SAINTS have been drawn against Vitesse in the third qualifying round of the Europa League - and here's a guide to the Dutch side.
- They are the highest-ranked of the unseeded teams in the competition.
- They finished fifth in last season’s Dutch top-flight.
- Qualification was ensured by winning the Eredivisie’s end-of-season European play-off.
- They were the club that Ronald Koeman began his managerial career at (Jan 2000- Dec 2001).
Ronald Koeman (front row, fifth from left) in his days as Vitesse head coach
- They lost at this stage of the competition in 2012/13 and 2014/15.
- Their home ground is the GelreDome, in Arnhem, which has a capacity of 25,000 and a retractable roof.
- They are managed by former Netherlands midfielder Peter Bosz.
- The club have close links to Chelsea, taking a number of Blues players on loan in recent years.
- One of those, Bertrand Traore, was last season's top scorer, with 13 league goals.
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