PEC Zwolle

PEC Zwolle

Full name	Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle
Nickname(s)	Blauwvingers (Bluefingers)
Founded	12 June 1910 (1910-06-12)
Ground	MAC³PARK Stadion
Capacity	14,000
Head coach	Johnny Jansen
League	Eredivisie
2023–24	Eredivisie, 12th of 18
Website	https://peczwolle.nl
Home colours Away colours

Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total of 22 seasons, reaching sixth place in 2015. They won the KNVB Cup in 2014 and also reached the final in 1928, 1977 and 2015.

This is the second incarnation of the club; its predecessor of the same name went bankrupt in 1990. The current club was founded immediately afterwards as FC Zwolle before renaming back to PEC Zwolle in 2012.

History

Introduction

PEC was founded on 12 June 1910, the name being an abbreviation of PH EDN Combinatie (PH EDN Combination). The club was formed by a merger of Prins Hendrik (1 April 1906; Prince Henry) and Ende Desespereert Nimmer (1904; And Never Despair). PEC has been a professional football club since 23 February 1955. The club name was changed to PEC Zwolle in 1971 and to PEC Zwolle '82 in 1982. Instantly after the bankruptcy a new name was chosen for the new club: FC Zwolle. On 14 April 2012, after the promotion, the club name was changed back to PEC Zwolle.

PEC

PEC was one of Zwolle's three top football clubs, along with ZAC (founded in 1893) and Zwolsche Boys (1918). ZAC was associated with the local high society, Zwolsche Boys were associated with the working class, while PEC was the club of the local middle class. There was considerable rivalry between these three clubs, especially between Zwolsche Boys and PEC. Not only were their stadiums within walking distance from each other, the clubs frequently met each other in league matches.

PEC Zwolle

Despite this rivalry, PEC and Zwolsche Boys merged in 1969, taking the name PEC. In 1971, this became PEC Zwolle, in an attempt to promote the image of the city of Zwolle. In 1977, PEC Zwolle reached the finals of the KNVB Cup, losing to Twente in extra time, and missed out on promotion to the Eredivisie by one point. In 1978, the club won the Dutch first division title and was promoted to the Eredivisie for the first time in its history. In its first season in the Eredivisie, the club finished eighth, which remained PEC Zwolle's highest ever league position until finishing sixth in 2014–15. Their most impressive result that season was a 0–1 away victory at PSV. These results were achieved by a talented group of players bought from other clubs, such as Rinus Israël. The money for this came from the Slavenburg's bank, which was led by FC Zwolle chairman Jan Willem van der Wal. By 1982, the club had built up a debt of six million guilders and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

PEC Zwolle '82

Real estate developer Marten Eibrink took over power in PEC Zwolle in 1982. He managed to end the debt and restructured the club, which was epitomized by a change in the name: PEC Zwolle '82. He also had the club's stadium renovated and decided to name the stadium's main stand the Johan Cruyff Stand, because Johan Cruyff had played his last official match against PEC Zwolle '82 on 13 May 1984. Eibrink brought legendary players like Piet Schrijvers, Johnny Rep and Cees van Kooten to the club. The club managed to revive, but the revival was short-lived. In 1985, PEC Zwolle '82 were relegated to the Dutch first division, largely due to an injury-ridden main squad. They managed to return after only one season, having finished in second place. That team was led by the coach Co Adriaanse and the player Foeke Booy. Eibrink, however, grew increasingly disappointed in sponsors and local authorities, accusing them of not loving the club in the way that he did, and he left the club in 1988. Despite a promising start to the 1988–89 season, the club finished in 16th place, which meant that it was relegated to the First Division. The financial crisis worsened, as sponsors refused to invest in the club any longer. The players' wages could not be paid, and a debt to the Slavenburg's bank appeared which had been overseen by the board for around ten years. This led to the club's bankruptcy in March 1990.

