2014–15 FC Utrecht season
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 11th | ||
| KNVB Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Sébastien Haller (11) | ||
| 
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The 2014–15 FC Utrecht season was the club's 45th season of existence and its 45th season in the Eredivisie.
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
| 12 July 2014 | FC Utrecht | 5–0 | JSV | Utrecht | 
| 9:30 | de Kogel  Falcon Diemers Mårtensson  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 2,000  | 
| 15 July 2014 | VV Serooskerke | 0–9 | Utrecht | Serooskerke | 
| 13:00 | Report | van Velzen  Sarota Barazite de Kogel Markiet Diemers  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Noordhout | 
| 20 July 2014 |  Utrecht  | 2–1 |   | Utrecht | 
| 11:00 | Toornstra  de Kogel  | 
Report | Graham  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | 
| 2 August 2014 | Sparta Nijkerk | 1–7 | Utrecht | Nijkerk | 
| 9:00 | Jong  | 
Report | Toornstra  Barazite Markiet Ayoub  | 
Stadium: De Ebbenhorst | 
| 3 August 2014 |  Utrecht  | 1–1 |   | Utrecht | 
| 9:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | 
Eredivisie
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Willem II | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 46 | 
| 10 | Twente[a] | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43 | 
| 11 | Utrecht | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 41 | 
| 12 | Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 41 | 
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 37 | 
Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
Results
| 8 August 2014 1 | PEC Zwolle | 2–0 | Utrecht | Zwolle | 
| 16:45 WET | Drost  Ioannidis Moro  | 
Summary | Janssen  Kali  | 
Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 12,050  | 
| 17 August 2014 2 | Utrecht | 2–1 | Willem II | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 WET | Ayoub  Toornstra de Kogel  | 
Summary | Cornelisse  Haemhouts  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers  | 
| 24 August 2014 3 | Feyenoord | 1–2 | Utrecht | Rotterdam | 
| 14:30 WET | te Vrede  Clasie Schaken  | 
Report | Barazite  Antwi Janssen Ruiter  | 
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 30 August 2014 4 | Heerenveen | 3–1 | Utrecht | Heerenveen | 
| 20:45 WET | Uth  Marzo  | 
Report | Ayoub  Leeuwin Janssen  | 
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 22,900 Referee: Dennis Higler  | 
| 14 September 2014 5 | Utrecht | 0–0 | ADO Den Haag | Utrecht | 
| 12:30 WET | Leeuwin  Cortie  | 
Report | Alberg  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük  | 
| 21 September 2014 6 | Utrecht | 1–0 | Groningen | Utrecht | 
| 16:45 CET | Oar  Boymans van der Maarel  | 
Report | Antonia  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 14,503 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 28 September 2014 7 | Twente | 3–1 | Utrecht | Enschede | 
| 14:30 CET | Ebecilio  Corona Bjelland Kum Castaignos  | 
Report | Kum  Ayoub Kali  | 
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
| 4 October 2014 8 | Utrecht | 2–3 | Go Ahead Eagles | Utrecht | 
| 20:45 CET | Kerk  Boymans  | 
Report | Türüç  Vriends Rijsdijk  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,397 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof  | 
| 19 October 2014 9 | Dordrecht | 1–3 | Utrecht | Dordrecht | 
| 14:30 CET | Lima  Pisas Gosens ten Voorde  | 
Report | Boymans  Letschert Kerk Lima Ayoub  | 
Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Jereon Manschot  | 
| 26 October 2014 10 | Utrecht | 1–5 | PSV | Utrecht | 
| 15:30 CET | Kali  Van Der Maarel Boymans  | 
Report | Maher  Willems Memphis Hendrix Bruma Kum Wijnaldum  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,140 Referee: Bas Nijhuis  | 
| 2 November 2014 11 | Utrecht | 3–1 | Vitesse Arnhem | Utrecht | 
| 12:30 CET | Kum  Boymans Janssen  | 
Report | Pröpper  Kruiswijk Leerdam Diks  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 7 November 2014 12 | Excelsior | 2–2 | Utrecht | Rotterdam | 
| 21:00 CET | van Weert  van Diermen Kuipers de Reuver  | 
Report | van der Maarel  Kum  | 
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 23 November 2014 13 | Utrecht | 1–3 | Cambuur | Utrecht | 
| 17:45 CET | Boymans  Kum  | 
