2015–16 SBV Vitesse season

Vitesse Arnhem
2015–16 season
ChairmanBert Roetert
ManagerPeter Bosz
(until 4 January 2016)
Rob Maas
(from 4 January 2016)
(until 8 May 2016)
Eredivisie9th
KNVB CupSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valeri Kazaishvili (10 goals)

All:
Valeri Kazaishvili (10 goals)
Highest home attendance21,163 vs Ajax
Lowest home attendance13,212 vs Roda JC Kerkrade

During the 2015–16 season Vitesse Arnhem participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad details

As of 8 May 2016
No. name. Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club
caps
Club
goals
Int.
apps
Int.
goals
Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Eloy Room GK Nijmegen (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 117 0 4 0 Academy 1 July 2008 Free 30 June 2018
22 Piet Velthuizen GK Nijmegen (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 240 0 1 0 Hércules 26 July 2011 Free 30 June 2016
48 Jeroen Houwen GK Venray (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 Academy 1 July 2013 Free 30 June 2018
Defenders
3 Maikel van der Werff CB/RB/LB Hoorn (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 28 0 PEC Zwolle 19 February 2015 Free 30 June 2019
5 Kelvin Leerdam LB/DM/CB Paramaribo (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 73 11 Feyenoord 2 July 2013 Free 30 June 2017
6 Arnold Kruiswijk CB Groningen (1984-11-02) 2 November 1984 40 0 Heerenveen 19 May 2014 Free 30 June 2017
8 Kosuke Ota LB/CB Tokyo (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 16 0 6 0 FC Tokyo 1 January 2016 Free 30 June 2020
17 Kevin Diks RB/CB Apeldoorn (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 63 2 Academy 1 July 2014 Free 30 June 2018
37 Guram Kashia (c) CB/RB Tbilisi (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 211 18 42 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 31 August 2010 € 300K 30 June 2020
44 Thomas Oude Kotte CB Apeldoorn (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 2 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Free 30 June 2018
45 Leeroy Schorea RB/LB Nijmegen (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 Academy 1 July 2015 Free 30 June 2018
49 Julian Lelieveld RB/CB Arnhem (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 2 0 Academy 29 July 2015 Free 30 June 2020
Midfielders
10 Valeri Kazaishvili AM/SS/RW Ozurgeti (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 118 27 13 3 Olimpi 9 August 2011 Nominal 30 June 2018
11 Denys Oliynyk LW/AM Zaporizhia (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 62 10 12 0 Dnipro 26 May 2014 Free 30 June 2016
13 Nathan AM/LW/SS Blumenau (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 19 2 Chelsea 10 July 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
18 Marvelous Nakamba CM/DM/LB Hwange (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 41 1 1 0 Nancy 13 August 2014 Free 30 June 2018
20 Danilo Pantić AM/LW Ruma (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 8 0 Chelsea 13 July 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
21 Sheran Yeini DM/RB Tel Aviv (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 27 1 16 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 April 2015 Free 30 June 2019
26 Milot Rashica AM/RW/LW Vushtrri (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 34 8 Kosova Vushtrri 10 February 2015 € 300K 30 June 2018
30 Renato Ibarra RW Ambuquí (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 146 12 26 0 El Nacional 8 July 2011 € 2M 30 June 2017
31 Arshak Koryan RW/LW Sochi (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 February 2015 Free 30 June 2016
34 Lewis Baker CM/AM/RW Luton (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 34 5 Chelsea 27 June 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
40 Elmo Lieftink DM/CM Deventer (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 Academy 30 March 2015 Free 30 June 2018
41 Mo Osman AM/LW Qamishli (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 1 0 Academy 30 March 2015 Free 30 June 2016
42 Mitchell van Bergen RW/LW/AM Oss (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 1 0 Academy 17 December 2015 Free 30 June 2018
Forwards
7 Isaiah Brown SS/RW/LW Peterborough (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 24 1 Chelsea 10 July 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
9 Dominic Solanke ST/SS Basingstoke (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 26 7 Chelsea 4 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
43 Zhang Yuning ST/SS Wenzhou (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 8 2 Hangzhou Greentown 1 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
26 MF Milot Rashica 18 Non-EU Kosova Vushtrri Transfer Y Summer 2018 €300K [1]
3 DF Maikel van der Werff 25 EU PEC Zwolle Transfer Y Summer 2019 Free [2]
40 MF Elmo Lieftink 21 EU Youth system Promoted Y Summer 2018 Free [3]
41 MF Mo Osman 21 EU Youth system Promoted Y Summer 2016 Free [4]
21 MF Sheran Yeini 28 Non-EU Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer Y Summer 2019 Undisclosed [5]
34 MF Lewis Baker 20 EU Chelsea Loan Y Summer 2016 Free [6]
13 MF Nathan 19 Non-EU Chelsea Loan Y Summer 2016 Free [7]
7 FW Isaiah Brown 18 EU Chelsea Loan Y Summer 2016 Free [8]
20 MF Danilo Pantić 18 Non-EU Chelsea Loan Y Summer 2016 Free [9]
9 FW Dominic Solanke 17 EU Chelsea Loan Y Summer 2016 Free [10]
8 DF Kosuke Ota 27 Non-EU FC Tokyo Transfer Y Winter 2020 Undisclosed [11]

