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Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, or simply Twente, is a Dutch professional football club from Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of Enschedese Boys with Sportclub Enschede, the 1926 Dutch champions. Twente have won the Eredivisie once, the KNVB Cup three times, and the Johan Cruyff Shield twice. They also finished runners-up in the Eredivisie twice, and reached the 1975 UEFA Cup final, which they lost against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Twente's home ground since 1998 is De Grolsch Veste. Since 2019, the team have played in the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football. The club takes its name from the region of Twente, the eastern part of Overijssel.

History

Foundation and early years

The club was formed in 1965 as a merger of two professional clubs, Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys. One of such predecessors, SC Enschede, had also won a single Dutch championship in 1926.

The first successes of the club started just after the merger of 1965, under the innovative coach Kees Rijvers. Twente finished third in 1969, fourth in 1970, fifth in 1971, third in 1972 and again in 1973. The team's key figures were local heroes, such as Epi Drost, Eddy Achterberg, Kick van der Vall and Theo Pahlplatz. Their finest Eredivisie season was 1973–74, in which Twente battled for the Dutch championship with Feyenoord. A head-to-head confrontation in the final game of the season, in Rotterdam, where Feyenoord prevailed 3–2, sealed Twente's fate in second. Nonetheless, this earned the side a position in the UEFA Cup.

The Tukkers, as FC Twente fans are known, made the most of their UEFA Cup appearance in 1974–75, making it all the way to the final, where they lost 0–0 on aggregate (1–5 on away goals) to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach. They also eliminated the likes of Juventus en route to the final.

In 1977, Twente won their first trophy, the KNVB Cup, after beating PEC Zwolle 3–0.

The 1980s and 1990s

After enjoying some success in the 1970s, prospects went downhill for Twente, with the club ultimately suffering relegation to the Eerste Divisie, the Dutch second division, in 1983. However, Twente returned to the top flight a year later, but the club soon became known for their "impressive" amount of 1–1 and 0–0 draws. Although the club's "boring" reputation seemed to stick, Twente continued to achieve European qualification on a regular basis, qualifying for Europe five times between 1985 and 2009.

Re-establishment then followed in the 1990s: German coach Hans Meyer led Twente to third-place in the Eredivisie of 1997 and into the third round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup the next season. On 24 May 2001, Twente clinched their second triumph in the KNVB Cup after beating PSV in the final after being 3–1 down in the penalty shoot-out. The season after, Twente crashed out of the Cup at the hands of Ajax's second team. Additionally, results in the league were poor, with hardcore Twente fans Ultras Vak-P eventually going on a rampage at the club's brand-new stadium, De Grolsch Veste, out of frustration.

From bankruptcy to national champions (2002–2011)

thumb|200px|[[Steve McClaren, the first manager to win the title for FC Twente.]]

The club's mother corporation (FC Twente '65) was declared bankrupt in the 2002–03 season, almost leading to the club's going out of existence. Despite the club's financial troubles, it continued to enjoy success, reaching the 2004 KNVB Cup final, and finishing fourth in the 2006-07 Eredivisie season under the stewardship of chairman Joop Munsterman. In the 2007–08 season, Twente placed fourth and won the play-offs for a ticket to the Champions League qualifiers by defeating Ajax in the play-off finals.

In the 2008–09 season, Twente hired former England manager Steve McClaren as its new head coach. Under his tenure, unseeded Twente entered the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League, being drawn against seeded Arsenal. The two legs were played at home on 13 August and away on 27 August 2008. Twente lost 6–0 on aggregate, resulting in their elimination from the Champions League and subsequent entry of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round. At the domestic level, Twente finished second in the Eredivisie, 11 points behind champions AZ, and again secured entry to the Champions League qualifying rounds as Dutch runners-up, as well as KNVB Cup finalists (defeated by Heerenveen).

The 2009–10 season started with Twente being knocked out of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after a 1–1 aggregate draw against Sporting CP, which sent the Portuguese side through on away goals. The club was then admitted to the Europa League, where it enjoyed a relatively successful path that ended in a 4–2 aggregate defeat at the hands of Werder Bremen in the round of 32. At the domestic level, Twente won its first Eredivisie title at the end of a campaign in which they lost just twice, winning 16 of 17 at home. The championship was confirmed on the final day of the season when they beat NAC 2–0 away, making Steve McClaren the first Englishman to guide a Dutch team to a national title since Bobby Robson in 1992. The victory qualified Twente for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage, the club's first appearance in the competition. At the end of the season, McClaren resigned as the manager, moving to German side VfL Wolfsburg, and was replaced by the Belgian Michel Preud'homme. Twente continued their success by having a good run during the 2010–11 KNVB Cup, reaching the final on 8 May 2011 at De Kuip. Twente recovered from down to defeat Ajax 3–2 in extra time with a winner from Marc Janko, which claimed the club's third KNVB Cup title. One week later, the two teams faced each other in Amsterdam in the final round of matches in the Eredivisie, with Twente leading by a point. However, Ajax gained revenge for the Cup defeat by winning 3–1, to claim their first title in seven years.

