The match was played out in front of an impressively patient and supportive 16,523 crowd, which means that over 30,000 paying fans have already been through the Pittodrie turnstiles by mid-July.
Striker Niall McGinn and midfielder Peter Pawlett, who recovered from a knock to make the starting line-up, had the Scottish Premiership side’s best chances, both thwarted by goalkeeper Sergio Padt.
Winger Jonny Hayes also recovered from an injury picked up in the first qualifying round win over Daugava Riga and was influential, while new signing David Goodwillie came on as a second-half substitute.
There was little sign of the forewarned counter-attacking threat from the Dutch mid-tablers, with Groningen seemingly happy to take a scoreless draw back to their home leg.
But the Dons just need to score in the Netherlands to be firm favourites to progress in the competition.
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes said: "We set out to win the game that's for sure, and to be honest we're not totally satisfied or disappointed with the performance.
"We knew Groningen would be a tough opponent, but I feel we are more than capable of going over there and scoring a goal or two, I have no doubts about that."
Aberdeen travel to Holland for the second leg with Gronigen on Thursday, 24 July.
Source: Teamtalk