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Vitesse

Full name	Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse
Nickname(s)	Vitas, FC Hollywood at the Rhine
Founded	14 May 1892; 126 years ago (1892-05-14)
Ground	GelreDome Arnhem, Netherlands
Capacity	21,248
Owner	Valeriy Oyf
Chairman	Yevgeny Merkel
Manager	Leonid Slutsky
League	Eredivisie
2017–18	Eredivisie, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

SBV Vitesse (Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse), widely known as Vitesse Arnhem, or simply as Vitesse, is a Dutch professional football club based in Arnhem (Gelderland). Established on 14 May 1892, Vitesse is the oldest professional football club in the Eredivisie. The club has enjoyed some success in the competition, has featured in the UEFA Cup competition and became the first Dutch football club to be owned by a foreigner when it was taken over by Georgian businessman Merab Zjordania in 2010.^[1] Since 1998, the club has played its home games at the GelreDome. Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997–98. The club won the KNVB Cup in 2016–17.

Throughout the years, Vitesse established itself as a stepping stone for future world class players like Willem Hesselink, Just Göbel, Roy Makaay, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mahamadou Diarra, Philip Cocu, Nikos Machlas, Sander Westerveld, Raimond van der Gouw, Wilfried Bony, Marco van Ginkel and Nemanja Matić.

History

Vitesse, founded in 1892, are 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. They had chosen the name as they didn't want to choose a word from the Latin or English languages as it was felt they were too elitist and so instead choose 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 Dutch national football championship in 1898 until 1954, the title was decided through 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. This players were also active in the Dutch national team. In 1914 John William Sutcliffe became the first foreign trainer.

During World War II, Vitesse didn't 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 1987–98, 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,^[2] 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.

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 was rumors that this purchase was engineered by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. The club underwent a successful transformation into a modern, commercial sports organization and established itself as one of the dominant teams of the Eredivisie. 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.

In April 2017, the club won its first major trophy in its 125-year existence, defeating AZ by a score of 2−0 in the final of the KNVB Cup, with two goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel.^[3] 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.

Facilities

Stadium

The GelreDome is the home stadium of Vitesse, one of the largest stadiums in the Netherlands. The stadium has a retractable roof and a convertible pitch that can be retracted when unused during concerts or other events held at the stadium.

In 1998, the GelreDome replaced the Nieuw Monnikenhuize. The stadium was able to hold 12,000 people in a mix of seats and standing, however with the addition of temporary bleachers it could be raised to 18,000. After the increasing popularity of Vitesse in the 1990s, it became obvious that the traditional ground was too small for the increasing number of Vitesse supporters.

The GelreDome currently holds a four-star rating by UEFA. Three international matches of the Dutch national football team were played in the stadium, the first one being on May 27, 1998: a friendly against Cameroon (0–1). The last one, played on April 26, 2000, was also a friendly: a 0–0 against Scotland. 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. Aside from football-related purposes, the ground is occasionally used for music concerts

The stadium has a maximum capacity of 21,000 people for sports events, or 41,000 during concerts. The GelreDome 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).

Stadium history

#	Stadium	Years
1	Rijnkade / Klarenbeek Park	1887–1891
2	Molenbeekstraat	1892
3	IJsclub Boulevard Heuvelink	1892–1894
4	Bronbeek Royal Palace [4]	1893
5	Paasweide	1894–1896
6	Klarenbeek Stadium	1896–1915
7	Monnikenhuize	1915–1950
8	Nieuw Monnikenhuize	1950–1997
9	GelreDome	1998–0000

Training ground

Vitesse's training ground and Academy are based at the Olympic Training Centre Papendal, located in the Veluwe woods, 8km northwest of the city centre. Papendal is also the home base of NOC*NSF. Around 550 top athletes use the facilities of Papendal, 400 on a daily basis.

The year 2013 was marked by the official opening of the new Vitesse Training Centre. The complex has been inspired by Cobham Training Centre (Chelsea FC). Even though the Papendal complex is of a more modest format, it has many similar facilities, such as a weight training room, a state-of-the-art therapy bath, a steam room, sports medical rooms, a press reception area and separate restaurants for visitors and players.

