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| Full name | Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem[1] | ||
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| Nicknames | Vites FC Hollywood at the Rhine Airborne Football Club | ||
| Founded | 14 May 1892; 133 years ago (1892-05-14) | ||
| Ground | GelreDome | ||
| Capacity | 21,248[2] | ||
| Owner(s) | Timo Braasch, Leon Müller, Flint Reilly, Bryan Mornaghi | ||
| Chairman | Henk Parren | ||
| Head coach | Rüdiger Rehm | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie, 20th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem, commonly known asVitesse (Dutch pronunciation:[viˈtɛsə]) or internationally asVitesse Arnhem, is a Dutchfootball club based inArnhem,Gelderland. Founded on 14 May 1892, it is one of the oldest professional clubs in the Netherlands. Vitesse last competed in theEerste Divisie, the second tier of theDutch football league system. Vitesse lost its professional football license in July 2025, but regained it in an appeal in September.
The club experienced its most sustained success in the 1990s, with a highest-ever finish of third place in the 1997–98 Eredivisie season. Vitesse have qualified for European competitions and won their first major trophy in 2017, lifting theKNVB Cup after a 2–0 victory overAZ Alkmaar. They were also cup finalists in 1912, 1927, 1990 and 2021.
Since 1998, Vitesse have played their home matches at theGelreDome, a 21,000-seat stadium featuring a retractable roof and pitch. Former players includingPhillip Cocu,Roy Makaay,Nemanja Matić,Wilfried Bony,Martin Ødegaard andMason Mount.
Vitesse, founded in 1892, is the second oldest professional football club still in professional football in the Netherlands, afterSparta Rotterdam who were formed in 1888. The roots of Vitesse actually pre-date 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 RiverRhine in the city centre. Reluctant to choose aLatin orEnglish name for the club as they felt those languages were too elitist, they picked theFrench wordVitesse, meaning "speed".[3][4]
In 1891 the club disbanded as they were no longer able to find anywhere suitable to play cricket after avelodrome 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 nameAVC (Arnhemse Voetbal en Cricketclub) Vitesse. In the summer they playedcricket and in the winterfootball. At 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 theGelderland 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 thenational championship six times(1898, 1899, 1903, 1913, 1914 and 1915).[3][4]
In 1912, Vitesse reached the final of theDutch Cup Tournament for the first time. Vitesse lost the final with 0–2 fromHFC Haarlem. In this period Vitesse had top players, likesWillem Hesselink andJust Göbel. These players were also active in the Netherlands national team. In 1914John William Sutcliffe became the first foreign trainer.[4]
DuringWorld War II, Vitesse did not play-official matches because playing football in the open air was forbidden. During theBattle 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.[3][4]
In 1984 it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamedSBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal – "Professional Football Foundation") Vitesse whilst the amateur section became "Vitesse 1892", which lasted until they wentbankrupt in 2009.[5]
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, nowKeuken Kampioen Divisie), the league in which the club originated, to the top 40 football 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 inGelsenkirchen (Schalke 04) and inJapan. Events such as pop concerts can be held without damaging the grass. Gelredome opened on 25 March 1998, when Vitesse playedNAC and won 4-1. It has a roof that can be opened and closed, and 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).[6][7][8][9]
Vitesse made their debut inEuropean competitions in 1990. The club won their first match in the first round 1–0 overDerry City.[10]
The club remained financially sound through making notable profits on the transfer market. Players such asRoy Makaay,Sander Westerveld,Nikos Machlas,Glenn Helder andPhillip Cocu were sold for large sums of money. Others came to occupy empty player positions, such asMahamadou Diarra andPierre 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 1997–1998 finished third in the Eredivise, its record highest finish to date.[9]
Herbert Neumann was Vitesse's manager over most of these years (1992–95 and 1998–99), while star players included:Nikos Machlas, the first ever Vitesse player to win theEuropean Golden Boot in 1998 when he scored 34 goals in a season;[11]John van den Brom, who played 378 matches for Vitesse during this period scoring 110 goals from midfield;[12] andEdward Sturing, who played 383 matches in defence for Vitesse from 1987 to 1998, as well as receiving 3 caps for theNetherlands national team.[13] Additional stars includedDejan Čurović, who spent six years at Vitesse playing 109 matches as a striker, scoring 41 goals including the first goal in GelreDome.[14] Meanwhile, Dutch forwardRoy Makaay spent four years at Vitesse, scoring 42 goals in 109 matches between 1993 and 1997.[15][16]
