2020–21 Willem II season

Willem II
2020–21 season
Chairman	Jack Buckens
Manager	Adrie Koster
Stadium	Koning Willem II Stadion
Eredivisie	14th
KNVB Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Vangelis Pavlidis (10); All: ; Vangelis Pavlidis (12)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Willem II season was the club's 125th season in existence and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Willem II participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021

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	NED	Robbin Ruiter
3	DF	NED	Freek Heerkens (2nd captain)
4	DF	NED	Jordens Peters (captain)
5	DF	NED	Ian Smeulers (on loan from Feyenoord)
6	DF	NED	Jan-Arie van der Heijden
7	FW	NED	Ché Nunnely
8	MF	ESP	Pol Llonch
10	FW	GRE	Vangelis Pavlidis
11	FW	GER	Mats Köhlert
13	DF	NED	Leeroy Owusu
14	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu
15	FW	NED	Ole Romeny (on loan from NEC)
16	MF	NED	Rick Zuijderwijk
17	MF	MAR	Dries Saddiki
18	DF	SUR	Miquel Nelom


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GHA	Kwasi Okyere Wriedt
21	MF	BEL	Mike Trésor
22	DF	NED	Victor van den Bogert
23	MF	GER	Görkem Sağlam
24	GK	NED	Connor van den Berg
25	DF	SWE	Sebastian Holmén
26	GK	BEL	Jorn Brondeel
27	DF	GER	Derrick Köhn
30	MF	ALB	Lindon Selahi (on loan from Twente)
32	DF	NED	Sven van Beek (on loan from Feyenoord)
43	MF	NED	Wesley Spieringhs
46	DF	NED	Jop van den Avert
48	DF	NED	Vincent Schippers
49	GK	KOS	Arijanet Murić (on loan from Manchester City)

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
12	DF	AUS	Dylan Ryan (at Melbourne Victory until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	GER	John Yeboah (at Almere City until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

14 August 2020 Friendly	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wriedt 55' Ndayishimiye 65' (pen.)	Report	Linthorst 10'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 2,800

21 August 2020 Friendly	Willem II	1–1	PSV	Tilburg, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Llonch 30' Pavlidis 76'	Report	Malen 16' Rosario 40'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion

4 September 2020 Friendly	Genk	Cancelled	Willem II	Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overview

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 September 2020	16 May 2021	Matchday 1	14th	34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	023.53
KNVB Cup	2 December 2020	17 December 2020	First round	Second round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
UEFA Europa League	16 September 2020	24 September 2020	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total					37	9	7	21	45	74	−29	024.32

Last updated: 16 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Heerenveen	34	9	12	13	43	49	−6	39
13	PEC Zwolle	34	9	11	14	44	53	−9	38
14	Willem II	34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	31
15	RKC Waalwijk	34	7	9	18	33	55	−22	30
16	Emmen (R)	34	7	9	18	40	68	−28	30	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs^[a]

Source: Eredivisie,^[1] Soccerway^[2]
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)^[3]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

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
34	8	7	19	40	68	−28	31	6	2	9	22	33	−11	2	5	10	18	35	−17

Last updated: 16 May 2021.
Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W
Position	18	8	8	11	12	11	12	14	12	14	15	16	16	15	16	17	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 July 2020.^[4]

12 September 2020 1	SC Heerenveen	2–0	Willem II	Heerenveen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Batista Meier 17' Woudenberg 22' Van der Heide 68' Bochniewicz 75'	Report	Llonch 19' Nelom 32' Sağlam 44'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Richard Martens

20 September 2020 2	Willem II	4–0	Heracles Almelo	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Köhlert 43' Pavlidis 46', 84' Sağlam 50' Yeboah 52'	Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 3,908 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

27 September 2020 3	FC Emmen	1–1	Willem II	Emmen
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)	De Leeuw 5' Bijl 19', 57'	Report	Trésor 13' Holmén 90+2'	Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

4 October 2020 4	Willem II	1–4	Feyenoord	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Peters 8' Pavlidis 13'	Report	Haps 23' Linssen 48' Berghuis 56', 77' Spajić 88'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

17 October 2020 5	Willem II	0–3	FC Twente	Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holmén 45+2' Sağlam 64' Nelom 70'	Report	Danilo 2', 62' Oosterwolde 48' Lamprou 83'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

24 October 2020 6	PEC Zwolle	0–0	Willem II	Zwolle
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leemans 47' Saymak 84' 85'	Report	Trésor 48'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Referee: Martín Pérez

31 October 2020 7	Willem II	1–3	Vitesse	Tilburg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nunnely 25'	Report	Openda 57' Broja 63' Vroegh 85'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

8 November 2020 8	PSV	3–0	Willem II	Eindhoven
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Max 14' Götze 21' Rosario 40' Malen 82'	Report	Köhn 63'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

21 November 2020 9	Willem II	2–1	VVV-Venlo	Tilburg
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pavlidis 7' Sağlam 18' Llonch 62' Trésor 86'	Report	Giakoumakis 34' Hunte 73'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Erwin Blank

29 November 2020 10	FC Groningen	1–0	Willem II	Groningen
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	El Messaoudi 63'	Report	Sağlam 45+1'	Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

5 December 2020 11	Fortuna Sittard	3–2	Willem II	Sittard
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Semedo 9' Polter 29' (pen.) Rota 33' Flemming 44'	Report	Köhn 50' Pavlidis 61', 66' Heerkens 63' Llonch 75' 88' Van der Heijden 87'	Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

13 December 2020 12	Willem II	1–3	Sparta Rotterdam	Tilburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sağlam 12' Köhn 19' Holmén 52' Wriedt 90+3'	Report	Thy 6' D. Duarte 45+1', 51' Vriends 59'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Christiaan Bax

