FC GroningenFC Groningen Standings
Eredivisie
Eredivisie| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
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| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 31 | 44 | 68 |
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| 2 |  Feyenoord | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 49 |
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| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 46 |
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| 4 |  Twente | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 44 |
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| 5 |  Ajax | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 44 |
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| 6 |  AZ Alkmaar | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 39 |
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| 7 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 38 |
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| 8 |  SC Heerenveen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 37 |
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| 9 |  FC Utrecht | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 35 |
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| 10 |  FC Groningen | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 |
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| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 32 |
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| 12 |  Go Ahead Eagles | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 29 |
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| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 29 |
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| 14 |  FC Volendam | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 27 |
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| 15 |  Excelsior | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 26 |
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| 16 |  Telstar | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 24 |
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| 17 |  NAC Breda | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 23 |
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| 18 |  Heracles | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 65 | -33 | 18 |
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Frequently asked questions
Andries 'Pele Pele' Mkhwanazi and Bethuel Mokgosinyana are considered the founding fathers of the club which was formed in 1937.
Dr Irvin Khoza took over as club secretary and owner in 1991.
The club plays home fixtures at Orlando Stadium in Soweto with the ground being owned by the City of Johannesburg.
They are known by several nicknames, including: The Sea Robbers, The Bucs, Happy People and Buccaneers.
33 official domestic trophies plus one Caf Champions League (1995) and one Caf Super Cup (1996).
Nine times under different auspices. PSL (4), NSL (1), NPSL (4).
Happy Jele made 401 appearances for the club
Bendict Vilakazi scored 52 goals for the club.