FC Zwolle

After the bankruptcy, it was decided that the club had to sever all ties with the troubled finances of the past and make a fresh start. The club got a new name (FC Zwolle), a new organisational structure, new sponsors, new club colours (blue-white shirts with white shorts instead of green-white shirts with black shorts) and a new crest. The first years of the 'new' club were hard, but after 1992–93, a new team filled with talents such as Jaap Stam (who would later play for PSV, Manchester United, Lazio, Milan and Ajax), Bert Konterman (Feyenoord and Rangers), Johan Hansma (Heerenveen) and Henri van der Vegt (Udinese) played attractive and successful football. In 1992–93, FC Zwolle narrowly missed promotion to the Eredivisie. In the KNVB Cup, FC Zwolle reached the quarter-finals, losing to Feyenoord in a penalty shootout.

After many failed attempts in the play-offs, FC Zwolle finally managed to secure a return to the Eredivisie by winning the First Division in 2002. In the 2002–03 Eredivisie season, the club finished in 16th place and escaped relegation via the play-offs. A year later, they made a miserable start to the season, and had scored only seven points halfway through the season. An impressive run, with victories over the likes of SC Heerenveen and AZ, proved in vain, as FC Zwolle dropped from a 16th place (which would have placed them in the play-offs) to the 18th place (direct relegation) on the last day of the season. They lost 7–1 away at Feyenoord, while their rivals Vitesse and Volendam managed to beat their opponents Utrecht and RBC Roosendaal.

At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, FC Zwolle was considered one of the favourites for the title in the First Division, along with Sparta Rotterdam. However, it was another club from the province of Overijssel, Heracles Almelo, that won the title. FC Zwolle finished the season in fourth place, and had to play play-off matches against the second- and sixth-placed teams of the First Division (Sparta and Helmond Sport) and the 17th-placed team of the Eredivisie, De Graafschap. They finished bottom of their group, with one point from six matches, while Sparta won the group and clinched promotion and De Graafschap was relegated.

The 2005–06 season started well, with FC Zwolle fighting for the league's top spot in the first months. However, the results dwindled in November and December. Angry supporters threatened trainer-coach Hennie Spijkerman after a 0–5 home defeat against Excelsior, and Spijkerman resigned a few days later. The club's chairman announced that he would crack down on the supporters involved, and said that some had already received stadium bans of up to 9 years. Spijkerman's assistant trainer Harry Sinkgraven finished the season, leading the club to the play-offs, in which Eredivisie side Willem II proved too strong.

Former Feyenoord and Ajax player Jan Everse, who had already trained the club between 1996 and 1999, was presented as the new trainer-coach. He was faced with financial problems at the club, and the departure of key striker Santi Kolk. Many players from the club's youth teams were brought into the main squad, with mixed results. The team ended at the ninth place of the table during the 2006–07 season.

During the 2010–11 season, FC Zwolle held the top spot for a long time, but had to leave the title to RKC Waalwijk. Zwolle ended in 2nd place and did not achieve promotion. The 2011–12 season was more successful. FC Zwolle won the title and secured their return to the Eredivisie in the 2012–13 season.

First trophies and European appearance

Ron Jans led PEC to a KNVB Cup and Johan Cruijf Schaal.

Shortly after winning the championship of the Eerste Divisie, the club announced that the name will be changed to PEC Zwolle again.

In 2014, under the guidance of new head coach Ron Jans, PEC Zwolle earned their first major silverware by winning the KNVB Cup, beating league champions Ajax 5–1 in the final. Thus, PEC Zwolle qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time. On 3 August 2014, PEC Zwolle also won the 2014 Johan Cruijff Schaal (Dutch Supercup) by defeating AFC Ajax, this time by 1–0.

By winning the KNVB Cup, PEC Zwolle qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. In the play-off round, Zwolle played AC Sparta Prague and after a 1–1 draw in Zwolle it lost 3–1 in Prague, losing 2–4 on aggregate.