Aalbers was forced to resign on 15 February 2000, after the main sponsor,Nuon, threatened to pull the plug if he did not.[6][17][18] Nuon, as a public utility company owned by local authorities, had trouble explaining why it invested heavily in Aalbers' ambitious plans.[19] Eventually, Nuon pulled the plug on Vitesse in 2001, and the club had to be saved by a group of investors. After Aalbers' resignation, Jan Konings (former chief of Sara Lee/DE) was named interim president until a new candidate could be found. Four months later, Vaessen was named president and Konings resigned.[20] In a short period of time, Vitesse began to show negative financial results due to poor deals on the transfer market. The club had to be saved again in 2003, with the county providing a loan. The club survived numerous financial crises,such as the one in 2008, when debts were bought off, under the threat of bankruptcy.[21]
The club was in serious financial trouble, and in August 2010 its majority shareholder agreed to sell the club to the Georgian businessmanMerab Jordania.[22][23] There were reports inThe Guardian and various news outlets that this purchase was engineered by formerChelsea ownerRoman Abramovich.[24][25]
On 1 July 2012,Fred Rutten signed a contract as the new manager of Vitesse for the season2012-13. Rutten left Vitesse after the season, finishing in fourth place.Wilfried Bony ended the season as theEredivisie's top scorer with 31 goals in 30 matches and was awarded theGolden Shoe for the best player in the Netherlands.[26]
For the 2013–14 season, Vitesse appointedPeter Bosz as its new manager. In October 2013,Merab Jordania sold his shares in the club toRussian billionaireAlexander Tsjigirinski.[23][27][28][29] 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 includedDavy Pröpper,Christian Atsu andBertrand Traoré.[26]
Vitesse announced on 13 June 2016 thatHenk Fraser would replace Bosz at the start of the2016–17 season. In his first full season, he won the club's first major trophy in its 125-year existence. Fraser defeatedAZ by a score of 2−0 in the final of theKNVB Cup, with two goals fromRicky van Wolfswinkel.[30] On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1(4–2pen.) atDe Kuip,Rotterdam in theJohan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord.[31] In the2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Vitesse's opponents wereLazio,Nice andZulte Waregem. Vitesse ultimately finished the group stage in fourth place.[32] In October 2017,Guram Kashia wore a rainbow-striped captain's armband for Vitesse against Heracles Almelo in support ofLGBT rights, leading to a backlash in his own country.[33] In August 2018, he became the inaugural recipient of UEFA's #EqualGame award for his act.[34] In 2018, board memberValeri Oyf bought the club, with apparent financial help fromRoman Abramovich.[35][36][37][38]
In 2021, after beatingVVV-Venlo in the semi-final, Vitesse reached the KNVB Cup Final for the fifth time in their history. Vitesse lost the final 2–1 toAjax.[39] Vitesse finished the2020–21 Eredivise season in fourth place. In July and August 2021, Vitesse qualified for theUEFA Europa Conference League. Vitesse knocked-outDundalk (2-2 and 2–1) andAnderlecht (3-3 and 2–1) in the qualifiers. On 27 August, Vitesse was drawn on Group G of the2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League alongsideTottenham Hotspur,Rennes andMura. Vitesse eventually placed second in the group, advancing to the knockout round play-offs.[40] Vitesse won the knockout round play-offs againstRapid Wien 3-2 on aggregate before losing toAS Roma in the round of 16.[41]
In 2022, after theRussian invasion of Ukraine, owner Valeri Oyf decided to sell the club. A deal was reached between Oyf andColey Parry, anAmerican investor.[24][42] After a lengthy investigation, theKNVB eventually rejected the sale, despite Parry having already invested millions into the club.[24][43][44] Parry then demanded the money back from Vitesse.Guus Franke, aDutch businessman, negotiated with Parry regarding the debts and a potential takeover of Vitesse. That deal eventually collapsed.[45][46] A deal was finally reached in 2025, with a group of 5 investors all taking a minority share and Parry fully withdrawing from the club.[47][48][49]
Towards the end of the2023–24 Eredivisie season, Vitesse was relegated after an eighteen‑point deduction imposed by theKNVB for failing to comply with licensing requirements amid ongoing financial issues related to the club's sale.[50][51][52][53] During the2024–25 Eerste Divisie season, Vitesse received a further 39‑point deduction, of which 12 were for the2025-26 season due to appeal rules, which contributed to their bottom‑place finish.[54][55] In the aftermath, theKNVB initiated proceedings in June 2025 to revoke the club's professional license, citing unresolved financial irregularities related to investor Coley Parry, and on 11 June revoked the license, with Vitesse appealing the decision.[56][57][58] Another response came in the form of a proposed takeover led by Dutch regional investors under "Plan Sterkhouders", chaired byMichel Shaay, aimed at restoring the club's financial stability.[59][60][61][62][63] Vitesse signed a cooperation agreement with CROP accountants on 4 June.[64] On 21 June the regional investors and foreign owners reached an agreement subject toKNVB approval, which—if ratified—would have marked Vitesse's return to Dutch ownership for the first time since 2010.[65][66][67][68] On the same day,Rüdiger Rehm was appointed as the club's new manager.[69] The club submitted a temporarybudget proposal for the deadline of 16 June and had until 3 July to supplement it.