The 2025–26 season was the 61st season in the history of FC Twente, and the club's seventh consecutive season in the Eredivisie. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the KNVB Cup.
Season events On September 4, 2025, FC Twente announced that coach Joseph Oosting had been dismissed with immediate effect due to disappointing results and the team's style of play. The club stated that a successor would be appointed soon.
Eleven days later, on 15 September 2025, FC Twente confirmed the appointment of John van den Brom as the new head coach. He signed a contract running until the end of the season. On 27 March 2026, FC Twente extended van den Brom's contract until mid-2027.
On 6 January 2026, FC Twente officially announced the appointment of former player and manager Erik ten Hag as the club's new Technical Director. Ten Hag formally joined the club on 1 February 2026, signing a contract until mid-2028. He will work alongside current technical director Jan Streuer before officially succeeding him at the start of the 2026–27 season. Upon his appointment, Ten Hag expressed his desire to strengthen the club's technical foundation, citing his long-standing emotional connection to Twente as a primary motivation for his return.
Players Squad
Transfers In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee16 June 2025MF Thomas van den Belt FeyenoordUndisclosed27 June 2025DF Stav Lemkin Shakhtar DonetskUndisclosed3 July 2025DF Guilherme Peixoto BenficaUndisclosed8 July 2025MF Kristian Hlynsson AjaxUndisclosed26 July 2025DF Robin Pröpper RangersUndisclosed13 August 2025FW Sondre Ørjasæter Sarpsborg 08 FFUndisclosed1 September 2025MF Daouda Weidmann RKC WaalwijkUndisclosed2 September 2025FW Marko Pjaca Dinamo ZagrebFree transfer
Out DatePlayerTransferred toFee1 May 2025MF Sem Steijn FeyenoordUndisclosed2 June 2025MF Michal Sadílek Slavia PragueUndisclosed4 August 2025MF Carel Eiting Omonia NicosiaUndisclosed10 August 2025MF Michel Vlap Al AhliUndisclosed18 August 2025FW Mitchell van Bergen Sparta RotterdamUndisclosed
Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd dateFee30 July 2025MF Ramiz Zerrouki Feyenoord30 June 2026Undisclosed
Loans out DatePlayerToEnd dateFee30 June 2025MF Harrie Kuster RKC Waalwijk30 June 2026Undisclosed6 July 2025FW Younes Taha FC Groningen30 June 2026Undisclosed8 July 2025DF Juliën Mesbahi FC Emmen30 June 2026Undisclosed7 August 2025FW Sayfallah Ltaief Sparta Rotterdam30 June 2026Undisclosed13 August 2025MF Gijs Besselink Willem II30 June 2026Undisclosed1 September 2025FW Owen Panneflek RKC Waalwijk30 June 2026Undisclosed2 September 2025DF Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Heracles Almelo30 June 2026Undisclosed31 December 2025DF Bas Kuipers F.C. Arouca30 June 2026Undisclosed27 January 2026FW Naci Ünüvar Heracles Almelo30 June 2026Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Results summary
Eredivisie
League table
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were unveiled on 24 June 2025.
1st half
2st half
KNVB Cup
FC Twente participated in the 2025–26 KNVB Cup and reached the quarter-finals after away victories against Rohda Raalte, SV Spakenburg and FC Utrecht. Twente were eliminated by AZ in the quarter-finals after extra time.
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
Scorers
Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total114MFKristian Hlynsson1021229FWRicky van Wolfswinkel821011FWDaan Rots9110310FWSam Lammers617420MFThomas van den Belt516539DFMats Rots41524FWSondre Ørjasæter325728DFBart van Rooij3036MFRamiz Zerrouki303837FWNaci Ünüvar2027FWMarko Pjaca202938DFMax Bruns10132MFArno Verschueren0115DFBas Kuipers01142MFDaouda Weidmann01143DFRuud Nijstad101Totals441357 Sources: ESPN (Eredivisie); FC Twente Statistieken (KNVB Cup match details)
Assists
Rank Name Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total127FWSondre Ørjasæter628210FWSam Lammers707328DFBart van Rooij516411FWDaan Rots40414MFKristian Hlynsson40439DFMats Rots404520MFThomas van den Belt1236MFRamiz Zerrouki123632MFArno Verschueren2027FWMarko Pjaca112737FWNaci Ünüvar01123DFStav Lemkin10143DFRuud Nijstad1019FWRicky van Wolfswinkel01142MFDaouda Weidmann101 Totals 27 10 37 Sources: ESPN (Eredivisie); FC Twente Statistieken (KNVB Cup match details)
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