Time during the Eredivisie

After winning the KNVB Cup 2014, PEC Zwolle managed to reach the finals again in 2015. This time they played against FC Groningen and lost with 2 - 0.

The years following this, Zwolle was relatively stable. During the year 2017 with the new head coach John van 't Schip, PEC Zwolle experienced one of the most successful years ever, being third place during the winter break. However, following the winter break, Zwolle experienced the complete opposite of what it had before; it lost all matches and eventually ended at the 9th place in 2018. The season 2018/2019 Zwolle had a very disastrous start. During the winter break of 2018/2019, Zwolle was on struggling to stay in the Eredivise, being on the 15th place. Coach John van 't Schip was fired after this. During the year 2018, Zwolle got the fewest points in the Eredivisie; 26 points.

New coach Jaap Stam replaced his successor and managed to save Zwolle. He won with 3 - 1 against Feyenoord, 0 - 2 against Heracles Almelo, and 4 - 3 against FC Utrecht. At the end of the season 2018/2019, Zwolle ended at the 13th place, preventing relegation.

The 2 seasons following 2018/2019, PEC Zwolle repeatedly narrowly avoids relegation, ending at the 15th and 13th place. However, during the season 2021/2022, PEC Zwolle had a disastrous season once again. The coach Art Langeler quit and his assistant quit as well. This time, Dick Schreuder was enlisted as head coach to rescue Zwolle from relegation. Despite his initial successes, he failed to prevent relegation and Zwolle ended at the 18th place in 2022, being relegated to the second division in the Netherlands.

Short and record-breaking return to the Eerste Divisie

On 3 March 2023, Zwolle gained a 13–0 win over FC Den Bosch in a league game, as the team broke a broad series of records in the process. Firstly, the match became the largest win in the history of the Eerste Divisie, as well as the second largest one in the history of Dutch football (ex aequo with Ajax's 0–13 away win over VVV-Venlo in October 2020). Secondly, Zwolle became the first Dutch team since August 2002 (Heracles Almelo being the previous record-breaker) to close the first half of an official match with a 7–0 lead. In the same game, Zwolle player Apostolos Vellios scored three goals in almost twelve minutes since the starting kick-off, before netting another one later in the game: as a result, the Greek striker scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of the Dutch second tier. PEC player Lennart Thy claimed the top goalscorer's award in the Eerste Divisie for the season, having scored 23 goals in 36 appearances. Zwolle won immediate promotion back to the Eredivisie at the end of the season, finishing second in the league table.

Stadiums

Oosterenkstadion

Main article: Oosterenkstadion

The old stadium was built in 1934 and demolished in 2007. It was located at Business park Oosterenk. Since the completion in 1934 two different clubs played in the stadium. PEC from 1934 till 1957, Zwolsche Boys from 1957 till 1970. Since 1970 PEC played its games at the Oosterenk Stadium. The stadium had to be demolished because the new stadium is located at the same spot as the Oosterenk Stadium is.

Mac3Park Stadion

PEC Zwolle Stadion

Main article: PEC Zwolle Stadion

Officially since 29 August 2009, the stadium is no longer under construction. Construction started at 9 March 2007. The first game in the new stadium was against MVV. The final score was 0–0. The first goal scored in the new stadium was by FC Zwolle player Bram van Polen, coming on 22 August 2008 against Cambuur.

IJsseldelta Stadion

On 12 July 2012, the club officially announced the new name for their home ground, which is now called IJsseldelta Stadion.

MAC³PARK stadion

The name of the stadium was on 1 July 2016 changed to MAC³PARK stadion.

Rivalries

Main article: IJsselderby

PEC Zwolle's biggest rival is Go Ahead Eagles. Both clubs are located at the river IJssel, hence the name "IJsselderby".

Domestic results

Below is a table with FC Zwolle's domestic results since the introduction of professional football in 1956.

