2024–25 Go Ahead Eagles season

Go Ahead Eagles
2024–25 season
Head coach	Paul Simonis
Stadium	De Adelaarshorst
Eredivisie	7th
KNVB Cup	Winners
UEFA Conference League	Second qualifying round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season was the 122nd season in the history of Go Ahead Eagles, and the club's fourth consecutive season in Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, the team was scheduled to participate in the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Conference League.^[1]

During the off-season, manager René Hake departed the club to become an assistant manager at English club Manchester United F.C.^[2] Dutch coach Paul Simonis replaced Hake as head coach on 7 July 2024, signing a two-year contract.^[3]

Transfers

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Bas Kuipers	Twente	Undisclosed	1 July 2024
MF	Rashaan Fernandes	ALS Omonia	Free	5 July 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

3 July 2024 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	3–0	SC Telstar	Zutphen, Netherlands
17:00	Tengstedt 7' Edvardsen 13' Stokkers 57'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark van AZC Zutphen

7 July 2024 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	3–2	Almere City	Wenum-Wiesel
17:00	Edvardsen 7' Stokkers 88' Baeten 102'	Report	Kitano 62' Puriël 120'	Stadium: WWNA

12 July 2024 Friendly	Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Union SG	Zutphen, Netherlands
17:00	Edvardsen 7'	Report	Fuseini 38' Kabangu 65'	Stadium: Sportpark van AZC Zutphen

12 July 2024 Friendly	Genk	1–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Venray, Netherlands
12:00	Arokodare 87'	Report	Edvardsen 20' Adekanye 60'	Stadium: youth fields KRC Genk

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	11 August	18 May 2025	Matchday 1	7th	34	15	9	10	57	55	+2	044.12
KNVB Cup	18 December 2024	20 April 2025	Second round	Winner	5	3	2	0	10	5	+5	060.00
UEFA Conference League	25 July 2024	1 August 2024	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					41	18	12	11	68	62	+6	043.90

Last updated: 18 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	9	11	57	55	+2	51	10	4	3	32	22	+10	4	5	8	25	33	−8

Last updated: 18 May 2025.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	16	15	12	14	12	10	8	7	7	8	8	10	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2025. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	AZ (O)	34	16	9	9	58	37	+21	57	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6	Twente	34	15	9	10	62	49	+13	54	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
7	Go Ahead Eagles	34	14	9	11	57	55	+2	51	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
8	NEC	34	12	7	15	51	46	+5	43	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
9	Heerenveen	34	12	7	15	42	57	−15	43	Qualification for the European competition play-offs

Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 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)
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ Qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2024–25 KNVB Cup winners.

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[4]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 August 2024 1	Go Ahead Eagles	0–2	Fortuna Sittard	Deventer
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Twigt 65'	Report	Rosier 37' Halilović 57' Aïko 73'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,357 Referee: Alex Bos

18 August 2024 2	Willem II	2–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vaesen 21' (pen.) Meerveld 28' Sigurgeirsson 71' Sandra 82'	Report	Amofa 63' Llansana 73'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

25 August 2024 3	Go Ahead Eagles	2–0	RKC Waalwijk	Deventer
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Adekanye 3' Kramer 32' James 41' Nauber 49' Stokkers 60'	Report	Oukili 11'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,813 Referee: Joey Kooij

1 September 2024 4	PSV	3–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Til 11' Lozano 27' Veerman 63'	Report	Nauber 73' Deijl 88' Kramer 90+4'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,100 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

15 September 2024 5	Sparta Rotterdam	1–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Eerdhuijsen 57' Mito 80'	Report	Adelgaard 18' Breum 21' Edvardsen 53'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Attendance: 9,931 Referee: Edwin van de Graa

21 September 2024 6	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Ajax	Deventer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Llansana 64' Nauber 78' Linthorst 90+3'	Report	Klaassen 69' Brobbey 81' Gaaei 90+5'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

29 September 2024 7	Groningen	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prins 61' Valente 68'	Report	Adekanye 68' Breum 68' O. Edvardsen 75'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,040 Referee: Rob Dieperink

6 October 2024 8	Go Ahead Eagles	4–1	Heracles	Deventer
12:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Nauber 55' Deijl 74' (pen.) V. Edvardsen 89' Stokkers 90+5'	Report	Kulenović 41' de Keijzer 73' Hornkamp 84'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

