SBV Vitesse

SBV Vitesse Arnhem (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem, Eng: Professional Football Foundation Vitesse Arnhem), widely known as Vitesse (Dutch pronunciation: [viˈtɛsə]) or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem, is a Dutch professional football club located in the municipality of Arnhem. Established on 14 May 1892, Vitesse is one of the oldest professional football clubs in the Eredivisie. Since 1998, the club has played its home games at the GelreDome.

Vitesse

Full name	Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem^[1]
Nickname(s)	Vites FC Hollywood at the Rhine Airborne Football Club De nummer 1 van Gelderland
Founded	14 May 1892; 131 years ago (1892-05-14)
Ground	GelreDome
Capacity	21,248^[2]
Chairman	Henk Parren
Head coach	Edward Sturing
League	Eredivisie
2022–23	Eredivisie, 10th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

GelreDome Stadium

Vitesse had its most successful period in the 1990s. Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997–98. 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 Matić, Wilfried Bony, Bertrand Traoré, Robin Gosens, Lewis Baker, Martin Ødegaard, Milot Rashica, and Mason Mount.

History

 

Vitesse's first squad in 1896.

 

Vitesse's first squad in 1913.

 

Against AFC Ajax in the 1970 Dutch Cup match.

 

Nicky Hofs played for Vitesse 194 matches. He was the cousin of Bennie Hofs and Henk Hofs.

 

Wilfried Bony was awarded the Golden Shoe for the best player in the Netherlands.

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 0–2 from HFC Haarlem. In this period Vitesse had top players, likes Willem Hesselink and Just Göbel. 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 – "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 1–0 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 top 4 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.

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 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 Čurović, 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,^[3] 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.

 

Fully packed Gelredome during a 1–0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa Conference League at 21-10-2021.

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 by The Guardian and various news outlets that this purchase was engineered by former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.^[4] 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 4th 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 2013–14 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 Pröpper, Christian Atsu and Bertrand Traoré.

Vitesse announced on 13 June 2016 that Henk Fraser would replace Bosz at the start of the 2016–17 season. In his first full season, won the club first major trophy in its 125-year existence. Fraser defeating AZ by a score of 2−0 in the final of the KNVB Cup, with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel.^[5] On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1–1 (4–2 pen.) at De Kuip, Rotterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord. In the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Vitesse's opponents were Lazio Roma, OGC 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.^[6]

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 2–1 to AFC Ajax. Vitesse finished the 2020–21 Eredivise season in 4th place. In July and August 2021, Vitesse qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Vitesse knocked-out Dundalk F.C. (2-2 and 2-1) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (3-3 and 2-1) in the qualifiers. On 27 August, Vitesse was drawn on Group G of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League alongside Tottenham Hotspur, Stade Rennais and NŠ Mura. Vitesse eventually placed 2nd in the group, making it to the round of 32.

Stadium and training facilities

Main articles: GelreDome and National Sports Centre Papendal

 

GelreDome with closed roof and pitch outside.

 

GelreDome Stadium

 

Training accommodation at Papendal

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 Göbel 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 (4-1). 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 (0–1). The last one, played on 26 April 2000, was also a friendly: a 0–0 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
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

Symbols

 

Vitesse's crest is composed of an eagle.

 

Mister Vitesse Theo Bos

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 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. 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 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 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.

Other club icons

Below is a list of players who have established themselves as club icons:

•   Edward Sturing
•   John van den Brom
•   Martin Laamers
•   Theo Janssen
•   Ben Hofs
•   Nicky Hofs
•   Frans de Munck
•   Henk Bosveld
•   Karel Aalbers
•   Willem Hesselink
•   Just Göbel
•   Bert Jacobs
•   Frans Thijssen
•   Raimond van der Gouw
•   Ricky van Wolfswinkel
•   Marc van Hintum
•   Herman Veenendaal
•   Gerrit Horsten
•   Piet Velthuizen
•   Boško Bursać
•   Dejan Čurović
•   Nikos Machlas
•   Guram Kashia
•   Eloy Room
•   Willie Veenstra
•   Jan Streuer
•   Cor Guijt
•   Jan Snellenburg
•   Martin Esveld
•   Jan Dommering
•   Dik Herberts
•   Toon Huiberts

Airborne-match

 

The 'Airborne memorial' football 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 2014–15 and 2019–20 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 have been 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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  2011–present

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Since 2023 Vitesse's kit has been manufactured by Robey. Previous manufacturers include Adidas (1982–89), Hummel (1989–90), Bukta (1990–91), Diadora (1991–93), Umbro (1993–97), Lotto Sport Italia (1997–99), Uhlsport (1999–05), Quick (2005–06), Legea (2006–09), Klupp (2009–12), Nike (2012–14), Macron (2014-19) and Nike (2019-23).

The club's shirts are currently sponsored by BetCity. Previous commercial sponsors have been Akai (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), SBS 6 (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) and eToro (2021-23).

Support

 

Vitesse fans at the 2017 Dutch Cup Final in Rotterdam.

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 – 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 FC Petrolul Ploiești and RFC de Liège. Back in the days they had a friendship with Lierse SK until there was a big riot between them at a friendly match in 2011.

Rivalries

Rivalry with NEC

NEC 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.

Statistics Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals Vitesse NEC Vitesse NEC Rotste Club Verkiezing 58 23 19 16 73 62 Eerste divisie 14 2 6 6 18 27 Tweede divisie 4 0 3 1 3 9 Eerste klasse 8 1 6 1 9 23 Tweede klasse 4 2 1 1 7 5 KNVB Cup 5 0 3 2 3 9 Play-offs 6 4 1 1 9 4 Total 99 32 39 28 122 139

Last two results Venue Date Competition Vitesse NEC De Goffert 16 April 2023 Eredivisie 4 1 De Goffert 1 October 2023 Eredivisie 3 1

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 FC Twente, FC Utrecht and AFC 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 1 February 2024^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   CUW Eloy Room 2 DF   HAI Carlens Arcus 5 DF   LUX Mica Pinto 6 DF   CRO Alois Oroz 7 FW   FRA Amine Boutrah 8 MF   NED Marco van Ginkel (captain) 9 FW   SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson (on loan from Lecce) 11 FW   NED Fodé Fofana (on loan from PSV) 13 DF   NED Enzo Cornelisse 14 MF   USA Paxten Aaronson (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) 15 DF   NED Ramon Hendriks (on loan from Feyenoord) 17 MF   POL Kacper Kozłowski (on loan from Brighton) 19 FW   NED Thomas Buitink 20 MF   NED Melle Meulensteen 21 MF   NED Mathijs Tielemans 22 MF   KOS Toni Domgjoni 23 MF   NED Daan Huisman

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF   NED Davy Pröpper 25 FW   NED Gyan de Regt 26 MF   NED Miliano Jonathans 28 FW   ALG Anis Hadj Moussa (on loan from Patro Eisden) 29 DF   FRA Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (vice-captain) 30 FW   ROU Adrian Mazilu (on loan from Brighton) 31 GK   GER Markus Schubert 35 FW   NED Mexx Meerdink (on loan from AZ Alkmaar) 43 DF   NED Giovanni van Zwam 44 MF   NED Jordi Altena 52 DF   NED Kaya Symons 55 GK   NED Tom Bramel 56 DF   NED Mats Egbring 58 FW   NED Andy Visser 59 MF   NED Naygiro Sambo

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Retired numbers

4	Theo Bos, defender (1983–98), 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 Pröpper, Alexander Büttner, 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 efficient and qualified training is done by full-time coaches and organized by further employees looking after the administration. 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.