On the grounds, there are 6 full size football pitches of which one is astro turf. A stand has been built at the Academy's main pitch, with a capacity of over 500 people. The reserve squad and academy teams all play their matches here. 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.

Besides having the most advanced and up-to-date sports and training complexes, Papendal is also the base for administration staff, scouting department and all club coaches. There are eleven dressing rooms, physiotherapy suites and a base for the medical staff, including a consulting room.

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Symbols

Hertog

Vitesse are well known for the American bald Eagle 'Hertog', which is released before the match and flies over the crowds.

Mr Vitesse

Theo Bos spent his entire playing career for Vitesse, making a total 369 appearances in 14 seasons with his club. He is therefore considered to be Mister Vitesse. 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 could 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.

Airborne-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. The match is traditionally visited by veterans who were fighting in this battle, while a special shirt is worn by Vitesse. Vitesse 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. These shirts are after the match auctioned for charity.

Johnny Peters was one of the first Brits on September 17, 1944 to be part of the Battle of Arnhem. After the war, He became the chairman of the Arnhem 1944 Veterans Club. Since 2007, Peters visited Vitesse each year for the Airborne match in september. In 2012, Captain Guram Kashia went over to Peters to express his thanks for coming to the match, gave him his shirt (which Peters donated to the Airborne Assault Museum in Duxford), stood at what we'll loosely call attention, and saluted Peters. A year later, on the match commemorating, the Vitesse supporters unveiled a banner capturing the moment between Peters and Kashia. Johnny Peters died on 8 august 2014 after a short illness.

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, 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.

Colours

The club's shirt consists of black-yellow vertical stripes, inspired by the colours of the flag of Gelderland. Its colours originate from the coat of arms of Gelderland which in turn was based on the coat of arms of the Duchy of Guelders.

Crest

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, with left and right half mirrored. Also the colors are mirrored, which is left yellow is black right and vice versa. This double-headed eagle can also be found in the coat of arms of Arnhem. In the middle of the logo is a football positioned.

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.

There was also a special anniversary crest to celebrate the 125th (2017) anniversary of the club.

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Kit

Vitesse wore sponsored shirts for the first time in the 1982–83 season, to promote the Akai. The club signed its first kit manufacturing deal with the German firm adidas. The kit is being produced by Macron for the 2018–19 season.

Historical home kits

1892-1894	1894-1900	1900-1945	1945-1953	1953-1977
1977-1982	1982-1983	1983-2014	2014-2018	2018-2019

Alternative

Airborne kit

Airborne kit

Airborne kit

Airborne kit

Anniversary kit

Support

Fans

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 and VAK 113 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 March 25, 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 Lierse SK.

Rivalries

Rivalry with N.E.C.

N.E.C. 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 to 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. Nijmegen, on the other hand, is predominantly a workers' city, where middle and high-income groups are only small minority. People from Nijmegen see Arnhem as arrogant and lazy.

	Played	Vitesse wins	Draws	N.E.C. wins	Vitesse goals	N.E.C. goals
Eredivisie	56	21	16	19	68	61
Eerste divisie	14	2	6	6	18	27
Tweede divisie	4	0	1	3	3	9
Eerste klasse	8	1	1	6	9	23
Tweede klasse	4	2	1	1	7	5
KNVB Cup	5	0	2	3	3	9
Play-offs	6	4	1	1	9	4
Total	97	30	28	39	117	138

Last two results

Venue	Date	Competition	Vitesse	N.E.C.
GelreDome	2 April 2017	Eredivisie	2	1
De Goffert	23 October 2016	Eredivisie	1	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 N.E.C. 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 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 6 September 2018^[5]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo (on loan from Chelsea) 2 DF Khalid Karami 3 DF Maikel van der Werff (captain) 5 DF Max Clark 6 DF Arnold Kruiswijk 7 MF Roy Beerens 8 DF Vyacheslav Karavayev 9 FW Tim Matavž (2nd vice captain) 10 MF Thomas Bruns 11 MF Bryan Linssen (vice captain) 13 FW Oussama Darfalou 14 DF Jake Clarke-Salter (on loan from Chelsea)

No. Position Player 17 MF Thulani Serero 18 MF Martin Ødegaard (on loan from Real Madrid) 19 MF Hilary Gong 20 MF Charly Musonda (on loan from Chelsea) 21 MF Matúš Bero 22 GK Remko Pasveer 23 MF Mukhtar Ali 25 MF Navarone Foor 26 DF Rasmus Thelander 28 DF Alexander Büttner 30 DF Danilho Doekhi 43 DF Lassana Faye

For recent transfers, see 2018–19 SBV Vitesse season.