Domestic results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2022–23 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion)	2022–23	Second round
2021–22 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2021–22	Round of 16
2020–21 Eredivisie	13th	–	2020–21	Second round
2019–20 Eredivisie	15th	–	2019–20	Second round
2018–19 Eredivisie	13th	–	2018–19	Round of 16
2017–18 Eredivisie	9th	–	2017–18	Quarter final
2016–17 Eredivisie	14th	–	2016–17	Quarter final
2015–16 Eredivisie	8th	–	2015–16	Second round
2014–15 Eredivisie	6th	– (Losing EL play-offs)	2014–15	Final
2013–14 Eredivisie	11th	–	2013–14	Winners
2012–13 Eredivisie	11th	-	2012–13	Semi-finals
2011–12 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2011–12	Third round
2010–11 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2010–11	Fourth round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2009–10	Third round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2008–09	Second round
2007–08 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2007–08	Quarter finals
2006–07 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2006–07	Second round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie	12th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2005–06	Second round
2004–05 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2004–05	Second round
2003–04 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	2003–04	Second round
2002–03 Eredivisie	16th	– (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	2002–03	Third round
2001–02 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	2001–02	Round of 16
2000–01 Eerste Divisie	3rd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	2000–01	Quarter-finals
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1999–2000	Third round
1998–99 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1998–99	Quarter-finals
1997–98 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1997–98	Group stage
1996–97 Eerste Divisie	5th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1996–97	Quarter-finals
1995–96 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1995–96	Round of 16
1994–95 Eerste Divisie	14th	–	1994–95	group stage
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	8th	–	1993–94	Second round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1992–93	Quarter-finals
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	17th	–	1991–92	Second round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie (first season as FC Zwolle)	16th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1990–91	Second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie	15th	–	1989–90	Second round
1988–89 Eredivisie	16th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1988–89	Second round
1987–88 Eredivisie	13th	–	1987–88	Second round
1986–87 Eredivisie	11th	–	1986–87	Second round
1985–86 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1985–86	Round of 16
1984–85 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1984–85	Second round
1983–84 Eredivisie	14th	–	1983–84	Second round
1982–83 Eredivisie	13th	–	1982–83	Second round
1981–82 Eredivisie	15th	–	1981–82	Quarter-finals
1980–81 Eredivisie	9th	–	1980–81	Quarter-finals
1979–80 Eredivisie	14th	–	1979–80	Quarter-finals
1978–79 Eredivisie	8th	–	1978–79	Round of 16
1977–78 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1977–78	First round
1976–77 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion competition: no promotion	1976–77	Final
1975–76 Eerste Divisie	6th	–	1975–76	Semi-finals
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion competition: no promotion	1974–75	Second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1973–74	Second round
1972–73 Eerste Divisie	2nd	promotion competition: no promotion	1972–73	Round of 16
1971–72 Eerste Divisie	7th	–	1971–72	First round
1970–71 Tweede Divisie	2nd	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1970–71	First round
1969–70 Tweede Divisie	5th	–	1969–70	First round
1968–69 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	18th 4th	– Merged into PEC	1968–69	First round
1967–68 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	14th 19th	–	1967–68	Group stage
1966–67 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	8th 23rd	–	1966–67	did not participate
1965–66 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	7th (group A) 15th (group A)	–	1965–66	group stage
1964–65 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	15th (group A) 16th (group A)	–	1964–65	First round
1963–64 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	14th (group A) 7th (group A)	–	1963–64	First round
1962–63 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	17th (group B) 14th (group A)	–	1962–63	Second round
1961–62 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	14th 12th	–	1961–62	?
1960–61 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	16th 13th	–	1960–61	?
1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	6th (group B) 12th (group B)	– survived relegation play-off	not held	not held
1958–59 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	8th (group B) 7th (group B)	–	1958–59	?
1957–58 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	12th (group B) 14th (group B)	–	1957–58	?
1956–57 Tweede Divisie (as PEC and Zwolsche Boys)	10th (group A) 11th (group A)	–	1956–57	?