List of Vitesse coaches

• No official coach (1887–1914)
•   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–present)

Board and staff

Corporate hierarchy

Position	Name
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
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 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.

• Frans Dezentjé, 1982
• Dick Couvéé, 1892–1993
• Siegfried Leopold, 1893
• Fons Donkers, 1893–1895
• Chris Engelberts, 1895–1909
• Johan Caderius van Veen, 1902–1906
• Lodewijk Suringa, 1906–1908
• Jan F. Keppel Hesselink, 1908–1909
• Wim Hupkes, 1909–1916
• Daniel Brondgeest, 1916
• Willem Hesselink, 1916–22
• Lex Staal, 1922–1924
• Jan Holtus, 1924–1929
• Wim Hupkes, 1929–1936
• Henk Herberts, 1936–1947
• Jan Bosloper, 1947–1949
• Herbert Mogendorff, 1949–1951
• Henk Hoolboom, 1951–1955
• Henk Lammers, 1955–1963
• Henk Herberts, 1963
• Coen Winters, 1963–1965
• Herbert Mogendorff, 1965
• Herman Ribbink, 1965–1967
• Gerard Veerkamp, 1967–1969
• Arnold van der Louw, 1969–1974
• Eef van Amerongen, 1974–1979
• Piet Bodewes, 1979–1982
• Bob Treffers, 1982–1984
• Karel Aalbers, 1984–2000
• Jan Konings, 2000
• Jos Vaessen, 2000–2003
• Kees Bakker, 2003–2004
• Henk Ramautar, 2004–2008
• Kees Bakker, 2008–2009
• Maasbert Schouten, 2009–2010
• Merab Jordania, 2010–2013
• Bert Roetert, 2013–2016
• Kees Bakker, 2016–2017
• Yevgeny Merkel, 2017–2021
• Henk Parren, 2021–

Honours

Domestic

• Dutch Championship/Eredivisie

Runners-up: 1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15

• Eerste Divisie

Winners: 1976–77, 1988–89

Runners-up: 1959–60, 1973–74

Promoted: 1970–71

• Tweede Divisie

Winners: 1965–66

• KNVB Cup

Winners: 2016–17

Runners-up: 1911–12, 1926–27, 1989–90, 2020–21

• Johan Cruyff Shield

Runners-up: 2017

Regional

• Eerste klasse Oost

Winners: 1896–97, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1952–53

Promoted: 1954–55

• Tweede klasse Oost

Winners: 1922–23, 1940–41, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1949–50

• Gelderland Competition

Winners: 1894–95, 1895–96

Club Awards

• VVCS: Dutch Team of the Year

Winners: 1989–90

Personnel honours

European Golden Boot

The following players have won the European Golden Boot whilst playing for Vitesse:

•   Nikos Machlas (34 goals) – 1998

Dutch Footballer of the Year (Golden Boots)

The following players have won the Dutch Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Vitesse:

•   Frans Thijssen – 1989 (Eerste Divisie)
•   Edward Sturing – 1990 (Eredivisie)
•   Wilfried Bony – 2013 (Eredivisie)

Johan Cruyff Trophy

The following players have won the Johan Cruyff Trophy whilst playing for Vitesse:

•   Marco van Ginkel – 2013

Eredivisie Top Scorer

•   Nikos Machlas (34 goals) – 1998
•   Wilfried Bony (31 goals) – 2013

Eerste Divisie Top Scorer

•   Herman Veenendaal (23 goals) – 1974
•   Remco Boere (27 goals) – 1983

Rinus Michels Award (Manager of the year)

•   Fred Rutten (Runner-up) – 2012/13
•   Peter Bosz (Runner-up) – 2013/14, 2014/15
•   Henk Fraser (Runner-up) – 2016/17
•   Thomas Letsch (Runner-up) – 2020/21

UEFA's #EqualGame Award

•   Guram Kashia – 2018

Vitesse in Europe

 

Vitesse in the Europa League.

 

Theo Bos – South Stand.

Main article: SBV Vitesse in European football

• 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
1978–79	Intertoto Cup	Group		Hellas Verona	2–1, 0–2	Bursac, Hofs / (-)
		Group		RWDM	0–5, 0–2	(-) / (-)
		Group		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	UEFA Cup	1R		Derry City	3–0, 2–1	Van den Brom (2), Van Arum / Straal, Laamers
		2R		KV Mechelen	1–0, 1–0	Van den Brom / Cocu
		1/16		Real Madrid	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)
1993–94	UEFA Cup	1R		Norwich City	0–3, 0–0	(-) / (-)
1994–95	UEFA Cup	1R		Parma	1–0, 0–2	Gillhaus / (-)
1997–98	UEFA Cup	1R		Braga	2–1, 0–2	Čurović, Trustfull / (-)
1998–99	UEFA Cup	1R		AEK Athens	3–0, 3–3	Laros, Perović, Machlas / Machlas (2), Reuser
		2R		Bordeaux	0–1, 1–2	(-) / Jochemsen
1999–00	UEFA Cup	1R		Beira-Mar	2–1, 0–0	Van Hooijdonk, Grozdić / (-)
		2R		Lens	1–4, 1–1	Van Hooijdonk / Kreek
2000–01	UEFA Cup	1R		Maccabi Haifa	3–0, 1–2	Martel, Peeters, Amoah / Amoah
		2R		Internazionale	0–0, 1–1	(-) / Peeters
2002–03	UEFA Cup	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	Europa League	Q3		Petrolul Ploiești	1–1, 1–2	Reis / Van der Heijden
2015–16	Europa League	Q3		Southampton	0–3, 0–2	(-) / (-)
2017–18	Europa League	Group		Nice	0–3, 1–0	(-) / Castaignos
		Group		Lazio	2–3, 1–1	Matavž, Linssen / Linssen
		Group		Zulte Waregem	0–2, 1–1	(-) / Bruns
2018–19	Europa League	Q2		Viitorul Constanța	3–1, 2–2	Matavž, Linssen, Beerens / Matavž, Linssen
		Q3		Basel	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)
2021–22	Europa Conference League	Q3		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
		Group		Rennes	1–2, 3–3	Wittek / Huisman, Buitink, Openda
		Group		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

UEFA Current ranking

As of 25 February 2022^[8]

Rank	Country	Team	Points
103		Vitesse	14.000

Dutch Cup finals

Season	Opponent	Result	Place	Date
1911–12	HFC 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 the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Johan Cruyff Shield

Season	Opponent	Result	Place	Date
2017	Feyenoord	1–1 (2–4 pen.)	De Kuip, Rotterdam	5 August 2017

Club records

 

Highest transfer fee received: Wilfried Bony to Swansea City for £12 million. (2013)