[70][71] On 9 July, the club was deducted 12 points for the upcoming season due to a failed appeal.[55][72]Timo Braasch, interim director and one of the 5 owners of the club, stepped down on 27 July as director in an apparent attempt to appease theKNVB ahead of the appeal ruling.[73][74] On 31 July 2025 the club officially lost its appeal and was no longer a professional club, with theRoyal Dutch Football Association claiming that the "Plan Sterkhouders" agreement came too late.[24][58][75] The club went to court to try to get its license back.[76][77] An emergency hearing took place on 7 August inUtrecht, a day before the new season started, with the decision being made public on 8 August.[78][79][80][81] The club's efforts were supported by supporters and the community ofArnhem, including a special bus transport from Arnhem to the courthouse in Utrecht.[82][83][84] On the day of the trial, the court accepted requests from supporters and social organizations to add themselves to the lawsuit.[85]
The emergency hearing began on 7 August 2025 at 13:30 in thecourt of Middle-Netherlands in Utrecht. Club icons, such asKarel Aalbers,John van den Brom,Nicky Hofs,Theo Janssen,Jan Snellenburg, andEdward Sturing and people involved with the current organization of the club, such as Timo Braasch, Michel Shaay, and the current squad appeared at the court to attend the hearing. According to Vitesse's, Shaay's, and the supporters' lawyers, the KNVB was too harsh with their penalty and did not have ground for the decision, since Vitesse informed the KNVB of everything. They also argued the penalty was out of proportion, citing the 2016FC Twente case. The KNVB lawyers' pushed back, arguing that it had the right to punish Vitesse in this way, cited examples of Vitesse not informing the KNVB, and said that the FC Twente case was not applicable.[78][86][87][88][89][90][91] The next day, the court announced that Vitesse had lost the emergency hearing.[92][93][94] Michel Shaay, who is still eyeing to become owner of Vitesse, said there are plans to continue as an amateur club using the team's youth divisions.[95] Before the end of the month, Vitesse announced that its first team would not take part in any competition in the 2025-26 season, but that it would continue playing in the youth divisions.[96] At the end of August, protesting supporters of the club threwsmoke bombs during two matches in theEerste Divisie to protest the KNVB's decision.[97][98]
On 3 September 2025, Vitesse provisionally regained their licence as they won an appeal.[99] According to the court ofArnhem-Leeuwarden, the decision to revoke Vitesse's licence came under a large amount of time crunch, due to which the procedures were not followed carefully enough, and the court working on the proceedings on the merits has a chance of ruling as such. Per this decision, Vitesse were to be let back intothe league immediately.[99][100] Since this decision was a turbo-urgent appeal, the club does not fully get their licence back, as that decision will be decided by the proceedings on the merits at a later date.[99] After the result of the appeal was made public, a lot ofamateur and out-of-contract players reported to Vitesse to try and further their careers.[101]
The club began the2025-26 Eerste Divisie season on -12 points, a result of appeal rules.[55]
The club plays its home games at theGelreDome stadium, with a capacity of 21,248 seats.[102][103] 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.[103][104] The pitch is surrounded on each side by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as theEdward Sturing Stand (North),Charly Bosveld Stand (East),Theo Bos Stand (South) andJust Göbel Stand (West).[105]
The idea of building a multifunctional stadium, which had more than doubled the capacity of Vitesse's oldNieuw 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 (4–1). Three international matches of theNetherlands national football team were played in the stadium, the first one being on 27 May 1998: a friendly againstCameroon (0–1). The last one, played on 26 April 2000, was also a friendly: a 0–0 againstScotland. In 2019, theNetherlands women's national team, also played their an international (friendly) match at the stadium. Furthermore, the GelreDome was the location for threeUEFA Euro 2000 group stage matches, as well as the2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament.[103][104][106]
Vitesse's training facilities are conducted atNational Sports Centre Papendal, located in the outskirts of Arnhem in woodland surroundings.[107] The training ground consists of several pitches, a number of which have an artificial turf pitch, and extensive training facilities, including a fitness centre.[108] 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.[109] 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.[110] Papendal is also the base for administration staff, scouting department and all club coaches.[111]
| Name | Years |
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| Rijnkade / Klarenbeek Park | 1887–1891 |
| Molenbeekstraat | 1892 |
| IJsclub Boulevard Heuvelink | 1892–1894 |
| Bronbeek Royal Palace | 1893 |
| Paasweide | 1894–1896 |
| Klarenbeek Stadium | 1896–1915 |
| Monnikenhuize | 1915–1950 |
| Nieuw Monnikenhuize | 1950–1997 |
| GelreDome | 1998–present |
Vitesse are well known for theAmerican bald Eagle 'Hertog', which is released before the match and flies over the crowds.[112]