Historical chart of league performance

PEC Zwolle made it to the final round of the national cup four times. They only won in 2014. The first final was in 1928 against Racing Club Heemstede. The final score was 2–0. The second time they made it to the final was in 1977. The opponent that time was FC Twente. They lost 3–0 after extra time. The third time was in 2014, when they beat Ajax 5–1, subsequently claiming the cup for Zwolle for the first time in their history. The last time was in 2015 against FC Groningen. Final score 2–0.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	PO	Sparta Prague	1–1	1–3	2–4

Honours

Competition	Champion		Runner-up
	Number	Seasons	Number	Season
National
Eerste Divisie	3x	1977–78, 2001–02, 2011–12	5x	1972–73, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1999–00, 2010–11
Tweede Divisie	–	–	1x	1970–71
KNVB Cup	1x	2013–14	3x	1927–28, 1976–77, 2014–15
Johan Cruijff Shield	1x	2014	–	–

Current squad

As of 9 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Jasper Schendelaar
2	DF	CUW	Sherel Floranus
3	DF	NED	Olivier Aertssen
4	DF	IRL	Anselmo García MacNulty
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	DF	MAR	Anouar El Azzouzi
7	MF	DEN	Younes Namli
9	FW	SUR	Dylan Vente (on loan from Hibernian)
10	MF	NED	Davy van den Berg
11	FW	BEL	Dylan Mbayo (on loan from Kortrijk)
17	MF	USA	Anthony Fontana
18	MF	NED	Odysseus Velanas
21	MF	NED	Samir Lagsir
22	FW	NED	Kaj de Rooij
23	MF	IDN	Eliano Reijnders

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	GK	NED	Kenneth Vermeer
28	DF	DEN	Simon Graves (on loan from Palermo)
29	FW	NED	Thomas Buitink
30	MF	NZL	Ryan Thomas
33	DF	NED	Damian van der Haar
34	MF	NED	Nick Fichtinger
35	MF	CPV	Jamiro Monteiro
37	MF	NED	Mohamed Oukhattou
38	MF	NED	Teun Gijselhart
40	GK	NED	Mike Hauptmeijer
41	GK	NED	Duke Verduin
47	DF	NED	Tristan Gooijer (on loan from Ajax)
50	MF	BUL	Filip Krastev (on loan from Lommel)
77	MF	GHA	Braydon Manu

Former players

Further information: Category:PEC Zwolle players

National team players

The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received caps during their tenure with PEC Zwolle:

• Australia

  • Trent Sainsbury (2014–2016)

  Bulgaria

  • Filip Krastev (2024)

  Burkina Faso

  • Rahim Ouédraogo (2001–2002)

  China

  • Xie Yuxin (1987–1989)

  Curaçao

  • Anton Jongsma (2006–2008)
  • Sherel Floranus (2024–present)
  • Gillian Justiana (2009–2011)
  • Gervane Kastaneer (2021–2023)
  • Darryl Lachman (2018–2020)

  Czech Republic

  • Tomáš Necid (2014; 2015)

  DR Congo

  • Jody Lukoki (2014–2015)

• Faroe Islands

  • Súni Olsen (2001–2002)

  Finland

  • Thomas Lam (2018–2021; 2023–2024)
  • Niklas Moisander (2006–2008)
  • Jussi Nuorela (1996–1999)
  • Paulus Roiha (2003–2004)

  Japan

  • Yūta Nakayama (2019–2022)

  Kosovo

  • Destan Bajselmani (2019–2022)

  Liberia

  • Mark Pabai (2021–2022)

  Netherlands

  • Cees van Kooten (1983–1985)
  • Lulof Heetjans (1931–1937)
  • Piet Schrijvers (1983–1985)

  New Zealand

  • Ryan Thomas (2013–2018; 2022–present)

• North Macedonia

  • Georgi Hristov (2003–2004)

  Poland

  • Mateusz Klich (2012–2014)

  Suriname

  • Ryan Koolwijk (2021–2022)
  • Dylan Vente (2024–present)

  United States

  • Gregg Berhalter (1994–1996)

• Players in bold actively play for PEC Zwolle and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with PEC Zwolle.