• Highest transfer fee paid: Bob Peeters from Roda JC for €6.4 million, 2000
• Record League win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
• Record Eredivisie win: 7–0 v Sparta Rotterdam, 14 April 2018
• Record Eerste Divisie win: 7–0 v FC Wageningen, 30 August 1970
• Record European win: 0–4 v Dundee United, UEFA Cup Second Round, 7 November 1990
• Record home win: 14–0 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 20 January 1895
• Record away win: 0–17 v Victoria, Gelderse Competitie NVB, 11 November 1894
• Record home Eredivisie win: 7–0 v Sparta Rotterdam, 14 April 2018
• Record away Eredivisie win: 1–7 v Fortuna Sittard, 27 September 1997
• Record defeat: 12–1 v Ajax, Eredivisie, 19 May 1972
• Record tournament defeat: 0–7 v PSV, KNVB Beker, Fourth Round, 4 May 1969
• Highest ranking: 3rd in Eredivisie, 1997–98
• 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, 1988–89
• Most League goals all-time by player : 155 – Jan Dommering
• Most League goals in a season by player: 34 – Nikos Machlas, Eredivisie, 1997–98
• Most goals scored in a match: 9 – Nico Westdijk v De Treffers, Tweede Klasse C Oost, 19 October 1941
• Most League goals scored in a season: 85, Eredivisie, 1997–98
• Most League goals conceded in a season: 74, Eredivisie, 1971–72
• Most hat-tricks scored (League): 12 – Jan Dommering
• Fewest League goals scored in a season: 22, Eredivisie, 1971–72
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 20, Eerste Divisie, 1988–89
• Fastest own goal: 19 seconds – Purrel Fränkel 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 Göbel, 22

Domestic results

 

Historical chart of league performance

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
2022–23 Eredivisie	10th	–	2022–23	first round
2021–22 Eredivisie	6th	– (losing UECL play-offs)	2021–22	quarter-final
2020–21 Eredivisie	4th	Europa Conference League (Q3)	2020–21	final
2019–20 Eredivisie	7th	–	2019–20	quarter-final
2018–19 Eredivisie	5th	–	2018–19	quarter-final
2017–18 Eredivisie	6th (5th after EC play-offs)	Europa League (Q2) (winning EC play-offs)	2017–18	first round
2016–17 Eredivisie	5th	Europa League	2016–17	winners
2015–16 Eredivisie	9th	–	2015–16	second round
2014–15 Eredivisie	5th (4th after EC play-offs)	Europa League (Q3) (winning EC play-offs)	2014–15	quarter-final
2013–14 Eredivisie	6th (8th after EC play-offs)	– (losing EC play-offs)	2013–14	round of 16
2012–13 Eredivisie	4th	Europa League	2012–13	quarter-final
2011–12 Eredivisie	7th (6th after EC play-offs)	Europa League (winning EC play-offs)	2011–12	quarter-final
2010–11 Eredivisie	15th	–	2010–11	round of 16
2009–10 Eredivisie	14th	–	2009–10	third round
2008–09 Eredivisie	10th	–	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eredivisie	12th	–	2007–08	second round
2006–07 Eredivisie	12th (10th after IC play-offs)	– (losing IC play-offs)	2006–07	third round
2005–06 Eredivisie	11th (10th after IC play-offs)	– (losing IC play-offs)	2005–06	second round
2004–05 Eredivisie	7th	–	2004–05	third round
2003–04 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2003–04	round of 16
2002–03 Eredivisie	14th	–	2002–03	quarter-final
2001–02 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2001–02	second round
2000–01 Eredivisie	6th	–	2000–01	semi-final
1999–2000 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1999–2000	semi-final
1998–99 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1998–99	quarter-final
1997–98 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1997–98	quarter-final
1996–97 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1996–97	quarter-final
1995–96 Eredivisie	5th	–	1995–96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	6th	–	1994–95	second round
1993–94 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1993–94	third round
1992–93 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1992–93	round of 16
1991–92 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1991–92	round of 16
1990–91 Eredivisie	5th	–	1990–91	quarter-final
1989–90 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1989–90	final
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1988–89	quarter-final
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1987–88	first round
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1986–87	quarter-final
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	8th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1985–86	first round
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1984–85	second round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	11th	–	1983–84	first round
1982–83 Eerste Divisie	10th	–	1982–83	second round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1981–82	second round
1980–81 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1980–81	first round
1979–80 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1979–80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	14th	–	1978–79	second round
1977–78 Eredivisie	9th	–	1977–78	quarter-final
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1976–77	second round
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1975–76	first round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1974–75	first round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1973–74	second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	3rd	–	1972–73	second round
1971–72 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1971–72	first round
1970–71 Eerste Divisie	3rd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1970–71	second round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1969–70	second round
1968–69 Eerste Divisie	3rd	–	1968–69	quarter-final
1967–68 Eerste Divisie	5th	–	1967–68	group stage
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1966–67	first round
1965–66 Tweede Divisie	1st (group A)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1964–65	first round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	9th (group B)	–	1963–64	first round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	6th (group A)	–	1962–63	second round
1961–62 Eerste Divisie	10th (group A)	Tweede Divisie (relegation)	1961–62	fourth round
1960–61 Eerste Divisie	4th (group A)	–	1960–61	group stage
1959–60 Eerste Divisie	2nd (group A)	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	not held	not held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie	10th (group B)	–	1958–59	no participation
1957–58 Eerste Divisie	5th (group A)	–	1957–58	fourth round
1956–57 Eerste Divisie	7th (group B)	–	1956–57	second round

Statistics

(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	2
Goals for	1868	1450	221	40	19	21
Goal against	1697	1192	165	37	32	16
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)	–	–	–

Club topscorers by season

• 1954/55   Eltjo Veentjer (10)
• 1955/56   Eltjo Veentjer (10)
• 1956/57   Jan Schatorjé (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   Boško Bursać (10)
• 1976/77   Boško Bursać (20)
• 1977/78   Boško Bursać (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 Lazović (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 Traoré (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   Loïs Openda (18)

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 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

Most appearances

All competitions

 

Bos spent his entire career for Vitesse, making a total of 429 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse.

 

Van der Gouw is a former Dutch goalkeeper who played most of his career for Vitesse. He amassed a total of 294 matches. In 2009, he was appointed as goalkeeping coach of Vitesse.

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 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

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

 

John van den Brom played at Vitesse from 1986 to 1993, and from 1996 to 2001. He came back to manage the club from 2011 to 2012.

All competitions

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

Eredivisie

Ranking	Name	Position	Goals	Period
1.	Matthew Amoah	FW	61	1998–2006
2.	John van den Brom   Nikos 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

Europa

Ranking	Name	Position	Goals	Period
1.	Maximilian Wittek	DF	5	2020–
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

Vitesse All Stars

 

The daily newspaper De Gelderlander conducted a survey in which fans voted Henk Bosveld (r.) as the best Vitesse-player of the twentieth century.

