Groningen — Feyenoord
Sergio Padt, Johan Kappelhof, Eric Botteghin, Lorenzo Burnet (Hans Hateboer 46), Maikel Kieftenbeld, Tjaronn Chery, Albert Rusnák (Jarchinio Antonia 61), Rasmus Lindgren, Simon Tibbling, Michael de Leeuw, Mimoun Mahi (Juninho Bacuna 83)
Kenneth Vermeer, Joris Mathijsen (Khalid Boulahrouz 64), Miquel Nelom, Sven van Beek, Rick Karsdorp, Jordy Clasie, Karim El Ahmadi, Lex Immers, Jens Toornstra, Colin Kâzım-Richards (Anass Achahbar 83), Elvis Manu (Jean-Paul Boëtius 64)
Staff: Fred Rutten, Patrick Greveraars, Jean-Paul van Gastel, Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Stadium: Euroborg
Referees: Dennis Higler, Peter Janson, Joost van Zuilen
Official matchday programme (programmaboekje) 26.04.2015 | Groningen — Feyenoord (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 Shadow Architects: The Staff Behind the 2015 Cup Triumph
When a football club lifts a major trophy, history immortalizes the starting eleven. The goalscorers…
📜 The Green Exodus: 250 Buses on the Road to De Kuip
There are moments in football marketing that transcend standard corporate sponsorship and become the stuff…
📜 The Skater and the Tic-Tac Trio: Building a Winning Culture
Success in football often requires looking completely outside the football bubble. The 2015 season was…
📜 A Quiet Matchwinner: The Early Steps of Juninho Bacuna
Football history is often written in the margins. In the youth academy section of the…
📜 Fueling the Future: Gasunie’s Optimism Before the Quakes
A matchday programme is more than a football schedule; it is a time capsule of…
📜 From Brazil to the Cold North: The Odyssey of Hugo Alves Velame
The story of Brazilians in the Eredivisie is usually one of fleeting brilliance—young stars arriving, dazzling the…
📜 Passing the Torch: Sander van Gessel and the B2 Generation
A healthy football club operates like a family, ensuring that its history and DNA are…
📜 Bring Your Programme: A 10% Discount on Ameland
The true charm of a matchday programme often lies not in the glossy full-page spreads…
📜 The Immortals: The Squad That Conquered the Cup
Sometimes, a single page in a matchday programme captures a moment of pure, impending history….
📜 Growing the Future: FC Groningen’s Rural Football Camps
FC Groningen has always drawn its strength not just from the city streets, but from…
📜 The Great Green Exodus: 18,000 Tickets in 30 Minutes
In the spring of 2015, the entire province of Groningen held its breath. The matchday…
📜 Popular Demand via SMS: The Ovation for Simon Tibbling
Long before sophisticated mobile apps and instant digital polling became the norm, fan interactivity relied…
📜 The Man in the Middle: Dennis Higler’s Sixth Euroborg Exam
In the modern football era, the referee is often treated as a necessary evil, yet…
📜 The Dress Rehearsal: Erwin van de Looi and the Week Before Immortality
There is a unique psychological space in football that exists right before a monumental final….
📜 Tremors on the Pitch: Fledderman Bouw and the Groningen Gas Crisis
A football matchday programme is rarely just about sports; it is a mirror reflecting the…
📜 Rotterdam Frustrations: Fred Rutten’s Final Days at Feyenoord
In the tradition of Dutch matchday programmes, giving voice to the opposing manager provides a…
📜 Pints and Predictions: The Pre-Match Ritual at Cafe de Zolder & La Brasse
Football in Groningen is intrinsically linked to the city's vibrant nightlife. As a massive university city, the…
📜 The Taste of Matchday: Fa. Van Kammen and the Euroborg Food Carts
For the devoted supporters of FC Groningen, the matchday experience begins long before the referee blows…
📜 “Focus Volledig op Feyenoord”: The Dual Battles of Johan Kappelhof
Behind the tactical diagrams and the league tables, football is ultimately a game played by…