National team players by Confederation

Member associations are listed in order of most to fewest of current and former PEC Zwolle players represented Internationally

Total national team players by confederation

Confederation	Total	(Nation) Association
AFC	3	Australia (1), China (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (1)
CAF	3	Burkina Faso (1), DR Congo (1), Liberia (1)
CONCACAF	8	Curaçao (5), Suriname (2), United States (1)
CONMEBOL	0
OFC	1	New Zealand (1)
UEFA	13	Finland (4), Netherlands (3), Bulgaria (1), Czech Republic (1), Faroe Islands (1), Kosovo (1), North Macedonia (1), Poland (1)

Players in international tournaments

The following is a list of PEC Zwolle players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA European Championship, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the AFC Asian Cup. To this date no PEC Zwolle players have participated in the FIFA World Cup, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for PEC Zwolle.

Cup	Players
1988 AFC Asian Cup	Xie Yuxin
1995 Copa América	Gregg Berhalter
2015 AFC Asian Cup	Trent Sainsbury
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup	Ryan Thomas
2019 Copa América	Yūta Nakayama
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Darryl Lachman
UEFA Euro 2020	Thomas Lam

Board and staff

Current board

Position	Staff
Board of directors	Arjan Jansen (chairman) Marcel Boudesteyn
Technical Director	Marcel Boudesteyn
Board of foundation operations	Evert Leideman Trudy Huisman Adriaan Visser (chairman) Erben Wennemars Janco Cnossen Rob van Kessel
Director of management	Arjan Jansen
Press Chairmen	Paul Schrijver

Source: [1]

Current staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Johnny Jansen
Assistant head coach	Etiënne Reijnen
Assistant coach	Johan Plat
Goalkeeping coach	Diederik Boer
Attacking coach	Dwight Blackson
Team manager	Isaac Teunis

Source:

List of PEC Zwolle chairmen

• J.B.C. Nieuwhof (1910–??)
• P. van de Salentein (1918–20)
• Mr. Viehoff (19??–??)
• N. Geertsma (1926–37)
• A. Pinkster (1937–40)
• K. Drost (1940–42)
• J.H.C. Gans (1942–46)
• Michiel Wilhelm (1946–52)
• H. Egberts (1952–57)
• J.J. Ruiter (1957–66)
• C.C. Duyn (1966–69)
• W.A.M. ten Doeschate (1969–72)
• Jan-Willem van der Wal (1972–79)
• Jan Wiersma (1979–82)
• Max Malcoops (1982–84)
• Marten Eibrink (1984–88)
• Jaap de Groot (caretaker) (1988–89)
• Gaston Sporre (1989–98)
• Ronald van Vliet (1998–2009)
• Arjan Jansen (caretaker) (2009)
• Adriaan Visser (2009–21)