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SBV Vitesse Arnhem Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem Eng Professional Football Foundation Vitesse Arnhem widely known as Vitesse Dutch pronunciation viˈtɛse or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem is a Dutch professional football club located in the municipality of Arnhem Established on 14 May 1892 Vitesse is one of the oldest professional football clubs in the Eredivisie Since 1998 the club has played its home games at the GelreDome VitesseFull nameStichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem 1 Nickname s VitesFC Hollywood at the RhineAirborne Football ClubDe nummer 1 van GelderlandFounded14 May 1892 131 years ago 1892 05 14 GroundGelreDomeCapacity21 248 2 ChairmanHenk ParrenHead coachEdward SturingLeagueEredivisie2022 23Eredivisie 10th of 18WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonGelreDome StadiumVitesse had its most successful period in the 1990s Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997 98 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 Matic Wilfried Bony Bertrand Traore Robin Gosens Lewis Baker Martin Odegaard Milot Rashica and Mason Mount Contents 1 History 2 Stadium and training facilities 2 1 Stadium history 3 Symbols 3 1 Hertog 3 2 Anthems 3 3 Mr Vitesse 3 3 1 Other club icons 3 4 Airborne match 3 5 Colours and badge 3 6 Kit manufacturers and sponsors 4 Support 5 Rivalries 5 1 Rivalry with NEC 5 2 Rivalries with other clubs 6 Players 6 1 Current squad 6 2 Players out on loan 6 3 Retired numbers 6 4 Youth teams 7 List of Vitesse coaches 8 Board and staff 8 1 Corporate hierarchy 8 2 Management hierarchy 9 Owners 10 Chairmen 11 Honours 11 1 Domestic 11 2 Regional 11 3 Club Awards 12 Personnel honours 12 1 European Golden Boot 12 2 Dutch Footballer of the Year Golden Boots 12 3 Johan Cruyff Trophy 12 4 Eredivisie Top Scorer 12 5 Eerste Divisie Top Scorer 12 6 Rinus Michels Award Manager of the year 12 7 UEFA s EqualGame Award 13 Vitesse in Europe 14 UEFA Current ranking 15 Dutch Cup finals 15 1 Johan Cruyff Shield 16 Club records 17 Domestic results 18 Statistics 18 1 Club topscorers by season 18 2 Player of the Season 18 3 Most appearances 18 3 1 All competitions 18 3 2 Eredivisie 18 3 3 Europa 18 4 Top goalscorers 18 4 1 All competitions 18 4 2 Eredivisie 18 4 3 Europa 18 5 Vitesse All Stars 19 Other teams 19 1 Vitesse II 19 1 1 Honours 19 2 Amateur team 19 3 Vitesse Legends 20 National team players 21 Notable former players 22 See also 23 Literature 24 Notes and references 25 External links 25 1 Official websites 25 2 General fan site 25 3 News sitesHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources SBV Vitesse news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Vitesse s first squad in 1896 nbsp Vitesse s first squad in 1913 nbsp Against AFC Ajax in the 1970 Dutch Cup match nbsp Nicky Hofs played for Vitesse 194 matches He was the cousin of Bennie Hofs and Henk Hofs nbsp Wilfried Bony was awarded the Golden Shoe for the best player in the Netherlands 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 0 2 from HFC Haarlem In this period Vitesse had top players likes Willem Hesselink and Just Gobel 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 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 1 0 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 top 4 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 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 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 Curovic 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 3 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 nbsp Fully packed Gelredome during a 1 0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa Conference League at 21 10 2021 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 by The Guardian and various news outlets that this purchase was engineered by former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich 4 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 4th 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 2013 14 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 Propper Christian Atsu and Bertrand Traore Vitesse announced on 13 June 2016 that Henk Fraser would replace Bosz at the start of the 2016 17 season In his first full season won the club first major trophy in its 125 year existence Fraser defeating AZ by a score of 2 0 in the final of the KNVB Cup with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel 5 On 5 August 2017 Vitesse were beaten 1 1 4 2 pen at De Kuip Rotterdam in the Johan Cruyff Shield final by Feyenoord In the 2017 18 UEFA Europa League group stage Vitesse s opponents were Lazio Roma OGC 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 6 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 2 1 to AFC Ajax Vitesse finished the 2020 21 Eredivise season in 4th place In July and August 2021 Vitesse qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League Vitesse knocked out Dundalk F C 2 2 and 2 1 and R S C Anderlecht 3 3 and 2 1 in the qualifiers On 27 August Vitesse was drawn on Group G of the 2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League alongside Tottenham Hotspur Stade Rennais and NS Mura Vitesse eventually placed 2nd in the group making it to the round of 32 Stadium and training facilities editMain articles GelreDome and National Sports Centre Papendal nbsp GelreDome with closed roof and pitch outside nbsp GelreDome Stadium nbsp Training accommodation at PapendalThe 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 Gobel 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 4 1 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 0 1 The last one played on 26 April 2000 was also a friendly a 0 0 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 edit Name YearsRijnkade Klarenbeek Park 1887 1891Molenbeekstraat 1892IJsclub Boulevard Heuvelink 1892 1894Bronbeek Royal Palace 1893Paasweide 1894 1896Klarenbeek Stadium 1896 1915Monnikenhuize 1915 1950Nieuw Monnikenhuize 1950 1997GelreDome 1998 presentSymbols edit nbsp Vitesse s crest is composed of an eagle nbsp Mister Vitesse Theo BosHertog edit Vitesse are well known for the American bald Eagle Hertog which is released before the match and flies over the crowds Anthems edit 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 amp 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 edit 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 