Seven Dutch compete for titles in four European competitions

While most European leagues run from summer to spring, the UEFA calendar‑year competitions create an unprecedented title race involving seven Dutch players; in Norway Viking FK and FK Bodø/Glimt each sit on 62 points with four rounds remaining.

The page opens with the note ‘4 min See us more often on Google’. Most European leagues run from summer to spring in the following year. However, there are also UEFA competitions that span a calendar year, which greatly increases the title tension during that period. Seven (half) Dutch players find themselves in an unprecedentedly exciting title race.

Norwegian title race

In Norway, with four matchdays left, the Champions League participants Viking FK and FK Bodø/Glimt each sit on 62 points. Viking FK has two Dutch players under contract: Romano Postema and Essien Bassey. On paper, Viking faces slightly tougher opponents than Bodø.

The remaining fixtures in Norway include, among others, Molde FK – Bodø/Glimt on 20 November and Tromsø IL – Viking on 21 November. Further dates: Bodø/Glimt – KFUM on 28 November, Viking – Valerenga on 29 November, Molde FK – Viking on 4 December, Aalesund – Bodø/Glimt on 5 December, Bodø/Glimt – Sarpsborg 08 on 13 December and Viking – HamKam on 13 December.

Swedish, Georgian and Belarusian races

In the Swedish Allsvenskan, with two matches left, Hammarby IF and Sirius each sit on 58 points. Both title contenders have well‑known players under contract. Warner Hahn, born in Rotterdam and an international for Suriname, plays for Hammarby and recently provided an assist.

Matthias Nartey and Jesper Uneken hope to retain the national title with Sirius. Sirius still have to play against third‑placed Djurgården, which can still become champion theoretically with six points fewer. The Swedish schedule includes, among others, Sirius – Djurgården on 22 November, Hammarby – IFK Göteborg on 23 November, IFK Göteborg – Sirius on 29 November, Västerås SK – Hammarby on 29 November and Djurgården – BK Häcken on 29 November.

In Georgia, Dinamo Batumi leads the table with four remaining matches, followed by Iberia 1999 with the same number of points. Dinamo Tbilisi sits in third place with one point fewer, while FC Rustavi is fourth, three points behind the leader but still in contention. Dinamo Batumi features Imran Oulad Omar, a Dutch‑Moroccan player who previously played for FC Den Bosch.

Oulad Omar still has two crucial matches: Dinamo Batumi against FC Rustavi and Iberia against Dinamo Batumi. The Georgian schedule includes, among others, Spaeri – Iberia 1999 on 15 November, Dinamo Tbilisi – Torpedo Kutaisi on 20 November, Dinamo Batumi – FC Rustavi on 21 November, Samgurali – Iberia 1999 on 21 November, FC Gagra – Dinamo Tbilisi on 24 November, FC Rustavi – Tkibuli on 25 November, Dinamo Batumi – Dila Gori on 27 November, Tkibuli – Dinamo Tbilisi on 29 November, FC Rustavi – Spaeri on 30 November, Iberia 1999 – Dinamo Batumi on 1 December, Dinamo Tbilisi – Samgurali on 5 December, Torpedo Kutaisi – Dinamo Batumi on 5 December and Iberia 1999 – FC Rustavi on 5 December.

In Belarus, former FC Twente and RKC Waalwijk player Denilho Cleonise leads ML Vitebsk with 62 points. Isloch and Dinamo Minsk are one point behind ML Vitebsk. The Belarusian schedule includes, among others, ML Vitebsk – Slavia Mozyr, Isloch – Torpedo Zhodino and Dinamo Minsk – FC Minsk on 21 November, and Belshina Bobruisk – ML Vitebsk, BATE Borisov – Isloch and Naftan – Dinamo Minsk on 28 November.

The final scheduled matches in the mentioned competitions take place up to 5 December.