# 2013–14 SBV Vitesse season

During the 2013–14 season Vitesse Arnhem participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

## Events

On 18 May, manager Fred Rutten opted to not take up the contract renewal, and left the club. On 7 June, the club scheduled a friendly against Standard Liège, which will be played on 14 July. Six days later, the club announced a friendly with Lierse SK, scheduled to be played on 19 July.
On 14 June, Bayer Leverkusen is announced as the club's opponent on 27 July. The match will also be played at GelreDome.
On 19 June, Peter Bosz is announced as new manager. Late in the month, Vitesse announced Marko Vejinović as the first summer signing.

## Players
### Squad details

    As of 27 February 2014
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. apps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Eloy Room | GK | Nijmegen | (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 35) | 51 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2008 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 21 | Marko Meerits | GK | Tallinn | (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Flora | 6 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 22 | Piet Velthuizen | GK | Nijmegen | (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37) | 216 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hércules | 26 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 48 | Jeroen Houwen | GK | Venray | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dan Mori | CB | Tel Aviv | (1988-11-08) 8 November 1988 (age 35) | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Bnei Yahuda | 22 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 5 | Kelvin Leerdam | RB/DM | Paramaribo | (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 34) | 25 | 7 | – | – | Feyenoord | 2 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 6 | Frank van der Struijk | RB/CB | Boxtel | (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 39) | 127 | 2 | – | – | Willem II | 10 July 2008 | € 500K | 30 June 2014 |
| 23 | Jan-Arie van der Heijden | CB/DM | Schoonhoven | (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) | 100 | 5 | – | – | Ajax | 2 March 2011 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 37 | Guram Kashia (c) | CB/RB | Tbilisi | (1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37) | 140 | 10 | 28 | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 31 August 2010 | € 300K | 30 June 2016 |
| 38 | Patrick van Aanholt | LB | 's-Hertogenbosch | (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34) | 77 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 7 July 2013 | Loan | 30 June 2014 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochdi Achenteh | CM/LB/LW | Eindhoven | (1988-03-07) 7 March 1988 (age 36) | 1 | 0 | – | – | PEC Zwolle | 15 January 2014 | Undisc. | 30 June 2016 |
| 7 | Marko Vejinović | CM | Amsterdam | (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) | 25 | 1 | – | – | Heracles Almelo | 28 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 10 | Davy Pröpper | CM/AM | Arnhem | (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33) | 113 | 12 | – | – | Academy | 1 January 2010 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 18 | Valeri Kazaishvili | LW | Ozurgeti | (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31) | 32 | 5 | – | – | Olimpi | 9 August 2011 | Nominal | 30 June 2014 |
| 19 | Christian Atsu | AM/LW/RW | Ada Foah | (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) | 19 | 3 | 20 | 4 | Chelsea | 31 August 2013 | Loan | 30 June 2014 |
| 20 | Zakaria Labyad | LW/AM | Utrecht | (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sporting | 9 January 2014 | Loan | 30 June 2015 |
| 27 | Bertrand Traoré | AM/LW | Bobo-Dioulasso | (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Chelsea | 9 January 2014 | Loan | 30 June 2014 |
| 30 | Renato Ibarra | RW | Ambuquí | (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33) | 93 | 9 | 17 | 0 | El Nacional | 8 July 2011 | € 2M | 30 June 2014 |
| 34 | Theo Janssen | CM/DM | Arnhem | (1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 43) | 289 | 30 | 5 | 0 | Ajax | 27 August 2012 | € 600K | 30 June 2015 |
| 39 | Wimilio Vink | AM | Tiel | (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 45 | Gino Bosz | LW/RW | Rotterdam | (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 31) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 17 January 2014 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 46 | Elmo Lieftink | LW/AM | Deventer | (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 December 2013 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Uroš Đurđević | ST | Belgrade | (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | – | – | Rad | 7 January 2014 | Undisc. | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 | Mike Havenaar | ST/SS/AM | Hiroshima | (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 37) | 81 | 23 | 17 | 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 21 December 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 17 | Lucas Piazon | SS/AM/LW | São Paulo | (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) | 26 | 11 | – | – | Chelsea | 9 August 2013 | Loan | 30 June 2014 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 11 | MF | Giorgi Chanturia | 20 | Non-EU | Alania Vladikavkaz | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Pedersen | 23 | EU | OB | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 25 | MF | Adnane Tighadouini | 20 | EU | Cambuur | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Marko Vejinović | 23 | EU | Heracles | Transfer Y | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 5 | DF | Kelvin Leerdam | 23 | EU | Feyenoord | Transfer Y | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 20 | FW | Gaël Kakuta | 22 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 38 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 23 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 21 | GK | Marko Meerits | 21 | EU | Flora | Loan Return Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 15 | MF | Cristián Cuevas | 18 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 17 | MF | Lucas Piazón | 19 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Christian Atsu | 21 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Francisco Júnior | 21 | EU | Everton | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | 24 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 27 | MF | Bertrand Traoré | 18 | Non-EU | Chelsea | Loan Y | Winter | 2014 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Uroš Đurđević | 19 | EU | Rad | Transfer Y | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | MF | Zakaria Labyad | 20 | EU | Sporting CP | Loan Y | Winter | 2015 | Free |
| 2 | MF | Rochdi Achenteh | 25 | EU | PEC Zwolle | Transfer Y | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed |
Total spending: €0

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Tomáš Kalas | 20 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Summer | Free |
| 16 | DF | Michihiro Yasuda | 25 | Non-EU | Free agent | Contract Ended Y | Summer | Free |
| 41 | DF | Nando Wormgoor | 21 | EU | Dordrecht | Contract Ended Y | Summer | Free |
| 7 | MF | Nicky Hofs | 30 | EU | Free agent | Retired Y | Summer | Free |
| 41 | GK | Sebastiaan van der Sman | 24 | EU | Free agent | Released Y | Summer | Free |
| 25 | DF | Nikola Aksentijević | 20 | Non-EU | Partizan | Loan Y | Summer | Free |
| 8 | MF | Marco van Ginkel | 20 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer Y | Summer | £8M |
| 9 | FW | Wilfried Bony | 24 | Non-EU | Swansea City | Transfer Y | Summer | £12M |
| 1 | GK | Eloy Room | 24 | EU | Go Ahead Eagles | Loan Y | Summer | Free |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Pedersen | 23 | EU | Barnsley | Loan Y | Summer | Free |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Reis | 24 | EU | Bahia | Released Y | During Season | Free |
| 25 | FW | Adnane Tighadouini | 21 | EU | NAC Breda | Transfer Y | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 2 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | 24 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Winter | Free |
| 20 | MF | Gaël Kakuta | 22 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | Winter | Free |
| 44 | MF | Brahim Darri | 19 | EU | De Graafschap | Loan Y | Winter | Free |
| 15 | DF | Cristián Cuevas | 18 | EU | Chelsea | Loan Return Y | During Season | Free |
| 11 | MF | Giorgi Chanturia | 20 | EU | CFR Cluj | Transfer Y | During Season | Undisclosed |
| 8 | MF | Francisco Júnior | 22 | EU | Everton | Loan Return Y | During Season | Free |
Total gaining: €23,200,000 (£20,000,000)

## Competition
### Eredivisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | PSV | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 7 | Groningen (O) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 51 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 8 | AZ | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 47 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |