2024–25 FC Twente season

FC Twente
2024–25 season
Chairman	Paul van der Kraan
Head coach	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	De Grolsch Veste
Eredivisie	4th
KNVB Cup	Second round
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League	League phase
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 13 August 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 60th season in the history of FC Twente, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	KV Mechelen	€600,000	1 July 2024
DF	Bas Kuipers	Go Ahead Eagles	Undisclosed	1 July 2024
FW	Sam Lammers	Rangers	£2.7m	26 July 2024	^[1]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Gijs Smal	Feyenoord	End of contract	1 July 2024	^[2]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Cancelled

22 June 2024 Friendly	Stevo	v	Twente	Geesteren
18:00				Stadium: Sportpark De Peuverweide
Note: The match was canceled due to an accident that occurred before its start, as a scaffold carrying a banner fell on spectators, causing injuries.^[3]

28 June 2024 Friendly	Twente	2–2	Motherwell	Deurningen
19:00	Rots 47', 78'		Miller 25' Ebiye 77'	Stadium: Sportpark Het Hoge Vonder

6 July 2024 Friendly	Twente	2–2	Sint-Truiden	Goor
14:00				Stadium: Sportpark Heeckeren

12 July 2024 Friendly	Twente	2–1	FC Nordsjælland
12:00

6 July 2024 Friendly	Twente	0–0	FC Nordsjælland
14:30
Note: Abandoned after 20 minutes due to weather.

20 July 2024 Friendly	Hannover 96	3–3	Twente
14:00

24 July 2024 Friendly	Schalke 04	0–0	Twente	Marl, Germany
18:30				Stadium: EVONIK Sportpark I

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	9–11 August 2024	May 2025	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
KNVB Cup				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	6–7 August 2024		Third qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	AZ	7	5	1	1	17	4	+13	16	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Utrecht	6	5	1	0	11	6	+5	16	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Twente	7	4	2	1	13	5	+8	14	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Ajax	5	3	1	1	10	3	+7	10	Qualification for the Conference League play-off
6	Feyenoord	6	2	4	0	12	6	+6	10	Qualification for the Conference League play-off

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2024. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 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 if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)

Matches

The match schedule was released on 24 June 2024.^[4]

10 August 2024 1	NEC	v	Twente	Nijmegen
18:30				Stadium: Goffertstadion

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

As the third-place team in Eredivisie, Twente entered the competition in the third qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2024, Twente were drawn against Austrian Football Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg.^[5]

6 August 2024 First leg	Red Bull Salzburg	2–1	Twente	Salzburg, Austria
20:45 CEST	Kjærgaard 41', 85' Gourna-Douath 44'	Report	Vlap 90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,381 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

13 August 2024 Second leg	Twente	3–3 (4–5 agg.)	Red Bull Salzburg	Enschede
19:00 CEST	Rots 24' Vlap 37' Hilgers 43', 51' Van Hoorenbeeck 64' Steijn 82', 87'	Report	Gourna-Douath 9' Kjærgaard 17', 74' Nene 25' Yeo 46' Blaswich 79'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

UEFA Europa League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024.^[6]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts	Qualification
16	TSG Hoffenheim	1	1	1	1	1^[a]	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
16	Real Sociedad	1	1	1	1	1^[a]
16	Twente	1	1	1	1	1^[a]
20	Manchester United	1	1	1	1	1^[a]
20	Midtjylland	1	1	1	1	1^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2024. Source: UEFA^[7]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Away goals scored: Athletic Bilbao 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Real Sociedad 1, Twente 1, Manchester United 0, Midtjylland 0, Nice 0, Roma 0.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D
Position	16
Points	1

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 September 2024 1	Manchester United	1–1	Twente	Manchester, England
20:00 BST	Eriksen 35' Martínez 58'	Report	Bruns 14' Lammers 68', 78' Van Wolfswinkel 83'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,069 Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy)

3 October 2024 2	Twente	v	Fenerbahçe	Enschede
21:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

24 October 2024 3	Twente	v	Lazio	Enschede
21:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

7 November 2024 4	Nice	v	Twente	Nice, France
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Allianz Riviera

28 November 2024 5	Twente	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Enschede
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

12 December 2024 6	Olympiacos	v	Twente	Piraeus, Greece
19:45 EET		Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium

23 January 2025 7	Malmö FF	v	Twente	Malmö, Sweden
18:45 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadion

30 January 2025 8	Twente	v	Beşiktaş	Enschede
21:00 CET		Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste

References

^ "Sam Lammers joins FC Twente". rangers.co.uk. 26 July 2024.
^ Feyenoord confirms Smal signing
^ "VIDEO | Meerdere zwaargewonden bij oefenduel FC Twente door neergestort megaspandoek".
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^ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024.
^ "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024.
^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[table_hth_ATH0.781366272262-7] Away goals scored: Athletic Bilbao 1, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Real Sociedad 1, Twente 1, Manchester United 0, Midtjylland 0, Nice 0, Roma 0.

[1] "Sam Lammers joins FC Twente". rangers.co.uk. 26 July 2024.

[2] Feyenoord confirms Smal signing

[3] "VIDEO | Meerdere zwaargewonden bij oefenduel FC Twente door neergestort megaspandoek".

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[5] "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA. 22 July 2024.

[6] "Europa League league phase draw: Contenders set for competition's new era". UEFA. 30 August 2024.

[standings24-25-8] "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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