Total spending: 300,000

Out

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
MF Mo Hamdaoui 22 EU Go Ahead Eagles Transfer Y Summer Undisclosed [12]
23 DF Jan-Arie van der Heijden 27 EU Free agent Contract Ended Y Summer Free [13]
3 DF Dan Mori 26 Non-EU Free agent Contract Ended Y Summer Free [14]
20 MF Zakaria Labyad 22 EU Sporting CP Loan Return Y Summer Free [15]
6 MF Josh McEachran 22 EU Chelsea Loan Return Y Summer Free [16]
27 MF Bertrand Traoré 19 Non-EU Chelsea Loan Return Y Summer Free [17]
2 DF Wallace 21 Non-EU Chelsea Loan Return Y Summer Free [18]
7 MF Marko Vejinović 25 EU Feyenoord Transfer Y Summer €3.5M [19]
25 MF Gino Bosz 22 EU Heracles Transfer Y Summer Undisclosed [20]
10 MF Davy Pröpper 23 EU PSV Transfer Y Summer €4.5M [21]
9 FW Uroš Đurđević 21 Non-EU Free agent Contract Rescinded Y Summer Free [22]
35 DF Rochdi Achenteh 27 Non-EU Willem II Transfer Y Winter Free [23]
14 FW Abiola Dauda 27 Non-EU Heart of Midlothian Loan Y Winter Free [24]

Total gaining: 8,000,000

Balance

Total: 7,700,000

Competition

Friendlies

Pre-season

4 July 2015 Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 KV Oostende Arnhem
19:00 Ten Teije 1'
Gouw 58'
Report 12' Jonckheere
29' Lukaku
 42' Musona
Stadium: Sportpark Rijkerswoerd
Attendance: 700
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
10 July 2015 Vitesse Arnhem 4–0 Dundee United Driel
19:30 Đurđević 14', 17'
Oliynyk 54'
Vako 69'
Report Stadium: Sportveld Driel
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Pol van Boekel
14 July 2015 Sparta Prague 1–1 Vitesse Arnhem Gallneukirchen
18:30 Krejčí 43'
Dočkal  85'
Report 2' Dauda Stadium: Gusenparkstadion
Referee: Gregor Leonfellner
17 July 2015 Vitesse Arnhem 1–0 Çaykur Rizespor Seekirchen am Wallersee
19:30 Van der Werff 59' Report Stadium: Sportzentrum Seekirchen
Attendance: 30
Referee: Mario Weghofer
22 July 2015 Vitesse Arnhem 3–2 Asteras Tripoli Arnhem
19:00 Brown 36' (pen.)
Rashica 40', 60'
Report 19' (pen.) Apostolos
90' Mazza
Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Pol van Boekel

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 34 12 10 12 55 38 +17 035.29
KNVB Cup 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Europa League 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
Total 37 12 10 15 56 47 +9 032.43

Updated to match played 8 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Groningen 34 14 8 12 41 48 −7 50 Qualification for the European competition play-offs[a]
8 PEC Zwolle 34 14 6 14 56 54 +2 48
9 Vitesse 34 12 10 12 55 38 +17 46
10 NEC 34 13 7 14 37 42 −5 46
11 ADO Den Haag 34 10 13 11 48 49 −1 43
Source: Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Results

