Football Club Utrecht is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht.
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12 Facts About FC Utrecht
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FC Utrecht is the only club outside the Big Three which has never suffered relegation from the top-flight Eredivisie.
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The first manager of FC Utrecht became Bert Jacobs, the then 29-year-old head coach of Velox, who was joined by 24-year-old Fritz Korbach from USV Elinkwijk as assistant.
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The municipality of FC Utrecht eventually decided to respond to the massive local support and covered expenses.
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Only in 2001, FC Utrecht managed to achieve European qualification again with a 5th-place finish, led by former player Frans Adelaar, who had become manager.
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FC Utrecht finished with the same number of points as RKC Waalwijk, Roda JC and Vitesse, but secured 5th place on goal difference.
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FC Utrecht then intended to demolish the existing stadium to make the site available for housing.
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On 2 April 2008, the FC Utrecht board announced in a press conference that the club had found a suitable takeover candidate in entrepreneur Frans van Seumeren, former director of the Mammoet logistics company.
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FC Utrecht promised to commit to the club for a period of at least 10 years and to reinvest any proceeds in the club.
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FC Utrecht set the goal that the club had to reconnect with the subtop of the league table within a few years, comparable to a club like SC Heerenveen.
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The following season turned out to be a setback; FC Utrecht was eliminated in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by FC Differdange 03 from Luxembourg.
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FC Utrecht's stadium is the Stadion Galgenwaard, previously named the Galgenwaard, then later the Nieuw Galgenwaard.
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