Groningen — Excelsior
Stadium: Euroborg
Referees: Eric Braamhaar, Arie Brink, Mark Strijker
Official matchday programme (programmaboekje) 19.10.2014 | Groningen — Excelsior (NL Eredivisie 2014/15)
FC Groningen printed matchday programmes regularly that season. For this match a 72-page A5 programme was issued.
Snapshot of the Era: Match Almanac
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📜 The Burning Cue: The Surreal Art of Local Pub Advertising
When digitizing historical football programmes, the advertisements often reveal the aesthetic soul of a city….
📜 “A Dream Home in 24 Hours”: The Tragic Irony of a 2014 Real Estate Ad
A matchday programme is a snapshot of the local economy, but sometimes, the passage of…
📜 The Luck of the Draw: Escorting the Enemy at Euroborg
While the discovery of a 14-year-old Thijs Dallinga in the halftime shootout list makes page…
📜 High Fashion Meets High Stakes: The Palazzo Ereterras
When we think of stadium naming rights or VIP lounge sponsorships, we usually picture massive…
📜 The Boy in the Shoot-Out: When a 14-Year-Old Thijs Dallinga Took the Euroborg Pitch
When we meticulously digitize the rosters of the Junior Club in old matchday programmes, it often feels…
📜 Immortalized in Bronze: The Return of Tonny van Leeuwen
A football club without a connection to its past is just a franchise. For FC Groningen,…
📜 The Veteran and the Future VAR: A Refereeing Time Capsule
When we look at the "Arbitraal Kwartet" (Refereeing Quartet) in a matchday programme from 2014,…
📜 Player 368 and the Fortress Euroborg: A Tale of Contrasts
The "Wedstrijdfeiten" (Match Facts) section of a matchday programme is often a treasure trove of…
📜 The Fans’ Verdict: De Leeuw Reclaims His Throne
Football fans are notoriously demanding, but they are also incredibly quick to recognize and reward…
📜 Latin, Greek, and the Beautiful Game: The Grammar School at the Euroborg
When we flip through old matchday programmes, we expect to see advertisements for beer, cars,…
📜 “We Are Going to Play Differently”: Botteghin’s Take on the Tactical Revolution
When a manager completely overhauls a team's tactical system mid-season, the success of that gamble…
📜 Tactical Espionage: How Groningen’s System Change Confused Excelsior
When a manager decides to overhaul his team's tactical system, the ripple effects are felt…
📜 The Erfurt Experiment: The Secret Birth of a Cup-Winning Tactic
Football history is rarely made under the bright lights of a cup final; it is…