Professional football club in Groningen, province of Groningen, Netherlands.
FC Groningen is a football club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club was founded on June 16, 1971 and it is currently active. FC Groningen is part of the Eredivisie, which is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands.
The club is nicknamed "Trots van het Noorden," which translates to "Pride of the North". FC Groningen plays its home matches at the Euroborg stadium.
Some key players in FC Groningen include Peter Leeuwenburgh, Bart van Hintum, Daleho Irandust, Mohamed El Hankouri, Damil Dankerlui, Mike te Wierik, Laros Duarte, Michael de Leeuw, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Marin Šverko, Alex Mortensen, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist.
One of the award recipients from the club is Dušan Tadić.
FC Groningen competes against other teams such as PSV Eindhoven, AFC Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam, SC Cambuur, SC Heerenveen, FC Twente, FC Utrecht, SBV Vitesse, Willem II (football club), PEC Zwolle, RKC Waalwijk, Go Ahead Eagles, and Heracles Almelo.