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 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 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 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 Other club icons edit Below is a list of players who have established themselves as club icons nbsp Edward Sturing nbsp John van den Brom nbsp Martin Laamers nbsp Theo Janssen nbsp Ben Hofs nbsp Nicky Hofs nbsp Frans de Munck nbsp Henk Bosveld nbsp Karel Aalbers nbsp Willem Hesselink nbsp Just Gobel nbsp Bert Jacobs nbsp Frans Thijssen nbsp Raimond van der Gouw nbsp Ricky van Wolfswinkel nbsp Marc van Hintum nbsp Herman Veenendaal nbsp Gerrit Horsten nbsp Piet Velthuizen nbsp Bosko Bursac nbsp Dejan Curovic nbsp Nikos Machlas nbsp Guram Kashia nbsp Eloy Room nbsp Willie Veenstra nbsp Jan Streuer nbsp Cor Guijt nbsp Jan Snellenburg nbsp Martin Esveld nbsp Jan Dommering nbsp Dik Herberts nbsp Toon Huiberts Airborne match edit nbsp The Airborne memorial football matchAround 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 2014 15 and 2019 20 seasons Vitesse played their away games in the same colours of the 1st Airborne Division Colours and badge edit 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 have been 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 nbsp The first Vitesse crest nbsp The second crest nbsp The third crest nbsp 2011 presentKit manufacturers and sponsors edit Since 2023 Vitesse s kit has been manufactured by Robey Previous manufacturers include Adidas 1982 89 Hummel 1989 90 Bukta 1990 91 Diadora 1991 93 Umbro 1993 97 Lotto Sport Italia 1997 99 Uhlsport 1999 05 Quick 2005 06 Legea 2006 09 Klupp 2009 12 Nike 2012 14 Macron 2014 19 and Nike 2019 23 The club s shirts are currently sponsored by BetCity Previous commercial sponsors have been Akai 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 SBS 6 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 and eToro 2021 23 Support edit nbsp Vitesse fans at the 2017 Dutch Cup Final in Rotterdam 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 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 FC Petrolul Ploiești and RFC de Liege Back in the days they had a friendship with Lierse SK until there was a big riot between them at a friendly match in 2011 Rivalries editRivalry with NEC edit NEC 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 Statistics Competition Matches Wins Draws GoalsVitesse NEC Vitesse NECRotste Club Verkiezing 58 23 19 16 73 62Eerste divisie 14 2 6 6 18 27Tweede divisie 4 0 3 1 3 9Eerste klasse 8 1 6 1 9 23Tweede klasse 4 2 1 1 7 5KNVB Cup 5 0 3 2 3 9Play offs 6 4 1 1 9 4Total 99 32 39 28 122 139 Last two results Venue Date Competition Vitesse NECDe Goffert 16 April 2023 Eredivisie 4 1De Goffert 1 October 2023 Eredivisie 3 1 Rivalries with other clubs edit 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 FC Twente FC Utrecht and AFC 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 editCurrent squad edit As of 1 February 2024 7 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp CUW Eloy Room2 DF nbsp HAI Carlens Arcus5 DF nbsp LUX Mica Pinto6 DF nbsp CRO Alois Oroz7 FW nbsp FRA Amine Boutrah8 MF nbsp NED Marco van Ginkel captain 9 FW nbsp SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson on loan from Lecce 11 FW nbsp NED Fode Fofana on loan from PSV 13 DF nbsp NED Enzo Cornelisse14 MF nbsp USA Paxten Aaronson on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt 15 DF nbsp NED Ramon Hendriks on loan from Feyenoord 17 MF nbsp POL Kacper Kozlowski on loan from Brighton 19 FW nbsp NED Thomas Buitink20 MF nbsp NED Melle Meulensteen21 MF nbsp NED Mathijs Tielemans22 MF nbsp KOS Toni Domgjoni23 MF nbsp NED Daan Huisman No Pos Nation Player24 MF nbsp NED Davy Propper25 FW nbsp NED Gyan de Regt26 MF nbsp NED Miliano Jonathans28 FW nbsp ALG Anis Hadj Moussa on loan from Patro Eisden 29 DF nbsp FRA Nicolas Isimat Mirin vice captain 30 FW nbsp ROU Adrian Mazilu on loan from Brighton 31 GK nbsp GER Markus Schubert35 FW nbsp NED Mexx Meerdink on loan from AZ Alkmaar 43 DF nbsp NED Giovanni van Zwam44 MF nbsp NED Jordi Altena52 DF nbsp NED Kaya Symons55 GK nbsp NED Tom Bramel56 DF nbsp NED Mats Egbring58 FW nbsp NED Andy Visser59 MF nbsp NED Naygiro SamboPlayers out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerRetired numbers edit 4 nbsp Theo Bos defender 1983 98 posthumous honour12 Club Supporters the 12th Man 13 Vito the official team mascotYouth teams edit 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 Propper Alexander Buttner 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 efficient and qualified training is done by full time coaches and organized by further employees looking after the administration 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 List of Vitesse coaches editNo official coach 1887 1914 nbsp Edgar Chadwick 1914 nbsp John William Sutcliffe 1914 1915 nbsp James McPherson 1919 1920 nbsp Charles Griffith 1920 1922 nbsp Jan van Dort amp Bram Evers 1922 1923 nbsp Jan van Dort 1923 1924 nbsp Bob Jefferson 1924 1927 nbsp Heinrich Schwarz 1927 1936 nbsp Joop Damste 1936 nbsp Gerrit van Wijhe 1936 1938 nbsp Gerrit Horsten 1938 1946 nbsp George Roper 1946 1947 nbsp Arie van der Wel 1948 1949 nbsp Gerrit Horsten interim 1949 nbsp Jan Zonnenberg 1949 1954 nbsp Joseph Gruber 1954 1957 nbsp Louis Pastoors 1957 1960 nbsp Branko Vidovic 1960 1962 nbsp Jan Zonnenberg 1962 1964 nbsp Joseph Gruber 1964 1966 nbsp Frans de Munck 1966 1969 nbsp Cor Brom 1969 1972 nbsp Frans de Munck 1972 1974 nbsp Nedeljko Bulatovic 1974 1975 nbsp Jan de Bouter 1975 1976 nbsp Clemens Westerhof interim 1976 nbsp Henk Wullems 1976 1982 nbsp Leen Looijen 1982 1984 nbsp Henk Hofstee interim 1984 nbsp Clemens Westerhof 1984 1985 nbsp Janusz Kowalik 1985 1986 nbsp Hans Dorjee 1986 1987 nbsp Niels Overweg 1987 nbsp Bert Jacobs 1987 1992 nbsp Herbert Neumann 1992 1995 nbsp Ronald Spelbos 1995 nbsp Frans Thijssen amp Jan Jongbloed interim 1995 1996 nbsp Leo Beenhakker 1996 1997 nbsp Henk ten Cate 1997 1998 nbsp Artur Jorge 1998 nbsp Herbert Neumann 1998 1999 nbsp Jan Jongbloed amp Edward Sturing interim 1999 2000 nbsp Ronald Koeman 2000 2001 nbsp Edward Sturing interim 2001 2002 nbsp Mike Snoei 2002 2003 nbsp Edward Sturing 2003 2006 nbsp Aad de Mos 2006 2008 nbsp Hans Westerhof 2008 nbsp Theo Bos 2009 2010 nbsp Raimond van der Gouw amp Hans van Arum interim 2010 nbsp Albert Ferrer 2010 2011 nbsp John van den Brom 2011 2012 nbsp Fred Rutten 2012 2013 nbsp Peter Bosz 2013 2016 nbsp Rob