2022–23 Excelsior Rotterdam season

The 2022–23 season was the 121st season in the existence of Excelsior Rotterdam and the club's first season back in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Excelsior Rotterdam participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Excelsior Rotterdam

2022–23 season
Chairman	Bob de Lange
Manager	Marinus Dijkhuizen
Stadium	Stadion Woudestein
Eredivisie	15th
KNVB Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kenzo Goudmijn Lazaros Lamprou (4 each) All: Lazaros Lamprou (6)
Biggest win	Excelsior Rotterdam 5–1 MVV Maastricht
Biggest defeat	Ajax 7–1 Excelsior

Players

As of 31 January 2023

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	Stijn van Gassel
2	DF	BEL	Siebe Horemans
3	DF	NED	Kik Pierie (on loan from Ajax)
4	DF	NED	Redouan El Yaakoubi (captain)
5	MF	GER	Adrian Fein
6	MF	NED	Joshua Eijgenraam
7	FW	SRB	Nikolas Agrafiotis
8	MF	NED	Kenzo Goudmijn (on loan from AZ)
9	FW	NED	Reda Kharchouch
10	FW	NED	Marouan Azarkan (on loan from Feyenoord)
11	MF	BEL	Jacky Donkor
14	FW	NED	Couhaib Driouech
16	DF	NED	Sven Nieuwpoort

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	GER	Maxime Awoudja
18	GK	NED	Norbert Alblas
19	FW	NED	Raphaël Eyongo
21	MF	MAR	Yassin Ayoub
22	MF	GRE	Lazaros Lamprou
23	MF	NED	Peer Koopmeiners (on loan from AZ)
24	DF	CUW	Nathangelo Markelo
28	DF	IDN	Nathan Tjoe-A-On
29	FW	NED	Mike van Duinen
33	MF	NED	Julian Baas
34	DF	NED	Serano Seymor
38	GK	NED	Pascal Kuiper
—	MF	NED	Noah Naujoks
—	DF	FRA	Arthur Zagré (on loan from AS Monaco)

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	Michael Chacón (at Helmond Sport until 30 June 2023, obligation to buy)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NED	Luuk Admiraal (at Spakenburg until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

NAC Breda v Excelsior

9 July 2022 Friendly	NAC Breda	1–1	Excelsior	Zundert, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ismail-Mahamed 89'	Report	El Yaakoubi 52'	Stadium: Sportpark de Wildert
Note: Match was played in three 30-minute periods

Almere City v Excelsior

12 July 2022 Friendly	Almere City	2–0	Excelsior	Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pouwels 67' Huijsman 85'	Report		Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played in four 30-minute periods

Excelsior v Dordrecht

16 July 2022 Friendly	Excelsior	3–2	Dordrecht	Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kharchouch 43' Driouech 45', 73'	Report	Doesburg 68' (pen.) Savastano 81'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Sven Spaan

Heracles Almelo v Excelsior

22 July 2022 Friendly	Heracles Almelo	2–1	Excelsior	Almelo, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakış 54' Armenteros 81'	Report	Goudmijn 85'	Stadium: Erve Asito

Heerenveen v Excelsior

30 July 2022 Friendly	Heerenveen	3–1	Excelsior	Heerenveen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Van Aken 45', 85' Sarr 47'	Report	Admiraal 73'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Referee: Jeroen Mans

Jong FC Utrecht v Excelsior

8 November 2022 Friendly	Jong FC Utrecht	1–1	Excelsior	Utrecht, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Van Eldik 90'		Agrafiotis 17'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch

Kortrijk v Excelsior

4 December 2022 Friendly	Kortrijk	1–0	Excelsior	Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mehssatou 72'

Club Brugge v Excelsior

10 December 2022 Friendly	Club Brugge	0–2	Excelsior	Knokke-Heist, Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Markelo 45' Agrafiotis 82'	Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

Portimonense v Excelsior

15 December 2022 Friendly	Portimonense	1–1	Excelsior	Albufeira, Portugal
11:00 CET (UTC+1)	Anderson 85'	Report	Goudmijn 23'

Excelsior v Heerenveen

22 December 2022 Friendly	Excelsior	0–1	Heerenveen	Netherlands
13:00 CET (UTC+1)			Ali 44'
Note: 45+30 minutes

Excelsior v Heerenveen

22 December 2022 Friendly	Excelsior	1–1	Heerenveen	Netherlands
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Markelo 60'		Van Amersfoort 24'
Note: Match was played in two 30-minute periods

Willem II v Excelsior

30 December 2022 Friendly	Willem II	3–1	Excelsior	Netherlands
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	15th	34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	026.47
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022	11 January 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					36	10	5	21	38	76	−38	027.78

Source: Soccerway

Eredivisie

Main article: 2022–23 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	6	18	39	62	−23	36
14	Volendam	34	10	6	18	42	71	−29	36
15	Excelsior	34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	32
16	Emmen (R)	34	6	10	18	33	65	−32	28	Relegation play-offs
17	Cambuur (R)	34	5	4	25	26	69	−43	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
34	9	5	20	32	71	−39	32	8	2	7	22	26	−4	1	3	13	10	45	−35

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	L
Position	4	3	6	7	10	7	10	11	12	12	10	11	12	14	12	13	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15

Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2022–23 KNVB Cup