The start of the 2011–12 season, under Preud'homme's successor Co Adriaanse, featured another clash between the duo in the Amsterdam Arena, this time with Twente winning 2–1 in their second successive Johan Cruijff Shield supercup victory.

Financial problems and relegation (2014–2019)

During the 2014–15 Eredivisie season, Twente found themselves in financial trouble again, forcing the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) to deduct the club three points from the side in March 2015. Club President Munsterman, who had announced to leave the club at the end of the season, then already quit the club on 1 April 2015 over allegations of financial mismanagement. The team fired 18 employees and stopped with their scouting department after they received a second three-point penalty in April 2015. They also decided to withdraw Jong Twente from the Eerste Divisie for the 2015–16 season and the women's professional team was relocated in a separate foundation. On 18 May 2016, the KNVB declared its intent to relegate FC Twente to the Eerste Divisie. This was however still subject to appeal by FC Twente and on 17 June 2016, the KNVB appeal committee decided that Twente can remain in the Eredivisie. At the end of the 2017–18 Eredivisie season, Twente relegated to the Eerste Divisie by finishing at the bottom of the table at the end of the season, after having fired two managers that season. The 2018–19 Eerste Divisie season was the first outside of the top flight for 34 years. Commercial director Jan van Halst felt partly responsible and then stepped down.

Back to Europe

In the Eerste Divisie, Twente had a season marked by ups and downs. From December 2018, however, through a 15-game stretch, not a single loss was recorded, giving the club a big lead over the competition. On 22 April 2019, the title and promotion were secured. Twente drew 0–0 at home against Jong AZ, but because the last remaining competitor Sparta Rotterdam lost, Twente could no longer be reached.

Despite Pušić's success in earning Twente promotion, he was let go and replaced by his assistant Gonzalo García, who was put in charge of the club for their return to the Eredivisie. After a strong start, a 3–2 home defeat to archrivals Heracles Almelo was the start of a lesser period. Twente dropped to the bottom regions of the Eredivisie and after an impressive victory over AZ, three more defeats followed. However, after a 1–0 defeat against Vitesse, the Eredivisie season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. As a result, Twente finished the 2019–20 season in fourteenth place, safe of relegation.

At the beginning of the 2020–21 season, García was also dismissed to be succeeded by the experienced Ron Jans. At the same time, Jan Streuer became technical director as a replacement for the Ted van Leeuwen who had resigned. Streuer brought in players such as Queensy Menig and Václav Černý, who would both become key players in the following season. After an excellent first half of the season, the results in the second half of the season were disappointing. Twente missed play-offs for European football and finished in tenth place. As a result of this season, Streuer wanted to bring more experienced players to the club, and signed Robin Pröpper and Ricky van Wolfswinkel. In addition, youth players were increasingly integrated in the first team with Mees Hilgers, Ramiz Zerrouki and Daan Rots becoming starters. Jody Lukoki was also signed, but he was seriously injured shortly after his arrival, which meant that he never played a match for Twente. Lukoki's contract was terminated on 17 February 2022 after being convicted of domestic violence. Three months later, on 9 May 2022, Lukoki died of cardiac arrest after being beaten by family members.

After a strong season, Twente finished in fourth place in the league table and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League; their first return to Europe in eight years.

