During the 2017–18 season Vitesse participated in the Dutch

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and the

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Players

Squad details

Transfers

In

Total spending:

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4.2M

Out

Total gaining:

21.6M ;Balance Total:

17.4M

Pre-season

Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 campaign, Vitesse announced they would play Oostende,

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in July 2017.

Competitions

Overview

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Johan Cruyff Shield

Eredivisie

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.

European play-offs

Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Semi-finals

Final

KNVB Cup

UEFA Europa League

Vitesse qualified for the group stage of the

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by winning the

2016–17 KNVB Cup The 2016–17 KNVB Cup was the 99th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It started on 6 September 2016 with the first of six rounds, and ended on 30 April 2017 with the final played at De Kuip in Rotterdam. This editi ...

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances

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Maikel van der Werff Maikel van der Werff (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. He has formerly played for FC Volendam, SBV Vitesse, Vitesse, FC Cincinna ...

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Matt Miazga Matthew Miazga (born July 19, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the United States national team. Having come through the academy system of the New York Red ...

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Roy Beerens Roy Johannes Henricus Beerens (; born 22 December 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints, Beerens emerged as a talent from the PSV youth academy, but made h ...

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Tim Matavž Tim Matavž (born 13 January 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Gorica. Club career Matavž began his football career at the age of 6 playing for Bilje. In 2004, he moved to Gorica youth s ...

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Thomas Bruns Thomas Bruns (born 7 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Heracles Almelo. Club career Heracles Almelo Born in Wierden, Bruns is a product of the local youth academy (Dutch source), which sinc ...

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Bryan Linssen Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, VVV-Venlo, Heracles Almelo, FC Groningen, Vitess ...

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Luc Castaignos Luc Castaignos (born 27 September 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club 1. FC Magdeburg. Club career Early career The roots of Castaignos' family are located in the département of Landes, one hundred kil ...

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Mitchell van Bergen Mitchell van Bergen (born 27 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Reims. Club career Vitesse In July 2015, Van Bergen joined Vitesse on a three–year deal from Eredivisie side Willem II as a ...

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Thulani Serero Thulani Caleb Serero (born 11 April 1990) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Al Jazira and the South African national team. Prior to joining Al Jazira, he played for Ajax Cape Town in the South African Premier Socc ...

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Mason Mount Mason Tony Mount (born 10 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking or central midfielder for club Chelsea and the England national team. Mount began his senior club career with Chelsea, and joined Vite ...

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Remko Pasveer Remko Jurian Pasveer (born 8 November 1983) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Twente Pasveer started playing football at local SC Enschede. He t ...

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Mukhtar Ali Mukhtar Abdullahi Ali ( ar, مختار علي; born 30 October 1997) is a professional footballer, of Somali origin, who plays as a midfielder for Al-Tai on loan from Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national football team. He was born in Jeddah ...

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Navarone Foor Navarone Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot club Karmiotissa. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Indonesian descent. Club career NEC Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusde ...

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Alexander Büttner Alexander Büttner (; born 11 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. Club career Vitesse Born in Doetinchem, Büttner began his career with local club VV Doetinchem, but ...

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Julian Lelieveld Julian Lelieveld (born 24 November 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club RKC Waalwijk. Club career Vitesse Born in Arnhem, Lelieveld joined Vitesse Arnhem's youth setup in 2005, aged eight, after playing ...

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Guram Kashia Guram Kashia ( ka, გურამ კაშია, tr, ; born 4 July 1987) is a Georgia (country), Georgian professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava and captain (associ ...

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Eloy Room Eloy Victor Room (born 6 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team. Club career Vitesse Room joined Vites ...

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Mohammed Osman Mohammed Osman ( ar, محمد عثمان; born 1 January 1994) is a Syrian footballer who plays for a Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his strong and precise shots. Club career Born in Qamishli, Sy ...

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Charlie Colkett Charlie Colkett (born 4 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crewe Alexandra. Club career Chelsea In 2007, Colkett joined Chelsea at the under-11 level from Charlton Athletic and progressed through ...

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Top scorers

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, 2, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 3 , - , MF , 25 , align=left,

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, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1 , - , DF , 28 , align=left,

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Clean sheets

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, 6, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 8 , - , 2 , 24 , align="left", Jeroen Houwen , 3, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 3 , - , colspan="3", Total , 9, , 1, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 11

Summary

{, class="wikitable" , - , Games played , , 46 (34

) (1

) (6

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) (4

European play-offs) , - , Games won , , 18 (13

) (1

) (4

European play-offs) , - , Games drawn , , 14 (10

) (1

) (2

) , - , Games lost , , 14 (11

) (3

) , - , Goals scored , , 81 (63

) (1

) (5

) (12

European play-offs) , - , Goals conceded , , 64 (47

) (1

) (10

) (6

European play-offs) , - , Goal difference , , +17 (+16

) (+0

) (–5

) (+6

European play-offs) , - , Clean sheets , , 11 (9

) (1

) , - , Yellow cards , , 72 (50

) (2

) (12

) (8

European play-offs) , - , Red cards , , 1 (1

) , - , Most appearances , ,

(44 appearances) , - , Top scorer , ,

(19 goals) , - , Winning Percentage , , Overall: 18/46 (39.13%)

References

External links

Vitesse Official Website
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