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 (which was the anthem until 2017), "Ernems Trots" by Joey Hartkamp and Emile Hartkamp (which is the current anthem), and "Bouw mee aan een steengoed Vites!" by Henk Bleker & Enka Harmonie. Vitesse opens its home matches with "Whatever You Want" byStatus Quo, and after every home goal "Bro Hymn" byPennywise is played.[113][114][115]
Theo Bos was raised inArnhem 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. ManagerLeen Looijen gave him his professional debut on 13 August 1983 againstFC Wageningen; the match ended in a 3–0 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.[116] He is therefore considered to beMister Vitesse. In 2012, the south stand of theGelreDome stadium was named the Theo Bos Stand.[117] Bos died on 28 February 2013 ofpancreatic cancer, aged forty-seven.[118] Following his death, a special remembrance to honour Theo Bos took place at Gelredome with around 7,000 Vitesse supporters.[119] After the 2012–13 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 defenderJan-Arie van der Heijden was the last player to wear the number.[120] In November 2013, his biographyHet 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 atPapendal.[121]
Around September there is an annual 'Airborne memorial' football match. During this annual Airborne-match the veterans ofWorld War II are honoured. The Gelredome is decorated with Airborne flags, both outside and inside the stadium, and at halftime, 120 members of the Royal British Legion play bagpipes with some other musical guests. Club symbol Hertog flies with the typical Airborne colours. The match is traditionally visited by veterans who fought 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 the1st Airborne Division, with a 1st Airborne 'winged horse' emblem also etched on the kit. Pictured on the collar sticker is theJohn Frost Bridge. These shirts are after the match auctioned for charity. In addition, Vitesse wears a special captain's armband as a sign of recognition and respect for those who have "fought for our freedom".[122][123][124] In the 2014–15 and 2019–20 seasons, Vitesse played their away games in the same colours of the 1st Airborne Division.
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 (theflag 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, "Vitesse" was diagonally written and in the right-hand side, "1892 ", the club's founding year. This logo underwent minor redesigns and was replaced in 1984, the year in which the professional branch and the amateur branch separated. The amateur branch retained the logo with limited modification, while SBV Vitesse got a new logo.[5][125]
The new logo of the professional club from 1984 was once again a shield-shaped figure, but it had straight lines at both the top and sides of the logo. At the top was a black box 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 2012, 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 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.[126]
Since 2023 Vitesse's kit has been manufactured byRobey. Previous manufacturers includeAdidas (1982–89),Hummel (1989–90),Bukta(1990–91),Diadora (1991–93),Umbro (1993–97),Lotto (1997–99),Uhlsport (1999–05),Quick (2005–06),Legea (2006–09), Klupp (2009–12),Nike (2012–14),Macron (2014–19),Nike (2019–23) and Robey (2023-present).
The club's shirts are currently sponsored by BetCity. Previous commercial sponsors have beenAkai (1982–83), Oad Reizen (1983–85), Spitman (1985–86), Schoenenreus (1987–89),RTL 4 (1990–1991),PTT Telecom (1991–92),BFI (1991–92), Spaarenergie (1992–93),Nuon Energy (1993–01), ATAG Benelux (2000–01),SITA (2002–03),Hubo (2002–03),Bavaria (2002–03),SBS6 (2002–03), Sunweb Group (2003–04), AFAB (2004–2010), Zuka.nl (2010–2011), Simpel (2011–12), Youfone (2013–14),Truphone (2014–17), SWOOP (2017–18), Droomparken (2018–19),Royal Burgers' Zoo (2019–20),The Netherlands Open Air Museum (2019–20), Waterontharder.com (2020–21)eToro (2021–23) and BetCity (2023–present).
N.E.C. fromNijmegen 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).[127] The rivalry between these two clubs goes beyond the football rivalry, it transcends into the city rivalry between the two largest cities ofGelderland: Nijmegen andArnhem. This city rivalry began when these two cities first received their city rights. The two cities are just 15 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.[128][129]
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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).[130]
Further teams who share a rivalry with Vitesse includeTwente,Utrecht andAjax. Past rivalries include local derbies between Vitesse and clubs such asFC Wageningen,Go Ahead Eagles,Quick 1888, Arnhemse Boys and VV Rheden. However, due to the clubs playing in different leagues for an extended period of time and/or clubs being abolished, tensions between these clubs have settled.[131][132]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 12 | Club Supporters (the 12th Man) |
| 13 | Vito, the official team mascot |
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 includingRoy Makaay,Robin Gosens,Ricky van Wolfswinkel,Davy Pröpper,Alexander Büttner,Stijn Schaars,Peter Bosz,Marco van Ginkel,Theo Janssen,Erwin Mulder,Eloy Room,Piet Velthuizen,Martin Laamers,Nicky Hofs andMitchell van Bergen. All youth teams 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 fulfill the sportive and non sportive demands of professional football.
