners, Weslley Patati and Mexx Meerdink around halftime at Utrecht. The 4-1 win showed an attack whose danger is distributed across roles.
AZ Alkmaar →Heerenveen's Comeback at Ajax Changed the Standard
Heerenveen recovered from 2-0 down to draw at Ajax through Jacob Trenskow and Maxence Rivera. The comeback matters if its courage survives the shift from reaction to initiative.
Heerenveen →Feyenoord's Halftime Control Problem Is Now a Pattern
Feyenoord's 2-2 draw with Go Ahead Eagles repeated the same second-half decline seen at Sparta, turning a frustrating home opener into an urgent structural assignment.
Feyenoord →From the community
Groningen on Reddit
CSO Voluntari will be part of Group E in the upcoming ENBL season
The last team from Croatia will be determined soon. Good luck Voluntari! submitted by /u/_nairual_nae to r/RomanianBasketball [link] [comments]
Join the discussion →My first shundo
submitted by /u/MobileIllustrious226 to r/pokemongobrag [link] [comments]
Join the discussion →[Room Takeover] Proxima (Zernikepark), Groningen - Available Now through July 30, 2027
Hi everyone! I am looking for a student to take over my short-stay room contract at Proxima (SSH Student Housing) [Female] in Groningen for the upcoming academic year. Location:...
Join the discussion →[Room Takeover] Proxima (Zernikepark), Groningen — Available Now through July 30, 2027
Hi everyone! I am looking for a student to take over my short-stay room contract at Proxima (SSH Student Housing)[Female] in Groningen for the upcoming academic year. Location: ...
Join the discussion →Meet the squad
Groningen roster
#—
#—
#—Watch
Latest highlights
No highlights posted
Video links will appear here when TheSportsDB publishes them.
Tune in
Broadcast
Broadcast details pending
Networks will appear here when confirmed for the next game.
Through the years
Jersey & kit history