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Twente:

Dayton Dutch Lions
Qarabağ
Kozármisleny
Heracles Almelo
Stranraer

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

National

Eredivisie
Winners: 2009–10
Runners-up: 1973–74, 2008–09, 2010–11
Eerste Divisie
Winners: 2018–19
KNVB Cup
Winners: 1976–77, 2000–01, 2010–11
Runners-up: 1974–75, 1978–79, 2003–04, 2008–09
Johan Cruyff Shield
Winners: 2010, 2011
Runners-up: 2001

International

UEFA Cup
Runners-up: 1974–75

Domestic results

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thumb|280px|Historical chart of league performance

Below is a table with Twente's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"

! colspan=5 | Domestic results since 1956

! style="width:20%;"|Domestic league

! style="width:20%;"|League result

! style="width:20%;"|Qualification to

! style="width:20%;"|KNVB Cup season

! style="width:20%;"|Cup result

|2024–25 Eredivisie

| 6th

| – (losing CL play-offs)

|2024–25

|round of 16

|2023–24 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|Europa League (league stage)

|2023–24

|second round

|2022–23 Eredivisie

| 5th

|Europa Conference League (2Q)

|2022–23

|round of 16

|2021–22 Eredivisie

| 4th

|Europa Conference League (3Q)

|2021–22

|round of 16

|2020–21 Eredivisie

| 10th

| –

|2020–21

|first round

|2019–20 Eredivisie

| 14th

| –

|2019–20

|second round

|2018–19 Eerste Divisie

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Eredivisie (promotion)

|2018–19

|quarter-final

|2017–18 Eredivisie

| style="background:pink;"|18th (relegation)

| –

|2017–18

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|semi-final

|2016–17 Eredivisie

|7th

| –

|2016–17

|second round

|2015–16 Eredivisie

|13th

| –

|2015–16

|second round

|2014–15 Eredivisie

|10th

| –

|2014–15

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|semi-final

|2013–14 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|Europa League (Q4)

|2013–14

|second round

|2012–13 Eredivisie

|6th

| – (losing EL play-offs)

|2012–13

|round of 16

|2011–12 Eredivisie

|6th

|Europa League (Q1)

|2011–12

|round of 16

|2010–11 Eredivisie

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Champions League (Q2)

|2010–11

| style="background:gold;"|winners

|2009–10 Eredivisie

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Champions League

|2009–10

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|semi-final

|2008–09 Eredivisie

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Champions League (Q2)

|2008–09

| style="background:silver;"|final

|2007–08 Eredivisie

|4th

|Champions League (winning CL play-offs) (Q3)

|2007–08

|second round

|2006–07 Eredivisie

|4th

|UEFA Cup (after losing CL play-offs)

|2006–07

|round of 16

|2005–06 Eredivisie

|9th

|Intertoto Cup (after losing UC play-offs final)

|2005–06

|round of 16

|2004–05 Eredivisie

|6th

| –

|2004–05

|round of 16

|2003–04 Eredivisie

|8th

| –

|2003–04

| style="background:silver;"|final

|2002–03 Eredivisie

|12th

| –

|2002–03

|second round

|2001–02 Eredivisie

|12th

| –

|2001–02

|round of 16

|2000–01 Eredivisie

|11th

|UEFA Cup

|2000–01

| style="background:gold;"|winners

|1999–2000 Eredivisie

|6th

| –

|1999–2000

|second round

|1998–99 Eredivisie

|8th

| –

|1998–99

|round of 16

|1997–98 Eredivisie

|9th

|Intertoto Cup

|1997–98

|4th place

|1996–97 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|UEFA Cup

|1996–97

|round of 16

|1995–96 Eredivisie

|10th

| –

|1995–96

|quarter-final

|1994–95 Eredivisie

|5th

| –

|1994–95

|round of 16

|1993–94 Eredivisie

|5th

|UEFA Cup

|1993–94

|round of 16

|1992–93 Eredivisie

|5th

|UEFA Cup

|1992–93

|quarter-final

|1991–92 Eredivisie

|6th

| –

|1991–92

|third round

|1990–91 Eredivisie

|6th

| –

|1990–91

|second round

|1989–90 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|UEFA Cup

|1989–90

|round of 16

|1988–89 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|UEFA Cup

|1988–89

|round of 16

|1987–88 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

| - (after losing UC play-offs)

|1987–88

|second round

|1986–87 Eredivisie

|7th

| - (after losing UC play-offs)

|1986–87

|round of 16

|1985–86 Eredivisie

|14th

| –

|1985–86

|second round

|1984–85 Eredivisie

|8th

| –

|1984–85

|round of 16

|1983–84 Eerste Divisie

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Eredivisie (promotion)

|1983–84

|quarter-final

|1982–83 Eredivisie

| style="background:pink;"|16th

|Eerste Divisie (relegation)