Maas 2016 nbsp Henk Fraser 2016 2018 nbsp Edward Sturing interim 2018 nbsp Leonid Slutsky 2018 2019 nbsp Joseph Oosting interim 2019 nbsp Edward Sturing interim 2020 nbsp Thomas Letsch 2020 2022 nbsp Phillip Cocu 2022 2023 nbsp Edward Sturing interim 2023 present Board and staff editCorporate hierarchy edit Position NameOwner nbsp Coley ParrySupervisory Board nbsp Henk Parren Chairman nbsp Coley ParryBoard of the Vitesse Arnhem Foundation nbsp Henk Parren Chairman nbsp Peter van Bussel nbsp Gerrit Jan SteenbergenAdvisory Council nbsp Bert Roetert nbsp Cor Guijt nbsp Jan SnellenburgDirectors nbsp Pascal van Wijk General Financial director nbsp Benjamin Schmedes Technical director nbsp Peter Rovers Marketing director Ambassadors nbsp Edward Sturing nbsp Theo Janssen nbsp Nicky HofsManagement hierarchy edit Position StaffSports director nbsp Benjamin SchmedesChief scout nbsp Daniel EbbertManager nbsp Edward Sturing interim Assistant manager nbsp Nicky Hofs nbsp Tim CornelisseGoalkeepers coach nbsp Raimond van der GouwFitness coach Recovery trainer nbsp Jan van NorelVideo analyst nbsp Koen BerkheijHead of academy nbsp Edward SturingUnder 21 coach nbsp Nicky HofsOwners editAfter 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 editThe first chairman was Frans Dezentje 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 Dezentje 1982 Dick Couvee 1892 1993 Siegfried Leopold 1893 Fons Donkers 1893 1895 Chris Engelberts 1895 1909 Johan Caderius van Veen 1902 1906 Lodewijk Suringa 1906 1908 Jan F Keppel Hesselink 1908 1909 Wim Hupkes 1909 1916 Daniel Brondgeest 1916 Willem Hesselink 1916 22 Lex Staal 1922 1924 Jan Holtus 1924 1929 Wim Hupkes 1929 1936 Henk Herberts 1936 1947 Jan Bosloper 1947 1949 Herbert Mogendorff 1949 1951 Henk Hoolboom 1951 1955 Henk Lammers 1955 1963 Henk Herberts 1963 Coen Winters 1963 1965 Herbert Mogendorff 1965 Herman Ribbink 1965 1967 Gerard Veerkamp 1967 1969 Arnold van der Louw 1969 1974 Eef van Amerongen 1974 1979 Piet Bodewes 1979 1982 Bob Treffers 1982 1984 Karel Aalbers 1984 2000 Jan Konings 2000 Jos Vaessen 2000 2003 Kees Bakker 2003 2004 Henk Ramautar 2004 2008 Kees Bakker 2008 2009 Maasbert Schouten 2009 2010 Merab Jordania 2010 2013 Bert Roetert 2013 2016 Kees Bakker 2016 2017 Yevgeny Merkel 2017 2021 Henk Parren 2021 Honours editDomestic edit Dutch Championship EredivisieRunners up 1897 98 1902 03 1912 13 1913 14 1914 15Eerste DivisieWinners 1976 77 1988 89 Runners up 1959 60 1973 74 Promoted 1970 71Tweede DivisieWinners 1965 66KNVB CupWinners 2016 17 Runners up 1911 12 1926 27 1989 90 2020 21Johan Cruyff ShieldRunners up 2017Regional edit Eerste klasse OostWinners 1896 97 1897 98 1902 03 1912 13 1913 14 1914 15 1952 53 Promoted 1954 55Tweede klasse OostWinners 1922 23 1940 41 1943 44 1945 46 1949 50Gelderland CompetitionWinners 1894 95 1895 96Club Awards edit VVCS Dutch Team of the YearWinners 1989 90Personnel honours editEuropean Golden Boot edit The following players have won the European Golden Boot whilst playing for Vitesse nbsp Nikos Machlas 34 goals 1998Dutch Footballer of the Year Golden Boots edit The following players have won the Dutch Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Vitesse nbsp Frans Thijssen 1989 Eerste Divisie nbsp Edward Sturing 1990 Eredivisie nbsp Wilfried Bony 2013 Eredivisie Johan Cruyff Trophy edit The following players have won the Johan Cruyff Trophy whilst playing for Vitesse nbsp Marco van Ginkel 2013Eredivisie Top Scorer edit nbsp Nikos Machlas 34 goals 1998 nbsp Wilfried Bony 31 goals 2013Eerste Divisie Top Scorer edit nbsp Herman Veenendaal 23 goals 1974 nbsp Remco Boere 27 goals 1983Rinus Michels Award Manager of the year edit nbsp Fred Rutten Runner up 2012 13 nbsp Peter Bosz Runner up 2013 14 2014 15 nbsp Henk Fraser Runner up 2016 17 nbsp Thomas Letsch Runner up 2020 21UEFA s EqualGame Award edit nbsp Guram Kashia 2018Vitesse in Europe edit nbsp Vitesse in the Europa League nbsp Theo Bos South Stand Main article SBV Vitesse in European football 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 finalSeason Competition Round Country Club Score Goalscorers Vitesse1978 79 Intertoto Cup Group nbsp Hellas Verona 2 1 0 2 Bursac Hofs Group nbsp RWDM 0 5 0 2 Group nbsp Troyes 5 3 2 1 Bleijenberg 2 Heezen Mulderij Bosveld Bleijenberg Beukhof1990 91 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Derry City 1 0 0 0 Loeffen 2R nbsp Dundee United 1 0 4 0 Eijer Latuheru 2 Van den Brom Eijer1 16 nbsp Sporting CP 0 2 1 2 Van Arum1992 93 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Derry City 3 0 2 1 Van den Brom 2 Van Arum Straal Laamers2R nbsp KV Mechelen 1 0 1 0 Van den Brom Cocu1 16 nbsp Real Madrid 0 1 0 1 1993 94 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Norwich City 0 3 0 0 1994 95 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Parma 1 0 0 2 Gillhaus 1997 98 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Braga 2 1 0 2 Curovic Trustfull 1998 99 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp AEK Athens 3 0 3 3 Laros Perovic Machlas Machlas 2 Reuser2R nbsp Bordeaux 0 1 1 2 Jochemsen1999 00 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Beira Mar 2 1 0 0 Van Hooijdonk Grozdic 2R nbsp Lens 1 4 1 1 Van Hooijdonk Kreek2000 01 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Maccabi Haifa 3 0 1 2 Martel Peeters Amoah Amoah2R nbsp Internazionale 0 0 1 1 Peeters2002 03 UEFA Cup 1R nbsp Rapid București 1 1 1 0 Peeters Peeters2R nbsp Werder Bremen 2 1 3 3 Amoah Verlaat o g Levchenko Claessens Mbamba3R nbsp Liverpool 0 1 0 1 2012 13 Europa League Q2 nbsp Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4 4 3 1 Van Ginkel 2 Reis Bony Van Ginkel Van Aanholt BonyQ3 nbsp Anzhi Makhachkala 0 2 0 2 2013 14 Europa League Q3 nbsp Petrolul Ploiești 1 1 1 2 Reis Van der Heijden2015 16 Europa League Q3 nbsp Southampton 0 3 0 2 2017 18 Europa League Group nbsp Nice 0 3 1 0 CastaignosGroup nbsp Lazio 2 3 1 1 Matavz Linssen LinssenGroup nbsp Zulte Waregem 0 2 1 1 Bruns2018 19 Europa League Q2 nbsp Viitorul Constanța 3 1 2 2 Matavz Linssen Beerens Matavz LinssenQ3 nbsp Basel 0 1 0 1 2021 22 Europa Conference League Q3 nbsp Dundalk 2 2 2 1 Bero Openda Bero GbohoPO nbsp Anderlecht 3 3 2 1 Dasa Frederiksen Tannane Wittek 2 Group nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 2 3 Wittek Rasmussen BeroGroup nbsp Rennes 1 2 3 3 Wittek Huisman Buitink OpendaGroup nbsp Mura 3 1 2 0 Buitink Openda Huisman Tronstad DoekhiKPO nbsp Rapid Wien 2 0 1 2 Grbic Bero Openda1 16 nbsp Roma 0 1 1 1 WittekUEFA