The following players were called up to represent theirnational teams ininternational football and receivedcaps during their tenure with Vitesse:
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| 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 (3), 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) |
The following is a list of Vitesse players who have competed in international tournaments, including theFIFA World Cup,FIFA Confederations Cup,UEFA European Championship,CONCACAF Gold Cup,Africa Cup of Nations,Copa América, and theCaribbean Cup. To this date no Vitesse players have participated in theAFC Asian Cup, or theOFC Nations Cup while playing for Vitesse.
Edgar Chadwick (1914)John William Sutcliffe (1914–1915)
James McPherson (1919–1920)Charles Griffith (1920–1922)Jan van Dort &Bram Evers (1922–1923)Jan van Dort (1923–1924)Bob Jefferson (1924–1927)
Heinrich Schwarz (1927–1936)Joop Damsté (1936)Gerrit van Wijhe (1936–1938)Gerrit Horsten (1938–1946)George Roper (1946–1947)Arie van der Wel (1948–1949)Gerrit Horsten(interim) (1949)Jan Zonnenberg (1949–1954)
Joseph Gruber (1954–1957)Louis Pastoors (1957–1960)
Branko Vidović (1960–1962)Jan Zonnenberg (1962–1964)Joseph Gruber (1964–1966)Frans de Munck (1966–1969)Cor Brom (1969–1972)Frans de Munck (1972–1974)Nedeljko Bulatović (1974–1975)Jan de Bouter (1975–1976)Clemens Westerhof(interim) (1976)Henk Wullems (1976–1982)Leen Looijen (1982–1984)Henk Hofstee(interim) (1984)Clemens Westerhof (1984–1985)
Janusz Kowalik (1985–1986)Hans Dorjee (1986–1987)Niels Overweg (1987)Bert Jacobs (1987–1992)Herbert Neumann (1992–1995)Ronald Spelbos (1995)Frans Thijssen &Jan Jongbloed(interim) (1995–1996)Leo Beenhakker (1996–1997)Henk ten Cate (1997–1998)
Artur Jorge (1998)Herbert Neumann (1998–1999)Jan Jongbloed &Edward Sturing(interim) (1999–2000)Ronald Koeman (2000–2001)Edward Sturing(interim) (2001–2002)Mike Snoei (2002–2003)Edward Sturing (2003–2006)Aad de Mos (2006–2008)Hans Westerhof (2008)Theo Bos (2009–2010)Raimond van der Gouw &Hans van Arum(interim) (2010)
Albert Ferrer (2010–2011)John van den Brom (2011–2012)Fred Rutten (2012–2013)Peter Bosz (2013–2016)Rob Maas (2016)Henk Fraser (2016–2018)Edward Sturing(interim) (2018)Leonid Slutsky (2018–2019)Joseph Oosting(interim) (2019)Edward Sturing(interim) (2020)Thomas Letsch (2020–2022)Phillip Cocu (2022–2023)Edward Sturing(interim) (2023–2024)John van den Brom (2024–2025)Rüdiger Rehm (2025–present)AfterKarel 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 sponsorAFAB Geldservice B.V. Eventually the club arranged a deal that saw AFAB's owner,Maasbert Schouten, gain 100% of Vitesse's shares.[21] Schouten immediately expressed his intent to sell the club, which opened the window forMerab Jordania to buy Vitesse. When Jordania, a formerDinamo Tbilisi player and owner, bought the team in 2010, Vitesse became the first Dutch club in history with a foreign owner.[22] In 2013, Russian businessmanAlexander Tsjigirinski bought the club from Jordania.[27] In May 2018 a new acquisition took place at Vitesse.Valeriy Oyf, previously a board member of the club, became the new majority shareholder of Vitesse.[35][37]
A consortium of five new owners (Dane Murphy, Flint Reilly, Timo Braasch, Leon Müller, and Bryan Mornaghi) acquired Vitesse, assuming its €17 million debt from creditor Coley Parry, who had stepped in after the club's previous Russian owner, Valery Oyf, sought a sale following the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[134]
The first chairman was Frans Dezentjé. 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.