Report | Andriuškevičius  El Makrini Barto Ogbeche Reijnen Meleg  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,355 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 29 November 2014 14 | NAC Breda | 1–5 | Utrecht | Breda | 
| 20:45 CET | Perica  Sarpong Boateng  | 
Report | Boymans  Janssen Duplan Ayoub Heerings Rubin Barazite  | 
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,300 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis  | 
| August 2014 15 | Utrecht | 2–4 | Heracles | Utrecht | 
| 15:30 CET | Leeuwin  Peterson Boymans Markiet  | 
Report | Bruns  Weghorst Tannane Fledderus Bel Hassani  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,006 Referee: Tom van Sichem  | 
| 14 December 2014 16 | Ajax | 3–1 | Utrecht | Amsterdam | 
| 12:30 CET | Serero  Klaassen El Ghazi  | 
Report | Rubin  Oar Janssen  | 
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,007 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 20 December 2014 17 | AZ | 0–3 | Utrecht | Alkmaar | 
| 19:45 CET | Haye  Ortiz  | 
Report | Duplan  Diemers Ayoub Hardeveld  | 
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 14,825 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 18 January 2015 18 | Utrecht | 1–2 | Heerenveen | Utrecht | 
| 15:30 CET | Kum  Janssen  | 
Summary | Slagveer  Larsson van Aken de Roon  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,560 Referee:  | 
| 25 January 2015 19 | Groningen | 2–2 | Utrecht | Groningen | 
| 15:30 CET | Chery  de Leeuw Mahi  | 
Summary | Duplan  Ayoub Leeuwin Kali  | 
Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 19,561 Referee:  | 
| 1 February 2015 20 | Utrecht | 0–2 | PEC Zwolle | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 CET | Barazite  | 
Summary | Lam  Lukoki Nijland  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,078 Referee:  | 
| 4 February 2015 21 | Willem II | 1–0 | Utrecht | Tilburg | 
| 20:45 CET | Haemhouts  | 
Summary | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 9,371 Referee:  | 
| 7 February 2015 22 | PSV | 3–1 | Utrecht | Eindhoven | 
| 20:45 CET | Narsingh  Depay Willems  | 
Summary | Janssen  Leeuwin Ayoub Hardeveld  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee:  | 
| 15 February 2015 23 | Utrecht | 6–1 | Dordrecht | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 CET | Haller  Janssen Kum Hardeveld  | 
Summary | Lewis  Lima Peersman  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 15,281 Referee:  | 
| 21 February 2015 24 | Heracles Almelo | 1–1 | Utrecht | Almelo | 
| 20:45 CET | Veldmate  Avdić  | 
Summary | Ayoub  Haller  | 
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,197 Referee:  | 
| 1 March 2015 25 | Utrecht | 0–0 | Feyenoord | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 CET | Amrabat  Hardeveld Duplan Letschert  | 
Summary | Karsdorp  Manu  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,030 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 8 March 2015 26 | Utrecht | 6–2 | AZ Alkmaar | Utrecht | 
| 16:45 CET | Janssen  Diemers Haller Hardeveld Verbeek Peterson Duplan  | 
Summary | Johansson  Elm Berghuis Gudelj Jóhannsson Henriksen Markiet  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,120 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
| 14 March 2015 27 | SC Cambuur | 3–1 | Utrecht | Leeuwarden | 
| 19:45 CET | Bakker  van de Streek Bijker Rosheuvel  | 
Report | Haller  Verbeek Diemers Duplan Ayoub van der Maarel  | 
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Kevin Blom  | 
| 20 March 2015 28 | Utrecht | 3–4 | NAC Breda | Utrecht | 
| 20:00 CET | Duplan  Markiet Méndez  | 
Report | Falkenburg  van der Weg Seuntjens  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,681 Referee: Dennis Hilger  | 
| 5 April 2015 29 | Utrecht | 1–1 | AFC Ajax | Utrecht | 
| 12:30 CEST | Diemers  Markiet Leeuwin  | 
Report | Leeuwin  Bazoer Veltman  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel  | 
| 12 April 2015 30 | ADO Den Haag | 2–0 | Utrecht | The Hague | 
| 16:45 CEST | Alberg  Kastaneer  | 
Report | Janssen  | 
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,102 Referee: Jochen Kamphuis  | 
| 19 April 2015 31 | Utrecht | 1–0 | FC Twente | Utrecht | 
| 16:45 CEST | Hardeveld  Haller Verbeek  | 
Report | Schilder  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,219 Referee: Ed Janssen  | 
| 25 April 2015 32 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0–2 | Utrecht | Deventer | 