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. Position Player 24 GK Jeroen Houwen (on loan at Telstar until 30 June 2019) — DF Julian Lelieveld (on loan at Go Ahead Eagles until 30 June 2019)

No. Position Player — MF Sven van Doorm (on loan at Telstar until 30 June 2019)

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player 29 FW Thomas Buitink 31 MF Hicham Acheffay 32 DF Özgür Aktas 33 FW Martijn Berden 34 MF Anil Mercan 35 MF Jesse Schuurman 36 MF Patrick Vroegh 40 GK Bilal Bayazit — GK Stef Brummel — DF Azzedine Dkidak

No. Position Player — DF Mats Grotenbreg — DF Joris Klein-Holte — DF Boyd Lucassen — DF Danny Mühl — DF Wellington Verloo — DF Younes Zakir — MF Richie Musaba — FW Mike de Beer — FW Lars ten Teije — FW Bo van Essen

Youth teams

The club also have 11 further youth teams: Under-19, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15, Under-14, Under-13, Under-12, Under-11, Under-10, Under-9 and Under-8.

Retired numbers

04 — Theo Bos, defender (1983–98) — posthumous honour.
012 — Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
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13 — Vito, the official team mascot.

List of Vitesse managers

Board and staff

Corporate hierarchy

Position	Name
Owner	Valeriy Oyf
Supervisory Board	Yevgeny Merkel (President) Valeriy Oyf Henk Parren
Board of the Vitesse-Arnhem Foundation	Henk Parren (President) Albert van 't Blik Gerrit Jan Steenbergen
Advisory Council	Kees Bakker Cor Guijt Bert Roetert Jan Snellenburg
Directors	Joost de Wit (Managing Director) Marc van Hintum (Technical Director) Olivier Smit (Commercial Director)

Management hierarchy

Position	Staff
Director of Football	Marc van Hintum
First-team Manager	Leonid Slutsky
Assistant Managers	Oleg Yarovinskiy
	Edward Sturing
	Nicky Hofs
Goalkeeping Coach	Raimond van der Gouw
Fitness Coach	Jan van Norel
Video Analyst	Kevin Balvers
Head of Academy	Aloys Wijnker
Head of International Scouting	Marc van Hintum
Head Coach Reserve Team	Joseph Oosting
Under-19 Coach	Dennis van Beukering
Under-17 Coach	Kevin Moeliker
Under-16 Coach	Tim Cornelisse

Ownership

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  Valeriy Oyf (2018–)

Presidents

1892       Frans Dezentjé 1892–93 Dick Couvéé 1893       Siegfried Leopold 1893–95 Fons Donkers 1895–09 Chris Engelberts 1902–06 Johan Caderius van Veen 1906–08 Lodewijk Suringa 1908–09 Jan F. Keppel Hesselink 1909–16 Wim Hupkes 1916       Daniel Brondgeest

1916–22 Willem Hesselink 1922–24 Lex Staal 1924–29 Jan Holtus 1929–36 Wim Hupkes 1936–47 Henk Herberts 1947–49 Jan Bosloper 1949–51 Herbert Mogendorff 1951–55 Henk Hoolboom 1955–63 Henk Lammers 1963       Henk Herberts

1963–65 Coen Winters 1965       Herbert Mogendorff 1965–67 Herman Ribbink 1967–69 Gerard Veerkamp 1969–74 Arnold van der Louw 1974–79 Eef van Amerongen 1979–82 Piet Bodewes 1982–84 Bob Treffers 1984–00 Karel Aalbers 2000       Jan Konings

