2023–24 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk 2023–24 football season

RKC Waalwijk
2023–24 season
Manager	Henk Fraser
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	15th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Michiel Kramer (6) All: Michiel Kramer (6)
Biggest win	Vitesse 0–2 RKC Waalwijk
Biggest defeat	RKC Waalwijk 0–4 PSV
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is RKC Waalwijk's 84th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Dutch top division Eredivisie. They are also competing in the KNVB Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 January 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SUR	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
3	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	MF	MAR	Yassin Oukili
7	FW	NED	Denilho Cleonise
8	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
9	FW	NED	David Min
10	FW	SRB	Filip Stevanović (on loan from Manchester City)
11	FW	BEL	Zakaria Bakkali
13	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink
14	MF	BEL	Chris Lokesa
15	MF	NED	Nouri El Harmazi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	NED	Richonell Margaret
20	FW	BEL	Ilias Takidine
21	GK	NED	Jeroen Houwen
23	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
24	MF	CUW	Godfried Roemeratoe
25	DF	NED	Jeffrey Bruma
27	FW	NED	Reuven Niemeijer
28	DF	NED	Aaron Meijers
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer (captain)
30	MF	FRA	Daouda Weidmann (on loan from Torino)
31	GK	NED	Joey Kesting
35	MF	CUW	Kevin Felida
—	FW	NED	Mats Seuntjens

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters (at FC Eindhoven until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Denilho Cleonise	FC Twente	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Jeffrey Bruma	SC Heerenveen	Free	17 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Filip Stevanović	Manchester City	Loan	8 August 2023	^[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Mats Seuntjens	FC Utrecht	Free	1 July 2023	^[5]
MF	Iliass Bel Hassani	Al-Jabalain	Free	8 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Regioteam Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk

1 July 2023 Friendly	Regioteam Waalwijk	0–12	RKC Waalwijk
15:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

RKC Waalwijk

K.V. Kortrijk

8 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	K.V. Kortrijk	Waalwijk, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk

NEC Nijmegen

15 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	NEC Nijmegen	Waalwijk, Netherlands
13:30 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report	Nuytinck 2'	Stadium: Sportpark Olympia Waalwijk

NAC Breda

RKC Waalwijk

19 July 2023 Friendly	NAC Breda	2-3	RKC Waalwijk	Breda, Netherlands
19:20 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Van den Bergh 60' Besselink 90'	Report	Kuijpers 6' Min 45' Lokesa 63'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

RKC Waalwijk

SC Paderborn

22 July 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–3	SC Paderborn
14:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

Olympique Marseille

RKC Waalwijk

27 July 2023 Friendly	Olympique Marseille	0–1	RKC Waalwijk
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Gueye 13'	Report

Sparta Rotterdam

RKC Waalwijk

5 August 2023 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)	Adewoye 69' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel

RKC Waalwijk

Cercle Brugge

16 November 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	3–5	Cercle Brugge
13:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)

RKC Waalwijk

KAC Marrakech

6 January 2024 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	1-1	KAC Marrakech
12:00 CEST (UTC+2:00)		Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		22	5	3	14	20	39	−19	022.73
KNVB Cup	31 October 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Total					23	5	3	15	22	42	−20	021.74

Last updated: 18 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Almere City	34	7	13	14	33	59	−26	34
14	Heracles Almelo	34	9	6	19	41	74	−33	33
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	8	19	38	56	−18	29
16	Excelsior (R)	34	6	11	17	50	73	−23	29	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	Volendam (R)	34	4	7	23	34	88	−54	19	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	4	1	9	14	26	−12	13	2	1	5	9	16	−7	2	0	4	5	10	−5

Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[6]

Heerenveen v RKC Waalwijk

12 August 2023 1	Heerenveen	3-1	RKC Waalwijk	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Nicolaescu 24' Bochniewicz 30' Sahraoui 43'	Report	Kramer 60' (pen.) Felida 79'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

RKC Waalwijk v AZ

20 August 2023 2	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	AZ	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramer 41' (pen.), 58' Margaret 76'	Report	Pavlidis 54', 79' D. de Wit 59' Poku 63'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Alex Bos

NEC v RKC Waalwijk

26 August 2023 3	NEC	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Nijmegen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoedemakers 16' Mattsson 23', 90' Rober 90+5'	Report	Min 60' Oukili 90+1'	Stadium: Goffertstadion Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

RKC Waalwijk v PSV

2 September 2023 4	RKC Waalwijk	0–4	PSV	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Veerman 44' Lang 53' De Jong 65' Tillman 86'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,609 Referee: Dennis Johan Higler

Vitesse v RKC Waalwijk

16 September 2023 5	Vitesse	0–2	RKC Waalwijk	Arnhem
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Manhoef 60' Boutrah 72'	Report	Roemeratoe 44' Oukili 39', 67' Margaret 78', 90+6' Van den Buijs 85' Vaessen 89'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 16,362 Referee: Allard Lindhout