|1982–83

|round of 16

|1981–82 Eredivisie

|12th

| –

|1981–82

|round of 16

|1980–81 Eredivisie

|6th

| –

|1980–81

|round of 16

|1979–80 Eredivisie

|6th

|UEFA Cup

|1979–80

|round of 16

|1978–79 Eredivisie

|12th

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1978–79

| style="background:silver;"|final

|1977–78 Eredivisie

|4th

|UEFA Cup

|1977–78

|second round

|1976–77 Eredivisie

|9th

|Cup Winners' Cup

|1976–77

| style="background:gold;"|winners

|1975–76 Eredivisie

|4th

| –

|1975–76

|round of 16

|1974–75 Eredivisie

|4th

| –

|1974–75

| style="background:silver;"|final

|1973–74 Eredivisie

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|UEFA Cup

|1973–74

|round of 16

|1972–73 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|UEFA Cup

|1972–73

|quarter-final

|1971–72 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|UEFA Cup

|1971–72

|first round

|1970–71 Eredivisie

|5th

| –

|1970–71

|round of 16

|1969–70 Eredivisie

|4th

|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|1969–70

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|semi-final

|1968–69 Eredivisie

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|3rd

|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

|1968–69

|round of 16

|1967–68 Eredivisie

|8th

| –

|1967–68

| style="background:#cd7f32;"|semi-final

|1966–67 Eredivisie

|13th

| –

|1966–67

|first round

|1965–66 Eredivisie

|11th

| –

|1965–66

|group stage

|1964–65 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1964–65 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|7th 7th

| –

|1964–65

|second round quarter final

|1963–64 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1963–64 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|3rd 13th

| –

|1963–64

|second round first round

|1962–63 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1962–63 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|5th 4th

| –

|1962–63

|quarter-final second round

|1961–62 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1961–62 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|14th 5th (group B)

| –

|1961–62

| ? ?

|1960–61 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1960–61 Eerste Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|12th 5th (group A)

| –

|1960–61

| ? ?

|1959–60 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1959–60 Tweede Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|9th 2nd (group B)

| – Eerste Divisie (promotion)

|not held

|1958–59 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1958–59 Tweede Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|7th 3rd (group B)

| –

|1958–59

| ? ?

|1957–58 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1957–58 Tweede Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|2nd 2nd (group B)

| –

|1957–58

| ? ?

|1956–57 Eredivisie (as SC Enschede) 1956–57 Tweede Divisie (as Enschedese Boys)

|3rd 15th (group A)

| –

|1956–57

| ? ?

Club staff

{| class="wikitable"

! Position

! Name

| Manager

| John van den Brom

| Assistant Manager

| Jeffrey de Visscher Peter Uneken

| Goalkeeper Coach

| Rein Baart

| Fitness Coach

| Ellery Cairo

| Chief Scout

| Michel Doesburg

| Scout

| Niels Wigbold Lee Mayes André Paus

| Chief Youth Scout

| Koen Fleer

| Youth Scout

| Jan Kemkens

| Director of Youth Department

| Carsten Herzog

| Coordinator of Talent Management

| Bas van Baar

| Technical Director

| Erik ten Hag

Coaches

Friedrich Donenfeld (1 July 1965 – 30 June 1966)
Kees Rijvers (1 July 1966 – 30 June 1972)
Spitz Kohn (1 July 1972 – 30 September 1979)
Hennie Hollink (1980–81)
Rob Groener (1981–82)
Spitz Kohn (1 November 1982 – 30 June 1983)
Fritz Korbach (1 July 1983 – 30 June 1986)
Theo Vonk (1 July 1986 – 30 June 1992)
Rob Baan (1 July 1992 – 30 June 1994)
Issy ten Donkelaar (1 July 1994 – 19 November 1995)
Fred Rutten (interim) (16 November 1995 – 15 January 1996)
Hans Meyer (15 January 1996 – 5 September 1999)
Fred Rutten (6 September 1999 – 30 June 2001)
John van 't Schip (1 July 2001 – 10 July 2002)
René Vandereycken (24 July 2002 – 17 May 2004)
Rini Coolen (1 July 2004 – 1 February 2006)
Jan van Staa (interim) (1 February 2006 – 30 June 2006)
Fred Rutten (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2008)
Steve McClaren (20 June 2008 – 30 June 2010)
Michel Preud'homme (1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011)
Co Adriaanse (1 July 2011 – 3 January 2012)
Steve McClaren (5 January 2012 – 26 February 2013)
Alfred Schreuder (interim) (26 February 2013 – 1 April 2013)
Michel Jansen (interim) (1 April 2013 – 30 June 2014)
Alfred Schreuder (1 July 2014 – 31 August 2015)
René Hake (31 August 2015 – 18 October 2017)
Marino Pušić (interim) (18 October 2017 – 29 October 2017)
Gertjan Verbeek (29 October 2017 – 26 March 2018)
Marino Pušić (26 March 2018 – 31 May 2019)
Gonzalo Recoba (1 July 2019 – 1 June 2020)
Ron Jans (17 June 2020 – 11 June 2023)
Joseph Oosting (1 July 2023 – 4 September 2025)
John van den Brom (15 September 2025 – present)

Notable (former) players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for FC Twente.