9 August 2015 1 Willem II 1–1 Vitesse Arnhem Tilburg
16:45 Falkenburg 64' Report 74'  90+3' Oliynyk Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
14 August 2015 2 Vitesse Arnhem 3–0 Roda JC Kerkrade Arnhem
20:00 Baker 45+1' (pen.)
Dauda 68'
Nathan 80'
Report  45' Van Peppen Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
23 August 2015 3 Feyenoord 2–0 Vitesse Arnhem Rotterdam
16:45 Kuyt 77' (pen.)
Başaçıkoğlu 79'
Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
30 August 2015 4 Vitesse Arnhem 4–1 SC Cambuur Arnhem
14:30 Baker 2' (pen.) 67'
Dauda 32'
Kashia 85'
Solanke 90+1'
Report 28' Van de Streek Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 13,573
Referee: Allard Lindhout
13 September 2015 5 FC Utrecht 2–1 Vitesse Arnhem Utrecht
16:45 Janssen 15'
Ramselaar 51'
Report 19' Kashia Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,056
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
20 September 2015 6 Vitesse Arnhem 3–0 De Graafschap Arnhem
16:45 Kashia 6'
Kazaishvili 21'
Rashica 73'
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,139
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
26 September 2015 7 SC Heerenveen 0–0 Vitesse Arnhem Heerenveen
18:30 Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 23,984
Referee: Dennis Higler
4 October 2015 8 Vitesse Arnhem 5–0 FC Groningen Arnhem
14:30 Solanke 18'
Diks 61'
Kazaishvili 65'
Nathan 87'
Dauda 90+3'
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 16,185
Referee: Björn Kuipers
18 October 2015 9 PEC Zwolle 1–5 Vitesse Arnhem Zwolle
16:45 Lam 15'
Bouy  50'
Report 7' Baker
21' (pen.) Solanke
44' Kazaishvili
52' (pen.) Oliynyk
78' Rashica
Stadium: IJsseldelta Stadion
Attendance: 12,250
Referee: Pol van Boekel
25 October 2015 10 Vitesse Arnhem 1–3 Ajax Arnhem
14:30 Kazaishvili 54' Report 71' Fischer
73' Bazoer
86' Schöne
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Richard Liesveld
31 October 2015 11 Excelsior 0–3 Vitesse Arnhem Rotterdam
19:45 Report 16' (pen.) Solanke
49' Diks
54' Rashica
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
8 November 2015 12 Vitesse Arnhem 0–2 AZ Arnhem
16:45 Report 75' Janssen
78' Henriksen
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Ed Janssen
22 November 2015 13 ADO Den Haag 2–2 Vitesse Arnhem The Hague
16:45 Schaken 33'
Derijck 51' (pen.)
Report 6' Yeini
37' Leerdam
Stadium: Kyocera Stadion
Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
29 November 2015 14 Vitesse Arnhem 1–0 NEC Arnhem
12:30 Kazaishvili 49' Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 19,212
Referee: Björn Kuipers
5 December 2015 15 Vitesse Arnhem 0–1 PSV Arnhem
19:45 Report 90' Hendrix Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 16,879
Referee: Kevin Blom
13 December 2015 16 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Vitesse Arnhem Almelo
16:45 Tannane 65' Report 75' Rashica Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 10,821
Referee: Richard Liesveld
18 December 2015 17 Vitesse Arnhem 5–1 FC Twente Arnhem
20:00 Kazaishvili 10'
Rashica 18', 58'
Solanke 55'
Oliynyk 82'
Report 44' Ziyech Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,987
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
16 January 2016 18 Cambuur 0–2 Vitesse Arnhem Leeuwarden
18:30 Report 48' Rashica
90' Kazaishvili
Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 9,508
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
23 January 2016 19 Ajax 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem Amsterdam
19:45 Bazoer 1' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,553
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers
27 January 2016 20 Vitesse Arnhem 1–1 PEC Zwolle Arnhem
20:45 van Polen 65' (og.) Report 68' Marcellis Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: Ed Janssen
30 January 2016 21 Vitesse Arnhem 0–0 Excelsior Arnhem
18:30 Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
6 February 2016 22 AZ 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem Alkmaar
19:45 Janssen 62' Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 15,006
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
13 February 2016 23 Vitesse Arnhem 3–0 SC Heerenveen Arnhem
20:45 Oliynyk 20'
Kazaishvili 44', 53' (pen.)
Report Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,234
Referee: Siemen Mulder
21 February 2016 24 De Graafschap 2–2 Vitesse Arnhem Doetinchem
12:30 Vermeij 40', 47' Report 16' Nakamba
84' Baker
 60'  90' Ota
Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
27 February 2016 25 Vitesse Arnhem 0–1 Willem II Arnhem
20:45 Report 62' Ondaan Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 15,987
Referee: Richard Liesveld
6 March 2016 26 Roda JC Kerkrade 1–2 Vitesse Arnhem Kerkrade
14:30 van Duinen 59' Report 34' Brown
90+1' Zhang
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion
Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Allard Lindhout
13 March 2016 27 Vitesse Arnhem 0–2 Feyenoord Arnhem
14:30 Report 73' Kramer
88' Başaçıkoğlu
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18,834
Referee: Björn Kuipers
20 March 2016 28 FC Groningen 0–3 Vitesse Arnhem Groningen
14:30 Report 73', 85' Solanke
78' Kazaishvili
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 21,331
Referee: Ed Janssen
3 April 2016 29 NEC 2–1 Vitesse Arnhem Nijmegen
12:30 Limbombe 45'
Dumić 81'
Report 84' Baker Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Danny Makkelie
9 April 2016 30 Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 ADO Den Haag Arnhem
19:45 Kashia 35'
Oliynyk 90'
Report 7' Havenaar
63' (og.) van der Werff
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
16 April 2016 31 Vitesse Arnhem 1–1 Heracles Almelo Arnhem
18:30 Rashica 48' Report 81' (pen.) Weghorst Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
19 April 2016 32 PSV 2–0 Vitesse Arnhem Eindhoven
20:45 Pröpper 12'
de Jong 71' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
1 May 2016 33 Vitesse Arnhem 1–3 FC Utrecht Arnhem
14:30 Kashia 30' Report 74' Barazite
85' Boymans
88' Leeuwin
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 18,121
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
8 May 2016 34 FC Twente 2–2 Vitesse Arnhem Enschede
14:30 El Azzouzi 27'
Ede 66'
Report 3' (og.) Uvini
61' Zhang
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