RKC Waalwijk v FC Twente

24 September 2023 6	RKC Waalwijk	1–0	FC Twente	Waalwijk
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Oukili 18' Stevanović 89'	Report	Vlap 19'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Joey Kooij

Almere City v RKC Waalwijk

7 October 2023 8	Almere City	1-0	RKC Waalwijk	Almere
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Robinet 32' Soh 90+5'	Report	Meijers 36'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

RKC Waalwijk v FC Volendam

21 October 2023 9	RKC Waalwijk	2-1	FC Volendam	Waalwijk
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Min 43' Meijers 52' Roemeratoe 76' Oukili 90+2' Kramer 90+3'	Report	Mbuyamba 28' Payne 45+1' Benamar 89'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Sparta Rotterdam v RKC Waalwijk

28 October 2024 10	Sparta Rotterdam	2-0	RKC Waalwijk	Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Clement 39' Lauritsen 54' (pen.), 70' Verschueren 64', 67'	Report	Roemeratoe 18'	Stadium: Sparta Stadion Attendance: 10,341 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

RKC Waalwijk v Feyenoord

4 November 2023 11	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Feyenoord	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cleonise 25' Adewoye 45+2'	Report	Timber 35' Hartman 42' Nieuwkoop 64', 90'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,186 Referee: Pol Van Boekel

RKC Waalwijk v Go Ahead Eagles

11 November 2023 12	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Waalwijk
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meijers 23'	Report	Willumsson 30'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,157 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

PEC Zwolle v RKC Waalwijk

25 November 2023 13	PEC Zwolle	1–2	RKC Waalwijk	Zwolle
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van den Berg 29' Namli 78'	Report	Stevanović 14', 42' Lokesa 50' Kramer 78'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

RKC Waalwijk v Excelsior

2 December 2023 14	RKC Waalwijk	2–2	Excelsior	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oukili 22', 60'	Report	Driouech 74' Baas 81'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Bas Nijhuis

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

6 December 2023 7	RKC Waalwijk	2–3	Ajax	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kramer 37' Oukili 51'	Report	Brobbey 30' Berghuis 43' (pen.), 57'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Referee: Pol Van Boekel
Note: The match, which was originally played on September 30, was suspended in the 84th minute due to a collision between the home team's goalkeeper and the visiting team's striker.^[7] The remaining minutes will resume with the same score.

Fortuna Sittard v RKC Waalwijk

10 December 2023 15	Fortuna Sittard	v	RKC Waalwijk	Sittard
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion

FC Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

16 December 2023 16	FC Utrecht	v	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
14:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard

RKC Waalwijk v Heracles Almelo

12 January 2024 17	RKC Waalwijk	v	Heracles Almelo	Waalwijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

AFC Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

21 January 2024 18	AFC Ajax	v	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

RKC Waalwijk v Almere City

3 April 2024 28	RKC Waalwijk	0–0	Almere City	Waalwijk
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof [nl]

Volendam v RKC Waalwijk

7 April 2024 29	Volendam	v	RKC Waalwijk	Volendam
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kras Stadion

AZ v RKC Waalwijk

14 April 2024 30	AZ	v	RKC Waalwijk	Alkmaar
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht

28 April 2024 31	RKC Waalwijk	v	FC Utrecht	Waalwijk
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

Heracles Almelo v RKC Waalwijk

5 May 2024 32	Heracles Almelo	v	RKC Waalwijk	Almelo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Erve Asito

RKC Waalwijk v PEC Zwolle

12 May 2024 33	RKC Waalwijk	v	PEC Zwolle	Waalwijk
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

PSV v RKC Waalwijk

19 May 2024 34	PSV	v	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Philips Stadion

KNVB Cup

Utrecht v RKC Waalwijk

31 October 2023 First round	Utrecht	3–2	RKC Waalwijk	Utrecht
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fraulo 7' Van der Hoorn 17' Lidberg 30' (pen.)	Report	Lokesa 44', 51'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Laurens Gerrets

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ "RKC Waalwijk: RKC Waalwijk huurt Filip Stevanović van Manchester City".
^ "Aanwinst: Mats Seuntjens naar FC Utrecht".
^ "Defintief competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2023/24". Eredivisie. Ons Voetbal. 30 June 2023.
^ "Ajax league match abandoned after RKC goalkeeper knocked out". Reuters. 30 September 2023.

External links

Official website

2023–24 in Dutch football

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie Vierde Divisie Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Final Johan Cruyff Schaal KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Women's Champions League
National team	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (Group B)

Club seasons
Eredivisie	Ajax Almere City FC AZ Excelsior Rotterdam Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles SC Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NEC PEC Zwolle PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam FC Twente FC Utrecht Vitesse FC Volendam
Eerste Divisie	ADO Den Haag SC Cambuur FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht FC Eindhoven FC Emmen De Graafschap FC Groningen Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Jong AZ Jong PSV Jong FC Utrecht MVV Maastricht NAC Breda Roda JC Kerkrade Telstar TOP Oss VVV-Venlo Willem II
Women's Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Rotterdam SC Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV FC Twente FC Utrecht