The following players have won theEuropean Golden Boot whilst playing for Vitesse:
Nikos Machlas (34 goals) – 1998The following players have won theDutch Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Vitesse:
Edward Sturing – 1990(Eredivisie)Wilfried Bony – 2013(Eredivisie)The following players have won theJohan Cruyff Trophy whilst playing for Vitesse:
Marco van Ginkel – 2013Nikos Machlas (34 goals) – 1998Wilfried Bony (31 goals) – 2013Herman Veenendaal (23 goals) – 1974Remco Boere (27 goals) – 1983Fred Rutten (Runner-up) – 2012/13Peter Bosz (Runner-up) – 2013/14, 2014/15Henk Fraser (Runner-up) – 2016/17Thomas Letsch (Runner-up) – 2020/21Guram Kashia – 2018Guram Kashia – 2012, 2013.jpg)
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| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score | Goalscorers Vitesse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Intertoto Cup | Group |  | Hellas Verona | 2–1, 0–2 | Bursac, Hofs / (-) |
| RWDM | 0–5, 0–2 | (-) / (-) | |||
 | Troyes | 5–3, 2–1 | Bleijenberg (2), Heezen, Mulderij, Bosveld / Bleijenberg, Beukhof | |||
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  | Derry City | 1–0, 0–0 | Loeffen / (-) |
| 2R | | Dundee United | 1–0, 4–0 | Eijer / Latuheru (2), Van den Brom, Eijer | ||
| 1/16 | | Sporting CP | 0–2, 1–2 | (-) / Van Arum | ||
| 1992–93 | 1R | | Derry City | 3–0, 2–1 | Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers | |
| 2R | | Mechelen | 1–0, 1–0 | Van den Brom / Cocu | ||
| 1/16 | | Real Madrid | 0–1, 0–1 | (-) / (-) | ||
| 1993–94 | 1R | | Norwich City | 0–3, 0–0 | (-) / (-) | |
| 1994–95 | | Parma | 1–0, 0–2 | Gillhaus / (-) | ||
| 1997–98 | | Braga | 2–1, 0–2 | Čurović, Trustfull / (-) | ||
| 1998–99 | | AEK Athens | 3–0, 3–3 | Laros, Perović, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser | ||
| 2R | | Bordeaux | 0–1, 1–2 | (-) / Jochemsen | ||
| 1999–00 | 1R | | Beira-Mar | 2–1, 0–0 | Van Hooijdonk, Grozdić / (-) | |
| 2R | | Lens | 1–4, 1–1 | Van Hooijdonk / Kreek | ||
| 2000–01 | 1R | | Maccabi Haifa | 3–0, 1–2 | Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah | |
| 2R | | Internazionale | 0–0, 1–1 | (-) / Peeters | ||
| 2002–03 | 1R | | Rapid București | 1–1, 1–0 | Peeters / Peeters | |
| 2R | | Werder Bremen | 2–1, 3–3 | Amoah, Verlaat (o.g.) / Levchenko, Claessens, Mbamba | ||
| 3R | | Liverpool | 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 | | Petrolul Ploiești | 1–1, 1–2 | Reis / Van der Heijden | ||
| 2015–16 | | Southampton | 0–3, 0–2 | (-) / (-) | ||
| 2017–18 | Group | | Nice | 0–3, 1–0 | (-) / Castaignos | |
| Lazio | 2–3, 1–1 | Matavž, Linssen / Linssen | |||
| Zulte Waregem | 0–2, 1–1 | (-) / Bruns | |||
| 2018–19 | Q2 | | Viitorul Constanța | 3–1, 2–2 | Matavž, Linssen, Beerens / Matavž, Linssen | |
| Q3 |  | Basel | 0–1, 0–1 | (-) / (-) | ||
| 2021–22 | Europa Conference League | | Dundalk | 2–2, 2–1 | Bero, Openda / Bero, Gboho | |
| PO | | Anderlecht | 3–3, 2–1 | Dasa, Frederiksen, Tannane / Wittek (2) | ||
| Group | | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0, 2–3 | Wittek / Rasmussen, Beró | ||
| Rennes | 1–2, 3–3 | Wittek / Huisman, Buitink, Openda | |||
| Mura | 3–1, 2–0 | Buitink, Openda, Huisman / Tronstad, Doekhi | |||
| KPO | | Rapid Wien | 2–0, 1–2 | Grbic, Beró / Openda | ||
| 1/16 | | Roma | 0–1, 1–1 | (-) / Wittek |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | NA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | | Vitesse | 9.000 | 13.430 |
| Season | Opponent | Result | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–12 | Haarlem | 0–2 | R.A.P.-terrein,Amsterdam | 26 May 1912 |
| 1926–27 | V.U.C. | 1–3 | Monnikenhuize,Arnhem | 19 June 1927 |
| 1989–90 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | De Kuip,Rotterdam | 25 April 1990 |
| 2016–17 | AZ | 2–0 | De Kuip,Rotterdam | 30 April 2017 |
| 2020–21 | Ajax | 1–2 | De Kuip,Rotterdam | 18 April 2021 |
The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for theJohan Cruyff Shield.
| Season | Opponent | Result | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Feyenoord | 1–1 (2–4pen.) | De Kuip,Rotterdam | 5 August 2017 |
Below is a table with Vitesse's domestic results since the introduction of theEredivisie in 1956.