KNVB Cup

23 September 2015 Second round Heracles Almelo 4–1 (a.e.t.) Vitesse Arnhem Almelo
20:00 Tannane 90+2 94'
Gosens 90+4'
Gladon 101'
Weghorst 114'
Report 17' Oliynyk
Ibarra  10'  63'
Nakamba  54'  81'
Kashia  66'  90'
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 10,587
Referee: Makkelie

Europa League

Third qualifying round

30 July 2015 First leg Southampton 3–0 Vitesse Arnhem Southampton
20:05 (GMT) Pellè 36'
Tadić 45+1' (pen.)
Long 84'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,850
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
6 August 2015 Second leg Vitesse Arnhem 0–2 Southampton Arnhem
20:00 Report Pellè 4'
Mané 89'
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 20,550
Referee: Ilias Spathas (Greece)

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Eloy Room 34 0 0 0 2 0 36 0 0 0
3 DF Maikel van der Werff 25 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 27 (1) 0 5 0
5 DF Kelvin Leerdam 14 (1) 1 1 0 2 0 17 (1) 1 5 0
6 DF Arnold Kruiswijk 20 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 20 (2) 0 2 0
7 FW Isaiah Brown 12 (10) 1 0 0 2 0 14 (10) 1 3 0
8 DF Kosuke Ota 15 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 15 (1) 0 5 1
9 FW Dominic Solanke 21 (4) 7 1 0 0 0 22 (4) 7 0 0
10 MF Valeri Kazaishvili 31 (2) 10 1 0 2 0 34 (2) 10 0 0
11 MF Denys Oliynyk 18 (7) 5 1 1 2 0 21 (7) 6 3 0
13 MF Nathan 4 (14) 2 0 0 0 (1) 0 4 (15) 2 0 0
17 DF Kevin Diks 29 (1) 2 1 0 2 0 32 (1) 2 5 0
18 MF Marvelous Nakamba 30 1 1 0 2 0 33 1 6 2
20 MF Danilo Pantić 0 (6) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 (8) 0 0 0
21 MF Sheran Yeini 23 (3) 1 1 0 0 0 24 (3) 1 6 0
22 GK Piet Velthuizen 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
26 MF Milot Rashica 29 (2) 8 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 30 (4) 8 3 0
30 MF Renato Ibarra 8 (8) 0 1 0 0 0 9 (8) 0 3 1
34 MF Lewis Baker 23 (8) 5 0 (1) 0 2 0 25 (9) 5 2 0
37 DF Guram Kashia 26 (1) 5 1 0 2 0 29 (1) 5 4 1
40 MF Elmo Lieftink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Mohammed Osman 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
42 FW Mitchell van Bergen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
43 FW Zhang Yuning 1 (7) 2 0 0 0 0 1 (7) 2 0 0
44 DF Thomas Oude Kotte 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
45 DF Leeroy Schorea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 GK Jeroen Houwen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Julian Lelieveld 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
14 FW Abiola Dauda 4 (7) 3 0 0 0 0 4 (7) 3 0 0
35 DF Rochdi Achenteh 5 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 6 (1) 0 1 0
FW Uroš Đurđević 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: Vitesse

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europa League Total
1 MF 10 Valeri Kazaishvili 10 0 0 10
2 MF 26 Milot Rashica 8 0 0 8
3 FW 9 Dominic Solanke 7 0 0 7
4 MF 11 Denys Oliynyk 5 1 0 6
5 MF 34 Lewis Baker 5 0 0 5
DF 37 Guram Kashia 5 0 0 5
7 FW 14 Abiola Dauda 3 0 0 3
8 MF 13 Nathan 2 0 0 2
DF 17 Kevin Diks 2 0 0 2
FW 43 Zhang Yuning 2 0 0 2
11 DF 5 Kelvin Leerdam 1 0 0 1
MF 7 Isaiah Brown 1 0 0 1
MF 18 Marvelous Nakamba 1 0 0 1
MF 21 Sheran Yeini 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 54 1 0 57

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source:

References

  1. ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/'16" [Regulations professional football 2015–16 season] (pdf) (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. p. 44. Retrieved 19 May 2016.