19 October 2024 9	Go Ahead Eagles	1–5	Feyenoord	Deventer
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Adelgaard 19' O. Edvardsen 81'	Report	Osman 15' Milambo 22' Trauner 31' Hwang In-Beom 42' Timber 44' ueda 58' Carranza 77'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

27 October 2024 10	AZ	2–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Alkmaar
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mijnans 29' Parrott 35' Kasius 49', 69' de Wit 86'	Report	Nauber 51' V. Edvardsen 85', 90+1' Stokkers 90'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 18,021 Referee: Richard Martens

3 November 2024 11	Go Ahead Eagles	2–2	PEC Zwolle	Deventer
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	O. Edvardsen 47' Adelgaard 56' Llansana 67'	Report	van den Berg 20', 35' Monteiro 25'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

10 November 2024 12	Heerenveen	1–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Heerenveen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	van Ee 22' Trenskow 36' Brouwers 68'	Report	Adekanye 86' Breum 90+3'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 24,497 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

23 November 2024 13	Go Ahead Eagles	3–0	Almere City	Deventer
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Deijl 14' O. Edvardsen 32' V. Edvardsen 50'	Report		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,870 Referee: Danny Makkelie

1 December 2024 14	Twente	3–2	Go Ahead Eagles	Enschede
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lammers 44' Bruns 61' Steijn 72' Kuipers 81'	Report	Breum 24', 33', 45+1' O. Edvardsen 45+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

7 December 2024 15	Go Ahead Eagles	5–0	NEC	Deventer
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	O. Edvardsen 5', 6', 25' Llansana 10' James 49', 58' Antman 90+1'	Report	Verdonk 30' Hansen 52'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Alex Bos

15 December 2024 16	FC Utrecht	3–3	Go Ahead Eagles	Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez 12' Blake 88', 90+6' Aaronson 90+1'	Report	Llansana 5', 9' Antman 63' Linthorst 71' Breum 73' Everink 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,676 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

21 December 2024 17	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	NAC Breda	Deventer
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	V. Edvardsen 56' O. Edvardsen 60'	Report	Fernandes 10' Balard 66' Van den Bergh 86'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

10 January 2025 18	Fortuna Sittard	0–3	Go Ahead Eagles	Sittard
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pinto 42' Fosso 57'	Report	Breum 27', 47', 87'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 9,767 Referee: Rob Dieperink

18 January 2025 19	Go Ahead Eagles	2–1	Groningen	Deventer
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antman 5' Suray 83' Smit 90+1'	Report	Willumsson 31' Mendes 90+1'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

2 February 2025 20	Go Ahead Eagles	2–2	Twente	Deventer
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Linthorst 11' Breum 69' Deijl 90+1' (pen.)	Report	van Wolfswinkel 50' Kuipers 53' Steijn 66', 67' Ünüvar 69'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,997 Referee: Dennis Higler

KNVB Cup

UEFA Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 19 June 2024.^[5]

25 July 2024 First leg	Go Ahead Eagles	0–0	SK Brann	Deventer, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Llansana 90+1' Adekanye 90+5'	Report	Kornvig 52'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Denys Shurman

1 August 2024 Second leg	SK Brann	2–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Bergen, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2	Finne 42' Knudsen 62' Soltvedt 83'	Report	Tengstedt 2' de Lange 49' Amofa 52'	Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 14,055 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs

References

^ "Go Ahead Eagles stun Utrecht to qualify for Europe". Football Oranje. May 26, 2024.
^ "Statement: United refreshes coaching staff".
^ "Paul Simonis nieuwe hoofdtrainer Go Ahead Eagles". 7 July 2024.
^ "First matchday of the Eredivisie season 2024/25 announced". eredivisie.eu. 18 June 2024.
^ "The official website for European football".

[table_note_res_ELLS0.98731736279433-4] Qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2024–25 KNVB Cup winners.

[1] "Go Ahead Eagles stun Utrecht to qualify for Europe". Football Oranje. May 26, 2024.

[2] "Statement: United refreshes coaching staff".

[3] "Paul Simonis nieuwe hoofdtrainer Go Ahead Eagles". 7 July 2024.

[5] "First matchday of the Eredivisie season 2024/25 announced". eredivisie.eu. 18 June 2024.

[6] "The official website for European football".

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