| (As of 10 December 2021[update]) | 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 (1997–98) | 1 (1976–77, 1988–89) | 1 (1965–66) | – | – | – |
Worst ranking | 18 (1971–72) | 17 (1984–85) | 9 (1963–64) | – | – | – |
Eltjo Veentjer (10)Eltjo Veentjer (10)Jan Schatorjé (16)Gerrit van der Pol (13)Loek Feijen (15)Loek Feijen (17)Loek Feijen (12)Jan Seelen (13)Jan Seelen (18)Jan Seelen (10)Jan Veenstra (12)Hans Verhagen (21)Jan Veenstra (22)Hans Verhagen (17)Henk Bosveld (15)Wim Kleinjan (11)Bart Stovers (10)Ben Gerritsen (5)Herman Veenendaal (5)Bram van Kerkhof (20)Herman Veenendaal (23)Henk Bosveld (16)Henk Bosveld (10)Boško Bursać (10)Boško Bursać (20)Boško Bursać (13)Henk Bosveld (7)Herman Gerdsen (7)Hans Bleijenberg (11)Ron van Oosterom (14)Jurrie Koolhof (19)Chris van de Akker (10)Remco Boere (27)Henk Thijssen (8)Roger Schouwenaar (11)Rick Talan (11)John van den Brom (17)Rick Talan (16)Jurrie Koolhof (13)John van den Brom (14)John van den Brom (8)John van den Brom (10)John van den Brom (15)Hans Gillhaus (22)Roy Makaay (11)Roy Makaay (11)Roy Makaay (19)Nikos Machlas (34)Nikos Machlas (18)Pierre van Hooijdonk (25)Matthew Amoah (11)Matthew Amoah (6)Matthew Amoah (15)
Emile Mbamba (6)Matthew Amoah (13)Youssouf Hersi (10)Danko Lazović (19)Santi Kolk (12)Ricky van Wolfswinkel (8)Santi Kolk (7)
Lasse Nilsson (7)Marco van Ginkel (5)Marcus Pedersen (5)Wilfried Bony (12)Wilfried Bony (31)
Lucas Piazon (11)Bertrand Traoré (14)Valeri Qazaishvili (10)Ricky van Wolfswinkel (20)Bryan Linssen (15)Bryan Linssen (12)Bryan Linssen (14)Armando Broja (10)Loïs Openda (18)Million Manhoef (9)Marco van Ginkel (7)Vitesse's Player of the Season award is voted for by the club's supporters. It was first introduced in the 1989–90 season.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Theo Bos |
| 1991 | René 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 Stefanović |
| 2003 | Matthew Amoah |
| 2004 | Nicky Hofs |
| 2005 | Abubakari Yakubu |
| 2006 | Youssouf Hersi |
| 2007 | Danko Lazović |
| 2008 | Piet Velthuizen |
| 2009 | Paul Verhaegh |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Piet Velthuizen |
| 2011 | Slobodan Rajković |
| 2012 | Alexander Büttner |
| 2013 | Wilfried Bony |
| 2014 | Christian Atsu |
| 2015 | Davy Pröpper |
| 2016 | Guram Kashia |
| 2017 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel |
| 2018 | Mason Mount |
| 2019 | Martin Ødegaard |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Remko Pasveer |
| 2021 | Remko Pasveer |
| 2022 | Maximilian Wittek |
| 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 |
| Ranking | Name | Position | matches | First season | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guram Kashia | DF | 244 | 2010/2011 | 2017/2018 |
| 2. | Davy Pröpper | 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 |
| 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 |
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| Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan Dommering | FW | 168 | 1929–1948 |
| 2. | John van den Brom | MF | 110 | 1986–2001 |
| 3. | Gerrit Langeler | FW | 91 | 1916–1925 |
| 4. | Kees Meeuwsen | FW | 89 | 1929–1954 |
| 5. | Henk Bosveld | MF | 82 | 1968–1979 |
| 6. | Boško Bursać | FW | 78 | 1974–1980 |
| Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matthew Amoah | FW | 61 | 1998–2006 |
| 2. | John van den BromNikos Machlas | MF | 60 | 1986–2001 1996–1999 |
| 3. | Wilfried Bony | FW | 46 | 2011–2013 |
| 4. | Roy Makaay | FW | 42 | 1993–1997 |
| 5. | Bryan Linssen | FW | 41 | 2017–2020 |
| 6. | Dejan Čurović | FW | 41 | 1994–2000 |
| Ranking | Name | Position | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maximilian Wittek | DF | 5 | 2020–2023 |
| 2. | John van den Brom | MF | 4 | 1986–2001 |
| 3. | Bryan Linssen | FW | 4 | 2017–2020 |
| 4. | Bob Peeters | FW | 4 | 2000–2003 |
| 5. | Matthew Amoah | FW | 3 | 2000–2005 |
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| Name | Pos | Nat | Years at Club | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Jacobs | Coach | | 1988–1993 | — | — |
| Just Göbel | GK | | 1909–1924 | 116 | 0 |
| Willem Hesselink | DF | | 1892–1919 | 79 | 38 |
| Theo Bos | DF | | 1983–1998 | 429 | 1 |
| Edward Sturing | DF | | 1987–1988 | 383 | 3 |
| John van den Brom | MF | | 1986–2001 | 378 | 110 |
| Theo Janssen | MF | | 1998–2014 | 242 | 30 |
| Dik Herberts | FW | | 1947–1959 | 220 | 49 |
| Toon Huiberts | FW | | 1951–1968 | 469 | 71 |
| Henk Bosveld | FW | | 1968–1979 | 191 | 82 |
| Nikos Machlas | FW | | 1996–1999 | 92 | 70 |
| Dejan Čurović | FW | | 1994–2000 | 109 | 47 |
Vitesse's reserve team (Under-21) currently plays in theBeloften Eredivisie. It plays its home matches at Papendal and it is coached byJoseph Oosting.[136] 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.
