Founded in 1970, FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club with its home base situated at Stadion Galgenwaard, nestled neatly in the heart of the Netherlands. This outfit, as unassumingly as it sprung into existence, has calmly established a formidable playing squad respected across their realm. As a matter of fact, their collective market value hovers around a cool £69m according to Transfermarkt.
With a modest squad of 19 players, FC Utrecht maintains an equilibrium of seasoned and youthful energy, boasting an average age of 27. A balance that has served them well; one might argue. This season, it's been far from knitting and book club for the lads. Quite the contrary, they've knuckled down in no less than four lively competitions.
In the Eredivisie, one of the oldest football leagues in the world, they're currently sitting in a very respectable eighth place. The KNVB Beker, another high stakes Dutch tournament, saw the team advance to the Round of 16. European ambitions were not shelved, with the team mixing it up in the Europa League Qualifiers until the Play-Offs, and then continuing to duke it out into the League Phase of the Europa League. All in all, it's been a season that would frizz the hair of even the most hamster-hearted of teams.