2000–03 Jos Vaessen 2003–04 Kees Bakker 2004–08 Henk Ramautar 2008–09 Kees Bakker 2009–10 Maasbert Schouten 2010–13 Merab Jordania 2013–16 Bert Roetert 2016–17 Kees Bakker 2017–     Yevgeny Merkel

Vitesse Youth Academy

The Vitesse Jeugdopleiding (English: Vitesse Youth Academy) is a four-star certified youth academy and amongst the strongest in the nation. It has produced Dutch internationals such as Roy Makaay, Marco van Ginkel, Theo Janssen, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Davy Pröpper, Piet Velthuizen, Martin Laamers, Nicky Hofs and Stijn Schaars. Since 1984, more than 40 successful players have risen through the Vitesse youth system and joined their first team, including: Alexander Büttner, Kevin Diks, Matthew Amoah, Peter Bosz, Onur Kaya, Erwin Mulder, Eloy Room, Adnane Tighadouini, Theo Bos and Riga Mustapha.

The academy was officially founded in 2005, when the youth academies of Vitesse and AGOVV Apeldoorn merged. The newly formed academy received the official regional youth academy status from the KNVB and was based on the structure of the former Vitesse youth academy, with the addition of various AGOVV youth players and staff members. The co-operation between Vitesse and AGOVV was terminated as of July 2013, where the academy continued solely as Vitesse's youth academy. The goal of the Vitesse Voetbal Academy is to develop young players into professional football players for Vitesse's first team squad.

The 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, Belgium and Germany. Until the U12 team, the players only have training sessions during the evening and are largely guided by part-time coaches. When players are ready to join secondary education they start training during daytime.

The following clubs are affiliated with the academy:

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Honours

National

League

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    Runners-up (6): 1897–98, 1898–99, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15
    

    
    

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    Runners-up (2): 1959–60, 1973–74
    

    
    

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  Tweede Divisie
  

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Cup

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Super Cup

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Regional

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    Winners (7): 1896–97, 1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1952–53

    
    

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Other trophies

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Club Awards

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Individual Achievements

European Golden Boot

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

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  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:

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Johan Cruyff Trophy

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

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Eredivisie Top Scorer

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  Wilfried Bony (31 goals) – 2013

Eerste Divisie Top Scorer

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  Herman Veenendaal (23 goals) – 1974


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  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

UEFA's #EqualGame award

• 
  Guram Kashia – 2018

Vitesse in Europe

• Group = group game


• Q = qualifying 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
		1/8		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
		1/8		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		FC Viitorul Constanța	3–1, 2–2	Matavž, Linssen, Beerens / Matavž, Linssen
		Q3		FC Basel 1893	0–1, 0–1	(-) / (-)

UEFA Current ranking

As of 04/05/2018^[6]

Rank	Country	Team	Points
175		FK Jablonec	3.000
176		Vitesse	6.000
177		FC Utrecht	2.000

Dutch Cup finals

Season	Opponent	Result	Place	Date
1911–12	HFC Haarlem	0-2	R.A.P.-terrein, Amsterdam	May 26, 1912
1926–27	V.U.C.	1-3	Monnikenhuize, Arnhem	June 19, 1927
1989–90	PSV	0-1	De Kuip, Rotterdam	April 25, 1990
2016–17	AZ Alkmaar	2-0	De Kuip, Rotterdam	April 30, 2017

The winners of the cup compete against the winners of the Eredivisie for the Johan Cruijff Shield.

Johan Cruyff Shield

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

Club records

• 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, 30-08-1970


• 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

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
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

Eredivisie Matches played 1020 Matches won 391 Matches drawn 292 Matches lost 337 Points (two points-system) 1074 Goals for 1518 Goal against 1455 Seasons 30 Best ranking 3 (1997–98) Worst ranking 18 (1971–72) As of 20 June 2015

Eerste Divisie Matches played 852 Matches won 379 Matches drawn 215 Matches lost 258 Points (two points-system) 973 Goals for 1450 Goals against 1192 Seasons 25 Best ranking 1 (1976–77, 1988–89) Worst ranking 17 (1984–85)

Tweede Divisie Matches played 120 Matches won 57 Matches drawn 34 Matches lost 29 Points (two points-system) 148 Goals for 221 Goals against 165 Seasons 4 Best ranking 1 (1965–66) Worst ranking 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)

