2019–20 Sparta Rotterdam season

The 2019–20 season was Sparta Rotterdam's 132nd season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Rotterdam participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Sparta Rotterdam
2019–20 season
ChairmanLeo Ruijs
ManagerHenk Fraser
StadiumHet Kasteel
Eredivisie11th
KNVB CupSecond round

Players

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Current squad

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As of 26 January 2020[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
GK   NED Tim Coremans
GK   NED Michael Fabrie
GK   ISR Ariel Harush (on loan from Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
DF   NED Dirk Abels
DF   CUW Suently Alberto
DF   NED Lassana Faye
DF   NED Khalid Karami (on loan from Vitesse)
DF   CUW Bradley Martis
DF   CPV Lorenzo Fonseca
DF   NED Bart Vriends
DF   POR Mica Pinto
MF   NED Adil Auassar (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Ugur Altintas
MF   NED Ayoub Boukhari
MF   NED Deroy Duarte
MF   CPV Jeffry Fortes
MF   NED Laros Duarte
MF   NED Abdou Harroui
MF   BEL Dante Rigo (on loan from PSV)
MF   NED Bryan Smeets
FW   GER Ragnar Ache
FW   CPV Gianni dos Santos
FW   NED Mohamed Rayhi
FW   NED Joël Piroe (on loan from PSV)
FW   NED Patrick Joosten (on loan from FC Utrecht)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   NED Jomar Gomes
GK   NED Kenny Lipman
DF   NED Tariq Dilrosun
DF   NED Darwin Heuvelman
DF   CUW Bradley Martis
DF   NED Boyd Reith
DF   CPV Lorenzo Soares Fonseca
DF   NED Daan van Unen
DF   NED Leon-Cardi Wong-Si-Kwie
MF   NED Ayoub Bukhari
MF   NED Levi Bouwense
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Jason Meerstadt
MF   NED Sven Mijnans
MF   NED Nino Roffelsen
MF   NED Joshua Sanches
FW   NED Emmanuel Emegha
FW   NED Brad van Hoeven
FW   NED Ouail El Merabet
FW   CPV Gianni dos Santos
FW   MAR Mohammed Tahiri
FW   DOM Darlin van der Werff

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

14 July 2019 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam   1–2   Maccabi Tel Aviv Mierlo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ache   21'
Stadium: Sportpark De Ark
Attendance: 130
17 July 2019 Friendly Willem II   0–3   Sparta Rotterdam Dongen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Biezen
20 July 2019 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam   3–0   NAC Breda Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
24 July 2019 Friendly Den Bosch   0–3   Sparta Rotterdam Den Bosch, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Vliert
10 January 2020 Friendly Waasland-Beveren   2–2   Sparta Rotterdam San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 4 August 2019 8 March 2020 Matchday 1 11th 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 034.62
KNVB Cup 30 October 2019 18 December 2019 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 050.00
Total 28 10 6 12 42 48 −6 035.71

Last updated: 8 March 2020
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 +1 35
10 Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 33
12 FC Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 −13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 −27 28
Source: eredivisie.nl
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)[2]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 9 6 11 41 45  −4 33 7 3 2 30 16  +14 2 3 9 11 29  −18

Last updated: 8 March 2020.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWDLLWDWLLDLWLDLWLDLWLWWLCCCCCCCC
Position95567118758101112111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019.[3] The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands.[4][5]

4 August 2019 1 Feyenoord 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 42,692
Referee: Danny Makkelie
9 August 2019 2 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 VVV-Venlo Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
17 August 2019 3 ADO Den Haag 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam The Hague
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 12,479
Referee: Dennis Higler
25 August 2019 4 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam Zwolle
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
1 September 2019 5 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,599
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
14 September 2019 6 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam The Hague
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
21 September 2019 7 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 RKC Waalwijk Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
28 September 2019 8 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam Sittard
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 7,483
Referee: Richard Martens
5 October 2019 9 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 Twente Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,435
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
20 October 2019 10 Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Groningen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Euroborg
27 October 2019 11 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Utrecht Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
2 November 2019 12 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 PSV Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,387
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
9 November 2019 13 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Heerenveen
20:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
24 November 2019 14 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 Vitesse Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
30 November 2019 15 Willem II 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam Tilburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14,250
Referee: Siemen Mulder
8 December 2019 16 Sparta Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
15 December 2019 17 Emmen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Emmen
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
21 December 2019 18 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 AZ Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,031
Referee: Kevin Blom
19 January 2020 19 Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,426
Referee: Allard Lindhout
25 January 2020 20 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 9,821
Referee: Dennis Higler
1 February 2020 21 Twente 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
11 February 2020 22 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 8,083
Referee: Danny Makkelie
16 February 2020 23 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Groningen Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
21 February 2020 24 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Waalwijk
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
1 March 2020 25 Sparta Rotterdam 5–1 Emmen Rotterdam
19:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
8 March 2020 26 Utrecht 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
15 March 2020 27 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled Feyenoord Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
20 March 2020 28 Heracles Almelo Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Almelo
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Erve Asito
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 20 March, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[6]
4 April 2020 29 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled SC Heerenveen Rotterdam
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 4 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
12 April 2020 30 PSV Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Eindhoven
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Philips Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
21 April 2020 31 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
26 April 2020 32 Vitesse Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: GelreDome
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
3 May 2020 33 Sparta Rotterdam Cancelled Willem II Rotterdam
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]
10 May 2020 34 VVV-Venlo Cancelled Sparta Rotterdam Venlo
16:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Koel
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[7]

KNVB Cup

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30 October 2019 First round Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Volendam Rotterdam
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Referee: Kamphuis
18 December 2019 Second round Willem II 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam Tilburg
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom

References

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  1. ^ "A-Selectie - Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Rotterdam.
  2. ^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Eredivisie fixtures for 2019/20 announced | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotion/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in Nederland". knvb.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "No football in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak". knvb.com. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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