2024–25 NEC Nijmegen season

NEC Nijmegen
2024–25 season
Manager	Rogier Meijer
Stadium	Goffertstadion
Eredivisie	12th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Koki Ogawa (5); All: ; Koki Ogawa (7)
Biggest win	NEC 6–0 FC Groningen
Biggest defeat	Go Ahead Eagles 5–0 NEC
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

During the 2024–25 season, NEC Nijmegen will compete in the Eredivisie for the fourth consecutive season, as well as the KNVB Cup.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Argyris Darelas	PAOK	Undisclosed	7 August 2024	^[1]
MF	Thomas Ouwejan	Schalke 04	Free	14 August 2024	^[2]
FW	Kento Shiogai	Keio University	Undisclosed	28 August 2024
DF	Lefteris Lyratzis	PAOK	Loan	2 September 2024	^[3]
MF	Vito van Crooij	Unattached	Free	30 September 2024	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Bart van Rooij	FC Twente	€900k	23 August 2024
MF	Lars Olden Larsen	BK Häcken	Loan	27 August 2024	^[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

13 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	1–2	Standard Liège
16:00

20 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	0–1	Hertha BSC
16:00

27 July 2024 Friendly	NEC	0–2	Olympiacos
15:30

2 August 2024 Friendly	NEC	1–1	Le Havre
19:00

5 January 2025 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	NEC
13:00

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	10 August 2024		Matchday 1		17	5	2	10	23	24	−1	029.41
KNVB Cup	29 October 2024	18 December 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Total					19	6	2	11	27	28	−1	031.58

Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	NAC Breda	23	8	3	12	26	41	−15	27
11	Fortuna Sittard	23	7	5	11	29	41	−12	26
12	NEC	23	7	4	12	34	34	0	25
13	PEC Zwolle	23	6	7	10	27	35	−8	25
14	Willem II	23	6	6	11	26	34	−8	24

Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 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)

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
17	5	2	10	23	24	−1	17	3	2	4	16	10	+6	2	0	6	7	14	−7

Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

The league schedule was released on 24 June 2024.^[6]

10 August 2024 1	NEC	1–2	Twente	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

17 August 2024 2

AZ

1–0

NEC

Alkmaar

24 August 2024 3	NEC	1–0	PEC Zwolle	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

31 August 2024 4

Fortuna Sittard

0–3

NEC

Sittard

14 September 2024 5

PSV

2–0

NEC

Eindhoven

21 September 2024 6	NEC	1–2	Heracles Almelo	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

28 September 2024 7	NEC	1–1	Feyenoord	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

5 October 2024 8

NAC Breda

1–0

NEC

Breda

19 October 2024 9	NEC	3–0	sc Heerenveen	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

25 October 2024 10

Almere City

1–0

NEC

Almere

3 November 2024 11	NEC	6–0	FC Groningen	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

9 November 2024 12

RKC Waalwijk

0–3

NEC

Waalwijk

24 November 2024 13	NEC	1–2	FC Utrecht	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

1 December 2024 14	NEC	1–2	Ajax	Nijmegen
				Stadium: Goffertstadion

7 December 2024 15	Go Ahead Eagles	5–0	NEC	Deventer
				Stadium: De Adelaarshorst

15 December 2024 16	NEC	1–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Nijmegen
14:30				Stadium: Goffertstadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

22 December 2024 17	Willem II	4–1	NEC	Tilburg
16:45				Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

11 January 2025 18	PEC Zwolle	v	NEC	Zwolle
20:00				Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

KNVB Cup

29 October 2024 First round	NEC	4–3 (a.e.t.)	PEC Zwolle	Nijmegen
18:45	Hansen 62' Ogawa 89', 105+1' Shiogai 103'	Report	Monteiro 17' Vente 68' Buitink 116' (pen.)	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Robin Hensgens

18 December 2024 Second round	Heracles Almelo	1–0 (a.e.t.)	NEC	Almelo
20:00	Scheperman 117'	Report		Stadium: Erve Asito

References

^ Bijma, Jeroen (7 August 2024). "NEC vindt in Griek Argyris Darelas vervanger van Chery". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
^ "N.E.C. haalt Thomas Ouwejan terug naar de Eredivisie". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 14 August 2024.
^ "N.E.C. huurt Lefteris Lyratzis van PAOK Saloniki". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 2 September 2024.
^ "N.E.C. bindt Vito van Crooij tot medio 2027". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 30 September 2024.
^ "Lars Olden Larsen verhuurd aan BK Häcken". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 27 August 2024.
^ "Competitieprogramma 2024-2025 vastgesteld". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 24 June 2024.

[1] Bijma, Jeroen (7 August 2024). "NEC vindt in Griek Argyris Darelas vervanger van Chery". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2025.

[2] "N.E.C. haalt Thomas Ouwejan terug naar de Eredivisie". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 14 August 2024.

[3] "N.E.C. huurt Lefteris Lyratzis van PAOK Saloniki". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 2 September 2024.

[4] "N.E.C. bindt Vito van Crooij tot medio 2027". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 30 September 2024.

[5] "Lars Olden Larsen verhuurd aan BK Häcken". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 27 August 2024.

[6] "Competitieprogramma 2024-2025 vastgesteld". www.nec-nijmegen.nl. 24 June 2024.

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