Player of the Year

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

Most appearances

All competitions

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

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.	Dejan Čurović	FW	41	1994–2000
6.	Hans Gillhaus	FW	33	1993–1995

Europa

Ranking	Name	Position	Goals	Period
1.	Bryan Linssen	FW	4	2017-2018
2.	Bob Peeters	FW	4	2000–2003
3.	John van den Brom	MF	4	1986-2001
4.	Marco van Ginkel	MF	3	2010–2013
5.	Nikos Machlas	FW	3	1996–1999
6.	Tim Matavž	FW	3	2017–2018

Vitesse All Stars

Name	Pos	Nat	Years	Games	Goals
Bert Jacobs	Coach		1988–1993	-	-
Just Göbel	GK		1909–1924	116	0
Willem Hesselink	DF		1892–1919	79	38
Theo Bos	DF		1983–1998	429	1
Edward Sturing	DF		1987-1988	383	3
John van den Brom	MF		1986–2001	378	110
Theo Janssen	MF		1998–2014	242	30
Dik Herberts	FW		1947–1959	220	49
Toon Huiberts	FW		1951–1968	469	71
Henk Bosveld	FW		1968-1979	191	82
Nikos Machlas	FW		1996–1999	92	70
Dejan Čurović	FW		1994–2000	109	47

Other teams

Vitesse II

Vitesse's reserve team currently plays in the Tweede Divisie (English: Second Division). It plays its home matches at Olympic Training Centre Papendal and it is coached by Joseph Oosting.^[7] The team is composed mostly of professional footballers, who are often recent graduates from the highest youth level (Vitesse U19) serving their first professional contract as a reserve, or players who are otherwise unable to play in the first team.

Since 1992, Jong Vitesse competed in the Beloften Eredivisie, competing against other reserve teams such as Jong PSV, Jong Ajax or Jong AZ. They have won the Beloften Eredivisie title two times, the Derde Divisie one time, as well as the KNVB Reserve Cup three times.

Amateur team

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 "(AVC) Vitesse 1892", who played their home matches at the Sportcomplex Valkenhuizen. In total, the club has won 5 trophies; one Derde Klasse title, one Vierde Klasse title, one Zesde Klasse title and two Arnhem Cups. On 2009, Vitesse 1892 was declared bankrupt. The amateur section has produced a number of professional players including Andy van der Meijde, Nicky Hofs, Léon Hese, Erwin van de Looi en Theo Janssen.

National team players

A number of Vitesse players have represented the Dutch national team, the first official international being Willem Hesselink. He was one of the founders of Vitesse in 1892 at age 14. In 1905 he started in the first ever home match of the Netherlands national football team, a 4-0 victory against Belgium. Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to him. Just Göbel played 22 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2-1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics. The record number of Vitesse players for the Netherlands was three, which occurred on two occasions in 1989. The following players were called-up to represent the Dutch national team in international football and received caps during their tenure with Vitesse:

Willem Hesselink Just Göbel Jan de Natris Gerrit Horsten Sjaak Alberts Wim Hendriks Hans Gillhaus Martin Laamers

Bart Latuheru Edward Sturing John van den Brom Pierre van Hooijdonk Glenn Helder Roy Makaay Patrick van Aanholt Ferdi Vierklau

Martijn Reuser Sander Westerveld Victor Sikora Theo Janssen Piet Velthuizen Marco van Ginkel Davy Pröpper

Notable former players

See also

• Dutch football league teams


• 
  Vitesse Dallas, an American indoor football club


• National Sports Centre Papendal


• GelreDome

Notes and references

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to SBV Vitesse.

Official websites

• 
  Vitesse.nl Official website of Vitesse Arnhem (in Dutch) / (in English)
  


• 
  GelreDome.nl Official website of stadium GelreDome


• 
  UEFA.com The Vitesse Arnhem Story

General fan site

• 
  Official supporters site (in Dutch)
  

News sites

• SkySports.com / Vitesse Arnhem


• goal.com / Vitesse Arnhem


• Football-Lineups.com / Vitesse Arnhem