2022–23 RKC Waalwijk season

RKC Waalwijk
2022–23 season
Chairman	Peter Konijnenburg
Head coach	Joseph Oosting
Stadium	Mandemakers Stadion
Eredivisie	9th
KNVB Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Michiel Kramer (12); All: Michiel Kramer (12)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 83rd season in the existence of RKC Waalwijk and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup.

Players

As of 1 January 2023^[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	NED	Etienne Vaessen
2	DF	NED	Julian Lelieveld
4	DF	BEL	Shawn Adewoye
5	DF	BEL	Thierry Lutonda
6	MF	CUW	Vurnon Anita
7	FW	ESP	Julen Lobete (on loan from Celta)
8	MF	NED	Patrick Vroegh
9	FW	DEN	Mika Biereth (on loan from Arsenal)
10	MF	SUR	Florian Jozefzoon
11	MF	MAR	Iliass Bel Hassani
12	MF	NED	Hans Mulder
13	GK	NED	Mark Spenkelink
14	MF	NED	Pelle Clement
15	DF	NED	Lars Nieuwpoort


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	NED	Roy Kuijpers
19	MF	BEL	Zakaria Bakkali
20	FW	NED	Mats Seuntjens
21	GK	POR	Joel Castro Pereira
22	FW	COM	Saïd Bakari
23	DF	CUW	Juriën Gaari
24	DF	BEL	Dario Van den Buijs
26	MF	BEL	Sebbe Augustijns
29	FW	NED	Michiel Kramer (captain)
31	GK	NED	Joey Kesting
33	MF	NED	Yassin Oukili
34	DF	NED	Luuk Wouters
35	MF	CUW	Kevin Felida
37	MF	BEL	Chris Lokesa

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
—	FW	NED	David Min (at SC Telstar)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

20 July 2022 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	RKC Waalwijk	Velbert
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pléa 30' Stindl 53'		Daneels 19'	Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 1,100

30 July 2022 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	1–1	SC Cambuur	Waalwijk
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

13 December 2022 Friendly	Sint-Truiden	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Geel, Belgium
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté 11' Hayashi 27' Okazaki 78'	Report		Stadium: De Leunen

22 December 2022 Friendly	Roma	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Albufeira, Portugal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

23 March 2023 Friendly	RKC Waalwijk	0–6	Almere City	Waalwijk
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion

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	6 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	9th	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	032.35
KNVB Cup	19 October 2022		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					35	11	8	16	50	66	−16	031.43

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Utrecht	34	15	9	10	55	50	+5	54	Qualification to European competition play-offs
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	44	50	−6	46	Qualification to European competition play-offs
9	RKC Waalwijk	34	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41
10	Vitesse	34	10	10	14	45	50	−5	40
11	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	10	14	46	56	−10	40

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)

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	11	8	15	50	64	−14	41	9	3	5	34	26	+8	2	5	10	16	38	−22

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	10	8	13	14	8	12	8	9	7	7	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	8	10	8	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: Eredivisie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[2]

KNVB Cup

References

^ "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

[1] "RKC Waalwijk". voetbal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[2] "Competitieprogramma Eredivisie 2022/'23 definitief vastgesteld". Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-04.

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