The team's honours:
In 1984, it was decided to divide the professional and amateur sections of the club. The professional section was renamed SBV (Stichting Betaald Voetbal – "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 includingAndy van der Meijde,Nicky Hofs,Léon Hese,Erwin van de Looi andTheo Janssen.
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Vitesse Legends are a beneficiary team that was initiated byBen Snelders,Leo de Kleermaeker andDik 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[when?] for this match to face the current Vitesse squad. Past participants have includedTheo 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 Čurović,Jhon van Beukering andHuub Loeffen.
A number of Vitesse players have represented theNetherlands national team, the first official international beingWillem 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 4–0 victory against Belgium. Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to him.Just Göbel played 22 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2–1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the1912 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 HesselinkJust GöbelJan de Natris Gerrit Horsten Sjaak Alberts Wim HendriksHans GillhausMartin LaamersBart LatuheruEdward SturingJohn van den BromPierre van HooijdonkGlenn HelderRoy MakaayPatrick van AanholtFerdi VierklauMartijn ReuserSander WesterveldVictor SikoraTheo JanssenPiet VelthuizenMarco van GinkelDavy PröpperPhillip Cocu(1990–1995)Pierre van Hooijdonk(1999–2000)Roy Makaay(1993–1997)Raimond van der Gouw(1988–1996)Glenn Helder(1993–1995)Orlando Trustfull(1997–2001)Frans Thijssen(1988–1991)Peter Bosz(1981–1984)Henk ten Cate(1975–1976)Sander Westerveld(1996–1999)Edwin Zoetebier(2000–2001)Ricky van Wolfswinkel(2008–2017)Marco van Ginkel(2010–2013)Davy Pröpper(2010–2015)Patrick van Aanholt(2012–2014)Stijn Schaars(2003–2005)Riechedly Bazoer(2019–2022)Paul Verhaegh(2006–2010)Eloy Room(2008–2017)Hans Gillhaus(1993–1994)Willem Hesselink(1894–1919)Henk Bosveld(1968–1979)Frans de Munck(1965–1967)Dick Schoenaker(1986–1988)Just Göbel(1909–1924)Alexander Büttner(2007–2019)Remko Pasveer(2017–2021)Gert Claessens(2001–2003)Bob Peeters(2000–2003)Onur Kaya(2005–2010)Loïs Openda(2020–2021)Paulo Rink(2004)Dieter Burdenski(1990)Simon Cziommer(2012–2013)Lewis Baker(2015–2017)Mason Mount(2017–2018)Didier Martel(2000–2003)Gaël Kakuta(2012–2013)Marco De Marchi(1997–2000)Luca Caldirola(2010–2011)Jordi López(2011)Eduardo Carvalho(2018–2019)Scott Booth(1998–1999)
Nick Deacy(1979–1980)Nikos Machlas(1996–1999)Eli Dasa(2019–2022)Lasse Nilsson(2008–2011)Martin Ødegaard(2018–2019)Jacob Rasmussen(2020–2021)Milot Rashica(2015–2018)Tomáš Kalas(2011–2013)Tim Matavž(2017–2020)Guram Kashia(2010–2018)Valeri Qazaishvili(2011–2017)Slobodan Rajković(2010–2011)Nemanja Matić(2010–2011)Danko Lazović(2006–2007)Dejan Stefanović(1999–2003)Vladimir Stojković(2007)Ștefan Nanu(1999–2003)Matt Miazga(2016–2018)Claudemir de Souza(2008–2010)Lucas Piazon(2013–2014)Jonathan Reis(2012–2013)
Lloyd Doesburg(1981–1986)Zakaria Labyad(2014–2015)Ismaïl Aissati(2010–2011)Oussama Tannane(2019–2021)Anthony Annan(2011–2012)Christian Atsu(2013–2014)Riga Mustapha(1998–2003)Wilfried Bony(2011–2013)Mahamadou Diarra(1999–2002)Ben Iroha(1992–1996)Tijani Babangida(2001–2002)Marvelous Nakamba(2014–2017)Bertrand Traoré(2014–2015)Thulani Serero(2017–2019)Giovanny Espinoza(2007–2008)Keisuke Honda(2019)Yu Hai(2007–2008)
