2021–22 Sparta Rotterdam season

The 2021–22 season was the 134th season in the existence of Sparta Rotterdam and the club's third consecutive 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.

Sparta Rotterdam
2021–22 season
ChairmanLeo Ruijs
Head coachHenk Fraser
(until 24 April)
Maurice Steijn
(from 26 April)
StadiumHet Kasteel
Eredivisie14th
KNVB CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vito van Crooij (4)

All:
Vito van Crooij (5)
Biggest winWillem II 0–3 Sparta Rotterdam
Biggest defeatUtrecht 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord 4–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2022[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   NGA Maduka Okoye (on loan from Watford)
GK   NED Tim Coremans
DF   BEL Michaël Heylen
DF   NED Bart Vriends
DF   NED Tom Beugelsdijk
DF   NED Augustin Drakpe
DF   DEN Riza Durmisi (on loan from Lazio)
DF   GRE Giannis Masouras (on loan from Olympiacos)
DF   LUX Mica Pinto
DF   LUX Laurent Jans
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   NED Dirk Abels
DF   NED Aaron Meijers
MF   NED Adil Auassar (captain)
MF   NED Sven Mijnans
MF   NED Joeri de Kamps (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)
MF   BEL Arno Verschueren (on loan from Lommel)
MF   DEN Younes Namli (on loan from Krasnodar)
FW   GER Mario Engels
FW   NED Vito van Crooij
FW   GER Lennart Thy
FW   ESP Adrián Dalmau

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   SUR Ishan Kort
GK   NED Rijk Janse
GK   NED Finn Murre
DF   TOG Augustin Drakpe
DF   MAR Farouq Limouri
DF   NED Jeremy van Mullem
DF   NED Tariq Dilrosun
DF   NED Gaultiér Overman
DF   NED Jay den Haan
DF   NED Yanilio de Nooijer
DF   NED Joshua Adney
MF   NED Constantijn Schop
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   NED Delano Vianello
MF   NED Jason Meerstadt
MF   NED Jeremy Udenhout
MF   MAS Dylan van Wageningen
MF   NED Patrick Brouwer
MF   NED Achraf Madi
MF   NED Marcus Scholten
FW   NED Marouane Afaker
FW   NED Mohamed el Karbachi
FW   NED Mike Frimpong
FW   NED Aaron Bashir
FW   NED Shairon de Wind
FW   MAR Mohammed Tahiri
FW   NED Pepijn Doesburg

Players out on loan

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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
MF   NED Abdou Harroui (at Sassuolo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   NED Reda Kharchouch (at Emmen until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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Pos Player Transferred from Fee
DF   Laurent Jans   Standard de Liège Free Transfer
FW   Kenzo Goudmijn   AZ Loan Transfer
FW   Vito van Crooij   VVV-Venlo Undisclosed
Pos Player Transferred from Fee
MF   Deroy Duarte   Fortuna Sittard Free Transfer
FW   Danzell Gravenberch   De Graafschap Free Transfer
GK   Michael Fabrie   VV Smitshoek Free Transfer
DF   Jeffry Fortes   De Graafschap Free Transfer
FW   Reda Kharchouch   FC Emmen Loan Transfer
DF   Lassana Faye No club Released
DF   Aaron Meijers   ADO Den Haag End of loan
MF   Wouter Burger   Feyenoord End of loan

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 July 2021 Friendly Heracles Almelo   1–2   Sparta Rotterdam Almelo, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito
10 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam   3–3   Gent Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
13 July 2021 Friendly Telstar   0–0   Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly SBV Excelsior   0–3   Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
7 August 2021 Friendly Willem II   Cancelled   Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eredivisie 15 August 2021 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 14th 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 023.53
KNVB Cup 27 October 2021 15 December 2021 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 36 9 11 16 33 50 −17 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Groningen 34 9 9 16 41 55 −14 36
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 −14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 −31 35
16 Heracles Almelo (R) 34 9 7 18 33 49 −16 34 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
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)[2]
(R) Relegated

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
34 8 11 15 30 48  −18 35 4 7 6 16 21  −5 4 4 9 14 27  −13

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLDLWDDLLDLLWLLLDDDDLLWLLWWDDLLDWWW
Position16151715151313161717171616161617171616161717181818161615161817161514
Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]

15 August 2021 1 Utrecht 7-0 Sparta Rotterdam Utrecht
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof
21 August 2021 2 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
28 August 2021 3 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Deventer
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bakker   6' (pen)
Botos   60'
Report Pinto   53' Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
3 October 2021 8 PSV 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Eindhoven
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
20 November 2021 13 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Twente Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
28 November 2021 14 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 Ajax Rotterdam
12:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis
5 December 2021 15 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam Alkmaar
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
18 December 2021 17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 Vitesse Rotterdam
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
23 January 20 20 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 Utrecht Rotterdam
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erwin Blank
27 February 2022 24 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 PSV Rotterdam
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 10,020
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
12 March 2022 26 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles Rotterdam
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Het Kasteel
3 April 2022 28 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 Heerenveen Rotterdam
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
9 April 2022 29 Ajax 2−1 Sparta Rotterdam Amsterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (roof open)
Attendance: 54,254
Referee: Pol van Boekel
16 April 2022 23 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam Sittard
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
19 April 2022 25 Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: GelreDome
22 April 2022 30 Twente 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam Enschede
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
30 April 2022 31 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ Rotterdam
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
7 May 2022 32 Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam Groningen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Euroborg
11 May 2022 33 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 PEC Zwolle Rotterdam
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Het Kasteel
15 May 2022 34 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam Almelo
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Erve Asito

KNVB Cup

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27 October 2021 First round GVVV 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam Veenendaal
20:00 CEST Stadium: Sportpark Panhuis
15 December 2021 Second round Vitesse 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam Arnhem
18:00 CET(UTC+1)
Stadium: GelreDome

Statistics

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Eredivisie KNVB Cup Total
1 FW 1233432569976435574318   Alfie Zraikat 1 0 1

Last updated: 29 August 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "A-selectie | Sparta Rotterdam".
  2. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Definitief: alle Eredivisie wedstrijden voor seizoen 2021-22". eredivisie.nl. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.