Lindon Selahi
Ramiz Zerrouki
Marko Arnautović
Marc Janko
Roland Kollmann
David Carney
Jason Čulina
Nikita Rukavytsya
Luke Wilkshire
Dedryck Boyata
Jurgen Cavens
Nacer Chadli
Stein Huysegems
Frédéric Peiremans
Danilo
Nikolay Mihaylov
Rahim Ouédraogo
Cristian Cuevas
Felipe Gutiérrez
Bryan Ruiz
Dario Vujičević
Václav Černý
Hans Aabech
Michael Birkedal
Andreas Bjelland
Kasper Kusk
Claus Nielsen
Kenneth Perez
Jan Sørensen
Per Steffensen
Përparim Hetemaj
Fredrik Jensen
Mika Lipponen
Antti Sumiala
Helmut Rahn
Peter Niemeyer
Rico Steinmann
Giorgi Aburjania
Giorgi Gakhokidze
Prince Polley
Konstantinos Loumpoutis
Antal Nagy
Arnar Viðarsson
Nashat Akram
Cheick Tioté
Calvin Verdonk
Joey Pelupessy
Mees Hilgers
Ryo Miyaichi
Spitz Kohn
Jesús Corona
Luka Đorđević
Karim El Ahmadi
Ismaïl Aissati
Faouzi El Brazi
Anouar Diba
Adil Ramzi
Hakim Ziyech
Otman Bakkal
Ronald de Boer
Sander Boschker
John Bosman
Paul Bosvelt
Edson Braafheid
Wout Brama
Arnold Bruggink
Romano Denneboom
Epi Drost
Eljero Elia
Orlando Engelaar
Leroy Fer
Erik ten Hag
Kees van Ierssel
Theo Janssen
Collins John
Ola John
Luuk de Jong
René van de Kerkhof
Willy van de Kerkhof
Denny Landzaat
Adam Maher
Andy van der Meyde
Michael Mols
Arnold Mühren
Youri Mulder
René Notten
Arthur Numan
Heini Otto
Niels Oude Kamphuis
Theo Pahlplatz
Tijjani Reijnders
Marcel Peeper
Quincy Promes
Fred Rutten
Dick Schoenaker
Theo Snelders
Frans Thijssen
Kick van der Vall
Dwight Tiendalli
Orlando Trustfull
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Paul Verhaegh
Sander Westerveld
Peter Wisgerhof
Tyronne Ebuehi
Hallvar Thoresen
Renato Tapia
Przemysław Tytoń
Mateusz Klich
Daniel Fernandes
Dmitri Bulykin
Scott Booth
Slobodan Rajković
Dušan Tadić
Miroslav Stoch
Haris Vučkić
Kamohelo Mokotjo
Bernard Parker
Emir Bajrami
Kennedy Bakırcıoğlu
Rasmus Bengtsson
Daniel Majstorović
Sharbel Touma
Blaise Nkufo
Oguchi Onyewu
Roberto Rosales
Zvonko Bego
Spira Grujić
Mitar Mrkela
Spasoje Samardžić

