2024–25 FC Twente season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul van der Kraan | |||
| Head coach | Joseph Oosting | |||
| Stadium | De Grolsch Veste | |||
| Eredivisie | 4th | |||
| KNVB Cup | Second round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 13 August 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 60th season in the history of FC Twente, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
|
KV Mechelen
|
€600,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Bas Kuipers
|
Go Ahead Eagles
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW | Sam Lammers
|
 Rangers
|
£2.7m | 26 July 2024 | [1] |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Gijs Smal
|
Feyenoord
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Cancelled
| 22 June 2024 Friendly | Stevo | v | Twente | Geesteren |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Sportpark De Peuverweide | |||
| Note: The match was canceled due to an accident that occurred before its start, as a scaffold carrying a banner fell on spectators, causing injuries.[3] | ||||
| 28 June 2024 Friendly | Twente | 2–2 | Motherwell | Deurningen |
| 19:00 |
|
Stadium: Sportpark Het Hoge Vonder |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Twente | 2–2 | Sint-Truiden | Goor |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren |
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Twente | 2–1 |  FC Nordsjælland | |
| 12:00 |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Twente | 0–0 | FC Nordsjælland | |
| 14:30 | ||||
| Note: Abandoned after 20 minutes due to weather. | ||||
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Hannover 96  | 3–3 | Twente | |
| 14:00 |
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Twente | Marl, Germany |
| 18:30 | Stadium: EVONIK Sportpark I |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Eredivisie | 9–11 August 2024 | May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| KNVB Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Champions League | 6–7 August 2024 | Third qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Soccerway
Eredivisie
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Feyenoord | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | AZ | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 32 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 6 | Twente | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 31 | |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
Matches
[edit]The match schedule was released on 24 June 2024.[4]
| 10 August 2024 1 | NEC | v | Twente | Nijmegen |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Goffertstadion |
KNVB Cup
[edit]UEFA Champions League
[edit]As the third-place team in Eredivisie, Twente entered the competition in the third qualifying round.
Third qualifying round
[edit]The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Twente were drawn against Austrian Football Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg.[5]
| 6 August 2024 First leg | Red Bull Salzburg  | 2–1 | Twente | Salzburg, Austria |
| 20:45 CEST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,381 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal) |
| 13 August 2024 Second leg | Twente | 3–3 (4–5 agg.) | Red Bull Salzburg | Enschede |
| 19:00 CEST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]League phase
[edit]The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Beşiktaş
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 |
| 29 |  Slavia Prague (Y)
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 30 | Twente (Y)
|
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 31 |  Malmö FF (Y)
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
| 32 |  Ludogorets Razgrad (Z)
|
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot advance to round of 16 automatically, but may still qualify via the play-offs (seeded); (Z) Cannot advance to round of 16 automatically, but may still qualify via the play-offs (unseeded)
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot advance to round of 16 automatically, but may still qualify via the play-offs (seeded); (Z) Cannot advance to round of 16 automatically, but may still qualify via the play-offs (unseeded)
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 25 September 2024 1 | Manchester United  | 1–1 | Twente | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,069 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 3 October 2024 2 | Twente | 1–1 | Fenerbahçe | Enschede |
| 21:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
| 24 October 2024 3 | Twente | 0–2 |  Lazio | Enschede |
| 21:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 7 November 2024 4 | Nice  | v | Twente | Nice, France |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera |
| 28 November 2024 5 | Twente | v | Union Saint-Gilloise | Enschede |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste |
| 12 December 2024 6 | Olympiacos  | v | Twente | Piraeus, Greece |
| 19:45 EET | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium |
| 30 January 2025 8 | Twente | v | Beşiktaş | Enschede |
| 21:00 CET | Report | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Lammers joins FC Twente". rangers.co.uk. 26 July 2024.
- ^ Feyenoord confirms Smal signing
- ^ "VIDEO | Meerdere zwaargewonden bij oefenduel FC Twente door neergestort megaspandoek". 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Programma Eredivisie 24/25".
- ^ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024.