| 19:45 CEST | Haller  Heerings Diemers  | 
Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Björn Kuipers  | 
| 10 May 2015 33 | Utrecht | 2–2 | SBV Excelsior | Utrecht | 
| 14:30 CEST | Haller  Verbeek  | 
Report | Karami  van Weert Badjeck  | 
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 17,507 Referee: Richard Liesveld  | 
| 17 May 2015 34 | SBV Vitesse | 3–3 | Utrecht | Arnhem | 
| 14:30 CEST | Bertrand Traoré  Kashia Labyad  | 
Report | Ayoub  Ramselaar Verbeek  | 
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,696 Referee: Danny Makkelie  | 
KNVB Cup
| 25 September 2014 Second round | PSV | 2–0 | FC Utrecht | Eindhoven | 
| 20:45 | Willems  Cortie  | 
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar  | 
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Appearances for competitive matches only[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Robbin Ruiter | 15 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Mark van der Maarel | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Ramon Leeuwin | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Christian Kum | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Anouar Kali | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Édouard Duplan | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Willem Janssen | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Ruud Boymans | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Nacer Barazite | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Tommy Oar | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Gévero Markiet | 18 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Kai Heerings | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Mark Diemers | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Yassin Ayoub | 16 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Michael Zullo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Fernando Quesada | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Danny Verbeek (on loan from Standard Liège) | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Kristoffer Peterson | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Yannick Cortie | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Timo Letschert (on loan from Roda JC Kerkrade) | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Sean Klaiber | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Gyliano van Velzen | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | Jeroen Verhoeven | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Jeff Hardeveld | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Gyrano Kerk | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | FW | Cedric Badjeck | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Hamza Boukhari | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Sofyan Amrabat | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | FW | Rubio Rubin | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 47 | FW | Rodney Antwi | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 49 | FW | Issa Kallon | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top goalscorers
Top assists
| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | FW | 45 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
Starting XI
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | FW | Free transfer | 30 July 2014 | [2] | ||
| 44 | MF | The Academy | Free transfer | 2 August 2014 | ||
| 37 | MF | Free transfer | 2 August 2014 | |||
| 47 | FW | The Academy | Free transfer | 4 August 2014 | ||
| 49 | FW | The Academy | Free transfer | 4 August 2014 | 
Out
Loan in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | FW | 17 June 2014 | 1 June 2015 | [3] | ||
| 25 | DF | 1 September 2014 | 1 June 2015 | 
Loan out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | 20 September 2014 | 17 May 2015 | [4] | 
References
- ^ "Netherlands - FC Utrecht - Squad". Soccerway. US.Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
 - ^ Seltzer, Greg. "US youth int'l Rubio Rubin signs four-year deal with Eredivisie side Utrecht". MLSSoccer.com. MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
 - ^ "FC Utrecht heeft twee aanvallers definitief binnen: "Passen perfect bij de club"". Voetbal Primeur (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
 - ^ "Sarota returns to Brisbane on one year loan". Football Federation Australia. 20 September 2014.