Top scorers

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

! style="background:#d00; text-align:center;"|Season

! style="background:#d00; width:70%;"|Name

! style="background:#d00; text-align:center;"|Goals

|align=center|1965–66

| Hans Roordink

|align=center|11

|align=center|1966–67

| Jan Jeuring

|align=center|10

|align=center|1967–68

| Dick van Dijk

|align=center|22

|align=center|1968–69

| Dick van Dijk

|align=center|30

|align=center|1969–70

| Antal Nagy

|align=center|17

|align=center|1970–71

| Jan Jeuring

|align=center|17

|align=center|1971–72

| René van de Kerkhof

|align=center|10

|align=center|1972–73

| Jan Jeuring

|align=center|13

|align=center|1973–74

| Johan Zuidema

|align=center|14

|align=center|1974–75

| Johan Zuidema

|align=center|10

|align=center|1975–76

| Jan Jeuring

|align=center|20

|align=center|1976–77

| Arnold Mühren

|align=center|13

|align=center|1977–78

| Ab Gritter

|align=center|15

|align=center|1978–79

| Ab Gritter

|align=center|14

|align=center|1979–80

| Hallvar Thoresen

|align=center|11

|align=center|1980–81

| Hallvar Thoresen

|align=center|15

|align=center|1981–82

| Manuel Sánchez Torres

|align=center|15

|align=center|1982–83

| Martin Koopman

|align=center|7

|align=center|1983–84

| Billy Ashcroft

|align=center|21

|align=center|1984–85

| Willy Carbo

|align=center|15

|align=center|1985–86

| Martin Koopman

|align=center|8

|align=center|1986–87

| Ulrich Wilson

|align=center|8

|align=center|1987–88

| Piet Keur

|align=center|17

|align=center|1988–89

| Piet Keur

|align=center|16

|align=center|1989–90

| Claus Nielsen

|align=center|14

|align=center|1990–91

| Claus Nielsen

|align=center|16

|align=center|1991–92

| Youri Mulder

|align=center|18

|align=center|1992–93

| Prince Polley

|align=center|11

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

! style="background:#d00; text-align:center;"|Season

! style="background:#d00; width:70%;"|Name

! style="background:#d00; text-align:center;"|Goals

|align=center|1994–95

| Michel Boerebach

|align=center|12

|align=center|1993–94

| Edwin Vurens

|align=center|10

|align=center|1995–96

| Arnold Bruggink

|align=center|11

|align=center|1996–97

| John Bosman

|align=center|20

|align=center|1997–98

| John Bosman Jan van Halst Antti Sumiala

|align=center|6

|align=center|1998–99

| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

|align=center|21

|align=center|1999–00

| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

|align=center|19

|align=center|2000–01

| Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

|align=center|15

|align=center|2001–02

| Jack de Gier

|align=center|6

|align=center|2002–03

| Ellery Cairo

|align=center|7

|align=center|2003–04

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|14

|align=center|2004–05

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|16

|align=center|2005–06

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|12

|align=center|2006–07

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|22

|align=center|2007–08

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|22

|align=center|2008–09

| Blaise Nkufo

|align=center|16

|align=center|2009–10

| Bryan Ruiz

|align=center|24

|align=center|2010–11

| Marc Janko

|align=center|15

|align=center|2011–12

| Luuk de Jong

|Align=center| 25

|align=center|2012–13

| Luc Castaignos

|Align=center|13

|align=center|2013–14

| Dušan Tadić

|Align=center|16

|align=center|2014–15

| Hakim Ziyech

|align=center|11

|align=center|2015–16

| Hakim Ziyech

|align=center|17

|align=center|2016–17

| Enes Ünal

|align=center|18

|align=center|2017–18

| Oussama Assaidi

|align=center|6

|align=center|2018–19

| Aitor Cantalapiedra

|align=center|16

|align=center|2019–20

| Haris Vuckic

|align=center|11

|align=center|2020–21

| Danilo Pereira da Silva

|align=center|17

|align=center|2021–22

| Ricky van Wolfswinkel

|align=center|16

|align=center|2022–23

| Václav Černý

|align=center|14

|align=center|2023–24

| Sem Steijn

|align=center|17

|align=center|2024–25

| Sem Steijn

|align=center|24

|align=center|2025–26

| Kristian Hlynsson

|align=center|10

thumb|200px|right|[[Blaise Nkufo, with 114 goals, is the club's all-time top scorer.]]

Women's section

The women's section of Twente was founded in 2007 for the creation of the Eredivisie as new top-level league in the Netherlands. Twente played the opening match of the league. After three midfield positions in the first three years, Twente won the championship in 2010–11 and played the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2011–12.

References

External links

;Official websites

FC Twente on YouTube (official channel)

;General fan sites

FC Twente Online
FC Twente Online English Section
Vak-P
Twentefans

;News sites

SkySports.com / FC Twente
Goal.com / FC Twente
Football-Lineups.com / FC Twente

History

Foundation and early years

The 1980s and 1990s

From bankruptcy to national champions (2002–2011)

Financial problems and relegation (2014–2019)

Back to Europe

Affiliated clubs

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

National

International

Domestic results

Club staff

Coaches

Notable (former) players

Top scorers

Women's section

See also

References

External links