Current ranking editAs of 25 February 2022 8 Rank Country Team Points103 nbsp Vitesse 14 000Dutch Cup finals editSeason Opponent Result Place Date1911 12 HFC Haarlem 0 2 R A P terrein Amsterdam 26 May 19121926 27 V U C 1 3 Monnikenhuize Arnhem 19 June 19271989 90 PSV Eindhoven 0 1 De Kuip Rotterdam 25 April 19902016 17 AZ 2 0 De Kuip Rotterdam 30 April 20172020 21 Ajax 1 2 De Kuip Rotterdam 18 April 2021The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruyff Shield Johan Cruyff Shield edit Season Opponent Result Place Date2017 Feyenoord 1 1 2 4 pen De Kuip Rotterdam 5 August 2017Club records edit nbsp Highest transfer fee received Wilfried Bony to Swansea City for 12 million 2013 Highest transfer fee paid Bob Peeters from Roda JC for 6 4 million 2000 Record League win 0 17 v Victoria Gelderse Competitie NVB 11 November 1894 Record Eredivisie win 7 0 v Sparta Rotterdam 14 April 2018 Record Eerste Divisie win 7 0 v FC Wageningen 30 August 1970 Record European win 0 4 v Dundee United UEFA Cup Second Round 7 November 1990 Record home win 14 0 v Victoria Gelderse Competitie NVB 20 January 1895 Record away win 0 17 v Victoria Gelderse Competitie NVB 11 November 1894 Record home Eredivisie win 7 0 v Sparta Rotterdam 14 April 2018 Record away Eredivisie win 1 7 v Fortuna Sittard 27 September 1997 Record defeat 12 1 v Ajax Eredivisie 19 May 1972 Record tournament defeat 0 7 v PSV KNVB Beker Fourth Round 4 May 1969 Highest ranking 3rd in Eredivisie 1997 98 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 1988 89 Most League goals all time by player 155 Jan Dommering Most League goals in a season by player 34 Nikos Machlas Eredivisie 1997 98 Most goals scored in a match 9 Nico Westdijk v De Treffers Tweede Klasse C Oost 19 October 1941 Most League goals scored in a season 85 Eredivisie 1997 98 Most League goals conceded in a season 74 Eredivisie 1971 72 Most hat tricks scored League 12 Jan Dommering Fewest League goals scored in a season 22 Eredivisie 1971 72 Fewest League goals conceded in a season 20 Eerste Divisie 1988 89 Fastest own goal 19 seconds Purrel Frankel 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 Gobel 22Domestic results edit nbsp Historical chart of league performanceBelow is a table with Vitesse s domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956 Domestic Results since 1956Domestic league League result Qualification to KNVB Cup season Cup result2022 23 Eredivisie 10th 2022 23 first round2021 22 Eredivisie 6th losing UECL play offs 2021 22 quarter final2020 21 Eredivisie 4th Europa Conference League Q3 2020 21 final2019 20 Eredivisie 7th 2019 20 quarter final2018 19 Eredivisie 5th 2018 19 quarter final2017 18 Eredivisie 6th 5th after EC play offs Europa League Q2 winning EC play offs 2017 18 first round2016 17 Eredivisie 5th Europa League 2016 17 winners2015 16 Eredivisie 9th 2015 16 second round2014 15 Eredivisie 5th 4th after EC play offs Europa League Q3 winning EC play offs 2014 15 quarter final2013 14 Eredivisie 6th 8th after EC play offs losing EC play offs 2013 14 round of 162012 13 Eredivisie 4th Europa League 2012 13 quarter final2011 12 Eredivisie 7th 6th after EC play offs Europa League winning EC play offs 2011 12 quarter final2010 11 Eredivisie 15th 2010 11 round of 162009 10 Eredivisie 14th 2009 10 third round2008 09 Eredivisie 10th 2008 09 third round2007 08 Eredivisie 12th 2007 08 second round2006 07 Eredivisie 12th 10th after IC play offs losing IC play offs 2006 07 third round2005 06 Eredivisie 11th 10th after IC play offs losing IC play offs 2005 06 second round2004 05 Eredivisie 7th 2004 05 third round2003 04 Eredivisie 16th surviving promotion relegation play offs 2003 04 round of 162002 03 Eredivisie 14th 2002 03 quarter final2001 02 Eredivisie 5th UEFA Cup 2001 02 second round2000 01 Eredivisie 6th 2000 01 semi final1999 2000 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1999 2000 semi final1998 99 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1998 99 quarter final1997 98 Eredivisie 3rd UEFA Cup 1997 98 quarter final1996 97 Eredivisie 5th UEFA Cup 1996 97 quarter final1995 96 Eredivisie 5th 1995 96 second round1994 95 Eredivisie 6th 1994 95 second round1993 94 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1993 94 third round1992 93 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1992 93 round of 161991 92 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1991 92 round of 161990 91 Eredivisie 5th 1990 91 quarter final1989 90 Eredivisie 4th UEFA Cup 1989 90 final1988 89 Eerste Divisie 1st Eredivisie promotion 1988 89 quarter final1987 88 Eerste Divisie 9th promotion relegation play offs no promotion 1987 88 first round1986 87 Eerste Divisie 7th 1986 87 quarter final1985 86 Eerste Divisie 8th promotion relegation play offs no promotion 1985 86 first round1984 85 Eerste Divisie 17th 1984 85 second round1983 84 Eerste Divisie 11th 1983 84 first round1982 83 Eerste Divisie 10th 1982 83 second round1981 82 Eerste Divisie 8th 1981 82 second round1980 81 Eerste Divisie 8th 1980 81 first round1979 80 Eredivisie 17th Eerste Divisie relegation 1979 80 round of 161978 79 Eredivisie 14th 1978 79 second round1977 78 Eredivisie 9th 1977 78 quarter final1976 77 Eerste Divisie 1st Eredivisie promotion 1976 77 second round1975 76 Eerste Divisie 5th promotion relegation play offs no promotion 1975 76 first round1974 75 Eerste Divisie 3rd promotion relegation play offs no promotion 1974 75 first round1973 74 Eerste Divisie 2nd promotion relegation play offs no promotion 1973 74 second round1972 73 Eerste Divisie 3rd 1972 73 second round1971 72 Eredivisie 18th Eerste Divisie relegation 1971 72 first round1970 71 Eerste Divisie 3rd Eredivisie promotion 1970 71 second round1969 70 Eerste Divisie 7th 1969 70 second round1968 69 Eerste Divisie 3rd 1968 69 quarter final1967 68 Eerste Divisie 5th 1967 68 group stage1966 67 Eerste Divisie 8th 1966 67 first round1965 66 Tweede Divisie 1st group A Eerste Divisie promotion 1965 66 group stage1964 65 Tweede Divisie 4th group A 1964 65 first round1963 64 Tweede Divisie 9th group B 1963 64 first round1962 63 Tweede Divisie 6th group A 1962 63 second round1961 62 Eerste Divisie 10th group A Tweede Divisie relegation 1961 62 fourth round1960 61 Eerste Divisie 4th group A 1960 61 group stage1959 60 Eerste Divisie 2nd group A promotion relegation play offs no promotion not held not held1958 59 Eerste Divisie 10th group B 1958 59 no participation1957 58 Eerste Divisie 5th group A 1957 58 fourth