This season, the start of the season was far from bad. FC Utrecht had, led by Rene Hake, seven points after three matches. Feyenoord was defeated 3-1 and Sparta won 4-0, against FC Groningen a 0-0 draw was made. As a result, FC Utrecht was third after three matches. After 27 rounds of play, Hake was put aside. Also this season, FC Utrecht finally became, under the leadership of an interim trainer Rick Kruys, seventh.