List of PEC Zwolle coaches

• Jan van Asten (1955–57)
• Jan de Roos (1957–58)
• Piet Vogelzang (ass.) (1957–58)
• Herman Spijkerman (1958–59)
• Jan de Roos (1959–61)
• Herman Spijkerman (1961–63)
• Cor Sluyk (1963–65)
• Wim Blokland (1965–66)
• Jan van Asten (1966–68)
• Joep Brandes (1968–69)
• Pim van de Meent (1 July 1969 – 30 June 1970)
• Laszlo Zalai (1970–73)
• Georg Keßler (1 July 1973 – 30 June 1974)
• Friedrich Donenfeld (1 July 1974 – 30 June 1975)
• Jan Verhaert (ass.) (1974–75)
• Hans Alleman (1 July 1975 – 30 June 1977)
• Fritz Korbach (1 July 1977 – 30 June 1982)
• Bas Paauwe (interim) (1982)
• Rinus Israel (interim) (1982)
• Cor Brom (1 July 1982 – 30 June 1984)
• Co Adriaanse (1 July 1984 – 30 June 1988)
• Ben Hendriks (interim) (1988)
• Theo Laseroms (1988–89)
• Theo de Jong (1 July 1989 – 30 June 1992)
• Ben Hendriks (1992–95)
• Piet Schrijvers (1 July 1995 – 30 June 1996)
• Jan Everse (1 July 1996 – 24 December 1998)
• Dwight Lodeweges (29 December 1998 – 30 June 2001)
• Paul Krabbe (1 July 2001 – 02)
• Peter Boeve (1 July 2002 – 26 September 2003)
• Gerard Nijkamp (interim) (26 September 2003 – 6 October 2003)
• Hennie Spijkerman (6 October 2003 – 30 June 2006)
• Harry Sinkgraven (2006)
• Jan Everse (1 July 2006 – 2 March 2009)
• Claus Boekweg (int.) (2 March 2009 – 10 March 2009)
• Marco Roelofsen (int.) (2 March 2009 – V 2009)
• Jan Everse (1 July 2009 – 30 October 2009)
• C. Boekweg & J. Stam (int.) (30 October 2009 – 1 January 2010)
• Art Langeler (1 January 2010 – 30 June 2013)
• Ron Jans (1 July 2013 – 30 June 2017)
• John van 't Schip (1 July 2017 – 19 December 2018)
• Gert-Peter de Gunst (interim) (19 December 2018 – 28 December 2018)
• Jaap Stam (28 December 2018 – 31 May 2019)
• John Stegeman (1 July 2019 – 20 February 2021)

Team records

Topscorers

• 1989–90 : Richard Roelofsen (11)
• 1990–91 : Marco Roelofsen (12)
• 1991–92 : Gérard van der Nooij (10)
• 1992–93 : Martin Reynders (11)
• 1993–94 : Remco Boere (13)
• 1994–95 : Remco Boere (10)
• 1994–95 : Henri van der Vegt (10)
• 1995–96 : Lucian Ilie (7)
• 1996–97 : Jan Bruin (11)
• 1997–98 : Jan Bruin (14)
• 1998–99 : Arne Slot (18)
• 1999–00 : Dirk Jan Derksen (28)
• 2000–01 : Richard Roelofsen (14)
• 2001–02 : Arne Slot (12)
• 2002–03 : Richard Roelofsen (8)
• 2003–04 : Jasar Takak (8)
• 2004–05 : Ruud Berger (13)
• 2005–06 : Santi Kolk (18)
• 2006–07 : Anton Jongsma (14)
• 2007–08 : Tozé Marreco (15)
• 2008–09 : Dave Huymans (8)
• 2008–09 : Derk Boerrigter (8)
• 2009–10 : Eldridge Rojer (12)
• 2010–11 : Sjoerd Ars (20)
• 2011–12 : Nassir Maachi (18)
• 2012–13 : Denni Avdić (8)
• 2012–13 : Fred Benson (8)
• 2013–14 : Guyon Fernandez (10)
• 2014–15 : Tomáš Necid (12)
• 2015–16 : Lars Veldwijk (14)
• 2016–17 : Queensy Menig (9)
• 2017–18 : Mustafa Saymak (11)
• 2018–19 : Vito van Crooij (9)
• 2018–19 : Lennart Thy (9)
• 2019–20 : Reza Ghoochannejhad (7)
• 2020–21 : Reza Ghoochannejhad (6)
• 2021–22 : Daishawn Redan (6)
• 2022–23 : Lennart Thy (23)

See also

• PEC Zwolle (women)
• List of football clubs in the Netherlands

External links

• (in Dutch) Official website
• (in Dutch) Supporters Website
• (in Dutch) FC Zwolle Business Club (archived)