round1956 57 Eerste Divisie 7th group B 1956 57 second roundStatistics edit As of 10 December 2021 update Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie UEFA CUP UEFA Europa League Europa Conference LeagueMatches played 1228 852 120 36 18 14Matches won 482 379 57 14 3 6Matches drawn 342 215 34 9 5 4Matches lost 404 258 29 13 10 2Goals for 1868 1450 221 40 19 21Goal against 1697 1192 165 37 32 16Seasons 37 25 4 9 5 1Best ranking 3 1997 98 1 1976 77 1988 89 1 1965 66 Worst ranking 18 1971 72 17 1984 85 9 1963 64 Club topscorers by season edit 1954 55 nbsp Eltjo Veentjer 10 1955 56 nbsp Eltjo Veentjer 10 1956 57 nbsp Jan Schatorje 16 1957 58 nbsp Gerrit van der Pol 13 1958 59 nbsp Loek Feijen 15 1959 60 nbsp Loek Feijen 17 1960 61 nbsp Loek Feijen 12 1961 62 nbsp Jan Seelen 13 1962 63 nbsp Jan Seelen 18 1963 64 nbsp Jan Seelen 10 1964 65 nbsp Jan Veenstra 12 1965 66 nbsp Hans Verhagen 21 1966 67 nbsp Jan Veenstra 22 1967 68 nbsp Hans Verhagen 17 1968 69 nbsp Henk Bosveld 15 1969 70 nbsp Wim Kleinjan 11 1970 71 nbsp Bart Stovers 10 1971 72 nbsp Ben Gerritsen 5 1971 72 nbsp Herman Veenendaal 5 1972 73 nbsp Bram van Kerkhof 20 1973 74 nbsp Herman Veenendaal 23 1974 75 nbsp Henk Bosveld 16 1975 76 nbsp Henk Bosveld 10 1975 76 nbsp Bosko Bursac 10 1976 77 nbsp Bosko Bursac 20 1977 78 nbsp Bosko Bursac 13 1978 79 nbsp Henk Bosveld 7 1978 79 nbsp Herman Gerdsen 7 1979 80 nbsp Hans Bleijenberg 11 1980 81 nbsp Ron van Oosterom 14 1981 82 nbsp Jurrie Koolhof 19 1982 83 nbsp Chris van de Akker 10 1983 84 nbsp Remco Boere 27 1984 85 nbsp Henk Thijssen 8 1985 86 nbsp Roger Schouwenaar 11 1985 86 nbsp Rick Talan 11 1986 87 nbsp John van den Brom 17 1987 88 nbsp Rick Talan 16 1988 89 nbsp Jurrie Koolhof 13 1989 90 nbsp John van den Brom 14 1990 91 nbsp John van den Brom 8 1991 92 nbsp John van den Brom 10 1992 93 nbsp John van den Brom 15 1993 94 nbsp Hans Gillhaus 22 1994 95 nbsp Roy Makaay 11 1995 96 nbsp Roy Makaay 11 1996 97 nbsp Roy Makaay 19 1997 98 nbsp Nikos Machlas 34 1998 99 nbsp Nikos Machlas 18 1999 00 nbsp Pierre van Hooijdonk 25 2000 01 nbsp Matthew Amoah 11 2001 02 nbsp Matthew Amoah 6 2002 03 nbsp Matthew Amoah 15 2003 04 nbsp Emile Mbamba 6 2004 05 nbsp Matthew Amoah 13 2005 06 nbsp Youssouf Hersi 10 2006 07 nbsp Danko Lazovic 19 2007 08 nbsp Santi Kolk 12 2008 09 nbsp Ricky van Wolfswinkel 8 2009 10 nbsp Santi Kolk 7 2009 10 nbsp Lasse Nilsson 7 2010 11 nbsp Marco van Ginkel 5 2010 11 nbsp Marcus Pedersen 5 2011 12 nbsp Wilfried Bony 12 2012 13 nbsp Wilfried Bony 31 2013 14 nbsp Lucas Piazon 11 2014 15 nbsp Bertrand Traore 14 2015 16 nbsp Valeri Qazaishvili 10 2016 17 nbsp Ricky van Wolfswinkel 20 2017 18 nbsp Bryan Linssen 15 2018 19 nbsp Bryan Linssen 12 2019 20 nbsp Bryan Linssen 14 2020 21 nbsp Armando Broja 10 2021 22 nbsp Lois Openda 18 Player of the Season edit 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 Winner1990 nbsp Theo Bos1991 nbsp Rene Eijer1992 nbsp Martin Laamers1993 nbsp Phillip Cocu1994 nbsp Glenn Helder1995 nbsp Chris van der Weerden1996 nbsp Arco Jochemsen1997 nbsp Edward Sturing1998 nbsp Nikos Machlas1999 nbsp Sander WesterveldYear Winner2000 nbsp Michel Kreek2001 nbsp Victor Sikora2002 nbsp Dejan Stefanovic2003 nbsp Matthew Amoah2004 nbsp Nicky Hofs2005 nbsp Abubakari Yakubu2006 nbsp Youssouf Hersi2007 nbsp Danko Lazovic2008 nbsp Piet Velthuizen2009 nbsp Paul VerhaeghYear Winner2010 nbsp Piet Velthuizen2011 nbsp Slobodan Rajkovic2012 nbsp Alexander Buttner2013 nbsp Wilfried Bony2014 nbsp Christian Atsu2015 nbsp Davy Propper2016 nbsp Guram Kashia2017 nbsp Ricky van Wolfswinkel2018 nbsp Mason Mount2019 nbsp Martin OdegaardYear Winner2020 nbsp Remko Pasveer2021 nbsp Remko Pasveer2022 nbsp Maximilian WittekMost appearances edit All competitions edit nbsp Bos spent his entire career for Vitesse making a total of 429 appearances in 14 seasons with his club He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse nbsp Van der Gouw is a former Dutch goalkeeper who played most of his career for Vitesse He amassed a total of 294 matches In 2009 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach of Vitesse Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season1 nbsp Theo Bos DF 429 1983 1984 1997 19982 nbsp Edward Sturing DF 383 1987 1988 1997 19983 nbsp John van den Brom MF 378 1986 1987 2000 20014 nbsp Martin Laamers MF 354 1986 1987 1995 19965 nbsp Raimond van der Gouw GK 294 1988 1989 1995 19966 nbsp Guram Kashia DF 292 2010 2011 2017 2018Eredivisie edit Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season1 nbsp Guram Kashia DF 244 2010 2011 2017 20182 nbsp Davy Propper MF 133 2009 2010 2014 20153 nbsp Eloy Room GK 128 2008 2009 2016 20174 nbsp Piet Velthuizen GK 125 2006 2007 2015 20165 nbsp Jan Arie van der Heijden DF 123 2011 2012 2014 20156 nbsp Renato Ibarra FW 122 2011 2012 2015 2016Europa edit Ranking Name Position matches First season Last season1 nbsp Theo Bos DF 17 1983 1984 1997 19982 nbsp John van den Brom MF 17 1986 1987 2000 20013 nbsp Raimond van der Gouw GK 16 1988 1989 1995 19964 nbsp Theo Janssen MF 16 1998 1999 2013 20145 nbsp Martin Laamers MF 16 1986 1987 1995 19966 nbsp Bart Latuheru FW 15 1989 1990 1995 1996Top goalscorers edit nbsp John van den Brom played at Vitesse from 1986 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2001 He came back to manage the club from 2011 to 2012 All competitions edit Ranking Name Position Goals Period1 nbsp Jan Dommering FW 168 1929 19482 nbsp John van den Brom MF 110 1986 20013 nbsp Gerrit Langeler FW 91 1916 19254 nbsp Kees Meeuwsen FW 89 1929 19545 nbsp Henk Bosveld MF 82 1968 19796 nbsp Bosko Bursac FW 78 1974 1980Eredivisie edit Ranking Name Position Goals Period1 nbsp Matthew Amoah FW 61 1998 20062 nbsp John van den Brom nbsp Nikos Machlas MF 60 1986 20011996 19993 nbsp Wilfried Bony FW 46 2011 20134 nbsp Roy Makaay FW 42 1993 19975 nbsp Bryan Linssen FW 41 2017 20206 nbsp Dejan Curovic FW 41 1994 2000Europa edit Ranking Name Position Goals Period1 nbsp Maximilian Wittek DF 5 2020 2 nbsp John van den Brom MF 4 1986 20013 nbsp Bryan Linssen FW 4 2017 20204 nbsp Bob Peeters FW 4 2000 20035 nbsp Matthew Amoah FW 3 2000 2005Vitesse All Stars edit nbsp The daily newspaper De Gelderlander conducted a survey in which fans voted Henk Bosveld r as the best Vitesse player of the twentieth century Name Pos Nat Years at Club Games GoalsBert Jacobs Coach span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved  |   www.wiki3.en-us.nina.az Rss Feed SiteMap Ping DMCA Contact Us HomePage Closed Call: