2019–20 PEC Zwolle season explained

Club:PEC Zwolle
Season:2019–20
Manager: John Stegeman
Stadium:MAC³PARK Stadion
Chairman:Adriaan Visser
League:Eredivisie
League Result:15th
Cup1:KNVB Cup
Cup1 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Reza Ghoochannejhad (7)
Season Topscorer:
Reza Ghoochannejhad
Lennart Thy
(7 each)
Highest Attendance:14,000
(vs. Ajax, 6 December 2019)
Lowest Attendance:12,532
(vs. Sparta Rotterdam, 25 August 2019)
Average Attendance:1920
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 season was PEC Zwolle's 109th season of play, it marked its 18th season in the Eredivisie and its 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. They ended the season fifteenth in the league. PEC Zwolle entered the KNVB Cup in the second round. The lost in the second round against Fortuna Sittard (0–2).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that events that require a permit are forbidden until 1 September. This meant that football matches were also not allowed, resulting in the end of the 2019–20 Eredivisie season.[1] As a result, the KNVB decided on 24 April to maintain the current league positions, but not to appoint a champion. Since PEC Zwolle was in fifteenth place on 8 March (after the last completed round). It was awarded that place.

Competitions

Eredivisie

See main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie.

Matches

KNVB Cup

See main article: 2019-20 KNVB Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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8FWReza Ghoochannejhad707
10FWLennart Thy527
11MFIliass Bel Hassani505
38MFGustavo Hamer404
6MFMustafa Saymak303
5MFKenneth Paal303
22MFPelle Clement303
4MFYuta Nakayama202
9MFMike van Duinen202
17FWDennis Johnsen112
20MFThomas Bruns101
Own goal000
Totals36339

Last updated: 1 March 2020

Disciplinary record

NameEredivisieKNVB CupTotal
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38MFGustavo Hamer700100800
5DFKenneth Paal600000600
22MFPelle Clement600000600
7MFVito van Crooy400100500
19MFRick Dekker400100500
3DFThomas Lam201000201
2DFBram van Polen200000200
30MFDean Huiberts200000200
6MFMustafa Saymak100000100
11MFIliass Bel Hassani100000100
14MFZian Flemming100000100
17FWDennis Johnsen100000100
20MFThomas Bruns100000100
34FWJarno Westerman100000100
13MFRico Strieder100000100
16GKMichael Zetterer100000100
8FWReza Ghoochannejhad001000001
4DFYuta Nakayama000100100
Totals42024004602

Last updated: 1 March 2020

Notes and References

  1. News: Measures to stop the spread of coronavirus extended. 21 April 2020. 23 April 2020. Government of the Netherlands.