Football Club Groningen is a Dutch professional association football club based in the city of Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the 2022–23 Eredivisie. Groningen played their inaugural season in the Eredivisie, before the side were relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 1973–74 as they got into financial difficulties. Groningen were promoted back to the Eredivisie as champions in 1979–80 and remained in the top flight for almost 20 seasons before they dropped to the second tier in 1997–98. The team won promotion to the Eredivisie in 1999–2000, where they remained for 23 seasons before suffering relegation in 2022–23.
Ron Jans is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Utrecht.
Erwin Koeman is a Dutch former professional football player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Netherlands national team.
Pieter Egge Huistra is a Dutch football coach for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda and former winger. Huistra played for the Scottish Premier Division club Rangers from 1990 to 1995. He left there to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. In 2001, he began coaching as the head coach for Jong Groningen. He was with them for four years before being named assistant coach to Aad de Mos at SBV Vitesse. He then became an assistant coach with Ajax and was named as their reserve team head coach on 24 April 2009. He then returned to Groningen, this time as the head coach of senior team, for the 2010–11 season. On 30 May 2012, he then became the head coach of the Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. Finally, on 3 December 2014, he was appointed as the technical director of the Indonesia national team.
Nicklas Pedersen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of HB Køge.
Tjaronn Inteff Chefren Chery is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC on loan from Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Mike Jarno Maria te Wierik is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.
Richairo Juliano Živković is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.
Marvin Peersman is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Groningen.
Paul Gladon is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as forward for Armenian club Noah.
Ahmed El Messaoudi is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kazakhstani club Tobol. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco at international level.
ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a professional basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Sportcomplex 1574.
Alessio Sergio Fernando da Cruz is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Fortuna Sittard. Born in the Netherlands, he represented that country at youth level before switching allegiance to Cape Verde in 2022.
Oussama Idrissi is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Pachuca. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Morocco national team.
Michael Robin Verrips is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
Noam Fritz Emeran is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Groningen.
Bjorn Thomas Meijer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge.
Mohamed Nassoh is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.