20 December 2020 13	AZ	5–3	Willem II	Alkmaar
16:45 CET (UTC+1)	Koopmeiners 38', 43' Stengs 53' Midtsjø 65' Karlsson 69' (pen.)	Report	Aboukhlal 22' (o.g.) Trésor 36' (pen.) Köhn 68' Nunnely 90'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

23 December 2020 14	Willem II	1–1	Ajax	Tilburg
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wriedt 54'	Report	Antony 4', 66'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

10 January 2021 15	VVV-Venlo	2–1	Willem II	Venlo
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Giakoumakis 79' (pen.), 90+3', 87'	Report	Van der Heijden 15', 52' Holmén 66'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

14 January 2021 16	Willem II	2–3	FC Groningen	Tilburg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nunnely 60' Dammers 79' (o.g.)	Report	El Hankouri 50', 90+3' Itakura 84', 90+2'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

17 January 2021 17	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	Willem II	Waalwijk
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Tahiri 47'	Report	Wriedt 59'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

22 January 2021 18	Willem II	1–3	PEC Zwolle	Tilburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wriedt 10', 45+1' Selahi 41'	Report	Kersten 45' Ghoochannejhad 58', 62', 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

28 January 2021 19	Ajax	3–1	Willem II	Amsterdam
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Klaassen 51' Brobbey 83' Tadić 87' Schuurs 89' Blind 90+2'	Report	Pavlidis 62'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder

31 January 2021 20	Willem II	2–0	FC Emmen	Tilburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nunnely 38' Wriedt 47'	Report	Bijl 90'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers

14 February 2021 22	Feyenoord	5–0	Willem II	Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Diemers 6' Toornstra 45+2' Linssen 49' Sinisterra 52' Berghuis 63' (pen.) Kökçü 83'	Report	Trésor 90'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

19 February 2021 23	Willem II	0–6	FC Utrecht	Tilburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Selahi 77'	Report	Ter Avest 3' Van de Streek 11', 19' Ramselaar 47' Kerk 69' Van der Maarel 86'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Dieperink

24 February 2021 21	Willem II	1–1	ADO Den Haag	Tilburg
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Heerkens 37' Trésor 48' (pen.) Peters 60' 75' Owusu 90+6'	Report	Gomelt 42' Pinas 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Siemen Mulder

28 February 2021 24	Sparta Rotterdam	0–2	Willem II	Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)	Duarte 43' Fortes 78'	Report	Nunnely 67' Trésor 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

6 March 2021 25	FC Twente	1–1	Willem II	Enschede
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Roemeratoe 40' Bosch 64', 89'	Report	Pavlidis 81'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 0 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

13 March 2021 26	Willem II	3–1	SC Heerenveen	Tilburg
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Holmén 28' Wriedt 55' Nunnely 58'	Report	J. Veerman 59', 73'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

21 March 2021 27	Vitesse	0–0	Willem II	Arnhem
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rasmussen 20' Tannane 54'	Report	Spieringhs 24'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 0 Referee: Danny Makkelie

3 April 2021 28	Willem II	0–1	AZ	Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Llonch 37' Saddiki 74'	Report	Koopmeiners 5' Guðmundsson 72' Midtsjø 77'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Blom

10 April 2021 29	Heracles Almelo	4–0	Willem II	Almelo
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakış 6', 38' Pröpper 46' Vloet 77'	Report	Owusu 80'	Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 0 Referee: Pol van Boekel

23 April 2021 30	Willem II	1–0	RKC Waalwijk	Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlidis 54', 90+5'	Report	Anita 61'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

1 May 2021 31	FC Utrecht	3–2	Willem II	Utrecht
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van de Streek 4' Maher 33' Van Beek 45+4' (o.g.) Kerk 68' Gustafson 90+2'	Report	Holmén 34', 57' Wriedt 37', 82'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeroen Manschot

9 May 2021 32	Willem II	0–2	PSV	Tilburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Malen 26' Köhn 51' (o.g.) Dumfries 82'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dennis Higler

13 May 2021 33	ADO Den Haag	1–4	Willem II	The Hague
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El Khayati 38' Van Ewijk 45+4' Kramer 69' Vejinović 88'	Report	Pavlidis 5', 22' Wriedt 40' Nunnely 71' Selahi 73' Muric 75'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

16 May 2021 34	Willem II	2–1	Fortuna Sittard	Tilburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Llonch 39' Pavlidis 45', 57' Holmén 67'	Report	Flemming 45+2', 48'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout

KNVB Cup

2 December 2020 First round	DVS '33	Bye	Willem II	Ermelo
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sportpark Zuid

17 December 2020 Second round	Willem II	0–2	Vitesse	Tilburg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Holmén 41' Schippers 84'	Report	Manhoef 20' Buitink 63'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sander van der Eijk

UEFA Europa League

16 September 2020 Second qualifying round	Progrès Niederkorn	0–5	Willem II	Differdange, Luxembourg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jänisch 10' Ferino 68'	Report	Pavlidis 20', 34' Sağlam 28' Nunnely 46' Trésor 65'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 0 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Willem II	0–4	Rangers	Tilburg, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nelom 27' Pavlidis 81' Llonch 82'	Report	Barišić 6' Tavernier 22' (pen.) Kent 25' Helander 55', 71' Morelos 66'	Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_RPO0.48578799911113-1] Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

[2] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Standings". eredivisie.nl. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[3] "Eredivisie 2020/2021 - Tables". soccerway.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[rules2020-21-4] "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[5] "Programma Eredivisie 2020/21 definitief vastgesteld | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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